Thursday went like most other weekdays. I slept in till time for my seminar, then grabbed a bite to eat on my way. After 3 hours of class it was back to the flat for food and a shower. Those things taken care of, I headed down to Trev to relax for the two hours until my first game as a member of the Furness College pool team. I had a few pints to relax the nerves and then at 6pm it was time for practice. We each played a few games until 6:50 when we headed down to Lonsdale College. Zoe, Martha, and Liam were nice enough to come along for moral support.
The way the match works is each team has 9 players. Each player plays 1 game against a player from the opposing college. Best team score wins. The game is 8-ball. I watched the first two matches, trying to gauge the level of the competition. Then it was my turn.
I chalked up the cue, took a few deep breaths, and started the game off by breaking. The nerves died down as I played and I ended up winning by 4 balls. It felt so good to start out my season with a win, especially after people had been hyping me up as "the secret weapon." The team ended up losing though, which was sad cause some of the games were decided by an accidental pocketing of the 8-ball. After the match we headed back to Trev to finish out the night with a few more pints.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Relaxing
Saturday (1/17) started by heading back onto campus for some lunch. Joe, Urmie, and I all went to Spar, which is a grocery store on campus, to get sandwiches from the deli. Sandwiches in hand we headed back to Urmie's flat and hung out in her kitchenette eating lunch. After lunch I split off back to my flat to check my email and relax for a bit. At 3pm I got changed and headed off for my first ultimate frisbee practice with the Lancaster team.
The practice lasted for 1.5hrs in the main gym of the university sports center. I realized yet again how out of shape I get between frisbee seasons. It was good to get out and do some real physical activity. I met a number of the guys and I think I will fit in well with the team.
After practice I got showered up and ate some dinner. Then, in my usual fashion, I headed down to Trev to have a few pints and hang out with the group. We all decided a night in sounded nice. Zoe was closing the bar that evening so we all ended up hanging out for an extra hour after the rest of the crowd got the boot. It was a really fun and relaxing evening, which is just what I was looking for.
Sunday was pretty much the same. I didn't do a whole lot during the day and then in the afternoon I headed to Trev. I did, however, play some pool against a member of the college pool team that evening. I ended up beating him 4-1 and he invited me to tryout in front of the team captain the following evening.
Monday I went to classes and then went Trev for a bit after eating lunch. I hung around talking with the few people that were there until it was time for my pool team tryout. At 6pm I met up with Brynn, who is the player from the night before, and Jerry, who is the college team captain. I started out by playing Brynn and I beat him 2-0. I then played Jerry and beat him 2-0. After those games I was invited to join the team. I was pretty excited!! After playing pool I went back into the bar and had a few pints with the crew before going back to the flat to crash.
Tuesday was a pretty uneventful day. I just went to class and then Trev in the evening. I know, big surprise right.
Wednesday I had 1 class at noon. After class I met up with some people in Trev and then we went out and passed out leaflets in an effort to draw attention to the situation of the college bars on campus. Basically, the catering association on campus wants to take over the college bars and some of the students have been trying to fight back. I, being a frequent visitor of my local college bar, felt it was important that I help fight for this cause because it holds a special place in my heart just as it does so many others. We passed out leaflets for about an hour and then went back to Trev to warm up and unwind. At 3pm Liam, Urmie, Amanda, Rosy (an Australian student), and I went into town to do some shopping and pickup some groceries.
Our first stop in town was to get Rosy a new watch battery. After that we went to a shop called Top Man so I could finally buy a scarf. Next we headed for JJB Sports so Liam and I could look at pool cues. We didn't have a luck with nice two-piece cues at JJB so we went to another store called Scotts Sports. Liam found what he was hoping for there, but I wasn't quite satisfied with the cue selection. With all of our general purpose shopping out of the way it was time to tackle the monsterous task of true grocery shopping. Up to this point I'd just bought very simple instant meals that I could make when I returned from a night of being wasted.
Sainsbury's is the name of the large grocery store in town. We spent about 45 minutes there and came away with a ton of food. I was so happy to get all that food back to my flat and put it away. I finally felt like I had stuff to eat if I was hungry. Not to mention I needed something to take my focus away from takeaway orders of chips, which are bound to come around and bite me if I keep getting them.
