My weekend in quick recap...
Friday
Got to see La Nouba (another good site here) by Cirque du Soleil out in Downtown Disney. It was even more amazing then I had thought possible. I had seen shows of theirs on tv in the past and I always thought it looked cool, but to see it in person was literally magickal and breathtaking. I was floored, I really was. There's one part called Aerial Ballet in Silk which was the single most amazing thing I had ever seen. At one point, the man gathers the silk up in his arms and runs the back length of the stage and then goes airborne over the audience and flies across the front of the stage. It was so beautiful I actually wanted to cry. So graceful and so beautiful, it was an amazing show. We had the most amazing seats as well - second row, dead center. It was fantastic. Though, there's really not a bad seat in the house. I suggest that people do whatever they can to get a chance to see one of their shows in person - I look forward to going again - they're just that good.
Wrapped up with dinner at the House of Blues (the chicken tenders are really good there) and got some yummy fudge (chocolate/peanut butter and snickers - mmm...) to go. All-in-all, it was the best night I had in a very long time.
Saturday
Back down to earth a bit, my Love and I went about with Rand to the stores to do the normal "hit-the-shops" kinda day. Picked up a new book at Barnes & Noble, then hit Target for the normal run-of-the-mill escentials, and then drooled a bit a Best Buy (though not that long for once as we bought some milk while at Target. (oops). Topped the night off by picking up some beef and my Love made us a nice steak. (A side note, I have to very strongly recommend the steak marinade we use called Dale's. It's soooo good and makes the steak taste just right). It was a nice day overall.
Sunday
Went with my Love, Rand and Jef to the last ever Renn Faire at that location. (I was wrong by the way, it's been there 24 years, not 22 as I had thought). It's so sad. There is a library right across the street from the park it's used and they want to tear down all those beautiful trees - many of them upwards of a hundred years old - to build a new location for the library. This place that has been home to wonder, imagination and a touch of magic awe for twenty-four years will be leveled over and paved to make room for something that already exists. Such a waste. So sad to walk around there knowing those trees all had death sentance in a few short weeks.
The day was beautiful and the Faire was crowded to capacity. Everyone was in slightly somber spirits, though all had a good time. Took a bunch more pictures and I'll work on getting them into a gallery like I did for the 2002 Fesitval soon. There's quite a bit to go through, so it might take a couple days.
Made some new horns the night before, so I wore a pair of purplish ones that have a neat glitter to them as part of the clay. They got quite a few compliments from people. I had to be quite-witted when one guy said he'd never seen purple horns before and I told him that some of the Faeriekin have such colors. They look a little something like this:
After coming home and showering and taking a nap on the couch, my Love and I watched another episode of the very excellent Band of Brothers and then pretty much called it a night.
Hrm...well, that wasn't quite so quick as I had planned! *lol* Oh well, I'm glad I had time to write it out nonetheless. I think I'll call it a wrap for now since I still need to vacuum the living room. Have a good day all. :)
~ flowers bloom near Memory and Dream
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