월요일, 6월 14, 2004
"Drunken Hordes"
they seem to have all come out of the woodwork this season, now that the exams are over. they're usually out and about around 7-8pm acting all hordish. a very versatile term which can easily (and often) be modified into a verb, adjective or noun. for example; hording about, being hordish,etc. can also have varying states of drunkened-ness attached to the front.

that lovely description came courtesy of faz's blog, and yes indeedy, we did manage to catch sight of many people acting hordish yesterday night at ikon. right then, let's start from the very beginning. ikon is this lovely digs out in newcastle, famed for their fantastic lovedough parties. anyhow, last night we went down for the mtv base tour, it being mtv base's 5th birthday and all. one thing though, it is not a good idea to go to a club in a group of 4 girls -- quite unsafe. anyhow, i run ahead of myself. here, a short break-down of our night:

8:45 p.m. -- catch taxi to the train station.

8:53 p.m. -- miss train to newcastle by 30 seconds.

8:53:27 p.m. -- lament, then look to see when the next train is coming, which is in half an hour's time.

8:55 p.m. -- talk to random guys who were also going to ikon. actually, it was adaeze talking to them, the rest of us were just giving each other strange looks.

9:25 p.m. -- get on train. finally!

9:40 p.m. -- alight at newcastle station. make way to ikon.

9:45 p.m. -- make way painfully, to ikon. (heels, *owch*)

9:50 p.m. -- walk through the main doors of ikon with our pre-purchased tickets, looking all bling-bling and fo shizzle dizzle (cue: random homie hand action)

10:00 p.m. -- hit the dance floor, currently playing loads of r & b, a bit of garage, rap and hip hop. ahhhh bliss.

10:25 p.m. -- make a face as some guy has started dancing dangerously close behind you.

10:30 p.m. -- start taking random pictures of your friends to document the fun you're having, save for the annoying guys who keep harassing all of you.

10:45 p.m. -- get a drink.

11:05 p.m. -- fend off advances of random annoying men. as faz says, "keep it in your pants!"

11:10 p.m -- ditto.

11:15 p.m -- ditto.

11:20 p.m. -- ditto.

11:30-ish -- get off the dance floor to have a seat by the bar...

11:30-isher -- ... for all of 5 seconds, until "she wants to move" comes on.

11:45 p.m. -- dance more, be treated to random cute guy sightings.

midnight -- no, there are no coaches that turn into pumpkins, but by this time we're all danced out, and still -- trying to fend off random annoying men.

00:15 a.m. -- leg it to the loos and nick a poster. fend off annoying man.

00:17 a.m. -- rest feet for a bit.

00:30 a.m. -- head back to the dance floor to see your friends being harassed by random men. enjoy the last vestiges of good music. "we're only here for the music guys!"

00:45 a.m. -- more photo taking.

1 a.m. -- the event finishes with a bang. head out, feeling sticky and sweaty in the brisk newcastle air.

1:05 - 1:30 a.m. -- try to find someplace that's still open because all of you are so hungry you could eat a horse. and that's not between you.

1:35 a.m. -- find foodie place. scarf a bit.

1:40 -- 1:55 a.m. -- walk back *painfully* to the train station.

2:10 a.m. -- catch train back to durham and thence cab it back to college.

3:00 a.m. -- hit the pillows just as the sun is rising. aaaahhh... sleep....

all in all, a night well done, and it was a great experience as well. the annoying guy bits were just funny at some points, and i personally enjoyed the great mixes and the wonderful company. definitely something i'd like to do again.

next week's agenda: the black eyed peas @ ikon, 23rd june!