Pennsic creep

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As I look at the schedule for Pennsic, it's looking more and more like the next time we go, whether that's next year or the year after, we should consider going Weds to Weds, or Thurs to Thurs, instead of "second week." Too much is moving earlier, and less is happening late in the week. It's the order meeting announcement that has set me off in this particular case. All four of the orders to which either jducoeur or I belong will have met before we get on site this year. And the days of a big splashy Great Court on the final Saturday are long gone (and we're supposed to be off-site by then anyway). I'm hearing from friends that breakdown starts in some camps on Friday nowadays! The times are a-changin'.

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[hfcougar.livejournal.com]

I've never tried the whole two week haul - I doubt I have it in me. I arrived on Friday last year and plan to again this year, which is working really well. I don't miss the weekend stuff and I'm already on the ground running for War Week. And I haven't been there so long that I'm already worn out before War Week even arrives.

I am also a Friday packer, but not as hard core as many others - I like to spend a lot of Friday saying goodbyes and helping others tear stuff down, so I don't get much of my own stuff packed. I do really enjoy the "last night" atmosphere on Friday night as everyone drinks it, eats it, or burns it.

What worked best of all for me, but is unlikely I'll ever get to do again, because of the convergence as Pennsic moved one week earlier and Falconridge moved one week later - I took the full two weeks off of work one year, let them think I was leaving on Sunday, but actually left on Wednesday. So much easier.