Freewheelin' on Freecycle

Well, what a surprise, my second offer on freecycle has been a bust. The guy said he would be here between 1.30 and 2.30, and so far is a no-show. Ah well. There was plenty of other interest, so I guess this is not a problem, it would just be nice to get rid of the shit as early as possible.

I am still trying to figure out how exactly to jettison the two CRT monitors, but since they are so very very old, I am not sure how to go about this. I think it might just have to be a visit to the electronics recycling plant at the dump.


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Ok maybe I spoke too soon. The freecycler just turned up and it is all good.

A couple of nice recent photos

Lovely evening sunset on nearby Blackford Hill




A quick shot of the architecture of McEwan Hall at Ian's graduation




View of the pool 'installation' at the Modern Art Museum at Belford

Radio 4 'The Now Show' - not quite as good in real life

Saw the above show at the fringe in Edinburgh last week. Pretty good, but somehow not as funny in real life as it was on the radio (or rather, podcast, since I rarely actually listen to the radio).

The gags were all kinda amusing, but maybe they were just caught off their stride as this was the same day that UK airports got totally locked down by the whole terrorist plot situation. And I was terribly disappointed by the absence of a certain Mr Marcus Brigstocke, of whom I am a huge fan.

I was interested by the audience profile though. We were safely in the youngest quartile, not something that I can say very often as we both lumber inexorably towards our thirties. There were also a handful of much younger kids, some who were obviously accompanying their parents, but also a fair few of late teens kind of age. Actually, I wish I had discovered this show much earlier, as it is pretty damn funny most of the time.

Still, I guess I shouldn't complain, it was still quite amusing, and best of all it was totally free!

Wasted holidays...

So, I have now been off work for just over a week, and what have I accomplished in that time? Nothing. Well, maybe not nothing, maybe just next to nothing. I guess that is the consequence of getting sick on your first day off. Sucks.
We took in a few fringe shows, got a plumber out, and most frivolously splashed out on a ridiculously expensive (but gorgeous) apple monitor.

You know, I have been writing this for some time now and the widget still doesn't seem to be working. I wonder what the hell is the matter with it. It used to work the way we had it set up before. Ah well, never mind.

The ongoing saga of our building's plumbing also raised its ugly head again today. I spoke to my neighbour this morning and discovered that if the problem is not the responsibility of Scottish Water, then it might actually require our entire stair to be dug up. I don't like the sound of that at all, especially considering that our flat has quite enough crap to deal with anyway. I am getting so sick of this place recently, it is like a needy little child that is never content with the amount of attention it receives. Yuck.

Speaking of which, I had sent the OP a warning email about the potential nightmare that may be about to ensue from the bathroom leak, and she seemed well keen to sell up ASAP. That took me a little off guard, but I suppose she must be looking forward to making the decisions for whatever her next step will be. Still, her suggestion was to sell up and move on next summer and I think that is just a little too early for me. It would be nice to have hit my big salary before having to find a rental.