We had planned to go to the Tennessee mountains, and visit with MtMan, and MudBlossom, but Azura didn't really want to go. So we cancelled that trip. Then around noon or so, we decided to go to the mountains anyway, and visit Fred, Ariel, and Sara.

Azura has known them for a long time. Her former husband, and she lived near them, and at one time, after Azura's divorce, Frank had pursued Azura.

No, that didn't bother me..why should it? You see, Azura and I both want the same things...we are both bi, we are both poly

I hate bringing up sex here in the journal, and I'm certainly not going to describe anything explicit ever, but because my sexuality is different than most, and because it plays a role in why I do what I do, it will get mentioned here.

One of the reasons that Azura wanted me to go to visit the trio, was to see how a poly relationship would work, and let me know that it is very good. I knew this already, and really did see at Fred & Ariel's.

Our dog, Dickens isn't fixed (and it's probably too late for that, now that he's 3), and Bondsman, a fourth person living on Fred & Ariel's land, had a dog in heat. So we spent a better part of the weekend keeping Dickens inside. Largely successfully, except for the hole he put in the screen. It was funny in a way, and we felt bad about Dickens doing that, but he was sort of a 'better' choice than some of the other dogs who were there (and biting Jay, Sara's 3 year old..)

Sara is a High Priestess in the wiccan faith, and this weekend was the fall solstice, so she performed a ceremony. I begged out on tiredness and a general feeling that I wasn't interested in *any* religious ceremony, really. It really did wonders for Azura though, so I'm glad we went.

That night we lay on the air mattresses and made promises to each other, to work on what we have. A basic commitment to each other.

Sunday we left early and headed home. We were gaming with Moose and Squirrel, thankfully at Moose and Squirrel's house.

On the way back, we decided to try a more scenic route (It's all scenic in the Virginia mountains, really.) Any way, we wound up going through Mt. Airy, and another small town whose name escapes me now. I wish I could remember, because it's the town they shot "Mayberry" in. We made plans to return for a day when we had more time.

My ex-roommate, Caffeine, used to have a "Floyd's Barber Shop" t-shirt. Yep, you betcha, it's a real place.

We got back in time to head over to Squirrel's and finally got to playing. Pat and Informer made it, but then had to leave after awhile, so we didn't really get much gaming done. Normally, we would keep gaming (since they always have to leave), but today we started talking about a potential business we could do. Lots of things were bandied around, and nothing more than "We will do something" was decided.

This is one of the things that has kept me really busy, lately.

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