Last
week wasn't that bad, to be honest. It started weak: two people plus
me RSVPd to a meetup on Deansgate Locks,
but I was the only one to turn up. The whole of the Locks was dead
anyway. I waited a while but it didn't pick up. If the two RSVPs had
bothered showing up, we could have made a decision to look elsewhere,
but no, they wanted me to make that decision for them before they
came out. No deal. They've been marked as no-shows. My understanding
is, they have two more strikes and then they're barred from the group.
After
this my week picked up: I was on local radio station Key 103's Key Lates chat show for the second
time in a month- this time about dumping via text and whether it's
okay (I don't think it is, but it's pretty normal in my experience,
whether it's dumping or being dumped). Presenter
Adam's take on my situation: I'm
going to the wrong places. Shame nowhere else seems to work for me either!
My
ticket for The Warehouse Project has been
bought by someone on Resident Advisor, so I've got my money
back.
DJ
Eats Everything favourited my tweet about broccoli.
Saturday
night: I went out with three women to
Spinningfields. Standard. We went
over to the Left Bank, at the back of the newly-developed nightlife
complex, to the River Irwell and the bars that line it. The newest
bar there is Menagerie, a bar and restaurant featuring aerial dancers. Imagine chowing down
on steak whilst some blonde in a suspended hoop spins around over your
head.
I
think it would be great.
Nice
little bar. Oh, I spotted Scott and
Kady from Love Island
on my way out.
After
this we headed to The Northern Quarter and to
Guilty, where the only girl I spoke to
turned out to live down the road from me in Oldham. I don't think
either of us were too pleased about that. We were probably both
well-intentioned people, but we both went out in Manchester to get
away from Oldham.
Fit
though.
So.
What will make this week better?
First,
Oldham's Odeon is open. I don't mind being in the town centre
provided I'm hiding in a darkened room. I took a look today, and
watched Trolls in 3D.
It
cost me £9 in the middle of a Monday. I'll be honest, that's a
rip-off for any film. In a few months, the DVD will cost that much in
Tesco. The new multiplex is having some growing pains: there was
no-one to stop us walking into the room before the previous film had
finished- no staff in the actual corridor for the screens. It wasn't
obvious where the 3D glasses were, and when I eventually found them
one member of staff tried to charge me for them. The screening was
late, so they ran it without trailers, which I wasn't happy about: I
like to see what's coming up. The film itself was a little
hit-and-miss: incredible visuals and colouring, but this was pinned
to a cliche'd story. The trolls don't look much like the troll
figures I remember from my childhood, and they burst into song at the
most random of moments. Lots of Dreamworks / Disney Pixar films tend
to be loaded with double entendres or highbrow wit for the adults in
the room, but that was sadly lacking in this one.
Odeon
are going to have to drop their prices if they want people to visit.
Nobody in Oldham has any money.
Friday:
Bongo's Bingo returns to Albert Hall... with Fatman Scoop! Can I get a
what-what?!
The Celebrity Big Brother star and rapper will be joining Johnny
Bongo, Sweaty Betty and Slutty Sue for another mental bingo popcorn
rave in a refurbished church. What exactly Scoop's involvement would
be I don't know. I dread to think, in fact. There's nothing on Meetup
regarding this yet but there may be soon... and if you're looking for
Halloween meetups, I've spotted 5 themed events in my
suggestions. You're an adult. Have a look!
More
events are planned already for the coming weeks. I'll tell you next
Monday. Or, look on Meetup!
No comments:
Post a Comment