Dryer 1 - Kyle 0

So, I moved into my new flat on the Royal Mile! This is a picture I took from out my front window yesterday. It's a great location and has a beautiful view. However, I'll continue my trend of revealing far too much embarrassing insight into my life with a somewhat humorous anecdote about my struggle with European appliances. Has anyone else ever seen a true washer/dryer combination? I'm not talking a washing machine next-to/on-top-of a dryer... I mean 1-machine, 2-functions, washer/dryer. Well, I certainly never have. After reading some instructions provided by my landlord (I swear I actually read the instructions - first time in my life - but I did), I fired the thing up with about 1/2 of a load. Well, I neglected to change the dryer-time setting dial and a few of my shirts are actually singed and a few pairs of boxers have lost all elasticity in their waste-band. O well... win some, lose some!


Also, on Wednesday, I went to a lunchtime talk in the "School of Informatics Forum" - a new building for a lot of science-related majors. The inside is awesome, I'll get a picture eventually... but there is a roof-top courtyard that is absolutely amazing - it has a great view and is apparently really good for lunch in the summertime.




One of the buildings I pass on my way to work is simply breathtaking... It's a brown-marble exterior that almost looks like wood if you are far away. There are also some neat cat-walks that connect upper-levels to different parts of the building - you can kind of see some in this photo. I poked my head in on the way to work this morning and found out that it's the National Museum of Scotland, so I'm going to try to go back at some point and check it out. Sorry for the bus in the photo, it drove right in front of me as I was shooting the picture. But if you look closely, some of the tourist in the back are waiving - so that's nice!


I hope that everyone back home is doing well - and rooting for the Phillies for me! I'm doing another load of laundry today so hopefully the dryer and Phils won't have the same record. Also, since my favorite Flyer, Sami Kapanen, retired at the end of last year, I need a new favorite - I'm ready for suggestions.