Just got back from a whisky distillery in Pitlochry, a small town right on the edge of the highlands. The admissions office took a group of exchange students up there for free! It turns out that whisky does not smell that great while it is being made. But, we did get to taste a couple kinds at the end - they were good. After that we got to walk around town and we grabbed some lunch at a local sandwich shop. I got the soup of the day (lentil) + bread + chocolate "crispie". Mmm chocolate. Here's a pic from the distillery. The attempted scene: Ginger, Eric, Ana, and Clara get drunk at the whisky distillery. Ginger tries to hold eric up as he pukes on the ground, Ana and Clara stumble around together. Actual scene: Ginger looks exasperated as she tries to pull the arm off a feeble old man aka Eric. Ana and Clara are conjoined and are also exceptionally smaller than the rest of the characters. All four stand infront of a sign that says: "distillery".
Last night was the silent rave!! It was a lot of fun. Also, it was really weird. Talk about agony - pulling your headphones off during the song "don't stop believing" to hear nothing but a bunch of screaming "born and raised in SOUTH DETROOIIIT." Plus, the headphones were set so that you could choose between two different DJs. So in addition to everyone being weirded out by the fact that people were dancing like maniacs with headphones on in a totally silent room, most of the people were dancing to different songs at different times. Definitely not for anyone who is feeling self-conscious. Ana, Eric and I went for it though and accepted the madness - including "rave" face paint and mardi gras masks. (Credit to Ana for some of the pictures!)
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Just one more note: I love bunnies. They are so great! And I love running here, especially a) by the beach, or b) with bunnies. It really helps to clear my head. I just went on a run and found myself in a field with 5 fat waddley rabbits. eee!!!! I thought I was going to burst because I was so happy, and I just ran around in circles laughing to myself and chasing them. Laurel, you've gotta look into getting some rabbits for your long runs. ALSO!! thanks for the package. :) I just got it - it says: "Missent to India." hahaha, this will not help your distrust of the postal service!
Bunnies are so amazing! I'm debating getting one. I went running today... on a treadmill. It was pretty amazing because I got to watch a show on female bodybuilders. Probably more fun than running with bunnies..
ReplyDeleteoh, marianne. if there is one thing I can think of that is definitely not better than bunnies it is a show on female bodybuilders. However, I will grant you that it is probably more fun to do that than to run with a bag of centipedes in your hand, or to run while watching the movie "crossroads" by Britney Spears. I miss you!!!! :( Were you still thinking about getting a dog? I hope so! You could name it "kidney" and it could be friends with beans (kidney beans!!) actually, "lima" is a really pretty name..
ReplyDeletemid-dancing action shot is my favorite of this "gaggle" (just a little fyi, I googled scottish terms for that little subsitution). I'm so glad you got it!!! eeeeee. though, maybe there was sometime of time-space continuum that got mussed and I had gone back to correct the sending to Sydney when she was in India and instead it shows up on your step but 3 years later!!! weird. marianne- bodybuilders? really?
ReplyDelete"Rave" paint? Seriously?
ReplyDeletelaurel, thank you for your wise substitutions, and I agree that there was most likely some sort of time-space continuum in play here
ReplyDeletema, I appreciate the knowledge that you have shared about gang signs. I think that is the st. andrews lion
reef, don't be jealous - the lady asked for rave paint inspiration and i gave her "swirl"