This weekend has been jam packed. Literally. A lot of the time has been taken up by sleeping, admittedly, but still...
On Thursday night, I introduced Louise to my Manchester life by putting a dvd on... that's right, I am that interesting. It was The Usual Suspects though, so all is forgiven, right? I invited Mark round and we had a night of interesting chit chat, sour cream and chive dipping and trying to guess who was the real culprit at the end of the film. I was right. I won't spoil it for any that haven't seen it though......
Friday, we spent the day preparing ourselves for the Warehouse Project. This involved choosing outfits, painting nails and drinking wine. Then finally, after a couple of months of waiting, we were there. And it blew our minds. We danced solidly for several hours then, stumbling out at close to 4am, I promptly decided that we should have chips. We didn't. We had salt and vinegar hula hoops instead. But they helped all the same.
Saturday came around and at midday ish we stumbled out of bed and had a pretty fantastic sausage, tomato, cheese and mushroom omelette. Then we did pretty much nothing. We watched some scrubs, went to the shop to get sweets and caught up on some much needed sleep. Before too long we were back at Store Street and the beat was pounding in my chest and my throat and I've got to admit, I felt better than I had in a long time. I felt totally euphoric. I was rammed up against the girl in front of me and shoved back against the guy behind me and although it was hot and sweaty and the air was thick with smoke it was the most incredible few hours. I danced for much of it with a guy who had taken a liking to my mad arm waving/finger pointing and Louise and Mark danced together right next to me. I caught Lou's eye several times in the night and our identical grins said it all.
As we crawled into bed at 5am on Sunday morning, Lou leaned across and kissed my cheek and thanked me for the best birthday present ever. It was. And it wasn't even my birthday.
On Sunday night, we headed to the Orange Grove for a chilled out night. We talked about nothing but music and the festivals and events we wanted to go to within the next 2/3 years. Disappointed that we were missing Sunday night and Pendulum at the Warehouse Project, we decided that we were going to give Global Gathering and/or Creamfields a try. Although not the greatest camper in the world, GG07 are offering an amazing line up and nothing short of a natural disaster hitting Stratford-Upon-Avon is going to stop me.
Finally, here we are on Monday night (actually Tuesday morning) and we've recently arrived back from Mark's flat where we played Buzz Quiz on PS2 (I lost) and Tennis and Bowling on the Wii (I won). It has been a weekend of discovery (new friendships for some, renewned friendships for others, new music, new lifestyles, new cultures, new cities etc etc etc) and I've honestly enjoyed every single second of it. Louise is moving to Manchester permanently in a couple of weeks and I'm looking forward to what lay ahead for us.
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
Thursday, 24 May 2007
Defining moments
So, after much deliberating in one particular car journey (I don't remember which one, but I know I was with Hollie) I decided that one of two songs defined my time at university. Both, incidentally are by the same band:
The Killers - Somebody Told Me or Mr Brightside. They both remind me of the Zoo, on a Thursday night, but whenever I hear them they remind me of my best student days.
However, I have something a little more embarrassing to admit to. When I was in 6th form, we used to frequent a club called Liquid (Thursday nights again, as it happens) and several songs remind me of that time.
1) Love Like This Before - Faith Evans ft Fatman Scoop. As chav as the song is, I do still love it.
2) Ignition Remix - R Kelly.
3) Pretty Green Eyes - Ultrabeat.
It's not even like I was a chav in those days. I was just young and having fun and those songs remind me of those times. After Liquid we'd head on over to the chippy for chips, chicken and cheese. Yum. Those were the days.
While we're on the subject, when we moved up in the world to the upper 6th, we had the pleasure of painting the common room the colours of our choice (lilac, turquoise, blue and pink in case you were wondering) and in a crazy moment 4 of us decided to dance to one of the songs on the Gone in 60 Seconds soundtrack. As we shook our asses through the windows we realised there was a class downstairs. Oh, how we laughed.
I've been doing a lot of looking back lately, as you may have guessed but now is a time for looking forward as well. Louby Lou is here at the moment, and she will be staying over the bank holiday weekend. We're going to the Warehouse Project which hopefully, will provide me with more memories, and more defining songs and moments to look back on in a few years and smile about.
The Killers - Somebody Told Me or Mr Brightside. They both remind me of the Zoo, on a Thursday night, but whenever I hear them they remind me of my best student days.
However, I have something a little more embarrassing to admit to. When I was in 6th form, we used to frequent a club called Liquid (Thursday nights again, as it happens) and several songs remind me of that time.
1) Love Like This Before - Faith Evans ft Fatman Scoop. As chav as the song is, I do still love it.
2) Ignition Remix - R Kelly.
3) Pretty Green Eyes - Ultrabeat.
It's not even like I was a chav in those days. I was just young and having fun and those songs remind me of those times. After Liquid we'd head on over to the chippy for chips, chicken and cheese. Yum. Those were the days.
