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DECEMBER ---

  • trip to hospital with ribh
  • xmas shopping and dinner at mezcal
  • christmas lunch at gkc easterhouse campus with hazel, karen, bryan, john, tracy, mo, lesley and mae
    • cranberry sangria, virgin mojitos, camembert, prawn cocktail, champagne sorbet, turkey, gingerbread and custard, ginger wine
  • trip home for the weekend
    • bingo at cd golf club with ribh
    • spending time with h.r
  • gallacher christmas night out
    • meal at golf course
    • drinks with ribh and rebecca
  • esol night out with teachers
    • meal at topolobamba - beef tostadas, chicken quesadillas, pulled pork fries, margaritas and churros
    • drinks at dreary lane with beth, andrew, heather and jennie
    • pint at the gallery
  • esol student christmas party - musical chairs and pass the parcel
  • admissions team xmas night out with bryan, estera, karen and hazel
    • drinks at the merchant and slug and lettuce
  • home for xmas
    • homemade winter fizz cocktails with mum

NOVEMBER ---

  • day at the sauna
    • aj, jay, rodrigo
  • catch up and night out with daria
    • hazels bar, katies, waxy o'connors, karaoke at delmonicas, tingle, revolucion de cuba.
  • drinks with laurie and chloe at redmonds
  • hook up with isar
  • (busy month due to work and new job)
    • feeling settled in; good feedback; making good connections and working relationships
  • trip home for the weekend
    • trip to dumfries and spending time with h.r
  • down week at work - training session on trauma
  • pub quiz at the palais with ribh, alex, alice and laurie
  • night out with kieran, cris, rodrigo and cameron
    • drinks at katies bar
    • polo lounge - kisses
  • day out with ribh
    • horrible snow/slushy weather
    • lunch at ting thai and shopping
    • drinks at waxy o'connors
    • paesano with matthew
  • appointment at shc at parkhead
  • trip home to mum and dads for the weekend

OCTOBER ---

  • first day of new job at gkc!
    • meeting claire and new team
    • interviews with students - sudanese guys
  • great first week of new job - giving presentations in front of classes, esol drop-in sessions, team building, sp. and e.e. campuses
  • h.r dance competition at platform in easterhouse with mum, dad, heather, fraser and alisha
  • pub quiz at stag and thistle with alice, alex, rowan and cat - leaving half-way through because it was crap
  • hook up with isar - chocolate and candles present
  • drive down home with alice
    • amazing dinner at the clachan with helen and trish - wood pigeon, scotch ox cheek, dark chocolate dome
  • chilled weekend at home with mum and dad
  • ribh moving into my flat
    • dinner and drinks at the palais with matthew
  • scotland vs portugal football match at hampden
    • pre-drinks with alice, ribh and yvie
    • seeing cristiano ronaldo!
  • pub quiz with alice, ribh, alex, liam, beth, niahm and erin at amsterdam bar
  • day out shopping with ribh
    • iced coffee at venezuelan cafe
    • clothes shopping
    • lunch at sugo - pints, watching football at the arc
  • trip home to visit mum and dad at weekend
    • lunch at old schoolhouse

