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 Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:20 am
Bastemhet Wrath of Ezekiel Anyone would like to re-cap their Summerstar experience with the rest of us who can't make it to an event like that? I'm still iffy on the "Toronto Pagan Pride Day" that's occurring in a week and a half. I can feel the fluffy. If you like camping, it's awesome. It's more camping than pagany stuff. The people are polite. It's probably 85% Wiccans or (fluffy) neopagans, and then there are a few Asatru that were pretty cool. You go more for the people you'll be with than to "learn stuff." There are a few little workshops here and there. It definitely wasn't anything like Pantheacon where it was workshop after workshop. There were only a couple of vendors but I found some really good stuff, actually. I had an amazing time because I hung out with Gho and Tea. I'm not that big of a fan of camping, though. lol I was mosquito bitten like crazy and I'm allergic to mosquito bites. So, yeah, camping = no. The camping part was not like you're in a wilderness or anything, a lot of the campers were right next to each other. If you like to sleep early don't sleep near the drummers. They drum 'til 1AM every night. =_= The surroundings were really beautiful and green. Fewer Eclectics than you would think actually. It just so happens that for the most part the people you hung out with were either Gho and I or were part of the Norse Camp. There were more workshops than any of us really had time to explore as well- it was more hands on than formal philosophical instruction and I was disappointed that I didn't get to attend a couple of them. As a side note about some of the more "interesting" aspects of what happened, when talking to the Mambo I mentioned, I learned some things about what happened last year that helps explain why our camp was a freaking beacon. Next year, we offer on our first day and chill for the rest of the time.
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:23 am
Tea *squee* Glad to see you back.
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:01 am
maenad nuri GOT ME A NEW JOB! Lateral move within the company, to an area that actually has clear defined roles towards promotion! Congradulations heart
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:07 am
TeaDidikai Bastemhet Wrath of Ezekiel Anyone would like to re-cap their Summerstar experience with the rest of us who can't make it to an event like that? I'm still iffy on the "Toronto Pagan Pride Day" that's occurring in a week and a half. I can feel the fluffy. If you like camping, it's awesome. It's more camping than pagany stuff. The people are polite. It's probably 85% Wiccans or (fluffy) neopagans, and then there are a few Asatru that were pretty cool. You go more for the people you'll be with than to "learn stuff." There are a few little workshops here and there. It definitely wasn't anything like Pantheacon where it was workshop after workshop. There were only a couple of vendors but I found some really good stuff, actually. I had an amazing time because I hung out with Gho and Tea. I'm not that big of a fan of camping, though. lol I was mosquito bitten like crazy and I'm allergic to mosquito bites. So, yeah, camping = no. The camping part was not like you're in a wilderness or anything, a lot of the campers were right next to each other. If you like to sleep early don't sleep near the drummers. They drum 'til 1AM every night. =_= The surroundings were really beautiful and green. Fewer Eclectics than you would think actually. It just so happens that for the most part the people you hung out with were either Gho and I or were part of the Norse Camp. I won't deny that. The few times I ventured out and talked to other people I had some of those "heh" moments, like with Cat who thinks Bast is the pacified side of Sekhmet. I won't hold it against her, she's is a really sweet person. smile Or the person who honored Celtic deities at the Christian communion. Or the 14 year old Wiccan priestess in training. sweatdrop But there were really nice people as well. I'll defer to you on the makeup of the attendees since you've been going wayyy longer than I have. Quote: There were more workshops than any of us really had time to explore as well- it was more hands on than formal philosophical instruction and I was disappointed that I didn't get to attend a couple of them. I wish I had gone to the card creating and portable shrine workshops. The entire thing went by so fast that I couldn't muster the energy to walk over there and do it. I needed more "me" time. Quote: As a side note about some of the more "interesting" aspects of what happened, when talking to the Mambo I mentioned, I learned some things about what happened last year that helps explain why our camp was a freaking beacon. Next year, we offer on our first day and chill for the rest of the time. Hmm. I will have to call you at some point soon.
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:52 pm
So... I just took an volunteer position and moved to Montana. The work is pretty good. The pay is peanuts but livable. The townsfolk (all 1500 of them) are generally nice and helpful. There are lots of cows. I've never disliked rural settings before. I love isolated settings. But...there are just so few trees here. That should probably have been a "well duh" for eastern Montana. There are some cottonwoods by the river (half of which are top-dead) and a bunch of scraggly pine things. I'm going to miss my forest. I'm not really sure how to start relating to this place spiritually - the landscape is just so alien to me.
