French Toast and Jam
Jam is the greatest! I just love jam. Last night, I stayed in, because I was completely knackered (tired) from the night before. Well, my [homosexual] friend Paul stops by with his flatmate around 11 and we decide to watch Cruel Intentions and comment on the gorgeous guys - Ryan Phillippe for me, Joshua Jackson for him - "It's Gregory!". Well after the movie was finished, I decided that I really wanted French Toast and Paul decided that we had to watch the movie The Rules of Attraction, which I had never seen before - odd film by the way, and we never did finish it so I still have to watch the ending. So I made the French Toast (which for some reason, I always feel compelled to capitalize) but we had no maple syrup. Paul says that typically, in Scotland, they eat French Toast with salt - same with oatmeal! I was like, nooo, we Americans like our breakfasts sweet! So we decided to substitute raspberry jam - and oh my gosh it was so good - you HAVE to try it. Anyhow, the whole thing led to another crazy long night (I think I went to bed about 5:30 AM) proving that even when I stay in, I still don't sleep. Ah well, such is life.
I was watching Friends this morning, part of Season 6, I believe, and I realized how much I really really really miss all of my friends from home. "I'll be there for you...cuz you're there for me too...do do-do do do do do do doooo." There just is no replacing any of you! You're all so special and dear to me and I can't wait to be back in Philly seeing everyone again. Like old times. Sigh.
Ok I'll try and stop being so boring and melodramatic and discuss something of at least a little educational value. Hmm... Dirty Sanchez. Some of you may have heard this phrase before to describe an absoluely filthy sexual act, but here it is the name of a foursome of Welsh men, who are basically the UK's equivalent of MTV's Jackass. I've only seen the show once, but it was disgusting - drinking vomit and other such nastinesses (that's a word - I decree it so!). Well, the EUSA (Edinburgh University Students Association) hired them to perform at Pleasure Dome Launch, one of the Freshers' Week events. I didn't go, but I knew some folks who did. What apparently happened was after a performance of revolting proportions, one of the members of Dirty Sanchez broke a beer bottle and started to mutilate himself onstage. Then proceeded to cut the hands of Freshers with the same beer bottle. I was absolutely astounded when I read about this in the university paper. Fucking crazy.
So I was sitting in the International Office the other day and picked up a copy of TIME Magazine. It had an article about up-and-coming European cities, and Glasgow was one of them - namely for its music scene. I completely agreed, of course, Belle and Sebastian, Snow Patrol, Franz Ferdinand, etc. I'm really looking forward to going there to visit (it helps that my friends from Glasgow are always raving about it as well) and perhaps it might even be somewhere I could look for an internship/job in the future. I don't know. I really am loving Scotland to death, but Edinburgh is on the small side of cities (half a million people), and Glasgow is HUGE. We'll see - I'll let you know how the trip goes. But anyhow, read the article if you can get a hold of it.
Paul is a law student and the other day we were watching the news and discussing political stuff. Human rights came up and he said that Americans are protected by the Constitution and our basic rights are 100% protected and Congress could never take them away. Whereas, in Scotland, they were granted their human rights, but if Parliament wished, they could take them away in a second, because they're not written anywhere. How scary is that?!
Did anyone else know that the term "scuttlebutt" meant gossip? My mom used that word on the phone this morning and I was like "WHAT?!?!?!" Haha, actually it was more just like "What?" but I like to exaggerate sometimes.
Geek friends, is there still going to be a Lord of the Rings musical?
Well, I was going to do some work, but I think I'll just go watch 21 Grams instead. Love you all and miss you tons!!! Cheers.
I was watching Friends this morning, part of Season 6, I believe, and I realized how much I really really really miss all of my friends from home. "I'll be there for you...cuz you're there for me too...do do-do do do do do do doooo." There just is no replacing any of you! You're all so special and dear to me and I can't wait to be back in Philly seeing everyone again. Like old times. Sigh.
Ok I'll try and stop being so boring and melodramatic and discuss something of at least a little educational value. Hmm... Dirty Sanchez. Some of you may have heard this phrase before to describe an absoluely filthy sexual act, but here it is the name of a foursome of Welsh men, who are basically the UK's equivalent of MTV's Jackass. I've only seen the show once, but it was disgusting - drinking vomit and other such nastinesses (that's a word - I decree it so!). Well, the EUSA (Edinburgh University Students Association) hired them to perform at Pleasure Dome Launch, one of the Freshers' Week events. I didn't go, but I knew some folks who did. What apparently happened was after a performance of revolting proportions, one of the members of Dirty Sanchez broke a beer bottle and started to mutilate himself onstage. Then proceeded to cut the hands of Freshers with the same beer bottle. I was absolutely astounded when I read about this in the university paper. Fucking crazy.
So I was sitting in the International Office the other day and picked up a copy of TIME Magazine. It had an article about up-and-coming European cities, and Glasgow was one of them - namely for its music scene. I completely agreed, of course, Belle and Sebastian, Snow Patrol, Franz Ferdinand, etc. I'm really looking forward to going there to visit (it helps that my friends from Glasgow are always raving about it as well) and perhaps it might even be somewhere I could look for an internship/job in the future. I don't know. I really am loving Scotland to death, but Edinburgh is on the small side of cities (half a million people), and Glasgow is HUGE. We'll see - I'll let you know how the trip goes. But anyhow, read the article if you can get a hold of it.
Paul is a law student and the other day we were watching the news and discussing political stuff. Human rights came up and he said that Americans are protected by the Constitution and our basic rights are 100% protected and Congress could never take them away. Whereas, in Scotland, they were granted their human rights, but if Parliament wished, they could take them away in a second, because they're not written anywhere. How scary is that?!
Did anyone else know that the term "scuttlebutt" meant gossip? My mom used that word on the phone this morning and I was like "WHAT?!?!?!" Haha, actually it was more just like "What?" but I like to exaggerate sometimes.
Geek friends, is there still going to be a Lord of the Rings musical?
Well, I was going to do some work, but I think I'll just go watch 21 Grams instead. Love you all and miss you tons!!! Cheers.
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