Friday

• buy bits and pieces in Maplin
• get train
• head to meeting with hSo
• bump into Pete from Bytemark in the same carriage on the Tube (double-take, “surely not?!”)
• 13:30: earlier than expected, very useful meeting with hSo
• work
• travel to Raven’s place where I am staying the night
• eat for the first time that day: three slices of toast with peppered salami (thank you, Witch!)
• arrange contents of Maplin bag into hair
• change clothes
• take spare set of keys
• set off for Ladywell station at 19:15, with barely a clue where I’m going
• get complimented on hair by a bus stop
• train and Tube to Purple Turtle; arrive before doors open at 20:15 (shouldn’t be possible, surely?)
• see Coreline; video 1, 2, 3, 4; photo
• see Uberbyte
• rush off to Club AntiChrist
• first time there, haven’t got my bearings, follow someone likely-looking out of Vauxhall station; Felix, originally from Germany; his third AntiChrist; we get hopelessly lost for fifteen minutes having taken the wrong exit from the Tube, but got there in the end
• get dancing; get recognised; get chatting
• leave around 03:30; get N136 all the way back to Ladywell
• get in around 04:45; sleep

Saturday

• 09:00: wake
• 10:00: finish dismangling hair silliness
• 11:00: leave house
• 12:00: meet with Kadia near Archway; have lunch with her and Edward (many thanks, and it was delicious, guys!)
• 15:00: kill time in Camden; realise that Bean and Cup is no more; World’s End
• 16:00: meet with Anita and Sam; Japanese dinner; determine that none of my London friends want to go out, so decide to pass on Vagabonds
• 18:00: arrive at Islington Academy in time to see System:FX; also see Kommand and Kontrol (might have to check out some more), Client (text message comment to Blade: “Client’s bassline has found the resonant frequency of this pair of Cyberdog trousers’ crotch region. If only their music was a bit more inspiring they’d be my new favourite band”) and DAF
• burger
• Slimelight; huge surprise on both our faces as Graham walks through the door; have a great night dancing with friends
• 03:43: begin mad bus journey back to Ladywell
• 04:40: bed

Sunday

• 09:00: wake, shower, dress, pack
• chat to Raven; discuss art project some more
• thank Raven for her kind hospitality of a mostly-absent guest; set off at 11:00
• 12:00: breakfast with Blade in Camden Bar and Kitchen
• clothes, vinyl and juggling shopping!
• 16:45: Euston
• 17:00: get aboard the wrong train (i.e. not the 17:35 to Manchester Piccadilly)
• 17:20: “whoa, Virgin Trains must’ve really improved their weekend service… their trains never used to run on time, and this one’s managed to leave early?! awesome!… uh… hang on…”
• 20:30: somehow I arrive home in Chorlton earlier than had I caught the right train
• 02:45: wake up

Credits

Many thanks to:

Raven

for artistic flair and for a nest in which to sleep

Chris Coreline

for an awesome set and rickrolling London

R&N

for dancing the night away in AntiChrist; I had a fantastic night and it was mostly thanks to you guys

Kadia and Edward

lovely to catch up with you both, and thanks again for a delightful lunch

Anita and Sam

yummy Japanese food

Debs and Steve

a great show, a CD, and general musical nattering

Graham and Cat

turning up, completely unexpected, to Slimelight; that made the night for me!

Blade

epic awesomeness