November Birthdays, and Lighting of the Christmas Lights!

So this week has been full of many things.

First off, last Sunday was my birthday. To celebrate, on Saturday night we went to Koi, a Japanese restaurant in town, and had Teppenyaki. This is basically the same as a Hibachi table back home. Then afterward we went to the Brass Monkey (also known as the Metallic Simeon) for drinks.

Highlights of my birthday:

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Me trying (and failing) to catch an egg in my hat. Pookish actually did catch the egg in his hat, and won us sake.
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All of us together!
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Anik's meal had a face. Funny how ironic it is that they do this with the vegetarian meal...
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This week has been pretty good. I've been studying a lot, and that pretty much takes up most of the time I'm not actually in class.

Highlight of the week up till now:

I bought my very own keyboard! It is sooo nice to actually play again! Now all I need is a pedal and a pair of headphones that will fit in the jack....
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Earlier tonight a bunch of us (Pookish, Alan, Avril, Carol, Barbara, Kyle, Me and a few others) went out to see the lighting of the Christmas lights up on Princes Street, and then out to dinner for Carol's birthday at Ciao Roma.

Highlights of the night:

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The ferris wheel, pre lighting ceremony
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This was still about all I could see, but I did discover that there is an ice-skating rink down there, and there's also some nice carnival-type rides like bumper cars.
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Finally after a countdown, the lights are lit, and the ferris wheel began to turn.
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And of course, being the children that we are, my friend Kyle and I pushed through the crowd of people, braved the cold, wind, and rain for the very first ride in the ferris wheel.
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Pretty view from the top. It's actually quite scary, but still awesome
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View of the lights from the bridge.
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That is all thus far. This weekend we're having Thanksgiving dinner at Jessica's flat, and on Sunday I'm trying to see if I can get to Inverness for the day to see a concert by my new obsession, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers (yes, PIPERS, click HERE for awesome taste of their music), but it would require staying the night and missing some classes the next day. I still think it would be worth it, but I also don't want to go alone, and have to find someone to accompany me. Hmm. If not they're playing in Glasgow in January on Burns Night, so I may just try and be patient for that.

Anyway, I should get to bed, even though I just watched that music video I posted, and now am wide awake. Hmm.