It is a leap year!
Ok, so it's more than that. I wrote that so that I could tax the day. So I have the last post of February and a Leap Year Day rolled into one!
Starting off again from where I left off, on the Friday I went to the cinema to see Rambo; it was me, Iain, Scott, Simon, Hilmy and Mark. True to form and expectations it was amusing. Completely unrealistic, what with people getting cut in half by bullets and such-like.
Oh and in the morning I had a driving lesson, but that was uninteresting.
The weekend cometh! On Saturday, me and Vicki went to a sci-fi convention that in all truth sucked monkeys, although I did hug Darth Vader. Then afterwards I met up with the parents for dinner - we went to the Earth Café, a veggie place - this was ok, but I noticed that there was a distinct lack of cow. I was disappointed. We then parted for what reason I have no idea. Probably to do work.
Then the only interesting thing on Sunday was the quiz.
Moving swiftly onwards to Wednesday and I had a surprise lecture that was actually pretty interesting. And I went to Greggs and bought the usual. It was good.
Oo, then on Thursday I met up with Vicki to go to the Chinese. There was actually a reason for going; Polly and Amy - two girls on Vicki's course - are moving back in with us next year, so we were going out to celebrate this. Only problem was, was that they didn't turn up because apparently they don't like our Chinese. I was most upset. So it was just the two of us.
I was supposed to have a driving lesson on Friday, but Tony's car managed to break down just as I got on the bus. So I didn't have a driving lesson. Kirsty came down later on. I did my washing.
Well, that's the last of Feb done and the last 29th of Feb for another four years.
Love Milord.
Friday, 29 February 2008
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Sniggering in the corner...
The past week has been a bit weak really. Not much has really happened...
Oh wait, that's the one, Valentines Day. Oops.
Anyway, so on the Tuesday - make that Wednesday - me and Kirsty went into town looking for potential things to buy each other. (She'd been down on Sunday and we'd looked in various places then - namely music shops) So we looked in these places again, but with more of an idea of what we were getting. We also went to a place similar to Paperchase, but dissimilar in the fact that it's called Parchment, where cards were bought - these turned out to be almost the same, but not. Kirsty said she picked it because I don't like soppy, fancy, flowery, gooey, typically romantic cards, which is true. And I got one that I thought she'd appreciate and that I'd like also. Sorted.
She bought me Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and I've watched it already...I bought her an Edward Monkton book, and then bought a silver heart-shaped locket, with 3 year insurance. She likes it though ^.^
Kirsty went home that evening.
The following afternoon/evening after I'd been in uni for what I don't recall, I went up to Lancaster. Madness you may think but with reason enough. There was a Sophie Lancaster Tribute, "Black Valentine", in town. Such bands that played were: Exploits of the Dead, Screams of Cold Winter, Cybercide and Deviant UK. Rating: 5, 7, 4, 8 - out of 10. In that order.
I watched Pirates 3 here, until 4am. Kirsty didn't. She slept.
On Friday I stayed for a long time - mainly playing on Timesplitters while Kirsty was in lectures - actually, there's no mainly about it. I then later left, obviously. I got back at a time - possibly around 8 or 9.
Nothing thrilling happened through that evening or through Saturday - unless you really want to call work thrilling ¬_¬ I thought not.
On Sunday, I did more of the above* and then in the evening went out to the Academy Unsigned where JOON undoubtedly stole the show. The first band was ok, the second band was shite, and insulted Manchester, and then JOON played for 45 minutes. After that the collection of people I called friends all went their respective ways and left. We didn't bother stopping for the last 1 or 2 bands remaining.
On Monday I had a driving lesson, after having a project launch of an extremely large project, and it wasn't too bad.
On Tuesday Kirsty came down and we, including Vicki, went to Satan's, where I managed to do something to my head that caused something to bleed during a slipknot pit, and the music was generally rubbish**.
