To Edinburgh!

I’m off to Edinburgh early tomorrow for five days of Fringe Festival, Book Festival, and live music. Part of my feels guilty for taking a break for my dissertation for so long; but then again, at this point a break is kind of essential if I want to survive the final stretch. I haven’t left the house to do anything other than go to the library or shop for groceries in weeks, so a holiday is definitely in order. It’s probably very telling that one of the things I’m looking forward to the most is not using a computer mouse for five days and thus give my poor wrist a chance to recover.

I’m very excited to go back to Edinburgh, one of my favourite cities, and also about all the events I’m planning to attend. I was disappointed to hear that China Miéville cancelled his festival appearance a few days ago, but there’s still Patrick Ness, Shaun Tan, Kate de Goldi, Morris Gleitzman and etc. to look forward to. I promise a full report when I return, of course. Have a great week, everyone!

PS: And if anyone has any last minute recommendations of events, places to go, or things to see in Edinburgh, I’m all ears!