From Mercury Omega
I cant really run down the street with a gun and shoot
all the people that make me angry everyday. I cant
drive them over with my car or even buy a really big
sword and hack them all to pieces and hide their
remains in a box. So what do I do with all my pent up
aggression? I get one day a week where i can go
somewhere and spend a few hours beating the crap outta
a few people i know, like and respect every week at
the same bat time and the same bat channel.
Originally thats all that Amtgard was to me until I
got to know a few people who weren't already my
friends. After that Amtgard grew on me like a pair
old sweaty gym socks that I just couldnt do without.
I think I could even go so far as to call what I love
to do each saturday, and sometimes on sunday, an
addiction. It may sound kinda cheesy but I honestly
look foreward to those few hours I get to spend with
my friends each week. Its a few hours where i dont
have to worry about any of the crap that bothers me in
the mundane world. Its a few hours where I can just
be at peace and have a good time. Its a few hours I
can spend with my friends and some who've grown on me
even as family. Its a few hours of weekly bliss. Its
a few hours I can even get out and exercise.
Now thats just the game all alone. I dont think I
could sit down and describe all the countless and
priceless experiences I've had with some of the people
in my family of The Rising Winds. I know as I call
The Rising Winds my family some of you may not know me
personally, like me, or may never even herd of me
before. But reguardless of what I mean to each of
you, you all mean something important to me. Amtgard
is divided up into familys. Theres the Emerald Hills,
the Celestial Kingdom, the Burning Lands and countless
other familys inside and outside this game. I am damn
proud that I can call The Rising Winds not only my
Dutchy, my home, but also my family.
Now without Amtgard could I go along my daily life?
Yes. If I didnt take those few hours out each weekend
could I still be perfectly fine? Probably, but
Amtgard is just one of those things in life that i
relish in and enjoy every moment of. Its one of those
things that after your done you can sit down and say
"ah, now that was fun." Its one of the things I can
truly enjoy doing reguardless of the way i felt before
i got there. Its one of those things that makes life
THAT MUCH BETTER.
I think I'll stop with this because reguardless of
what I type and weather or not it makes sense to each
of you it makes sense to me and I dont think i could
ever truly describe what Amtgard means to me but what
I've just said I hope gives you at least some insight
as to not only how much this game means to me, but how
much each and every other Amtgarder means to me as well.
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Mercury Omega
Champion of Crusaders Cove
GM of Barbarians
Lost Boy - Bearer of Panda
Secretary of War for Wererat INC.
Wizard Apprentice to Varas Tyr'Rath
"If its still moving, swing at it until it stops"
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