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[olivermoss]

* I bought a ticket to the Bigfoot Festival in July. So now to just wait and see WTF happens in July to mess me up. I don't want to book stay yet, but I assume this is one of the biggest events in Canby, so not booking might be a mistake. It's near enough that I could commute from Portland, but that would also be miserable.

I can't believe I've never gone to a Bigfoot Fest in Oregon before.

* I haven't gone to PDX Winter Lights yet, but the buzz is that it's weak even compared to last year. Still, I really want to go to the Oaks Parks / Sellwood area displays.

* Amtrak service had has further cuts due to staffing. No.... I want this all to be over with and just go on a long train ride.

* Did I actually post about my second round of dental stuff. It went... okay. When we were talking before the appointment she still seemed to not get that I'd been struggling to breath and felt very close to having my airway 100% blocked. Twice. I was very frazzled the whole time because after that last appointment, I've gone from a calm dental patient to a nervous one and her still not getting the whole breathing thing was not comforting.

Like, seriously, should I have been screaming at her? Did she not take me seriously because I was calm and controlled explaining it to her? It feels like when bad shit happens to me people never take it seriously. Should I just stop having emotional control? Would that help?

Comments

[raine]

The problem with being calm under pressure is that some people equate that kind of calm to mean "nothing is really wrong." I agree it's frustrating, but I also think nobody should have to resort to screaming to get their point across. I'm sorry you had to go through that, and I'd be thinking about changing dental providers.

[olivermoss]

Yeah, I just don't know how to do it. If I am emotional I am ignored, if I am calm and precise I am ignored. Some people are just good at getting people to respond to them and I've never figured it out.

[mistressofmuses]

A Bigfoot Festival sounds like an amazing thing, especially in Oregon. I hope nothing derails it.

Ugh, that's really shitty with the dentist.
And I wonder if that is it... I generally try SO HARD not to get emotional about things when something is wrong. I want to stay calm and logical about the problem... but there are people who absolutely don't take it seriously if you aren't emotional enough. Or just the right level of emotional. Frustrating.
But very uncool that she doesn't seem to take it seriously.

[olivermoss]

The Bigfoot festival put out a call for vendors for anything Bigfoot, UFO, Poltergeist, Gnomes, etc. Should be... interesting :) I may just commute in from Oregon City to have more stay/food options.

Yeah, I don't know what to do. I can never figure out how to be taken seriously.

[mistressofmuses]

General cryptic festival sounds fantastic, tbh. I hope it's as interesting as it sounds! Commuting from somewhere with better lodging options is probably not a bad idea.

But ugh. Being emotional can get you accused of being hysterical or overdramatic. But trying to stay calm and clearly explain seems like it must NOT be serious? There's no winning. :/

[olivermoss]

I have no idea what to expect, honestly! But it should be fun, might also give me some ideas for my paranormal fic stuff.

The question is do I wear my Cryptozoology shirts and patches, or I do go more generic in case of overly-intense true believers?

[mistressofmuses]

I did mean "cryptid" rather than cryptic, ha.

Ooh, definitely a potential well of inspiration for spooky stuff!

But that is a good question. I would probably go all-out on the cryptozoology stuff, but... the True Believers are definitely a potential concern.

[olivermoss]

Yeah, I've already had one problem with someone taking my alternate camera bag too seriously. It has Cryptozoology Tracking Society patches on it.

On one hand, too perfect, on the other hand... maybe too perfect?

[mistressofmuses]

Oh dear. See, I absolutely *love* cryptozoology stuff, but I've also met the semi-fanatical too-serious True Believer types, and... eesh.

Which kind of too perfect really is the question.