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2 months ago
Friend made a fuss
I can be a pretty tolerant person, but at the moment my tolerance is wearing a bit thin with a certain friend. The truth is, its has to do with a set of behavior she has been displaying. I was trying to do an event which I do each year, but she was deciding that since she can't go, no one in her group of friends can go. Basically, she didn't want me going to the Dragon Boat Festival because she couldn't bring her walker on the grass and it was a problem, that wasn't the issue though, I told her that she shouldn't sweat it, but it ended with, "Whatever you say, I don't go anywhere anyway." This is entirely not true, she went to an Anime Con back in August, she has an event going to Georgetown CO that I can't attend due to work and lack of transportation.
What cuts is she brought up the fact I had a falling out with a certain friend who was not being very tolerant and treated my birthday like an inconvience for him and his wife. I didn't expect these people to show up, but to tell me, "Well, the food at Casa Bonita sucks, why don't you just skip it and make your day about your friend, so and so." I mean what? My mother made the reservations back in May!
I was beyond upset and haven't talked to this person since due to their flippent behavior and treatment of my own feelings, like seriously, he didn't care that my mother could lose money over that! He also was blocked and his wife was the one now fielding the whole thing, she was upset that I refuse to post images from the event on Facebook.
So onto the Dragon Boat issue, I had to promise to not post images of the Dragon Boat Festival on Facebook so this female friend wouldn't have an issue and wouldn't whine about how poor her she couldn't go. The truth is she could, she could have asked for help, she could have asked for my husband or myself to help her, but she chose not to. So this was entirely self inflicted when it shouldn't have been. She also shouldn't have brought up the fact I am no longer talking to someone who treated my birthday like it was inconvient and that I should allow it to be hijacked. The truth is, that has been an ongoing issue!
The person I am speaking on is learning disabled and has chronic illnesses, I have many friends with this, but she makes it define her. She has been unable to find work, she can't get a job. She also spends her time watching Supernatural, Sherlock and Doctor Who, but she still acts like a high schooler. I feel less like I am her friend and also she gets so upset when people have different hobbies.
The fact is I don't know what to make of her anymore, she literally is one of the largest reasons I shut down my Discord, Pallas Mountain. I just had enough of the fact I had to cater or censor myself to make her feel included. The truth is a few friends were mad at her about it all.
Dragon Boat Festival 2025 Explained
i have attended this event since well, I think 2010, it has been a huge part of my summers and this was the first time I was going in September instead of July when it is hot. The truth is that Sloan's Lake in the heart of Denver CO, is one of the busiest places, but also has become kind of a sad state in ecosystems. The issue is that there is Toxic levels of algea that has been an on going problem. The fact it can make people sick is not a good thing and it was higher than normal this year, that was why the festival was moved to September.
Next year there is a chance to move it to Thorton, but that's just a dicusssion for another time and I won't go into that until I know for sure if that is the case. We have until 2026 to figure that out.
So what do the symbols all mean on the flags in the second picture, these are the signs of luck and also encouragment to those in the races. Yes, the entire thing is a race and most of it is for a charity, so you have to understand that these are people who train all year for this and to make it from one end of the lake to the other in a long boat.
I truthfully have seen many races and some are quicker than others, then again we also have performances from various cultural groups and deomostration from various martial arts schools.
So the Festival is a huge set of events that mark the most entertaining part of the summer or end of it.
Gem and Mineral Show
This is usually an event I go to all the time with a friend, its always on or around her birthday, we have gone to this event for years and it has never caused problems, but I honestly haven't talked it out. I was asked to bring a camera and also we should take pictures because this year is going to be interesting, each year I have gone there has always been interesting discoveries and also new markets.
The fact is that the Gem and Mineral Show started to be something my parents and I went to and now for my friends and I it is something we look forward to and we have a total of 7 people coming. We are going to be busy and my friends want to make sure we see it all and enjoy the amazing things. One year I came pretty close to buying a Jade dragon, but alas that wasn't to be.
I have bronze one that my dear friend, Hawks brought back from China. He was certain its fake, but when we got it appraised a few years ago, it turned into a quite a discovery, and it was more than I expected. He also wanted to buy it back, but found he couldn't and didn't have the heart since I treasured it so highly.
