JUST MY IMAGINATION RUNNING AWAY WITH ME

Sunday, August 8. 2010

JUST MY IMAGINATION RUNNING AWAY WITH ME

First, sorry about the technical difficulties with last week’s blog. Next, I’d like to address my somewhat judgmental previous posting about Kell’s cousin Sheila. I may have been too harsh in my assessment, as I really don’t know her. She moved to Domain while I was at Beige, so I’ve really just based my opinion of her on what I’ve heard from Kell. As an adult, I shouldn’t let secondhand information be my only source before I go shooting off my mouth.
This leads to the story of what happens when I woke up last weekend. As usual, I was in my bed with the puncture-resistant sheets, and Fenton hung from the ceiling. The window next to the bed was open to let in the fresh air.
At 5:00 p.m. (which we refer to as “morning” when it’s just the two of us talking), I went into the bathroom where I noticed what looked for all the world like two bite marks. My imagination went into hyperdrive, and for five minutes I panicked at the idea that Fenton had inherited his vampirism from his mother, and had fed off me.
Tree set me straight. She had reached into the room through the window in order to place pine cones in my quills so that I would unwittingly distribute them. In doing so, her needles had caused the wounds on my neck. (We’ve been giving her pine cones to Mr. Squirrel and his family, but I think Tree figured out that they were just being eaten and came up with this alternative.)
Fenton and I were able to laugh about it a few moments later, but it still wasn’t my finest hour. As a scientist I’m supposed to be above letting fear and suspicion take over so easily...as it did for those who didn’t show up at my wedding. Maybe I’m not so different from them after all.
Am I?

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No one is all that different, Lindes. Maybe there's a slight phobic aspect to the whole thing. Like me, being a professional wrestler on my side of the portal, you'd think I could handle pain with no problems, but when it comes time for doctors and shots, I'm right back to being a crying 5-year-old who wants her mommy. But there's no shame in a moment of irrational fear, so long as you accept that that's it...a moment of the fight-or-flight getting the best of you.

Now, if you start getting the urge to bathe with a garlic-based shampoo, you should get worried

#1 Mysty Glyttyr on 2010-08-08 03:14 (Reply)

I thought Fenton's mother stated in one of her Q&A colums that vampires where not affected by garlic. Althou garlic breath did interfear with their sonar.

#1.1 STEVEN BRAMS on 2010-08-12 14:15 (Reply)

Scientists are people too, and therefore prone to err. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself. It may not have been a rational conclusion, but neither was it an irrational conclusion.

#2 Selina Grace on 2010-08-08 04:01 (Reply)

In this world we have a saying: "We're only human", meaning we're fallible, we make mistakes. No doubt you have something similar.

While you did jump to a conclusion, unlike those who avoided your wedding, you at least had some evidence to work with. Those morons who stayed away were only going by FUD (Fear, Uncertainly and Doubt). Plus, when it's personal, it's natural for anxiety to kick in a bit. The key, as you demonstrated, is not to let it take over.

Believe me, you are /not/ like them.

#3 Mortar on 2010-08-08 04:30 (Reply)

Of course you are. You at least tried to fathom other explanations. That's a lot more than those who bailed on your wedding would have done. Just learn from this experience and you two will be all the more closer.

And, when in doubt, Talk to Kevin. I'm sure he has some experience in trials of trust.

#4 Marcus C. Hollis on 2010-08-08 10:14 (Reply)

As I recall, you did panic. Then you considered alternatives, and you didn't automatically go after your new hubby with a wooden stake. Or whatever... I think it is natural to be concerned, but you had a confusing incident, and you worked it out. You have a lot more going for you than some folks we won't mention (cough wedding skippers cough cough).

Cat

#5 Cat on 2010-08-08 13:46 (Reply)

No, you're not SO different than the people who bailed out on your wedding. You're just ENOUGH different. After the initial reaction, you did start trying to think of other explanations, and you did realize that your imagination was working overtime.

#6 Jelsemium on 2010-08-08 20:33 (Reply)

Humans have what is called somnambulistic eating, which is similar to sleep walking but in which the sufferer eats and is completely unaware of having done so. So no, I don't think it was unreasonable. Consider: If Fenton's parents made a deliberate effort to steer him toward his father's eating habits, repressing a natural urge that was part of his mother's biology, then perhaps it could manifest itself in his sleep. It wouldn't be so much a matter of trust as it would a matter of concern. Had it turned out to be Fenton, he would have been completely unaware that he had fed on you - and horrified to discover it.

No, I don't think it's the same thing as those who didn't attend your wedding. You had natural concern. Were those bite marks on you neck? If so, by whom? If not, what were they?

Fortunately for all concerned, it turned out it wasn't Fenton. No somnambulistic eating, none of the stuff that would probably make a dandy mystery thriller in the world of Domain.

#7 Harry on 2010-08-08 22:33 (Reply)

To panic is normal. The good thing is you used your brain & did not let it cloud your mind. Had the guests who canceled used their minds they would have remembered the security you set up to protect all the guests from each other. I am sure that Fentons mother had a supply of blood to drink before, during & after the wedding.

Also are you ready to slide into college. I would thing some of the courses could be taken on line. If you needed help with some issue a short walk would take you to all the help you needed.

Remember If they ask you to teach a course make sure you are getting payed before you agree to anything.

#8 STEVEN BRAMS on 2010-08-11 12:54 (Reply)

Well, panic from an actual physical wound, I'd say it's understandable.

#9 Xuncu (Link) on 2010-08-12 19:01 (Reply)

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