Last night was amusing and frustrating at the same time.
When you are only able to write down your thoughts, often the conversation has moved swiftly onwards before you are able to get someone to read out what you wrote (as well as the act of writing also taking time). However, I am glad that my friends made the effort, particularly as they were drinking. The other issue is that it is very difficult to get anything you are trying to say across to people, as they have to guess at intent/vocal inflection/etc., so I would say I was misunderstood for about half the evening.
I also had the unique experience of seeing people drinking while I was sober, which hasn't happened in many years. The strangest part of the evening was when an aging ned bit an onion in half in my face (I'm still not sure why). For those of you unfamiliar with this term, there is more information available here: http://www.glasgowsurvival.co.uk/
Today is absolutely gorgeous, just like yesterday. I'm hoping to have a day off, regardless of how much I need to write this dissertation...I'm quite tired of spending my days in front of a computer screen, which was never my preferred state; I like the outdoors too much. However, I need to have the paper finished, at least a rough draft, before I make the journey home in June.
I am in fairly high spirits today.
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