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You know, I'm getting tired of the universe testing me every time I want to go to Elf Fest. This crap doesn't happen to me when I go to other Lothlorien events, just ELF.
These tests the universe sends are a bit like a question, over and over again: "Are you SURE you want to go? How badly do you want to go?"
In the past my issues with getting to Elf Fest include (but are not limited to):
Car failure.
Missed connections and ride failure.
Arriving without necessary equipment for the tent, at night, in the rain.
Drama in my personal life.
Massively irritating medical issues. (Mine)
Massively irritating medical issues. (My friends)
Splitting the party.
Plague of Locusts. (For real, yo.)
Terrible directions
And I can now add:
Scratched Cornea (see Massively irritating Medical Issues (mine))
Arriving without tent poles for the bug-eyed monster. (See above.)
Drama in my personal life. (See above again.)
My preferred route being blocked (see terrible directions above.)
So at least the universe didn't try to come up with something new, I guess.
The good news:
Good fest. A little bit big for my tastes, but it meant more donations at the bar.
Troll Bar: Raging success, even with tag-teaming bartenders.
Smart Bar: Also called the Hydration Station, also a raging success and good beta test. Now know how to run it better next time.
Ice Cream Anti-Social: Spectacular hit, next time better planning with regard to the amount of time we get with the dry ice. (Soupy ice cream! Yum!) My toppings were also a hit. Our Ice Cream Jerk was awesome as well. (It's like a soda jerk...)
The Living Tarot: Getting better every time we do it. We recruited several new folks who loved it lots! I suspect that we will want to do this again and again out there.
Faerie Photo Safari: absolutely magical. I will tell this story later.
Kid Crafts: Mom did a splendid job with this.
Watercolor Painting: Made an adorable mural for the Radiance Hall.
It was, indeed, hot as balls all weekend. I did, indeed have to camp under an EZ up canopy, but I put the screened sides up and the one sidewall I own, and slept on my lounger.
I intend to speak quietly to the staff about the wisdom of adding a freaking blacksmith, and right behind the performance area, too.
But those things pale in comparison to the moments of magic, the wild fun, and the wonder of hearing the heartbeat of the land. The dome's energy was back up to a "respectable level" and I hope that my pouring energy drinks into people helped with that. I got to connect with someone who is spectacularly hard to pin down at the festivals, which was awesome. I got to make new friends and talk about Alligators who want Wings. (Waves!)
I had a great time. I worked my butt off. (Seriously, I suspect I dropped 10 pounds of water weight over the weekend.) I'd love to come back for Wild Magick but I don't know if I can blow off another quilt show this year.
My eye is much better, too. :D
These tests the universe sends are a bit like a question, over and over again: "Are you SURE you want to go? How badly do you want to go?"
In the past my issues with getting to Elf Fest include (but are not limited to):
Car failure.
Missed connections and ride failure.
Arriving without necessary equipment for the tent, at night, in the rain.
Drama in my personal life.
Massively irritating medical issues. (Mine)
Massively irritating medical issues. (My friends)
Splitting the party.
Plague of Locusts. (For real, yo.)
Terrible directions
And I can now add:
Scratched Cornea (see Massively irritating Medical Issues (mine))
Arriving without tent poles for the bug-eyed monster. (See above.)
Drama in my personal life. (See above again.)
My preferred route being blocked (see terrible directions above.)
So at least the universe didn't try to come up with something new, I guess.
The good news:
Good fest. A little bit big for my tastes, but it meant more donations at the bar.
Troll Bar: Raging success, even with tag-teaming bartenders.
Smart Bar: Also called the Hydration Station, also a raging success and good beta test. Now know how to run it better next time.
Ice Cream Anti-Social: Spectacular hit, next time better planning with regard to the amount of time we get with the dry ice. (Soupy ice cream! Yum!) My toppings were also a hit. Our Ice Cream Jerk was awesome as well. (It's like a soda jerk...)
The Living Tarot: Getting better every time we do it. We recruited several new folks who loved it lots! I suspect that we will want to do this again and again out there.
Faerie Photo Safari: absolutely magical. I will tell this story later.
Kid Crafts: Mom did a splendid job with this.
Watercolor Painting: Made an adorable mural for the Radiance Hall.
It was, indeed, hot as balls all weekend. I did, indeed have to camp under an EZ up canopy, but I put the screened sides up and the one sidewall I own, and slept on my lounger.
I intend to speak quietly to the staff about the wisdom of adding a freaking blacksmith, and right behind the performance area, too.
But those things pale in comparison to the moments of magic, the wild fun, and the wonder of hearing the heartbeat of the land. The dome's energy was back up to a "respectable level" and I hope that my pouring energy drinks into people helped with that. I got to connect with someone who is spectacularly hard to pin down at the festivals, which was awesome. I got to make new friends and talk about Alligators who want Wings. (Waves!)
I had a great time. I worked my butt off. (Seriously, I suspect I dropped 10 pounds of water weight over the weekend.) I'd love to come back for Wild Magick but I don't know if I can blow off another quilt show this year.
My eye is much better, too. :D
