Don't blame it on the sunshine

Summer is just fantastic. Half day at work- now I'm sitting out my back garden in a bikini with a calypo and tunes. Good times. The tunes at this minute happen to be good old MJ. IT's very sad so it is, but let's celebrate the happy music times. This week has been great so far...I know it's only Moday but still. I've had loads of great music recommended AND have discovered Spotify, so I'm having a field day.

Went to a superb balloonheads bbq(even though it rained) last night. It was the best kind of bbq; the kind where people personalise their cups with various doodles and slogans. "That was textbook." And where we have good tunes on, have a proper laugh and there's more than one veggie. :)

Get in the Flask

What better way to start your day than with a cup of tea and Genesis. Ok, so there are many better ways, but this could be a lot worse! I think some gardening is in order today. Ragin' though, I was meant to be going to Rev tonight for a friends birthday. It would have been great, but anyway I can't. She's doing a burlesque theme. A 'theme' night is really a great excuse to go out looking like a total slapper but without actually being one. Fun times indeed! Now I just have the dentist to look forward to. great...

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I did do some gardening and got a numb mouth at the dentist. The positive outcome of which is that my already awesome impression of Little Nicky was even better for a couple of hours. I also had a rare evening of chilling with my brother which I never do. The only interaction we have is him hurling abuse at me as I walk in front of the tv while he's playing the xbox. So it was nice to play some badminton with him...even though our garden is a deathtrap of uneven slabs and tree branches. I suppose it gave it a bit of a twist- ultimate badminton (with assault course included). Not as good as ultimate frisbee though. Man that's a good game.

There's no wind without win.

I thought I'd take the time to write since I have to sit around all day. Today is the day we have to do our uni summer project for starting 3rd year. It involves inventing a device that will record the changes in a sensory element throughout the day 21/06/09; the summer solstice; the longest day of the year. The only reason I can see for them choosing this day is to force us to work for the maximum daylight hours possible. Nice of them.

Anyway, my project is to record wind force and direction at my chosen site; Belvedere Hill in my local park. The main idea is to highlight that there are many other important sensory experiences involved in architecture other than the obvious, the visual. Pretentious claptrap, but interesting in its own way.

So I dragged myself out of bed at 03:00, but decided that it was too early and instead started at 05:00. My experiment runs 'til 23:00 tonight and I've got to say I'm fed up. Mainly because of the ironic situation I find myself in: the one day that I NEED wind, is the one day that there is NONE! Christ on a stick! This is Scotland, there's ALWAYS wind! Sod's Law eh?

It's good that I get a day off work for this project though! I get to sit and listen to music all day whilst looking at a homemade wind registering device and occassionally changing the paper on it. I'm finding myself falling deeper in love with a band called The Hush Sound. I just can't get enough of them and would recommend them to anyone. If you want something bright and breezy, but with interesting lyrical undertones then get stuck in! I haven't been this excited about a band since I was made aware of Alter Bridge. Now there's a band! They are the best band I've ever seen live. Excellent gig.

I've hit a snag...the pen on my device has run out, and the back-up pens. crap. I suppose I better try and retify this...