I've learnt something today. I never much liked kids before, but it's a whole other ball game when you're stumbling around in bushes in a black morph suit at night trying to scare the little buggers and they refuse to play along. This was Boo at the Zoo's Fright Night at Dartmoor Zoo. I was originally supposed to be dressed as a clown but that didn't go according to plan so I was made a 'Shadow' instead, lurking in the darkness of the trees and walking into sight. A few problems came with that which I should've predicted.
1. Couldn't see a whole lot and so I kept tripping on branches, walking into prickly bushes, and couldn't tell how dark my chosen hiding spot was because the fabric over my eyes made it so much darker.
2. As mentioned, some of the kids (boys especially) refused to play along and just laughed, pointed, joked, etc. and ruined it for everyone else.
3. A guy actually tried to sit on me when I was posing on a bench, knowing full well I was there.
But problems aside, it can be alot of fun scaring people, and I'm not much bothered by the quantity of scratches on my shins (or the bruises which are soon to develop as a result) because it was crazy wandering and laughing maniacally for 2 1/2 hours.
I have today's poem to churn out in a moment, but other than that, I think it'll be time for bed.
I managed to pull together my essay plan for next week so that's progress, but will need to do the same for my second essay tomorrow, along with reading for Romanticism, and some cleaning of the house. So busy!
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