Been back for just over a week now. Presently lying at home, snivelling and coughing, attempting to defeat a cold. I shouldn’t be surprised; what with coming home just in time for cold season and getting thrown into cold, dark and rain it is not more than could be expected. And it’s not so bad, really. A couple more days of reading and movie-watching, and I should be back on my feet before long.
I miss La Palma. I miss it like crazy. Yet it is good to be back. Coming home just in time for a gaming convention, and getting to LARP and roleplay and play boardgames with most of my favourite friends was as good a welcoming home as it gets. Even went for a run with company, which was also great fun. I really hope I’ll stop coughing before long, because I can hardly wait to get out again.
And this halloween. Oh my gods, it was the best halloween ever. Resolutely ignoring my feverish and infected state, I went to see Amanda Fucking Palmer live in concert in Copenhagen together with a very dear friend. Was it ever awesome! We made friends with some very nice and cool people already in the line. Oh, I do hope we’ll get to meet them again! Then we danced and jumped and sang along to so many great songs. When she asked for requests I entreated her to play Ampersand, and I thought I would faint with excitement when she actually did.
I’m not gonna live my life on one side of an ampersand
And even if I went with you I’m not the girl you think I am
And I’m not gonna match you, ’cause I’ll lose my voice completely
No I’m not gonna watch you, ’cause I’m not the one that’s crazy
And then after the show I got to talk to her, and despite only having the presence of mind to stammer forth some expressions of my love and admiration for her I got both hugs and kisses in return. *swooon* It still makes me giddy just to think about it. Seriously, she is such an amazing person!
Such a splendid night, totally worth the increase in fever and the ruined voice the day after. Now I’ll go back to eating silly amounts of fruit and read books. Just finished The Count of Monte Cristo, which I greatly enjoyed. Also the manga Hellsing, which I hardly enjoyed at all. Somehow the story just kept failing to interest me. Up next is a re-read of The Hobbit (last time was in Swedish ten years ago, so it’s about time) and also the Gormenghast trilogy. Mmm. As long as I have books to read I shall never be bored.
“There is neither happiness nor misery in the world. There is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die […] that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.”
— Alexandre Dumas (The Count of Monte Cristo)
Love and good times,
Winterdragon
