It's that time again
So I haven't written for awhile (does this need an tag?)
We've come to that time of year again, and I am preparing to head off to The Great Pennsic War. This means some of the usual things are going on. My wife is stressed out beyond belief, I have way too many things to get done in way too short a time and I have to somehow survive through setup in order to get to that peaceful moment sitting on the hill.
I'm the "land agent" for my camping group, which means that I'm responsible for registering and negotiating for our land. It's one of those "Somebody has to do it" tasks. The past few years have been pleasant and generally non stressful. This year, however, it was a pain in the butt. I've never had to argue over moving boundary lines one inch this way and one inch that way before. At one point, all the "negotiations" actually had me questioning whether or not the whole SCA thing was worth it. I got past that little bout of depression, and now, tomorrow I have to leave at way too early in the morning to get to camp in time to start the whole process of "marking my territory" (take that however you'd like).
One interesting thing this year for War is that I was selected to be part of a rather important fighting team. One Kingdom hosts a tournament for a 15 man melee team. Each Kingdom of the known world puts together a team to compete in the round robin tournament. The unique thing about this team is that it is supposed to be composed of the best non-Knight fighters from each kindgom (we refer to them as "un-belts" or "unbelted" fighters because one of the symbols of Knighthood is a white belt). So, somehow or another, I was selected as one of the members of the team for our Kingdom. That seems to indicate, that someone considers me one of the best un-belts in our little Kingdom. I guess this means that some of the work is paying off (even though I still suck). I'm actually pretty nervous about it. People watch this tourney pretty closely to see how people are doing. It's a great chance to shine. It's also a great chance to screw up. I'm really hoping I don't trip and fall down on the way into the fight.
I'll try to remember to let people know how it goes. Right now, I have to focus on actually getting ready for War and attempting to pack because although we don't go down permanently to camp until next Friday, I have to go down tomorrow to setup. Everyone wish me patience and luck. I'll type more later....(probably much later)
We've come to that time of year again, and I am preparing to head off to The Great Pennsic War. This means some of the usual things are going on. My wife is stressed out beyond belief, I have way too many things to get done in way too short a time and I have to somehow survive through setup in order to get to that peaceful moment sitting on the hill.
I'm the "land agent" for my camping group, which means that I'm responsible for registering and negotiating for our land. It's one of those "Somebody has to do it" tasks. The past few years have been pleasant and generally non stressful. This year, however, it was a pain in the butt. I've never had to argue over moving boundary lines one inch this way and one inch that way before. At one point, all the "negotiations" actually had me questioning whether or not the whole SCA thing was worth it. I got past that little bout of depression, and now, tomorrow I have to leave at way too early in the morning to get to camp in time to start the whole process of "marking my territory" (take that however you'd like).
One interesting thing this year for War is that I was selected to be part of a rather important fighting team. One Kingdom hosts a tournament for a 15 man melee team. Each Kingdom of the known world puts together a team to compete in the round robin tournament. The unique thing about this team is that it is supposed to be composed of the best non-Knight fighters from each kindgom (we refer to them as "un-belts" or "unbelted" fighters because one of the symbols of Knighthood is a white belt). So, somehow or another, I was selected as one of the members of the team for our Kingdom. That seems to indicate, that someone considers me one of the best un-belts in our little Kingdom. I guess this means that some of the work is paying off (even though I still suck). I'm actually pretty nervous about it. People watch this tourney pretty closely to see how people are doing. It's a great chance to shine. It's also a great chance to screw up. I'm really hoping I don't trip and fall down on the way into the fight.
I'll try to remember to let people know how it goes. Right now, I have to focus on actually getting ready for War and attempting to pack because although we don't go down permanently to camp until next Friday, I have to go down tomorrow to setup. Everyone wish me patience and luck. I'll type more later....(probably much later)
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