Returning to the Real World After the Faire

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

So....does that mean you're in real world denial? 

Yup, probably am.  It's more fun that way.   

[Merlin the Elder]

I'm still pretty new at this, but I can see how easily it is to become addicted.  It is a wonderful community of people.  I'm looking forward (okay--I'm driving my husband crazy trying to figure out when and how many times I (we) can go to the next Faires that are coming up.  I'm even trying to "recruit" friends to go! 

Welcome to the club, Lady Lowrye.  I'm sure I'm driving my friends batsnot over RenFests. My wife is also amazed at how much I've taken to them. But at the risk of sounding maudlin, it's the first place I've found that I feel like I might have a place.

[Lady Lowrye verch Jankyns]

I'm still pretty new at this, but I can see how easily it is to become addicted.  It is a wonderful community of people.  I'm looking forward (okay--I'm driving my husband crazy trying to figure out when and how many times I (we) can go to the next Faires that are coming up.  I'm even trying to "recruit" friends to go! 

Welcome to the club, Lady Lowrye.  I'm sure I'm driving my friends batsnot over RenFests. My wife is also amazed at how much I've taken to them. But at the risk of sounding maudlin, it's the first place I've found that I feel like I might have a place.

Thank you Merlin the Elder.  If they would only attend once I think they would understand. That was all it took for me.

If there is a cure for the obsession then I don't want to know about it!

[Lady De Rue Rue]

I'm still pretty new at this, but I can see how easily it is to become addicted.  It is a wonderful community of people.  I'm looking forward (okay--I'm driving my husband crazy trying to figure out when and how many times I (we) can go to the next Faires that are coming up.  I'm even trying to "recruit" friends to go! 

Welcome to the club, Lady Lowrye.  I'm sure I'm driving my friends batsnot over RenFests. My wife is also amazed at how much I've taken to them. But at the risk of sounding maudlin, it's the first place I've found that I feel like I might have a place.

Thank you Merlin the Elder.  If they would only attend once I think they would understand. That was all it took for me.

If there is a cure for the obsession then I don't want to know about it!

There is no cure for the obsession, and it only gets worse when you involve family members (i.e. husband) who at first was not into the whole faire experience and then attends a faire for the second time and tell you "I have to get some garb and come back!" "Quiet please I am try to work on my faire character."  So, now I have to hear him wishing for the work week to end and for Saturday to come because "We have to get to the Faire!"

That's ren faire addiction times two now and ren faire withdrawal times two.

[wyckdblyss]

I too have difficulty adjusting to the "Real World" after a weekend at faire...the problem for me, is that I work for a school district, and it is definately not appropriate to introduce myself as some of the names that I am called at faire  (and it is hard to break the habit)...for some reason they also frown on my playing faire music too...go figure 

[maeven]

I too have difficulty adjusting to the "Real World" after a weekend at faire...the problem for me, is that I work for a school district, and it is definately not appropriate to introduce myself as some of the names that I am called at faire  (and it is hard to break the habit)...for some reason they also frown on my playing faire music too...go figure 

I work for a school district too and yeah, I know your pain. LOL

[wyckdblyss]

Yea, they tend to frown on me introducing myself as WyckdBlyss or Boobies...lmao

[daggrim]

I reluctantly hang up my comfortable tunic and linen pants, and put my cozy turnshoes in the chest.  I store away my leather cap with the fur trim (perfect to keep the rain off one's face), and fold up my wool cloak with the brass cloak pin I made.  I roll my belt around my sax, and place it in the chest, and store away all my armbands.  I stack my axe and spear and shield, and then I go into the living room and turn on my computer and start looking for someplace where they want to hire a full time reenactor.
Doug 

[scarletnyx]

Here's another somewhat newbie to the faire scene agreeing with Lady Lowyre -the first time I went, I had never even heard of a renfair before. I think I had some cultural exposure to the idea, but nothing to really stick in my head. Then when my then-boyfriend took  to TRF, I was hooked and so was he! Now, we are getting ready to garb for the first time, and are looking forward to meeting new friends who share our addiction!

Put your robes/dresses/what-have-yous on, take your street clothes off, and dive headfirst into the grand addiction of faires is my way of thinking!