nuns copyright 'Mother Teresa'

'nother good job website for the UK: JobServe.com

it can be difficult sometimes to let go of things and be confident in the belief that you can do anything. but tonight my sense of freedom, coupled with all the uncertainty that lies ahead, lets me see the future as opportunity, not as something to worry about. (i remind myself that i promised myself that fear should not be a motivator) perhaps it's a zen-like moment. perhaps it's clarity. perhaps it's having the right attitude. the kick is to make it last.

the fog has come in heavy to edinburgh. i almost feel like i'm back in SF, except that the buildings here are hundreds of years older.

in a conversation w/ ryan tonight on IM, i just have to quote these two lines: "thoreau was much easier reading in the world of your blog" and "quit tailing your log". these go together b/c ryan always complains that my posts are too cryptic and the second quote makes little sense unless youre part tech geek.

"In the long run men only hit what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high." --Henry David Thoreau

this has probably been the most stressful week since i've come to scotland. but i'm hoping that much of it will be resolved by the end of the week.

last night i went to the movies to get my mind off of things for a couple hours. i saw charlies angels 2 figuring it was was a safe bet for mindless entertainment. and i was right. but i also have to say that it was way better than i was expecting. it seemed like every scene was a parody from another movie. and it didn't disappoint in the area of stupid puns and ridiculous costumes. so, if you need a good escape from reality for a couple hours, and perhaps a laugh or two, i recommend it.

try this one out: go to google and type "weapons of mass destruction". click on the "i'm feeling lucky" button. read the message. (thanks to dad for the link)

may also want to read this analysis from the BBC.

this is what i hoped for: when you search google for edinburgh creative writing you get my class' webpage (that i put together).

that was one of the worst night's sleep ever

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i went to Cramond island today with greg, colleen, and monica. at low tide you can walk to the island from hte mainland along a concrete foot bridge. the weather wasn't outstanding, but i didn't rain. there are old bunkers on the island used to protect the edinburgh from attack during WWII. the biggest downer was that my camera batteries died after a few pictures. i hope to go back and do some more exploring in the area, so maybe i'll get more pictures then.

ever got a line of a song in your head and just have to hear it? well, that happened to me just now. luckily, i found the song, Country Feedback (r.e.m.). "i need this"

my team won pub quiz last night

sometimes ugly strawberries taste the best.

just in glancing through my email, i seem to have a disproportionate number of friends whose names begin with the letter 'E'.

so, i've created a new template for my picture pages. i just need to convert the old ones over to the new design. the pictures from skye are done, but won't be online until i can transition everything at once. this web work is prepping me to do the work for the online mag over the next couple months--that sounds good, doesn't it?

i saw the movie rain tonight. it was really good, i would really recommend seeing it, the acting is stellar. just be sure to take your prozac with you.

i went to see the oyster wars with several of others from my course last night. alan helped coordinate the script writing for play, so we all came out to see the end result. the oyster wars was a community theatre project at the north edinburgh arts center, which is in muirhouse (yes, the actual murihouse from the movie trainspotting). it was the first community theatre i've seen; and it was pretty good for people who may never have been a part of a production like this before. and it was interesting to see if i could understand everything that was being said, which i did...mostly.