Tell me your typical story before a night out. What do you do? Do you drink at home or in a friends house & listen to music, etc...

As for me, my friends & I gather around to one of our houses before-hand and drink some Buckfast/Vodka until about 11pm listening to dance music. All of us have a pool table and we have a tournament before we start drinking to decide who will pay the Taxi into town (a little saturday night ritual).
I thought of this thread as I'm about to head out the door and do all of this!