Sword of the Overlord

Hey all,

Last day in Edinburgh. Great sleep last night – once more all is well with the world and I am benevolent and friendly towards total strangers. Consequently the whole concept of free will is once again called into question. Anyway, not going to worry about that now because still feeling perky after a good night's sleep.

Took some photos of a church here last night with the castle in the background – had a chat to a couple of drunks on a bench on the way there – they were both friendly enough in an incoherent kind of way, but one of them (who was wearing an actual kilt) had an edge to him that I didn't like – as if he might explode into rage at the drop of a hat for no good reason like some drunks will. So I used a phone call to K as an excuse to leave – the one without the edge told me to say hello to K. So: hello.

Went up the castle this morning and wandered around inside for a while. The old POW jail was the most interesting thing, having read so much about the wars in the late 18^th century, it was cool to see people's names and dates from way back then carved into the doors – took a couple of photos but they didn't come out. The crown jewels were cool but you had to endure this whole sequence of bad models before you got to them – apparently the jewels (honours) were locked in a case, walled up, and forgotten about for over a century until Walter Scott found them again. Also saw the Stone of Destiny, which I was hoping to get some vibes from, but failed :)

The broadswords they had in the hall, not to mention the one that was included with all the jewels, are just massive. So massive that if they were discovered at some point in the far future then you'd have to assume the existence of a race of giants to wield them, with fists as big as footballs. Overlords, perhaps, to the puny little people with the regular swords.

About to head off now to get a train ticket out into the middle of nowhere. Texted the guy about the job yesterday confirming I would be on the train tonight. No response, so hoping the job is still on and that there will be someone there to greet me...

Photos. 1. Church with castle in background. 2. Not trying to be artistic – just the angle I could keep the camera propped in a fence at. 3. A famous Australian shampoo that no one in Australia has ever heard of. 4. You are mine, Edinburgh, all mine. 5. A chapel. Built around the same time as the cathedral in Pisa... 6. My hammock is better. 7. Sword of the Overlord (if there isn't a novel of that name, there should be). 8. These buildings all make this kind of wall overlooking the garden. Can't get it properly in a photo, but here is a section of it.

Anyway, not sure exactly when I will be online again. Cheers, B.