The Serpent's Wisdom

I am back in Boston. Over the last week i have only checked LJ very spottily, so if you wrote about anything that you want to make sure i don't miss, please link to it here (or send me an email).

I learned a couple of things from this trip: the first being that i don't have the stamina for Mardi Gras anymore and need to get in better shape if i want to do this again next year. The second was a realization after i noticed that i did not see anyone i knew in New Orleans before the storm during this trip at all, except our graceful hostess kellcrow7, and all too briefly alobar, and i realized that i don't really feel rooted anywhere. My sweeties are here, but that's the only way in which i feel connected to this area at all. New Orleans would be like basically starting anew if i moved there; so many of the people i loved there are elsewhere now. Austin... well i grew up there and know quite a few amazing people there, but the city has changed a LOT since i lived there 19 years ago and that, too, would in many ways be like starting in a new city if i were to live there.

lady_babalon has written a very exhaustive account of our vacation to New Orleans so far:

http://lady-babalon.livejournal.com/998158.html
http://lady-babalon.livejournal.com/998573.html

While Carnival means "Farewell to the Flesh," I doubt I will be saying farewell to flesh. Rather, I expect the next few days to be more like, "Hello, flesh! I'm Sabrina. Nice to make your acquaintance."

Rain chances have increased for tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday. Bleah.

Well, unless I dial in, I will be unavailable online until next Thursday. See you then, kiddos.

Sometimes it seems like ideas just come through you, instead of to you.

Was thinking about alobar's description of the game of Destiny, and his lament that there was not a large enough group of familiar people in New Orleans to have a viable game. I thought, "Well, we'll just have to bring them *back* here, then," and the following idea was born. Of course, it is now way beyond the game of Destiny, but I'm on a roll now.

Suppose a conclave were to be held, perhaps under the auspices of lady_babalon's Raven Clan. Suppose certain former (and future?) residents of New Orleans who now live in Massachusetts and Texas, and others, could be enticed to come here for an extended weekend.

Sketchier parts of the idea started to flesh themselves out while I was in the shower this morning. A possible location might be the clothing-optional campground in Slidell where the Wyldfyre festivals were held. As I understand it the owner of the place is pagan-friendly, though I'm not so sure about the management. (I know that three or four of you were directly involved with this -- do any of you care to speak on whether this is a viable option? I'm not about to call LC and ask.)

Since many of the friends who came to mind have an interest in BDSM it seems logical to acknowledge that in some way.

If we set it around Mabon, the preceeding weekend (Sept. 19-21) seems like a reasonable time to hold a campout in New Orleans. Another thought is Samhain, but I think the nights in Slidell are actually cool enough in late October to cause some of us to have hesitations about camping out then.

Thoughts?

EDIT: I would prefer to keep this as informal as possible. Nothing organized whatsoever -- perhaps a short itinerary of events -- but more or less just an agreed upon place and time.