Wednesday (2/4), however, was pretty great. After my 1 lecture for the day I went down to Trev for a cup of tea and a few games a pool to relax. Around 5pm I headed to the Underpass to catch a bus into town and meet up with the frisbee team for dinner and a pool tournament.
For dinner we ate at Weatherspoons, which if you remember was the first place I ever ate in Lancaster. I was really hungry by the time I got there so I went a little nuts and ended up eating 3 courses. When it was over I felt so bloated I could barely speak. After dinner we walked to the main pool hall in town, Rileys.
When we got there we signed up for a membership and got 2 free drinks as result. I was so absurdly full that I couldn't even attempt to drink anything. We were then divided into pairs for the tournament. I ended up being paired with Jon "The Juggernaut" McNauton (he is in one of the pictures from regionals). We played 3 games as a pair and won all of them. After the pairs part was done it just became a free-for-all with people rushing around trying to get into games. I hung around till about 8:30 and then headed back to campus to meet up with Urmie and Amanda.
Back at campus, I met up with Amanda and Urmie at Amanda's flat. Those 2, plus all of Amanda's flatmates and Rosy, Rose, and Richard were all pregaming for a big night out at the Carleton. The Carleton is a cheesy club in a nearby town called Morecambe. Every Wednesday night people catch buses in droves to flood this place. From all accounts I had heard to this point, the only way to go was drunk and with a big group. I had the big group, but I was physically unable to get drunk for lack of space in my stomach.
Amanda and Urmie pregaming
We hung out in their flat till about 10:30 and then headed to the Underpass to catch the last of the 4 buses that were shuttling people the 30 minute ride to Morecambe.
When we got to the Carleton we piled out of the bus and into the queue. We only waited about 10 minutes and then we were in. We ascended the 2 flights of stairs and then crossed the threshold into what reminded me of a high school prom. The first music I remember hearing was something by the Jackson 5. I then turned to my right to look around and the first thing I see is this.
My friend Kyle riding a mechanical bottle of WKD
I can't really put into words how happy I was when I spotted this. I rushed over to cheer him on. After his run was over I turned around and saw French-Canadian Jessica. We talked for a few and then I headed back to catch up with the group I came with. On my way to catch up with them I ran into the Aussie Jess.
Me and Jess
I finally did catch up with my group amidst the packed dance floor. We got our dance on as the songs progressed from one cheesy track to another. After a while we ran into a large group of international students. A lot of them I hadn't seen since week 1 or 2, so it was nice to get a hug and catch up. Here are some pics:
Oh snap, who is this sexy character?!?
Rosie, Dennis, and Ruth
Lee, Amelia, and Neenah
Richard and Rose
Jessica
Dennis and Me
Left to Right: Lauren, Gemma, Ann
Amanda and Kyle
:( Wheres my hat???
Aha, she stole it
Group shot (thats Matt on the right)
Urmie, Rosy, and Amanda
Urmie, Me, and Rosy
We partied till around 2:30 and then caught the last bus back to Lancaster. It was a really fun night.
No comments:
Post a Comment