For that it is Spring...
Today the SCA is 55 years old. NOT 56 years old -- today is the first day of Anno Societatis LVI, or in other words, the Society is beginning its 56th year of existence. It's come a long way from that very first "international tournament."
And tomorrow is the 40th birthday of the Kingdom of Atlantia! Huzzah and Vivat!!
Today Atlantia actually had a Crown Tournament to choose Heirs!! This is a bigger deal than it normally is because of the pandemic. Normally we have Coronations in April and October and Crown Tourneys in May and November. Our current King and Queen stepped up in April 2020, shortly after the plague hit, and they have served twice as long as they originally signed up for. The Society's board of directors granted a variance for us to have a very lightly attended Crown Tourney -- only the combatants, consorts, and event staff were allowed to be there in person, and the rest of us had to watch on YouTube. Fortunately, the live-streaming technology worked way out there in the middle of rural North Carolina and Atlantians got to see the fighters compete under a gorgeous blue sky. Several of my friends participated in the tech team.
The rest of the SCA's live events are still on hold until the end of May. Storvik will "reopen" the Kingdom with Novice Tourney on the first Saturday of June, but the county authorities are capping our attendance at 50 people, even though the wide-open outdoor site can easily accommodate ten times that number. We shall see what happens. We will have fighting, but not the full complement of activities.
In other news, my church has chosen a developmental minister to stay for a few years and work on our issues and internal drama. Today is the 50th birthday of A.J., the only grandson of my late ex-landlord (he was, what, 21 when I met him?). The boy toy will get his second Pfizer vaccine next Tuesday.
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And tomorrow is the 40th birthday of the Kingdom of Atlantia! Huzzah and Vivat!!
Today Atlantia actually had a Crown Tournament to choose Heirs!! This is a bigger deal than it normally is because of the pandemic. Normally we have Coronations in April and October and Crown Tourneys in May and November. Our current King and Queen stepped up in April 2020, shortly after the plague hit, and they have served twice as long as they originally signed up for. The Society's board of directors granted a variance for us to have a very lightly attended Crown Tourney -- only the combatants, consorts, and event staff were allowed to be there in person, and the rest of us had to watch on YouTube. Fortunately, the live-streaming technology worked way out there in the middle of rural North Carolina and Atlantians got to see the fighters compete under a gorgeous blue sky. Several of my friends participated in the tech team.
The rest of the SCA's live events are still on hold until the end of May. Storvik will "reopen" the Kingdom with Novice Tourney on the first Saturday of June, but the county authorities are capping our attendance at 50 people, even though the wide-open outdoor site can easily accommodate ten times that number. We shall see what happens. We will have fighting, but not the full complement of activities.
In other news, my church has chosen a developmental minister to stay for a few years and work on our issues and internal drama. Today is the 50th birthday of A.J., the only grandson of my late ex-landlord (he was, what, 21 when I met him?). The boy toy will get his second Pfizer vaccine next Tuesday.
Over and out. This entry was originally posted at https://luscious-purple.dreamwidth.org/272204.html. Please feel free to comment either here or there.