Sunday Drills in the Driveway changed to Drills in the Backyard, and I, indulging my Miyagi-san fantasies, spent most of the time tending my garden and yelling out at the fencers. We spent two and a half hours out there, which was pretty damn decent. Since I wasn’t masked up, I had a better vantage […]
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Spring Coronation 2011 Leave a comment
This past Saturday Michael and Seonaid were crowned King and Queen of Atlantia. Their coronation was celebrated with performance and, of course, fighting. How did I do in the fighting? I didn’t. I was running the event. ’cause, like, this seemed like a good idea. And, it was. But why? And why am I talking […]
Congratulations to the War Wagon Leave a comment
Wistric’s War Wagon reached 100,000 miles this morning, though admittedly that wasn’t on its original engine. Wistric is a better fencer than mechanic.
Gulf Wars Fort Battle 5 comments
As mentioned, I marshaled Gulf Wars’s fort battle (because Dante’s right, it’s more fun to marshal those). Luckily, Letia did fight it, so I’ve pulled her in for input: Everyone was off safely towards home… except for a few stubborn slightly sunburnt crew. We split up into two teams which were milling about a bit. Greylond […]
Defending the Gate 2011 4 comments
It is a rare treat that one has an event run entirely for their benefit. Rare, but not unknown. Defending the Gate was that unicorn of events. To quote Dante (the RMiC) in his announcement: “I’m running melees, and my goal for the day in that regard is to make Wistric say he’s had too […]
Other People’s Stuff: Don Ceallach’s Drills 7 comments
Hanging out after the champions fight at Gulf Wars, Letia and I saw two fencers doing drills together to prepare one for his champions fight. We watched until they noticed us, then they kindly explained what they were doing, and a couple of other drills they have in their repertoire. Slap Hands/Lunge The first was […]
Journal, 3/21 1 comment
Here we come, screaming down off the high of Gulf Wars, and launching full bore into “Pennsic Prep.” Because 5 months is not enough for those of us about to Iron Man Pennsic (EVERY war point, except maybe if the 5-man is opposite a heavy fight). Cardio. Fo shizzo. Tuesday Because I’ve been rusty, and […]
Gulf Wars XX Part 4 1 comment
Friday – The Rose Every opportunity I have had, I have taken to make this apology, and I will do so here as well: Duchess Padraigin, I am deeply, deeply sorry and mortified at my mistake. To explain to the audience: I had asked Her Grace if I might serve as her representative in the […]
Gulf Wars XX Part 3 1 comment
After the battles on Wednesday, I yet again got good and properly ethylated in the company of the Atlantian Rapier Army and the Four Free Scholars of the Apocraphypse (though, Letia, having firmly established the one-drink-per-two-hours rule the day before, abstained), and went to bed glad that we had nothing at all to do the […]
Gulf Wars XX Part 2 1 comment
Wednesday – After the sun rose – Field Battle We headed to the field for the start of the day, and en route passed Glynn Meara, where camps what can best be described as The Powers That Be of the East, Atlantia, and Trimaris. To provide a quick bit of context: The rough plan for […]