On Wednesday we went climbing, along with Dani, Ric, Fletch and Sarah, although we didn't mix too much. Here we found Iain and Mark, whom I assured could not climb a 6anything, they couldn't. Mark left early, so it was just the three of us. It was pretty good ^_^
Today was generally crap. It's been uni, uni, uni. 9:30 start for a lecture thingy on concept which I think will help - it has a chance - then a video lecture after dinner at 1 - I fell asleep, but I know it was about Roberto Burle Marx - and then there was another lecture thingy about fences and walls. Woot ¬_¬
And that's it.
Love Milord.
*I'm not a sadist, I did have breaks in which I watched either Red vs Blue, or Black Lagoon, or played a bit of Half Life ^.^
**This didn't stop the idiots from starting pits though. To such things as drum'n'bass, soft rock and emo. I got verypissed off annoyed with them.
NB: if you wondered, the title is part of a line that I heard from the end of an episode (34) of Red vs Blue that I found highly amusing.
Oh wait, that's the one, Valentines Day. Oops.
Anyway, so on the Tuesday - make that Wednesday - me and Kirsty went into town looking for potential things to buy each other. (She'd been down on Sunday and we'd looked in various places then - namely music shops) So we looked in these places again, but with more of an idea of what we were getting. We also went to a place similar to Paperchase, but dissimilar in the fact that it's called Parchment, where cards were bought - these turned out to be almost the same, but not. Kirsty said she picked it because I don't like soppy, fancy, flowery, gooey, typically romantic cards, which is true. And I got one that I thought she'd appreciate and that I'd like also. Sorted.
She bought me Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and I've watched it already...I bought her an Edward Monkton book, and then bought a silver heart-shaped locket, with 3 year insurance. She likes it though ^.^
Kirsty went home that evening.
The following afternoon/evening after I'd been in uni for what I don't recall, I went up to Lancaster. Madness you may think but with reason enough. There was a Sophie Lancaster Tribute, "Black Valentine", in town. Such bands that played were: Exploits of the Dead, Screams of Cold Winter, Cybercide and Deviant UK. Rating: 5, 7, 4, 8 - out of 10. In that order.
I watched Pirates 3 here, until 4am. Kirsty didn't. She slept.
On Friday I stayed for a long time - mainly playing on Timesplitters while Kirsty was in lectures - actually, there's no mainly about it. I then later left, obviously. I got back at a time - possibly around 8 or 9.
Nothing thrilling happened through that evening or through Saturday - unless you really want to call work thrilling ¬_¬ I thought not.
On Sunday, I did more of the above* and then in the evening went out to the Academy Unsigned where JOON undoubtedly stole the show. The first band was ok, the second band was shite, and insulted Manchester, and then JOON played for 45 minutes. After that the collection of people I called friends all went their respective ways and left. We didn't bother stopping for the last 1 or 2 bands remaining.
On Monday I had a driving lesson, after having a project launch of an extremely large project, and it wasn't too bad.
On Tuesday Kirsty came down and we, including Vicki, went to Satan's, where I managed to do something to my head that caused something to bleed during a slipknot pit, and the music was generally rubbish**.
On Wednesday we went climbing, along with Dani, Ric, Fletch and Sarah, although we didn't mix too much. Here we found Iain and Mark, whom I assured could not climb a 6anything, they couldn't. Mark left early, so it was just the three of us. It was pretty good ^_^
Today was generally crap. It's been uni, uni, uni. 9:30 start for a lecture thingy on concept which I think will help - it has a chance - then a video lecture after dinner at 1 - I fell asleep, but I know it was about Roberto Burle Marx - and then there was another lecture thingy about fences and walls. Woot ¬_¬
And that's it.
Love Milord.
*I'm not a sadist, I did have breaks in which I watched either Red vs Blue, or Black Lagoon, or played a bit of Half Life ^.^
**This didn't stop the idiots from starting pits though. To such things as drum'n'bass, soft rock and emo. I got very
NB: if you wondered, the title is part of a line that I heard from the end of an episode (34) of Red vs Blue that I found highly amusing.
