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