A Tale From Bitter End

[jamesq]

I was sitting with the Fine Gams Fine Lames watching the Harvest Feast Heavy Championship.

One fighter was legged (i.e. he had taken a leg shot and to simulate the injury he was on his knees) and another fighter was looming overhead. About 2/3 of the time this means the legged fighter loses, but sometimes they rally back and win. Trading a leg for a life they call it.

Anyway, this fighter was really letting his opponent loom over him, far more then I've usually seen with other legged fighters. He was damn near lying completely prone on his back with only his feet tucked beneath him. The opponent was leaned so far over him that he was damn near lying on top of him. It was the closest an SCA heavy bout came to a UFC fight I've ever seen. And I'm someone who firmly believes that Ultimate Fighting Championship should be called Ultimate Hugging Championship.



This got us speculating on the sports that were inadvertently homoerotic. UFC certainly qualifies in a very ugly, prison sex sort of way, but who wants to think about that?

"How about American Football?"
"Oh sure, what with tight ends and receivers going deep and all the ass-slapping. It's damn near cliche to accuse football of homoeroticism."
"Heavy fighting?"
"Dunno. we might be too close to it, plus the SCA is generally very huggy/touchy. Besides which, if someone slapped an armoured fighter on the ass, he'd probably just yell 'light'."

Can you imagine sex with a Curler? On the bright side, there's be no problem with them communicating their needs: "Hurry! Harder!"

Other highlights of Harvest Feast:

• I shot pretty well. Came in two points behind the champion and overall winner. There were a few of us at that level. It was a good tourny and I did OK. Lost it on the speed round though as it's my week area right now.
  
• The food was good.
  
• Court was entertaining.
  
• Their Highnesses have subtly changed the oath of fealty - It's actually personally acceptable to me for the first time since I've been going to these things. I may have to participate next time.
  
• DJ got surprised in court, which left him stunned. This amuses me.
  
• I had a job interview during dinner.
  
• The whole event was a day for wistful longing. Crushes past and present where in attendance, as were a lot of other good looking women. Of course, it will not go anywhere. C'est la vie.

I've never had a bad time at a Bitter End event. I'm happy that that trend has continued.

Comments

[danceintheabyss.livejournal.com]

sigh.. silly man. Instead of crushing on them, why not approach some. The worst that could happen is they'll say not interested. Do you know how many times I was rejected (its a rhetorical question of course, no way in hell I'm actually telling anyone the real number. LOL)before I finally gots me a yes? Go for it dude, find your happiness.