So a few days later and I finally get round to writing about T in the Park. In short it was amazing. The music was good, weather was pretty amazing (more on that later) and I was with a great group of friends (and me bro :) ).
This was only my second T in the Park but it seemed so much busier. Though as a growing music festival it’s to be expected but the stage layout may also have contributed to the busyness. Also, as seems to be the usual, there was the standard complement of neds and people getting far to drunk to walk. But hey, who am I to spoil their fun. Just not something I would do personally that’s all.
Sooo many sunburnt ppls though :s (I’m not overly keen on sun cream myself but it’s much better than the agony and annoyance of burnt skin)
Musicians of Note:
Jimmy Eat World: Fantastic to see live and I was singing along {probably really badly} quite happily. These were the guys I was wanted to see the most and were the highlight of the weekend for me, however Green Day’s act outshone everyone else’s by a long way.
Green Day: Put on one hell of a good show, obviously having fun on stage. Definitely the best act of this years T in the Park.
Foo Fighters: These guys were pretty good, even heard a few songs I recognised. Probably will try and get my mitts on a few of their albums in the near future.
Travis: Not a huge fan of Travis but their show was highly enjoyable. Always nice to see a band having fun on stage.
Of course there were many other bands present, though only a handful of which I would have gone to see. There are a few other bands we saw that I don’t know very well so I just let their music wash over me and thoroughly enjoyed being there.
However I did have to miss two artists I wanted to see because I was (or had to go into) hiding from the sun: Audioslave and Biffy Clyro. I hadn’t heard of Biffy Clyro before, but the first few songs they played I quite liked. I’m annoyed that I had to leave and seek shelter from the sun.
My camera was present at T this year and has seen more usage in the last 3 months than it has in the 3 years I have owned it. :$ The new 256 MB memory card I got has helped with that enormously allowing me to take as many pictures as I want without having to worry about spatial restrictions. Some of the pics are really, really nice and as usual there are a few of the sky and the sunset. A selection of them is up on my msn space though I’m still sorting them out and enlarging a few of the images. The hardest bit so far has been trying to think up interesting and accurate captions for all of the pictures.
As has been hinted at previously the only real downside of the event was the weather, specifically my incapability of coping with it. Thanks to my genes I have no sweat glands (a contributing factor in my gauntness). So while the weather was awesome, it was just too hot for me and as a result I was overheated on both days. Annoyingly so on the Saturday and horrendously so on the Sunday. See the cold I don’t mind as much, it’s easier to handle and it seems to take a larger drop in temperature to affect me than an increase in temperature does. It’s such a horrible feeling when I get overheated. I feel my consciousness slowing down and my mind slipping away. Thinking in syrup, with the knowledge that unless I do something to remedy the situation properly I’m in a lot of trouble.
While I’m ranting about my characteristics I may as well mention I have an auditory processing disorder which can make audio communication difficult at the best of times. Add any loud background noise and it’s even harder for me to understand what people are saying. The cognitive shutdown caused by overheating makes it even worse. This is the main cause of my problems with English and in learning any other language. I’m sorry for not being very talkative at these things, it’s not because I don’t want to. I really do. However no matter how hard I try I’ll only hear gibberish instead of what you’re actually saying. Generally agreeing with what is said while processing the information usually works well, though I’ve been caught out before. Like when someone asked if the person standing next to me was my girlfriend. :s When that clicked my blood turned to ice, still does occasionally.
While I dislike these aspects of myself and all the problems they bring into my life I wouldn’t change them for the world. They define a large part of my existence and without them I would be a completely different person from the one I am now. Sometimes I hate myself but for the most part I am happy with myself and who I am.
“You take what is offered and sometimes that must be enough.”
So despite the major depressions caused by my physiology it was still a great weekend. I couldn’t have asked for better company and the music was excellent. Although I do apologise if I worried or scared anyone.
Song of the Day: Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day)
Above is a close up of the Mandelbrot set coloured using the red spectrum. Though while surfing the net I saw a greyscale version which looked pretty cool so I’ll try and get round to implementing that in this re-write.
Forth Road Bridge 
