Let me say....HOLY CRAP!!! I completely forgot this existed! And to my imaginary reader, I'm sorry. I will never abandon you again. Now to begin my second post...
I suppose if I'm going to post once a year about my involvement in the SCA, I might as well start with the big question. Why?
That is a very good question. I'm going to be honest...I don't particularly like medieval. Don't get me wrong, I do. But if I had to choose, I would pick a more medieval-fantasy atmosphere. I've been working on my persona for ages and whenever I look at histories, garb, lifestyles, etc., all I think is 'eh'. My ideal garb would be something straight out of Lord of the Rings but alas, tis not period (and I've looked).
So why do I love the SCA? Well, I do like the artsy fartsy side. I knit both mundanely and period. I'm terrible at it, but I would like to learn to sew something passable. I've dabbled in chain-mail, wire weaving, pewter casting, drop spindle,calligraphy, and so much more and loved it all. But what I love most is being the hero of my own story. As a kid, my heroes were Power Rangers, Beetleborgs, and Xena. Growing up, I fell in love with Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. I wanted to run away with the Doctor and explore Pandora with Neytiri. I wanted adventure and I wanted to be the hero.
When I'm Jillian, I'm a college student working on a degree that is going to be dead useless in the future and can't find a job to save my life. When I'm Aine inghean Fhearghuis, I'm a 16th century Irish pirate with nothing ahead of me but the open sea and adventure. Jillian is eaten alive by insecurities and depression with the feeling that her life is falling apart all around her. Aine is free.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Friday, June 22, 2012
Once Upon A Time....
Let me start at the beginning. I am a proud member and rapier fighter in the SCA. I got involved when I started University two years ago (2010). I came across a student organization that acted as a sort of introduction to the SCA and I couldn't help but become intrigued. By my first event in December, I was hooked and haven't looked back
As of this first post, I've been rapier fighting since December 2010, authorized since December 2011 (still waiting on my auth card though). I'm getting pressure from every side to dabble in heavy fighting and to get secondary auths. While a dagger auth is tempting, I'd still like to get good at single rapier first. I've also learned the very basics of chainmail and various other A&S crafts, though the only one I'm deeply involved in is knitting, which I'd been doing LONG before I knew the SCA. I am also in the middle of putting together my own rapier gear and first set of decent garb, which is a challenge in that I don't sew! At least, not until now. So here we go.....
As of this first post, I've been rapier fighting since December 2010, authorized since December 2011 (still waiting on my auth card though). I'm getting pressure from every side to dabble in heavy fighting and to get secondary auths. While a dagger auth is tempting, I'd still like to get good at single rapier first. I've also learned the very basics of chainmail and various other A&S crafts, though the only one I'm deeply involved in is knitting, which I'd been doing LONG before I knew the SCA. I am also in the middle of putting together my own rapier gear and first set of decent garb, which is a challenge in that I don't sew! At least, not until now. So here we go.....
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