meh...
I really need to adjust to the cost of things here. I'm cheap as it is back home -- I still hesitate at a falafel; I just had an $8 kebab though, and $5 pint of real ale. As long as I can stop converting to USD and try to live like the locals...
If only I had a small job I'd feel less guilty about this... oh well, at least I'm getting some flavor of the city.
I got a School of Informatics tshirt today. It's really good looking; kicks the crap out of my Brown CS shirt. But they love each other, one is just going to get more dates ;)
I met a girl from Bowdoin yesterday in Celtic Civ whilst getting advised on how to tackle the endless reading list... Anyway, went out tonight to a wonderful pub called Brass Monkey which has a warm, vibrant lighting, a very hip set of leather couches and Ottomans, and this very interesting oriental/indian atmosphere. Afterwards took a whistlestop tour of the city -- from dodgy alleys on Candlemaker's Row, up to Princes Street. The city is beautiful and always full of life -- even where there is no one it feels alive. Went up to the castle; reminded me of a view in Rome. Very romantic *swoon*
Of course, she's got a boyfriend back at home. I won't let events like this eat up my mind or time, but its always a little disheartening.
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Oh, I just thought I had to mention; after I got back from the evening with her, it was still early so I went back out with random people in my building. They all turned out to be from USC and apparently hunt in packs. Pure White Trash. Just awful; hopefully I can avoid being dragged on anymore of their adventures...
If only I had a small job I'd feel less guilty about this... oh well, at least I'm getting some flavor of the city.
I got a School of Informatics tshirt today. It's really good looking; kicks the crap out of my Brown CS shirt. But they love each other, one is just going to get more dates ;)
I met a girl from Bowdoin yesterday in Celtic Civ whilst getting advised on how to tackle the endless reading list... Anyway, went out tonight to a wonderful pub called Brass Monkey which has a warm, vibrant lighting, a very hip set of leather couches and Ottomans, and this very interesting oriental/indian atmosphere. Afterwards took a whistlestop tour of the city -- from dodgy alleys on Candlemaker's Row, up to Princes Street. The city is beautiful and always full of life -- even where there is no one it feels alive. Went up to the castle; reminded me of a view in Rome. Very romantic *swoon*
Of course, she's got a boyfriend back at home. I won't let events like this eat up my mind or time, but its always a little disheartening.
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Oh, I just thought I had to mention; after I got back from the evening with her, it was still early so I went back out with random people in my building. They all turned out to be from USC and apparently hunt in packs. Pure White Trash. Just awful; hopefully I can avoid being dragged on anymore of their adventures...
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