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• Went to work and had a pretty solid day


• Got home, already late for my night out, rushed a shower, got the 'hawk standing, left


• Hopped on the tram, arrived roughly 20mins late where my new friend Kate was waiting


• Went out drinking at a cocktail bar called "1806" and drank exuberantly


• Finished a few of the expensive cocktails, then headed to the "Lounge" to drink more reasonably priced beverages


• Sat and chatted all night long about basically everything ever


• Headed BACK to "1806" to finish the night off with an extravagant "Whiskey Bang"


• Walked her back to her friends place, quick cuddle, then off home

It was a fantastic night! I know what you're saying "But RooCH, there was no hint of sex, why are you smiling?!" and that, dear reader, is because I'd rather have 100 great nights with a new friend than waste it on a one night stand. I'd met Kate online through some other friends, and she is TOTALLY different to the kind of people I normally hang out with. Blonde, tanned, works in beauty therapy. Really, nothing like anyone I would normally hang out with. But she was a refreshing change from the kind of girls that normally inhabit that role. She was snappy, funny, honest and kind. We swapped our most embarrassing stories, generally got hammered on extravagant libations, and finished the night off on a high. I walked home after just feeling generally content! A great end to a fantastic night.

I think the reason I'm also happier for it to have stayed platonic is that I had recently had a fairly "one night standish" encounter that soured very quickly. I was all for maintaining friendship with the girl, but basically she just turned MENTAL. I had invited her to the cinema, but had to cancel. She called and we just talked, there was no animosity at all. She had mentioned (whilst we were still deciding if we wanted to go to the cinema or not) a tv show that was on. At that point in the convo, we were still saying "Should we go to the cinema", so the tv show thing just seemed like an aside. We decide no cinema, so I close off the convo with "Okay, well, we can hang out soon then, ciao". She later texts me asking if I'm angry, and I'm super-confused. I reply no, and "what do you mean?", to which she replies "I asked you if you wanted to stay in and watch that tv show". Dear readers, she did NOT ask me that. She mentioned the show in passing but at no points did the words "Do you want to watch" and "with me" pass her lips. I tell her I had missed that (again, no animosity, just general banter) and she says "I'm in a bad mood, I'm going home". I was getting the silent treatment from that point onwards.

It's a petty disagreement, I agree, but the very nature of her reaction just rubbed me the wrong way. Worst thing is, she then starts getting aggro with me online. On a forum we both frequent, she starts being snippy and aggressive. Well, dear readers, RooCH ain't one to get snipped. I told her to figure out what the fuck she was on, and when she does, to get back to me. She basically tells me to fuck off, so I quickly and quietly deleted her ass. It's one thing to make a mountain out of a molehill, it's another to roll boulders down that fake mountain in my direction.

So yes, going out the following weekend just for drinks, banter and frolics was ALL I needed. And this new girl is becoming a really good friend. Mission accomplished