the final installment
this shit happened almost a month ago; it's about time to let my memories just be things that swim around in my brain while i'm falling asleep or dazed on benches during awesome fredericksburg spring days.
i wish i didn't have such a solid memory for insignificant little things. those are the things that i miss the most.
here's a bulleted list of my final weekend in edinburgh:
-the edinburgh zoo. they have the uk's only koala bears, a plethora of penguins, and some generally sweet animals across the board.
-pubs on weekends are stupid and expensive, but it helps to have good company and a decent buzz on.
-hanging out and pretty good in a different latitude.
-my camera battery died.
-i went to edinburgh castle in the bitter cold and snow. there was a point where i stopped being able to feel my extremities. it cost way too much, but was pretty impressive. the scenery was gorgeous and i almost had a heart attack when they fired the one o'clock cannon right behind me when i wasn't paying attention.
-i ate fish & chips and drank a a few more pints.
-went to the movies again and saw the proposition (nick cave's new movie). it was nice and bloody; unfortunately i missed the establishment of the plotline on account of i fell asleep in for the first 15 minutes.
-i spent one more day walking around alone feeding my music into my ears (scotland walking playlist: junior boys - last exit, and the velvet teen - elysium) and taking in all the stuff i could. i bought a coaster featuring a man's bare ass, exposed by the wind blowing under his kilt.
-we watched a lot of arrested development on tom's computer while laying around being lazy and hedonistic. we're pretty good at that.
-i kissed it all goodbye and got on a plane back to the states. when i landed in baltimore, it was 82 degrees. i peeled off all my cold-weather layers and ran back to fredericksburg in the sun.
i've been infected by the need to travel constantly. i'm sitting still and twitching from excitement at wondering what i'm missing in the world. i have a passport and a bohemian ambition and i have to go.
i shouldn't stay attached to anything for too long.
i wish i didn't have such a solid memory for insignificant little things. those are the things that i miss the most.
here's a bulleted list of my final weekend in edinburgh:
-the edinburgh zoo. they have the uk's only koala bears, a plethora of penguins, and some generally sweet animals across the board.
-pubs on weekends are stupid and expensive, but it helps to have good company and a decent buzz on.
-hanging out and pretty good in a different latitude.
-my camera battery died.
-i went to edinburgh castle in the bitter cold and snow. there was a point where i stopped being able to feel my extremities. it cost way too much, but was pretty impressive. the scenery was gorgeous and i almost had a heart attack when they fired the one o'clock cannon right behind me when i wasn't paying attention.
-i ate fish & chips and drank a a few more pints.
-went to the movies again and saw the proposition (nick cave's new movie). it was nice and bloody; unfortunately i missed the establishment of the plotline on account of i fell asleep in for the first 15 minutes.
-i spent one more day walking around alone feeding my music into my ears (scotland walking playlist: junior boys - last exit, and the velvet teen - elysium) and taking in all the stuff i could. i bought a coaster featuring a man's bare ass, exposed by the wind blowing under his kilt.
-we watched a lot of arrested development on tom's computer while laying around being lazy and hedonistic. we're pretty good at that.
-i kissed it all goodbye and got on a plane back to the states. when i landed in baltimore, it was 82 degrees. i peeled off all my cold-weather layers and ran back to fredericksburg in the sun.
i've been infected by the need to travel constantly. i'm sitting still and twitching from excitement at wondering what i'm missing in the world. i have a passport and a bohemian ambition and i have to go.
i shouldn't stay attached to anything for too long.
posted by sarah at 10:16 PM
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