urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:life_of_tom life_of_tom life_of_tom 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:life_of_tom:55622 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z Monstering the Jackals' event was fun. It was in Oxfordshire, so it was good to go through there and feel all nostalgic. As I don't really have a base there anymore with my father having relocated up north to Wendsleydale, I haven't been back there all that much, so that was good- something about the shape of the land and the trees that grow on it felt very nice and familiar. <br /><br />It also turned out that a load of people who hadn't been to a larp event in ages were there, and that too was fantastic. One of those (who I knew about in advance) was Ben, who I've conspired to not see for about two years (ridiculous oversight on my part) so that was good. It was also pretty cool to see everyone else who was there, although as some friends were playing I didn't get to see everyone as much as we would have liked. There were also a few people kicking around in the monster crew who I kind of knew a bit, but had more of a chance to talk to and get to know, which was very nice.<br /><br />I'm at Ben's now, which has been cool. After the event I had a chance to watched him do some horsemanship stuff for a friend, which I don't know much about. I do really enjoy watching someone who is really immersed in something and really good at it too. Then it was back to his new house for sitting down, and pigeon stew with him and Lou. A very nice larp comedown indeed. There'll be more visiting today then back on up to Edinburgh on the train.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to more of this kind of thing in the not too distant future too, I think. No more Larp events for me for a while, but as long as money sorts itself out (it's looking like things will even out soon, and Allie will be able to get herself a better job once some visa things change) then more visits should happen, I think. Might be the other side of Christmas, but we'll see how it goes. Anyone is, of course, welcome to pop on up to Edinburgh any time- it's beautiful in Autumn.