24.10.25 - 301 - Friday, Halloween and Huartan

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Well Friday came round and everyone was hysterical. Everyone. Plus it was also the Halloween celebrations in school.

You know, as I write this blog and update it, I realise how much my life is worth living. I must force myself to write everyday...

But yes... we had the pumpkin weight guessing competition, we had a shadow play, we had cleaning the classroom, we had smores, we had a halloween sweet hunt... we had the works. It was INSANE. And then we went home. I actually cannot remember what I did between going home and collapsing with exhaustion and going to Hurtan.

I have no attended more gigs in this year than I have attended in the past 5 years. Well, 3 of those years was Covid, so that doesn't count. But I've been to John Grant, Hothouse Flowers, Tirnaweren, etc... and by an Irish mile Huartan's was the best, because the audience was the best. I should have brought my mushroom costume... it was very cute. I may wear it today. 

Actually Tirnawaren and Afro Celt and Hothouse Flowers were also great... 

I say this all the time of course and then I never ever follow through. I'm trying to think... what DID I do between coming home and going to Huartan???? Maybe lie on the sofa and wonder if I will ever be right again? Anyway... Emma then came to collect me at 8 and we then spent the night dancing away. I think there is a good balance between being happy and being irate and sometimes I cross that line before I realise it has happened. But I did dance and it was powerful. I have always seen singing and dancing as shamanic... and it was... 

I did spend the next two days in recovery...

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