Diary Update: Midsummer's

[jducoeur]

The primary effect of my mood is that I haven't been feeling terribly creative lately; hence the lack of posting. But Midsummer Faire deserves an entry.

msmemory and I gave rufinia a lift to the event, since we were all day-tripping. The drive was pleasant enough: long enough to feel that I had Gone Somewhere, but short enough to be an easy outing.

The event felt rather cute and small; we gradually developed a consensus that it was probably about the size of an average Carolingian event, but spread over *such* a large site that it felt a tad empty. Not quite what I was expecting (especially since the other event I'd been to there -- Stonemarche Investiture -- was several times larger), but it made for a relaxed atmosphere that suited me fairly well.

The primary topic of conversation was the all-enveloping miasma -- heatwave-grade temperatures and high humidity kept the energy levels a bit low. That said, it was good practice for Pennsic, and I wasn't really all that miserable. I do need to get back into the habit of hydrating properly at summer events, though, and I need to find some sort of handwork for quiet afternoons like that. Maybe it's time to pull out the chip-carving bag and try doing that a little more seriously.

As I had expected in hanging out with greater Moomba, we ate very well. Particular highlights included the gooey stuffed dates from rufinia, and oakleaf_mirror's Coq au Vin for dinner. Being incapable of going anywhere without bringing food, msmemory brought a salad of chicken, apples and onions and I made Stockfish Pie.

The primary entertainment of the day was the Royal Equestrian Championship, which was fascinating to watch. I marvel at the skill of some of the riders -- seeing palegreyminion managing to lance the rings at full speed was one of those "this feels *right*" moments that are never quite common enough. I regret getting there late -- it sounds like the morning's entertainment (monkeys riding mini-horses) was a real hoot...

Comments

[oakleaf-mirror.livejournal.com]

If you haven't seen these pictures, yet, the last one includes you.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Hey, that's a good picture of you, Justin!

[jducoeur]

Yaas, although I do come out looking especially short...

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

It's true that you're not standing as tall as you can, but it's possible that you have the same problem that I do, which is my own image of myself is several inches taller than what the yardstick says. So there's always a feeling that I don't look tall enough in pictures.

[oakleaf-mirror.livejournal.com]

You could crop the picture with the left edge between Dolly's ears, leaving me out, and the effect would be diminished.

If it's any consolation, my first thought on seeing the picture was that it made me look even taller than I am.

[ladyariadne.livejournal.com]

People kept telling me.. This is more like Pennsic then Pennsic waS LAST YEAR..
Urgh.. I think real Pennsic would kill me. Humidity like that just kills me...

It was nice seeing you there!

[oakleaf-mirror.livejournal.com]

The weather last Pennsic was unusually pleasant, for the most part. That said, the weather last weekend seemed worse than typical Pennsic weather. Pennsic is sometimes hotter, and sometimes as humid, but Pennsic usually cools off at least a bit, at night. What made last weekend so bad was the relentlessness of it.

[ladyariadne.livejournal.com]

And relentless it was, especially for those of us who did not go home to the airconditioners...