First Names and Old Recipes.
So I don't know if any of you have ever partied with a teacher before but it is a fun event and not one to be abused.
But I'll start from the beginning. It was a girls night. Becky had invited us gals round hers for a few pre-town drinks. Now I was already aware that some had barely any money or had work the next morning, (something I have had to deal with many times before) so I fully understood that it wasn't going to be THE greatest night. A bottle of Rose later and we were ready to get in the short taxi ride to town. Now if you live in Weymouth you'll know that if you get to town before midnight that you always start in the Swan. It's just a known fact. As it was a Friday we didn't have to panic about getting a table so we went toilet and then went to the bar. As per usual I hadn't a foggy what I wanted to drink so I just went for the first thing I saw. Which just happened to be Sailor Jerry's. Yes I know, the new recipe is appauling but I thought I'd give it a go again. This is what followed.
'Can I have a Sailor Jerry's and Coke please'
'Ice?'
'No thank you'
'Old or New?'
'What?'
'You can have the Old recipe or the New one....the old one had vanilla and spice in it etc...'
'Omg! OLD ONE....please!!!'
What a moment. For those of you who are not familiar with this wonderful alcoholic beverage you are missing out and for those of you who are, you can appreciate the excitement I felt taking that first sip!
It may be sad of me to be in awe of this drink and make a whole big thing about it but my god is it delicious. Spread the word to the rest of the girls when they got to the table and Kirsty had to go buy two! The drink so nice you have to buy it twice...
So after this it was my belief that we were moving on to Rendezvous for some cocktails and a dance but on returning from the toilet it turns out plans were changed. Don't get me wrong I love the Nook. It's a family tradition to go there on my birthday and celebrate with a bottle of wine and a cheese and meat board to share. So this is a place of significance not exactly a simple night out destination. Not only for the reason that you go from one seated place to another but also that drinks are a fiver or more each. I'm a student living off holiday pay at the moment I can't afford that at the best of times. So after I sulked in the corner like a petulant child clutching my Mai Tai I soon swept over it and tried to make the best of it all. We'd lost three of us who had to go home for different reasons and the night came so close to being over when what should save the day but a phonecall to Elliot who came to meet us as it was his last night before returning to Uni. Champion. It was four pounds to get into Dusk....FOUR....so we walked straight past in the direction of Tbar as that has no entry fee.
On this journey we came across none other that Mr Clayton to whom I quoted back 'Education before Fornication' (You're welcome Ellie, hehe). We all welcomed him with 'Hi Sir' 'You ok Sir?' 'You're not going home yet are you Sir?'. We gathered this from the half eaten chips, cheese and beans he was clutching. He was on his way home until we convinced him to join us.
'Please call me by my first name!' Which is something he had to keep repeating to us all night as old habits die hard. He was busy either being avoided by his currents students or pestered for future advice from long gone ones. Also you'd think a chemistry teacher would be in his element on the science questions on the It-box. Turns out guinness has a way of altering this, haha. After strong persuasion from me to get Ells to come Rendezvous with us we finally got there and had a great time. A Cosmopolitan later and we had Clayton on the dancefloor schooling him on the 'in' moves with us young ones. It was such a laugh and I think he just appreciated being treated like a human being by his past pupils. Aww aren't we nice :)
It was spontaneous and thats how it should be.
more to follow.....