It seems insane to me that living in Caithness, I’m in the same council as Skye 5 hours away.

Went to the second edition of Thurso Pride. Had a lovely day. Then enjoyed the sunset, even if it was far too late in the evening. I’m feeling particularly thankful to live in such a beautiful place.

Had a lovely 1.5 weeks in Austria. A few days with a fellow former American (don't judge me!). Then our thrice yearly company offsite. Always a boozy affair. My God though I am so ready to be back home in the Far North. It turns out that after only a year living there 25C+ more feels like a raging inferno. Not looking forward to the wife's aunt and uncle coming round though. Ah well.

You may be interested to learn that in Scotland there is a linguistically different language called Scots. It's related to English but distinctly different. Similar to the differences in language between Norwegian and Swedish.

Just finished Xenogears last night. It's such an incredible game.

Same! I was on a road trip in Ireland and it came out of nowhere. Freaked me out. I'd never had one until a few months after my first bout with COVID. Now I get them but usually only if I've not been drinking enough water for a few days, and ONLY when I stand up. It's preceded by a weird sort of throbbing where it feels like sound is turned down in time with my heartbeat.