Big Brother Grad Ball Ticket queuing!
5.59 am- Ali wakes up and ponders the reasoning behind getting up at such an ungodly hour.
6.00 am- Ali's alarm goes off annoyingly loudly. She sighs and gets up to go have a shower.
6.15 am- Ali leaves 223's bathroom, engaging in brief conversation with Kirst as she does so.
6.30 am- Ali has raided the cupboards and is now eating a Tracker bar in the kitchen. Kirst wanders in to find her making cheese salad sandwiches.
6.48 am- Ali is ready to leave, however, looking at Kirst's attire, she goes back upstairs to get a different jacket.
6.50 am- Kirst and Ali leave 223
6.55 am- Kirst and Ali arrive at 53 and meet Mike, Pete, Tim, Emma, and Emma's strange, but wonderful housemate; Claire.
7.00 am- They all leave 53, with the exception of Pete who is told to catch them all up.
7.05 am - They arrive at the Guild to see an exceptionally bigger queue than expected. Heaving a sigh of disappointment they join the back of it. Settling down on their patch of asphalt for the next few hours.
7.10 am - Boredom sets in, and realisation dawns on the group about just what a task they've taken on.
7.15 am - Ali makes it known that she has a drain cover that she is sat on, rather than the asphalt, and whilst it may be making weird pattterns on her arse, she is not too concerned with that at the moment. The others, especially Pete, get a slight bit of drain cover envy.
7.30 am- Ali is attempting to sleep by placing her head in Mike's lap, but still keeping her drain cover. Drain cover envy amongst others is now rife. So is jealousy of thinking to use Mike's lap to sleep in.
7.45 am- Emma resorts to the 'Book about the fish'. Everyone else resorts to attempting to understand and read 'The Economist' and 'New Scientist'.
8.00 am- Boredom really sets in. The main part of the Guild opens. People in the queue start to leave to get drinks and food.
8.20 am- Ali, Mike and Pete decide to go and get drinks, and leave the queue. They join another equally long queue in the Guild for the hot drinks machine. Ali gives in and goes to get more money from the cash point.
8.25 am- Ali rings Mike telling him and Pete to come to Joe's as there is no queue and they are serving hot drinks. She is hailed as a hero. They return to the queue. And Emma, Claire and Tim leave.
8.35 am- Tim returns to the queue.
8.40 am- hot drinks start to get cold and are now drunk instead of just used to keep hands warm. Emma and Claire are still not back. The group begin to ponder the possibility that they have been eaten by ravenous students.
8.45 am- Ali optimistically gets out her paper for Mike to look for jobs. Mike tries but Ali keeps leaning over him and pointing out useless jobs whilst giggling manically. Secretly Mike thinks the cold has seeped into Ali's brain and she won't last much longer. Mike eventually snaps at Ali telling her to stop....but she doesn't. Emma and Claire return with a green bag and crisps and chocolate.
9.15- The group have now been sat here for just over 2 hours. Rumours start to circulate that the tickets will be sold early at 10.00am, the group ponder this likelihood and decide it is probably just wild rumours and don't get their hopes up. Ali and Mike have progressed from the jobs pages of the paper to the crossword pages. They are still bickering however, with Mike doing most of the crossword without letting Ali see it. Finally he gives in and lets her look.
9.40 am- Emma gives up all hope and between her and Claire, they open the bottle of wine they secretly bought. The others privately think this is a bad idea- the signs are not good, it is a screw cap bottle of wine for a start, and secondly they are all secretly thinking Claire is an alcoholic. Mike takes this opportunity to leave the queue to go and cash a cheque in the bank.
9.50 am- Ali leaves the queue to go to the toilet, she is now regretting the cup of tea. She stops off in the Basement to pick up, with the help of GTV Mike, 3 beanbags and a fold out sofa. They return and are treated like hero's.
9.55 am - more rumours circulate about things opening up sooner. Mike returns to the queue from the bank to find Ali smugly sitting on a fold out sofa and the others on beanbags playing cards. He rubs his eyes before finally believing what he sees and sitting next to Ali, giving her a little kiss in glee.
