Another August, another Edinburgh Fringe

August for me is all about the Fringe. Last year a few big weddings got in the way of doing it properly, but I made up for it this year.

If just to remind myself, this year's shows were:

1st Weekend (just us two):
- Wanderlust
Jim Carey-style story teller tells of his journeys through Africa. Storytelling becomes gripping poetry
- Tumble Circus
Arguing couple do amazing acrobatic/trapeze sequences
- Mat Ricardo
Juggling vaudeville entertainer who alas was a slight let down after last year. But will remember 'security theatre' to describe airports.

- Edgar Allan Poe
Best of his stories strung together in a lunatic asylum

Mid-week (with OU)
- Skeptics on the fringe - Cock  & Bull
Statistical/medical slant on penis size and the lengths (!) men go to to increase


2nd Weekend (with OU)
- Domestic Science
Noodles are like litmus paper and Dan Schreiber is a name to watch for. Also got to practise alien drawing on iced doughnut
- We the Chemicals
Stand-up free show in Izzard style, but lacked memorable phrases (wish I could remember some now)
- Numb and Number
Awesome show about numbers, and general world observations. Very funny

- Lullabies to make your children cry
Great storyteller/poet/singer, put off a bit by strong feminist slant. Stories were great.

3rd Weekend (with sis/bro-in-law)
- Supervillain
Single man sketch show - good voices, but sketches weren't as funny as the accents.
- Am I Good Friend?
Crazy 19-year old Australian girl talks about friendship and the Chicken of mystery. 
- Young & Strange
Awesome magicians - lots of slight of hand
- Thinking Drinkers Guide to Alcohol
Bishop's Finger Beer, Jagermeister, Rum (Angustura) Gin (Tanqueray), Absinthe, Belvedere Pink Grapefruit Vodka, all in one show with anecdotes of each history
- One man Lord of the Rings
Amazingly voiced whistle stop imitation of all three films in 60 mins. Very funny in places.
- How to predict the future
Edinburgh Skeptics show - half debunking psychic predictions, half magic.

Of course all of this was interspersed with good eating and drinking.
Yesterday's food highlights in particular were La Favourita's pizza van (with proper pizza oven on board), Pubbledub burgers, and the best waffles I've had outside of Germany!

Fortunately I do not have to wait another year for the waffles! Just for another fringe - which after that little lot is probably just as well.