the weekend
with thanks to penny whose 'busy weekend' blogging format i have blatantly copied..
friday
3:30pm - weekend gets of to a killer start when i get roped into supervising uniform detention. blergh
5:00pm - mad rush to shower, dress and get to london. am of course, late..
7:30pm - irritate alpha by messing up directions to the pub we are meeting bonnie at for birthday drinks
8:00pm - meet bonnie and her friends in the coolest beer garden this side of rundle street. drink vino, make various toasts, enjoy meeting other worlds.. happy birthday bonnie!
12:00pm - drunk enough to dance in furry beret
1:00am - ride home in what was one of the best taxi rides in my long career of interesting taxi rides. something about riding through london at night and seeing all the landmarks lit by street lamps. it was wonderful. also frederick the driver was hilarious. i offered career and love advice. cause, you know, i'm such an expert
1:30am - mightily impressed by this method of dispensing crisps at the off licence near penny's place
6 hours sleep on penny's very comfortable pouf and couch
saturday
10:00am - wake up a little worse for wear
12:00pm - am revived somewhat by a coffee and stroll down broadway market, the food and farmers market that happens every saturday on penny's street. this place is unbelievable, so much delicious food to tempt you. i went for the samosas and interesting curry place and was blown away by deliciousness.. i was also very taken with the cupcakes...
2:30pm - meet kate (who flew in just that morning) in notting hill and wander around portabello markets. was mostly unimpressed with the markets but probably only because thoughts of the brilliance of broadway market was fresh in my mind. the ginormous paella did impress though and it was great to see kate again..
6:00pm - (retrospectively) unwisely get stuck into the pino grigo the second night in a row
10:00pm - drinking on a boat on the thames with a view of big ben and the london eye. wowie.
10:30pm - argue with a fellow history nerd over finer facts of russian history. vow to google disputed facts as soon as i get home (which i did and am pleased to report I WAS RIGHT)
11:50pm - dash into liverpool street station to discover i've missed the last train home by about 4 minutes. briefly consider going back to meet kate and adelaide girls but decide to call penny instead as her place is closer and i doubt my ability to successfully negotiate the tube again..
1:00am - make a dramatic entrance at penny's place where she and the renaissance man were enjoying 'musical night'. sit down to enjoy the second half of phantom of the opera. sing along loudly with complete disregard for open windows and close neighbours. actually quite impressed with my ability to remember many of the words when i haven't heard the music for over 10 years. must have been the all the times mum made us listen to it on the yearly drives to melbourne
3:00am - somewhat ungraciously gloat that my magic tricks are superior when alpha tried to show off his new skills (learnt from hackney's glitterati). sorry alpha!
penny's couch is somewhat less comfortable the second night in a row..
sunday
8:30am - awoken by alarm, realise i've agreed to be in cambridge in three hours. resign myself to being late and send off various text messages. dress in a t-shirt that is on it's third day. lovely.
12:30 - brief spurt of energy spent snapping pics when i discover this at king's cross station. ooh!
2:00pm - arrive in cambridge where i meet my glorious housemates katie and andy who are giving me the insiders tour of the place (they both studied at the university). poke around the various colleges and enjoy walking straight past the 'no visitors' signs..
4:00pm - go punting! this was too exciting for words. enjoy watching the camrbidge students in their natural habitat. especially the floppy haired boys in crumpled shirts and boat shoes. check out andy wield that pole! tres impressive
7:30pm - arrive at st johns college where katie and andy have arranged to go to a 'formal hall' dinner. this involves andy pretending to be a current student and me posing as someones cousin. note andy's clever disguise, he is wearing the college tie to ensure he passes as a genuine student. we gave him shit about it all night.
8:00pm - thoroughly enjoy the pomp of dinner and bombard katie and andy with endless questions about the archaic rules cambridge students are forced to follow.
11:00pm - arrive home totally exhausted but still manage to check my email before i fall into bed. which reminds me, whats with the practically empty comments box people? lazy bastards. guess i've got to send some to receive some...
friday
3:30pm - weekend gets of to a killer start when i get roped into supervising uniform detention. blergh
5:00pm - mad rush to shower, dress and get to london. am of course, late..
