After reading some of the posts on my blog, I realise that I've spent more time ranting than actually putting any works in. That's annoying as 1) many of the rants seem fairly pointless and I wrote when I was just a bit bored and 2) I created this blog for my work and to express thoughts which are a little more interesting than random pointless complaints.
However, as I am here and I've had a small brain wave, I will enlighten the world with my most recent thought.
Larp season is upon us (Congregation of guilds, Healers event, Parliament, Heartland games...and others which I am too much of a coward to attend as I'm not a fighty person (rather a healer instead).
But now two thoughts begin to creep into my mind during my preparation for these events.
1) How to keep warm....the very first event I had gone to, I had never been camping before, and I had absolutely no idea what to take or do. I nearly died of hyperthermia, which was fun. Oh and I forgot to take the right food so I lived on cup a soups. I can now never look at a low budget cupasoup without feeling incredibly cold. However, Tom and I have been discussing and...lesson learnt, prepare to take every blanket and every duvet available and pad out the tent enough to cause us both to lie all warm and fuzzy on the freezing nights. Yes, the thermals will be packed and I don't care how dorky they look, even if I do look like Old Man Jimbob with them pulled up to my waist (I got size large cos there was no small to choose from).
The second thought is, is it wrong that at least 2000 people who attend these events would much rather play a character who has to worry about their life, getting shived up in the middle of the night, and have to fend for their lives against the elements, rather than worry about bills, rent and everyday problems.
Tom, I and the rest of the GTC (Good Trading Company) seem to agree on the fact that we feel sooo much more comfortable as the people we create in the fantasy world.
I feel so much more confident and relaxed as Narween Raulo (half-elf healer from the city of Bonsari) than myself. Tom has booked all his time off specifically just to be able to attend these events and has even sacrificed his weekend so we could all go to the Feast a few days ago.
I have to admit, it's a hobby which is GEEKY as hell...but god it's a lot of fun!
