Mid-Week Report:
We have found ourselves a new home (insert a Woohoo). NO more flat-hunting, no more cold water showers, alas no more Uncle Boris (mental note: MUST get picture with him & Annie before leaving…Jen take note!). The new abode is a four minute walk from present flat, but (according to Jen..who is only one of us to actually view the place) it is a WAY more modern (i.e. no nails sticking out of floorboards and, especially for Keri..a tv that can be hooked to DVD player!!). Technically it is a two bedroom flat, but there is a wee study which we will be converting ot a bedroom (where is trading spaces when you need them..I would take Vern thx). We will rotate on this bedroom – 2 months each. Did I mention the flat is two minutes from the local Tesco..a cheap grocery store with fab discounts at approximately 7.00 every night..discounts on baked goods in particular! Sigh.. I believe I forgot to pack my willpower before I left Canada.
We are moving in today & tomorrow.
New Address is:
4 H Canon Street
Canonmills
Edinburgh
EH3 5HE
In unrelated note..my birthday is August 10th and I will be even older than I am now.
I need a haircut. I have spent half the morning tugging at the hair on the nape of my neck, and am very tempted to take a pair of scissors to the loo and just snip off the piece that is driving me batty. . Argh..short hair = major frustrations. Then again it also appears to = memorable..so must maintain present hairdo in effort to continue being unique & memorable. Anyone who’s seen pics of me with slightly longer hair knows there is no other option anyway.
Last night us gals went to watch a softball game (yes they DO have softball here..hip hip hooray I guess) . Our friend was playing..and he was on the winning (aka Kickass) team. An enjoyable time was had, despite fact that game lasted only 45 mins (mercy ending at 5th inning when score was 18 – 3 for Brandon’s team) Jen is going to join the team. Keri & I are going to practice G-O J-E-N cheers and spectate the game (while keeping one eye on the men’s rugby practice at the other end of the field). .I believe we will also try to partake in the after-game drinking. Its all about priorities!
Reading assignment for the week – 1984 by George Orwell . If you’ve read this, maybe Brave New World by Aldous Huxley or The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe by CS Lewis. Just a suggestion.
I am reading Roald Dahl’s autobiography..absolutely fabulous..if not a bit disturbing.
Jen & I have decided to take mini-break form Filthy McNasty’s. Wonder how long we can hold out..I miss Don the Karaoke guy alreadyJ Anyway, with new abode I have feeling we will seek out new watering hole (S)..the WalkAbout has great potential!
That is all the news that’s fit to print. I am still checking my hotmail so if you want to send me email please do..just not attachments as they are clogging up my account.
'Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.' Robert Frost
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Monday, July 12, 2004
Today marks two months since we first arrived in Edinubrgh (Thank you to Ms Shields for that little heads up). So yeah..time flies when you’re having a blast. Although..at the same time, when I consider how much we’ve done and what we’ve been up to over the two months I am kind of astounded. We’ve been filling our weekends up with worthwhile pursuits such as travelling, checking out Edinburgh, singing karaoke, executing sophisticated plans and figuring out how to get more free liquor. Have also landed myself a career-enhancing job doing data-entry. So, in conclusion…am quite pleased with progress so far.
OK – onto the daily (almost) update re: life in Edinburgh.
This weekend was actually quite tame. And by tame I mean no nights ended at Filthy McNasty’s and I did not need anyone to carry me home. So..by Jen & Shan definition it was quite tame. (Sidenote before continuing with narrative. At this point you may be wondering Where in The Wrld is Keri? Because many of my tales seem to start and end with Shannon & Jen…. Well, let’s just say that in some cases Keri’s been up to more worthwhile pursuits such as camping /exploring and in other cases she’s been sucked in by Big Brother or wisely opted out of spending her evenings with us loons)
Saturday day Jen & I ventured out to Leith. Leith is an area in Edinburgh that has, in past, had bad reputation, but is now getting a makeover.it is on the waterfront so has potential to be lovely tourist attraction. Of course, we went there for the attractive shopping option (i.e. a real bona fide mall). Jen & I bonded over purse buying..actually my purchase was more in the ‘bag category’ and I absolutely heart it!! We wandered the streets of Leith a wee bit, but not sure we saw anything worth mentioning.
