Manhã de Carnaval

Sparkle was just a blast for me. I was devastated (and wasted, yes). I had only once been dressing out before, I came alone and didn't know anybody there. I have been following several blogs regularly and commenting sometimes, but that doesn't count for real life friendship, does it?
How I was taken, how I got literally VIP treatment, how everybody was so nice to me and genuinely happy to have me come all the way... The totally surreal freedom of going out dressed just as you like, the great parties, the cool atmosphere of simply having fun dressed. Seeing and meeting everybody. Well, not nearly, but so many I cannot count anyway.

My top list: Attending the Friday dinner at Eden, Saturday dinner with Jo, Becky and Jane in Japanese restaurant, limo drive to Sackville Gardens with the aforementioned + Leah True, Saturday night surreal on Canal Street, finishing it all dancing my feet dead with Jo in the lesbian bar.

Sunday afternoon when carnaval was over and all others went home I got sentimental having a long hot bath with Lamb's Navy Rum, listening to UK all-time dance anthems on radio. Thinking what are the important things in life, and you know what? I was thinking I could move to UK.. So if you know of IT consulting positions with filthy high salary please let me know ;-)

My very very compressed thanks to Jo, Becky & Jane and Fiona with whom I spent most of my time. And Kim, Bella and just everybody who worked hard to make Sparkle happen.

See you next year.

[...] Manhã tão bonita manhã na vida uma nova canção Cantando só teus olhos teu riso e tuas mãos pois há de haver um dia em que virás Das cordas do meu violão que só teu amor procurou Canta o meu coração alegria voltou, tão feliz a manhã deste amor

I sing to the sun in the sky I sing to the sun rising high Carnival time is here magical time of year and as the time draws near dreams fill my heart [...] Manhã de Carnaval, Luiz Bonfa (English lyrics Tori Amos)