Why Can't My Fantasy Life Be Real? (just wond'rin)
Today feels a little fantastical.
I'm home today, didn't go in to work, sort-of-sick, left over from really-being-sick last weekend. And that leftover sort-of-sick has added to the feeling of somewhat separated from reality that I've been experiencing all day (for the better part of a week, truth be told).
But wait a sec, let me finish reading (re-reading, actually, for the who knows how manyth time) this last chapter of This Time by one of my favorite authors ever, subversa.
Okay. Done.
My biggest question after reading that story is: why am I not Hermione Granger, in my seventh year of wizarding education, head-over-heels with the "new" exchange student in our year. For, truth be told, I think I am head-over-heels with that student, it's the pesky little thing of it being all in my head... call you Adin, indeed.
The other factors adding to this little bit of unreality are my new pieces of art by two of my favorite artists ever, now two of my favorite new fandom friends, sempraseverus and foxestacado. And here we are getting closer to the truth of the matter: it's because of Misti-con! Going to Misti-con has put a serious crimp in my perception of real vs imagined life!
You know how sometimes you think, "wouldn't it just be great if everyone felt about fandom the way I do, if everyone thought that the best way to spend all day was thinking about my favorite characters, imagining them in new escapades, reading new stories about them, viewing new artwork, dressing up as them, etc?" Well, when you go to con, that suddenly becomes your real life. And with a con experience that is as intimate and all-enveloping as Misti is, can't you see how easy it is to get a little confuzzled as to what's real life and what's fantasy? And wow - it doesn't help matters when I decide to read one of my favorite stories EVER about Severus and Hermione.
Hmmm.... I'm a little torn, to be honest. Not that real life is bad or anything, but I think I might just keep this fantasy feeling going for a bit longer. Maybe I'll sort through my con photos (that link should work if we're FB friends; send me a friend request if we're not and you want to see them), try to decide which ones I'll share here. And either decide on another old favorite story to read or maybe listen to some Cabin Pressure episodes to keep me entertained for the rest of the day.
So how is everyone else doing? :)
I'm home today, didn't go in to work, sort-of-sick, left over from really-being-sick last weekend. And that leftover sort-of-sick has added to the feeling of somewhat separated from reality that I've been experiencing all day (for the better part of a week, truth be told).
But wait a sec, let me finish reading (re-reading, actually, for the who knows how manyth time) this last chapter of This Time by one of my favorite authors ever, subversa.
Okay. Done.
My biggest question after reading that story is: why am I not Hermione Granger, in my seventh year of wizarding education, head-over-heels with the "new" exchange student in our year. For, truth be told, I think I am head-over-heels with that student, it's the pesky little thing of it being all in my head... call you Adin, indeed.
The other factors adding to this little bit of unreality are my new pieces of art by two of my favorite artists ever, now two of my favorite new fandom friends, sempraseverus and foxestacado. And here we are getting closer to the truth of the matter: it's because of Misti-con! Going to Misti-con has put a serious crimp in my perception of real vs imagined life!
You know how sometimes you think, "wouldn't it just be great if everyone felt about fandom the way I do, if everyone thought that the best way to spend all day was thinking about my favorite characters, imagining them in new escapades, reading new stories about them, viewing new artwork, dressing up as them, etc?" Well, when you go to con, that suddenly becomes your real life. And with a con experience that is as intimate and all-enveloping as Misti is, can't you see how easy it is to get a little confuzzled as to what's real life and what's fantasy? And wow - it doesn't help matters when I decide to read one of my favorite stories EVER about Severus and Hermione.
Hmmm.... I'm a little torn, to be honest. Not that real life is bad or anything, but I think I might just keep this fantasy feeling going for a bit longer. Maybe I'll sort through my con photos (that link should work if we're FB friends; send me a friend request if we're not and you want to see them), try to decide which ones I'll share here. And either decide on another old favorite story to read or maybe listen to some Cabin Pressure episodes to keep me entertained for the rest of the day.
So how is everyone else doing? :)