QRC - The good, the bad and the ugly
Survived my first QRC including all of the pomp and circumstance.
The GOOD:
- Having fun with friends
- Seeing Tony actually win a few rounds in the Bear Pit
- Seeing Tony so happy after he purchased a new rapier from Thorpe
- Having a chance to fence people I've never fenced before
- And number ONE was having the opportunity to really watch Don Christian fence
(His skill with a blade is a beauty to behold. Such economy of movement. Nothing wasted. Something to emulate)
the BAD:
- The storm that took out the lights during feast
- The threatened tornados
- Seeing the blade on the sword Tony literally JUST purchased from Thorpe bend significantly (although, to his credit, Thorpe did replace the blade immediately).
the UGLY:
- My fencing -- I don't know what happened today, but my fencing reached new levels of LOW today. I'd like to blame being exhausted and in agony from the performance on Friday night, but once I got moving, I felt relatively okay. I fenced Helena a few times and it was utterly pathetic. But she was kind and said she saw improvement. My only half-way match was against a lovely woman with extremely short hair. She was quite good. We had a double kill and then she killed me off, but at least I didn't feel like I was standing around being a human pin cushion.
Well, Tuesday is another day. George has promised me a match. Despite him being a member of Steel Therapy, I've never had a chance to fence him. I am not really sure what his skill level is (although I can almost guarantee he's better than I am), but he's someone different. Maybe I'll learn something. Hopefully whatever slump I was in today will be over by then.
Monday - I face the dentist. FRACK!!! Maybe I can use HIM for a pin cushion.
The GOOD:
- Having fun with friends
- Seeing Tony actually win a few rounds in the Bear Pit
- Seeing Tony so happy after he purchased a new rapier from Thorpe
- Having a chance to fence people I've never fenced before
- And number ONE was having the opportunity to really watch Don Christian fence
(His skill with a blade is a beauty to behold. Such economy of movement. Nothing wasted. Something to emulate)
the BAD:
- The storm that took out the lights during feast
- The threatened tornados
- Seeing the blade on the sword Tony literally JUST purchased from Thorpe bend significantly (although, to his credit, Thorpe did replace the blade immediately).
the UGLY:
- My fencing -- I don't know what happened today, but my fencing reached new levels of LOW today. I'd like to blame being exhausted and in agony from the performance on Friday night, but once I got moving, I felt relatively okay. I fenced Helena a few times and it was utterly pathetic. But she was kind and said she saw improvement. My only half-way match was against a lovely woman with extremely short hair. She was quite good. We had a double kill and then she killed me off, but at least I didn't feel like I was standing around being a human pin cushion.
Well, Tuesday is another day. George has promised me a match. Despite him being a member of Steel Therapy, I've never had a chance to fence him. I am not really sure what his skill level is (although I can almost guarantee he's better than I am), but he's someone different. Maybe I'll learn something. Hopefully whatever slump I was in today will be over by then.
Monday - I face the dentist. FRACK!!! Maybe I can use HIM for a pin cushion.