all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.

In contrast to my last blog post, I've had a good couple of days! I've finally made a good friend after chatting with a girl seated next to me in the lecture theatre. All the students and staff on our course then went to a local pub, The Pilgrim, which was a groovy place. I met a girl there who, coincidentally, turned out to live in the flat I attended a party at on my first night. Her party was pretty awkward though - I got harassed by a really drunk guy, and after a few girls told me that I looked like Zooey Deschanel, they put on You Make My Dreams Come True and asked me to dance to it "like in the film" - funny, I guess, but awkward.

My new friend and I met up again today, and made plans to set up a Vintage and Retro Society with the Student Union. As it turns out, she started talking to me because, in her words, "You're retro, aren't you? I noticed you when you came in late yesterday." I've sent off the application form and now I'm just waiting to hear back about whether they decide to approve it. If it is approved, we hope to hold retro tea parties, screen classic films, and have lessons in things such as crocheting, baking, victory rolls and vintage dance moves like the twist. Fingers crossed!

Anyway, tomorrow, we're meeting up to attend the Fresher's Fair, where we'll find out about the various clubs and societies we can join - if ours is approved, we will also have a stand to showcase ours at the other fairs throughout the week. After that, we're going to see Anna Karenina at FACT, and then off to the legendary Cavern Club! Hopefully we'll get to catch Richard Batty or The Amazing Kappa while we're there, and if not? Who cares, it's the Cavern!

On a semi-related last note, I have just realised how many Beatles things the area I'm living in contains! The building next door is where John Lennon was born in, and on the same street is the former Mount Pleasant Registry Office, where he married Cynthia Powell fifty years ago last month. It's hard to imagine John, Paul and George, already Beatles at that point, (Ringo did not attend) piling in to the building!


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