ach!
some pictures (nothing too enthralling I'm afraid, couldn't be snap-happy at the aeropeurto without the polizei gettin' all up in my ass)
the journey was good, save for one frustration. which I shall comminuque to you via an msn conversation with the delightful emma (because I am too lazy to retype it, for once). and, as an aside, dialup sucks. but I <3 my flat. anyone wanna move in? seriously...
[Æ] says:
guess who's in scotland?
Emma says:
MO!
[Æ] says:
you damn skippy
[Æ] says:
*does scottish dance*
[Æ] says:
how's yooouuu?
Emma says:
*does the dance with you*
Emma says:
I'm fine thanks, how are you?
[Æ] says:
yeah I'm good. a little frustrated by something that happened on the journey, but good. I <3 my flat. it's so ace. I just need to find some flatmates.
Emma says:
How many will you need?
[Æ] says:
well 1 for certain. maybe a 2nd.
Emma says:
Best of luck
[Æ] says:
cheers
Emma says:
What happened on the flight to frustrate you?
[Æ] says:
hang on
Emma says:
Okie doke!
[Æ] says:
ok
[Æ] says:
so
[Æ] says:
I get to heathrow right, and we've rushed to get there on time coz we were slightly late.
[Æ] says:
now, when I check in I find out that the flight has been delayed by 45 minutes.
Emma says:
*nods*
[Æ] says:
so I'm pissed off now.
[Æ] says:
but they gave me this food voucher coz of the catering deal with the planes.
[Æ] says:
so I had a burger king, which was ok I guess.
Emma says:
With you so far, yeah
[Æ] says:
anyway, so I go through all the metal doodahs etc etc
[Æ] says:
then I look for a gate. no gate. so I look around for somewhere to sit, nearest place is on one of those 4-seater sofa thingies they have.
[Æ] says:
on one end is a rather pretty girl. rather indie too by the looks of her (the lady wore chucks) so I sat down, moreso because I wanted to sit down.
Emma says:
*n0ds*
[Æ] says:
ok so anyway. I'm sitting down, and as the time passes I realise I'm ratehr attracted to this girl, and she looks bored as hell. now, normally I'd leave it. coz, well, I can be shy sometimes.
[Æ] says:
but after my exploits in brum I figured "fuck it" so opened with the classic: "are you as bored as I am?"
Emma says:
Hehe, not bad for a shy person :D
[Æ] says:
anyway. so, we get to talking, turns out she's on the aberdeen flight to. name's susannah, studies at the same uni, entering the same year. doin' history of art I believe. is cool. we got along. she was at t in the park.
Emma says:
She sounds really nice :)
[Æ] says:
so we were chatting along and then her family shows up. I dunno where they went. anyway they sit down, her mum between me and her. now, we were mid convoish, but with the family showing up they started talking to her etc. so I left her to it, thinkin' if she wanted to talk she'd talk.
[Æ] says:
so, she did! I was astounded. simple question: "why did you choose aberdeen?" but she reinstigated the convo when she didn't have to (this almost never happens to me).
Emma says:
That's great! :)
[Æ] says:
soo we talk some more. finally they find out what gate the plane's at and get up to go, I follow suit but am a few paces behind 'em. I'm not gonna run to catch up coz they're walking as a family. but this is where I should mention this other dude; when I first saw him I wasn't sure if he was her brother or her boyfriend. I mean, they looked like they could be siblings but he looked about her age.
Emma says:
Yeah?
[Æ] says:
plus he was just ridiculously attractive. so I'm like "gaahhh" and I keep trying to tell what he is to her. I can't ask coz by the time I'm gonna they'd left for the gate. so we're standing outside the gate and I'm watching him.
[Æ] says:
he sits next to her but there's NO tactility. so more and more I'm thinking they're siblings.
[Æ] says:
so, all I need now is like, a minute with her. prefferably aloneish, and I could strike up some convo and get her # so I could keep in touch when we got back to abdn.