7:30pm - irritate alpha by messing up directions to the pub we are meeting bonnie at for birthday drinks
8:00pm - meet bonnie and her friends in the coolest beer garden this side of rundle street. drink vino, make various toasts, enjoy meeting other worlds.. happy birthday bonnie!
12:00pm - drunk enough to dance in furry beret
1:00am - ride home in what was one of the best taxi rides in my long career of interesting taxi rides. something about riding through london at night and seeing all the landmarks lit by street lamps. it was wonderful. also frederick the driver was hilarious. i offered career and love advice. cause, you know, i'm such an expert
1:30am - mightily impressed by this method of dispensing crisps at the off licence near penny's place
6 hours sleep on penny's very comfortable pouf and couchsaturday
10:00am - wake up a little worse for wear
12:00pm - am revived somewhat by a coffee and stroll down broadway market, the food and farmers market that happens every saturday on penny's street. this place is unbelievable, so much delicious food to tempt you. i went for the samosas and interesting curry place and was blown away by deliciousness.. i was also very taken with the cupcakes...
2:30pm - meet kate (who flew in just that morning) in notting hill and wander around portabello markets. was mostly unimpressed with the markets but probably only because thoughts of the brilliance of broadway market was fresh in my mind. the ginormous paella did impress though and it was great to see kate again..6:00pm - (retrospectively) unwisely get stuck into the pino grigo the second night in a row
10:00pm - drinking on a boat on the thames with a view of big ben and the london eye. wowie.
10:30pm - argue with a fellow history nerd over finer facts of russian history. vow to google disputed facts as soon as i get home (which i did and am pleased to report I WAS RIGHT)11:50pm - dash into liverpool street station to discover i've missed the last train home by about 4 minutes. briefly consider going back to meet kate and adelaide girls but decide to call penny instead as her place is closer and i doubt my ability to successfully negotiate the tube again..
1:00am - make a dramatic entrance at penny's place where she and the renaissance man were enjoying 'musical night'. sit down to enjoy the second half of phantom of the opera. sing along loudly with complete disregard for open windows and close neighbours. actually quite impressed with my ability to remember many of the words when i haven't heard the music for over 10 years. must have been the all the times mum made us listen to it on the yearly drives to melbourne
3:00am - somewhat ungraciously gloat that my magic tricks are superior when alpha tried to show off his new skills (learnt from hackney's glitterati). sorry alpha!
penny's couch is somewhat less comfortable the second night in a row..
sunday
8:30am - awoken by alarm, realise i've agreed to be in cambridge in three hours. resign myself to being late and send off various text messages. dress in a t-shirt that is on it's third day. lovely.
12:30 - brief spurt of energy spent snapping pics when i discover this at king's cross station. ooh!
2:00pm - arrive in cambridge where i meet my glorious housemates katie and andy who are giving me the insiders tour of the place (they both studied at the university). poke around the various colleges and enjoy walking straight past the 'no visitors' signs..4:00pm - go punting! this was too exciting for words. enjoy watching the camrbidge students in their natural habitat. especially the floppy haired boys in crumpled shirts and boat shoes. check out andy wield that pole! tres impressive
7:30pm - arrive at st johns college where katie and andy have arranged to go to a 'formal hall' dinner. this involves andy pretending to be a current student and me posing as someones cousin. note andy's clever disguise, he is wearing the college tie to ensure he passes as a genuine student. we gave him shit about it all night.
8:00pm - thoroughly enjoy the pomp of dinner and bombard katie and andy with endless questions about the archaic rules cambridge students are forced to follow.
11:00pm - arrive home totally exhausted but still manage to check my email before i fall into bed. which reminds me, whats with the practically empty comments box people? lazy bastards. guess i've got to send some to receive some...
posted by melissa the kisser at 8:24 pm
3 Comments:
Well of COURSE you were right about the finer points of Russian history, whatever they may be. Most of what I know about Russian history comes from my upperclass biological father's Marxist rants about the glorious revolution, as well as a little from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (did you know that the 1905 revolution was begun as the result of a wish made to the Patron Saint of Scorned Women?). I'm guessing my sources suck.
Wishing you were somehow here again
Wishing you were somewhere near
Sometimes it seems
If I just dream
Somehow you would be here
dramatic piano
I blame my mother as well
By the way, the furry beret is STILL at our house waiting for you to collect it!!
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