Reception

Booking my stay at Magnetic Island I was told that there was a full moon festival in the middle of the nights I had booked.  In other words there was no room and I would have to book another hostel in town after staying on the island for one day and stay at the new place for 3 days.  This was troubling because I had a voucher that I would not be able to use unless I spent about $100.  The lady on the phone at Magnetic Island wasn't sympathetic either.  My plan was to got from the island to shore and spend the 3 nights off the island so I could use my voucher.  

When I arrived at the hostel I was greeted my a very kind lady with huge hair.  I was exhausted from the bus ride and I told her my situation.  She listened very patiently and when I was finished she decided to find room for me. I would have to pay a little extra for the room and I would have to pay for the festival (let's call it the Full Moon Party 2013).  I ended up paying $80 for the extra night, the Full Moon Party and my room upgrade.  This was great because it meant I wouldn't have to go though moving hostel (moving hostel is the worst), I would have to buy a ferry ticket and I wouldn't have to miss this giant party.  

I felt on top of the world and that's when I saw the crew.  The crew was setting up the stage for the upcoming party.  Eager to pass on the good deed, I explained that I had previous experience with stage crew and I offered to help.  The man who I later learned is named Tim's face lit up.  He had been down two guys and he wouldn't be able to get all of the work that he had to do done.  He introduced me to AJ the DJ/ apprentice stage hand.  The work was hot and unforgiving but it didn't last long.  I was thanked profusely for my help.  I also met much of the hostels grateful staff in the process.  

Later that night after I dressed in all black and had my face pained skeleton style by a roommate. His is because it was Halloween themed.  The music was cool the lights were awesome but best of all were the costumes. I saw a really good Chuckie, I saw Sockum Boppers, I saw 3 Sailer Moons, I saw 2 Gokus, 4 Pikachus, I saw a Bender. Just amazing consumes and pretty much everyone was dressed up. It was like a mini drunken ACen with really loud music and lots of dancing.  

At one point on the dance floor I was stopped by a... friendly fellow and he pointed at me and yelled to his friend over the music "This guy! He's Like between a nerd and a lad" (lad=bro).  My skeleton self stood there and thought for a second and I kind of agreed.  Though still call myself a nerd I guess my awesome dancing makes me sort of a lad.  

Later that night I bumped into AJ and a photographer I had previously met.  They invited me backstage.  I happy accepted.  I was equipped with a special wristband and i proceeded backstage.  Nobody was really dancing back there but from back stage you could see everything.  The audience was goin hard putting there hands up an it mad me glad that I could participate in making something that so many people could enjoy.  The night ended for me at 3 am.  I didn't want to stay up much more.  I was tired and so was the party.  The DJ had started repeating tracks, which to me signals that I have already stayed up to late.  

This was all yesterday.  I'm just weighting all this after I went up to the bar and asked for a glass of OJ to combat the heat.  The guy behind the bar gave it to me for free and said it was for helping out with the stage.