This is my first blog entry in May! How did that heppen? Time and work I guess. I spend every day saying to myself that I must get to my blog .. is it only me who realy enjoys blogging but gets a little pressurised about it?
Bank holiday weekend, travelled to Weymouth Kite Festival with my sis Jac and best mate Lexy. Weather dry - wind [sadly] non existant and as this is a key ingredient at a Kite Festival they had some 'technical difficulties'. Did pick up some great tips, saw a guy flying 3 kites at once and heavily got into formation flying [don't laugh], so much so that we went up to Portland Bill to give it a go.
Portland Bill is stunning with jagged coastline and lighthouse etc. BUT we discovered a new community up there. A community of shed keepers. Apparently these are weekend getaways for the locals BUT they don't look like seaside chalets or cabins. They look like, well, um, sheds. Felt like we had stumbled into a secret society. Take a look for your selves:-
Music Abuse was at an all time high at the Festival as some of the demo's and routines were done to music. Firstly the music was relayed through metal, horn speakers tied to street lamposts. Now as I have learned from my hospital radio outside events, these speakers are for speech use only as they have no bass or treble or anything. The sound of music through them somehow just finds the right nerve in your inner ear to render you mad for the rest of the day.
Then there was the choice of music. Carmina Burana [through horn speakers remember], Blowing In the Wind and a dreadful Boyzone track.
In fact it made me think that I should set up a company where I can supply Mood Music for events.
The commentators were quite unique in their nerdyness endlessly rabbiting on about bridle lenghts and kite fabric and wind directions - to an extent that you wished someone would tie them to a large kite and launch them to pastures unknown. They made the classic mistake of rambling on and on when there was nothing to say or nothing to watch. A gem was in the making when one of them said 'yes, the sea is known to be very wet down here in Weymouth'!!!
All in all a weekend where I chilled [especially on Portland Bill when I got very cold] and had some fun.
