Well, this is novel, I'm writing this sitting at a bar!
Last night, in frustration at early closing, I looked for a site listing cafes with WiFi in Glasgow. Even better, I found someone's review page of WiFi hotspots in the West End. They opened it up for people to comment at the end and list & review other places they knew of. Two people mentioned that the Chip on Ashton lane had free WiFi.
I knew that a few pubs were starting to offer WiFi but they're less overt about it than cafes, so I wasn't sure which ones or how to find out. The Chip is great and I love coming to Ashton Lane. The one disadvantage is that the only plug is behind the bar. Now, the barman was nice enough to plug me in, but I doubt they would be so patient if I tried to do this all the time. So I don't think this'll be a regular hangout. It does make a nice change though, and the soup and bread I had for lunch was fantastic and cheap.
Anyway, I'll have to explore a few of he other options here around the West End. I'm also looking into other forms of internet--either home internet or mobile broadband. Both are expensive, though, if you're not signing up for year long contracts...which wouldn't work out so well for us.
Thursday 27 March 2008
Tuesday 18 March 2008
Flying Kitten
Well, I made my obligatory trip "home" to the US. You can only visit Britain for 6 months at a time before you have to prove you have a home to go to, by going to it. Then you can come right back for another visit, which is precisely what I did. So I'm back in the UK safe and sound.
Visiting my grandparents was great. I think it had been around three years since I'd gotten to see my grandma (on my mom's side), and I'd only seen my grandpa a couple times briefly. So ten days in Nevada with them was great. I got to see some other family and a few friends too in my whirlwind tour. Sadly I missed out my dad's side of the family in Sac...so close and yet so far. There just wasn't time, and I'd done it the other way around last time I was in that part of the world. The last few times actually. Well, fingers crossed, I'll be living in that part of the world full time in a matter of months and then I can visit you all!!
My grandma let me pillage her closet, and then I faced the challenge of seeing how many jeans and sweaters I could fit (including everything I'd brought in the first place) into one backpack, since my return trip didn't allow for any checked luggage (bit of a long story that; let's just say it saved me a lot of money). But I did well. Unpacking in Glasgow, the jeans were coming out like clowns from a clowncar and I'm no longer in danger of freezing to death as Glasgow's winter continues to drag on.
So, after using full use of a layover in San Fran to visit a few friends, off I went again back to Glasgow. And here I am! I got back just in time for another concert the next day. That went well enough, although we were all freezing cold. I was so jetlagged I was braced for discomfort and delirium and was thankful the cold kept me awake, but my choir mates were not so thrilled, and it took the edge of the fun of singing. Still, we were a great hit and sold about 25 CDs that night!
Between those sales and the fundraiser Pub Quiz (we sang while they marked scores!) it looks like we'll be able to take the Madrigirls on the road this summer. No major tour...I think we're just doing a weekend away to elsewhere in Scotland. Nevertheless, I once again find myself torn. On the one hand, I'd love to be settling into a flat in Bay Area, CA by summer. On the other hand, I'd love to go sing in the little medieval church they want us go to this summer. Well, I guess that means I'll have things to look forward to either way.
Visiting my grandparents was great. I think it had been around three years since I'd gotten to see my grandma (on my mom's side), and I'd only seen my grandpa a couple times briefly. So ten days in Nevada with them was great. I got to see some other family and a few friends too in my whirlwind tour. Sadly I missed out my dad's side of the family in Sac...so close and yet so far. There just wasn't time, and I'd done it the other way around last time I was in that part of the world. The last few times actually. Well, fingers crossed, I'll be living in that part of the world full time in a matter of months and then I can visit you all!!
My grandma let me pillage her closet, and then I faced the challenge of seeing how many jeans and sweaters I could fit (including everything I'd brought in the first place) into one backpack, since my return trip didn't allow for any checked luggage (bit of a long story that; let's just say it saved me a lot of money). But I did well. Unpacking in Glasgow, the jeans were coming out like clowns from a clowncar and I'm no longer in danger of freezing to death as Glasgow's winter continues to drag on.
So, after using full use of a layover in San Fran to visit a few friends, off I went again back to Glasgow. And here I am! I got back just in time for another concert the next day. That went well enough, although we were all freezing cold. I was so jetlagged I was braced for discomfort and delirium and was thankful the cold kept me awake, but my choir mates were not so thrilled, and it took the edge of the fun of singing. Still, we were a great hit and sold about 25 CDs that night!
Between those sales and the fundraiser Pub Quiz (we sang while they marked scores!) it looks like we'll be able to take the Madrigirls on the road this summer. No major tour...I think we're just doing a weekend away to elsewhere in Scotland. Nevertheless, I once again find myself torn. On the one hand, I'd love to be settling into a flat in Bay Area, CA by summer. On the other hand, I'd love to go sing in the little medieval church they want us go to this summer. Well, I guess that means I'll have things to look forward to either way.
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