Day 19: Saturday October 29th, 2011 Ah, Edinburgh. Pronounced Ed-in-burr-a, or basically Edin-bra. It’s the capital of Scotland, its Old Town and New Town districts are listed on UNESCO (you can’t change anything), adding to my list. It’s where the Scottish parliament sits (and don’t do much else until they … Get hard
Day 18, Cont. Friday October 28th, 2011 I arrive in Edinburgh at night, a beautiful sight. The lights on the castle and the Princes gardens make me hard. Then I realize my hostel is 30 minutes away from the city center. Fuck me sideways.
Days 16-18, Wednesday to Friday, October 26th-28th, 2011 Toby dropped me off at the train station, and it was a quick and easy trip to Durham, though the computers at the ticketing office were down, cutting it close, as always. I was off to see Durham, a big uni-town in … Get hard
Day 13-15: Sunday-Tuesday, October 23rd to 25th, 2011 Sorry for the delay in posting. I’ve been busy. This is a long one, so be wary. I checked out of my hostel, randomly met Jimmy at the train station (random meetings between us is a pattern, in case you can’t tell), … Get hard
Days 11 and 12, Friday and Saturday October 21st-22nd, 2011. Slang of the day: barm. Origin: Probably England, I don’t know. Definition: A bun with flour on it. Used in a sentence: I had a sausage barm for dinner in Manchester. I had the whole day to kill before my bus … Get hard
Day 10: Thursday October 20th, 2011 Slang of the day: Sponge. Origin: England. Definition: idiot, moron. Used in a sentence: After a week and a half of travelling I felt like a sponge. As recommended by Dodge, I checked out a breakfast place called Truffles. The Welsh rarebit (pronounced rabbit confusingly) … Get hard
Day 9: Wednesday October 19th, 2011 Slang of the Day: Chockers (spelling?). Origin: Australia. Definition: busy, crazy. Used in a sentence:Revolution is absolutely chockers on a Wednesday night. I spend the morning in the nice Cardiff Library which actually has free internet and computer terminals. This is actually a rarity, I’ve … Get hard
Day 8, Tuesday October 18th, 2011. Slang of the day: tosspot. Origin: English. Definition: an insult directed at a wanker/loser/drunkard/etc. Used in a sentence: I felt like a tosspot waking up with urine soaked boxers. Because I had a desire to see Wales, having heard that it was beautiful and “good … Get hard
Day 7, Monday October 17th, 2011. Slang of the day: halfie. Origin: Australia. Definition: half an hour, though probably half a chub too. Used in a sentence: I’ll be lucky to last a halfie while watching Rihanna music videos. The previous day Sacha and I had connected on the “book of … Get hard
Day 6, October 16th, 2011. Slang of the Day: grog. Origin: Australia. Definition: anything with alcohol in it. Used in a sentence:I drank so much grog last night that it made me wanna snog anything with elbows. Apparently I remembered more of the previous night than I do now after consulting … Get hard