Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Thoughts on Pyrkon

It's been almost a month since Pyrkon I would like to say that we had a great time. Even tough we spent whole 3 days there, we didn't manage to see everything we wanted to, for example, we missed The Festival of Dwarvish Song "Bellow it by yourself (or with friends)". I don't know why none of us actually paid attention to it, since it's awesome! Check this out:

WARNING! If you like elves - don't watch it! As you probably know dwarves and elves are not very fond of each other and that's the main theme of most songs. Plus, they tend to use promiscuous language.




And to let you know what you've missed, here's a short report from the event. And please, notice that Jakub Ćwiek is always perfectly aware of what is going on around him :) (0.57-1.02)





And a pic from a meeting with Jakub Ćwiek, taken by me sitting in the second row :) I think I love this guy even more after Pyrkon. Not only does he write fantastic books but also is very entertaining and fun to hang out with :)

1 comment:

  1. “Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
    Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
    Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
    Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
    Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
    Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
    The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
    No one ever said elves are nice.
    Elves are bad.”
    Always adequate, Terry Pratchett ;)

    But seriously, why did you show me those videos! I want to go back there! NOW! This instant! It was so awesome, I can't believe we have to wait for a whole year! Maybe we should check out other festivals?

    BTW, you do realize the second video was created by a friend of mine? The red-head girl? I went to highschool with her (she's a year younger than me; wow, come to think of it, she's your age! ;P) and we worked on the school newspaper ;)

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