So, I know that I haven't been very active updating this blog at all - I'm just lazy by nature - but since I've been reading other people's blogs this early morning I felt like writing an update.
I going away larping on Friday which is going to be exciting since I don't really know the people in my group. I've only met a few of them more than 3 times, some I've only met once and there are 2-3 people that I haven't met at all so I'm quite nervous, but hopefully that will die down when I arrive to the area. I'm going with three other people, whom I've met the most times I think, so at least that feels alright. I wish that it will help me become more bold, and that it'll help me opening up more whist I larp. I really like larping, but I'm not too good at it since I rarely talk with people I don't know really well. The larp I went to in May I just talked and larped with (we were mostly off than in, though) were my friend F. The friend I went with, M, I never even met IN-larp which was quite ... unnerving since the area isn't that but, whatever, when she was out I went to bed and vice versa. This fall when we go again (I was thinking of getting my hands on a smaller tent for only on person, but I don't know where I should ask for a tent to hire..) M's going as a satyr and me, well I'm going as my shaman dryad.. and hopefully people will se that I'm not an elf , because that's really irritating. For example:
I was surrounded by a group of 3-4 orcs when I was going back to the inn.
Orc1: What's this ugly thing *sniffs air*... It smells of soap! (<- yeah, what they mean is that I smell nice, therefore I must be an elf. And orcs hates elves.)
Me: Oh, nononono, there must be something wrong with your nose, kind Sir. I'm not one of the fair people.
Orc2: *obviously not listening* Can we eat it?
My friend: You would eat a tree? Won't you get splinters in your mouths?
Orcs: ???
My friend and I: *starts jabbering, and finally the group loses interest and walk away*
After the larp I'm going up to the small village Venjan in norther Dalarna to our summer house to just relax for a week or two. And after that I'm going to work for my grandmother a bit. I'm going to help her tend to the garden and help her clean her basement. Hopefully I'll find some things there that I can use for something.. I know there are some fabulous 50s jackets down there. Don't know if I can wear them, I might be too big, but I could try them on.
And after that, well... then summer's over and it's time to start my last year of high school. I'm terrified, actually. I don't know how I'm going to make it through really. It's quite scary. But hey - there are some really nice things happening too! My class are going to be in Hair on Stockholms Stadsteater in spring 2011, so I guess my fall is going to be a lot practicing. I, or rather we, don't really know what we are going to do (I think that we'll be playing the Tribe), or if we're going to sing or dance (I hope not. I'm awful at dancing!). But I'm pretty sure that it'll be a very exciting process... And I also secretly hope that my actor crush Albin Flinkas (really talented... and handsome) will be playing a part in the play.. A girl can dream, can't she?
Also I'm going to Cardiff in October. I'm thinking of apply to The University of Glamorgan, which is settled in Wales. I'm going there with my mum, and since the open house (to which we are to attend) I suppose that this trip is a 18's birthday present to me from mum (although I also want some grant for a new computer). Now I guess that the weather isn't going to be as nice as it were when I and the rest of NEMO went there last summer, but hopefully it won't be as cold as it's (probably) going to be here.
Sarah