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Diligence Pt. II
Seems to make more sense doing it this way - makes it seem like I've done more posts than I actually have. Anyway, let's get going.
Ok, so I've got on my train up to Lancaster on...the 1st February. It was in all a very short train journey - or it seemed so - but I spent most of the time over-hearing two girls talking - something to do I suppose. They were talking about 2 couples that they knew, I forget the details, but it was really quite interesting, and they mentioned one of their gay friends who is apparently more feminine than they were. I quote here, that the girls were planning/or had thought of planning "a girly night in watching 300" just so that he wouldn't turn up. So that was amusing too.
Also, when the munchies trolley came round I decided that I'd get a hot chocolate, and I rarely buy anything from the munchies trolley, but when I said what I wanted, the lady said that she'd just sold the last two - no prizes for guessing who to. So I said something to them along the lines of 'grr, that's your fault'.
Anyway, enough of the journey. Kirsty met me in the station and we got the bus back up to the uni. No we didn't, we stayed in town for a short time and went to some shops - this included a treacherous venture into GAME, which I admit left me almost 12 pound lighter. I bought Timesplitters: Future Perfect. I likes it far too much methinks. Then finally we got the bus back up to the uni.
Had foods. Then met up with people from Sammy's flat, including: Sammy and Matthew History, Matthew Corridor, Jenny, Nicki and another guy whose name I have temporarily forgotten. The number of us then got the bus, after standing for a short time in bloody windy outsideness, into Morecambe - which I would like to add is not one of the more interesting bus journeys I've ever been on - especially in the dark. In Morecambe we hastened into the warmth of Mega Zone, where they keep a version of laser quest*.
We had 4 games as a team against 2 other teams - alternating between red, green and yellow - and then a fifth as every-man-for-him/herself. Sadly to say I didn't do fantastically well.
Afterwards we hung around the bus stop on a road that "goes that way" according to Kirsty, once again in the windy coastal region conditions whilst stargazing and being as silly as thermally possible. We then got the bus - two buses in fact - back up to the uni. I may have played on Timesplitters for a time but then it was bed.
The day after can be skipped until...*thinks*...8pm maybe? It was around then. This is when me and Kirsty went to the LU Cinema Cult Comedy All-Nighter. Ok, so the line-up went like this: Wayne's World, South Park The Movie: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Airplane, Withnail and I, and Little Miss Sunshine. The first 4 are awesome, Withnail and I was dull so I slept as did Kirsty, and we left after that, sos never saw the last one. Between South Park and RHPS was a quiz, which we sucked at. We also couldn't be bothered to stay up till what would have turned out to be 9am. We did the sensible thing and went back to her room to sleep.
Which we did, until 3pm, or thereabouts. In the evening of the same day was the Cartmel College quiz. There were 2 Sams, 2 Matthews and 1 Kirsty. It was decent enough although the sound system was a bit shit really. We did manage to come 5 points from top though. The quiz was shortly followed by bed...I've just remembered that at some point this weekend I had a shower, though I don't know what day...at around 3am.
This resulted in me staying in bed 'till 4pm and Kirsty going to university. Hehe. So by elimination I didn't go back on Monday morning. I'm quite glad really, since otherwise I would have missed a rare event: there was a power cut, as in, all the power went off at once, in the whole flat; in the whole building; in the adjacent buildings; all the way up the lane and the rest of Cartmel College; up into Central; the whole university; and apparently the whole of Lancaster. It was really weird, to say the least.
After that, which lasted a measly half hour, we headed off into town to the Weatherspoons quiz. During the course of this we had some fierce competition from a group of "grannies" as Matthew described them.
I didn't get to stay for the whole quiz because I got the train back at 11ish and thus got back to Piccadilly at midnight. On the way back to my halls I went to Spar and got some loo roll and milk. After sleep I woke and went into uni at 2pm for what turned out to be a pretty much pointless seminar of 20 minutes. That was Tuesday.
