New year, new journal. I don't remember what I wrote last year so let's take another look.

"Pretty sure nobody does FA journals any more"
Well I certainly don't. I've found my FA use declining a lot last year, I don't think I even made any music? It's a bit bleak on the tunes front.

"I'm assuming this year will see the return of conventions"
Jackpot. Can't believe we had that stint where virtual cons were the done thing.

"I'll be at ScotiaCon in February where I'll be helping with the Dealer's Den team as well as bounding about in suit and working my way through Glasgow's finest drinks cabinets. I'll also be at ConFuzzled where somehow I've ended up as Head of Events so it'll be the first con which I'll spend most of my time working."
Both of these things happened and I'm doing them again this year! Scotiacon is just over a month away as I type this and my biggest ever ConFuzzled is on the way in May. I want to do more but my holiday allowance at work is stingy and with a whole week taken off for ConFuzzled it doesn't leave me much wiggle room in the rest of the year! But sincerely looking forward to Scotiacon again and making ConFuzzled happen!


"I also have planned little personal breaks away which I can't wait for, assuming they all go ahead. The flight and holiday restrictions have curtailed my travels in the last couple of years so I'm pining for European adventure again."
They did all happen as planned, I had a wonderful holiday to the Faroe Islands and a few impromptu weekends away to Amsterdam, Norway and Jersey. Got a lot of travelling in and certainly made up for lost time in 2020/21. This year I am focusing all my attention and money into one holiday, which is actually approaching at some speed, one week in Jordan in spring. I've not been to the Middle East before and am looking forward to seeing Petra.

I've lived in my current town for two years now and while my job is miserable and my contract is running out soon, I don't want to move house again any time soon. I actually quite like where I am despite it being a long way from friends. But i have remedied this by attending a few more meets, Manchester and Nottingham being the favourites, where I've been able to suit properly! But I will be looking for a new job which allows me a bit more freedom with holidays and a better chance of climbing the career ladder.

My career I think is a good reflection of my furry fandom experience. I've started to get too old and busy for creative stuff so I've turned my attention mostly to the administrative side of things. xD Hopefully can look to head up a team somewhere akin to my Events team at ConFuzzled and make my job feel like I bring a bit more to the table.

I hope 2023 is good and kind to you, I don't know why you read all this if you did but well done. See you at SC or CFz, hopefully!

EQ x