Your minor Glastonbury successes

[malcombe]

Having jerk chicken three times. Next year I'll try and eat it four times!

[neil_d]

Even with a hotel basically cancelling on me, my travel plans for minimal stress worked well.

[CTO]

Camped in the perfect spot for us.

Only spent £149 in spite of drinking steadily for the whole 5 days (well prepped).

Paced the drinking to a T.

No major hangovers (well only 1).

No sunburn

Met Sawdusty surfer and purchased some of his great fire logs.

Went to opening ceremony ( who was the idiot that tried to climb the unlit bonfire?)

Climbed the hill without looking back until the top

Saw no aggro, kinda would have spoiled the first glastonbury fir me. I did see a very scared very paranoid guy being taken down by security. He was scared stiff and shouting "I know what's going on" repeatedly. :( sad for him.

Very first Glasto was an amazing success. Great people,great atmosphere,great weather.

Am already in the queue for tickets next year

[Mr November]

Underspent by £100 and absolutely nailed the amount of booze I took, needed no more had none to take home.

[donthaveacoolname]

First time ever I got my alcohol just right. I had 1 can of cider left all else drank perfect.

[jimmyt]

Reading through these posts and thinking about my own experience, was it cheaper this year? I know there was the eat for a fiver thing but I definitely felt I got away with a bit more left in my wallet than usual.

[Mickthefish]

The first was fetching the caravan. Slept well, shower, loo etc. also took some part baked baguettes & cooked fresh bread every morning!!

[Quark]

No sunburn

No hangovers

Met Tim and Athene from 3 Daft Monkeys

Actually stuck to my must do for the year and spent time in Bella's Field

If my phone shows up I'll file that under major success.

[pie_and_a_pint]

Didn't touch a drink for the week and finally got on the telly touching up Brett Andersons sweaty body.

I am insanely jealous. Lovely, lovely, sexily wiggling Brett... *dreamy sigh*

[Staff_Sav]

I got interviewed for WorthyFm, and then heard myself as they played it back whilst sat in the car waiting to get out the car parks on Monday

[johnmcga]

Meeting a girl who I think is utterly amazing, had smelly sweaty day 4 festival sex in a crushed 2 man tent and shared a lovely romantic moment during Swoon at The Chems.

 

I said minor successes!

[lisa93]

Being the lucky person next in the long drop queue after a small child and their dad. Needless to say, that long drop was spotless.

[JoBalls]

I came in bang on budget, and after five Glastonburys I finally got to shake Michael Eavis's hand!

[The Nal]

I bought a little fan with a water bottle attached to the back of it for a quid before the festival. Lovely when it was hot. Cool mist.

[sheffieldlady]

I managed to eat only good food - not a single bad meal the entire festival! Also enjoyed the Green Craft fields more this year and managed to go to Leftfield for some Speakers Forums! 
 

[Space Shanty]

Had a shower every day, which was a good move.

Also managed to avoid significant dehydration by glugging lots of water

[mungo57]

forgot this one: after saying I would do it for the last 2 glasto's I finally drank only cider this year, with the exception of our spirits that we brought with us.

 

Great weekend, cider fucks me up far less than beer does. And doesn't really fill me up either after a meal, which beer does.

[sselma]

What silly little things did you achieve this year that you're happy with?

 

At this, my 8th Glastonbury, I managed to go the whole festival without buying a bottle of water. Took a reusable bottle with me and just used the taps.

 

Also, I didn't make a single bad food choice all weekend. Don't think that's ever happened before, either.

 

Ok that's a little weird

 

it was also my 8th Glastonbury,

 

it was also the first time i didn't buy a water bottle - although its because I got a water aid one

 

It was also the first time I didn't make a bad food choice either

 

maybe it takes 8 festivals to work these things out!

[JayBalls]

Found the Dragon, went to see the Hare Krishnas, spent sunrise at the stone circle.

[evilduck]

All good food choices here too, the teriyaki banh mi from You Want Chicken was lovely. I also refilled my steel bottle from last year and didn't have to buy a single bottled water, didn't drink any disgusting Tuborg, and I came home with £50 in my purse.

[johnmcga]

Ok that's a little weird

 

it was also my 8th Glastonbury,

 

it was also the first time i didn't buy a water bottle - although its because I got a water aid one

 

It was also the first time I didn't make a bad food choice either

 

maybe it takes 8 festivals to work these things out!

 

We could start a club!

 

Maybe eight is the sweet spot - I also felt like I got my packing about right this year (didn't bring too much or too little) and didn't even suffer any killer hangovers.

 

(Well, now I've said that it'll probably all go horribly wrong next year…)

[Room to sway]

Definitely managed my drink and, you know, other stuff, better this year, and did my first ever all-nighter on Sunday, not sleeping at all until I got on the coach and slept till the services then slept again till home. Beautiful!

 

Didn't have a very chatty festival unfortunately but managed to speak to a few people eventually, including a girl at Chemical Brothers who was really sweet but then disappeared.

 

Definitely want to be more involved with random people next time it adds so much.

 

EDIT oh and took walking boots rather than wellies what a great decision that was.

Edited July 1, 2015 by Room to sway

[_daveyboy]

Got to watch an incredible blues session at the Lizard stage in Green fields, early evening on the Wednesday. Perfect way to start the festival.

[carolpull]

Also my 8th and finally had the falafel I'd been promising to have since the 1st one! Very nice it was too.

Underspent and brought loads of drink home. it's actually sitting by me in the office and I'm very tempted to have a squeeze at the wine bag.

Like to think I also may have helped poor Alice get into the festival after reading about her on here beforehand and starting a campaign!

[Starchild771]

No sunburn, no hangover and no sorefeet or back.