HiJack …
I just wanted to mention that I just visited her webpage and I wish I were about 25 years younger so I could put the move on Welfy. 
… End HiJack
Louis: No, my ex is not trying to win me back. I don’t think he ever really liked me beyond a friend, and we broke up almost two years ago. Neither of us have feelings for each other, and besides, it was Ray’s idea.
Eutychus: My age hasn’t stopped some of the other posters! ;^)
UPDATE: I had an AWESOME time at Ren Faire! I haven’t had such fun in a long time. Chris and Ray were a little strange with me at first, distant, but as the day wore on we ended up sharing odd inside jokes and falling into each other’s arms laughing. Ray’s mom turned out to be much nicer than I thought she would. She paid for all my meals and also let me keep the dress she lent me to wear for the day. She also didn’t seem to mind that Chris and Ray chipped in $20 to help me buy a really nifty $50 hat. Now I’m glad that Paul didn’t come because if he had gone I would have clung to him the whole time and probably hadn’t made such good friends with Ray and Chris. Being by myself forces me to make new friendships.
NEW PROBLEM: They are BEGGING me to come back tomorrow. The people in the booths beside us want me to come back also. I got to wander around a lot today but I didn’t get the chance to see many of the shows, music and such. Trouble is, I have church tomorrow. Mom is totally against me going to a pagan festival instead of church. As if I don’t already feel guilty, Mom is upset that I went to a pagan event in the first place, and told me to stay away from “those two agnostics or whatever” because they’re leading me astray. I don’t know what she’s talking about! Good grief, I’ve been posting on this mb for years and I’ve seen every religious argument in the world and it still hasn’t swayed my opinion of my beliefs, so why would some little festival change that? Jesus hung out with sinners…heck, I’m a sinner too! I’m not perfect! I find it silly. I’m pretty active in my church and don’t see how one day will turn me against God. I don’t know how to convince her to let me go… sigh
Don’t see how a joyous day would turn God against you either. No answer to this one, Welfy, but I’m mightily glad you had a good as well as fun time.
Veb
Damn you Welfy! The music on your webpage killed my Napster!!! I had just compiled a killed playlist too and I had to ctrl-alt-dlt it, so I lost everything!!!
Grrrrrr… Oh well, it was fun seeing the goth pic anyway.
Ahh yes, the pagan festival–depicting an era when Christianity ruled…errr…I think you’re safe from the wiles of all us evil atheists. Geez, that’s just silly.
Other update, and happy ending: Mom said that it was my decision to go to Ren Faire or not, and she couldn’t stop me, so of course I went again. I did write her an apology and left it on the table. I had yet another awesome, hyper, happy, horny day. Chris and Ray want me to go next weekend, but I said no way. I have a reunion that weekend anyway, and if I miss church for the third time people will wonder if I’m still alive. I at least want to help them out next year with selling things; since I’m a basically pleasant and cheery person I made a lot of sales, when those two just sort of sat in their own little world afraid of the customers. We got to see a lot of the shows today, and we sold a few items, and I got to be welfishly flirty all day so all in all it was fun.
Oh yeah, I told Mom that it’s not all “pagan stuff” so she’s okay now (my mom’s a cool lady) and was happy that I had a good time.