Avacal Summer Coronation 2018 GBU
Jun. 4th, 2018 08:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jamesqRegarding this, I ended up going. Had a mostly good time.
Good
In the end, while I had a good time, I did find it physically and emotionally exhausting.
So will I be back? Probably. I'm kicking around the idea of going to Quad War, though if I do, I might only camp one night (when I'm drinking) and motel it the rest of the time. And I'll likely day-trip to Dragonslayer. But my heyday in the SCA is over. I'm there to be with my friends, but participation beyond this simply isn't worth it to me.
One sad note, this is no longer a thing.
Good
- Many drive-by huggings and brief catch-ups with people I never see. No one thought I was a noob.
- Decent camp mates, in a fairly good location (on a hill, near the tree line, flat enough). Only down-side was nowhere near a biffy.
- Roya's archery championship was solid and had a lot of good contenders. Lots of non-Montengarde archers who I'd love to get to know better.
- I performed well enough in the populous shoot that I think I had an honest shot of winning. I know I had a lot of arrows that were an inch or two away from doubling my score. I was pretty sure I came in second, until someone else won, which means I did at best third. At worst, I was in the top third. I didn't compete for Champion, because why repeat myself?
- Quite happy with the new King and Queen. Their love of the game shines through. I think this will be a good reign.
- Hjalti and Gunther as the new champions of Arrow and Sword.
- Kiera's elevation to the Chivalry.
- Introverted socializing with Catcetera.
- Still don't feel like I really belong. Oh, there's people who're happy to see me, but nothing like some of the relationships I see. SCA-inclusivity again. It wasn't triggering, but it did remind me of one of the reasons I stopped coming.
- Even with the abbreviated camping gear I had, the setting up/tearing down was tedious. Was seriously considering buying one of the cabins and simply renting it out for events I don't go to.
- The drive. I had to stop and snooze three times, lest I die quietly in my sleep like Grandpa.
- My leftover pizza for every meal idea worked, but got old fast. At least it wasn't Puritan Irish Stew.
In the end, while I had a good time, I did find it physically and emotionally exhausting.
So will I be back? Probably. I'm kicking around the idea of going to Quad War, though if I do, I might only camp one night (when I'm drinking) and motel it the rest of the time. And I'll likely day-trip to Dragonslayer. But my heyday in the SCA is over. I'm there to be with my friends, but participation beyond this simply isn't worth it to me.
One sad note, this is no longer a thing.
