Warning: prolly gets a bit heavy for some.
Done with the first day of ren faire.
Okay, a few thoughts. First, this isnt 100% my scene. I'm a dork, but I'm more of a computer and game dork. Not much of that here (though some overlap. I saw some trekkies, and some master swords for sale). I felt out of my element. This was compounded with how much drinking energy there was, and I am noooot a drinker lol
Second: I was walking around with two drop dead gorgeous women the entire time, who are also regulars and have a lot of friends there. So what it boiled down to most of the time was, we'd walk around for a minute, have a conversation with someone for ten, and I'd not say a word. I'd never be addressed or mentioned, unless it was my friends talking about me and trying to pull me into the conversation, but every other person in the entire event just straight up ignored me, even when I was in a conversation. Again, ugly woman next to two beautiful ones, so yeah. But I was prolly addressed personally by people 3 times in the almost 10 hours we were there. Felt slightly lonely. Obviously, I wasnt helping though. I am shy, anxious, and have a very deep voice that makes me NEVER WANT TO SPEAK OUT LOUD IN PUBLIC. I AM in the American south. So like, it's just what it is.
Third: At least I never got misgendered!! Though there WERE a lot of assholes there, and there were like 60 year old republican creepheads talking about how annoying it is you cant say the R word anymore, who then followed THAT conversation up talking about my friends boobs. So yeah. I AM still in the American south.
Fourth: I am very out of shape. I have never been IN shape. This melted blob that I am IS my shape.
We were all invited out by one of the vendors to go to a pub, and honestly I might just stay in the room. My friends already offered lol but the person who invited was like, one of the three people who actually spoke TO me. And he asked "so are ya coming too? :D" so I have no clue lol
