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LOOO-CIE! I'm HOOOME!
Sunday, August 20, 2006

Here it is, 4am and I should be in bed. I got in at about 2:30 am from Pennsic and had a lovely time even if my cell phone is still in Pennsylvania at the Eat'n Park (they're gonna mail it back to me.)

For those who are confused, the Pennsic War is an annual Society for Creative Anachronisms (SCA) event. The SCA is a kind of medieval appreciation society. Pennsic is the annual war for the 'debatable lands'.
While there is in fact fighting happening (all sorts of melee weaponry as well as cannons and archery) there is also classes in a large variety of subjects all relating to medieval societies in some way, from various social inpacts from the Plague, to sign language for SCA events, to how to make glass beads and all points in between.
There is also...shopping. You can buy all sorts of goodies. Weaponry (swords, lances, bows, knives etc), armour, clothing, fabrics, books of medieval subjects, jewlery, t-shirts, pattern books, stuffed animals (including Plage Rats!) and comic books poking fun at the SCA.
While I'm not an SCA member, most of my friends are, and I was finally talked into going to Pennsic about four years ago and had a great time--inspite of the rain (folks were mud-surfing in the roads that year) and inspite of the heat (high 90's and the same in humidity) and having to use porta-potties (aka: people boxes or porta-thrones).
The event is just awesome to see. Over 11,000 folks this year, many staying in peroid canvas tents and having fun making their encampments into "home" for two weeks a year. Take a look at some from last year: http://www.pennsic.net/cgi-bin/pennsic/photos05.cgi?cat=camps
Well, I'm kinda brain-dead now, so I'm gonna toddle off to bed...real soon now.

COMMENTS

Sunday, August 20, 2006 11:08 PM

RESE

Ohh, a plague rat? We be needing one of those since the dancing/singing one for Halloween done lost its cohesion from the heat/hot; i.e. done fell apart. Be there fleas, and such?

Sunday, August 20, 2006 11:02 PM

RESE

Rather like a Rennaissance Faire, without the fair part? But shopping? That sounds like fun!

Glad you're home, lack of brain, and all!

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