Wholly Holistic
Posted on 2007.11.08 at 20:59
Ani's most recent adventure was run in the company of SA, a photographer for art, journalism, and personal fulfillment. We were originally going to go to the library and art museum, but plans changed when signs were posted around campus advertising...a holistic fair. Talk about fantastic opportunities for interesting interaction!
For those of you not familiar with Holistic Fairs, they're essentially gatherings of vendors for both holistic medicine (medicine that takes care of the whole self; mind, body, and spirit, including massage, aromatherapy, music, and herbal supplements, among many others,) and assorted new age paraphernalia, and also tend to be a good outlet for care products in general that have laid off the artificial chemicals. Many aspects of them are the continuation of hippie culture, and although this particular one wasn't tied to a metaphysical fair (which they often are,) the participants do tend to pride themselves on being open minded.
Now, who's everyone's favorite blank American to put this to the test?
Without further ado...
Oops. A little further ado. There's an admission charge. Hello, ATM!
These lovely ladies were quite attentive and very nice, one of my first encounters upon walking through the door. We talked for a good ten minutes, I believe.
Now, this next lady...she was fun. Straight-up amusing. I liked her quite a bit. She offered to examine Ani's eyes for free. Such generosity!
This gentleman was also very nice! These three sets of vendors were right in a row. The day was promising to be duly pleasant...and very long, as it had taken about twenty minutes to walk fifteen feet.
Does this match my eyes? I should ask the lady above, she'd know...
Ani got to talk to some very nice people...
Some a bit more cautiously apprehensive than others.
Others preferred to look from a distance.
There were lots of pretty things to look right back at...
And SA managed to grab quite a few artfully lovely shots out an enjoyable day.
In case anyone's wondering, an annual prank involves filling the fountain with soap suds.
SA and Ani a lot of fun. The tone and reactions of the day were more overwhelmingly positive than any previous jaunt (not counting Halloween, which really shouldn't be considered in the continuity,) and the pictures turned out lovely. Feel free to heap on the praise for them...SA doesn't have the password to this account, so he can't do a thing about me saying that he's very good at what he does!
For those of you not familiar with Holistic Fairs, they're essentially gatherings of vendors for both holistic medicine (medicine that takes care of the whole self; mind, body, and spirit, including massage, aromatherapy, music, and herbal supplements, among many others,) and assorted new age paraphernalia, and also tend to be a good outlet for care products in general that have laid off the artificial chemicals. Many aspects of them are the continuation of hippie culture, and although this particular one wasn't tied to a metaphysical fair (which they often are,) the participants do tend to pride themselves on being open minded.
Now, who's everyone's favorite blank American to put this to the test?
Without further ado...
Oops. A little further ado. There's an admission charge. Hello, ATM!
These lovely ladies were quite attentive and very nice, one of my first encounters upon walking through the door. We talked for a good ten minutes, I believe.
Now, this next lady...she was fun. Straight-up amusing. I liked her quite a bit. She offered to examine Ani's eyes for free. Such generosity!
This gentleman was also very nice! These three sets of vendors were right in a row. The day was promising to be duly pleasant...and very long, as it had taken about twenty minutes to walk fifteen feet.
Does this match my eyes? I should ask the lady above, she'd know...
Ani got to talk to some very nice people...
Some a bit more cautiously apprehensive than others.
Others preferred to look from a distance.
There were lots of pretty things to look right back at...
And SA managed to grab quite a few artfully lovely shots out an enjoyable day.
In case anyone's wondering, an annual prank involves filling the fountain with soap suds.
SA and Ani a lot of fun. The tone and reactions of the day were more overwhelmingly positive than any previous jaunt (not counting Halloween, which really shouldn't be considered in the continuity,) and the pictures turned out lovely. Feel free to heap on the praise for them...SA doesn't have the password to this account, so he can't do a thing about me saying that he's very good at what he does!
