Evacuation for the nation

Yesterday evening Whitworth Park bar Paddy (they wanted him to burn) was evacuated due to a gas leak. This blog will tell the tale of this event.

(All time approx.)

17:50:
I was dancing around my room to the banging tunes of Xfm when I noticed outside some red tape of lots of official looking people outside Aberdeen House. I asked Carmel to look at the scene with me as I thought there may have been a murder or such. We did not know what was going on so resumed our previous activities.

17:52
Carmel knocked on my door saying there had been a gas leak. I expressed my dismay it wasn't as exciting as a murder

17:56
Carmel once again knocked on my door. I stopped reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and found out the residents of Aberdeen House had been evacuated. Carmel stated she was going to "pack a bag just in case"

18:20
Discussing prospect of evacuation with Carmel in her room. Both stated that if we were to be evacuated it would have happened by now. Pete W arrives to tell us we are to be evacuated. Mass hysteria of what to pack ensues.

18:22
Go downstairs to get details from Ms. Boxing Birthday herself - Chelsea Dickenson. Chelsea explains she was given a flyer on return from the library and we aren't allowed to cook before we leave. Ross Dryden appears offering room as does Lizzie Moore. We decline said offers as a refugee camp is a once in a lifetime oppourtunity. I ask if it is accepatble to take a hold-all while Lizzie worries for Dave's (her goldfish) safety.

18:28
Try to decide upon belongings to take and settle upon big Tesco food carrier rather than hold-all. Pack essential items such as Gin and Wine.

18:35
Chelsea and I make our way to the refuge point that is University Place. Family and friends are informed of our plight and all respond with varying degrees of panic. Chelsea begins to plan her facebook status, settling on one which references The Chronicles of Narnia

18:45
We arrive at our temporary home and set up shop on a table near a plug socket. Good work

19:00 - 20:15
We demolish the food supplies of University Place with all other Whitworth Park students. Fill ya boots time.

20:25
An announcement declares that we can go back to our halls at 21:00 though heating and hot water will be off so extra bedding will be provided. There is a mad scramble for the last of the free food.

20:40
Myself and Lizzie - who came for free food and camaradiere - enquire about bedding. We are told bedding is on it's way and will be arriving by transit shortly. We see transit pull up and get ourselves in line for the best freebie of all time.

20:50
Chelsea, Lizzie and I make our way home and marvel at the duvet cladded people ("it's like the Ku Klux Klan")

21:03
Walk past Gemini take away. Ali rushes to the window to greet us ask me "Where your boyfriend" and offer us space on his floor as it is very warm. We politely decline Mr. Gemini's offer of free room and chicken instead of tea and completed the home stretch.

21:17
Lizzie texts me to tell me that Dave has pooed a lot and he does that when he's nervous but other than that he's ok. I am relieved

22:00
Glee

22:30
Walking on Sunshine/Halo

The Man. The Myth. The Legend

Of late my love for Phil Collins has grown ten fold, and that's a lot of folds seeing as I positively adorded him before. With my new crazy ways of saying to everyone withing a 100 yard radius to listen to "Don't lose my number" (best tune ever) and saying "I love Phil" on far to regular occassion I have decided to write a blog about the wonder of Phil as to spread the love via blog format.

Firstly, Phil is a musical genius: he can write banging tunes, play the piano, the guitar and quite obviously the drums. The latter which he does amazingly. He is also, quite surprisingly, a hero of American Hip-Hop artists. Tupac sampled him and Bone Thugs and Harmony got him in a video as they sampled Take Me Home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoLB_U0YPOg

The Collins has also been nominated for several Grammys, Golden Globes and Academy awards and has won seven, two and one respectively. However, the best award (in my opinion) has to be the Disney Legend award he recieved in 2002 - 4 years before Elton John. The man just cannot be stopped.

However, our Phil does have a bad rep. People dismiss him saying he's not cool or that his music is awful. The thing is Phil Collins isn't cool. He just isn't. He's been in videos with Hip-Hop stars (see above) and he just looks like a man who stumbled to where he shouldn't be and felt like singing his song for a bit - that's just Phil, he ain't cool and I don't think he wants to be.

All I can say to ye who hate/don't really like Phil just listen to some of his stuff, Genesis days included - I have to warn you if you become a fan of Genesis on Facebook you may get a friend request from a gent who "just wants to talk about Genesis".

Another day in Paradise; Don't Lose My Number; I Wish It Would Rain Down; Invisible Touch; Mama; That's All; Sussudio; You'll Be In My Heart; Jesus He Knows Me; Two Hearts (I could actually go on forever at this point so JUST LISTEN)

Chairs people... Chairs (Cheers)