Paris-bound

Looking outside my window at the rainy Scottish weather, I can't help but wish I was somewhere else. Me, who has never been out of Britain, is about to get my first passport and I'm hopping with excitement at all the places I want to go. My first trip abroad is going to be on a very tight budget but I have already found a cheap place to stay- with a hostel chain that I have used before and a budget airline to get us there. I informed my fiancee that we are going to Paris for the weekend in February but I don't think he realised I was being serious- I've bought a guidebook and everything. France is not that far away for my first excursion out of the country, plus i've always liked the idea of seeing Paris. I decided February because who goes on holiday then? Plus it's my least favourite month of the year and this should brighten it up- not to mention the weather over here at that time of year.

On a different subject, I'm using google chrome now and it's constantly telling me that I am spelling words like "realised" wrong when i'm not. It wants me to put a "z" instead of a "s". American spelling?

Glasses? never, I can see just fine!

I took the plunge and had my eyes tested 2 weeks ago- for it got to the point I couldn't vaguely make out what it says on the board in classes and I was beginning to squint at street signs and bus numbers. It was truly a traumatic experience for me though, as I in no possible way suit glasses or want to have a pair. After the eye test- where they blind you with a horrible light trying to take a photo of your eye- I was taken round the store with the sales assistant to try on frames. I did warn him. I hated every pair. There was one or two which looked slightly better on so I came back a week later, slightly less traumatized, to pick one out. They were finally ready yesterday for me to take home and wow, I had no idea just how clear everything looks with glasses! But I still look very unsightly with them on, I spent the night in my bed with several budweisers, biscuits and the Twilight saga: Eclipse on the TV to drown my sorrows.

Summer jobs

It's that time of year again which seems to lead me back to the same job from the previous summer...and the one before that..etc. My friends mum owns a cafe in the city centre and it's probably the most laid back job i've ever had plus I get fed which is fantastic. They get massively busy over the Edinburgh fringe festival, so we'll be packed out with tourists as usual. They always ask the same questions: what is haggis, what is irn bru and where is the castle/royal mile? I don't blame them, if it were me i'd probably be asking a million questions too, but it does get a bit tiresome pointing people in direction of the castle when it is actually facing them.
I am quite looking forward to September for university to start, just so i'm not faffing around with 3 jobs (the one mentioned above plus part time in a pub 5 minutes from my flat and a care home where i'm called in when they need shifts covered.) So i've got another fun 6 weeks of not much social life- go me!

Harry Potter- Cannot resist mentioning it...

We went on a midnight trip to the cinema last night to see Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 2- the end of an era, sob!
What an emotional film, it was so well done I actually felt like I would burst into tears at one point- even though i've read the books and knew what was going to happen. Maybe it is because I have grown up with it, the first movie came out when I was 11 years old which is around the time I started reading the books, that made it feel so epic but I do feel a little sad that it is all over. The auidence in the cinema were clapping, cheering and crying throughout the film which definately added to the atmosphere. I get the feeling I will most likely be seeing it again in the near future, I know how lame I am for that but hey, I don't care. Now I just need another great movie to see, any suggestions? Pretty excited about the inbetweeners movie next month and fancy seeing bad teacher- anyone seen it? If so is it any good? advice would be much apprieciated :)

Post- festival frenzy

Foo fighters= Fantastic!
It rained, it was cold, I shivered all weekend but saw some great bands so it was worth it. It is rather comical watching from behind the bar just how drunk everybody is. On the Saturday it was cloudy and raining on and off; yet despite that a fellow wearing a bright lime mankini goes strolling past. By the Sunday the entire park was literally a puddle of mud. People were coming up to the bar covered from head to toe in mud; quite an amusing look. I had my first proper camping experience which made me appreciate my bed on a whole new level; got very little sleep listening to the dance tent pumping till 3am and people chatting away next to my tent. If we'd actually managed to locate the tent which sold staff beers then we could have joined in the party! Still getting into the festival for free and getting paid was not too bad a deal.

Festival frenzy

My first ever music festival awaits me this weekend. Tickets were slightly too expensive for me so I'm gonna be working behind the bar. Hopefully I should still have a good time and get to see some bands. There will be Beyonce, pendulum, coldplay, the strokes, chase and status, foo fighters, blondie and loads more- can't wait! Watch this space to find out how I get on; I'm not the world's biggest fan of camping after all...

Celebrity house spotting (well, sort of)

Had the most random trip to the airport last week. My flatmate's driver friend picked us up at 4am and as we were driving he showed us some of the nicer houses in Edinburgh plus his favourite cars. Then he casually goes, "oh thats J.K Rowling's house.." (The author of Harry Potter...) Me being me I was pretty excited. I knew she lived in Edinburgh but nobody really knows where. Then as we get nearer the airport he insisted on showing us the pinnacle of houses- which had to be pretty epic after driving through millionaires row. We drive up a little lane lined with trees and stop outside big iron gates. Then he gets out a remote control, presses a button and the gates open. Our jaws dropped for there was a helicopter sitting right in front of us! Can't help but feel inferior around someone who has their own private helicopter.

Big dreams

Things I want to do:

1. Live in New York City
2. Go to London some more
3. Write a book
4. Own a dog
5. Own a flat/apartment- none of this renting business
6. Travel around the world for my honeymoon
7. Actually cook properly; as was my new year's resolution but still eat stuff out of the freezer like curly fries
8. Learn to breakdance
9. Take up ballet again
10. Be able to get a tan
11. Have an endless supply of converse trainers