Quote of the Day - "I built my dreams around you" - The Pogues
16:16 I finally seem to be coming out of this stupid illness (suitably dubbed 'winter man flu') so I am attempting to blog again. It's actually pretty annoying, this year's Christmas holiday would be one of the best I'd ever had if it wasn't for the fact that I've been ill for well over a week... Oh well, this year's holiday has been bloody brilliant already, despite that. The reason for this is my fantastic friends. I have already mentioned that I went with Amy to see Paranormal Activity recently and in that post I focused mostly on the film. However we would have had just as good a time even if we hadn't seen it, simply because she's so brilliant. Last Friday (originally the last day of college, but got canceled thanks to snow lulz) I went out to see all my college friends (well, they were nearly all there) despite the fact that I felt like death, only with more of a runny nose. We had coffee and exchanged secret santa gifts, amongst other little things. I personally enjoyed it a lot because I got to see my little group of college friends again, after not seeing them for a few days thanks to the winter man flu. It's a little bit weird, I didn't think I'd miss their company as much as I did while I was stuck at home endlessly blowing my nose. We just all get on so well, and have such a good group dynamic. Someone even commented that our little meeting in the coffee shop was like an advert for an English version of Friends and I can't say I disagree with that analogy. We then went outside to play in the unbelievably thick and wonderful snow that was literally everywhere. We hardly ever get snow over here and whenever we do it is never this good (I don't think I've ever seen it snow so much in my entire lifetime). Playing in snow is one of the most fun things you can do, I reckon. It was like we were all kids again, just writing this makes me wish I could go back to that afternoon and do it all over again.
21:59 On Saturday Mykel hosted a really fancy dinner (I had to wear a suit and everything!) that I was lucky enough to be invited to. It was like a real life episode of that Channel 4 program Come Dine With Me, only good. We had traditional Caribbean dishes (she's from around there) so I hadn't eaten anything like it before, it was all delicious though. Probably one of the best dinners I have ever had, really. After the meal Hannah and Yaz proceeded to have a laughing fit that went on for a good few hours (it actually started while we were still eating) which was obviously really fun for all those not involved... I was originally going to sleep round (Mykel lives like a bajillion miles away and I didn't fancy walking that far in the ice and the dark) but then Heather and Ness decided to get a taxi, so I went with them despite having no money (yet again, the amazingness of my friends shines through) because I decided I would very much like to sleep in my own bed, what with the feeling pretty ill. I paid them back yesterday, I'm an honest lad me.
On Monday I saw Avatar in 3D! I'd been looking forward to it for ages, but it wasn't quite as good as I'd hoped it would be. This was pretty much all down to the story being ridiculously cheesy and very very clichéd. The CGI and the landscapes were better than I thought possible though. It's easily worth seeing for the visuals alone, even with the off plot you get the feeling you're watching a masterpiece. When I look back I realise that I had stupidly high hopes for it, which I suppose is probably because of the huge hype machine that surrounded it when it was being released. I thought it was a bit silly that James Cameron (and all the other main players in the film) were all acting like the film wasn't a big deal, even going so far as to be trying to calm the hype down. This was silly because they were all clearly loving all the attention it was generating, I'd be surprised if their supposed nonchalance fooled anyone. These people are supposed to be actors as well! (some of them are, anyway). I greatly recommend it though, you'd be missing out on something quite special if you didn't see this while it was still in the cinema. If you can see it in 3D, then even better.
Yesterday was the best day of the holidays yet. Me and my college friends organised a 'Family Christmas Dinner' (brilliant, I know) where the basic idea was to have a traditional family Christmas but without the family part. To be fair though, our group is so tightly-knit now that we are like one big family. I know it sounds a bit silly, but I really do love 'em. It started off just like that traditional English Christmas; drinking in the early afternoon, bad dancing to very old songs, terrible festive costumes (apart from Heather who came as a fantastic Tiny Tim... you all looked stunning though) and more food than 20 people can eat... you get the idea. The dinner itself worked out brilliantly, compliments to the chefs! No one even cared that we were all squashed into Hannah's tiny front room eating off of paper plates... in fact that probably made it all the more better. Of course, the evening did quickly (almost frighteningly so) degenerate into an incredibly messy house party (we can't help it, we're built for this kind of stuff). I mention the mess because it really was one of the messiest houses I had ever seen, there were bits of Christmas crackers everywhere! It was a very long day and a lot of things happened (I was there from 5pm-2am, some people were there even longer) but it sadly all went too fast and before I knew it I was sitting on the floor in Hannah's front room playing strip cheat. Yes I typed that correctly, we played strip cheat. It was going to be strip poker, but no one could remember how to play poker (a fact which I find hilarious). I'll skip all the nasty details and get right to the end, when me and Heather won (because you can't play cheat with two players). I only won because no one ever called me and I have no idea why (maybe I just have a very trustworthy face?) and Heather won because she was sitting next to me and I never called her, instead playing my cards right away before anyone else could. We made a pretty amazing team, to be honest. I never thought I'd feel so awkward while still fully dressed. It was fucking weird. After that the party started to wind down, but I don't think I ever truly stopped singing and/or dancing until I got out of the front door. I could have slept over, but my parents were expecting me back so if I did they'd be all "where the fuck is Harry?!" in the morning, and we couldn't be havin' that now could we? Luckily Heather had to be going back too, she had a 9am coach to catch to Manchester this morning (not so lucky for her, a 6 hour hungover coach journey must be terrible in anyone's books). So we did eventually end up leaving at the early time of 2 in the morning, walking back along the icy roads together right in the middle. There was no traffic and it is bizarrely the only situation I've been in where it's safer to walk right in the middle of the road than on the pavement. We sang a bit of Fairytale of New York (the best Christmas song) with me singing the female part and Heather singing the male part (obviously) which reminded me of how brilliant The Pogues are. I have been listening to them for most of the day and it's taken me back to being a small child again, so thanks Heather. A sweet ending to a fantastic night.
A good time was had by all. In the words of Tiny Tim (Heather to me): God bless us, everyone.
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