[Æ] says:
got nothin', they're sat way behind me in the plane. lameness. anyway, I'm thinkin' "baggage claim"
[Æ] says:
lots of standin' around, right? etc.
Emma says:
:lightbulb:!
[Æ] says:
so. at baggage claim I go and sit down, hoping when they show up I can saunter over or whatever. coz there's always a wait at abdn airport. was gonna say something like "seems like we're waiting for everything today."
[Æ] says:
BUT the fucking luggage comes straight away! not only that, but all of their luggage is right at the start! by the time I get mine they're walking off! I head out, just behind 'em. as they leave the airport she turns to look at me. it's so obvious she at least likes me as a friend, tho I think she may fancy me. so I'm thinking "taxi rank"
[Æ] says:
BUT NO!
[Æ] says:
they go and queue on the other side of the road!
[Æ] says:
so I'm getting in my taxi. the four of them are stood by a bus-stop thingy. I turn and look back at them as the taxi driver is gettin' in and SHE WAVES AT ME.
[Æ] says:
then the taxi drives off.
[Æ] says:
*die*
Emma says:
Aww no, that sucks!
[Æ] says:
I just needed a minute! :'(
Emma says:
Well you might get one
Emma says:
If she's going into third year, the classes for art history surely won't be giant. I'm sure you can make it LOOk like you just happened to be in the right area at the right time.
[Æ] says:
gawd I hope I see her around campus or something. though I can bet she'll get swept off her feet during freshers week by some rugby-top-faded-jeans-wearing-spiky-haired-pseudo-metrosexual.
Emma says:
Indie chicks mostly seem to dislike those kind of guys ;) The ones I know, anyway.
[Æ] says:
haha, well yeah you'd think so, but those guys steal all my girls.
[Æ] says:
bastards.
Emma says:
Haha, why don't you just do as I suggested and saunter by her class?
[Æ] says:
yeah I shall.
Emma says:
:)
[Æ] says:
was agony tho :D
Emma says:
No doubt!
the journey was good, save for one frustration. which I shall comminuque to you via an msn conversation with the delightful emma (because I am too lazy to retype it, for once). and, as an aside, dialup sucks. but I <3 my flat. anyone wanna move in? seriously...
[Æ] says:
guess who's in scotland?
Emma says:
MO!
[Æ] says:
you damn skippy
[Æ] says:
*does scottish dance*
[Æ] says:
how's yooouuu?
Emma says:
*does the dance with you*
Emma says:
I'm fine thanks, how are you?
[Æ] says:
yeah I'm good. a little frustrated by something that happened on the journey, but good. I <3 my flat. it's so ace. I just need to find some flatmates.
Emma says:
How many will you need?
[Æ] says:
well 1 for certain. maybe a 2nd.
Emma says:
Best of luck
[Æ] says:
cheers
Emma says:
What happened on the flight to frustrate you?
[Æ] says:
hang on
Emma says:
Okie doke!
[Æ] says:
ok
[Æ] says:
so
[Æ] says:
I get to heathrow right, and we've rushed to get there on time coz we were slightly late.
[Æ] says:
now, when I check in I find out that the flight has been delayed by 45 minutes.
Emma says:
*nods*
[Æ] says:
so I'm pissed off now.
[Æ] says:
but they gave me this food voucher coz of the catering deal with the planes.
[Æ] says:
so I had a burger king, which was ok I guess.
Emma says:
With you so far, yeah
[Æ] says:
anyway, so I go through all the metal doodahs etc etc
[Æ] says:
then I look for a gate. no gate. so I look around for somewhere to sit, nearest place is on one of those 4-seater sofa thingies they have.
[Æ] says:
on one end is a rather pretty girl. rather indie too by the looks of her (the lady wore chucks) so I sat down, moreso because I wanted to sit down.
