How on earth do you pack for 10-18 degree Celsius weather? I don't -- I honestly don't remember what that's like. I spent the winter in New York in freezing temperatures, and by the time I returned to Israel Tel Aviv was already in its mid-twenties. These type of temperatures seem like winter temperatures to me, not August. I guess I'll need - an actual warm coat? Do I need boots or are regular shoes enough?

(these are serious questions. UK folks - in general, people who live in places where it's cold and rains in the summer - how do you prepare for that.)

At least we have managed to book a place through Airbnb, YAY, so we will have a roof within walking distance of the festival. I hope Scotland does not have any mosquitoes, though at this point it wouldn't matter since I don't actually have any empty patches of skin left on my body.

I will not have time to post in detail before I leave, but in general life news:
--baby sister returned home safely on Thursday, along with most of the reservists I know
--there is a ceasefire - kind of - again - it's hard to keep track of these days
--it's not actually over yet, but
--it's... getting there...

Also I met a bunch of fangirls on Friday, which was lovely, and spent the weekend with a bunch of friends and family, and watching videos of hockey players throwing buckets of icy water at themselves, because that's apparently a thing that not just I but THE WORLD is into these days. For certain definitions of the world world.

*is a phrase that has been on my mind today because it is an excellent hockey fic