Scottish Word of the Week #1

New feature, kids!

Man, this country is strange. I've been here over a year now, and with Dave for 2.5 years, and still! Every week Dave says something that I've never heard before. Usually this has a rather hilarious effect on me, rather than a negative one (and makes him even cuter).

The Scots have had a bizarre way of speaking since the beginning, and while it's not all 'Scots' language these days, it's more slang, but I have to admit: I sometimes have to put the subtitles on the telly. When they're speaking English.

I thought it was time to start sharing these gems with the world. Enjoy!

Numpty

noun (pejorative)

- an utterly silly, foolish, idiotic person.

Etymology: possibly from Scottish English 'numbskull'.

"That wisnae what I meant, ya numpty!"

or

"Shite! he's dropped the fitba, tha numpty."

Try to use it in a sentence sometime today!

♥

Kat

Week Twenty-One

Yay I'm caught up! I feel so accomplished.

Sunday

Roseburn on a walk.

Monday

Edinburgh BNL tickets arrive!

Tuesday

Pamie's book arrives!

Wednesday

The FCUK jacket obsession continues.

Thursday

The new tram disruption mock poster at the print shop across the road. Previous highlights: The Traminator and Tram Spotting.

Friday

After a drink with colleagues it's home for shorts and 30 Rock Season 4.

Saturday

Dusk hitting the gorgeous garden of the massive house Susan is house-sitting.

and...

More dirty mirror, more jacket love.

Week Twenty

Um. Hi! No excuses today. Just pretty, pretty photos.

Sunday

Unpacking from the trip: my beautiful new shoes from Aldo. Becky paid for them for my birthday, and they were a ridiculously-cheap $20 AUD. They are ever so slightly small, but I don't care.

Monday

Dave had been texting me in Australia to say how Spring had truly been showing itself here at home. He was right.

Tuesday

Stopping on my run to catch the blossoms in Roseburn.

Wednesday

Lots of coffee on a particularly tiring day.

Thursday

My view every morning: Dave refuses to get up until I'm leaving. It makes me envious and a little sulky sometimes while I'm getting ready. I'm not sure why the juice carton is there?

Friday

I am currently obsessed with my new FCUK jacket. I'm wearing it so much lately.. it just goes with so many things I own! Especially the outfits I wore in Week Twenty-One (see next post!)

Saturday

A slightly blurry shot of the blossoms at the cricket ground.

and...

Slightly grubby mirror. I'm reminded of the horrible mirror SP girls on antiduckface. (Love this new hoodie, though).

Week Nineteen

Oops, I got myself confused with the dates and posted Eighteen the day Nineteen would normally go up, and I'm not quite sure what I did but here it is! Twenty to follow tonight once I've sorted the photos.

Sunday

Hamming with Violet on our way to the airport to drop them off.

Monday

What my suitcase looks like when I try to repack part-way through.

Tuesday

Our only rainy day on the coast. Heading to the mall.

Wednesday

I think this is Sydney to Bangkok.

Thursday

I had two breakfasts, two dinners, then two breakfasts again. Man I missed lunch.

Friday

Home safe. I'm not wearing any lipgloss here, my lips are just really puffy and red from all the flying.

Saturday

Back to normal.

and..

It's amazing what fake tan can do to a very white girl.

Week Eighteen

Sunday

These parrots liked to visit our balcony over the course of the week.

Monday

My birthday. The kids on the beach.

Tuesday

Twilight on Main Beach.

Wednesday

The kids love the beach.

Thursday

Mac hams it up in the car.

Friday

A great day at SeaWorld. The dolphins were so gorgeous.

Saturday

Little Violet watching TV.

and...

Birthday girl.

Week Seventeen

Sunday

Spring sure is purdy.

Monday

No, you're not going blind, I just had to censor it a little. This is our candidates board at work. Lots of people to phone.

Tuesday

I guess this is kinda cheating, as someone took it for me, but this was taken on my iPhone for our work newsletter. Gotta love the horrible fluorescent lighting.

Wednesday

Dave obviously forgot who he's living with. Man.

Thursday

Early birthday treat! It was wonderful.

Friday

The lights outside Heathrow's Terminal 3 are quite pretty.

Saturday

I guess this was technically Saturday! Leaving Bangkok for Sydney.

and (not the best shot, but!)...

Week Sixteen

Okay, okay. So I wrote up this post a few days before I went on holiday and then with all the volcano drama, it didn't happen. So here is Sixteen, shortly to be followed by Seventeen and Eighteen. Bah.

Sunday

Walking at Cammo.

Monday

The Castle on our way home from the Holocaust Memorial service.

Tuesday

Such a nice day to walk home on.

Wednesday

Uneaten fruit on a busy work day.

Thursday

Dave's not enjoying the diet very much.

Friday

That is one unique mullet, my friend.

Saturday

Pirate mini golf at Adventure Golf Island with the guys.

and...