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Now that I've had regular internet access for nearly a month, it's about time I started writing in my Livejournal again. I always get overwhelmed when I think how much catching up I ought to do, so I'll just go for a brief summary (for now at least).

I'd probably say Edinburgh is treating me pretty well. I enjoy my current jobs at Camera Obscura (which has virtually no website) and The Queen's Hall, I sing in a good (and quite social) church choir, and underlying friendliness usually smooths out turbulent episodes in my relationship with my housemates. And the days are actually longer now! It was crazy when it got dark at 3pm. Now that it's still light as I walk home from work, I often take at least half an hour extra walking through a scenic route. Quite possibly the most marvellous thing about Edinburgh is how extraordinarily beautiful and varied it is.

My major complaint is that I haven't been able to get out of Edinburgh or even out and about within the city to do much touristy stuff. My days off are almost never two in a row and everything is closed by the time I finish work. After having such an enjoyable time at the church Burns Supper and ceilidh, I'm bound and determined to start attending ceilidhs and/or ceilidh dance classes on some sort of regular basis; and the hope is that by writing it down here I will feel I've actually committed myself to the idea!