{"id":2710,"date":"2017-02-12T14:25:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T14:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=2710"},"modified":"2017-02-12T14:25:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T14:25:46","slug":"round-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=2710","title":{"rendered":"Round Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cq7sbw-dm2305.files.1drv.com\/y3mqpmcone-s8PveuZhoNvqXDpzGtW4iza0pvfAf003vh3Oiw2o9CEBDIBt6dCZaMv6pfm6XlVton2GfJoLe22e_i_sTlVukuaFmlzj_uIKD63ViVVeyXaaLMjPd5l74Yjdl0lbWDO-bRWX5BOK_pyESrpFP22xf__TDjQ_Jasg6Zc?width=660&amp;height=371&amp;cropmode=none\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OK, there&#8217;s not really any news;<br \/>\nJobhunt not going well, urge to punch recruiters for being shit-useless steadily rising, and I really have no clue what to do about it.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it&#8217;s a nice photo of the castle, I thought.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Yes, more stairwell pictures\u2020; This one&#8217;s at the Safestay Hostel, which has a somewhat complex layout due to being a few buildings bodged together, so there are some odd changes in level across the floors, and the first floor is in two sections which do not connect\u00a0<em>inside\u00a0<\/em>the building, but you can go through a balcony above the bar to make the journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u2020 These are important because of <strong>reasons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bg7tbw-dm2305.files.1drv.com\/y3maDa2BgyzYEMZ6LWp2z5sEipK6iPjhkh9QJjPBXuy5F4j1xHtxhdHW50Hv3hmSfFSMwef8Y6n_w5q2ldPSBuks_6SZQJZ4HoPGJXRX47GaGX5kKj4QngAA-0soOWsqpNm6wN916EIWCwh5Dud79QBLJvPPuAWUSHKOeBCnUjfT-g?width=371&amp;height=660&amp;cropmode=none\" width=\"371\" height=\"660\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bg7qbw-dm2305.files.1drv.com\/y3mooAtey-G43tIIOjWF9W3_etl3KNxsL0fawAFeunWfDslCHrTnvljfGGFnC4D0nQfkREuDaJZ8xOMInNWvzS-HY1seiKMm8M_5013d62i1pTXiUYmRZD32sMPercjf848ohkM2oCq2KMh6rPieSjA98Mg5h20Ib5kGPDG9FKnMxg?width=660&amp;height=371&amp;cropmode=none\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I like the fact that, as you wander around the city, you can look down a random street and see &#8230; Actually, I&#8217;m not sure whether that&#8217;s the castle or not, now that I look at it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cg7vbw-dm2305.files.1drv.com\/y3mpWdW42egR4gKHJDBtG3ettSwTBR3VPYhNTb5nKvlaflG-Xod91fzUUsHurHmLj6pZf2kuB5clryPIN_bkK0L-rhQkrA2Gv7ZOXe_n9pr-msM3wEGaBHCWEWkuqSOuizf4IXjeiQUdcrjrpSekttnd-jTF3Q9vNwvDMfFdajYvt8?width=660&amp;height=371&amp;cropmode=none\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OK, it&#8217;s the castle &#8211; Just checked. Corner of Bread Street and Spittal Street.<\/p>\n<p>I went to see Trainspotting 2, and was able to go via this possibly familiar location to do so.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cg7ubw-dm2305.files.1drv.com\/y3m3eUhpRVeIlFRGO_vDiulHik6W8rORC5JL8_IfGNCUilebpSDp12QXOi2xrgf2rDfXeWRvheReW_XRDvgE0xCPuSgw0kY4vuyw2V4GMicdjJS8YmtnXQwxew6et6D59KTAm4MEeAkZJjRnbgW1Vj4j6xICdMmvtuETbC8TJdPnjE?width=660&amp;height=371&amp;cropmode=none\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IGdiACWiMAM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>I had to look up approximately where it was, but it turns out that the location more or less makes sense; It&#8217;s a possible route one could take if running away in that area.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t able to get a picture of it, but at one point the Spanish blockaded the hostel.<br \/>\nThanks to poor tactical planning on their part, they only blocked the lobby with bags and suitcases and a milling throng of people in very bulky cold-weather gear, and paid no mind to a secret path, known only to those who&#8217;d been to the bar.