With all my groceries put away I made a little something for dinner and then Zoe was nice enough to shave my head for me. I was pretty happy since my beard was becoming a bit unruly. I showered up to get all the loose hair off and then went down to Trev for another relaxing night. I've really enjoyed 5 straight nights of not going out to a club. Its been good to recharge my batteries for future clubbing adventures.
The practice lasted for 1.5hrs in the main gym of the university sports center. I realized yet again how out of shape I get between frisbee seasons. It was good to get out and do some real physical activity. I met a number of the guys and I think I will fit in well with the team.
After practice I got showered up and ate some dinner. Then, in my usual fashion, I headed down to Trev to have a few pints and hang out with the group. We all decided a night in sounded nice. Zoe was closing the bar that evening so we all ended up hanging out for an extra hour after the rest of the crowd got the boot. It was a really fun and relaxing evening, which is just what I was looking for.
Sunday was pretty much the same. I didn't do a whole lot during the day and then in the afternoon I headed to Trev. I did, however, play some pool against a member of the college pool team that evening. I ended up beating him 4-1 and he invited me to tryout in front of the team captain the following evening.
Monday I went to classes and then went Trev for a bit after eating lunch. I hung around talking with the few people that were there until it was time for my pool team tryout. At 6pm I met up with Brynn, who is the player from the night before, and Jerry, who is the college team captain. I started out by playing Brynn and I beat him 2-0. I then played Jerry and beat him 2-0. After those games I was invited to join the team. I was pretty excited!! After playing pool I went back into the bar and had a few pints with the crew before going back to the flat to crash.
Tuesday was a pretty uneventful day. I just went to class and then Trev in the evening. I know, big surprise right.
Wednesday I had 1 class at noon. After class I met up with some people in Trev and then we went out and passed out leaflets in an effort to draw attention to the situation of the college bars on campus. Basically, the catering association on campus wants to take over the college bars and some of the students have been trying to fight back. I, being a frequent visitor of my local college bar, felt it was important that I help fight for this cause because it holds a special place in my heart just as it does so many others. We passed out leaflets for about an hour and then went back to Trev to warm up and unwind. At 3pm Liam, Urmie, Amanda, Rosy (an Australian student), and I went into town to do some shopping and pickup some groceries.
Our first stop in town was to get Rosy a new watch battery. After that we went to a shop called Top Man so I could finally buy a scarf. Next we headed for JJB Sports so Liam and I could look at pool cues. We didn't have a luck with nice two-piece cues at JJB so we went to another store called Scotts Sports. Liam found what he was hoping for there, but I wasn't quite satisfied with the cue selection. With all of our general purpose shopping out of the way it was time to tackle the monsterous task of true grocery shopping. Up to this point I'd just bought very simple instant meals that I could make when I returned from a night of being wasted.
Sainsbury's is the name of the large grocery store in town. We spent about 45 minutes there and came away with a ton of food. I was so happy to get all that food back to my flat and put it away. I finally felt like I had stuff to eat if I was hungry. Not to mention I needed something to take my focus away from takeaway orders of chips, which are bound to come around and bite me if I keep getting them.
With all my groceries put away I made a little something for dinner and then Zoe was nice enough to shave my head for me. I was pretty happy since my beard was becoming a bit unruly. I showered up to get all the loose hair off and then went down to Trev for another relaxing night. I've really enjoyed 5 straight nights of not going out to a club. Its been good to recharge my batteries for future clubbing adventures.
Sugarhouse Revisited
Friday (1/16) morning was spent recovering from Thursday night. I was too lazy to get up and go to frisbee practice at 10am. I mean honestly, who decides that 10am on a Friday is a good time to practice? Ridiculous if you ask me. Anyways, once I decided it was time to get up I snagged some lunch and did some laundry. Around 4pm I decided to do my usual and head down to Trev. I met up with the usual suspects and relaxed for a while downing pints and catching up on the prior evenings events. Around 8pm I decided to head back to my flat and get showered up, changed, and grab a bite to eat. With all of that accomplished I was back at the bar around 9:30pm. Around 10:30pm we caught the bus into town and headed for the Sugarhouse.
When we got to Sugarhouse the queue was already really long, but thankfully I recognized some fellow international students and we jumped nearly all the way to the front. As we always do we drank and danced the night away until about 2am. Here are some pictures:
Kirky and Sam
Joe and Urmie
Joe, Urmie, Zoe, and I all headed back to Zoe and Joe's flat. We grabbed some takeaway along the way which was delicious. I had chips (fries) and curry sauce, yum!!! When we got back to their flat we watched Step Brothers and ate. By the time the movie was over everyone was really out of it so we crashed there.