SEPTEMBER ---

  • dinner at lauries house
    • tuscan salmon, drinks with rory & chloe
  • night out with katie, laurie and chloe
    • pints at drygate and the palais
    • drunk karaoke in katie's bar
  • solo lunch at spoons (lol - to celebrate half-day)
  • trip home to mum and dad's house
  • bingo at cd golf club with ribh and matthew
  • celebrating dad's birthday at home with mum, h. and h.r
  • 80s disco night at cd golf club
  • indyref 10 year anniversary event at work
    • pub afterwards with eddie, ellie and mps/journalists
  • azealia banks gig with joseph and conor
  • final day of work at john smith centre
    • leaving presents, lunch at ting thai west end
  • molly visit to glasgow
    • pints at waxys, cocktails at house of gods rooftop bar
    • katie's bar with ribh and alice
    • sleepover - breakfast at cafe zecchino with ribh
  • split up with joseph
  • day out with mum and h.
    • drinks at wetherspoons
    • lunch at sugo and trip to dennistoun
    • coffee at tibo
  • solo-trip to barcelona
    • first ever solo flight from prestwick
    • landing in barcelona, staying in stefanias home stay off placa del catalunya, meeting alejandro and charlotte
    • breakfast at la boquiera market, lunch at el xampanyet with american couple debbie and jeff
    • drinks at la chapelle and walking around eixample gay district
    • dinner at stefanias rooftop terrace with alejandro, felipe, tomas and sven - smoking hashish vape
    • spanish civil war walking tour, steake tartare and wine at placa reil, spanish tapas walking tour in the evening - meeting maddie and lewis from uk, american family, and rose from australia
    • walking around parc de la cuitdella, cinnamon bun from demasie bakery, amazing hook-up with saeed from morocco
    • flight home
  • day out with heather and fran
    • lunch at sapporo teppanyaki
    • drinks and karaoke at the winds
  • coffee and catch up with alice at tinderbox

AUGUST ---

  • edinburgh fringe day out
    • japanese street performer
    • meeting sandra, ellen, blair and kirsten at the hanging bat, seeing the the show for young men, drinks, tacos and street food
    • sleepover at ellens & deep chats
    • walk around portobello beach
  • lunch and catch up with becky at bob and berts
  • bingo at cd golf club - winning £100
  • dbt civic day with ribh and matthew
    • drinks at park, bbq at paul and susans, fireworks, birchtree
  • phone call, offered gk college job!
  • night out with daria and oksana
    • cocktails and food at house of gods rooftop bar
    • drinks at delmonicas
    • polo lounge - kissing chris from colorado
  • pub quiz at the palais with laurie, chloe, katie, maeve, nellie and hannah
    • pints at dukes bar and redmonds
  • day trip to balloch country park with joseph
    • louis theroux documentaries and hookup
  • trip to edinburgh to watch festival of politics at scot parl
  • trip to shc at riding room - lol?
  • trip home to mum and dads
    • meal at carlos for dad's (early) birthday
  • signed contract for new job!
  • day out with h and kelly
    • open top city sightseeing tour bus
    • drinks at house of gods rooftop bar
    • dinner at ka pao

JULY ---

  • probation extended at work (!)
    • solo pints at the curlers rest
  • ribh and matthew sleepover at mine
  • voted in general election 2024
  • day out in glasgow with my sister
    • drinks at waxy o'connors
    • lunch at el jefes in finnieston
    • vodka wodka, inn deep, tinderbox, the gallery, shopping on buchanan street
  • trip to cumbria to see molly
    • lunch at coco mill
    • drinks at last zebra, wester walls brewery, the griffin, pubs in penrith
    • sleepover at jaynes house
    • coffee and catch up at abbis new house
  • drinks and catch up with shona and mike at tabac
  • night out with kirsty and australian girls serena and ellie
    • wunderbar, el jefes (again), maggie mays
  • manchester internship interviews at work
  • alice's birthday party
    • pre-drinks at sarahs flat
    • subclub dj set at queens park (crappy weather) - random post-hook up drama!
    • after-party back at alices and cats, sleepover at laurie and rory's new flat
  • interview at springburn college for new job
  • trip home for the weekend
    • golf club quiz with ribh, neil, jean and tracey - coming first place, drinks and lock-in
    • coffee and cake at streetlights with mum
    • a quiet place: day one at fullarton with ribh & matthew
    • shopping trip to edinburgh with ribh and matthew
      • lunch at pho, st james quarter, abington

