Back to the 'Burgh.

I'm hoping this will be the first of three blogs in quick succession having finally gained access to a computer with internet. I love my iPhone dearly but it does have it's limitations when it comes to typing. After this one I will do an update on Aberdeen and the flat - though I might wait until I get back up there (I'm in Edinburgh for the week) so I can take some photos. The third blog, I warn thee now, is going to be a vitriolic rant calling for the head of Sarah Palin to be aborted from her body.

So yes. I'm back in Edinburgh for the week staying with Ella. This is the first time, aside from a quick trip I took before uni started way-back-when, that I've been in Edinburgh without having a home to call my own and it is very, very strange. I think I may have to bite the bullet and give myself 2 or 3 weeks in Aberdeen without coming back down so I can take root there. I don't want to say goodbye to Edinburgh as my home but I think in terms of my mental well-being, I should probably make an attempt to treat the city I'm living in for the next 4 years somewhat homely.

I'm hoping to try and see a lot of people this week just in case it's a few months before I get the chance again. It's also Fresher's Week at Edinburgh University, cue feeling very old and slightly smug simultaneously. This does mean that I get to teach the BSL taster session on Thursday for Sign Soc as my last parting gift to them. I truly love Sign Soc but the chances of me getting involved in another society in Aberdeen are about the same as me waking up a size 6 tomorrow. It will be good to finally put it to rest.

The most important thing I have to achieve this week is to make sure that I go back up to Aberdeen with some idea of what to do for my PhD. I'm going to go and raid the psychology library in the hope of coming up with a brilliant idea as so far my thesis is called "Sign Language Is Cool So Nur" and may need slightly refining.