#ooc

Let it never be said I cannot roll with a sense of dramatic purpose...... *awed*

Ahem, two were in that tango.

Dang, lady!

Though Nec might indeed take pride in his 'man venom leading to swelling' 🙂

Well, yes, it was a cooperative effort.

Not to mention an enjoyable one.

Rae, I can't relax in a mess either. Thus, I never actually relax.

I've seen Shades's prior homes. Mess doesn't survive the encounter.

We're polar opposites in that regard.

Nice bookstore!

Estimate appointment done

probably COULD try for phillie

but cancelled hotel

because today it would have cost

just... uhg

Call the hotel, see what they can do.

still disenheartened

hate long drives

it is very hard for me to amp back up for this drive

If you need to take it as downtime, do that. Take care of yourself.

Yup. I hate traveling. But usually the event is worth it. Your call.

there is also that Surprise! $500 bill coming next week

Hotel/tolls/gas/food...

i dunno

Do you think you will regret not going longer than you will regret going?

right now, I have a huge tangle of anxiety about the drive, about not getting stuff done for work, about not knowing ANYONE at the event

And I suspect getting hit is one hell of a tool for said anxiety to latch on to.

Well, I got no right to lob stones in the anxiety glass House I live in. I think you might reap some real benefits and enjoyments, but I'M not the one taking the chance.

*Zoom*

I don't know

Fair enough. And I'm probably not helping.Sorry

there's only 3 classes that I really wanted

What was the event?

know world arts & sciences symposium

big SCA event for arts/history/etc

one of the guests is a big deal in medieval clothing

Well...it sounds like you feel that the anxiety is more a factor than anything else in this. You've been looking forward to this for months. You've planned for it, though the anxiety may now be whispering that the plans you made are frivolous expenditures. So the question is whether how smart you'll feel after not going is enough to balance out how much regret you'll have for not going.

...cancelled hotel yesterday

will be more expensive today

was ALREADY 280

Call and ask. They don't charge you for calling and asking. Explain the situation. I've had some spectacular "unrefundable" travel errors corrected by calling and asking.

Explain the accident, your overreaction, your desire to still go...etc.

I'm going to have to go wrestle with the snow blower in a minute.

....there's also that

It's International Women's day. I wonder if the Firnost Balefire transforming men into women for the day would be fitting, funny, and/or bad fan fic?

Ooooooh.

I think a little B and a little C