JUNE ---

  • visit home to mum and dads
    • seeing my niece h.r
    • homemade sangrias in the garden with mum
  • day out with daria and oksana in glasgow
    • lunch at ting thai, shopping, drinks at waxy o connors, walk up necropolis, coffee back at darias
  • scotland vs finland football match with ribh and alice
    • hanging out with ribh, lunch at bread meats bread, pints at the winds and hampden fan zone
    • drinks afterwards & alices flat
    • sleepover with ribh, brunch at coias cafe
  • work training day at tay house, charing cross
  • scotland vs germany euros football match at the shed
    • bowling at bowlarama
    • sleepover with ribh and matthew
  • meal at the kings with mum, dad, fraser and h.r
  • spending father's day at home
  • jsc live interview with elli
  • job interview with s.r.c
  • hanging out with laurie - pints at redmonds and pizza
  • stewart mcdonald snp candidate adoption party
    • speeches from nicola, kate, john, stephen and philippa, meeting matthew
  • yvie's birthday party
    • drinks at g41 bar in shawlands
    • after-party back in govanhill
  • scotland vs hungary football match with alice
    • pre-drinks at the social
    • watching match at o'neills with sofia and paul
  • kez's leaving do in edinburgh
    • lunch at ka pao with kez, alison, elli and catherine
  • trip home for the weekend
    • skippers scran van at kbt with mum, dad and h.r
    • h.r 'i love you'

MAY ---

  • trip to edinburgh
    • lunch at haggis box and catch up with shona; talking to random old scot-trad performer for ages
  • appearing on an episode of the chase
    • free trip to london & staying in hotel
    • meeting itv crew and team mates mike, jean and sara
    • £6000 and meeting shaun wallace
    • experience of being in tv studio
  • lunch with mum and dad at cranachan in glasgow
  • sleepover with ribh
    • chinese takeaway and watching celebrity juice
  • bank holiday day out
    • drinks with ribh, molly, laurie, alice and andrew
    • the merchant, wunderbar, kitty o'sheas and polo
    • being locked out and sleepover at lauries
  • catch up with joseph
    • meal at cal cuill
    • drinks at amsterdam bar and dels
  • chloe max bday party (fun night)
    • pre-drinks on the balcony
    • the locale - drinks and d.d car
    • after-party at the flat
  • hungover solo walk into town
    • lunch at icafe and people watching in george square
  • trip home for the weekend
    • day out in dumfries - meeting sam rae for coffee, pints at doogie - seeing jan & jamie
    • solo walk up the doach woods with kiara
  • walk around the botanic gardens
  • dental appointment in torrance, pint at the ramblers
  • solo trip into town - pint at the gallery gay bar
  • hanging out/hook up with joseph
  • hanging out/hook up with isar
  • final party at laurie and chloes old flat
    • dragon soops, coke, taxi back with lee
  • visiting home for the weekend

APRIL ---

  • evening at josephs house
    • watching the apprentice & hookup
  • meeting with nas and ayaat
    • drinks, catch up, dinner at barca tapas
  • afternoon out with alice
    • shopping, dinner at sugo,
    • drinks at the social, catch up
  • dinner at oro italian restaurant in southside with alice, laurie, conor and frances
  • chilled trip home for the weekend
    • lunch at the old schoolhouse with mum and dad
  • john smith centre annual reception at scottish parliament
    • great night; drinks, networking, speeches
  • night out with molly, ellen and abbi in glasgow
    • beautiful weather, pre-drinks at my flat
    • wunderbar and mikaku japanese restaurant with alice
    • drinks at inn deep and ashton lane
    • sleepover
  • day out with daria, oksana and alex
    • trip to shawlands and pollok country park
    • walking around the burrell museum
    • drinks in town - the social and delmonicas
    • night out in polo - kissing paul
  • hanging out with laurie after work
    • vodka wodka and bread meats bread
  • quiz at golf club with ribh and matthew
  • fish and chips at loch ken with mum and dad, drive through galloway glens