Saturday night was a club crawl. Not much to report on this occasion as we were much too sober to do anything too outrageous and, as we discovered, there are better venues in which to be scandalous and/or execute sophisticated plans(i.e. pubs or karaoke venues).
Sunday, amongst other things we (Jen & I) did a free personality test..just to confirm that we have them. Well, as it turns out I did the test about 5 years ago when I was in Vancouver. Is test designed by Church of Scientology..so is designed to convince you that you need help to become better person..and signing over cheques to the Church is best way to accomplish this. Anyway, too bad for them..it turns out I am v. stable, happy, active, aggressive (in good way J), etc. On only one out of ten measures was I below what they considered ‘acceptable’..and..get this ..was on Responsibility as it relates to work. Well..I wonder why?????? So they tried to sell me a book..but being the happy, stable person I am I saw no reason to fork money over to the Church so for any self-help… We’re the worst customers for them..if you are happy with yourself aren’t going to buy into their gimmicks...
Oh..we also did quiz night and I surprised myself by knowing that Angela Lansbury played Elvis’ mom in Blue Hawaii..OK was purely a guess, but still. Unfortunately was not in the cards for us to win top prize, although we did decently well..coming in third out of maybe ten teams. It helps when you have locals with you J
Today, while I pound away at the keys for pounds/hour..Jen is pounding the pavement in search of a new home for us waywardly Canucks. She is fab…fabulously Jen (thank you Jen !) So, by Thursday, could be operating from a new base. Sigh..just when you start to get comfortable..ah well..the life of a traveller I suppose. And, truth be told, I love it!
OK – onto the daily (almost) update re: life in Edinburgh.
This weekend was actually quite tame. And by tame I mean no nights ended at Filthy McNasty’s and I did not need anyone to carry me home. So..by Jen & Shan definition it was quite tame. (Sidenote before continuing with narrative. At this point you may be wondering Where in The Wrld is Keri? Because many of my tales seem to start and end with Shannon & Jen…. Well, let’s just say that in some cases Keri’s been up to more worthwhile pursuits such as camping /exploring and in other cases she’s been sucked in by Big Brother or wisely opted out of spending her evenings with us loons)
Saturday day Jen & I ventured out to Leith. Leith is an area in Edinburgh that has, in past, had bad reputation, but is now getting a makeover.it is on the waterfront so has potential to be lovely tourist attraction. Of course, we went there for the attractive shopping option (i.e. a real bona fide mall). Jen & I bonded over purse buying..actually my purchase was more in the ‘bag category’ and I absolutely heart it!! We wandered the streets of Leith a wee bit, but not sure we saw anything worth mentioning.
Saturday night was a club crawl. Not much to report on this occasion as we were much too sober to do anything too outrageous and, as we discovered, there are better venues in which to be scandalous and/or execute sophisticated plans(i.e. pubs or karaoke venues).
Sunday, amongst other things we (Jen & I) did a free personality test..just to confirm that we have them. Well, as it turns out I did the test about 5 years ago when I was in Vancouver. Is test designed by Church of Scientology..so is designed to convince you that you need help to become better person..and signing over cheques to the Church is best way to accomplish this. Anyway, too bad for them..it turns out I am v. stable, happy, active, aggressive (in good way J), etc. On only one out of ten measures was I below what they considered ‘acceptable’..and..get this ..was on Responsibility as it relates to work. Well..I wonder why?????? So they tried to sell me a book..but being the happy, stable person I am I saw no reason to fork money over to the Church so for any self-help… We’re the worst customers for them..if you are happy with yourself aren’t going to buy into their gimmicks...
Oh..we also did quiz night and I surprised myself by knowing that Angela Lansbury played Elvis’ mom in Blue Hawaii..OK was purely a guess, but still. Unfortunately was not in the cards for us to win top prize, although we did decently well..coming in third out of maybe ten teams. It helps when you have locals with you J
Today, while I pound away at the keys for pounds/hour..Jen is pounding the pavement in search of a new home for us waywardly Canucks. She is fab…fabulously Jen (thank you Jen !) So, by Thursday, could be operating from a new base. Sigh..just when you start to get comfortable..ah well..the life of a traveller I suppose. And, truth be told, I love it!