On Wednesday I managed to go climbing, spending only £4 since I had made my dinner Tuesday night. I recall it being good, doing silly buggers again I think. It was mainly me and Ric, joined by Camilla and Maria/Marie - however you wish to spell it - seeing as Sarah, Fletch and Dani went to look at houses. One of them had slugs in it, so that was a no-no. And then I destroyed all work-out and went to the Chinese with Simon.
I went into uni again on Thursday and got a project, which after some explanation today makes much more sense and seems easier.
Friday I got the bus home after spending some time in the library. In the evening I went to the Royal in Waterfoot, with Kirsty and meeting many people I haven't seen in a long time. It was another band night but sadly Eustacia Vye weren't playing and I'm also afraid to add that Barry's band** wasn't quite up the the same standard. I slept in my own bed that night and it was immense.
The day after in trundled back down to Manchester with Kirsty and we shopped at Sainsbury's and bought chicken. Later we all*** went to Rock Kitchen. This turned out to be interesting, as me and Kirsty were waiting for the others, since we didn't actually know how to get in ¬_¬ but this was ok because we saw Kath, oddly. I thought, 'yay, we're saved', turns out she'd never been before either, although looking back I'm fairly sure that's a great big lie. When the others arrived we went back downstairs through the real way in - I got stamped on both hands, just like at the Royal ^.^
To be honest, it's not as good as Satan's but it was a pretty good night out ntl. Kirsty got lots of free drinks and saw Katrina, and Simon got very drunk and then thrown out and put on a bus simply because he showed someone what he'd had for dinner the day before.
On Sunday - the day of the Chinese Festivals, I managed to spend quite a bit. We went into Zavvi and I got a Sweeney Todd poster, and bought MSI tickets. The real reason for going there, and HMV, and Fopp, was to see if there were any potential things that Kirsty could get me for dreaded Valentine's Day. In Chinatown we stumbled across Dani, Ric, Fletch, Nic, Mr Becky and Christopher =] so I gave Chris a big hug.
We all parted shortly - then we did the shopping 'till closing time - then I took Kirsty - completely by surprise - to Wagamama. It was very nice but you get soo much. I paid ^.^
In the evening Kirsty was going to get the train back but they were all awry so she stayed and we all went to the MMUnion quiz. We didn't win but we did win a bag of jelly babies for the best drawing competition with Simon's lovely drawing of an Emosaurus under the team name of (drawn) Carrot.
Finally...yesterday, Monday, we got up early so Kirsty could get the train. I then went back the my room and did some work. Then at 3 I went into uni to see one of my tutors for a tutorial - the one I mentioned before that was really helpful - and then went to the SU and spent fifteen quid on tracing paper =[ and I then went back to my room to carry on work. At 6ish I met Simon, Scott and Iain and his brother at the Chinese. The former 3 and me then went to Scott's to watch an episode of Firefly ^_^ and then left once more. I managed a bit more work then gave up and watched Skins Series 2 Episode 1 on 4oD and it was awesome, all I can say is 'aww, Tony.' I then did this bloody essay.
I finish here and am going to go to bed for I am knackered...
Love, Milord.
*Plus points being that the guns are smaller and the packs are lighter. Also you get many more games for your money - I think 5 is a minimum for around £7.
Minus points being that you don't get score sheets and there are members who can play with the non-members, which sucks a bit.
**This includes Barry, Luke, Simon (Clare's boy) and Tom.
***Me, Kirsty, Simon, Scott, Iain, Mark, Hilmy, erm...another guy and his girlfriend Kirsty :S
Ok, so I've got on my train up to Lancaster on...the 1st February. It was in all a very short train journey - or it seemed so - but I spent most of the time over-hearing two girls talking - something to do I suppose. They were talking about 2 couples that they knew, I forget the details, but it was really quite interesting, and they mentioned one of their gay friends who is apparently more feminine than they were. I quote here, that the girls were planning/or had thought of planning "a girly night in watching 300" just so that he wouldn't turn up. So that was amusing too.