I can be a pretty tolerant person, but at the moment my tolerance is wearing a bit thin with a certain friend. The truth is, its has to do with a set of behavior she has been displaying. I was trying to do an event which I do each year, but she was deciding that since she can't go, no one in her group of friends can go. Basically, she didn't want me going to the Dragon Boat Festival because she couldn't bring her walker on the grass and it was a problem, that wasn't the issue though, I told her that she shouldn't sweat it, but it ended with, "Whatever you say, I don't go anywhere anyway." This is entirely not true, she went to an Anime Con back in August, she has an event going to Georgetown CO that I can't attend due to work and lack of transportation.
What cuts is she brought up the fact I had a falling out with a certain friend who was not being very tolerant and treated my birthday like an inconvience for him and his wife. I didn't expect these people to show up, but to tell me, "Well, the food at Casa Bonita sucks, why don't you just skip it and make your day about your friend, so and so." I mean what? My mother made the reservations back in May!
I was beyond upset and haven't talked to this person since due to their flippent behavior and treatment of my own feelings, like seriously, he didn't care that my mother could lose money over that! He also was blocked and his wife was the one now fielding the whole thing, she was upset that I refuse to post images from the event on Facebook.
So onto the Dragon Boat issue, I had to promise to not post images of the Dragon Boat Festival on Facebook so this female friend wouldn't have an issue and wouldn't whine about how poor her she couldn't go. The truth is she could, she could have asked for help, she could have asked for my husband or myself to help her, but she chose not to. So this was entirely self inflicted when it shouldn't have been. She also shouldn't have brought up the fact I am no longer talking to someone who treated my birthday like it was inconvient and that I should allow it to be hijacked. The truth is, that has been an ongoing issue!
The person I am speaking on is learning disabled and has chronic illnesses, I have many friends with this, but she makes it define her. She has been unable to find work, she can't get a job. She also spends her time watching Supernatural, Sherlock and Doctor Who, but she still acts like a high schooler. I feel less like I am her friend and also she gets so upset when people have different hobbies.
The fact is I don't know what to make of her anymore, she literally is one of the largest reasons I shut down my Discord, Pallas Mountain. I just had enough of the fact I had to cater or censor myself to make her feel included. The truth is a few friends were mad at her about it all.
Dragon Boat Festival 2025 Explained
i have attended this event since well, I think 2010, it has been a huge part of my summers and this was the first time I was going in September instead of July when it is hot. The truth is that Sloan's Lake in the heart of Denver CO, is one of the busiest places, but also has become kind of a sad state in ecosystems. The issue is that there is Toxic levels of algea that has been an on going problem. The fact it can make people sick is not a good thing and it was higher than normal this year, that was why the festival was moved to September.
Next year there is a chance to move it to Thorton, but that's just a dicusssion for another time and I won't go into that until I know for sure if that is the case. We have until 2026 to figure that out.
So what do the symbols all mean on the flags in the second picture, these are the signs of luck and also encouragment to those in the races. Yes, the entire thing is a race and most of it is for a charity, so you have to understand that these are people who train all year for this and to make it from one end of the lake to the other in a long boat.
I truthfully have seen many races and some are quicker than others, then again we also have performances from various cultural groups and deomostration from various martial arts schools.
So the Festival is a huge set of events that mark the most entertaining part of the summer or end of it.
Gem and Mineral Show
This is usually an event I go to all the time with a friend, its always on or around her birthday, we have gone to this event for years and it has never caused problems, but I honestly haven't talked it out. I was asked to bring a camera and also we should take pictures because this year is going to be interesting, each year I have gone there has always been interesting discoveries and also new markets.
The fact is that the Gem and Mineral Show started to be something my parents and I went to and now for my friends and I it is something we look forward to and we have a total of 7 people coming. We are going to be busy and my friends want to make sure we see it all and enjoy the amazing things. One year I came pretty close to buying a Jade dragon, but alas that wasn't to be.
I have bronze one that my dear friend, Hawks brought back from China. He was certain its fake, but when we got it appraised a few years ago, it turned into a quite a discovery, and it was more than I expected. He also wanted to buy it back, but found he couldn't and didn't have the heart since I treasured it so highly.