Saturday, July 10, 2004
Hey all. K I only have a few mins as I am at the library that is cheap on Internet time (half hour), but seeing as how Jen & Key have both blogged today i feel pressure to do so as well...that way you can read the same thing from three different persepectives. how fun is that?
OK, first of all - Fahrenheit 9/11..good but not brilliant..not up to par with Bowling for COlumbine, but definitely provides insight and a bit of the truth you'd never find by watching Fox NEws :) I think Moore was abit rushed with this film..he had a few deadlines he didn't want to miss..namely the Cannes Film Fesitval and the November election...as a result I think his film was less polished than previous ones..but it is essentially a means to an end (seeing the end of Bush in office), so for that I give Moore kudos.
Last night we ran into an Aussie guy at the movies that we'd met about a month ago at the Beer Festival. Freakishly small town we live in...and he remembered my name..Crazy. Jen says it must be my hair....Maybe..but I don't know how my hair resembles the name 'Shannon'.
Keri & teh gals of Aberdeen are going camping tonight. I have opted not to go tenting on the beach. BAsed on past camping experiences I am quite sure I'd end up sleeping in the car..except there won't be acar, so I'd be shite out of luck. I will miss the smores though. No worries..Jen & I will find something fun to do..we haven't failed yet..generally fun for us = karaoke, dacing, drinking, eating, boys..any or all :)
Jen wants to make friends. I think we already have..we just have to keep them..like Emma, Brandon, Vanessa, Aibhe oh, and Don teh Karaoke guy.
Next Friday I am going to a work-do..it is a free night...a BBQ on teh beach with liquor supplied : Oh dear..I can just see this one going down in the books. Mental note: do NOT drink is excess when with workmates..especially if there are cute male workmates (and oh there ARE).
Did I mentio that my manager at work can read my emails v. easily.
Also - please do not send me large attachments at my hotmail accout....but PLEASE DO send me emails ..lots of them..or I willjust hav to boycott blogging :)
Scooter .... can you send me your email address to shannoncourtney@hotmail.com
K..gotta run to Woolworths (yep, they have them here complete with lots of candy)
Take care,
shanabanana
OK, first of all - Fahrenheit 9/11..good but not brilliant..not up to par with Bowling for COlumbine, but definitely provides insight and a bit of the truth you'd never find by watching Fox NEws :) I think Moore was abit rushed with this film..he had a few deadlines he didn't want to miss..namely the Cannes Film Fesitval and the November election...as a result I think his film was less polished than previous ones..but it is essentially a means to an end (seeing the end of Bush in office), so for that I give Moore kudos.
Last night we ran into an Aussie guy at the movies that we'd met about a month ago at the Beer Festival. Freakishly small town we live in...and he remembered my name..Crazy. Jen says it must be my hair....Maybe..but I don't know how my hair resembles the name 'Shannon'.
Keri & teh gals of Aberdeen are going camping tonight. I have opted not to go tenting on the beach. BAsed on past camping experiences I am quite sure I'd end up sleeping in the car..except there won't be acar, so I'd be shite out of luck. I will miss the smores though. No worries..Jen & I will find something fun to do..we haven't failed yet..generally fun for us = karaoke, dacing, drinking, eating, boys..any or all :)
Jen wants to make friends. I think we already have..we just have to keep them..like Emma, Brandon, Vanessa, Aibhe oh, and Don teh Karaoke guy.
Next Friday I am going to a work-do..it is a free night...a BBQ on teh beach with liquor supplied : Oh dear..I can just see this one going down in the books. Mental note: do NOT drink is excess when with workmates..especially if there are cute male workmates (and oh there ARE).
Did I mentio that my manager at work can read my emails v. easily.
Also - please do not send me large attachments at my hotmail accout....but PLEASE DO send me emails ..lots of them..or I willjust hav to boycott blogging :)
Scooter .... can you send me your email address to shannoncourtney@hotmail.com
K..gotta run to Woolworths (yep, they have them here complete with lots of candy)
Take care,
shanabanana
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