I sent these out to most lists...but there's a few not on them, so...

Altavia Anniversary & Investiture
http://www.nettleleaf.net/2008/AltAnn

May Potrero
http://www.nettleleaf.net/2008/Potrero

Caid Open Archery
http://www.nettleleaf.net/2008/CaidOpen

Coronation & Queen's Champion in Wintermist
http://www.nettleleaf.net/2008/SpCoronQC

http://www.nettleleaf.net/2008/SpFotR

I think I got pictures of most of the performers. dieppe had my camera during opening court.

There's a video...it's hi-larious. It's Ban-dal's complete performance (both songs).

Posted at:

http://www.nettleleaf.net/Yule

Enjoy.

Gakked from usqueba.

Got back from GWW yesterday afternoon. It was a great weekend with lots of fond memories.


Beautiful site with a large lake out in the middle of nowhere with almost no sign of modern life
The point on the jetty walking back from the range where you can look out on the lake and see only a Viking encampment (see pic below)
A long archery range that allowed us to do a couple night shoots which were awesome!
Watching "flaming" arrows made with glowsticks fly through the air
Finishing the Grandmasters Tourney at 2:55pm on Saturday
Seeing a new threat on the archery circuit emerge
Announcing the winners of the shoots at court on Saturday and finally presenting the bow long promised to jillaw from the Academy of Archers
A great camp filled with old friends and new
Lots of grass, clear skies with infinite stars and a view of the milky way
Auggie's vigil
The yummy meals planned by our camp parents (OMG salomn cakes and chicken dumplings!)
Skippy's banana apology
Bunny of Seville duet
Crouching Deja Hidden Tigger
Lyondemere shadow puppets, complete with soundtrack
The Lyondemere "L" in the veggies on Sunday
Bonding with LaLa, shopping with Morghan, and spending time with a others I haven't spent a lot of before
Pornographic fire
Deja's apprenticing ceremony
The atmosphere, laughter and joy of 32 people sharing a meal cramped in the baronial pavilion Saturday night
The "Lyondeblob" of the barony and two households on each side
Satanic lunches, chicken in a biskit, and bacon frosting (they go together, jpathomas!)

Not so Good
Having to hold the cord or knob in the shower truck to get the water to run
The merchant layout was a bit funny with some pointed outwards and no good view of merchants from the Great Western Road (the grass one)
Not a lot of signs around to mark the road ways
Since the archery range was so far from everything it took forever to get things (waterbearing delivered two 5 gallon jugs marked Gatorade and water, both were water, we never did get the Gatorade)

The site:


I'm glad GWW is back. I missed it a lot last year. Although there were less people there this year, it was a wonderful war and I hope it continues to grow.

It's 6:40am and I'm up, and awake. That's 6:40am EASTERN mind you. The clock on the laptop still says 3:41am. Wow.

I heard last night via text message probably right after the final round that kris_edric won Caid Crown Tourney for jillaw. Huzzah! It will be another fun six...well eight really...months. I wish I could have been there to see it.

I heard this morning that master_jamal is the new King's Champion. Huzzah again! Getting closer each time...

Time to finish getting ready so I can be at the airport in an hour to catch the bus into DC and start my whirlwind day as a tourist before training starts!

Here they are:

Lyondemere Anniversary



Queen's Champion Archery

I haven't done any of the color corrections on these yet, but I wanted to post pictures just so I had something there. I'll get around to editing the pictures and uploading everything all nice next week.

http://www.nettleleaf.net/KWHSS

If you'd like one edited and emailed to you, just let me know.

Enjoy!

I JUST got home from work.  Now, at 10 after 6pm.  I got there at 7am.  Yesterday was a 9 hour day, today almost 10.5.  I know, not much compared to a few people lately, but a lot for me!  It's rare I have to do more than 8 hours.  Now I've 25 minutes in which to relax and get ready for archery.

In other news, I bought a DragonWing sunshade from someone on Caid List.  I'm going to pick it up after Quidditch on Sunday.  Saturday is Disneyland.  I'm trying to find crash space so I don't have to drive the 90 miles round trip on Sunday.

[Poll #972385]

I gave this poll to the Captains of Archery in Caid. I'd like to get input from everyone, since it won't be just them taking the classes.

Class descriptions:

Archery Form Analysis - Taught by nationally certified archery instructors, this class will give archers an opportunity to work with a coach looking specifically at their form. This class will teach archers the 12-step form and how to apply it to traditional archery. 3-5 instructors will be available to work with archers 1:1. Must be an authorized archer to attend.

Speed End Techniques - This class will teach various techniques used by the fastest archers in the Kingdom for speed ends. Various techniques will be demonstrated and taught. Must be an authorized archer to attend.

Archery for Beginners - This will be a 2 hour class (first class Saturday morning) that will go over basic safety as it applies to archery in the SCA. Archers will be taught basic form and the class will conclude with the completion of the safety test and practical authorization.

Archery for Youth and Teens - May occur at the same time as the Beginners class, but with a focus on youth archery. More coaches would be available to help improve skills and form. May end with either youth authorization or Junior Royal Round for score, depending on the skill level, authorization status and wants of the youth attending. May also conclude with a balloon game or other novelty.

Designing a Novelty Shoot - Practical version of the lecture class. This would start with a concept for a game and go through shooting with an idea and developing it into a game that could work at a tournament.

Practical Range Marshalling - For RMITs or RMs who are looking for a brush up. This class would be devoted to skills used while on the range including voice heralding for commands, watching a line of archers, scripts for calling various ends, safety and other concerns. May also go through an authorization example. Attendees could get multiple items from the RMIT Training Checklist signed off by a Senior Marshal.

Unicorn Archery Challenge - Archers would have the opportunity to spend an hour working with the Inter Kingdom Unicorn Archer Challenge. This years challenge is a castle window shoot and begins at 10 yards. Once an archer has achieved 10 arrows (one end) on the target, they move back to 20 yards. Repeat as needed. Scores will be submitted to the Keeper of the Scores for the Challenge.

Other - please post a comment if you have other ideas.

NOTE: We do not have teachers for all of these classes! If you or someone you recommend would like to teach a class (one of those listed above or another class) please let me know! Class proposals are due to me on May 10th for the September Collegium. The class proposal sheet can be downloaded from www.collegiumcaidis.org.