Hello again,
"Are you the real radio vandal?"
I was looking at the face of a gaunt Scottish woman, speaking in a thick accent through smoke-stained teeth. Before I could decipher her question, she shrugged and continued walking. She must have assumed from the blank stare she received in answer that I was not, in fact, the real radio vandal.
I just wanted some groceries. One of the first things I noticed here was how expensive everything is, food most importantly. A ten-pound burrito. My brother, his name is George Charles Talbott, could probably eat one. You should meet him sometime, he's a great guy. Now, I've joined his elite company.
"Excuse me, have you heard of the real radio vandal?"
Again a stunned pause, but the boy was gone before I could ask.
I said yes to the next one, just to see what it was all about. She got excited, and I felt bad, because apparently there was a large reward involved. Oops. Sorry lady.
I also exploded minestrone soup while "cooking" my "dinner"
is that possible?
With warmest regards,
walter
Friday, September 24, 2004
Thursday, September 23, 2004
first post from edinburgh
hello,
my name is walter talbott. I live in edinburgh for a year because I am learning here. Edinburgh is in scotland, which is, in turn, in the united kingdom. Is good, no?
everything is different here than where i used to be from, which was stanford, california, the united states. the weather is cold. When I walk into class there is sun and dry, when i walk out there is sun and wet. How did it get there? it rains. but sometimes it doesn't really rain, it's just wet. the air is wet, the ground is wet, you (I) are (am) wet.
i can see the castle from my room, they light it up at night and it glows orange over a big dark cliff.
I have roommates. Three of them. And one empty room that may be filled later in the year. These are my roommates:
Darryl- Canadian.
James- Canadian.
Brian - Australian.
I should call them flatmates, because I live in a flat. Janette cleans it every monday and wednesday, but we need to keep the dishes off the counter so she can wipe it off.
I don't have internet in my room yet, I am using a computer in the cluster. The cluster is a room with computers in. That's what they say here.
The past two mornings I have awoken to the smell of burning brush. A thicket was on fire twice outside my window. This is not normal in Edinburgh. I have seen nothing else ablaze during my wanderings about the city proper.
Such is all I can muster.
sincerely,
walter
my name is walter talbott. I live in edinburgh for a year because I am learning here. Edinburgh is in scotland, which is, in turn, in the united kingdom. Is good, no?
everything is different here than where i used to be from, which was stanford, california, the united states. the weather is cold. When I walk into class there is sun and dry, when i walk out there is sun and wet. How did it get there? it rains. but sometimes it doesn't really rain, it's just wet. the air is wet, the ground is wet, you (I) are (am) wet.
i can see the castle from my room, they light it up at night and it glows orange over a big dark cliff.
I have roommates. Three of them. And one empty room that may be filled later in the year. These are my roommates:
Darryl- Canadian.
James- Canadian.
Brian - Australian.
I should call them flatmates, because I live in a flat. Janette cleans it every monday and wednesday, but we need to keep the dishes off the counter so she can wipe it off.
I don't have internet in my room yet, I am using a computer in the cluster. The cluster is a room with computers in. That's what they say here.
The past two mornings I have awoken to the smell of burning brush. A thicket was on fire twice outside my window. This is not normal in Edinburgh. I have seen nothing else ablaze during my wanderings about the city proper.
Such is all I can muster.
sincerely,
walter
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