When we got to Sugarhouse the queue was already really long, but thankfully I recognized some fellow international students and we jumped nearly all the way to the front. As we always do we drank and danced the night away until about 2am. Here are some pictures:
Kirky and Sam
Joe and Urmie
Joe, Urmie, Zoe, and I all headed back to Zoe and Joe's flat. We grabbed some takeaway along the way which was delicious. I had chips (fries) and curry sauce, yum!!! When we got back to their flat we watched Step Brothers and ate. By the time the movie was over everyone was really out of it so we crashed there.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
The First Week of Classes Continues
Tuesday (1/13) was a pretty uneventful day, I went to class and then to Trev in the evening. On Wednesday there was something called Refreshers Fair which was meant to get people signing up for clubs and societies. I joined the Lancaster ultimate teamed called The Fish. After that I went to class and then Trev in the evening to hang out with everyone. I really love Trev, its not some super fancy upscale bar, its rather a modest looking bar that is teeming with college pride. Here is another picture from Trev:
Matt (Kirky), Martha, and Liam
Zoe was closing that night so I waited for her to finish up and then we went into town and saw Slumdog Millionaire, which was one of the best movies I've ever seen.
Thursday (1/15) morning consisted of classes and my usual takeaway sandwich from the Spar grocery store on campus. And in similar fashion since Sunday I wasted time until it was time to go to Trev for the evening. We all met up there again and had a few pints while we waited for it to get late enough to be time to go out. Around 6:45pm we all suited up to catch the bus to Friary, which was having a special that evening called "Quids" which means that there are a lot of drinks on sale for a quid, which is the same as a pound.
At the Friary we all got our drinks and ascended the stairs to the overlooking balcony area. We found a huge booth and settled in for a few good hours of drinking. The group size continued to expand as the night went on due to the appearance of some stragglers. Here are some pictures of us at Friary:
Jack and Sam
Getting some work done at Friary
A view from the balcony
Harry and Zoe
Liam and Chris (Cheese)
Zoe and Jack
Urmie and Me
Around 10:30 the group split in two, with half going to Eleven cause there were live dancing Coyote Ugly girls and the rest of us (Zoe, Urmie, Joe, Jack, and I) went to a club called Elements.
There weren't a ton of people in Elements but we still had a good time. We mostly hung out in the VIP cause a friend of Joe's was DJing. We danced and drank until about 2ish then Urmie and I caught a taxi back to campus and Zoe and Joe went back to their flat in town.
Matt (Kirky), Martha, and Liam
Zoe was closing that night so I waited for her to finish up and then we went into town and saw Slumdog Millionaire, which was one of the best movies I've ever seen.
Thursday (1/15) morning consisted of classes and my usual takeaway sandwich from the Spar grocery store on campus. And in similar fashion since Sunday I wasted time until it was time to go to Trev for the evening. We all met up there again and had a few pints while we waited for it to get late enough to be time to go out. Around 6:45pm we all suited up to catch the bus to Friary, which was having a special that evening called "Quids" which means that there are a lot of drinks on sale for a quid, which is the same as a pound.
At the Friary we all got our drinks and ascended the stairs to the overlooking balcony area. We found a huge booth and settled in for a few good hours of drinking. The group size continued to expand as the night went on due to the appearance of some stragglers. Here are some pictures of us at Friary:
Jack and Sam
Getting some work done at Friary
A view from the balcony
Harry and Zoe
Liam and Chris (Cheese)
Zoe and Jack
Urmie and Me
Around 10:30 the group split in two, with half going to Eleven cause there were live dancing Coyote Ugly girls and the rest of us (Zoe, Urmie, Joe, Jack, and I) went to a club called Elements.
There weren't a ton of people in Elements but we still had a good time. We mostly hung out in the VIP cause a friend of Joe's was DJing. We danced and drank until about 2ish then Urmie and I caught a taxi back to campus and Zoe and Joe went back to their flat in town.
Classes Begin and Toast!
