I could go on forever about Reuben so I'll just leave him out of it for now!
Holidays:
Melfort Pier
Villa at Olhos de Agua, Portugal – Pao caseiro toasties (like sourdough), tuna stew, sardines.
Centerparc with Sie's then to Jonny's for GAP reunion
Morton of Pitmilly – Geminid meteor shower
Work:
SGH locum job: 26/40 Austrian chorioamnionitis – Tough resus
Wishaw interview and job
Tricia & Nik come, to Troon & Wee Hurrie
Knocked off my bike coming home from work, she never pays up, police can do nothing
Buy Yaris
Jade Goody dies
Swine flu pandemic stage 5
Fiona Adam's 60th birthday party in Giffnock
Luss, quarry walk
Finish Halo on Xbox
Fit CD player in Yaris
Tamil tigers lose
Michael jackson dies
Mark Cavendish wins 6 stages including Paris, Bradley Wiggins sneaks into 4th
Clydebank Titan
Squiggly bridge
Floors get polished
World championships Berlin – Jessica Ennis wins heptathlon, Usain Bolt runs 9.58
Karaoke@the tower with the Gaileys, Karen/Scott, Ali/Mark, Gareth – I sing The Scientist then to Ali&Mark's
Dog fun day at Rouken glen
Nearly kill myself on Strathven road in my Yaris, raining and dreadful tyres
Watch documentary on "proximity flying" – amazing footage of Matterhorn glide from helicopter by Jeb Colness
Second attempt at bread a great success!
Jade empire on xbox – not finished yet
Cook seafood risotto (version of Jamie Olivers)
Discover Cathkin Braes
Two fat ladies at buttery for work night out. Scallops and crab beignets in caviar beurre blanc
Dad's 80th birthday at Harrow, meanwhile P gets our only embryo back.
HMS Glenlee
R vomits all day, P in bed too. Piles of vomit stained clothes. Fix washing machine but slip with spanner and lacerate my left thumb. Spend 2 hours in Vic A&E being entertained/terrified by the locals, emerge with 4 stitches
Remoulade on baked potato!
Bothwell castle
Zoe comes
Edinburgh night/afternoon out – ferris wheel in Christmas market, mulled wine, harvey nicks
Outnumbered box set.
Films:
the Lives of others
Slumdog Millionaire. . NZ Marlborough Sauv blanc
Australia – will always love Baz Luhrmann
Happy Accidents
Rachel getting married (Jonathan Demme)
Paradise now
Constantine
Watchmen
Lady Chatterley
Art:
Phil Collins – The Smiths karaoke installation at Tramway
Vision/Aria @Tron (theatre, performance)
Peter Howson "Famine" @St Mungo's
cabaret mechanical sculptures @Scotland St
Othello at Citz
Gavin Scobbie sculpture at GOMA
Books/podcasts:
Pema Chodron – true happiness
Stormbreaker in Dutch!
Everest book – Dark Summit?
Clothes:
Howies zipneck brown jumper
North face jacket – but too cold to wear much!
GAP Peacoat
Helmut Lang cords
Music:
Katia Guerreiro – Fado
Nitin Sawhney – London Undersound
Frightened Rabbit – The midnight organ fight
Kings of Leon – Only by the night
Iain Morrison – Skimming stones… sinking boats
AR Rahman, MIA – SLumdog millionaire
Kraja – Under himmelens faste
Coldplay – Viva la vida or death and all his friends
Adele – 19
Antje Duvekot
Paolo Nutini – Sunny side up