Guess Who's Back!

Kirby's back! That's right, I am back from the greatest show on earth, and it was AWESOME!! However, I did not get to play mas (dress up) this year, but at least now I know how to do it next time.  What you're actually supposed to do is sign up and pay to be in a band.  They measure you and make the costume, you have to go pick it up about the week before and dress up to party.  I will have some pictures of the costumes I've seen.  They will be mediocre because: 1) I am NOT a  photographer by ANY means whatsoever. Go talk to my cousin if you want a professional photographer. 2) I used my mother's phone to take said pictures. I also took some video and will put it here for you guys to watch. The same two reasons listed above also apply to the the video. (UPDATE: There is no video because I was not able to transfer it from my mother's phone. I'm so sorry!)

Actually, I remember the first thing I did when my family went to go see the bands. I thought, "Lord God, I pray we don't lose out hearing." That's literally the first thing I thought; that's how loud the music was.  Not to mention, the bass was blaring, so I was basically vibrating along with it. It was really crowded, and a lot of people that were there were adults. Which meant a lot of beer and dancing.  Not to mention, a LOT of walking. Once I got pass all that, I had a great time. I danced along with my little cousins a lot, and my aunt said I looked like a tourist; I had no rhythm.  HOW DARE SHE! *cries in a corner* Anyway, then there were the costumes. On Carnival Monday, no one really dressed up. They just danced along with the music coming from the trucks. Then came Carnival Tuesday, and now we break out the costumes. I don't know how to explain this, so just look at the pictures, okay. You decide what to think about them. The first one is from the airport because I did not get to see any costumes like that up close. That was from 2005 as you should be able to see on the picture.

Now, one of the things that really caught my interest were the trucks.  They had all kinds of huge trucks out on the street: music trucks (they had the speakers attached to them), bar trucks (served free drinks to the ones in costumes because they paid for the drinks when they signed up), and the thing was that they were so high that the people on the top had to duck down or pass the electric line over their heads. It's either that or the electrical lines in Trinidad are low. I think it's the former.

I would love to go back as soon as possible or on my 20th birthday, because then it would feel like a huge party and that what Carnival is: a huge party where people come, drink, dance in the streets, and have a blast, which is exactly what I did minus the drinking part. Even there, I am underage because the legal age is 18.  Honestly, this means a lot to me.  This was the first time that I was able to go to Carnival and truly understand and enjoy it. My mother took me before when I was three, and according to her, I was jumping non-stop for what seemed like at least a mile. So, I came to the conclusion that I had a lot of energy as a toddler. If I had that amount of energy now, I would probably drive everyone up a wall. Don't know why I thought that, just a random thought.

What this has to do with animation, I don't have a clue. But this was a very exciting moment for me, so I decided to share it. Anyway, that is the story, there will be pictures at the end, which is what this is. The end. Of the blog. But just this entry. Not the end of anything else I know of. I hope. I'm over-thinking this, just enjoy the pictures. Mirrorkirby, signing out. Poyo Poyo! (See you later!)

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