chicken of we all survived Battlemoor
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kellan_the_tabbyit is Wednesday, & we are here
all hail Wednesday & also the principle of All Timing is Right Timing
what worked?
allowing myself to be angry when Stuff happened, & allowing myself to let go of the anger when the Stuff was dealt with
next time i might ...
listen to Wiser Me when Wiser Me tells me that trusting a particular person was a Bad Idea, because holy CATS was Wiser Me right
also, sunscreen
the hard
dealing with someone who thought he knew everything, who listened to nothing, who mansplained, who trod over boundaries again & again & AGAIN with flimsy excuses & thin rationalizations & occasionally outright lying. a breath for This Is Not My Stuff & also Crown On. this person will shortly be out of my life.
having to move my tent (fortunately my sleeping tent, not the entire booth!) due to someone who, from now on, i will call Mr. But I Am A Knight due to his deciding to flip a shitfit over my tent being in a place. a breath for This Is Not My Stuff & also being really glad I don't keep much in my sleeping tent.
enduring one of the worst apologies i've ever sat through, in which Mr. But I Am A Knight misgendered someone in his camp three times, blamed the entire tent-moving situation on him, & flat-out lied about what had happened. a breath for Now I Know Who Not To Trust.
anxiety over where to sleep on the way up, due to my van being down & to us getting on the road late, & also for winding up spending WAY too much on a hotel room when that was the only reasonable option left. A breath for It Will All Be Okay I Swear.
anxiety over making enough money in the booth, exacerbated by everyone waiting til Saturday night to buy much of anything. A breath, again, for Everything Will Be Okay I Swear.
the good
spent zero time over the last week panicking about the house. a breath for distraction?
Medium-Sized Child who was the BEST MINION & had a Very Fun Time & weaponized his cuteness to trade a couple pieces of garb that he didn't really like for: a pouch, a pottery bowl, a hand-turned calligraphy pen, & a drinking horn. plus pried me out of the booth to dive into the lake. he's a good kid. we're keeping this one.
the Barony of Aarquelle who granted my space & helped me move my tent after i came to them with my Tale of Woe. it is also possible that the few people i (very strategically) told my Tale of Woe to told a few other people & thus Mr. But Didn't You Know I'm A Knight miiiiight have lost some status in the kingdom.
...oops.
we wound up making a reasonable amount of money; not as much as i'd hoped, but enough that the event Did Not Suck (a highly technical measurement of income vs. expenses).
also we know several things to fix for next time, always a goodness.
also also, the lake.
superpowers i had
i had the superpower of This Thing You Did Was Not Okay & I Will Tell You Why In Pretty Reasonable Tones, also Things Are Exploding But I Know What To Do About It, & lastly, Bugger Just Wading Into The Lake I'm'a Swim Across It In My Garb.
the plan
rest, unpack, laundry, rest, pack orders, ship stuff, rest, more laundry, unpack all the things
all hail Wednesday & also the principle of All Timing is Right Timing
what worked?
allowing myself to be angry when Stuff happened, & allowing myself to let go of the anger when the Stuff was dealt with
next time i might ...
listen to Wiser Me when Wiser Me tells me that trusting a particular person was a Bad Idea, because holy CATS was Wiser Me right
also, sunscreen
the hard
dealing with someone who thought he knew everything, who listened to nothing, who mansplained, who trod over boundaries again & again & AGAIN with flimsy excuses & thin rationalizations & occasionally outright lying. a breath for This Is Not My Stuff & also Crown On. this person will shortly be out of my life.
having to move my tent (fortunately my sleeping tent, not the entire booth!) due to someone who, from now on, i will call Mr. But I Am A Knight due to his deciding to flip a shitfit over my tent being in a place. a breath for This Is Not My Stuff & also being really glad I don't keep much in my sleeping tent.
enduring one of the worst apologies i've ever sat through, in which Mr. But I Am A Knight misgendered someone in his camp three times, blamed the entire tent-moving situation on him, & flat-out lied about what had happened. a breath for Now I Know Who Not To Trust.
anxiety over where to sleep on the way up, due to my van being down & to us getting on the road late, & also for winding up spending WAY too much on a hotel room when that was the only reasonable option left. A breath for It Will All Be Okay I Swear.
anxiety over making enough money in the booth, exacerbated by everyone waiting til Saturday night to buy much of anything. A breath, again, for Everything Will Be Okay I Swear.
the good
spent zero time over the last week panicking about the house. a breath for distraction?
Medium-Sized Child who was the BEST MINION & had a Very Fun Time & weaponized his cuteness to trade a couple pieces of garb that he didn't really like for: a pouch, a pottery bowl, a hand-turned calligraphy pen, & a drinking horn. plus pried me out of the booth to dive into the lake. he's a good kid. we're keeping this one.
the Barony of Aarquelle who granted my space & helped me move my tent after i came to them with my Tale of Woe. it is also possible that the few people i (very strategically) told my Tale of Woe to told a few other people & thus Mr. But Didn't You Know I'm A Knight miiiiight have lost some status in the kingdom.
...oops.
we wound up making a reasonable amount of money; not as much as i'd hoped, but enough that the event Did Not Suck (a highly technical measurement of income vs. expenses).
also we know several things to fix for next time, always a goodness.
also also, the lake.
superpowers i had
i had the superpower of This Thing You Did Was Not Okay & I Will Tell You Why In Pretty Reasonable Tones, also Things Are Exploding But I Know What To Do About It, & lastly, Bugger Just Wading Into The Lake I'm'a Swim Across It In My Garb.
the plan
rest, unpack, laundry, rest, pack orders, ship stuff, rest, more laundry, unpack all the things
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Date: 2017-09-07 08:37 am (UTC)Things Are Exploding But I Know What To Do About It That is a good superpower to have :)
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Date: 2017-09-08 12:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-09-08 12:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-09-08 01:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-24 08:35 pm (UTC)I can steer you to some of the better Mexican food places there if you make it down, and also away from a couple to avoid.
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Date: 2017-12-24 11:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-24 11:48 pm (UTC)Some Arizona Ren Fest folks come to it, like the Arizona Greyhound Rescue group, and an Albuquerque juggling/acrobatic troupe who performs at the AZ Ren Fest whose name eludes me for the moment. It's fun. One year they had a trebuchet chucking pumpkins at a dumpster: that was a lot of fun!
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Date: 2017-12-25 10:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-26 07:12 am (UTC)Total agree! I have a scale model laser-cut balsa treb and a couple of other siege engines, but they're not really suitable for smushable food. Though amusingly, one of my co-workers was cutting lengths of PVC pipe at work last week: he was going to mass-produce marshmallow guns for his nieces/nephews for Xmas! He was planning on painting them their favorite football team colors, etc. That should definitely score beaucoup bonus best uncle points. I'm not entirely certain that the parents of said nieces/nephews were going to be as appreciative as the recipients, though. I'll find out on the 2nd when we go back to work.
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Date: 2017-12-26 07:15 pm (UTC)