thumpa thumpa

Thumpa thumpa pretty much describes yesterday better than words could. Thumpa thumpa is the beat that Paul and other gay men are forever seeking; and I think 8 hours of it is more than enough for anyone. Yesterday we went to Piknic Électronik, an outdoor rave/party every Sunday on the island that goes from 2pm to 10pm. It's 10$ admission and you can bring any kind of canned alcohol or wine in that you want, provided you also bring a picnic. So Paul grabbed some leftover Pabst Blue Ribbon (:S) from the fridge, I grabbed a bottle of Rosé, and we grabbed 2 sandwiches and some fruit from the Fruiterie and headed to Longueil.

It was amazing. Listened and danced to some cool beats, met some very cool people, had an intense political and cultural discusion and got a Russian lesson from Boris, and witnesses some amazing dancing; including Boris' MJ that got filmed! People shirtless dancing barefoot mid-afternoon with a bottle of wine in hand..Doesn't get much better.



The only huge downside to the event, was the smoking. People in Montréal love to smoke, ALL THE TIME. Since it was an outdoors event, at least half the people there were constantly smoking, including a few people in our group *cough* Paul *cough*. Which is completely fine, unless you're allergic. The first part was fine, but come 6-7ish I had a sore throat and a wicked headache from all the smoke. We tried to go to an area out of the way where I could breathe for a bit, but the smoke followed.. Thankfully 5 hours of thumpa thumpa was enough for me anyways, so I left Paul to rave for another couple hours and headed home to clear my lungs and relax. Turned out to be a really nice evening as well. Changed, got some Starbucks, and headed up to the terrace to listen to non-techno music and read a magazine. The real adventure came later trying to find something to eat in Paul's apartment. What to make with no microwave, an old stove that takes 10 minutes to light up, frozen bread, and peanut butter?