My dear vampire-LARPers...

Mar 09, 2015 23:30

I just have to put this here, if not for my own memory. I love my LARP-friends, so so so so dearly. No matter if they're 30 years old or 15 years old. We are of ALL ages in that LARP-club. I think that is what makes it such a great club, all them different ages and experiences. We oldies help the young, and the young keeps us oldies young... Sorta. If you all get what I mean? To go there, even if I might play a serial killer vampire that night... It's still the highlight of my month. Just to meet all them people.

I've never really seen me as a brilliant LARPer, or actor for that matter. Since that's what you do pretty much. I just do this because I think it's fun. Yeah, there's a few guys that apparently love playing with me / against me. But I never gave it much thought. Apparently... they did. :-D

Every time we end a chapter, the GM's ask if there's anyone we players feel have done a good job and should get a boost for their character. Apparently some of the oldies new players felt I deserved that. o.O WOW! I'm touched to see that, really. Might not make much sense to anyone that hasn't been involved in a LARP, but I got both touched and tickled to see that. :-)

So here's what they said (Emma is my real given name):

Johnsson has been a GM in the past, and he was one of those that started the LARP 15-16 years ago or so. He's also one of the BEST LARPers I've ever acted against. So to get such nice words from him? Means the world!

Emma - I always know I'll have a very fun LARP when Emma is present. The development between our characters have been a lot of fun to follow and I hope our plans together will continue. Emma should also be praised for all the after work she is doing since most of the time I see her with the dishes at the end of the LARP and most others have gone home.

Thirre was one of the first female LARPers I meet when I started 2001. She is a gorgeous woman, really funny... And scary clever. A wonderful LARPer and actor. And she's the GM of the post-apocalyptic LARP I go to each summer, so to say she got one vivid imagination would be an understatement. She's really REALLY good! She made a list of LARPers she thought were good at acting. Including me.

Acting - These LARPers have shown acting skills either through a variety of characters and/or through different situations where the acting they've shown/done has really given a clear picture of their characters concept and personality.

Then both Tobbe, who has been around in the LARP for YEARS as well, and Lucas one of the younger and newer LARPers made a list each as well, just listing different LARPers and what they thought they were good at.

Tobbe put me down as a LARPer with Good acting skills.

Lukas put me down for Good acting and initiative.

All these things might sound a bit silly for anyone not involved with any LARPing, but for me it meant the world and really warmed my heart. :-) Silly? Maybe.

My goal now is to get my leg as good as possible so I can go to the LARP this Saturday and hug them all! You gotta have a goal right? I can walk moderately well with crutches, so it's not an impossible goal!

And, just because I can, have a few YouTube-vids and links that I've found interesting since last!

Anyone who follows me or peting73 on Instagram knows we suffer a fangirl in the house. Alexandra has turned into a Frozen fangirl of EPIC proportions. Not even joking. I've seen that movie by this point more times than I can count. Nearly every day she comes pulling on me. "Princess, mom! Want to watch Princesses!" which in Alexandra-speak means Frozen. We've tried to show her other Disney-movies, and they work for a little bit, but she always returns to Frozen. So when steinsgrrl sent me this...? I could relate. A bit to well, actually...

We are all this mom... (Snowed in with a Frozen-crazy girl)

I did include a vid about crazy swedes in my last post, and here's another vid about swedish costumes and habits. It's a really fun song! And if you think they joke in the song, I'll promise you they don't. :-D

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I've ended up following more and more body-positivity bloggers, vlogers and basically people online. Considering I've struggled with my low self confidence for years since I was bullied in school. I founds this. And not only is that girl DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!! Listen to her. And listen well.

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It's people liker her, my LARP friends who keep telling me how gorgeous I am, and my family who has given the confidence I HAVE gained today. :-) The confidence to decide to buy THIS bikini this summer. I have saved up. I can afford it. I will have it as soon as a LARP-friend or my best friend gets a chance to get over here and take my measurements. :-)

This entry is crossposted between LJ and DW. Comment where you are comfortable.


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