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edinburgh dreaming: just checking in
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It’s been a frantic start to the year! The major event of the month has been my sister louise getting married to david (another uncle david for the girls that’s three now, as well as a great uncle david, who has a son calledyou guessed it! In berlin. due to costs, weather conditions and logisitics went on my own, with the dubious pleasure of sharing a room with my brother (david! We had a day’s sightseeing. Around the city, which was enjoying fantastic weather if you like -15c! The venue for the wedding.
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edinburgh dreaming: April 2005
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If you're a thompson and you know it you do this. Tick the following to determine if you were snatched from my parents at birth;. Eat at 5.45pm each day. Bother your parents with each little problem. Call your brother 'gorgeous'. Have no mind of your own. Have crap dress sense. Not take any risks.ever. Think all gigs/clubs are too loud. If any of these apply to you, welcome to the family! Posted by flobbergobber at 1:32 pm. Posted by flobbergobber at 1:31 pm. Posted by flobbergobber at 1:28 pm.
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edinburgh dreaming: sleb spotting
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These are the famous people that i have spotted on my travels. the criteria for a good 'spot' is that slebs must have been seen away from their natural habitat (seeing alan shearer play football doesn't count). Those in bold are the ones i've spoken to. Michael grade outside BBC new broadcasting house. Alan bennett at kings cross station. Nicola sturgeon in craigmillar, edinburgh. Anneka rice in caffe locano in edinburgh. Andy robinson (scotland rugby head coach) jogging in edinburgh. Keiron o'brien in f...
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edinburgh dreaming: December 2005
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Moving in is easy cos you're bloomin' massive. Had the week off last week (expect wednesday) to move in to our new house. spent saturday with the poker who laid the kitchen floor for us whilst I did a lot of observations. sunday involved hiring a nice big luton van from arnold clark and heading, "long distance clara" style to newcastle to empty my folks garage. Posted by flobbergobber at 12:29 pm. Moving out is easy cos you're really small. Decent food from the carvery. No tea or mince pies. Saw us throu...
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edinburgh dreaming: November 2005
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We then walked from Kings x thameslink to kings x main to find the tickets we had weren't valid for our onward journey (another 9 each). it was nice to see the sense of humour on our rail system - a luggage trolley was sticking out of a wall with the notice above it 'Platform 93/4'. didn't have time to take a photo. We had a couple of pints in duty free with a tasty ham and mozarella panini with chips and salad. the plastic cutlery was a sad (but necessary) addition to the meal. We had a very busy weekend.
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edinburgh dreaming: change of outlook
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Therefore, after watching eddie izzard run around the uk i decided it was time for things to change. i thought that if somebody who had no history of running could do something like that then i could try my hand at running around my village. The argument i had up my sleeve was that i played football in goal anyway, so unless they fancied a stint in the sticks then keep quiet! In about 10 minutes. Since then i have adapted my route, covering 1.5 miles every other night for three weeks. on sunday m...And, ...
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edinburgh dreaming: October 2005
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We were asked last night by Fi to go to see a lecture by Barry Roberts. A mountaineer who her boyfriend, Tim, knows. he is a mountain guide and polar expeditionist who recommended it, so because over the last couple of years i've read loads of non-fiction mountaineering books such as touching the void. Between a rock and a hard place. And into thin air. I thought i'd enjoy it. mrs bhaji can't make it, but I say sod that, that's what i say! I'll let you know if it was any good. I'd thoroughly recommend th...
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edinburgh dreaming: toon barmy
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Made it back down to newcastle yesterday with a colleague who had invited me to the newcastle v man utd game. it was a 60th birthday gift for him from his daughter who is a friend of one of the players. we got very good seats as well as passes to the player's lounge. The match itself was a little drab in parts but a point against man u is always good. the players/celebs we saw are as follows:. Ant, from ant and dec. Angus louchrin (statto from fantasy football league). Posted by flobbergobber at 12:56 pm.
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edinburgh dreaming: one year on...
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It seems to have flown by but saturday saw freya turn 1 year old. compared to the first time around it seems to have flown by - she's crusing around the house pretty freely now, not just relying on the sofas to support her; she's taken to walking around using the walls as a guide, like some kind of baby mime artist! Her party was a nice family affair, with all but one of her cousins there (max can't be expected to fly in from berlin! And some cracking grub provided by katy and her mum.
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edinburgh dreaming: January 2006
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Lidl is the best shop in the world for real useful bargains. i recently subscribed to their newsletter and have today benefitted by purchasing a worklamp for 1.99 and a chrome doorstop for the same price, amongst other things. Posted by flobbergobber at 12:56 pm. I know i must be getting mentaly prepared for fatherhood now, as in the last week i've bought needle and thread and repaired to items of clothing! Go on - teach yourself to sew this week. Posted by flobbergobber at 12:53 pm. I actually enjoyed p...
