Soon We'll Have No Kilts

Before we get on with today's entry, some boring facts about me first. I. Hardly. Drink. Ever. I did not drink outside of my house (except in Taiwan, Canada, and France, where it was legal) until I was 21. At home, I might have had a beer or on special occasions, wine with dinner, but that was it. And now, as a retired senior way past my 21st, I still drink about the same as I did before. My actual views on drinking aren't very exciting, you can ask me if you want, but I just wanted to preface my habits for upcoming entries. Being in Scotland, the land where the 'water of life' refers not to anything Jesus-y, but to whiskey, the land where scotch comes from, the land where our professor invited us out to drink with him, after class, at 4pm, alcohol is very much a part of daily life. Just wanted to put it out there. If you see lots of references to pubs or drinking, it's not because I've become a lush, it's the city. I am almost always the most sober (though also the most red) kid anywhere, even in Eddie Bert.

We now return to today's entry:

The entire city of Eddie Bert is running on low, people. A girl told us that last night, the bar she went to ran out of vodka. At 10PM. Now, I'm no expert on this, but I know just enough about drinking to know that a. bars should have booze, b. vodka is an integral ingredient in many drinks and c. 10PM on a Thursday night is an awful busy drinking time. But in Eddie Bert, these things happen and people accept them. Tonight, we went to a different pub. They had their vodka, but somehow ran out of shot glasses.

Don't they have a Costco or Sam's Club somewhere so that the entire city could learn to buy things in bulk? Broccoli. Chicken. Garlic. Vodka. Glasses. What's next, people!?

Speaking of drinking, I think I found some cool Jesus freaks to hang out with. Today, going to the birthday party of a girl I'd never met before (yeah, that's always socially acceptable), we realized that one of the guys in the small group I'm going to join lives in the same flat as me. And these guys, are all about Christian love.

Andy: So where do you live?

Moi: South Clerk Street.

Andy: Oh, so do you know Dave?

Moi: Yeah, we just met.

Andy: Yeah, it's a shame that he's not very good looking. He's a bit ugly, but he's a nice guy.

Moi: Yeah, I try not to look at him when we talk...