Parkour and my 21st

I tried something new on Saturday: a 'sport' called parkour. Basically the point is to move efficiently and effectively from place to place, and walls and railings and such cease to become obstacles. There's a lot of jumping and climbing and running, it's wicked fun. This is a really great introduction. I wasn't doing all that of course, or any of the philosophy, just some simple running, jumping, climbing. There's a free coaching session on Saturdays, with this guy, called Zeno. This run is through Glasgow Uni, so you also get a view of where I spend my days. Wicked fun, but damn am I sore!


And today was my birthday! In Gwun, my flatmate, threw me a party. Outstanding. Maria and I made cake yesterday, so we had carrot cake, he there was veggies and chips and dip and sweets, wine, beer, and juice. And good people. It was really very nice, a perfect way to start finals weeks.

Fireworks

Someday there is going to be a shoot-out or bombing in this city, but everyone will think it's just fireworks. That said, I love the random fireworks.