Monday (1/12) classes started, ugh. I had a 10am seminar, which is basically the same as a recitation back home. I also had an Introduction to Finance lecture from 1:00-3:00. I don't think the classes will be too awful, its just tough cause I really don't care about the subjects at all. Anyways, with classes all done I headed back to my flat to pass the time until I headed down to Trev.
At about 7pm I got showered up and changed and met up with the group at Trev. We hung out there until about 11pm when Zoe got off work and then we hopped in a taxi and headed to Toast. Toast is similar to Sugarhouse in that it is 2 main rooms that play different music, however the two styles for Toast are rock/metal and dance/house. There is also a neat little cellar-like room where people can play Nintendo or just hang out. The crowd for the evening was Urmie, Liam, Zoe, Neil, and another US student named Kyle. Here are some pictures:
Left to right: Neil, Kyle, Liam, and Urmie
Urmie, me, and Kyle. Not sure who the other guy is
Urmie and Kyle
Urmie, me, and Kyle
Toast was a lot of fun, but it was DAMN packed. We couldn't dance for more than 2 consecutive minutes without being shoved out of the way. We left Toast around 2:30am and caught a taxi as usual.
At about 7pm I got showered up and changed and met up with the group at Trev. We hung out there until about 11pm when Zoe got off work and then we hopped in a taxi and headed to Toast. Toast is similar to Sugarhouse in that it is 2 main rooms that play different music, however the two styles for Toast are rock/metal and dance/house. There is also a neat little cellar-like room where people can play Nintendo or just hang out. The crowd for the evening was Urmie, Liam, Zoe, Neil, and another US student named Kyle. Here are some pictures:
Left to right: Neil, Kyle, Liam, and Urmie
Urmie, me, and Kyle. Not sure who the other guy is
Urmie and Kyle
Urmie, me, and Kyle
Toast was a lot of fun, but it was DAMN packed. We couldn't dance for more than 2 consecutive minutes without being shoved out of the way. We left Toast around 2:30am and caught a taxi as usual.
Lake District Tour
Sunday (1/11) began in a rush. The staff at Lancaster had a tripped planned for the international students to see some of the towns and countryside that make up the Lake District. Our tour was scheduled to leave at 9am sharp. My alarm went off at 7:30 as planned, but then I hit the snooze and for some reason the clock I have turns off if you hit the snooze 2 consecutive times. With my alarm off I continued to sleep, but magically woke up at precisely 9am. My flat is about a 10 minute walk to the Underpass, which is where buses normally stop. I sat and debated for a few minutes if it was even worth trying to make it there just in case they were running late. I finally decided to throw my clothes on and run to the Underpass. I made it there at about 9:20am and to my surprise they hadn't left yet. I got on the bus, found an open seat, and collapsed. My hangover had made me pretty dead to the world and my stomach was a bit on edge, but damnit I made it to the tour.
We departed shortly after my boarding and began our trip to Bowness, which was our first stop. I battled constantly to stay awake and enjoy the countryside, although the weather was pretty crappy. We arrived at Bowness and filed into a cafe for a morning snack. Not wanting to tempt my uneasy stomach I got a cheese sandwich and a cup of tea. With a little food in me I was beginning to come back to life. After we ate we headed straight for the pier where we were to catch a ferry across Lake Windermere.
Bowness pier
Bowness pier from the ferry
Sonny freezing his ass off on the top of the ferry
Lake Windermere
The ferry ride was about 30 minutes, at which time we arrived in Ambleside.
Ambleside pier
Ambleside backpackers lodge
When we got off the ferry we went straight to the buses and continued on towards Grasmere.
When we got to Grasmere we filed off the bus and were given 1 hour to freely roam about. Most people filed into the first cafe they could find to get another snack and to get out of the wind and misting rain. I, however, felt like exploring as much as time would allow so I just started walking in one direction and kept going. Grasmere is a beautiful old town known for its gingerbread, which I bought and will attest to its greatness. Grasmere was also home to William Wordsworth who was a very influential romantic poet in the 1700's. Here are some pictures from Grasmere:
A river that runs through the town
Road leading to the YHA (youth hostel)
A street in Grasmere with the mountains in the background
A really cool tree I found
When our hour was up it was back to the buses to drive to Keswick (pronounced kezzick), which would be our final stop of the trip.