MARCH ---

  • paesano and ribh sleepover
  • my birthday night out
    • drinks with alice, ribh and molly at my house
    • ashton lane and west side tavern for dinner
    • bowling at bowlarama
    • karaoke at the winds, meeting alison & stephanie
    • dancing at polo, meeting omar, beers back home
  • my birthday - turned 25 years old
    • quiet day working from home
    • cocktails at revolution with alice
    • dinner at ting thai with alice & loz
  • lunch at ramen dayo with a. & e. from work
  • hanging out with omar - arcade, coffee, drives
  • catch up with professor m.w
  • international women's day event edinburgh
    • touring the faculty of advocates
    • meeting helena kennedy and jsc/jst interns
    • drinks and canapes with oksana, daria and alex
    • drinks in edinburgh pubs afterwards
  • visiting home for the weekend
  • mother's day afternoon tea at the boathouse, glencaple
  • pro-palestine march through glasgow with omar
  • sauna day out - meeting steve (:///)
  • vox scotland event at work
  • pints and catch up with joseph
  • holiday to benidorm with ribh and sally
    • paesano & late night trip to airport
    • arriving in alicante
    • tapas restaurant and pints along the beach
    • card games on the terrace and marina
    • rump steak, pizza, pasta
    • catholic street parade at night
  • got composite veneers fitted
  • cabinet office glasgow hq visit
  • dinner and catch up at lauries house
    • delicious salmon, rice and sricha & wine
    • drinks with ribh and matthew at hide and seek
  • trip home for the weekend
    • lunch at designs with mum
    • visiting dad in the hospital
    • dad returns home and chinese dinner

FEBRUARY ---

  • laurie's birthday night out
    • pre-drinks at her flat with rory, rochelle, conor, alice, nellie and chloe
    • drinks at the grosvenor & spewey trip home
  • laurie & chloes amazing bday dinner party
    • chilli & garlic hot honey chicken, harissa lamb chops, labneh, flatbreads, hispi cabbages
    • prosecco, red wine, drinking games
    • taxi back with lee
  • joseph visit to new flat
    • watching the apprentice & hookup
  • dental appointment in torrance
  • pub quiz at the palais with kirsty on duke street
  • day out in glasgow with molly
    • lunch and cocktails at october & wunderbar
    • viewing my new flat, meeting kirsty
    • pints on duke street
    • wetherspoons with conor and jordan
  • greek meal at halloumi with mum and h.
    • drink at hotel bar & chilling in room
  • 2nd audition for the chase
    • got shortlisted!
  • night out with ribh, matthew and alice
    • drinks at october, tingle, irish bar
  • work trip to edinburgh to meet c. smith kc
  • quiz at cd golf club with ribh, tracy and jean
    • drinks & lock-in - spewy tequila rose shots
  • family dinner at the nith - mum, dad, f., a. & h.r
  • being at home for mum's birthday
  • politics and pints ukraine event

JANUARY ---

  • quiet ny day at home with mum and dad
  • night away in glasgow
    • flat viewing in dennistoun - meeting kirsty
    • delmonicas and staying in travelodge
  • first day of work at j.s centre
    • meeting e. and a., lunch at bread meats bread in west end, induction training/tour of gu campus
    • found out flat viewing was successful!
  • lunch/catch up in dalbeattie with ribh, mr whippys
  • another work hotel stay in travelodge
  • phone call audition for the chase
  • shopping and kfc with parents in dmfs
  • trip to scottish parliament with k., a. and e.
    • meeting new parliamentary interns, handshake with first minister, committee meetings, watching fmqs
  • pints at cc blooms
  • sleepover at nas and daisy's house
  • coffee and catch up with shona in edinburgh cafe
  • dinner at the kings in dbt with mum and dad
  • dental appointment in torrance
  • staying in point a and easy hotels
  • leaving lunch with d&g colleagues
    • dining at suzie's place with sharon, kirsty, emma, adriana, lois, becky, adriana, oksana and lauren - amazing presents & goodbye card
    • drinking wine at the granary
  • night out in dumfries with ribh and sally
    • dinner at the bank
    • drinks at spoons & mcdonalds with kacsper
  • moved into new flat in glasgow
  • coffee with lesia from g.u ukraine fundraiser
jan 1 2024 ∞
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