Also, when the munchies trolley came round I decided that I'd get a hot chocolate, and I rarely buy anything from the munchies trolley, but when I said what I wanted, the lady said that she'd just sold the last two - no prizes for guessing who to. So I said something to them along the lines of 'grr, that's your fault'.
Anyway, enough of the journey. Kirsty met me in the station and we got the bus back up to the uni. No we didn't, we stayed in town for a short time and went to some shops - this included a treacherous venture into GAME, which I admit left me almost 12 pound lighter. I bought Timesplitters: Future Perfect. I likes it far too much methinks. Then finally we got the bus back up to the uni.
Had foods. Then met up with people from Sammy's flat, including: Sammy and Matthew History, Matthew Corridor, Jenny, Nicki and another guy whose name I have temporarily forgotten. The number of us then got the bus, after standing for a short time in bloody windy outsideness, into Morecambe - which I would like to add is not one of the more interesting bus journeys I've ever been on - especially in the dark. In Morecambe we hastened into the warmth of Mega Zone, where they keep a version of laser quest*.
We had 4 games as a team against 2 other teams - alternating between red, green and yellow - and then a fifth as every-man-for-him/herself. Sadly to say I didn't do fantastically well.
Afterwards we hung around the bus stop on a road that "goes that way" according to Kirsty, once again in the windy coastal region conditions whilst stargazing and being as silly as thermally possible. We then got the bus - two buses in fact - back up to the uni. I may have played on Timesplitters for a time but then it was bed.
The day after can be skipped until...*thinks*...8pm maybe? It was around then. This is when me and Kirsty went to the LU Cinema Cult Comedy All-Nighter. Ok, so the line-up went like this: Wayne's World, South Park The Movie: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Airplane, Withnail and I, and Little Miss Sunshine. The first 4 are awesome, Withnail and I was dull so I slept as did Kirsty, and we left after that, sos never saw the last one. Between South Park and RHPS was a quiz, which we sucked at. We also couldn't be bothered to stay up till what would have turned out to be 9am. We did the sensible thing and went back to her room to sleep.
Which we did, until 3pm, or thereabouts. In the evening of the same day was the Cartmel College quiz. There were 2 Sams, 2 Matthews and 1 Kirsty. It was decent enough although the sound system was a bit shit really. We did manage to come 5 points from top though. The quiz was shortly followed by bed...I've just remembered that at some point this weekend I had a shower, though I don't know what day...at around 3am.
This resulted in me staying in bed 'till 4pm and Kirsty going to university. Hehe. So by elimination I didn't go back on Monday morning. I'm quite glad really, since otherwise I would have missed a rare event: there was a power cut, as in, all the power went off at once, in the whole flat; in the whole building; in the adjacent buildings; all the way up the lane and the rest of Cartmel College; up into Central; the whole university; and apparently the whole of Lancaster. It was really weird, to say the least.
After that, which lasted a measly half hour, we headed off into town to the Weatherspoons quiz. During the course of this we had some fierce competition from a group of "grannies" as Matthew described them.
I didn't get to stay for the whole quiz because I got the train back at 11ish and thus got back to Piccadilly at midnight. On the way back to my halls I went to Spar and got some loo roll and milk. After sleep I woke and went into uni at 2pm for what turned out to be a pretty much pointless seminar of 20 minutes. That was Tuesday.
On Wednesday I managed to go climbing, spending only £4 since I had made my dinner Tuesday night. I recall it being good, doing silly buggers again I think. It was mainly me and Ric, joined by Camilla and Maria/Marie - however you wish to spell it - seeing as Sarah, Fletch and Dani went to look at houses. One of them had slugs in it, so that was a no-no. And then I destroyed all work-out and went to the Chinese with Simon.
I went into uni again on Thursday and got a project, which after some explanation today makes much more sense and seems easier.