Keswick was quite a bit larger than Grasmere, but still a fairly small town. It was very apparent that it was a hotspot for people interested in the outdoors as half of the shops were strickly concerned with selling hiking, backpacking, climbing, or snowboarding equipment. We had 1.5 hours in Kewswick so we just walked around the main thoroughfare and then stopped in a small coffee shop for a warm drink. Here are my pictures from Keswick:
When our time was up we filed back onto the buses for the drive home. I again struggled to maintain consciousness, but I was able to see a fair bit of the rolling countryside as we drove along. It was a beautiful trip even in spite of the weather and I have every intention to go back there when the weather has cleared up. As for the rest of the day, I went down to Trev for a while and hung out with the group before crashing around 2ish.
We departed shortly after my boarding and began our trip to Bowness, which was our first stop. I battled constantly to stay awake and enjoy the countryside, although the weather was pretty crappy. We arrived at Bowness and filed into a cafe for a morning snack. Not wanting to tempt my uneasy stomach I got a cheese sandwich and a cup of tea. With a little food in me I was beginning to come back to life. After we ate we headed straight for the pier where we were to catch a ferry across Lake Windermere.
Bowness pier
Bowness pier from the ferry
Sonny freezing his ass off on the top of the ferry
Lake Windermere
The ferry ride was about 30 minutes, at which time we arrived in Ambleside.
Ambleside pier
Ambleside backpackers lodge
When we got off the ferry we went straight to the buses and continued on towards Grasmere.
When we got to Grasmere we filed off the bus and were given 1 hour to freely roam about. Most people filed into the first cafe they could find to get another snack and to get out of the wind and misting rain. I, however, felt like exploring as much as time would allow so I just started walking in one direction and kept going. Grasmere is a beautiful old town known for its gingerbread, which I bought and will attest to its greatness. Grasmere was also home to William Wordsworth who was a very influential romantic poet in the 1700's. Here are some pictures from Grasmere:
A river that runs through the town
Road leading to the YHA (youth hostel)
A street in Grasmere with the mountains in the background
A really cool tree I found
When our hour was up it was back to the buses to drive to Keswick (pronounced kezzick), which would be our final stop of the trip.
Keswick was quite a bit larger than Grasmere, but still a fairly small town. It was very apparent that it was a hotspot for people interested in the outdoors as half of the shops were strickly concerned with selling hiking, backpacking, climbing, or snowboarding equipment. We had 1.5 hours in Kewswick so we just walked around the main thoroughfare and then stopped in a small coffee shop for a warm drink. Here are my pictures from Keswick:
When our time was up we filed back onto the buses for the drive home. I again struggled to maintain consciousness, but I was able to see a fair bit of the rolling countryside as we drove along. It was a beautiful trip even in spite of the weather and I have every intention to go back there when the weather has cleared up. As for the rest of the day, I went down to Trev for a while and hung out with the group before crashing around 2ish.
Sugarhouse!!
Saturday (1/10) was originally gonna be a lazy recovery day after partying at Cuba the previous night, this would not be the case. I slept in late and it was fantastic. When I got up I headed straight into town with CT to get the Indian food that I had been craving since Wednesday when I saw it first. It lived up to my expectations, which pretty much made the early part of my day. CT and I did a little shopping after the food and then went back to campus.
When I got back to campus I settled in for what I expected to be a quite evening of music and blogging. Around 8:30 I got a text from Urmie inviting me to join her and her group at the Sugarhouse, which is a popular club in town. I dodged around the idea for a few minutes, deciding if I really needed a quite night or if I should let the party continue for another night. As you might have guessed, the party had to go on. I met Urmie and her group in Trevor (Trev), which is the bar for Furness College, officially my favorite place to hangout on campus.
Sign in front of the bar
The group consisted of: Liam (one of Urmie's flatmates), Neil, Zoe, Ashe, Jack, Martha, and Rachel.
We all hopped on the bus to town and away we went. Instead of going to Sugarhouse straight away, we instead made a stop at a local pub called Yorkshire House. It wasn't a huge place, but I liked it. We all had a few pints and got to know each other better. Then it was time to move to the Sugarhouse.
We got to the Sugarhouse just in time, cause the queue was forming quickly. Once inside we checked our coats in and we were ready to go. The layout of the Sugarhouse is 2 large rooms that play slightly different kinds of music. One is your usual Top 40 hip hop and R&B songs from the past few years and the other is more dance and house stuff. Each room has a bar, which made getting drinks a little better, although it was freakin packed. Also, while we were there we ran into Joe. I snapped a few photos while we were there:
Martha
Liam and Me
Urmie, Joe, and Me
Zoe and Me
Left to Right: Rachel, Martha, Liam, Urmie, and Zoe
We stayed till probably around 2:30am and then hit the streets to catch our taxi back. Going out that night was the best decision I've made since I've been here.
