pennywhistle

Holy crap, I only just now finished The Reading of the Friends List. I'm sorry if I wasn't able to comment on everything.


I'm editing pictures in-between finishing my thoughts in my Fest journal and typing up the first few entries.

I vow to finish my journal in every sense of the word this year! Finish my thoughts, finish transcribing it, and finish setting up the scrapbook website.

I wake up in the morning and I don't know where I am
Then I see all the trees outside my window and I know I am home.
--Libbie Schrader

I am back in Dayton.

I am wanting to be at Fest.

I missed my friends and my family, but I am having troubles returning to the mundane world.

This was probably the best Fest ever, and I want to tell you all about it.

But first I need a shower, I need to do laundry, I need to unpack, I need to snuggle my cat.


Until I'm able to get my journal started, I'll leave you with my very favorite picture from the week:

( Highlight of the entire week )

I love reading three posts in a row from three different people that all say "I'm going to be at FEST tomorrow!!" ^_^

Here's mine: OMG I LEAVE IN 7 HOURS!!!!



Last night Carlette and DDR'd and then we needed pie. So we went to Frisch's and had desserts. Then after our desserts (for which there were NO SPOONS) we decided we needed to split a Big Boy. This was hysterical to us, less so for our waitress. Then Carlette took me to Hills and Dales MetroPark with a creepy, creepy abandoned tower that "may have" been built in the 1930s. It was scary creepy. We just drove by it.

So this afternoon I totally set up the tent that ta2dmrm8 and lthrlvr71 lent me. It's the same tent they lent to me four years ago. It totally still had the set-up instructions that I scrawled out from four years ago! I totally did not understand any part of what I'd written!! Apparently it made sense to me in 2003, but it lost something over the years.

I floundered around in the front yard for awhile until Carlette and Nick took pity on me and came out. Carlette figured it out right away, 'cause she's smart with things like that. Then I got it set up. It totally still has leaves in it from four years ago! I was apparently terrible at cleaning out tents! This year I bring a broom.

I decided not to bother seam-sealing or anything, because I'm totally going to tarp. Tarp tarp tarp. And maybe seam seal when I get there. Because it was hot and I was DONE by the time I got it up. Good thing I should be on the land early enough to get the tent up, take a breather, and then get the tarp up before dark.

It is totally fucking hot outside. I'm glad it's supposed to be slightly cooler in Michigan next Monday. It's totally sad that I'm looking at 89 degrees as slightly cooler.


I totally bought a garden cart today, but I do not yet possess it. I took advantage of their "free assembly," because as you can see I can barely put two pieces of bread together to make a sandwich. Apparently their "free assembly" does not mean some guy coming right over and saying, "All right! Let's see what we've got here!" and ripping right into the box. It means I go away and come back tomorrow and receive a fully-assembled garden cart. Fine.

The living room is totally full of crap. I wish everything would just pack itself!

A week from today, I'll be on the land. I'll have had some yogurt and granola for breakfast, maybe either a peanut butter and honey sandwich or a donut. Most likely a diet coke.

I'll either be on my way to a workshift or a workshop, depending on the schedule!

I went to the Dayton Celtic Festival last night.

Lots of pretty shiny jewelry there, but I was good. I didn't buy anything. There will be much spending NEXT WEEK at Michfest. Must save money.

Gaelic Storm was really good. Great concert. I'm probably going back Sunday to see Fannigan's Isle.


Today I went down to Cincinnati to gather up all my camping stuff. I left my camping equipment at my parent's house because my old apartment didn't have enough room to store it. I hadn't seen the stuff in a year, and since then my parents had remodeled the house, so I was worried about it being lost. After a long search and a call to my dad, I finally found everything in my room.

Open the first rubbermaid: Oooo, there's a bunch of crap from the Barter Market, ropes, and junk.
Second rubbermaid: HEY! There's my rainfly! Who knew? Also, a damp tarp marinating in a rubbermaid tub for a year is a very special kind of smell.
Third rubbermaid: Practically empty. At this point I'm getting a little panicked; where are my lantern and air mattress!?
Fourth rubbermaid: Oh thank goodness, there they are. And other miscellaneous junk.

This year I am definitely trying to minimize what I bring. Fewer shoes, fewer decorations, LESS CRAP THAT I NEVER EVER USE AND YET HAUL FOR NO REASON!!

Did I mention I leave in a week from tomorrow? A WEEK FROM TOMORROW!!!!!!! ^_^

I dreamt it was time to leave for MichFest, like RIGHTNOW. I was so surprised, I was like "I can't believe it's here already."

I started to leave, but then I had to stop and turn around because I'd forgotten a lot of what I'd needed because I hadn't made a packing list. I only made it as far as Columbus, which WTF? is in the opposite direction!

I also dreamed that marcelle42 was riding with me!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Michfest list is up!!!!!!!!!!!