Man, if they call Chicago the windy city, I don't know what Edinburgh should be called. The wind here is intense. I was walking across the meadows (this open field with trees lining the sides) and I felt myself being propelled across the gravel! And when it rains, the wind blows the rain sideways so it pelts you at all directions! It is the opposite of fun.
Yesterday, it was raining and the wind was blowing like CRAZY (the rain can get heavy, but it usually dissipates-but it's the type of rain that you can't use an umbrella, unless you want to be Mary Poppins) so I had my hood up. But the wind was so fierce that it blew my hood down every twenty seconds. As I was walking the wind blew my hood down for the umpteenth time too many, so I raised my fist to the wind and said, "Damn you, wind!" I hear a chuckle behind me. A guy comes up to me and goes jokingly, "angry much?" I replied, "just maybe a tad..." And he asks, "you're not from around here, are you?" and after I tell him no, he reassuringly tells me, "well, you'll never get use to it." And he walks on. I was then left in my agitated state mulling on home. Then it started to rain hard, and the wind died down, so I risked the umbrella. I was nearly home when the umbrella plan started to malfunction. So I said to myself (out loud), "Come on! Don't fail me now!! we're nearly there. Curse you cruel fates!" (I really got to stop voicing my opinions when no one is listening!)The same guy comes by again and chuckles, and asks, "still angry?" As I play it off like the wind is absolutely nothing. It was good times.
Today I was grossly under dressed. I have to queue up soon (and stand in the cold!) for tickets for this weekend trip to Lochness. I get to stay in a castle! To say the least, I am most excited. Plus Betty and Dennis are coming to London and I get to go see them! So yay! But that means I have two papers to write before that...and next weekend is Sara's birthday. So I got to get my act together! Papers, oh how you hate me. I will conquer them and have an amazing November! Hope you're all dandy!
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Oh Alex. of course that would happen to you.
Hahaha, that's hilarious! Yet another reason to come to Italy...it's rained maybe twice since I've been here. We've had our share of cloudy days, like today, but apparently Scotland is hogging all of the rain. (Not that I'm complaining.)
Love your stories kid, maybe i'll visit in the spring, when it warms up!
was the guy cute? lol.
cause ya know, little sparks of insanity always reels in the best kinds of guys
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