thursday - Went to a leaving night for Deans who is going to Canada for some reason I forgot to actually ask. Pretty good night, we went to Brunswick Cellars and then Firewater. Memorable parts of the night include lots of singing in Cellars and dancing to Iggy Pop in Firewater.

saturday - On saturday there was a house warming party at Iain and Lyndsey’s. It was pretty fun, I was sensible and didn’t drink too much. Lots of chilled out talking and some dringing games. Got the last train home at a reasonable hour and witnessed some fighting on Sauchiehall Street which was amusing. Sometimes it feels like there’s a riot going on in Glasgow but nobody is quite sure what it’s about so they all just shout nonsense and fight.

sunday - Watched the F1 which is a sunday ritual which has been missed lately. Then Ashley and I headed over to see her little brother (he’s 2) and we played with his trucks for a while and he dressed up as a spider. Headed to town after that and met Nicole who is back from Italy for a little while. Went to Nando’s and then Dimaggio’s for dessert. Got a couple of drinks in a bar and then headed home. Was good to catch up with her, looking forward to maybe doing another photoshoot with her next time she’s in Scotland.

today - Haven’t done too much today really. Got home this morning and my mum wasn’t too well and the doctor had to visit so that’s a little sad but she seems ok now. Had a bit of trouble with my sister which put me in a bad mood so just having a chilled out night now. Oh and I watched Breaking Bad which was awesome (though not quite as good as episode 7) but I’m sad because it’s the last episode until next summer.

tomorrow - Meeting Pierre (who is also back in town for a while) for lunch and a catch up. Should be good, haven’t really been in touch with him over the summer so it’ll be nice to hear what he’s been upto. At night Ashley and I are going to see Shut Up and Play the Hits at the GFT which will be amazing and I can’t wait, it’ll be a final chance to say goodbye to LCD Soundsystem. Also, Kirsty arrives back in Glasgow tomorrow so hopefully I’ll get to catch up with her soon too.

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Doubt anyone actually read all of this. oh well.

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Currently listening: Black Mountain - Year Zero OST.

Currently reading: Kafka - Metamophosis and Other Stories.

On saturday, Hannah text me and asked if I felt like meeting for drinks. We met in Central and shared a bottle of wine in a bar nearby. It was really great catching up - after not seeing her for a year. We caught up on life and what we’d been upto. We also had a little chat about a possible collaboration which could be quite fun. It’s good to have people who you can talk over ideas with and develop them. After that we moved on to Bar Ten for a couple more drinks and then Max’s on Queen Street before Hannah got the train home. Overall a lovely night. Hopefully it won’t be another year before we do it again.

On sunday, Ashley and I went for a walk up Dumbarton Rock which was good fun and not as big as I remembered. I got some nice photos and some ideas for a possible photoshoot soon. I was really small last time I was up there so it was strange seeing the view again after so long.

I didn’t do anything too exciting for the next couple of days but today I went to the Futureproof exhibition at Street Level which was really good (full post to follow). I also bought ‘An American Dream’ by Norman Mailer for £2 which I’m looking forward to starting.

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Lately I’ve been;

watching: Breaking Bad season 4

reading: Jay McInerney - Model Behaviour

listening to: Bloc Party - Four

I suppose quite a lot has happened lately that I haven’t mentioned on here but my memory is pretty awful though so I’ll just see what comes to me.

Ashley and I went down to London for the day a couple of weeks ago, she had a photoshoot thing to go to and I tagged along. We couldn’t afford to stay, or travel in any style so we needed to get a nightbus there and the same again back. That meant more than 16 hours of travel for 14 hours in London which was horrible. Thankfully the weather was good down there, we got to spend a little time in Camden and I got to wander around Spitalfields which was fun. Hopefully we can go back again soon and spend a few days there.

I got an A again this year in college. That means I’m officially going to GSA next year which is exciting but pretty daunting too. It’s a big commitment, I guess I just need to have faith in myself that I can do well and make it a worthwhile experience. It’s probably the best opportunity I’ve ever had to do something truly special so I’m determined to make the most of it. I’ll post my end of year project sometime soon.

Jamie came back from England this weekend for a while so on Saturday a few of us got together and had a pretty decent night out. Started out at Brewdog, had some Sink the Bismarks, thoroughly enjoyed it as always, had a curry, hit Sleazy’s for a bit and then finished at the casino.

On Sunday Ashley and I went swimming with my sister, niece and nephew. It was the first time the kids had been and it was great to see them splashing around and having so much fun in the water. Sunday night I went to Grant’s and watched the football with him and Jamie. The game was pretty spectacular really so obviously that was good.

Can’t remember what else has happened lately really so that’ll do for now.

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Currently reading: Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms

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