R.I.P Milo

My Liberty of London collection. LOVE it.

Well tragedy has struck the small town of Edinburgh today. I am out of Milo. :( I was treating myself to a Milo once or twice a week from my wee trusty tin Mum supplied me with before i headed over and now it's over. For anyone that knows me well knows i have been having Milo for my breakfast for only the last 17 years of my life. Oh well.. There is a website in the UK that sells Aussie food. It has Milo, not to mention Twisties, Allen's lollies, BBQ Shapes. So if i feel like spending way too much on for Milo than what i should i might do that. No doubt with drawls will start soon. Here come the Milo sweats.

Not much else to report really. The weather has been the usual cloudy with spots of sunlight. It hasn't rained too much but I'm told by BBC weather (personally, sure) that this weekend will likely be a wet one. Not too bothered on that front as i lie low until the job situation improves. Plenty of cross stitch and window shopping to be had. On the job front, i have made it to the second stage of an interview process for a job at Work Directions. I had a telephone interview and now i will have a 2 hour interview next Wednesday. Pretty full on. It's going to be a computer test of some sort and then a panel interview. My last two jobs were panel interviews so i think i know what to expect (no doubt you do to Sacha!). Other than that not much to report. I probably apply for about 3 jobs a week. But this week things did seem to pick up. As it nears the end of the holidays the job boards get busier apparently. Next week I'll get kept busy by festival season. I think it officially starts on 7th August, so there will be heaps going on in the streets to check out, plus i have ticket to see Rhys Darby and Wil Anderson stand up next week. Excited about that!

Yesterday i shouted myself to one of my favourite days. Seeing a movie and then doing a bit of shopping. I headed to Ocean Terminal, a big shopping centre on the shore of Leith (by big, i mean like Scottish big, so half the size of Warringah Mall!) and went and saw The Taking of Pelham 123. It was a good film, Denzel Washington never disappoints. Plus, John Travolta played quite a good bad guy. I didn't think he had it in him. Although he was quite good in Pulp Fiction. So yeah, see it if you can. After the movie and a big dose of popcorn i went to Mandors Fabrics. It's one of only like two fabric stores in Edinburgh and when i went there a couple of weeks ago i saw they had a sale on Liberty of London fabric for the month of July. I absolutely love this fabric and as it costs abut $50 a metre in Australia i thought i might get some during the sale to take home. I bought some beautiful prints and i cant wait to make them into something! Mum and Dad can take them home with them when they visit. ;)

Ummm what else....

Gee i think i spoke to soon on the whole weather thing, as i look out the window of this Internet cafe i cant help but notice that it is bucketing down with rain. I need to get myself a hard core umbrella as they £2 job Dad got me doesn't cut it in this weather. Sorry Dad, i know you did good. Plus, i might even purchase some wellies down the track, how cool are they and clearly just not justified in Australia. I also might even get a raincoat for the first time in like 20 years. I'm bringing the rain coat back.

So what will i be doing over the next few days?

I thought i might head to the seaside of Portobello. I'm told it's Scotland's answer to the beach, so that'll be interesting! I'll have to wait for a better day and make sure i bring a hate as apparently it's like always windy there. I might even go to Aberdeen but i gotta find out more about the place to see if it's worth it. I think i will also succumb to purchasing a mobile broadband dongle and i am getting a bit sick of my trek to Maccas to use WiFi and the distraction and noise that comes with sitting in the middle of Maccas trying to apply for a job.

Well that's it's from me for now, till next time.