"Mart'n" is finally over. That local "beerfest" thing I told you about earlier, remember? And seeing as I live right smack in the middle of my tiny town, I can't help but notice that it's over. For over three days I've been hearing a thousand sounds coming through my windows, people chattering, cars, screams and yells from the amusement park, live music from three or four different stages scattered along the street, horns honking. But now? ... Nothing. Utter silence. And I don't like these sudden changes, I can't cope with them very well for some reason.
About 5 years ago I went to a music festival in Sweden, I stayed at the festival camp site and were constantly drunk. And even though you have a selective way of hearing and are able to block out most noises, your brain can't help but pick up on the fact that you haven't heard nothing but very loud music and people screaming, talking and laughing around you for almost four days. If you combine that with the fact that your completely broken after equally many days drunk, and that everything you own is covered in beer-sodden mud, the results can't be good. And the first thing I did when I was back in my apartment, was to sit down in my couch, listening to the silence, and proceed to completely break down. My body and mind just couldn't cope with that sudden transition from noise, music and lots of people to being along in my tiny little apartment listening to the deathly silence. I get this terrible feeling of being utterly lonely and alone.
But I do have to say that I had real fun this year. I had people coming over on Thursday and Friday, and we had a real nice time. The whole point of Mart'n is to go out to any of the 4-5 beer tents pitched up in town and talk to people, but this time I spent a total of an hour inside these tents - it was just more fun at home. I do wish I'd been in better shape last night so I could've gone out then and be a bit more sociable. But there's always next year.
