broomcloset's diary

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So to what do we owe this middle-of-the-day entry? you ask? (or don't, doesn't matter)

I did go off to Wic-Can Fest as I said, but I decided to come back early. I was having a great time, but something inside me sort of snapped all at once and it seemed the only solution was to go home. Turns out I was right - I'm feeling sooooo much better now.

Wic-Can Fest is still a wonderful place to be. PaganGrrl noticed at one point that it felt she'd never left, and I agreed. There was something so deeply serene underlying all our excitement - a true feeling of home. We trolled about the first day looking for old friends and making new ones along the way. That's one of the greatest things about Fest: "you meet your best friends for the first time all over again" (a quote from a wonderful lady named Fi, who heard the quote from friend of hers...). There are several people without whose presence it just isn't Fest, and I think we were lucky to see them all:
in no particular order --

"Susan" (as PaganGrrl insists on calling her! ;) *tease*tease*) : a wonderful energy worker with one of the most beautiful and giving spirits I have ever had the pleasure of coming in contact with
Richard : lover of Fests, hummingbirds, and women, this man embodies Fest! PaganGrrl and were continually asking "where's Richard?" until he finally showed up on Wednesday afternoon. :)
Caer Avalon : this is the funkiest, hippest coven you could ever meet! I love every one of these people and I am soooooo glad to see them again! But of course, I always have to give a special "Hi grrlie!" to Faith - "Reiki-boobs!" ;)
Ch : fabulous fire-dancing, loin cloth-wearing, doobie-rolling pagan; I love his calm and caring manner

Disclaimer: This is by no means an exhaustive list!!! I've just listed a few people that I met at Wic-Can Fest last year, and have not included those I just met this year.

Speaking of people I know, I'm starting to be concerned about the number of people I know that now know about this online journal. (did that sentence make sense? ;) I thought a lot about this on the way home yesterday, and I've pretty much decided that it's time to shield my writing. I considered removing all of my entries and starting again in another location (Bigboy-style). But I have decided to password-protect the diary for the time being until I decide something more permanent.

I know there are people out there who actually read my diary on a semi-regular basis and believe me when I say that I love you for it! So I've decided to utilize another one of Andrew's wonderful resources and start a Notifylist for those of you who would like to keep reading. If you are interested, please join the list (see above) and send me a separate email to [email protected] and tell me who you are and why you'd like to keep reading my journal. I'm not asking you to do these two tasks for narcisistic purposes: I just want to be very choosy about who I let into my personal thoughts and experiences.

So I guess that's it for now. I'll let you know about the exact ETA of the password protection soon, but it will definitely be by the end of this coming week.

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