Very enjoyable. I'm sorry I missed you, Justin. I saw you on the other side - I was with Baroness Johanna, Baroness Cassandra Ruadh et al with my wife and son.
Yep -- saw you in passing, but I was running around most of the day.
Yes, I'll definitely be at EKU. I'm teaching one dance class and one games class; don't know exactly *when*, since they haven't posted the schedule for the event yet...
I'll admit I've been pestering Constance as she initially took me up on an offer to update the EKU site once she had the data. That was two weeks ago. Just got an email saying she's finishing up a schedule and "it will be up when its done." So I don't know if that means me, her or someone else.
My dear bride had a great time today - her first event. So we're looking forward to getting more involved in the Barony. I just need to find ways to properly serve and learn.
Unfortunately, Constance has little power over the EKU site -- the Chancellor of the University (who isn't local) runs that, and she's new to the job. Hence, the slow responsiveness of things.
Glad to hear that y'all had fun today! For learning, don't be afraid to ask questions. (One of the main things I *do* in the SCA is answer questions: cvirtue and I are 2/3 of the SCA Questions Desk, the online question-answering service.) The SCA is huge and complex, and it takes years to really learn all the major nooks and crannies, but it's fun to explore and fun to explain.
As for ways to serve -- much of it is simply diving in. Help is *always* needed, at all sorts of levels. When you're just starting out, my best advice is to keep an ear to the ground for people who are looking for help explicitly, especially things like helping run events. (Going to Great Council is often a good way to find out where assistance is needed.) Assist with various areas to start with for a few events, to get an idea of how they work. After that, don't be afraid to take some real jobs on: most jobs don't require any deep expertise, just an organized mind and a willingness to take a problem area seriously...
Hi BK -- sorry I didn't run into you at the event, although I'm not sure how I missed you, since our stuff was also with Baroness Johanna! Chasing kids mutually will do that, though....
I saw you, I think. You have the most beautiful headpiece. We were the couple in purple - I the vest and my wife the bodice and skirt as well as wrapped in my purple wool cloak that somehow my 2yr old manage to fall asleep while wrapped in. Slept for 45min on his mom's lap right at the edge of the fighting. :)
Oh! I talked with your wife briefly while watching the tourney. Kids that age will fall asleep on anything, when its time; I remember comparing ours to dragons: they would fall asleep on a pile of toys as if hoarding them.
And just to fill in the remaining detail: Artorius was the other finalist -- he went into the finals undefeated from the winners list. Griff was quite impressive, working his way through the losers list, having been knocked in there fairly early on by Darius.
(The original posting was concise because I was posting via SMS...)
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Yes, I'll definitely be at EKU. I'm teaching one dance class and one games class; don't know exactly *when*, since they haven't posted the schedule for the event yet...
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My dear bride had a great time today - her first event. So we're looking forward to getting more involved in the Barony. I just need to find ways to properly serve and learn.
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Glad to hear that y'all had fun today! For learning, don't be afraid to ask questions. (One of the main things I *do* in the SCA is answer questions:
As for ways to serve -- much of it is simply diving in. Help is *always* needed, at all sorts of levels. When you're just starting out, my best advice is to keep an ear to the ground for people who are looking for help explicitly, especially things like helping run events. (Going to Great Council is often a good way to find out where assistance is needed.) Assist with various areas to start with for a few events, to get an idea of how they work. After that, don't be afraid to take some real jobs on: most jobs don't require any deep expertise, just an organized mind and a willingness to take a problem area seriously...
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(The original posting was concise because I was posting via SMS...)