good end to the weekend!

from sunday

i posted my blog, went downstairs, and got into protoplasm's new car. we had a looooong drive to the party - about 170km, through absolutely stunning scenery. and a quick stop in robertson, where i had an amusing encounter when buying cigarettes in afrikaans :P

we paid R120 to get in, which horrified me, but it was more than made up for. when we stepped through the bushes (and slid a bit down the hill) and onto the dancefloor, we'd hit what i can only describe as paradise.

hundreds of happy faces, weird and wonderful, lots of beautiful, beautiful girls and many people digging hard in the mud and tossing handfuls everywhere (to nothing but sheer delight). the dancefloor was in the middle of a gorgeous little clearing surrounded by hills, the sun was shining and everything was green and brown ^_^

and some guy did something legendary. the sound rig quit, and while the dj was tending to it he launched himself, landing face first in the mud and sliding on his chest the entire length of the dancefloor, stopping with a barely audible "dink" when his head hit something under the platform. after a couple of seconds of silence, which we needed to understand what had happened, the entire place erupted with laughter. the guy walked back a hero :)

and the music was the most powerful i've heard. i actually couldn't keep my body under control - i was constantly moving and grooving. at one point the bass was so heavy that we could only hear a slightly hollow noise, and the ground itself was shaking.

when i die, that's where i want to be.

the trip back took forever, but i spent most of it passed out. i'm not sure what time we got back to sea point, but protoplasm stopped in for a drink, and my mom joined us. we were sitting there chatting and smoking, and when my mom finished her drink she made a comment about wondering who she'd hit, and tossed the ice backwards over the balcony. i jumped up to see, and was laughing before i got to the edge - *just* in time to see the last block of ice land with a thump.

"ma, guess who's car that just landed on." "who's?" she asked as she stood up.
"yours." that got us laughing hysterically for the next 5 minutes. her car is going in for panel-beating anyway :P

i showered streams of mud off myself, and spent the evening napping in front of the tv, ate a fantastic boerewors hotdog supper, and was woken by my aunt who i haven't seen in about 5 years. had a nice chat. eventually i went to bed.

today:

i woke up agitated by sunburn - i look a bit like a zebra, and had a good start to the day. then aeroplane and some buddies picked me up, and we spent a few hours on clifton 4th - every time i return there it's like the first time i've ever seen a beach that pretty. proper white sand! practically empty except for a few dead-sexy girls!

we played around with a soccer ball the entire time, and at one point i tried to get in the water... i just wanted to dip my head and return, but my body refused once my legs were in such incredible pain. i ended up hobbling and stumbling back out the water with the top half of my body still dry. so sad.

i crashed when i got home, and woke up much later to go out to dinner with my mom and aunt. it was REALLY nice, the food was amazing, and we got some serious talking done :) returned home about half an hour ago... or something... and am about to disconnect and go offline. and then really go offline :)