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had brunch with a girlfriend and as part of my new thing about being present and not checking my mobile every few minutes (bad jo!) i ignored whatsapp for about 3h. as you might've guessed, it was one of those lovely leisurely catch ups with neither of us watching the clock. S is a bit of a bonus, having done her mbbs here and graduated in summer. however, singers being as small as it is, she and her father met mine at a 'do back home and my dear father was eager to connect us. funny how we'd been in the same place for the last three years but hadn't crossed paths till she was done with medical school. met for a coffee blind date when we were both back in the +44 and i like to think we hit it off.

after brunch we went to the christmas market and when we finally parted i checked my phone and realised that a friend was skiving in town! there's something about the christmas market that lures even the industrious (said friend is employee of the century, regularly working weekends and generally being all good and responsible!) and uh i suppose it's not necessarily a good thing that skiving friends think of me because there's a high chance i'd be free and in town too. but it was a calculated guess, and so i was. ducked round the corner to a hidden coffee bar that i'd not been to in about two years and felt adventurous enough to try the cold brew with tonic water this time.