Friday I got the bus home after spending some time in the library. In the evening I went to the Royal in Waterfoot, with Kirsty and meeting many people I haven't seen in a long time. It was another band night but sadly Eustacia Vye weren't playing and I'm also afraid to add that Barry's band** wasn't quite up the the same standard. I slept in my own bed that night and it was immense.
The day after in trundled back down to Manchester with Kirsty and we shopped at Sainsbury's and bought chicken. Later we all*** went to Rock Kitchen. This turned out to be interesting, as me and Kirsty were waiting for the others, since we didn't actually know how to get in ¬_¬ but this was ok because we saw Kath, oddly. I thought, 'yay, we're saved', turns out she'd never been before either, although looking back I'm fairly sure that's a great big lie. When the others arrived we went back downstairs through the real way in - I got stamped on both hands, just like at the Royal ^.^
To be honest, it's not as good as Satan's but it was a pretty good night out ntl. Kirsty got lots of free drinks and saw Katrina, and Simon got very drunk and then thrown out and put on a bus simply because he showed someone what he'd had for dinner the day before.
On Sunday - the day of the Chinese Festivals, I managed to spend quite a bit. We went into Zavvi and I got a Sweeney Todd poster, and bought MSI tickets. The real reason for going there, and HMV, and Fopp, was to see if there were any potential things that Kirsty could get me for dreaded Valentine's Day. In Chinatown we stumbled across Dani, Ric, Fletch, Nic, Mr Becky and Christopher =] so I gave Chris a big hug.
We all parted shortly - then we did the shopping 'till closing time - then I took Kirsty - completely by surprise - to Wagamama. It was very nice but you get soo much. I paid ^.^
In the evening Kirsty was going to get the train back but they were all awry so she stayed and we all went to the MMUnion quiz. We didn't win but we did win a bag of jelly babies for the best drawing competition with Simon's lovely drawing of an Emosaurus under the team name of (drawn) Carrot.
Finally...yesterday, Monday, we got up early so Kirsty could get the train. I then went back the my room and did some work. Then at 3 I went into uni to see one of my tutors for a tutorial - the one I mentioned before that was really helpful - and then went to the SU and spent fifteen quid on tracing paper =[ and I then went back to my room to carry on work. At 6ish I met Simon, Scott and Iain and his brother at the Chinese. The former 3 and me then went to Scott's to watch an episode of Firefly ^_^ and then left once more. I managed a bit more work then gave up and watched Skins Series 2 Episode 1 on 4oD and it was awesome, all I can say is 'aww, Tony.' I then did this bloody essay.
I finish here and am going to go to bed for I am knackered...
Love, Milord.
*Plus points being that the guns are smaller and the packs are lighter. Also you get many more games for your money - I think 5 is a minimum for around £7.
Minus points being that you don't get score sheets and there are members who can play with the non-members, which sucks a bit.
**This includes Barry, Luke, Simon (Clare's boy) and Tom.
***Me, Kirsty, Simon, Scott, Iain, Mark, Hilmy, erm...another guy and his girlfriend Kirsty :S
Thursday, 7 February 2008
Diligence Pt. I
Oh dear. Seems I haven't quite got the hang of this whole blogging thing yet :S
Seeing as I haven't blogged for what seems to be a month but in actual fact is only about 2 and a bit weeks - maybe 3 and a bit.
Ah, well. Here goes - again.
As far as I can work out I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide...sorry, I watched LOTRs last night...anyway, it was a Sunday night and we - being me, Simon, Iain, Scott, Mark and his friend - went to the quiz at MMUnion* and then went to get foods from the take-away. Me, Simon and Iain then went back to Iain's and played a bit of Oblivion - well, Simon did - and then watched I believe 2 episodes of Firefly! Still fantastic!
The Tuesday of the following week I purchased a train ticket and bundled myself off to Lancaster. This is obviously where Kirsty lives. Ine the evening time, me and Kirsty and Kirsty's friend Lindsey - who likes my beard - and possibly some other people went out into town. We went to Revolutions bar and Hustle. It was a good night, seeing me through quite an amount of pocket. Making it back with a drunken Lindsey at about 3ish, we slept.
