well for one thing, i love the 90s

i am currently alternating between typing this and inhaling some of scotland's finest: fish and chips. it's going a bit like type type type (pause, take a bite) type type (take two bites) etc. so this entry might take longer than necessary, but please remain positive knowing that not only am i getting fried, greasy, post-party lunch heaven, i am also getting sustenance. win-win.

last night was the 90s party and it was a roaring, stellar success! after some minor setbacks with the decorations (no construction paper to make paper chains, malfunctioning printer) abigail had the brilliant idea to cut out "90s Y2K!" shapes and slap them on the wall. simple and effective. although at times the music couldn't be heard over the chatter, that did not stop anybody from singing at the top of their lungs to christina's "come on over" or britney's "oops! i did it again" or even sugar ray's "fly," just to name a few. nostalgia at it's absolute best. i made some new friends and chilled with some old ones and it seems as  though everyone else was doing the same! everything was fun and loud and carefree; the best kind of party.

thank you to the gracious, wonderful elise for letting me stay over in her room last night. it's actually a beautiful day today, still not warm but very sunny, so after a trip to tesco for some basic essentials, i stopped at the bookseller who always sets up on saturdays in the town square. i've been to Bouquiniste a few times now and it really is one of the best used bookstores. it's actually shoebox-sized, but i can always find something in there for really decent prices! i told myself today that i was just browsing and absolutely NOT buying any more books, but since when could i deny myself a book? i was persuaded into buying milan kundera's "the joke" after a friend recommended the author to me and after the bookseller told me that this first novel was "excellent, so excellent." so there we go; will probably read this on the plane back home. only 20 days now!

oh, so in the midst of all that book browsing i also told myself i wasn't going to buy anything to eat since i had already bought dinner from tesco. then of course someone passes me and i get a whiff of salty chips and well, here i am now with my haddock gone and about two chips left. i want to get at least 100 more pages of catherine carswell's "open the door!" in before tonight, then i will either reward myself by going to bed early or renting a movie from the library. again, win-win.

xo nicole