#BEST COSTUME EVERRRRR

[ferretly]

okay here I go blabbing about my weekend trip

lots of pictures and stories to follow omg pls read i need ppl to be excited w/ me

so I went to the biggest polish festival in the US -- but mostly because it was Highlander (Góral) Day, because I’m Góral too, and they’re a tiny ethnic minority in Poland who live in the Tatra Mountains. basically hillbillies, Polish ppl would say, but they have an amazingly unique culture (kinda shared across the Slovakian border, and there’s similar mountain ppl all along the Carpathian mountains, etc., just called diff names [Lemkos, Boykos, Hutsuls] and they allied themselves w/ whatever country they happened to be in, etc.). 

so anyway i kinda wish there was more Góral-specific stuff, but there was an amazing Góral metalsmith:

and I bought a spinka (pin) from him! someday I’m gonna have an entire (”men’s”) costume, but .... we’ll see.

my spinka (ft. the Góral Pope)

(the mens costumes -- w/o capes tho. u can see the little spinki on their breasts)

and a Highlander display:

there’s some sheep bells and a sign displaying sheep cheese for sale (shepherds in mountain huts sell all the super yummy cheese and i could EAT IT ALL BC IT WAS SHEEP CHEESE).

the wooden cups hold bundz, a type of cheese similar to cottage cheese, horns I BELIEVE are trembitas, for communicating across the mountains

OKAY AND NOW THE BEST PART

I also really came for ZAKOPOWER, my fav band since I was in hs, which for me is like lifetimes ago. they’re SO COOL, and the lead singer was like my idol. he still is kinda. so nice and ngl he’s good-looking, and as a lesbian can still say that. I CAN’T BELIEVE I SAW THEM LIVE. I NEVER EVER THOUGHT I’D GET THIS CHANCE EVERRRRR.

it was so hard to take pics bc 1. it was pouring, 2. the lighting, lmao. but I was RIGHT in the front!! 

I watched traditional Highlander groups perform on this stage all day, so secured my spot, lmao. and then at the end, some of the ppl from the groups got to go really close to the stage (we were held back), and the main dude (Sebastian Karpiel-Bułecka) let them sing the chorus. he also is So So good on the violin. idk if i wanna post videos bc that’s just so (’.... really?’), but bc there’s SO FEW videos/pics of them on ... anywhere?!?!! (they don’t even have a TWITTER), I just might ... (they have an insta tho)

this is him, btw (with Kayah, a Really Famous Jewish singer-songwriter in Poland. she has her own record label too, and is kind of a Big Deal)

ANYWAY idk why I’m showing u all this but i don’t rly have tons of ppl who’d get excited about this w/ me so I’M MAKING YOU BE HAPPY FOR ME. (pls) 

[mental-queen]

Master list of fave k-dramas

Reply 1988 (the best/so funny/family and friends are all amazing/so sweet/great characters)

My love from the stars (hilarious!!!!/jun ji Hyun is a queen/romantic)

Because it’s my first life (relatable/fresh/lovely couple/friends)

Goblin (gorgeous/magical/mysterious/charming)

Age of youth Season 1 (relatable/female friendships/suspense and comedy)

Queen Seon Duk (political intrigue/gorgeous costumes/character growth)

Mr. sunshine (the most beautiful/epic/romantic drama everrrrr)

Sungkyungkwan scandal (ikemen/so many handsome boys in hanboks/lovable lead/historical setting)

Producer (IU!!!!/gong hyo Jin!!!!!/dorky lead/short and sweet drama)

Honorary mentions:

Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi/legend of the 4 gods (for being heart wrenching/such chemistry/my first crush bae yong Jun)

Goong/princess hours (a classic!!!!! So funny so cute/such great costumes)