that sounds sooo cool. if I'd heard about that, I would have tried so much harder to go across the atlantic for a few weeks (I really wanted to go for guy fawke's day, but that's not exactly a cheap trip to do just for one day). when I studied abroad, I developed an interest in european fire festivals.
plus my birthday is both samhain and all saint's day/the day of the dead. but that's not a coincidence, but anyway.
the short of it: I am insanely jealous, and really glad you could do something that awesome for halloween. a real halloween, none of this shit american stuff. and I miss you!
That sounds amazing. I wish I could have been there. Halloween here at BMC was awful. There were three ambulances called at 10:20PM to Rhoads. *shakes head in shame* Luckily, Doublestar had its own little party in the Dorothy Vernon Room that consisted of really nice costumes, candy and apple cider, painting gourds, and Twilight Zone. At what one point Public Safety came in to check on us and sort of stared and walked away. I think he was surprised that we were sitting quietly watching TV, not being crazy and drunk and all that.
I'm glad you're having an amazing time in Edinburgh. *hugs*
Seconded to the double star party being awesome. I think I was asleep before any drastic drama, but I'm pretty sure I was around Rhoads at 10:20, and didn't see any ambulances (this was my perfunctory stop there to remind me why I hadn't been interested in going in the first place). And Jesus really does promise me things in bed. Mmhmm. ::loses straight face::
I agree. The word I used when describing it to people back home was that it wasn't scary, but it was particularly unsettling. It makes you question what's real and what isn't, it's disturbing. something inside you gets caught up with everything, and it's that suspended disbelief that feels so odd and wonderful.
also, I've found that Edinburgh had suddenly gotten better just this week. The first two months were full of futility and unhappiness, and now everything seems to be full of wonderful. I've heard there's something about the half-way mark that does this: things get super shit, and then things find themselves much better.
Also, the US is getting Samhain second-hand. They grabbed it, lost all of the cultural context, and then mixed it with a couple of other, lamer holidays. The US version is like tea made from a tea-bag that's already been used three times. It is weak and watery.
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plus my birthday is both samhain and all saint's day/the day of the dead. but that's not a coincidence, but anyway.
the short of it: I am insanely jealous, and really glad you could do something that awesome for halloween. a real halloween, none of this shit american stuff. and I miss you!
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I'm glad you're having an amazing time in Edinburgh. *hugs*
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And Jesus really does promise me things in bed. Mmhmm. ::loses straight face::
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also, I've found that Edinburgh had suddenly gotten better just this week. The first two months were full of futility and unhappiness, and now everything seems to be full of wonderful. I've heard there's something about the half-way mark that does this: things get super shit, and then things find themselves much better.
Also, the US is getting Samhain second-hand. They grabbed it, lost all of the cultural context, and then mixed it with a couple of other, lamer holidays. The US version is like tea made from a tea-bag that's already been used three times. It is weak and watery.
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