I have been to many events, and have many crazy stories to go along with them.
Windwyrm May Days
After my first week at university I found a table in the main atrium with a group of people who did Medieval Recreation. This was my first introduction to the SCA, and when I showed up to a fighter practice I realised that this was for me. They told me of a "coronet" tournament and ask if I would like to join them for the next one. Very excited I agreed, and we piled 4 people with two armour bags and alot of other stuff into a little Nissan Stanza. When we got there it felt a little like unpacking a clown car. At the event I was having a lot of fun, helping decorate the feast hall after watching some heavy fighting. The theme for that night's feast was Japanese, and many people dresses to match and I was enjoying every moment of it, until I needed use of the garderobe. There Li Xia and I found a "gauntlet" of boys with chopsticks. As we passed by they attempted to pinch us with chopsticks. The worst of them chased us around, and our jokes about him being a pig did not even phase him. As the night ended, and we helped clean up the hall, he came up and appologized, posed to kiss my hand, but licked it instead. Shortly after my words echoed through the emptying hall "He's not a pig, he's a dog"!
The event was wonderful and it gave way to the infamous caravaning after-revel. The first attempt was done in the hotel room, however "Bill" the security guard kindly asked the people who were not registered in the room to leave. Immediately the rooms were vacated and everyone piled into vehicles following the leader to the next location. The next stop did not even happen, as the lady of the house was not ready to entertain fifty or so of her lord's friend at the wee hours of the morning. On to our final destination, and the party was just getting started. One Baroness discovered that wicker chairs are dangerous things. While she was quietly enjoying her drink she found herself squished under four knights who just happened by. After composing herself from her laughing fit, she scrambled to her feet and got away from the evil chair. Watching a nice comfortable spot to sit come open I sat in the evil chair, thinking that this being my second event the knights would not waste their time squishing me. Someone walked by and warned me about the dangers of sitting there, and I replied that I thought they would be too busy to bother. Well perhaps I should of taken the warning as I shortly found myself squished under the weight of those four knights. I then move to a stationary wicker "basket chair" however the ride was not much better has it was on springs. I am glad I was not overly enjoying the alcohol, or I would have been sick from the bumpy ride!
I generally do not spend much time outside, because the sun and I do not agree on what colour I should be. I believe that I am perfectly fine with paler skin, and the sun thinks I should be bright red, and my friend Li Xia ha the same arguement. So at our first Kingdom level event, a camping event, the first thing we did in the morning is put on the sunscreen. However the dangerous thing about having too much fun is that you forget to reapply sunscreen. Li Xia went out to the archery lanes and spent most of her time learnign to shoot, while I spent my time waterbearing. That night we both felt unusually warm, but enjoyed it instead of being cold. In the morning, we discovered the horrors of sunbruns. Li Xia woke up and had to peel her back off her sleeping bag. When I woke up and went to the showers it look like I was wearing a bright red bib, with bright red blush. The week afterwards the blistering began and I swore to never wear exposing garb to an outdoor event again...and I never have. To this day, any time I get to warm, or expose those areas to the sun for more than a few minutes the red reappears.
I am not leaving much to this story. All that really needs to be said is that drinking water is not enough if fighting in high heat. Remember if you are sweating, you will begin to experience hypovolemia, meaning you need water AND electrolites. If not, you will become very sick , not be able to drink any water and visit a hospital shortly after. Viscount Angar and House Ravenspeak are my heros forever!