Monday, January 21, 2013

bric-a-brac |ˈbrik ə ˌbrak| noun; miscellaneous small articles collected for their antiquarian, sentimental, decorative, or other interest.


Facts I don't feel obligated to report:
  • Every building is beautiful.
  • There are obscene numbers of attractive posh young people in London. This fact (Yes, fact. It is obscene.) quickly put to rest my temporary regret that I did not choose to study abroad there, as my self esteem would have lasted about as long as a production of the Book of Mormon by a gay theatre company in Salt Lake City.
  • Scotland looks exactly as I had expected it to look, which is to say it is mostly fields of sheep, but the fields themselves are quite lovely, or at least so I thought. While on the train to Edinburgh, I found myself marveling at gently rolling hills of perfect velvety-smooth, brilliantly green grass before realizing that I was looking at a golf course. 

Facts I do feel obligated to report:
  • Every backyard I have observed (from train windows) has been identical to the Dursleys' in Harry Potter. I find this to be very satisfying.
  • After consulting a number of experts, I now know that it is pronounced “Edin-brra,” not “Edin-burrow” or even “Edin-burra” (two r’s here taken to mean that you roll them just slightly, something I am incapable of doing).

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