Polyopoly
26 11 2003Yesterday was a bit of a non-event. So one more point in the “Doing nothing” column! Today I finished War of the Worlds, and that means soon I can start “Diary”. WotW lulled a bit in the middle but was really good at the start and end.
Most of Tuesday’s news can be compressed into one sentence: 3CR gig in London - February the 6th. Guess where I’m going to be that night? It’s being filmed for a DVD AND they’ve requested fan input on the setlist (I’ve already suggested and got some decent support for God Shaped Hole.) I’m attempting to drag along as many people as possible, too. Nikki and Tom are coming, Sam and Josh, Si says he will if he can. I’m sure I can find more willing parties. It’s going to be great. I’ve not visited the Islington Academy before - apparantly, it was a failing venue that carling bought up, so I dunno, but even if the venue sucks, the gig can’t be bad. 3CR are like, the best live band I’ve seen.
Admittedly, more did happen on Tuesday. The internet was spectacularly fucked like never before so when we were unable to find a board game, Tom and I started making our own. We decided to make Monopoly, then decided to make it into a variant whereby you take on the role of America and crush the countries of the world. Burkina Faso took the place of “Old Kent Road” and “Iraq” replaced “Mayfair”. I think we should market it.
Today we did little but go to Nandos. Always a pleasure, and in fact I’m wondering if that’s how I described it last time I went. It was fucking cold out though, we are truly entering the winter season, which is great, because now I don’t have to go outdoors anymore. On the way back we went to Tescos, and Nikki bouht some dessert thing which came with a free clay pot or something. I’ve now placed within said pot my coffee beans. I invite you all, next time you go to Starbucks or Whittards, to steal me some beans to help fill the pot. It’s not for any particular reason, I just think you should help in order to increase the levity content of your days.
Tomorrow I’m actually going to have to do some revision. My exam timetable is as follows:
M08038 The Human Computer Interface (29-Sep-2003 - 05-Dec-2003)
Exam on 03-Dec-2003 at 14.00 until 16.00 in WHEATLEY EL19
M08021 Computer Networks (29-Sep-2003 - 05-Dec-2003)
Exam on 29-Nov-2003 at 9.30 until 11.30 in WHEATLEY EL19
M08626 Graph Theory (29-Sep-2003 - 05-Dec-2003)
Exam on 29-Nov-2003 at 14.00 until 16.00 in MAIN HALL
Pretty suckful. Computer Networks is going to be an insane exam. That’s what I’ll be spending Friday “revising”. But after that, there’s little further to go until christmas and more turkey than one human can possibly consume…
In Fopp they actually sell a monopoly variation called ghettopoly. It’s pretty intresting you can take over crack houses. The chance cards say things like “find a dead herion addict, stole his remaining stash and sold it for £200″ I think we should get it in for christmas, im sure the grandparents would enjoy it. :)
I’ve played that.
Also west londons biggest herion/ crack spots are acton (where my mum works) and southall (where she lives)