Blogs from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 17

Saturday welcomed our much anticipated and much talked about house party. A night that would end weeks of crafty promotion to random individuals, mainly girls, that five random Australians, all teachers, had moved into their student encrusted town. Boy was the night one to remember… if only I could… These photos have helped to reminisce on the night that saw 60 or so warm our house… ... read more

What a night! As I sit at the computer, desperately trying to keep my eyelids workably ajar, I realise that regardless of my current state, Australia Day was given the celebration it deserved. Getting to the "Walkabout" was an effort and a half as none of us really knew exactly where we were going, and I think it fair to assume that we may also have been a little intoxicated at the time. A mechanical surf board tested our already flailing balance, and gave the crowd an opportunity to taunt anyone who took it for a ride. Azz appeared to do the best, but it was perhaps Pete’s inability to last longer than 3 seconds, or the showboating by Cossie and myself that was best received. I think it is best to spare the meticulous detail... ... read more

Settling in at Langdale has been made relatively easy by Mr.Patell, our Indian landlord. Mr.P as we’ve dubbed him, also owns the local corner store, which conveniently has a liquor license. We are quickly becoming his best clients. He promises to bring around a curry and in return we will cook him a traditional Aussie barbeque. Our body clocks have now adjusted to the time difference, and bouncing out of bed at 4 or 5am is now not as much of a problem. The weather is still extremely cold, although the Dooner purchases, or Duvell’s as they are strangely called over here, provide ample warmth at night. With Grovesy and Jonesy arriving this week the house is now full and deemed as the ultimate bachelor pad, the envy of every fun-loving crim. The house itself is ... read more

Well it's just over a week until I set off and myself and young William have sat and after enjoying the start of Celeb BB (which we believe will be genius), drinking beers, delivered via a vist to the genuinely poorly Wheezy at Jimmy's, we have now set-up my blog. I now have the power to keep you informed of my antics. ... read more

The Good: New Years Eve in Leeds was an absolute blast. We met up with Bridie's friend from camp Rich who had three spare tickets to a night club called Creation - destiny really. So off we went, looking damn fine considering we all did our hair and makeup on a moving train. Primping, straightening, curling, colouring - we did it all. Everyone thought we were mad. All's I'm going to say is, Virgin trains, thanks for having powerpoints. After being given free drinks (yay), free hats, and english flags, the clock counted on down. At the strike of twelve we were dumped with confetti, sang Auld Lang Syne (very loud), waved our flags and generally had a giggle. Robbie Williams Angels was played and the entire floor sang it at the top of their voices ... read more