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Aug. 14th, 2011
Pennsic Overview
Aug. 14th, 2011 08:30 pmI have unpacked (mostly), snuggled kittehs and husband (more of that later), eaten a lovely dinner (thank you ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kurlon), started laundry (ohgodohgod), and taken a nice, long, hot, indoor shower (ahhhhh... so nice...). I am slightly less exhausted than I was, but suspect bedtime is within an hour or so. I so do not want to go to work tomorrow.
Full details to be related later. For my own memories right now, a quick overview.
-ludicrose is a wonderful, wonderful traveling companion and contubernal. A++, would travel and camp with again. 5 million contubernal points to you, Jean!
- Camping with Thanet House is awesome. Having a real shower onsite is heavenly. What a lovely, lovely group of people, we (mostly) had a drama and stress-free week.
- Weather was nearly perfect. Rain at night, little bit hot the first couple days, rain during the day a few times, but not enough to ruin the fun, and a beautiful, beautiful breeze through most of the week made it absolutely glorious.
- I used nearly every single item that I packed, and it appears that I did not forget anything. Amazing.
- I am not as sore as I thought I would be after a week of fencing for several hours every single day. Which was awesome. Though the not sore bit may mean I should have done more! eh... maybe... maybe not... Definitely tired. Definitely completely worn out by Friday. Definitely wanted to kit up and head to the battlefield for 10:30 muster this morning, though. So Much Fencing YAY. Got to work with Wyatt a bit too, got some drills and parrying things I need to practice. Also, have to talk to Christian about doing something to lighten my swords. Argh. I was just plain. Worn. Out. by Wednesday morning. Thank goodness for the lovely light blade I'm borrowing from Wyatt...
- OMG SPIDERS IN THE TENT. AAAAAHHHHH! Little jumpy ones that liked to sometimes leap onto my face in the middle of the night, but no bites, and they mostly kept to the edges. We reached an arrangement by the second or third day. They would leave me alone and not jump on my face, I would stop smushing them. hnnngggggghhhhh...
- So wonderful to be within walking distance of so many far-away friends... I am suffering from withdrawal already...
- Have 1700 photos to go through. Mostly of fencing. Some of heavy list battles. A few of camp and site and people. And I didn't take all of them. Lovely lady Connie from Atlantia took photos for me during the 5-man melee, and Xavier grabbed the camera for the rapier champions' bouts.
- I really need to make time for naps. Somehow. Though it might mean less fencing. I didn't ever really seriously go through the merchants, but there wasn't much I wanted/needed to buy either... I just have plans for more garb.
- Can I go back next year? I think I want to... I'll see how I feel in another 6 months, but I think I want to...
kurlon), started laundry (ohgodohgod), and taken a nice, long, hot, indoor shower (ahhhhh... so nice...). I am slightly less exhausted than I was, but suspect bedtime is within an hour or so. I so do not want to go to work tomorrow.Full details to be related later. For my own memories right now, a quick overview.
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ludicrose is a wonderful, wonderful traveling companion and contubernal. A++, would travel and camp with again. 5 million contubernal points to you, Jean!- Camping with Thanet House is awesome. Having a real shower onsite is heavenly. What a lovely, lovely group of people, we (mostly) had a drama and stress-free week.
- Weather was nearly perfect. Rain at night, little bit hot the first couple days, rain during the day a few times, but not enough to ruin the fun, and a beautiful, beautiful breeze through most of the week made it absolutely glorious.
- I used nearly every single item that I packed, and it appears that I did not forget anything. Amazing.
- I am not as sore as I thought I would be after a week of fencing for several hours every single day. Which was awesome. Though the not sore bit may mean I should have done more! eh... maybe... maybe not... Definitely tired. Definitely completely worn out by Friday. Definitely wanted to kit up and head to the battlefield for 10:30 muster this morning, though. So Much Fencing YAY. Got to work with Wyatt a bit too, got some drills and parrying things I need to practice. Also, have to talk to Christian about doing something to lighten my swords. Argh. I was just plain. Worn. Out. by Wednesday morning. Thank goodness for the lovely light blade I'm borrowing from Wyatt...
- OMG SPIDERS IN THE TENT. AAAAAHHHHH! Little jumpy ones that liked to sometimes leap onto my face in the middle of the night, but no bites, and they mostly kept to the edges. We reached an arrangement by the second or third day. They would leave me alone and not jump on my face, I would stop smushing them. hnnngggggghhhhh...
- So wonderful to be within walking distance of so many far-away friends... I am suffering from withdrawal already...
- Have 1700 photos to go through. Mostly of fencing. Some of heavy list battles. A few of camp and site and people. And I didn't take all of them. Lovely lady Connie from Atlantia took photos for me during the 5-man melee, and Xavier grabbed the camera for the rapier champions' bouts.
- I really need to make time for naps. Somehow. Though it might mean less fencing. I didn't ever really seriously go through the merchants, but there wasn't much I wanted/needed to buy either... I just have plans for more garb.
- Can I go back next year? I think I want to... I'll see how I feel in another 6 months, but I think I want to...
