| Alumni |
[Jul. 16th, 2008|12:16 pm] |
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After one phenomenonally busy and stressful year, I graduated on Friday with a 2:1 BA Honours in Festival and Leisure Management with Entrepreneurship - I did it! I'm so proud of myself, the past 4 years has gone so fast, have to find a job now!
In other news, still with John, getting to enjoy our time together now, rather than the poor bugger having to put up with me being a stressed and moody cow.
I've just spent the past month in the Isle of Man, visiting my Mum, brother Chris and dog Tia, who now all live over there.
Grad ball on Friday, can't wait! Gonna be a girly week of preening and trying on dresses.
See ya's in another year! |
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| One Year On... |
[Jun. 26th, 2007|09:26 pm] |
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So, here's an update, nearly a year on from the last time I looked at this thing. Feels kinda strange being back here.
SO what's been happening?
Well, I have a degree! BA Festival and Leisure Management with Entrepreneurship! Still got one more year to go, need my Honours to get anywhere in the industry it seems, I think it's bollocks though. The past 3 years have seemed a blur, yet dragged, loved it though, got some great mates at uni. Got letters after my name though, they're not cool enough to use though.
John - me and my bloke have been together nearly 2 years now. He's great, very similar to me, so maybe that just makes me vain? Whatever, he makes me laugh and we have a great time together.
I'm an aunty X2! As well as Zac, now 18months old, I now have a niece called Olivia, just a month old! They're both so cute, I love them so much!
Started a new job in a vintage clothing shop (heaven!) called Platform Soul in Tollcross. Not open yet, but we've been setting the place up and dressing mannequins, strangely good fun, but you do feel a perv!
Have been making a conscience effort to get my head out my arse and get back in contact with old friends, it's been such a laugh! Bring on the banter!
Oh yeah, got a hair chop. My hair was half way down my back and it annoyed me, so went for the chop. Feels weird, I look like a grown up, ick!
Other than that, spend good times traveling around with John, Las Vegas for my 21st last September and around Scotland, seeing sights and having a laugh.
Not sure if I'll be back, I probably will, quite good writing my memories down. |
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| Nearly There! |
[Jun. 8th, 2006|03:10 pm] |
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Holy hell, only one more week of college to go! Woohoo!
Got my event coming up on Saturday (it's been over a year since the comedy night, eek!) and I'm bricking it - got nearly 100 hair-arsed bikers doing a sponsored blast to Melrose and back, then having a massive rock gig in the Haddington Townhouse, anyone up for it?
College has really been beasting me this year, been so hard and a lot of it. I'll refrain from posting the workload countdown like last year!
I've accepted the Napier Uni degree offer, so will start that in September after I get back from VEGAS BABY!
May arise from my murky depths of work after the next week or so!
Things are awesome with John, he makes me so happy, we have such a good laugh. It's just really nice to be with someone you don't always have to watch what you say with/what they're up to kinda thing.
Anyway, I'm off - I've still gotta sort out a sound engineer and a guitar amp for Saturday, eek! |
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| Ouchy Biscuits |
[Mar. 8th, 2006|09:38 am] |
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I know I haven't really been around for a while, and no-one probably cares about what happening, but just fancied telling everyone about my geniusness at work yesterday...
Scrapping wax of a thick glass tealight holder with a wee starter knife, don't notice crack in bottom of holder, knife goes right through the bottom of said holder, and into my left ring finger, glass shards and all, right down to all the worky bits. Pissed blood through 3 massive dressings, gushed tomato soup all over the bar, went round to my doctor with blood dripping down my wrist, get it redredressed and referred to the Western, blood pours through that dressings, call my Mum for a lift, leave bloody handprints on the phone, get hand X-rayed, finger stops bleeding, I look inside and give a wiggle, and I can see all the stringy bits moving! Get wound glued and dressed, get bus back to work, I take someones money, finger starts bleeding, call Mum again, back to the Western, to find the tiniest bit has come unglued, so now have a massive whole finger dressing, really sexy!
