It's been a long time...

...Since I le le le left you
So here's a dope beat to step to.

Enough of that silliness.

Well, what with one thing and another I've been a bit of an absentee from the blog of late, despite many things happening. Here is the rundown:

1) My masters didn't work out because there wasn't enough material for them to give me a degree. Bit narked that I wasted so much time writing it, but other than that not too pissed off.

2) I have a temp job at the Scottish Executive. Oh yes, I am working for the government, and really quite enjoying it. I'm the lowest-grade office monkey in a fairly obscure department, but it's pretty stress-free, and I do get to do interesting stuff occasionally. I get free internet access, but unfortunaltely, the web-handholding robot thing doesn't like blogger. Oh and it blocks any emails sent to me with swearing in (particulary useful when all your mates are low-grade tourettes sufferers). I wear a suit and tie at work (this week offset by some sandals due to massive foot blisterage). BE frightened.

3) I've been climbing a LOT. Highlights include a pre-xmas ascent climb on Beinn Eighe in Torridon, some awesome weather in Glen Coe, a bit of mysteriously-hidden ice-boshing on Aonach Mor (hooray for the cable car) and a slushy near-epic in Lochnagar. I may have said it before many times, but I must say it again: SCOTLAND IS AMAZING and all you poor suckers who live in England are fools. Example? I saw the Aurora Borealis the last time I went to Glen Coe. Go on, try not to be jealous.

4) Good things I have cosnumed recently: the LCD soundsystem album, Charlie Brookers Screen Burn, an awesome Delgados gig, Peep Show on Channel 4, strawberry Alpen bars, gin, Five (or more) Portions of Fruit and Veg Per Day, the new Sage Francis album, Catch 22, SuperFeet (£30 for a pair of shoe insoles? And worth it? YES!), and the Buffalo XPD hood. The nice Hare Krishna lady I spoke to in the street seems to think that you don't need things in your life to be happy, but she clearly hasn't experienced any of the above.

Anyway, Stelios is about to evict me with a big orange 'Fuck off' sign if I don't pay for more internet time so I must leave you.

Glen Coe beckons again...