10.00 am- Suddenly everyone in the queue in front stands up and moves forward. People are more bunched together. And the group begin to wonder if they have been too sceptical about the tickets being on sale sooner than advertised. Nothing seems to happen, so they sit down again.
10.30 am- Emma and Claire are entertaining the group by getting steadily more drunk and Emma is telling stories about Claire that have the group roaring with laughter.
10.43 am- The group is accosted by a recruitment person, who gets them to fill in forms to possibly win a night in the hotel they are going to. He asks them if they have jobs for next year. Ali replies she was offered one yesterday, when he asks her what, she thinks before deciding he won't know what it is and simply replies: in management. He seems suitably impressed and leaves her alone, pouncing on the others instead. He spies the bottle of wine Claire has been drinking, and mentally makes a note to 'accidentally' lose the alcholic's entry. He also confirms the rumour of the doors having been opened.
11.43 am- The group has moved forward steadily, but slowly. They begin to wonder why it takes so long. Ali saw the computers set up in Joe's and there were lots. Speculation starts about what details they are extracting. It becomes known that you don't need to have anyone else's Guild Card if buying them a ticket, AND you can take someone that doesn't belong to the uni. Tim panics thinking he can buy Becky a ticket, and Kirsty rings Lucy-further back in the queue to see if she can buy Becky one. She can so they go off to sort that out.
11.50 am- The group are now in Mermaid Square. Claire suddenly says she needs the toilet, and walks very quickly off to go. They can now see the door they have to go through.
12.05 am- The group are steadily let through the door and greeted by a friendly security man who says "Hello there! Welcome to the front of the queue!" Ali feels like, for some reason, she is at Alton Towers and about to embark on a ride!
12.10 am- Ali, Mike, Pete, Kirst, Emma, Tim and Claire are all buying their tickets (and other people's) they meet in Joes and sit down to examine their pretty tickets. They shall all go to the Ball afterall!!!
6.00 am- Ali's alarm goes off annoyingly loudly. She sighs and gets up to go have a shower.
6.15 am- Ali leaves 223's bathroom, engaging in brief conversation with Kirst as she does so.
6.30 am- Ali has raided the cupboards and is now eating a Tracker bar in the kitchen. Kirst wanders in to find her making cheese salad sandwiches.
6.48 am- Ali is ready to leave, however, looking at Kirst's attire, she goes back upstairs to get a different jacket.
6.50 am- Kirst and Ali leave 223
6.55 am- Kirst and Ali arrive at 53 and meet Mike, Pete, Tim, Emma, and Emma's strange, but wonderful housemate; Claire.
7.00 am- They all leave 53, with the exception of Pete who is told to catch them all up.
7.05 am - They arrive at the Guild to see an exceptionally bigger queue than expected. Heaving a sigh of disappointment they join the back of it. Settling down on their patch of asphalt for the next few hours.
7.10 am - Boredom sets in, and realisation dawns on the group about just what a task they've taken on.
7.15 am - Ali makes it known that she has a drain cover that she is sat on, rather than the asphalt, and whilst it may be making weird pattterns on her arse, she is not too concerned with that at the moment. The others, especially Pete, get a slight bit of drain cover envy.
7.30 am- Ali is attempting to sleep by placing her head in Mike's lap, but still keeping her drain cover. Drain cover envy amongst others is now rife. So is jealousy of thinking to use Mike's lap to sleep in.
7.45 am- Emma resorts to the 'Book about the fish'. Everyone else resorts to attempting to understand and read 'The Economist' and 'New Scientist'.
8.00 am- Boredom really sets in. The main part of the Guild opens. People in the queue start to leave to get drinks and food.
8.20 am- Ali, Mike and Pete decide to go and get drinks, and leave the queue. They join another equally long queue in the Guild for the hot drinks machine. Ali gives in and goes to get more money from the cash point.
8.25 am- Ali rings Mike telling him and Pete to come to Joe's as there is no queue and they are serving hot drinks. She is hailed as a hero. They return to the queue. And Emma, Claire and Tim leave.
8.35 am- Tim returns to the queue.