When I got back to campus I settled in for what I expected to be a quite evening of music and blogging. Around 8:30 I got a text from Urmie inviting me to join her and her group at the Sugarhouse, which is a popular club in town. I dodged around the idea for a few minutes, deciding if I really needed a quite night or if I should let the party continue for another night. As you might have guessed, the party had to go on. I met Urmie and her group in Trevor (Trev), which is the bar for Furness College, officially my favorite place to hangout on campus.
Sign in front of the bar
The group consisted of: Liam (one of Urmie's flatmates), Neil, Zoe, Ashe, Jack, Martha, and Rachel.
We all hopped on the bus to town and away we went. Instead of going to Sugarhouse straight away, we instead made a stop at a local pub called Yorkshire House. It wasn't a huge place, but I liked it. We all had a few pints and got to know each other better. Then it was time to move to the Sugarhouse.
We got to the Sugarhouse just in time, cause the queue was forming quickly. Once inside we checked our coats in and we were ready to go. The layout of the Sugarhouse is 2 large rooms that play slightly different kinds of music. One is your usual Top 40 hip hop and R&B songs from the past few years and the other is more dance and house stuff. Each room has a bar, which made getting drinks a little better, although it was freakin packed. Also, while we were there we ran into Joe. I snapped a few photos while we were there:
Martha
Liam and Me
Urmie, Joe, and Me
Zoe and Me
Left to Right: Rachel, Martha, Liam, Urmie, and Zoe
We stayed till probably around 2:30am and then hit the streets to catch our taxi back. Going out that night was the best decision I've made since I've been here.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Drunk Night Out - Part Deux
Friday began with course registration. The outcome wasn't quite what I was hoping for, but it wasn't that bad. I ended up with Friday off, which is pretty awesome. After registration was over I decided to go on a little photo tour of campus and took the following pictures:
A bench in the courtyard of Pendle College, with the bar in the background.
The back of the InfoLab buidling, where the Computer Science department is housed.
Another view of the InfoLab buidling.
A view from the south edge of campus.
Another view from the south edge of campus.
The front of the InfoLab building.
Grizedale College flats, which are under constructions.
A view of the southern end of The Spine, which is a walkway that runs the length of campus.
A stairwell in the Management School.
The courtyard outside of Fylde bar.
A look heading south down The Spine from Alexandra Square.
The library.
Alexandra square. That is Bowland Tower in the background.
University House, where most of the administration staff is housed.
The Chaplaincy Centre, a multi-religious center on campus.
A view of my building from the courtyard.
The courtyard in front of my building.
After the photo session I just wasted time for most of the day until it was time to go out.
The evening began at the Fylde bar once again. I got there a bit early and for a while was wondering if I was in the wrong place, but then the crowd showed up. I learned a new drinking game from the locals called Arrogance, which was pretty simple and a lot of fun. I took these at the Fylde bar:
Left to right: Rosanna, Rachel, Anne, and Dana.
Left to right: Ben, Sunny, and Peter.
Right to left: Amanda, Rosy, Marianne, Diego, Urmilla (Urmie). I don't remember the guy on the far left or the two guys in the background.
After pregaming at the bar for a few hours it was time to go to town for a bar crawl. In the same fashion as Wednesday evening we loaded up the buses and headed out. On the bus we played a game where we sang a little song and on each time through a new person would come and sit on the back seat of the bus. By the time we got there we had 20 people sitting on each other on the back seat of a double decker bus, it was great.
Arriving in town we headed for the first bar of the evening called Eleven. It was a nice looking locals bar. The drink special for the night was half priced bottles of Desperados, which is Tequila-flavored beer. It was SOOO good with a lime in the bottle. Our group ordered so many that we cleaned their stock out and had to switch to other drinks after the first round. I took these pictures at Eleven:
A big group of all international students. Too many to name.
Urmie, who is from Sydney.