Emma says:
*n0ds*
[Æ] says:
ok so anyway. I'm sitting down, and as the time passes I realise I'm ratehr attracted to this girl, and she looks bored as hell. now, normally I'd leave it. coz, well, I can be shy sometimes.
[Æ] says:
but after my exploits in brum I figured "fuck it" so opened with the classic: "are you as bored as I am?"
Emma says:
Hehe, not bad for a shy person :D
[Æ] says:
anyway. so, we get to talking, turns out she's on the aberdeen flight to. name's susannah, studies at the same uni, entering the same year. doin' history of art I believe. is cool. we got along. she was at t in the park.
Emma says:
She sounds really nice :)
[Æ] says:
so we were chatting along and then her family shows up. I dunno where they went. anyway they sit down, her mum between me and her. now, we were mid convoish, but with the family showing up they started talking to her etc. so I left her to it, thinkin' if she wanted to talk she'd talk.
[Æ] says:
so, she did! I was astounded. simple question: "why did you choose aberdeen?" but she reinstigated the convo when she didn't have to (this almost never happens to me).
Emma says:
That's great! :)
[Æ] says:
soo we talk some more. finally they find out what gate the plane's at and get up to go, I follow suit but am a few paces behind 'em. I'm not gonna run to catch up coz they're walking as a family. but this is where I should mention this other dude; when I first saw him I wasn't sure if he was her brother or her boyfriend. I mean, they looked like they could be siblings but he looked about her age.
Emma says:
Yeah?
[Æ] says:
plus he was just ridiculously attractive. so I'm like "gaahhh" and I keep trying to tell what he is to her. I can't ask coz by the time I'm gonna they'd left for the gate. so we're standing outside the gate and I'm watching him.
[Æ] says:
he sits next to her but there's NO tactility. so more and more I'm thinking they're siblings.
[Æ] says:
so, all I need now is like, a minute with her. prefferably aloneish, and I could strike up some convo and get her # so I could keep in touch when we got back to abdn.
[Æ] says:
got nothin', they're sat way behind me in the plane. lameness. anyway, I'm thinkin' "baggage claim"
[Æ] says:
lots of standin' around, right? etc.
Emma says:
:lightbulb:!
[Æ] says:
so. at baggage claim I go and sit down, hoping when they show up I can saunter over or whatever. coz there's always a wait at abdn airport. was gonna say something like "seems like we're waiting for everything today."
[Æ] says:
BUT the fucking luggage comes straight away! not only that, but all of their luggage is right at the start! by the time I get mine they're walking off! I head out, just behind 'em. as they leave the airport she turns to look at me. it's so obvious she at least likes me as a friend, tho I think she may fancy me. so I'm thinking "taxi rank"
[Æ] says:
BUT NO!
[Æ] says:
they go and queue on the other side of the road!
[Æ] says:
so I'm getting in my taxi. the four of them are stood by a bus-stop thingy. I turn and look back at them as the taxi driver is gettin' in and SHE WAVES AT ME.
[Æ] says:
then the taxi drives off.
[Æ] says:
*die*
Emma says:
Aww no, that sucks!
[Æ] says:
I just needed a minute! :'(
Emma says:
Well you might get one
Emma says:
If she's going into third year, the classes for art history surely won't be giant. I'm sure you can make it LOOk like you just happened to be in the right area at the right time.
[Æ] says:
gawd I hope I see her around campus or something. though I can bet she'll get swept off her feet during freshers week by some rugby-top-faded-jeans-wearing-spiky-haired-pseudo-metrosexual.
Emma says:
Indie chicks mostly seem to dislike those kind of guys ;) The ones I know, anyway.
[Æ] says:
haha, well yeah you'd think so, but those guys steal all my girls.
[Æ] says:
bastards.
Emma says:
Haha, why don't you just do as I suggested and saunter by her class?
[Æ] says:
yeah I shall.
Emma says:
:)
[Æ] says:
was agony tho :D
Emma says:
No doubt!