The EPIC FAIL of the HOLY GRAIL!

[highlyeccentric]

Ok, so you remember me saying I wanted to go to the Holy Grail pub? Well, tahira_saki obliged me in this wish, and we (slowly, tortuously, in the manner of Two Geeks Who Do Not Go Places) made plans accordingly to met at the Holy Grail, Civic, last night. I had carefully checked the opening hours, and observed that they have a restaurant, and we were going to eat there.

The bloody place was closed. Opening hours sign says 'Open Mon-Saturday, Closed Public Holidays'. Saturday 24th of January is not a Public Holiday, ladies and gentlemen. tahira_saki got lost and wandered around for a while before finding me, at which point we observed the Epic Fail of the Holy Grail, and then went in search of other food. We wound up eating delicious Chinese food, which was probably more delicious than the Holy Grail fare was going to be anyway. And then we lay about on an enormous round couch behind Baskin Robbins and yammered about nerdy research things and how much we adore our characters, and did this for so long that the B&R shut and we didn't end up getting ice cream at all.

Also, she showed me the Civic outlet of Academic Remainders, which turns out to be right next to the comic shop Lucy showed me the other day. Although Lucy should probably be glad I didn't notice it at the time, because me and a shop like that would devolve into Intense Nerdery.

Nevertheless, the major lesson I have learnt from the Epic Fail of the Holy Grail is that, when desiring to contact persons from the Internet, I should just stick to stalking. tahira_saki and I were both in the National Library yesterday, this would have been a perfect opportunity.

Speaking of which, the National Library runs speed dating events. I'm so glad our national institutions are upholding their august reputation...

Comments

[iremos.livejournal.com]

Actually, the title of your entry is the ultimate Epic Fail! :D

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

whyyyy?

[iremos.livejournal.com]

Quest for Holy Grail = Epic Fail.

[areyoustrange.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. Australian institutions with an august reputation. You do make me laugh.

[niamh-sage.livejournal.com]

OMG you live near Academic Remainders? I love that lot :D :D :D I have bought many many books from them. Must get on their mailing list again just for receiving that cool newsprint every so often and drooling over it at books I would love to have but will never be able to afford (being that there are so many of them).

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

Not NEAR, I would say. But in the same city, which is closer than before.

[fahye.livejournal.com]

I have only been to each of the Holy Grails (there's one in Kingston too) once each. The Kingston one has good kareoke. That is as far as my endorsement goes.

I am so glad you & Ashie can hang out! SUCCESS ON THE FRIEND-MATCHMAKING!

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

Oh, they both look pretty dodgy, I know. I DO NOT CARE, THEY ARE CALLED THE HOLY GRAIL.

Success indeed!

[daiskmeliadorn.livejournal.com]

the National Library runs speed dating events??!!!

please tell me its with the librarians!

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

I presume not. It is presumably with single library-goers, although there would be nothing to stop the librarians going if they found themselves irredeemably single...

[ashen_key]

....How did I not know about the speed dating? Man, I pay utterly no attention to things.

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

There's a brochure on the Information Desk, not very prominent, I was just looking for a description of how to get a card, and found it.

[ashen_key]

Ah-hah! I got my card on a school excursion, that explains how I didn't notice.