Here are some of the many photos from Astonbury 2010. I noticed the guild team still have not put theirs on so this is kind of the only source ATM.
The Hoosiers
Mr Hudson
Me and me mates just before getting drenched.
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Monday, 14 June 2010
Astonbury (Recap)
Let me start by apologizing for my drunk blogging yesterday. The atmosphere was just overwhelming! In summary the two acts I saw - The Hoosiers and Mr Hudson were spot on! I missed some of the other acts either due to rain or to queues.
The longest queues were definitely in Einies where there were about ten bar staff that were being pressed by the alcohol thirsty mob! Still, I have to say that having mind the ratio bartender to student/customer was much in the latter's advantage I was served quite quickly each time. The food this year was yet again spot on. My mate reportedly had six burgers in the time we spent on the festival site.
The stage was more or less the same as last year. It still seemed quite impressive in the evening. Having in mind we were not on the lake but in front of the guild I expected many problems with space-less-ness and fountain-diving. None such occurred. One of the highlights of the evening was the closing DJ set that really got the blood pumping!
In the end there is nothing more to say than good work Aston Guild (but please make it on the lake next time).
The longest queues were definitely in Einies where there were about ten bar staff that were being pressed by the alcohol thirsty mob! Still, I have to say that having mind the ratio bartender to student/customer was much in the latter's advantage I was served quite quickly each time. The food this year was yet again spot on. My mate reportedly had six burgers in the time we spent on the festival site.
The stage was more or less the same as last year. It still seemed quite impressive in the evening. Having in mind we were not on the lake but in front of the guild I expected many problems with space-less-ness and fountain-diving. None such occurred. One of the highlights of the evening was the closing DJ set that really got the blood pumping!
In the end there is nothing more to say than good work Aston Guild (but please make it on the lake next time).
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Astonbury (last but one)
The rain can never stop the power! We fired off with The Hoosiers and now we are jamming on a Fugees mix while waiting fir Roll Deep. It does not get better than this! A special shout out to the crew Nasko, Kara, Emi, Sasho & Charlene! God and all Goddesses bless Aston!
Friday, 11 June 2010
EOY Recap (continued)
As of today the final weekend of academic year 2009/2010 is upon us. Are you ready to party Aston Uni style?
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
EOY Recap (continued)
I have now spent one week back at good old Aston. There have been so many overwhelming changes on campus.
For starters the gigantic new accommodation looks done. It has been spread across zones that used to be unused thus creating this massive space that I can already see as the best place to chill out in the summer, on the grass, with your mates and some water guns. Well, Dalton and Lawrence will have to get knocked down first but that is life I guess; although Dalton does still hold much sentimental value, I would love to see what will be done with the newly freed space.
There is also this amazing new food court that just lured me in. After getting lost in it I was drawn to the Asian food bar partly by hunger and partly by curiosity. I spent every consecutive morning getting a strawberry, apple and banana smoothy. I can already envision next year as being the year of the smoothy!
When I was starting this post I was thinking - uni is indeed an ever evolving organism; whether the changes will come from new students, staff or simply renovations, there is always some developments to get your head around.
For starters the gigantic new accommodation looks done. It has been spread across zones that used to be unused thus creating this massive space that I can already see as the best place to chill out in the summer, on the grass, with your mates and some water guns. Well, Dalton and Lawrence will have to get knocked down first but that is life I guess; although Dalton does still hold much sentimental value, I would love to see what will be done with the newly freed space.
There is also this amazing new food court that just lured me in. After getting lost in it I was drawn to the Asian food bar partly by hunger and partly by curiosity. I spent every consecutive morning getting a strawberry, apple and banana smoothy. I can already envision next year as being the year of the smoothy!
When I was starting this post I was thinking - uni is indeed an ever evolving organism; whether the changes will come from new students, staff or simply renovations, there is always some developments to get your head around.
Moving-In//Moving-Out (Warehouse)
Finally the first part of my moving adventures is over. After going to the Black Eyed Peas at the NEC (God bless Birmingham for its venues!) I stayed with my mates on campus and packed up some of my gathered clutter and put it in the Aston Storage facility. This has been the biggest bargain of 2010 for me.
The storage for the whole summer was 30 pounds for four massive boxes or whatever other items that one wants to bring. The moment I was sure of the price (word of mouth because I did not actually read the e-mail I received - oops) I hurried to the finance office and sweatily ordered myself a four box voucher. Then I went back to my mate's and we started eagerly packing. After about two days of postponing and one day of packing I was back at the storage room awaiting my trolley. The one I received was the standard massive cage that we managed to fill over the brim. Let me tell you pushing this trolley was like dragging a cart full of stones; every piece of uneven tiling was like a small Everest, every little rock was like the grand canyon. I just think that the creators of the trolley did not mean for it to carry every single belonging for two shopaholics.
Anyway in the we got to the storage room alright (pushing the trolley through main building's halls was one of the funniest experiences I have ever had). We signed up the boxes, tagged them and they were taken in. Now all I need to do is not lose my receipt (although I assume that even if I do they have my student number so nothing can go wrong).
The storage for the whole summer was 30 pounds for four massive boxes or whatever other items that one wants to bring. The moment I was sure of the price (word of mouth because I did not actually read the e-mail I received - oops) I hurried to the finance office and sweatily ordered myself a four box voucher. Then I went back to my mate's and we started eagerly packing. After about two days of postponing and one day of packing I was back at the storage room awaiting my trolley. The one I received was the standard massive cage that we managed to fill over the brim. Let me tell you pushing this trolley was like dragging a cart full of stones; every piece of uneven tiling was like a small Everest, every little rock was like the grand canyon. I just think that the creators of the trolley did not mean for it to carry every single belonging for two shopaholics.
Anyway in the we got to the storage room alright (pushing the trolley through main building's halls was one of the funniest experiences I have ever had). We signed up the boxes, tagged them and they were taken in. Now all I need to do is not lose my receipt (although I assume that even if I do they have my student number so nothing can go wrong).
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