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Another empty Friday.

I was just about to post this in the thread 'invent an old village ritual' but then I thought, 'invent'.... never mind.

Once a year nearly all the people (3/4) of this more than 800 years old city, called Bergen op Zoom, with approx. 66,000 inhabitants go to the center of this town after dinner, dressed in old clothes, a curtain round their shoulder, a specific scarf and a funny hat. Men, women and young folk. It's an old tradition, where the key of the city is turned over to the prince and he takes over (mgmt).

Fanfare musicians play the trumpet, drums and some other instruments and walk from bar to bar, drinking mostly beer till early hours. Everyone drinks, is loud, cheerful and all trouble is forgotten. This party goes on for four days on end and everyone is acting silly.

All sorts of things are organized. For kids during the day, also dressed up and all is kind of one big ritualistic carousal. Most people of this city and the surrounding villages wait anxiously for this event, i.e. carnival, to take place and one can feel the vibe slowly building up.

This event is actually started tonight and is very much real, every year. Lots of booze, laughter, fast food eating, throwing up, pissing against churches, people having fun and sex in alleys. Twice Erminea was invited and not bad treated or something but now he chooses to stay in it's den. A nest in an old oak tree trying to cover up his ears and praying it will soon be over.

Oh, he is most certainly not against people having fun and he wishes the best of luck to everyone. Truly.... but it just not a good place or an event for a somewhat solitary marten.

Sorry for the sad undertone at the end. No worries thou, I'm cool.... opening up a bottle of wine actually. Cheers.

I'm hungry, I wonder what's on the menu for Club SpongeBobRocksMao tonight.

Gold closed at just over $1001 an ounce today.

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Sorry I haven't replied earlier. Or sorry.... I went to bed again. Yesterday I trained again and I was so tired and my head felt like exploding. Very strange but every time I do some serious exercise I get this really bad head ache (normally I never have head aches, ever) It worries me a bit, I must confess. But hey.... never mind.

What you say I can relate to about the little less openly, but what to do? I've considered moving and that's going to happen when the occasion arises, I guess. Probably not in real near future.... I just wish everything was more quite. Cars, industry, people, everything is so f*cking loud around here. It has caused quite a few meltdowns and tantrums. But what to do? One cannot ask the world to change, only my own perception and dealing with it is changeable.

Duh, did I wrote that? Those are quite wise words in the last sentence. I think it's true, to end the post a bit arrogant.

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Yeah, what can you do? Maybe I should move to the Kalahari Desert.

And yes your last sentence was certainly wise words indeed.

A bit too hot for my liking, Kalahari but yeah, no human made noises. Do you know how hot it is in Jburg?

I haven't gone out myself yet but the weather here is fine today. Sun is shining, C about 8. I'm going out on my bike soon.

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Which isn't bad either? I don't know.

When people talk weather here, social talking, I get bored quite easily. It depends.... but I'm kind of interested about it here on WP because we come from all over the world. Time zones, geography, weather and seasons (we're at the end of winter.... where you are, or Australia for instance, at the end of summer ~ paint the picture ~ I cannot really). But nice daydream material, I think.

i like cheese

oh and this is my 200th post hurrah

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Congrats.

And sorry CL, I missed your post completely.

Yeah, I had a few years ago, but different ones. Where you still are able to talk and hear talking but where the high pitch tones and bass tones are silenced a bit. I lost them. They were quite expensive thou, custom made fitting my ears exactly. Indeed thinking of buying some again.

Remember to make them clean, they can be cause of pain in the ears. Good luck.