i have just got home. it tok me thirteen hours. I...1) left the bar at eleven
2) got fucking stuck on the pissing northern line
3) chatted to a nice single mum about destiny's child
4) missed the last train from paddington
5) swore like a mofo, yo.
6) ate and swore some more, then boarded the last train leaving paddington. it went to reading
7) was offered a place to crash by a bloke on the train. politely declined in case he was a braineating bumbandit.
8) got off the train in reading, 2:30 AM, no place to go, stations closing.
9) chat to a totally sexy girl for a while, trying to subtly make her take me home. she doesn't.
10) find a travelodge, which will cost me 50 quid, so i don't go in it.
11) find a b&b, ding the bell repeatedly to no avail.
12) curl up on the floor outside the b&b, ready to sleep there.
13) a dude in a suit who i assume runs the place says i can go in the back door and crash on the floor, so i follow him in.
14) his room is smashed to shit and his bed is covered in blood. he removes his jacket, grins shepishly and says 'er, i'm a junkie'. he has a large tattoo on his head. he begins playing final fantasy 8. my tiredness takes over and i fall asleep on the floor, which smells of piss.
15) i wake up around 6:30, check my anus for bleeding, and fucking leg it out of there. get the 9:25 train from Reading.
16) which brings us to now.
(2) got fucking stuck on the pissing northern line
3) chatted to a nice single mum about destiny's child
4) missed the last train from paddington
5) swore like a mofo, yo.
6) ate and swore some more, then boarded the last train leaving paddington. it went to reading
7) was offered a place to crash by a bloke on the train. politely declined in case he was a braineating bumbandit.
8) got off the train in reading, 2:30 AM, no place to go, stations closing.
9) chat to a totally sexy girl for a while, trying to subtly make her take me home. she doesn't.
10) find a travelodge, which will cost me 50 quid, so i don't go in it.
11) find a b&b, ding the bell repeatedly to no avail.
12) curl up on the floor outside the b&b, ready to sleep there.
13) a dude in a suit who i assume runs the place says i can go in the back door and crash on the floor, so i follow him in.
14) his room is smashed to shit and his bed is covered in blood. he removes his jacket, grins shepishly and says 'er, i'm a junkie'. he has a large tattoo on his head. he begins playing final fantasy 8. my tiredness takes over and i fall asleep on the floor, which smells of piss.
15) i wake up around 6:30, check my anus for bleeding, and fucking leg it out of there. get the 9:25 train from Reading.
16) which brings us to now.
mikeisbrill,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:17,
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jesusyou king. that is entirely rock and roll, well done!
( tomdog,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:21,
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What a dull life you leadSeriously - I've done the hanging around Reading in the middle of the night thing too and it's not very nice.
( Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:21,
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i often hang around readingtill i run out of books. arf.
i'd never been there before but it seemed like i'd probably have been okay sleeping in the street, didn't seem to rough. or am i wrong as fuck?
(i'd never been there before but it seemed like i'd probably have been okay sleeping in the street, didn't seem to rough. or am i wrong as fuck?
mikeisbrill,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:24,
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I meant the situation wasn't very nice.I managed to stay in the station as there were still a few trains running so it was only a couple of hours wait.
( Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:29,
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the bastards locked the stationwhat a bunch of cunts.
( mikeisbrill,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:36,
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soundsas if you didnt avoid the braineating bumbandit after all. he sounds frigging mental. not fun. oh no.
(,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:37,
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Sounds like a great night
apart from that last bit, that sounds fucking scary
Craymen,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:23,
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an amazing tale.you should make a film.
( seani is selling his new mobile on ebay, check profile,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:25,
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i am not very good at animationsbut i am gonna have a go. anyone else who feels they could do a good one, feel free.
( mikeisbrill,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:37,
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doesnt Prince Charlie boyown the Reading travel lodge?
irrelevant but interesting(sort of)
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(irrelevant but interesting(sort of)
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Pob,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 11:30,
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MyNight1)drankBeer
2)drankMore
3)and-I'm-Still-Awake
4)I-can-still-type
5)go-to-bed-soon
(,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 12:02,
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2)drankMore
3)and-I'm-Still-Awake
4)I-can-still-type
5)go-to-bed-soon
Christ!Makes my journey home after the last B3ta party in Kentish Town seem like Noddy walking through a part in comparison!
My hat off to you sir. I merely came home to an ifestation of ants over my conmputer for some sodding strange reason.
(,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 12:43,
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My hat off to you sir. I merely came home to an ifestation of ants over my conmputer for some sodding strange reason.
OooooooooohBad luck dude. I was sure I'd miss my last train but then I didn't and anyway it would have
only been an hour or so's walk if I did.
Need to try and get this stuff of my camera before my friend comes over...
(only been an hour or so's walk if I did.
Need to try and get this stuff of my camera before my friend comes over...
priestess I remember when this was all fields,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 12:52,
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You should havegone to an A+E department. Just hop on a trolley and you'll be left undisturbed for hours. And they have vending machines there too for snacks and hot drinks. And nurses.
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Monkboy,
Sun 9 Jun 2002, 13:00,
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