#37 Ninjas, Scissors and Frisbees
We start with a teaser this week: Whilst in the South Seas pub a couple of weeks ago, we found a leaflet promoting "Cutting Edge" in Sheffield: but just what is "Cutting Edge"? Is it...
A: A hairdressers?
B: A new glam-rock club night?
C: A stage show put on by the drama soc?
D: None of the above?
answer below
Hello again. It's shaping up to be a pretty busy week this, erm... week, what with the uni work starting to pile up and increased demands on my time from avoiding said work.
Due to utter laziness last week, I actually spend a large chunk of last weekend doing work, or at least wading through our ridiculously large course pack. That was until Saturday night when it was down to the union to continue what appears to be a new trend: going and watching rather a lot of films. This week was the turn of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride and there are a few more pencilled in for the next few weeks (I won't mention them here, because I realise now that I'll merely repeat the same information in next week's blog).
Number of pages in American Literature textbook: 956
Number set to read for seminars/lectures: 56
Sunday also saw the resurgence of another tradition, that of the Sunday Night Quiz Night. Alas, we've all but given up on the Notty House for any quizzage, so it was over to my New Favourite Pub, the South Seas for some wit-pitting action. The question master may not be up to Cax's standards, but the fiendishly difficult last round - all or nothing - and the alarmingly up-to-date questions seem designed to catch out us news-starved students. We didn't win, but we were close.
Legendary Cax Quote:
"The answer is, er... Zed Zed Top"
Kyra celebrated her birthday on Monday... people aware of my culinary tastes will be somewhat shocked but pleasantly surprised, I would hope, at the visit paid to Wokmania, the Chinesey restaurant on West Street. Highlights of the evening included back-to-back episodes of Takishi's Castle and Kyra's interesting ice cream concocktion.
On Tuesday I had my first Philosophy seminar. Our seminarer is called Bo, he's Danish, and he looks like Noel Edmonds. Having said that, he's very good at philosophy (in that we all left more confused than when we went in).
Who needs a slogan?
Vote for Logan.
Skipping quite quickly onto Wednesday, and it's evening: The Go! Team live at The Plug. Crazier than a barrel load of hallucinating monkeys on sherbet dip-dabs, they did not disappoint. From the beautiful 'Everyone's A VIP To Someone' to the simply mental 'Huddle Formation' and 'Ladyflash', the wonderful 'Hold Yr Terror Close' to one of my new favourites 'The Ice Storm'... it was a fantastic night. Ninja (the lead) wowed the crowd with her fantastic range: from rapping and toasting to melodic singing - and all within the same song - it was simply amazing. Plus we were treated to dancing from "Russia! India! Africa! Ireland! [and] ENGLAND!"...
I got the impression that many in the crowd didn't really know what The Go! Team were actually all about... I think that because the band are so respected in indie music circles, they were expecting your typical guitar band: the reason behind this thinking being the confusion/indifference/boredom on some faces, despite the fact the music was some of the most energetic silliness you're ever likely to see. I couldn't get down to the front, but I was moshing in my heart.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, BBC Two. For while you may not be up to the same standards as the frankly brilliant BBC Radio Player, you have put The Apprentice up to watch online. I've already developed a deep hatred for Syed, and the way he and Sam stitched up Ben this week was sickening. Not as bad as the tactics employed by the women's team, but still despicable. Roll on next week...
And finally...
▪ Virgin Megastore staff in Sheffield are surprisingly knowledgeable and helpful; ▪ Ranmoor Lawn Sport Of The Week: 1-man frisbee; ▪ 'Video Killed The Radio Star' is not - repeat, not - a Heart Club Classic; ▪ When the Go! Team lead marries Scally Tom, she'll be called Ninja Carlin(g); ▪ How to beat Ollie at pool: 5 pints
PS: The answer is D: Cutting Edge is in fact a self-harm support group.
