Go away, agoraphobia!

[zouzounaki]

So. We ended up not going to the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire yesterday for the second year after getting there by hook or by crook for I think it was twelve years consecutively beforehand. Which means I didn't see aragornslove or get my fortune read for free by one of my sister's coworkers, or just generally revel in the glorious atmosphere. But, more than that, it's made me start thinking about my own state of mind in the past two years. I can make excuses, and they wouldn't be untrue, about having been sick yesterday not having the spare cash, or point out that my regular medieval faire buddy moved away two years ago. But in past years, I've literally gotten up out of my sick bed after two weeks of being bed ridden to go at least for an hour on the last day.

This leads me to examine more closely how my agoraphobia's been going through a particular rough patch: even the things I'm supposed to enjoy, that I know won't come around for another year, feel, not only like a chore, but actually are a frightening proposition. But hasn't it been this bad in the past? I suppose it has, but situations have changed (drastically, in some cases) as well. I dunno.

On the upside, I've finally gotten my sister completely addicted to True Blood, kick ass! She resisted for a long time, but I was sneaky, heh, and when they showed the first season over New Years week, I was sort of subtly putting it on until I was her start to pay attention and get interested. We watched the second season on On Demand over the weekend and she now knows the excellence that is Godric's storyline. Hearts!

Peace, Ghani

Comments

[kittycallum.livejournal.com]

*hugs* That doesn't sound fun ... I'm sorry you didn't make it to the faire. Agoraphobia -- from what I've heard, though I've no experience with it myself -- can be really harsh that way. I'm sorry to hear that it's been rougher lately ... hope that improves soon.

Wish my town would have a medieval faire. I went to a Herstmonceaux castle event on a trip to England, but alas, I haven't been to anything medieval since then! (Aside from a couple of trips to "La Table Ronde" in Montreal, where I resisted the temptation to bankrupt myself.)

Anyway. Hope you feel better ... converting people to favourite shows is always enertaining! (My sister seems to get a kick out of getting me hooked on her favourite series -- that's how I found Merlin, for example!)

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! Hugs!

The medieval faire here as grown insanely since I first started going; it used to sort of be this little sort of arts and crafts hick town thing but now it's gotten so popular, it's just booming. I know even the two ladies who started it are kind of like, "... the heck did this happen?!" LOL! I'm just incredibly lucky, I know it, to have it in town every year, because I think it was kind of a fluke!

And, oh my God, I could spend a lifetime's savings on just the costumes alone, bwahaha! (I do like to try them on, even if I can't afford. I go in costume, it's my temptation! xD)

Mehehe, my sister and I do it to each other, get each other hooked on things! She's started getting pickier, which means I have to get sneakier, hehe! But, yeah, it's awesome to have a viewing partner! :-)