What a whirlwind
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vinceconawayJust the way I like it!
I drove from Colorado to New York, with visits in St Louis, Ohio, and Pennsic interspersed. I then performed a fantastic weekend at the New York Renaissance Faire, finishing at 7pm on Sunday and immediately driving back to Pennsic. I arrived at 2am, buzzed around site a bit, and then spent a full day recovering on Monday. It seems that, while I'm still young enough to do such stupid and foolish things, I'm not so young to pull them off with the grace I once mustered.
Pennsic was splendid, but oddly truncated; I usually spend 8-12 days there and this year's 5 was a bit odd. I missed a lot (and I mean a *lot*) of people I normally get a chance to see, which was a shame. But I did have a lovely time, and the brief bit of busking I did went delightfully. Or maybe blissfully, to maintain the alliteration.
From Pennsic I decamped to Brooklyn (yes, that Brooklyn) to meet up with my good friends Jamie and Katie Haeuser, who were visiting The City in order to get Katie ensconced in an apartment. We hit Manhattan for an amazing dinner, finishing off with cocktails (I switched to non-alcoholic after my dinner drink, being a good boy and a driver).
I then had a second wonderful weekend at the NY Faire, despite a rainy Sunday. That rain made life interesting when I drove into Newark to meet my friend Truly for dinner, since the city was flooding and water was pouring up out of the storm drains. It was a great visit regardless, and despite the continuing uncooperative weather I had an uneventful drive back to Ohio. I'm now visiting my parents for a few days, having seen them for about 48 hours total since January, before heading to the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival next weekend.
The next few weeks will include more visits to Ohio, both northern and southern, as well as some time in Toronto. The saga continues!
I drove from Colorado to New York, with visits in St Louis, Ohio, and Pennsic interspersed. I then performed a fantastic weekend at the New York Renaissance Faire, finishing at 7pm on Sunday and immediately driving back to Pennsic. I arrived at 2am, buzzed around site a bit, and then spent a full day recovering on Monday. It seems that, while I'm still young enough to do such stupid and foolish things, I'm not so young to pull them off with the grace I once mustered.
Pennsic was splendid, but oddly truncated; I usually spend 8-12 days there and this year's 5 was a bit odd. I missed a lot (and I mean a *lot*) of people I normally get a chance to see, which was a shame. But I did have a lovely time, and the brief bit of busking I did went delightfully. Or maybe blissfully, to maintain the alliteration.
From Pennsic I decamped to Brooklyn (yes, that Brooklyn) to meet up with my good friends Jamie and Katie Haeuser, who were visiting The City in order to get Katie ensconced in an apartment. We hit Manhattan for an amazing dinner, finishing off with cocktails (I switched to non-alcoholic after my dinner drink, being a good boy and a driver).
I then had a second wonderful weekend at the NY Faire, despite a rainy Sunday. That rain made life interesting when I drove into Newark to meet my friend Truly for dinner, since the city was flooding and water was pouring up out of the storm drains. It was a great visit regardless, and despite the continuing uncooperative weather I had an uneventful drive back to Ohio. I'm now visiting my parents for a few days, having seen them for about 48 hours total since January, before heading to the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival next weekend.
The next few weeks will include more visits to Ohio, both northern and southern, as well as some time in Toronto. The saga continues!
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Date: 2011-08-16 01:57 pm (UTC)On a side note - that dulcimer I got? It's a June Apple 16/15. I will start taking group lessons with a lovely lady named Jody Marshall in mid-Sept.
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Date: 2011-08-16 06:25 pm (UTC)It was a lovely few weeks, and a good Pennsic, I hope to run across you there sometime :)
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Date: 2011-08-17 02:00 am (UTC)