We stayed at Eleven for about an hour, then it was off to the Friary. The Friary is a converted church and it was my favorite bar of the evening. The ceiling was probably 40 feet high and there was a balcony section, and if you know me you know that I was instanly in love. We got our rounds and headed straight up to the balcony. Our time at Friary was relatively short, so we chugged our drinks and continued on to Walkabout. Walkabout is an Australian-themed bar, which got the Aussie international students pumped. We were pretty much the only thing going in Walkabout, so getting a drink was easy. We had a few rounds here and danced for a bit before we headed for our final stop of the evening, Cuba. Cuba was quite a bit different this time than it was on Wednesday however. Apparently they open their big room for Friday evenings, otherwise its the small room that I described in my past post. There were quite a few other people in the bar, but we brought the real party as we always do. We all danced and drank into the wee hours of the morning just like we did on Wednesday. I headed out at about 1:30 with my friends Urmilla, Megan, and I can't remember who else. We grabbed a taxi and headed back to Megan's flat.
Back at Megan's flat we all hung out in the kitchenette and for the first time I tried Vegimite. To my surprise it actually wasn't bad. It was even better when we put slices of English cheddar cheese on it. We hung out snacking for a bit then I headed out to crash.
A bench in the courtyard of Pendle College, with the bar in the background.
The back of the InfoLab buidling, where the Computer Science department is housed.
Another view of the InfoLab buidling.
A view from the south edge of campus.
Another view from the south edge of campus.
The front of the InfoLab building.
Grizedale College flats, which are under constructions.
A view of the southern end of The Spine, which is a walkway that runs the length of campus.
A stairwell in the Management School.
The courtyard outside of Fylde bar.
A look heading south down The Spine from Alexandra Square.
The library.
Alexandra square. That is Bowland Tower in the background.
University House, where most of the administration staff is housed.
The Chaplaincy Centre, a multi-religious center on campus.
A view of my building from the courtyard.
The courtyard in front of my building.
After the photo session I just wasted time for most of the day until it was time to go out.
The evening began at the Fylde bar once again. I got there a bit early and for a while was wondering if I was in the wrong place, but then the crowd showed up. I learned a new drinking game from the locals called Arrogance, which was pretty simple and a lot of fun. I took these at the Fylde bar:
Left to right: Rosanna, Rachel, Anne, and Dana.
Left to right: Ben, Sunny, and Peter.
Right to left: Amanda, Rosy, Marianne, Diego, Urmilla (Urmie). I don't remember the guy on the far left or the two guys in the background.
After pregaming at the bar for a few hours it was time to go to town for a bar crawl. In the same fashion as Wednesday evening we loaded up the buses and headed out. On the bus we played a game where we sang a little song and on each time through a new person would come and sit on the back seat of the bus. By the time we got there we had 20 people sitting on each other on the back seat of a double decker bus, it was great.
Arriving in town we headed for the first bar of the evening called Eleven. It was a nice looking locals bar. The drink special for the night was half priced bottles of Desperados, which is Tequila-flavored beer. It was SOOO good with a lime in the bottle. Our group ordered so many that we cleaned their stock out and had to switch to other drinks after the first round. I took these pictures at Eleven:
A big group of all international students. Too many to name.
Urmie, who is from Sydney.
We stayed at Eleven for about an hour, then it was off to the Friary. The Friary is a converted church and it was my favorite bar of the evening. The ceiling was probably 40 feet high and there was a balcony section, and if you know me you know that I was instanly in love. We got our rounds and headed straight up to the balcony. Our time at Friary was relatively short, so we chugged our drinks and continued on to Walkabout. Walkabout is an Australian-themed bar, which got the Aussie international students pumped. We were pretty much the only thing going in Walkabout, so getting a drink was easy. We had a few rounds here and danced for a bit before we headed for our final stop of the evening, Cuba. Cuba was quite a bit different this time than it was on Wednesday however. Apparently they open their big room for Friday evenings, otherwise its the small room that I described in my past post. There were quite a few other people in the bar, but we brought the real party as we always do. We all danced and drank into the wee hours of the morning just like we did on Wednesday. I headed out at about 1:30 with my friends Urmilla, Megan, and I can't remember who else. We grabbed a taxi and headed back to Megan's flat.
Back at Megan's flat we all hung out in the kitchenette and for the first time I tried Vegimite. To my surprise it actually wasn't bad. It was even better when we put slices of English cheddar cheese on it. We hung out snacking for a bit then I headed out to crash.
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