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Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety-jig
Aug. 12th, 2007 08:05 pmHome from Pennsic. Finally. Not unpacked yet, but alive and in one piece.
Pennsic was wet. And rainy. And muggy, and muddy, and did I mention wet? Soggy, even. I think my toes may never be fully clean again.
That said, it was also much fun. Two of my four classes were overwhelmed by torrential rain, but at least I was prepared for the classes. And the classes that weren't rained out went rather well. I managed to get my dance booklets and CDs put together in time, and sold a decent number (much to my surprise). I went to a fascinating class on salads in 16th Century Italian cooking, and I have a new translation project that's occupying my mind. I learned the beginner-basics of fingerloop braiding, and did more shopping than I probably should have, and had some pleasant social time with my camp-mates, and saw an amazing commedia dell'arte show.
I got to visit briefly with the friends I met in the Barony of Blackstone Mountain, and was again invited to their big late-spring camping event. I've also been invited to teach at a dance event in Tennessee, which is a bit surprising - I still tend to think of myself as a pinch-hitter and sidekick when it comes to teaching dance. And, the biggest surprise to me (thanks to my campmates' consummate skill at dissembling), at East Kingdom Court their majesties inducted me into the Order of the Maunche, our kingdom's order of achievement in arts and sciences. I'm still kind of overwhelmed and excited - it's not at all something I was expecting at this point.
But I am home now, and dry, and enjoying being back with my cats and my sofa and electric lights and climate control. And, alas, no hope of catching up on LJ. So, did I miss anything particularly significant or exciting?
Pennsic was wet. And rainy. And muggy, and muddy, and did I mention wet? Soggy, even. I think my toes may never be fully clean again.
That said, it was also much fun. Two of my four classes were overwhelmed by torrential rain, but at least I was prepared for the classes. And the classes that weren't rained out went rather well. I managed to get my dance booklets and CDs put together in time, and sold a decent number (much to my surprise). I went to a fascinating class on salads in 16th Century Italian cooking, and I have a new translation project that's occupying my mind. I learned the beginner-basics of fingerloop braiding, and did more shopping than I probably should have, and had some pleasant social time with my camp-mates, and saw an amazing commedia dell'arte show.
I got to visit briefly with the friends I met in the Barony of Blackstone Mountain, and was again invited to their big late-spring camping event. I've also been invited to teach at a dance event in Tennessee, which is a bit surprising - I still tend to think of myself as a pinch-hitter and sidekick when it comes to teaching dance. And, the biggest surprise to me (thanks to my campmates' consummate skill at dissembling), at East Kingdom Court their majesties inducted me into the Order of the Maunche, our kingdom's order of achievement in arts and sciences. I'm still kind of overwhelmed and excited - it's not at all something I was expecting at this point.
But I am home now, and dry, and enjoying being back with my cats and my sofa and electric lights and climate control. And, alas, no hope of catching up on LJ. So, did I miss anything particularly significant or exciting?
