The weekend has come and gone. After months of planning, our Dinner and Dance went smoothly. Me and my little dancing girls won 1st prize in a little dance item we put up for the "Talent Time" competition; proving that this old body still has what it takes to bounce around to choreographed dance performances! I also had the good fortune to win for myself (in the lucky draw) a wicked Canon Ixus Digital Camera which I decided to give to my wee brother cos he needs such a camera. Yes, I'm sticking with my old faithful Casio which has served me well the past 3 years. To cut a long story short, it was a great night and everybody had themselves a good time which pleased me. I felt a certain contentment; a feeling I hadn't felt in days. After all the back-patting and whatnot, I proceeded to Balaclava to watch some of my colleagues get pissed which was funny.
Until the next day.
Yes, the following day was Zoukout, that mega beach party where loads of amazing djs turned up and also, the night that Tim drank way too much, way too early and made a bit of a fool of himself in front of his understanding colleagues! Good thing that many of them were pissed as well then! As I was telling more than a few folk today, the hangover I had yesterday is definitely one of my Top 5 Hangovers for the year 2006....it was bloody awful and my inability to handle my cutlery during tea was quite embarrassing to say the least. Oh well, I guess that's what happens when you drink loads of scotch (and vodka redbull) before getting anywhere near the source of the beats! The worst thing is that I think, in some weird way, I had a good night but really, I know that spending half the night stumbling around the beach trying to find ppl is not the best way to spend an evening. The music, when I could be bothered to stop to listen to it, was pretty damn good. Shame that I didn't hang out with half the folk I intended to and probably just as well cos I would have scared them away with my restless hands and my bad drunken chat! The one person I really wanted to see, I saw but only for a few minutes which was a real shame cos I was really looking forward to seeing her and when she was trying to look for me, had no success cos I was all over the place like my head that night : (
Good thing I managed to take a photo of us to remind me that I did actually see her and that it wasn't a figment of my imagination! : )
Oh well, in a few hours, I'm off to sunnier shores and amazing beaches and hopefully, I'll find some respite from the painful existence that has become my life (and the attendant calamitous situations that, lately, seem to have befallen me and my mates, esp a particular lad who never deserved the pain he's feeling now) and be content to just bask in the sunshine and the company of my beloved family. May the stars guide your way till the end of your days...................
Peas Oot.

Choonage: Dance Only with Me - Blossom Dearie