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I'm not going to Flipside this year. I think I've mentioned it before, but I saw someone who is going and chatted with her about it. I'm of two minds... with the weather being like it is, it's hard to imagine not camping at every opportunity, and I feel regret that I'm not going. Now, the fact that today's pleasantness will soon enough become tomorrow's sweltering furnace deters me. Plus, they're apparently becoming more hostile towards car camping which makes no sense- 95% of the people there will be driving a car that has to go somewhere, and pitching a tent or some other living space. In other words, 2 big footprints where there could be only one- the car that has to get you there anyway.

Also, it's been getting bigger. The land they're holding it on maxes out at, in my opinion, about 600. More than that, and it's just too crowded, and it starts to feel like there's nowhere you can be to enjoy nature and have quiet time, which is a big part of why I go camping in the first place. The person I talked to today mentioned that they'd sold 800 tickets, and some of them are starting to realize that this might not have been such a great idea. I'm sad to have to say goodbye to Flipside, just as I was sad to say goodbye to CMA when they got too big for their britches. I suppose this will be the transitional year where I try to find another organization that has camp-outs, and stick with them until they get too big for their britches. Camping at these sort of events fulfills a socialization need, or else we'd just camp by ourselves. Maybe I could find some camping buddies.

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Okay, so last night was candle magic/pentagram/cle/color class. Rather than (or more accurately in addition to) me explaining how to charge a candle, I asked G. to demonstrate it. Since I have been feeling sorta wound up emotionally (and not really in a positive way) I asked him to charge me up one for emotional health and serenity. He did a lovely job, and we lit the candle right away. The class went really, really well- everyone had interesting questions to ask and the last person left around 10:30 (class starts at 7 and usually runs about 2 hours).

It was one o' them full-sized tapers (12 inches I think) so it was set to burn for many hours. I went to bed and slept like a log. I remember the dream I was having before I awoke...( the weird dream )

I got up to use the bathroom, and noticed the smell of burnt candle. The serenity candle had burned down, and when I touched the holder it was hot to the touch- so I must have awoken almost the moment it went out. This seems like a big fat ol' portent, but heck if I know what any of it means. The ending of the serenity candle meant that I started thinking about all the stuff I need to do today, so I realized I wasn't going to get back to sleep and went ahead and got up and started my day.

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So, correct me if I'm wrong. I've been thinking about this ever since I rewrote the words to that song Veruca sang in the Willy Wonka movie. But as I recall, the same song included these words:

Veruca: I want a feast
Dad: You ate before you came
V: I want a bean feast
D: (rolling eyes): Oh, one of those.

A... bean feast? Is this some sort of euphemism that I'm not familiar with, or do rich little girls often wish for bean feasts?

As an aside, the woman that played her went from a very interesting looking brown-haired girl to a very bland looking blond actress who runs a children's acting school. On the other hand, the guy that played Charlie went from a blond little furrowed-brow kid to a brown-haired guy with a gay mustache who never acted again, and instead became a veterinarian. Good for him! He was all "yeah, acting was fun, but I really wanted to be a vet."

( Charlie today )

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Mom was supposed to be here by now. We have an appointment in another town at noon, and if she showed up this second we'd probably not make it. I hope she shows up soon.

( that stuff I haven't done meme )