All we were missing was the human sacrifice.
I have attended my first pagan festival. Yes, officially I have been to a pagan festival. And just typing that makes me feel far cooler and more primal than I actually am. I was like a British explorer stumbling upon native Americans, in a kind of entranced horrified awe at the grotesque beauty of the whole thing. I just abused adjectives like no body’s business there. It had almost everything you could want from a pagan festival, people dancing naked, and fire.
From what I could understand from the swiftly moving events there was some sort of war between the people who were painted red and the other colours. And when I say painted red I don’t mean dabbing on the face, I mean full body scarlet. The director’s eye in me found the organic dancing with the very inorganic drumming (they were using modern drums, not ones with real skins) a little abrasive, but only stage geeks would notice, the energy of the event was fantastic. Though I still find huge the crowds disconcerting. I went with a new friend from work, Carrie, and two of her friends.
You could really get washed away in the vibrant motion of the whole thing, and right at the climax it started to rain. Rather than hinder the event it just got all the more impassioned. This was around the point I fled.
Other than a pagan festival, I have been working for a complete asshole the past three days, and yes, I said it. Carrie and I beat around the bush in conversation saying we were sure he was a nice guy, but I say ‘No.’ and no one will ever take that away from me, this is my blog, bitching ahoy. He was a mircomanaging git, and I will never work for a charity again, because apparently working quickly is more important than doing things right. Ugh!
And a quick update on my websites (the briefness of this whole entry being the fact that it is 2AM and I am officially tired) I plan on getting Sakaki Haruto Fanlisting and Midoriko up as soon as possible. Amber has given me the Ravens Fanlisting which should also be up soon. Nayru finally transferred Mrs. Lovett over to me so if you are a fan of that crazy Pie Maker go join. I’m revamping mom’s website because I hated the old one with a fiery passion aaaaaand I’m writing content all over the place and not uploading it so if all my websites seem incomplete and disoriented they probably are.
To my many commenters who make my life so happy:
Emma Dawn, we will talk more on MSN but HOLY SHIT THAT IS THE BEST NEWS EVER!
Val, I put a few pictures on facebook to tantalize the masses, so enjoy, and now I can stalk your blog. Bwahahahahahaha!
Crystal, Eh?
Maureen, I suppose it would do well to scope them out and see if they are as deranged as we are.
Mom, I am resisting human contact. See the resistance.
Tags: edinburgh, Impulsive, pagan festivals, people, Poor Thing, sweeney todd
4 Responses to “All we were missing was the human sacrifice.”
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:17 pm.
Oi. Figures the one thing I wish to type does not come in an annoyingly bright and yellow smiley, but does not appear at all. It was simply a heart, but apparently I can’t type brackets here. X_x;
MomHey Cait,
Maybe you should explain that you were at the Beltane Fire Festival heralding the arrival of spring with some 15,0000 other revellers!! Otherwise it could be misinterpreted as a rave!!
Have fun with Mrs. Ross!
Love you,
Mom
May 5th, 2008 at 2:24 pm.
I do answer my phone… you just call at crazy weird times… 4in in the afternoon pft whose ever heard of that XD Pagan festival eh sounds very interesting, I can’t imagine a town where everyone was goth-esque… they would probably kill me >.> Ok slight issue is all the boys overseas like you because you ghave a sweet Canadian accent why don’t all the boys here like me because I am often told I have an accent. Yesterday someone asked me if I was from the southern US, of course I replied I was from Texas as Marilyn once wrote. Anyway I’m at work so I should go. Talk to you later buddy ^^
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:20 pm.
Sounds like you’re having fun apart from the micromanaging git.
You’ll to take that bit about me out by the way, just in case… *whistles*