Conflict

So, it turns out that Spank Fest is the same weekend as Gaian Mind. This brings into sharp relief a growing problem that I've been having.

Spank Fest is a kinky camping event, and Gaian Mind is a psytrance camping event. SF is located relatively nearby, and a few people I know from the Midwest and Chicagoland area will be there, including Blushes Hopefully (whom I went out on my first date with earlier this week). GM is near Pittsburgh, relatively speaking, and will have a bunch of my Pittsburgh crew there, whom I haven't seen in months.

I like to dance, and haven't spent enough time in my life doing it. A similar statement could be made about the stuff happening at Spank Fest.

I have too many hobbies, too many interests, and trying to choose between them all takes away vital time from working, which wouldn't be a problem if I wasn't self-employed. In exploring these interests, I have made too many friends to be able to see them all.

I'm tempted to say that old friends should come first, but perhaps that's why I haven't made many new friends in Chicago.

Snippet of fiction

He eyes the sharp-edged shards with disdain, and surveys the white robed children who stand meekly before him. With pure malice and frightening calm, he asks them, "Who among you has learned from this mistake?"

After a brief silence, one child steps forward. "I am wiser today than I was yesterday, Master."

The Master begins to roll up his sleeves. "Not yet, you are not."