I've never had so much trouble adjusting to a new area, and I've moved around a bit. I think part of it is that I've never had so much to miss back in Arkansas as I do now. I'm starting to feel as if I made a mistake. The position only lasts for a year, so of course I'm going to make the best of it and try to do some good work here and fill out my resume while I'm at it, but I'm realizing how hard it's going to be.
Anyway, glad to hear your festival went off well and congratulations on the new job, Nuri.
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:03 pm
TeaDidikai Next year, we offer on our first day and chill for the rest of the time. YES PLEASE. Also, if it'd be ok, what happened last year that made us a freaking beacon?
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:05 pm
Bastemhet Gho the Girl Man, was Summerstar an adventure this year! It certainly was...eventful. sweatdrop *nervous/regretful laughter* Heh heh heh heh heh. If you want details on the rit and other stuff, message moi! Also, please tell your bf what an awesome guy he is, and that I look forward to hanging with him again.
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:22 pm
Gho the Girl Bastemhet Gho the Girl Man, was Summerstar an adventure this year! It certainly was...eventful. sweatdrop *nervous/regretful laughter* Heh heh heh heh heh. If you want details on the rit and other stuff, message moi! Also, please tell your bf what an awesome guy he is, and that I look forward to hanging with him again. Tea sent Craig the basics who then forwarded it to me. He said they talked on the phone so it should be all good. I would like to know how yours went tho so you can send me a msg on FB. I'll pass the message on. biggrin
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Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:05 am
maenad nuri saint dreya And Bristol's Ren Fest is upon us and I haven't gone yet. Must remedy that. Sigh, another year too poor to go. My brother and friends all went last weekend. Although, I can't beat the year of the rockstar tour with Romuel, who was a cast member. What! And see, here I was hoping on convincing you to come one of these weekends so that I could finally meet you! You have crushed my dreams, Nuri, crying And congrats on the new job heart @ Tea : ***glomp***
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 3:27 pm
We finally got a marker on the grandparents grave.
Finally. Five years later.
I don't know what hurt more, seeing their names on that piece of stone, or knowing that I was in highschool when Gramma went into the ground and she's been there without a name to her ever since.
The only thing left to worry about are those two people that my grandmother gave birth to other than my mother (to call them "aunt" and "uncle" requires both quotation marks and the taste of bile in my mouth). Since she wormed her way into having power of attorney, it was her job to get the headstone put on. Well, five years later we figured she had enough time to have her say, but still, we had to sign something that said we would be responsible for removal of the headstone if she wanted it off.
I have a horrible feeling that if it ever came to that, someone in my family would be charged with assault, and I have the feeling it would be my brother for the simple reason that he'd reach that woman before I would.
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:55 am
Celeblin Galadeneryn We finally got a marker on the grandparents grave. Finally. Five years later. I don't know what hurt more, seeing their names on that piece of stone, or knowing that I was in highschool when Gramma went into the ground and she's been there without a name to her ever since. The only thing left to worry about are those two people that my grandmother gave birth to other than my mother (to call them "aunt" and "uncle" requires both quotation marks and the taste of bile in my mouth). Since she wormed her way into having power of attorney, it was her job to get the headstone put on. Well, five years later we figured she had enough time to have her say, but still, we had to sign something that said we would be responsible for removal of the headstone if she wanted it off. I have a horrible feeling that if it ever came to that, someone in my family would be charged with assault, and I have the feeling it would be my brother for the simple reason that he'd reach that woman before I would. I'm sorry that you had to go through all of that. When my father-in-law died he left my brother-in-law in charge and it was a total nightmare, so I completely sympathize.
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:33 pm
Yay, I'm 23! This happened a week or so ago, but hey, I felt like saying something now.
It's been a year. Wow. A long year. I've grown alot, but I feel there is so much more to go. I'm excited.
Thank you.
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:09 pm
Happy Birthday Gho/DB =D
I'm sorry I missed Sumerstar but hopefully it was awesome~
*wants to glomp Tea but asks permission first*
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:42 pm
Gho the Girl Yay, I'm 23! This happened a week or so ago, but hey, I felt like saying something now. It's been a year. Wow. A long year. I've grown alot, but I feel there is so much more to go. I'm excited. Thank you. Happy, happy birthday Happy, happy birthday Happy, happy birthday Haappy birthday! 23 was such an awesome age. I hope you enjoy it!
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:07 am
Gho the Girl Yay, I'm 23! This happened a week or so ago, but hey, I felt like saying something now. It's been a year. Wow. A long year. I've grown alot, but I feel there is so much more to go. I'm excited. Thank you. Happy Birthday!! biggrin
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