My weekend was very good, even by general birthday weekend standards. I spent it in Sheffield with Sean and Tongy, and I think it’s fair to say you’ve all lifted yourself out of studentdom when all three of you decide that the cheapest vodka just won’t do any more. Even at Waitrose.
I went up on Friday in order to spend the day working with Rattle, who kindly supplied me with cake (if only all clients supplied cake) before heading onto West Street for a quick drink with Sean. Tongy met us and we found a bar with a decent view, nicely positioned over the Indian where we had a really decent curry.
Saturday, my actual birthday day, was spent at Meadowhall and browsing the vintage clothing shops. We headed out after a vicious game of Mullets top trumps (yes, it really does exist) and spent some time exploring the bars and clubs. All good stuff.
Getting up early on a Sunday isn’t fair at the best of times, but I had to get a cab to the station for the train journey back. Sisters one and two had bought me tickets to see Buzzcocks host Simon Amstell do his stand-up show in Wolverhampton and it was very enjoyable. I don’t know exactly what I had expected, and was a bit concerned the audience didn’t seem to warm very quickly, but the second half picked up the momentum and it turned out well. The support act Arnab Chandra was also very good, although I did know some of the material already. Still; very good stuff.
I’m looking forward to next weekend already…