What did I get for Christmas?

SPOILT ROTTEN, that's what :)

First of all - apologies for lack of bloggingness, due to a laptop mishap I've been stymied somewhat. I know, I could sort an app on my phone, but the official one doesn't like my email address (this thing is run by Google but my email account is with Yahoo, as it has been for years), and the unofficial one was dodgy and kept chucking dodgy ads at me. I'm back in Shetland now (unpaid again - screw you Paid Job) and on my old home PC, still sans my presumably now lost iTunes library.

So...what's been going on?

A lot, actually.

Still job hunting. Applied for two different jobs, but was roundly rejected for one and the other vacancy was withdrawn three weeks after the closing date (but if it becomes live again I'm told I'm not required to reapply). I also applied for another job, working within libraries and other cultural spots within a certain west coast region, but I'm damn certain I don't have that - I'm hugely overqualified for it, among other things (minimum educational level was 5 Standard Grades - I now have a degree. A shame, it still looked fun).

Things are on the up with Cargo now too. We came 19th in the List's Hot 100 of 2011, up from 66 last year, and we also won their Best Newcomer award at the inaugural List Awards. Along with that, we have a load of new releases coming up in 2012 - please be sure to keep an eye on our website to get the news first.

I got very spoiled this Christmas too. I got a Vivien of Holloway dress I'd been coveting for ages from Mam, a Kindle from Dad (which I plan to give you a review of later as I may be converted yet), and loads of other great stuff that would take all day to list. I have, however, had way too much booze these last few days, and the diet fell by the wayside spectacularly. Back to the pool in the new year!

I also need to redo my New Years' Resolutions - I think I may have kept all of three of them this year. Among the ones I didn't keep was the passport renewal one, but I will need to keep this because - wait for it - I'm going to Dublin this coming June to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Woo hoo! :D

Meanwhile, I currently have no further news. Merry Crimble, readers! Hope you all got spoiled too, you deserve it.