8.40 am- hot drinks start to get cold and are now drunk instead of just used to keep hands warm. Emma and Claire are still not back. The group begin to ponder the possibility that they have been eaten by ravenous students.
8.45 am- Ali optimistically gets out her paper for Mike to look for jobs. Mike tries but Ali keeps leaning over him and pointing out useless jobs whilst giggling manically. Secretly Mike thinks the cold has seeped into Ali's brain and she won't last much longer. Mike eventually snaps at Ali telling her to stop....but she doesn't. Emma and Claire return with a green bag and crisps and chocolate.
9.15- The group have now been sat here for just over 2 hours. Rumours start to circulate that the tickets will be sold early at 10.00am, the group ponder this likelihood and decide it is probably just wild rumours and don't get their hopes up. Ali and Mike have progressed from the jobs pages of the paper to the crossword pages. They are still bickering however, with Mike doing most of the crossword without letting Ali see it. Finally he gives in and lets her look.
9.40 am- Emma gives up all hope and between her and Claire, they open the bottle of wine they secretly bought. The others privately think this is a bad idea- the signs are not good, it is a screw cap bottle of wine for a start, and secondly they are all secretly thinking Claire is an alcoholic. Mike takes this opportunity to leave the queue to go and cash a cheque in the bank.
9.50 am- Ali leaves the queue to go to the toilet, she is now regretting the cup of tea. She stops off in the Basement to pick up, with the help of GTV Mike, 3 beanbags and a fold out sofa. They return and are treated like hero's.
9.55 am - more rumours circulate about things opening up sooner. Mike returns to the queue from the bank to find Ali smugly sitting on a fold out sofa and the others on beanbags playing cards. He rubs his eyes before finally believing what he sees and sitting next to Ali, giving her a little kiss in glee.
10.00 am- Suddenly everyone in the queue in front stands up and moves forward. People are more bunched together. And the group begin to wonder if they have been too sceptical about the tickets being on sale sooner than advertised. Nothing seems to happen, so they sit down again.
10.30 am- Emma and Claire are entertaining the group by getting steadily more drunk and Emma is telling stories about Claire that have the group roaring with laughter.
10.43 am- The group is accosted by a recruitment person, who gets them to fill in forms to possibly win a night in the hotel they are going to. He asks them if they have jobs for next year. Ali replies she was offered one yesterday, when he asks her what, she thinks before deciding he won't know what it is and simply replies: in management. He seems suitably impressed and leaves her alone, pouncing on the others instead. He spies the bottle of wine Claire has been drinking, and mentally makes a note to 'accidentally' lose the alcholic's entry. He also confirms the rumour of the doors having been opened.
11.43 am- The group has moved forward steadily, but slowly. They begin to wonder why it takes so long. Ali saw the computers set up in Joe's and there were lots. Speculation starts about what details they are extracting. It becomes known that you don't need to have anyone else's Guild Card if buying them a ticket, AND you can take someone that doesn't belong to the uni. Tim panics thinking he can buy Becky a ticket, and Kirsty rings Lucy-further back in the queue to see if she can buy Becky one. She can so they go off to sort that out.
11.50 am- The group are now in Mermaid Square. Claire suddenly says she needs the toilet, and walks very quickly off to go. They can now see the door they have to go through.
12.05 am- The group are steadily let through the door and greeted by a friendly security man who says "Hello there! Welcome to the front of the queue!" Ali feels like, for some reason, she is at Alton Towers and about to embark on a ride!
12.10 am- Ali, Mike, Pete, Kirst, Emma, Tim and Claire are all buying their tickets (and other people's) they meet in Joes and sit down to examine their pretty tickets. They shall all go to the Ball afterall!!!
posted by Culinali at 11:18 am
2 Comments:
Wow, is the graduation ball at Brum Uni that good that people have to queue for hours for tickets? Bloody hell, that is dedication. I think Dunc bought his (and my) Bristol ones pretty last minute, as he wasn't going to go at first. I didn't go to mine, as I knew no-one else going. Damn my history people graduating a year before me!
Funny really that they didn't all sell out and that we could've popped in a couple of hours after they went on sale to get ours!
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