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Last Weekend in the States
Feb. 22nd, 2009 12:48 pmIt's almost time to leave, finally. I'm no longer hypothetically gathering things together to weigh for baggage, but actually packing. Part of this started long ago; before leaving for Seattle I set aside the shirts coming to Italy in order to avoid wearing them in hopes that doing so will give me more time before I tire of them. During my last trip I made a list of things I wished I'd brought and now I'm gathering those as well. Paying bills, organizing everything to be left behind, and running final errands rounds out my to-do list. Tomorrow I get to make the calls to pause my cellphone and auto insurance until May.
Exciting stuff, huh? To liven things up I went to an SCA event yesterday in Canton, Ohio. It's the first Ohio event I've been to in years, since I conceded that group of friends to my ex-wife in the divorce. Since she was running a Cincinnati event that day, however, I figured we wouldn't run into each other.
I had a fantastic time! I saw some friends I hadn't expected to run into, as well as some I'd been hoping to see there. I basically played music all day, which felt wonderful. I've been so focused on the trip and studio editing that I hadn't actually played the dulcimer in over a week, and it was great to bang the rust off of my technique. It also never hurts to have a really positive experience right before heading into uncertainty.
It was such a good experience that I think I'm going to make a point of playing a little more in the SCA. I keep saying that (pretty much every time I go to an event, in fact), but this time I hope it can happen. I think that three years of conceding to Becky one of our hobbies (although I've continued in Canada) is enough and it's time for us both to grow up and move on.
Exciting stuff, huh? To liven things up I went to an SCA event yesterday in Canton, Ohio. It's the first Ohio event I've been to in years, since I conceded that group of friends to my ex-wife in the divorce. Since she was running a Cincinnati event that day, however, I figured we wouldn't run into each other.
I had a fantastic time! I saw some friends I hadn't expected to run into, as well as some I'd been hoping to see there. I basically played music all day, which felt wonderful. I've been so focused on the trip and studio editing that I hadn't actually played the dulcimer in over a week, and it was great to bang the rust off of my technique. It also never hurts to have a really positive experience right before heading into uncertainty.
It was such a good experience that I think I'm going to make a point of playing a little more in the SCA. I keep saying that (pretty much every time I go to an event, in fact), but this time I hope it can happen. I think that three years of conceding to Becky one of our hobbies (although I've continued in Canada) is enough and it's time for us both to grow up and move on.