Best wound I've ever had by a long shot! It does mean that I'm rendered pretty useless with my left hand though... Driving and gear changes have been fun.
Finger hurts alot more today that it did when it happened, must be all the prodding and bruising.
So yeah, other stuff has been happening, but that's pretty much the coolest. John and I are great, going to Las Vegas in September for my 21st.
Work is a bit stressful, possibly summat to do with my bosses business partner indecently assaulting me at the staff party when he thought I was asleep - he got burst for that.
College is busy, up-to-date (nearly) for once though, so that's good.
Anyway, back to the college grind. |
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| First Update of 2006 |
[Jan. 5th, 2006|04:37 pm] |
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A very belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Bloody hell, been ages since my last update, just couldn't be bothered to do it before now, which means that you lovely people will just get the highlights.
1. I have a new boyfried - yay! Well, I've known him for about 6 years, and we've kinda unofficially been seeing each others for WEEKS, but only just felt un-weird enough to go official, and it's lovely! I've pined over him for years! HIs name's John, and he's a drummer. Been spending time with him, met loads of his family at Hogmanay, was really fun.
2. Me and John are heading up to Aviemore this weekend for some sightseeing and other stuff. Never really seen much of my country, so really looking forward to this.
3. I have a puppy now! Her name's Tia, and she's a 13 week old Rottweiller - German Shepherd cross, and she's massive already! She wasn't a Christmas present, before everyone gives me the "they're for life, not just for Christmas" line, she was abandoned as a wee pup, stayed with Chris for a while and is now the terror of me and Mums flat.
And now for the "reflect upon 2005" bit...
I quite enjoyed 2005 actually, I changed alot, mainly for the better I think. Was single for most of it, and I had a good time. I realised that I'd been pushed around a fair bit before and that I hadn't been happy, became stronger and more focused. Started college again, got into a new relationship, took up a new hobby, had a few fab holidays and spent lotsa fun time with Charlie!
I'm sure more will come to me, but I'm off to the pub now! |
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| My Story |
[Dec. 7th, 2005|11:38 am] |
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I was working in Hamiltons last night, and "Wild Turkey man" - a regular who sits for hours drinking Wild Turkey bourbon and lemonade, usually two of them. I once asked him if he just wanted them in the same glass, he says "No, if I drink doubles I get too drunk". WTF? It IS a bloody double you muppet!
Anyway, he also sits and writes ALL night, usually asking us for sheets of our order slips.
So, he wrote a story about me! Great bit of comedy actually, reading it through, I could hear a bad 70s porno riff going on, kinda like the Shaft theme, see what you think. I've copied it in exactly the way he wrote it.
It's Not Everday....
One meets a sexual siren.
Today of course, was of no exception.
I came close though.
At "Hamiltons" - again!
It was early.
Quiet.
Inviting.
I partoke my usual stool at the bar.
She:
Entered.
From the staff cubby-hole "left" of the bar.
My stare.
Never "left" her.
Her body spoke volumes.
The voices in my head - concurred.
"Her" voice - when she spoke - was inviting as a free drink.
"Good evening" she purred. "I'm Elaine - your bar hostess for the evening."
My God! That voice! Mellow - as a Aporoaig 10 year old whisky.
So!
I ordered bourbon! - Self presiviation - prevailing.
I shouldn;t even have tried.
"Bourbon?" she asked - her voice once more a temptation.
I whimpered in a croaking voice, not known since puberty.
"Yes! - with lemonade - please!"
She turned - sashaing to meet the gantry.
I gulped.
The hundred pound note I held looked insignificant - I should have brought the "Ferrari".
Before I could remember my PIN number - a hand - as silken as a caressing early dawn; laid before me - my requested refreshment.
"That will be three-pounds-eighty-please!"
"Pardon?"
"Three-pounds-eighty-please!"
