We Want the Airwaves

So it's been a bit since my last post (which is the standard opening for any post in this blog), but I have been writing quite a bit since the last one. Specifically I've been working on scripts for the radio. Yeah, over here radio still exists, although the campus radio here at Stirling actually only broadcasts online. Anyway.
Before I go any further, let me congratulate my cousin Nate Hyde and his wife Laurie who just a few days ago brought home a beautiful, healthy baby girl named Olivia Belle. I for one can't wait to meet my new first cousin once removed (which I'm pretty sure is how we're related, but to be honest I don't fully understand that system).
Now, the first set of scripts I've been writing has been for the SUDS (student drama) radio program. Basically I banded together with George and Liam (you remember those two, right?) to form a writing group that we've dubbed The Naughty Corner, and we're cranking out comedy sketches as fast as we can. We're hoping that the first batch will air this Sunday, and if they do I'll post the link to the show on facebook. There's nothing quite like teamwork and a complete lack of sleep to accomplish silly, raunchy comedy.

The Naughty Corner, en route to a dangerous SUDS pub crawl (George on the left, Liam hanging off my neck)

Today I also had a meeting with a gentleman from London who's interested in starting a new radio program here that would revolve around an absurdist version of a Scottish university. The idea's quite solid, although I need to develop my own characters more on this one. In any case, it sounds like it'll make for good radio. I'm turning into a hired gun for writing comedy on Airthrey Radio (so named because it records and broadcasts from the basement of Airthrey Castle, located on campus). Honestly, I'm loving every minute of the writing so far, and I can see why someone would want to make a profession of this.

Two hired guns in two hired fezes. I honestly can't explain this photo any further.

One final note before I conclude, and that is to plug the Alan Water Brewhouse, a pub located in Bridge of Alan, the village next to the University. I found them through George and the University Craft Beer society. They serve local beers and ciders that are amazing, cheap, and quite tall. Additionally, they make some of the strangest flavors you can imagine, including one called simply "Marmalade Pot" (don't ask). Nick Hyde (now a proud uncle), if you're ever back in Scotland, I'd highly recommend it. In fact, the whole place sort of screams for you, so get here as fast as you can.
I should probably get going to class now, since that is why I'm here in the first place, but I'll do my best to update this blog and keep everyone apprised of my increasingly strange and wonderful life here in Scotland. Enjoy your Fridays!