groups for the crotchety misanthrope

[Breandan]

I need a favor... I need to find a group to hang out with at Patron's that my misanthropic wife can also enjoy. A bit of background to 'splain...

Between spending the past several years as an MP and a security contractor, topped off by a recent less-than-pleasant stint on active duty that just ended in March- my beloved wife has evolved into a crotchety curmudgeon who has ZERO tolerance for stupidity and immature antics of the general population of... Well, most of the planet, frankly. We went to patrons and five minutes at the bonfire had her growling and damn near putting a drunk who got too close on the ground with a brand new Gumby-action arm. Now, she DID enjoy the women dancing at one of the camps (she appreciates lovely women dancing as much as us lads  ), but the attendant drunken boys she wanted to snap in half.

I need to find a group we can both enjoy hanging out with- fairly small, mature, without being tightarsed, and not prone to throwing kegs or themselves in a fire. Dancing redheads are a plus

Thoughts?


edited to clean up the oddball coding and punctuation glitches from my CrackBerry, and to clean up the rambling a bit from the sleep-deprived initial post

[Hercules]

A curmudgeon group would suit me too. After 8 yrs of being called nasty names, and a few pot-shots, my debauchery tolerence limit is low.

[AnnMarie B]

PM Lishy.  She is working on a new group.  We want to have fun and enjoy eachother's company, but no drama or crazy crap! Good luck!

[LadyShadow]

Not sure if we will make it to camp this year.  But if we do, we would be welcome to company.

[Blue66669]

Breandan and Hercules- you are both welcome to come by McLotofus for a spell. A good chunk of RF people belong to this clan, and our MO is to sit around the fire and tell stories, eat, dance, whatever strikes us. Please come and say hello!

[Hercules]

I'll be there Ms. Blue. Just keep an eye on the bushes for a guy with binoculars. 

[Blue66669]

Does this mean I should make efforts to completely seal my tent?

[Hercules]

Nah...I've got fiber optics too. 

[Blue66669]

OH NOES!!!

[Celtic_Fae]

my beloved wife has evolved into a crotchety curmudgeon who has ZERO tolerance for stupidity and immature antics of the general population of... Well, most of the planet, frankly.

Note: nothing wrong with being that way, though it does lead to tension headaches for dealings with the general population are generally unavoidable. Kudos for saying "evolved" for it is indeed an evolution out of the mainstream sheeple to see just how ridiculous most of the population of this planet is. Nothing wrong with good, mature fun with like-minded people over spending time with the puerile-minded. 

[Blue66669]

my beloved wife has evolved into a crotchety curmudgeon who has ZERO tolerance for stupidity and immature antics of the general population of... Well, most of the planet, frankly.

Note: nothing wrong with being that way, though it does lead to tension headaches for dealings with the general population are generally unavoidable. Kudos for saying "evolved" for it is indeed an evolution out of the mainstream sheeple to see just how ridiculous most of the population of this planet is. Nothing wrong with good, mature fun with like-minded people over spending time with the puerile-minded. 

*blinks and cocks head to the side*

OMG, is there a test today? NOBODY TOLD ME TO STUDY MY SAT WORDS!!!!!

[Hercules]

NOBODY TOLD ME TO STUDY MY SAT WORDS!!!!!

...today is WED 

[bellevivre]

ROFL @ Herc!!!

I think there is a growing divide- there are the 'youth' (who i think, as mentioned in the Campground...$20 post, are there just for the party) and THEN there are the Rennies, who are, for the most part, lots of fun but not typically in a 'Darwin Award' sort of way (for the most part!)

It's a matter of finding like-minded friends! We tend to be on the quiet side- we like to sit by our fire, talking to friends, drinking, and listening to ren-related music... 

[Celtic_Fae]

ROFL @ Herc!!!

I think there is a growing divide- there are the 'youth' (who i think, as mentioned in the Campground...$20 post, are there just for the party) and THEN there are the Rennies, who are, for the most part, lots of fun but not typically in a 'Darwin Award' sort of way (for the most part!)

It's a matter of finding like-minded friends! We tend to be on the quiet side- we like to sit by our fire, talking to friends, drinking, and listening to ren-related music... 

Exactly!

[eloquentXI]

I enjoy just sitting around the fire and hanging out, or wandering over to friends at a nearby camp to chat with them, share food, join in a private drum circle, dance, and enjoy the poi spinners and fire breathers. Its always hard because I have friends that spin and whenever they do away from the main drum circle, it ends up drawing crowds. They moved away from the main circle for a reason, people don't know how to stay back and away from the fire.

I am one of the exceptions of the young'uns that come to faire!  If I wanted to get drunk, I wouldn't drive 4+ hours to do so.

Whether it be with ML or with DG, I will come wandering through to say hi to folks.