Confusion and a book

Ok, I opened my web browser for a reason, but I can't remember what it was.  None of the stuff lying around the PC is helping me remember, and the cats refuse to speak.  I hate it when that happens...

Since I'm here...  I finished a book right before leaving for Vinland Raids:

17. A Hat Full of Sky - Terry Pratchett [797/1494 53.34%]

Terry Pratchett's third young adult Discworld book is my favorite so far.  I'm a fan of Granny Weatherwax so her appearance here was a big plus.  For some reason, maybe I really got into the story or my defenses were down, but one chapter (#9) really blew me away.  Not what I usually expect from a Pratchett story, but a pleasant surprise.  (Just reread the chapter; same effect - it's an extremely powerful bit of writing).

Confusion and a book

Ok, I opened my web browser for a reason, but I can't remember what it was.  None of the stuff lying around the PC is helping me remember, and the cats refuse to speak.  I hate it when that happens...

Since I'm here...  I finished a book right before leaving for Vinland Raids:

17. A Hat Full of Sky - Terry Pratchett [797/1494 53.34%]

Terry Pratchett's third young adult Discworld book is my favorite so far.  I'm a fan of Granny Weatherwax so her appearance here was a big plus.  For some reason, maybe I really got into the story or my defenses were down, but one chapter (#9) really blew me away.  Not what I usually expect from a Pratchett story, but a pleasant surprise.  (Just reread the chapter; same effect - it's an extremely powerful bit of writing).

Too many events

The calendar is getting crowded again.  We've got too many really active groups in the region, which is normally a good thing. 

If we count all the cantons, we've got 26 groups in the region.  If they each have two events a year, then we could fill every weekend of the year - of course some holiday weekends won't be used usually, and very little happens during in August because of Pennsic...  Unfortunately (for scheduling) most of these groups have more then two events.  For example we have four that make it onto the EK calendar. 

So now we get things like this September, where three neighboring groups (Hartshorn-dale, Bhakail, Iron Bog) are each trying to have fighting, fencing, A&S, dancing events on the same weekend *sigh*.  In this case, two of them are demo/events being held in conjunction with non-SCA sponsored events, so we had no control over the date.  Still, all three will suffer because of the overlap.

Too many events

The calendar is getting crowded again.  We've got too many really active groups in the region, which is normally a good thing. 

If we count all the cantons, we've got 26 groups in the region.  If they each have two events a year, then we could fill every weekend of the year - of course some holiday weekends won't be used usually, and very little happens during in August because of Pennsic...  Unfortunately (for scheduling) most of these groups have more then two events.  For example we have four that make it onto the EK calendar. 

So now we get things like this September, where three neighboring groups (Hartshorn-dale, Bhakail, Iron Bog) are each trying to have fighting, fencing, A&S, dancing events on the same weekend *sigh*.  In this case, two of them are demo/events being held in conjunction with non-SCA sponsored events, so we had no control over the date.  Still, all three will suffer because of the overlap.