The following day did exist and me and Kirsty bussed into town and bought not a lot, except for 30 mini-creme eggs for £1! Which I certainly didn't complain about.
I apologise if I gloss over any facts, but my memory at this distance is hazier than a Saharan mirage.
Carrying dilligently on, the next day - being Thursday - I got the return train at a silly time because I had to be back in uni by 9:30. I made it. I was in uni for a WHOLE DAY! if you can believe that, 3 hours of which were spent out in the horrible freezingly windy day measuring a mound in a park and some trees. That evening, I called on Vicki when she had finished in college and we trekked down to ASDA, in Hulme, near Moss Side. She spent about £14, I spent £22 - although I hold that this is enough to cover me for about 6 weeks - so that'll be about the time that I next blog ¬_¬
Anyway, enough of the delights of shopping. Judging from my monetary outflow chart - which is what I'm using to work out exactly what I've been doing all this time - it seems that I spent a lot of the time on busses the next day. So I have to assume that I had a driving lesson. Just realised that that evening me and Vicki went to see Sweeney Todd in all its magnificence! What a delightful film it was! Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall and Sasha Baron Cohen! Can't be beaten :D
The end of the week came and as pre-planned by I don't know how many weeks, I went to Do-Dahs. In this outing there was: Kirsty, Shirin (organiser), Anish, Morgan, Jacki, Nicola, Sophie, Heskey, Rach and Jess, and me ofc. We had a very good time, exchanging pleasantries and things to do with uni or similar. Then the unplanned occurred. It was decided that we go to the cinema - to see Sweeney Todd, yay! - so we did. But we also went to Tesco and WHSmith where I accidentally bought 'Thud!' and 'Jingo' by Mr Terry Pratchett.
The following day was PFA! I don't recall the daytime being all that special, but the eveningtime, well. This was Linkin Park night! My parents went along also. I had written down the whole set-list in order, but managed - like I knew would happen - to delete it, so I can now only guess. I know they opened with 'Wake' and 'Given Up' and did remember what they ended on - I now can't - and everything else was just a jumble. But what a gig! ...Ahem.
In that week I spent £120. Oops.
Apparently on the Monday I went to HMV and spent £12, but I fail to remember what I bought - If its supposed to be the new Arch Enemy album then it's a lie - I bought that a few weeks prior. Oh well, it's there.
The next day being Tuesday, we went to Satan's - we being me and Vicki - and it was a lot of fun despite it being only the two of us. I got 3 drinks at free bar and only bought one after - being sensible and all that. Vicki found a boy that she had seen the previous week and spent most of the night attached to him in some way, so I was left alone but I didn't really care. I had a fun time moshing and generally dancing in some way shap or form. Some girl was fascinated by my ridiculously bright luminescent Cyberdog top. But then, so was I.
Phew...busy, busy, busy.
The next day, I went climbing with Fletch and Ric - Dani was ill. Properly. Ric was introduced to what he now calls Silly-Buggers**.
My week-into-weekend really kicked off when I purchased another train ticket up to Lancaster.
*The result if you wanted to know, we came 4th out of a potential 20. Which isn't that bad.
**Basically you take it in turns to do a climb on a bouldering wall - or at least, start off with say, 2 hand-holds, then the first person up marks two more hand-holds in the sequence that have to be used. The next person up uses these 4 hand-holds - using the same placements as the person up before - and then adds 2 more to the sequence. I hope that's clear.
Seeing as I haven't blogged for what seems to be a month but in actual fact is only about 2 and a bit weeks - maybe 3 and a bit.
Ah, well. Here goes - again.
As far as I can work out I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide...sorry, I watched LOTRs last night...anyway, it was a Sunday night and we - being me, Simon, Iain, Scott, Mark and his friend - went to the quiz at MMUnion* and then went to get foods from the take-away. Me, Simon and Iain then went back to Iain's and played a bit of Oblivion - well, Simon did - and then watched I believe 2 episodes of Firefly! Still fantastic!
