I received my invitation to pre-register for this year's Kaleidoscope Gathering.
Long-time readers will remember the camping trip I went on last year. It was a pagan festival that I thoroughly, UTTERLY loved. Probably the most relaxing weekend of my life.
I really, really,
REALLY want to go this year. There's only two problems, and ironically neither of them is monetary.
The first, and lesser issue, is that the Kaleidoscope Gathering happens to fall the exact weekend before the Gathering of the Gargoyles. I suspect I'll be very busy that weekend with Garg-related business. I know, I can probably get away for a couple of days without the Con falling apart.
The second is getting there and getting back. I don't have a car; the Festival starts the Thursday and ends the Monday, so most folks heading there are going then, not when I can go, which is after work Friday and back Sunday evening.
Last year I went and it was a thoroughly magical experience. I can probably scrape together enough cash to pay my registration, and bring sandwiches and stuff enough to make it two days and an evening, so that all isn't the issue, so much as the lift.
Crap.