Edinburgh revisited
So after a few weeks in Aberdeen looking for jobs, we decided that it was time to head down to Edinburgh to see various friends of ours - and also we'd heard that there was a little baby tapir at Edinburgh zoo. We figured that it was a good idea to get down there before we found jobs because it would be too difficult afterwards.
Funnily enough, a few days before we left for Edinburgh, Tracy registered with a recruitment agency in Aberdeen and they phoned back almost immediately offering her a job. Luckily, our Edinburgh plans didn't get in the way of the job otherwise we'd have had to cancel them. She'll be working at Robert Gordon University doing some administration for the Dyslexia and Disability unit in town. Her first day is today and I haven't heard anything so far (it's 9:15). Hopefully all will be going to plan.
Anyway, we had a great time in Edinburgh. We stayed with Craig & Kerry and got to see their family as well as Simon, Jenny and Freya who dropped by for tea. It was our first time to meet Freya - we've only seen pictures of her so far - and she's every bit as cute as the pictures make out. To check out wee FR, look up SimonLogan on Flickr and you'll see what I mean. After an initial bout of shyness brought on by with meeting new people, she stomped around the house in her wee pink boots like she owned the place. She even tried to get in on a game of Halo3 on the Xbox, but that was a little much for her. Unfortunately, she was also a little tall to be standing up under the table and managed to bash her head a couple of times. Luckily, no serious damage was received (by her or the table) and normal service was quickly resumed.
We also managed a trip to the zoo where we saw all our old favourites: Tango the wol, Dillon the armadillo, the Pallas cats, capybaras, bongos, penguins, lemurs, rhinos etc. We also met a few new arrivals for the first time: the baby tapir (still young enough to have the spots & stripes), some Sumatran tigers, the new chimp exhibit and the free-flight bird enclosure.
The next day, we all went into town and I spent the morning annoying my former colleagues at Microsys. Russell, Neil and Kerry all tried to get on with work, but in the end I managed to persuade them to entertain me. I didn't get to meet Gordon Freeman Steven because he was out, but I got to meet Part Time Steven and Geoff - which was nice. We even managed to get Russell down to Kalpna (whose decoration has been updated to sparklingly gaudy effect) and all enjoyed the buffet.
Sadly, our time in Edinburgh was limited as Tracy's new job (and an interview for a job for me) were awaiting us in Aberdeen. Much though we wanted to stay around and play with Freya, we had to return to the frozen north and the prospect of gainful employment.
Funnily enough, a few days before we left for Edinburgh, Tracy registered with a recruitment agency in Aberdeen and they phoned back almost immediately offering her a job. Luckily, our Edinburgh plans didn't get in the way of the job otherwise we'd have had to cancel them. She'll be working at Robert Gordon University doing some administration for the Dyslexia and Disability unit in town. Her first day is today and I haven't heard anything so far (it's 9:15). Hopefully all will be going to plan.
Anyway, we had a great time in Edinburgh. We stayed with Craig & Kerry and got to see their family as well as Simon, Jenny and Freya who dropped by for tea. It was our first time to meet Freya - we've only seen pictures of her so far - and she's every bit as cute as the pictures make out. To check out wee FR, look up SimonLogan on Flickr and you'll see what I mean. After an initial bout of shyness brought on by with meeting new people, she stomped around the house in her wee pink boots like she owned the place. She even tried to get in on a game of Halo3 on the Xbox, but that was a little much for her. Unfortunately, she was also a little tall to be standing up under the table and managed to bash her head a couple of times. Luckily, no serious damage was received (by her or the table) and normal service was quickly resumed.
We also managed a trip to the zoo where we saw all our old favourites: Tango the wol, Dillon the armadillo, the Pallas cats, capybaras, bongos, penguins, lemurs, rhinos etc. We also met a few new arrivals for the first time: the baby tapir (still young enough to have the spots & stripes), some Sumatran tigers, the new chimp exhibit and the free-flight bird enclosure.
The next day, we all went into town and I spent the morning annoying my former colleagues at Microsys. Russell, Neil and Kerry all tried to get on with work, but in the end I managed to persuade them to entertain me. I didn't get to meet Gordon Freeman Steven because he was out, but I got to meet Part Time Steven and Geoff - which was nice. We even managed to get Russell down to Kalpna (whose decoration has been updated to sparklingly gaudy effect) and all enjoyed the buffet.
Sadly, our time in Edinburgh was limited as Tracy's new job (and an interview for a job for me) were awaiting us in Aberdeen. Much though we wanted to stay around and play with Freya, we had to return to the frozen north and the prospect of gainful employment.
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