Thomas Wolfe said you can never go home again. I think it's not because home has changed, but because you yourself have changed. I grew up in the world of science fiction conventions, and never really thought anything of it. Maybe because I accepted fandom and everything that came with it as normal, becasue I hadn't seen much more of the world and had no basis for comparison.

But now, I don't understand what it is about fandom that makes people thank they can wear whatever they want? Speaking as a fat woman, I can say that fat women should not wear corsets, tiny short plaid skirts and fishnet stockings. I saw a couple of furries, seventeen year olds wearing "boobs on a plate corsets, a ton of wanna-be goth kids, and far, far too many people showing skin they should not be showing. I mean, maybe I should think it's great that people feel comfortable enough with themselves to wear that stuff, but you know what? I don't want to see that. And I've heard the things said behind the backs of the people dressed that way.

I went to a convention yesterday, solely to see my jeweler. I only wanted to be there for a couple of houors. And being there yesterday, I know I have changed too much. And that can never be my world again.

Yeah, experience changes people. Usually it's gained knowledge that changes your mind about such things, and continued learning is always the right direction.