Have you ever seen the Broadway musical "Shrek?" Based on the popular child's book by William Steig and the film it inspired, Shrek finds himself surrounded by fairy tale characters who have been banished to the swamp by an evil king because of their, well, weirdness.
We who love TRF are kind of like those fairy tale characters (yes, we even have ogres, fairies, dragons, and wee royalty) who live in that swampy, wooded, castle infested and dragon-populated world.
Then we found faire and we found our tribe. I think that's why we count down until opening weekend. It's why we find times to see each other during the off season- events like Comicpalooza or pub crawls or the Pirate Cruise give us an opportunity to hang out with people who don't judge us for our freakiness. We make groups on Facebook so we can talk about the strange things that fascinate us. (For example, this post about a woman who recently won the European longsword championship)
Female wins The Longsword Competition at the World Invitationals.
David is an avid Blogger, Card-Carrying-Geek and Founder of The Geekocracy, with an origin story that includes copious amounts of D & D in the eighties, comics, anime, TV & film. If you would like to connect with David, give him a shout-out on Twitter
So I guess what I am trying to say is: if you're a little out-of-step with the world around you, that's okay. Wave that freak flag. Wear that ruffled pirate shirt to work or on a date. Decorate your home with viking ship bookcases. Get a tat that represents your love of the faire. Dye your hair dandelion yellow to go with your fairy wings. Rock that Pandora Tartanic station. Cross-dress. It's all good. Because as long as you're kind to people and animals and Earth, I am pretty sure this freaky faire family will welcome you with open arms.