My eyes unblurred - my mind - till now - a confusion of neutons - imploded into a single proton.
"Your name!"
"Pardon?"
"Your name! - What's your name?"
"Elaine"
"I'm Jay!"
"The point being???"
"Well - I'm an infamous writer - some folks even claim to know me."
"Do they know you still owe three-pounds-eighty?"
I paid.
Such is fame.
Now, can anyone guess where I think that porno tune should kick in? |
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| I'm An Aunty! |
[Nov. 11th, 2005|08:30 am] |
As of 6.22pm yesterday, I'm an aunty to a cute, wrinkly bouncing boy, Isaac (Zack) James Neill!! 7lb 8oz and a stubborn wee git so far!
I had a trial shift at a bar last night and started crying when I heard the news, I was just so glad that everything turned out well after a fairly hard pregnancy for Hayley.
Get to see Hayley and him today, can't wait! |
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| Hawaai, finally! |
[Oct. 20th, 2005|12:55 pm] |
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Well, I finally have some time on my hands (October Break, yay!) so I suppose I should really update about my holiday, as I haven't done a proper update since... well, many months ago!
( Hawaiian Behind Here ) |
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| So far... |
[Sep. 14th, 2005|02:49 pm] |
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Things are going great here, I'm actually brown, it's a miracle!
I have no idea what's going on in the world, as all American news channels report on is Hurricanes Katrina and Ophelia and that new Chief Justice dude.
On another note, a massive ocean swell came up from the South Pacfic and hit The Big Island (the island that I'm on) today, which means lots of waves and yup, you guessed it, lots of surfers, yum! |
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| Twenteen! |
[Sep. 10th, 2005|11:51 am] |
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"Happy Burfday to Me,
Happy Burfday to Me!
I am in Hawaii,
Happy Burfday to Me!!!"
Having a fab time so far, got a wee bit of a tan, so have lost me usual blue tint...
This place is wonderful, I could happily move here! What a place to spend a birthday... |
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| That'll Be Why... |
[Aug. 2nd, 2005|06:13 pm] |
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I'm sure the pants I wore today would've been much comfier had I actually worn them the right way round.... |
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| The Sprog |
[Jul. 24th, 2005|05:03 pm] |
I've mentioned it a few times before, but just in case anyone's missed it, I'm gonna be an aunty!
Until Friday this didn't really mean much to me, seeing as my genius big brother got his bint of a girlfriend pregnant, but it's all changed now.
On Thursday night Hayley starting getting contractions, at 23 WEEKS! This is not good, that shouldn't happen until 40 weeks! Anyway, it turned out to false contractions brought on by an infection, but I went along to the emergency scan on Friday afternoon with Chris and Hayley - which wasn't really treated as an emergency, much to my disgust. A young woman who doesn't keep good health nearly goes into labour at 23 weeks, then can't get an appointment for 12 hours after it starts, then it kept waiting for 5 hours? Yeah, worrying.
Anyway, Chris has to park the car, so I go into the scan with Hayley, I nearly started crying from awe. I could see each and every single little finger and toe moving, it's eyes opening, it yawning, sucking its finger, grabbing its foot, and it's wee nose and mouth, as well as it's heart beating, which I later got to hear too. That was when it sunk in that I was going to be an aunty, and the favourite out of the 3 aunties that the babys gonna have! I am also so surprised at just how clear the scan was, amazing! For those of you that don't really know me - I'm not maternal, and I think babies are icky, but I can't help but gush over the thought of being an aunty! it's really weird, but I'm actually looking forward to it arrival, mainly because finally I'll have someone to teach bad habits too! |
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| *beams* |
[Jul. 21st, 2005|02:44 pm] |
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Had a really nice night last night. Went out to Pencaitland where the lovely Charlie cooked me a lovely big bowl of tortellini, YUM!, after which I very nearly bought me and Dad a mini motocross bike each off eBay, 89p! Bargain! I also now have a new nickname, according to Charlie and the rest of the Hind clan - "Brainy Laney" - turns out they are most proud of my college results! *beams* I was also told by  the long lost Belter that I "rock like a hurricane". I like this, I think I may have it tattooed somewhere.