<\/p>\n<p>The very bulky cold-weather gear came in handy, however, when it started snowing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cg7rbw-dm2305.files.1drv.com\/y3mTAS-nPFFSUs7ev928bTEQGlE8tLMOd6XpnqxFtKxkKGlb0uRTVrj0Us8CgBiND4TaTaltvwKCLzdXNE3Q3hQNvNxa3Icwu5kE6JUAb9LC5IdwmwHnyOcqzCWeTR5OF5sG0GfUYJfaL3ogvpPT0Xt5d6p2zJGT0BNM2pQ0GkDxKo?width=660&amp;height=371&amp;cropmode=none\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, not enough to stick around, except on the tops of cars, but it was fun while it lasted; There were little flurries most of the day, and I&#8217;m told that it also snowed in other, less Scottish places, like Buckinghamshire.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cg7tbw-dm2305.files.1drv.com\/y3mMhS0EI7Lp6ANT3a110XQJZo05HgFLyBw9oj9kZX-ysVuOgJyg5l66StpXZu_21rrnSajwWvYM1b4YVds-cSyTTFSMimpylAp3vRxPOqNZ9XCmJoseCy3XEtT4rkAOrB2oJaT_ZCbfUHmp8U21tVQJIKDTuWrZ6ffOj_fVF4-rgU?width=660&amp;height=371&amp;cropmode=none\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The events recounted in <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=2697\">The Ballad Of Pukey Van Der McGee<\/a> gave me an idea of what to expect for the weekend, and this sign appearing on the door next door did NOT fill me with confidence that a quiet Friday night was a possibility.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cg7sbw-dm2305.files.1drv.com\/y3mK5l9b-yY6xba8wNjJf4i3kNapZv_yUl8JBy2gbBl-DIgAtQNEz-9ImsyqDEVkP1CehLbO5slhvb9jwYTvvcdYNa79KypomuR4esCjOJ4h9CheaqlOVBtC3GBWKF22Bfi8S52hPEdmM-A9vf9LWr3kKxa5ugNGdfKVrzcCtLjDW0?width=144&amp;height=256&amp;cropmode=none\" width=\"144\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, I had a\u00a0<em>cunning plan<\/em>, based mainly on the fact that a podcast recording with people in New Zealand, Canada, and the UK is going to involve somebody drawing the short straw, and since sleep probably wasn&#8217;t an option, an 0100h recording time wasn&#8217;t going to be a problem on the &#8216;being awake&#8217; front.<br \/>\nSomewhere to record\u00a0<em>was<\/em> an issue; The bar was clearly not an option, and the lobby, while quieter, would still have a lot of people passing through; Background noise is something which can be worked with, someone asking &#8220;Whatcha Doing?&#8221; is more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Also, with the things we sometimes talk about <em><strong>during perfectly reasonable\u00a0discussions<\/strong><\/em>, I was worried about ending up on a watch-list.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, those stairs I mentioned earlier because of\u00a0<strong>reasons<\/strong> didn&#8217;t connect directly to the hallway; There was a chamber\/room in between, possibly as some species of smoke control or noise control measure, and\u00a0<em>that\u00a0<\/em>space had an alcove which wasn&#8217;t in the path between the doors. A space with a good WiFi signal.<br \/>\nThus, I was able to set up the Big Red Couch studio, Edinburgh branch, pictured below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cw7sbw-dm2305.files.1drv.com\/y3m6sTdyIFt6C5Q1HVP2TGS7-iGMm6qnTT8u6tKxTPAUTN0pCh2N-Y39cw1vXfZYuk3Dfk4_m4YC04Cn4kJVUjUsO03JMuToGVvLzhjBEF2VhdG0IviX9Fy1-VGa2bGSxw5VwtsFhpX2sT7fjy5jvb3G78jLa9dmqsjVhc_vUWIfZ4?width=660&amp;height=371&amp;cropmode=none\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At 0100h, I was quite glad of that radiator. The hostel is warm enough, but windows leak heat, and there was a lot of not-warm out there. Surprisingly, nobody used the stairwell the entire time we were recording; A couple of pretty drunk (or ludicrously Scottish) women did use the stairwell afterwards, and did ask what I was up to, but were too drunk to care much about the answer.<br \/>\nOr understand it.<br \/>\nOr, after ten seconds or so, remember that they&#8217;d asked.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m impressed that neither of them died falling down that stairwell.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aq72bw-dm2305.files.1drv.com\/y3mZRjDgwMYY_ObXPaathylP8VJebx2Q1vBWUYTFHRHnJ1NgzPGBsB_f86c2rfGgAcLr0p9klcJppEItNMd5SxmBZmUkHGwPGLIYOvg7V_1CAwZDupfFyhwiQ3jn2__Ig9KibfC9P5_AbZBjV6CFpkZUfkSuckAwmZMgSzz_7ayvzY?width=660&amp;height=371&amp;cropmode=none\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, there&#8217;s not really any news; Jobhunt not going well, urge to punch recruiters for being shit-useless steadily rising, and I really have no clue what to do about it. 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