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Wierd Dreams, and Why I am Glad I'm Not Going to Gally:
As my aide and I drove away from Gallifrey '04, I waved good-bye to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
gordon_r_d, still basking in the hugs I had gotten from him,swiftangel, nexstarman, thetag, trinalin, and especially alryssa (ravenevermore is right, Babe -- you could hug for your country). And then, there were the new friends I had made, but didn't get a chance to hug, like frobisher, judiang, ianmcin, samantha2074, whomiga (who was generous with mardi gras beads and Valentine's Day Lollipops) and SupremeDalek. I was all ready making plans for Gally '05 (I had the idea of doing a hat-only costume: a hat in the shape of a pirate ship, with a little toy TARDIS in the crows' nest). I knew alryssa wouldn't be there, and that made me sad, but I was looking forward to seeing all my other friends there, and meeting still other friends from #drwhochat (like lyssie and indefatigible42 for the first time.
Then I learned that Gally '05 was only going to be (officially, at least) 3 days long. As it's a four-day drive out there, that seemed like a kind of a cheat. Then, like the ten little indians dropping out one by one, more and more friends weren't going to be there, until the onlyravenevermore and swiftangel were left, and I was facing the prospect of either tagging along after them for the whole weekend, like some nervous, giggly K-9 (which I doubt they'd appreciate) or hanging out with strangers. I suppose I could have done the latter, and part of me was saying I should, as a character-building exercise. But with every passing day, I was looking forward to Gally more as an obligation, rather than an adventure, so I finally decide that this is ridiculous -- why spend about $5,000 dollars (on gas and lodging, mostly), on something I'm anticipating as if it were a spinal tap? So I go ahead and cancel my room at Airtel.
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Then, I woke up.
I think my subconscious was just telling me I made the right choice. In any case, I've been much more laid-back and relaxed since I decided not to go. This way, I'm still hanging out with my friends, and that's the whole point anyway.
Next up, on Topic of the Day, by Popular (well, sorta) Demand!
Rant on the Dangers of Christian Theology and coming soon: cuddly animal toys.
As my aide and I drove away from Gallifrey '04, I waved good-bye to
gordon_r_d, still basking in the hugs I had gotten from him,swiftangel, nexstarman, thetag, trinalin, and especially alryssa (ravenevermore is right, Babe -- you could hug for your country). And then, there were the new friends I had made, but didn't get a chance to hug, like frobisher, judiang, ianmcin, samantha2074, whomiga (who was generous with mardi gras beads and Valentine's Day Lollipops) and SupremeDalek. I was all ready making plans for Gally '05 (I had the idea of doing a hat-only costume: a hat in the shape of a pirate ship, with a little toy TARDIS in the crows' nest). I knew alryssa wouldn't be there, and that made me sad, but I was looking forward to seeing all my other friends there, and meeting still other friends from #drwhochat (like lyssie and indefatigible42 for the first time.Then I learned that Gally '05 was only going to be (officially, at least) 3 days long. As it's a four-day drive out there, that seemed like a kind of a cheat. Then, like the ten little indians dropping out one by one, more and more friends weren't going to be there, until the only
ravenevermore and swiftangel were left, and I was facing the prospect of either tagging along after them for the whole weekend, like some nervous, giggly K-9 (which I doubt they'd appreciate) or hanging out with strangers. I suppose I could have done the latter, and part of me was saying I should, as a character-building exercise. But with every passing day, I was looking forward to Gally more as an obligation, rather than an adventure, so I finally decide that this is ridiculous -- why spend about $5,000 dollars (on gas and lodging, mostly), on something I'm anticipating as if it were a spinal tap? So I go ahead and cancel my room at Airtel.( Read more... )
Then, I woke up.
I think my subconscious was just telling me I made the right choice. In any case, I've been much more laid-back and relaxed since I decided not to go. This way, I'm still hanging out with my friends, and that's the whole point anyway.
Next up, on Topic of the Day, by Popular (well, sorta) Demand!
Rant on the Dangers of Christian Theology and coming soon: cuddly animal toys.