While we're on the subject, when we moved up in the world to the upper 6th, we had the pleasure of painting the common room the colours of our choice (lilac, turquoise, blue and pink in case you were wondering) and in a crazy moment 4 of us decided to dance to one of the songs on the Gone in 60 Seconds soundtrack. As we shook our asses through the windows we realised there was a class downstairs. Oh, how we laughed.
I've been doing a lot of looking back lately, as you may have guessed but now is a time for looking forward as well. Louby Lou is here at the moment, and she will be staying over the bank holiday weekend. We're going to the Warehouse Project which hopefully, will provide me with more memories, and more defining songs and moments to look back on in a few years and smile about.
Sunday, 13 May 2007
The end of an era
Wow.... so the last 4 years have culminated in this moment... this not-quite-real feeling of euphoria but also incredible sadness! The last 22 years hinged on this moment and I think the next 60+ years will too.
Back when I was 16 and my brother was going off to uni I didn't think I wanted to go. My aspirations ran to working in a shop. Big wow. I had ideas that I wanted to be a writer but I was lazy and thought that uni just meant more work and being told what to do. Then when we dropped my brother off at his halls, my eyes were opened and I realised that I wanted that life. I think me and my brother have taken very different things from our years at uni. Our courses were at opposite ends of the spectrum and our universities light years apart. We're chalk and cheese, my brother and me and I think by the end of his 3 years he was ready to get to work but me? I'd do it all again in a heartbeat.
These last four years have brought me some of the happiest moments of my life, but also some of the saddest. When I left 6th form, I was looking forward to the future but was sad to leave my friends. This time, I realise that I won't be leaving my friends because I'm friends with some of the most incredible people in the world and these friendships are for life.
There have definitely been a lot of ups and downs (mostly ups!) in my university years but I wouldn't change it for the world, if anything, I'd throw myself into it even more. I've had 4 very different birthdays whilst I've been here. Only 1 really stands out: when my ex-boyfriend got arrested and I vowed to never go out again on my birthday! In between those years though, I've shared some wonderful experiences with amazing people.
I know this is all very soppy but it's also very heartfelt! I came to uni a very naive young person, but also open minded and curious. I couldn't wait to see what the world had to offer me. I got a little lost on my journey on several occasions but I finally found my way and now I think I've come out the other side a better person. My best friend in the whole world, Hollie, is a fantastic human being. She's incredibly generous and wouldn't hurt a fly. Me and Hollie, although different in many ways, are soulmates and without her, this last year in particular would have been very difficult to cope with. But whenever I needed her, she was there.
Mark, Lee, Kim and Jen are also amazing people, and great friends. I'm looking forward to seeing a lot more of them now that we're free of exams and assignments!!
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that without these people, I wouldn't be the same person and the last 4 years would have been very different. Of course, there are other people who have helped to shape me but this last year has been a defining one on my life and one I will never, ever, forget. Here's to the last 4 years, ones I will miss very much, and here's to the next 4, where many things will change but my heart will still hold the memories.
:)
Back when I was 16 and my brother was going off to uni I didn't think I wanted to go. My aspirations ran to working in a shop. Big wow. I had ideas that I wanted to be a writer but I was lazy and thought that uni just meant more work and being told what to do. Then when we dropped my brother off at his halls, my eyes were opened and I realised that I wanted that life. I think me and my brother have taken very different things from our years at uni. Our courses were at opposite ends of the spectrum and our universities light years apart. We're chalk and cheese, my brother and me and I think by the end of his 3 years he was ready to get to work but me? I'd do it all again in a heartbeat.
These last four years have brought me some of the happiest moments of my life, but also some of the saddest. When I left 6th form, I was looking forward to the future but was sad to leave my friends. This time, I realise that I won't be leaving my friends because I'm friends with some of the most incredible people in the world and these friendships are for life.
There have definitely been a lot of ups and downs (mostly ups!) in my university years but I wouldn't change it for the world, if anything, I'd throw myself into it even more. I've had 4 very different birthdays whilst I've been here. Only 1 really stands out: when my ex-boyfriend got arrested and I vowed to never go out again on my birthday! In between those years though, I've shared some wonderful experiences with amazing people.
I know this is all very soppy but it's also very heartfelt! I came to uni a very naive young person, but also open minded and curious. I couldn't wait to see what the world had to offer me. I got a little lost on my journey on several occasions but I finally found my way and now I think I've come out the other side a better person. My best friend in the whole world, Hollie, is a fantastic human being. She's incredibly generous and wouldn't hurt a fly. Me and Hollie, although different in many ways, are soulmates and without her, this last year in particular would have been very difficult to cope with. But whenever I needed her, she was there.
Mark, Lee, Kim and Jen are also amazing people, and great friends. I'm looking forward to seeing a lot more of them now that we're free of exams and assignments!!
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that without these people, I wouldn't be the same person and the last 4 years would have been very different. Of course, there are other people who have helped to shape me but this last year has been a defining one on my life and one I will never, ever, forget. Here's to the last 4 years, ones I will miss very much, and here's to the next 4, where many things will change but my heart will still hold the memories.
:)
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