Mmmm, campin’
My evening at the Beltaine campout was pretty fucking great. I caught up with many folks, received tons and tons of hugs (and pinches and squeezes), and just generally felt at ease with the world. I shared deep conversations, I made a bit of peace (though I didn’t smoke the peace hookah), and facilitated new friendships. How cool is that? I spent much time in the group hug zone, and I ate way too many hot dogs. :D And chocolate. and chips. Yum.
We have a present for those of you who follow HNT, but you’ll have to wait until thursday for it!
Meanwhile, blue_lucy and I froze our asses off in the tent. The temperature was cool when we crashed, but a formidable cold front turned a chilly night into a chilled night. There was frost on the tent, a puppy’s water dish had a layer of ice, and the arm I had siting outside the sleeping back was ice cold in minutes. It was like that scene in the post-apocalyptic movie my mom likes where there’s a visible, travelling frost-line, and if you get caught exposed when it travels by, you’re frozen solid. I woke up shivering, but Lucy was the first one up, and had already made a fire.
Morning fires are always so mellow – the last of the wood burning on the coals that were glowing all night long.
lunarbitch looked fucking fabulous! I’m so happy for her, and pleased that she has all this newfound energy and spinal fortitude to participate in everything the evening had to offer. And their place! It’s some beautiful land in the middle of nowheres, perfect for the occasion. And the foooood. You treat us too well, Dave and Lisa, but I’ll be damned if I’m not coming over for more. :D
tawneypup and plasmonicgrid were kind enough to host us after Cracker Barrel while we napped in a dogpile on the couch. I could say that I was too exhausted to get up, but who’d move when cuddled up between such awesomeness?
It was a delight, for me, and between that and the rewarding conversation with somacandra at Gone Wired (during childe‘s book signing party!) and the excellent discussion with blue_lucy on the way back to town, I feel much restored.
(I need more love icons – I’ll just use this one ’cause karinny’s in it!)