The Tuesday of the following week I purchased a train ticket and bundled myself off to Lancaster. This is obviously where Kirsty lives. Ine the evening time, me and Kirsty and Kirsty's friend Lindsey - who likes my beard - and possibly some other people went out into town. We went to Revolutions bar and Hustle. It was a good night, seeing me through quite an amount of pocket. Making it back with a drunken Lindsey at about 3ish, we slept.
The following day did exist and me and Kirsty bussed into town and bought not a lot, except for 30 mini-creme eggs for £1! Which I certainly didn't complain about.
I apologise if I gloss over any facts, but my memory at this distance is hazier than a Saharan mirage.
Carrying dilligently on, the next day - being Thursday - I got the return train at a silly time because I had to be back in uni by 9:30. I made it. I was in uni for a WHOLE DAY! if you can believe that, 3 hours of which were spent out in the horrible freezingly windy day measuring a mound in a park and some trees. That evening, I called on Vicki when she had finished in college and we trekked down to ASDA, in Hulme, near Moss Side. She spent about £14, I spent £22 - although I hold that this is enough to cover me for about 6 weeks - so that'll be about the time that I next blog ¬_¬
Anyway, enough of the delights of shopping. Judging from my monetary outflow chart - which is what I'm using to work out exactly what I've been doing all this time - it seems that I spent a lot of the time on busses the next day. So I have to assume that I had a driving lesson. Just realised that that evening me and Vicki went to see Sweeney Todd in all its magnificence! What a delightful film it was! Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall and Sasha Baron Cohen! Can't be beaten :D
The end of the week came and as pre-planned by I don't know how many weeks, I went to Do-Dahs. In this outing there was: Kirsty, Shirin (organiser), Anish, Morgan, Jacki, Nicola, Sophie, Heskey, Rach and Jess, and me ofc. We had a very good time, exchanging pleasantries and things to do with uni or similar. Then the unplanned occurred. It was decided that we go to the cinema - to see Sweeney Todd, yay! - so we did. But we also went to Tesco and WHSmith where I accidentally bought 'Thud!' and 'Jingo' by Mr Terry Pratchett.
The following day was PFA! I don't recall the daytime being all that special, but the eveningtime, well. This was Linkin Park night! My parents went along also. I had written down the whole set-list in order, but managed - like I knew would happen - to delete it, so I can now only guess. I know they opened with 'Wake' and 'Given Up' and did remember what they ended on - I now can't - and everything else was just a jumble. But what a gig! ...Ahem.
In that week I spent £120. Oops.
Apparently on the Monday I went to HMV and spent £12, but I fail to remember what I bought - If its supposed to be the new Arch Enemy album then it's a lie - I bought that a few weeks prior. Oh well, it's there.
The next day being Tuesday, we went to Satan's - we being me and Vicki - and it was a lot of fun despite it being only the two of us. I got 3 drinks at free bar and only bought one after - being sensible and all that. Vicki found a boy that she had seen the previous week and spent most of the night attached to him in some way, so I was left alone but I didn't really care. I had a fun time moshing and generally dancing in some way shap or form. Some girl was fascinated by my ridiculously bright luminescent Cyberdog top. But then, so was I.
Phew...busy, busy, busy.
The next day, I went climbing with Fletch and Ric - Dani was ill. Properly. Ric was introduced to what he now calls Silly-Buggers**.
My week-into-weekend really kicked off when I purchased another train ticket up to Lancaster.
*The result if you wanted to know, we came 4th out of a potential 20. Which isn't that bad.
**Basically you take it in turns to do a climb on a bouldering wall - or at least, start off with say, 2 hand-holds, then the first person up marks two more hand-holds in the sequence that have to be used. The next person up uses these 4 hand-holds - using the same placements as the person up before - and then adds 2 more to the sequence. I hope that's clear.
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