Tonight I will be cooking for John, which is always a laugh!
In other news, some more explosions happened in London this morning, not uite to the same extent of the bombs the other week, don't think anyone's hurt. |
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| Me Likey! From My Big Bro |
[Jul. 18th, 2005|05:43 pm] |
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Logical Theory
The following is supposedly an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term.
The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with his colleagues, via the internet, which is, fo course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.
Bonus question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?
Most students wrote proofs of their beliefs of Boyles Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.
One student, however, wrote the following:
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.
As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell.
With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyles Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionally as souls are added.
This gives two possibilities:
1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.
2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster that the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature will drop until Hell freezes over.
So which is it?
If we accept the postulate given to me by Theresa during my Freshman year that, "it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you", and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over.
The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct... leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being, which explains why Theresa kept shouting, "Oh my God!"
THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A" |
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| Blah Blah Yadda Yadda |
[Jul. 12th, 2005|05:00 pm] |
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Right, an update to include most bumph since last weekend!
Last weekend!
Went to the Isle of Man for the first time! Yay! Lovely wee place, with it's very own climate!
But I did have a wee bit of a worrying episode in the airport though - I turned up at the ticket desk to pick up my ticket (funnily!) to which I was told it wasn't there, I'd already picked it up! Erm, no, I haven't! Turns out they'd given my ticket to Thomas McGrath (slight difference, you'll find), so obviously, they didn't ask him for ID, or check the ticket properly. So, they sort his ticket out, then make up a new ticket for me, and hand it over without asking me for any form of ID whatsoever. Does anyone else see something horrifically wrong with this?!?!
Anyway, the Isle of Man involved lots of eating of gorgeous local seafood, lots of wine, motorbiking (I've caught the bug SO badly!), manicures, exploring of the coastal walks and shopping, with many coffee and cake breaks! Also saw a Manx cat, cute wee things! They look just like normal cats, just with no tails, and slightly longer back legs, should you wish to know! Was really nice catching up with Fiona and Ian (my Mums friends who live there that we stayed with).
Managed to successfully miss all the G8 bollocks too, mission accomplished!
Erm, what else? oh yeah, me and Charlie FINALLY got round to going kickboxing last night, much fun, although my shoulders are a wee bit stiff today! Turns out I'm much stronger than I look, to the point that one of the proper boxer dudes looked quite worried when I threw a punch at Charlie *giggles* |
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| A Note, If I May |
[Jul. 8th, 2005|01:09 pm] |
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I would like to take this time to point out to some of the more naive/close minded/stupid of you, that terrorism did not start on September 11th 2001, but long before that.
That is all for now. |
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| VROOM! GRUNT! |
[Jun. 23rd, 2005|03:05 pm] |
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| | At The Drive In - Cosmonaut | ] |
First off, I'd like to say I had my first go on a motorbike last night, as a passenger obviously. OH MY FUCKING DEITY, that was so much fun! I think I've just found my new addiction. It will be expensive, but I WILL get my bike license at some point in the fairly near future! It was on the back of my Dads bike, having a wee ride trhough the country roads of East Lothian, grand wee place it is for stuff such as that. VROOM VROOM! |
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| Hawaii |
[May. 21st, 2005|03:12 pm] |
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| | Will Haven - Carpe Diem | ] |
Just been reading my Lonely Planet guide to Hawaii, where I'm going in September, woot!
It turns out that in Hawaiian, the word ai means sexual intercourse, but stick an apostrophy in front of it so it read 'ai, and it means food! Excellent!
I'm yet to distinguish the proper pronunciation of each, though, so better be careful! |
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| :S |
[May. 11th, 2005|06:40 am] |
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I think I have penis envy |
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