Still alive, now in Ireland · 5:38pm Mar 8th, 2018
Hey all,
Just wanted to drop you a line and say that I’m still alive, although I’ve now moved from Spain to Dublin. I’m currently holed up in a hostel, which is kind of hilarious, because my mom’s quest to always pay the least has landed us both in actual back packer’s accommodations. That said, I look forward to seeing this city a bit.
Tomorrow.
Meanwhile, I’ve had zero time to work on the story, short of thinking about it a lot. Meanwhile, I’d love a little crowd sourcing on this: I’ve been thinking a lot about what sort of events to have in Field Day. There’s the usual sort of thing, like relay races and tug of war, along with an obstacle course race. But is there anything from your childhoods that you’d think might be in it? Tell me about your summer camp color war experiences or whatever. Or maybe just talk about the Field Day sorts of things you might remember from childhood.
In lieu of more story, let’s just talk for now.
Used to work at a marina that shared space with a camp. Their color war got them out on the water, with a canoeing element to their relay race and a little bit of sailing for the older kids. Ponyville's got a lake. Just sayin'.
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I think water sports would kind of violate the spirit of “Field Day,” don’t you?
That said, my camp’s color war had things like the swamped canoe races and stuff like that, too.
You know, Japanese Sports Days will often have a beanbag throw and “jousting,” where kids ride on top of other kids and attempt to grab the opponent’s hat. Should I have ponies riding ponies?
There's always the 'three legged' race, which I suppose would become the six or seven legged race and then there's the 'egg and spoon' race.
Hope you have a nice time over here.
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Those are good ones.
Oh! I just remembered an oldie, but a goodie: the dizzy race! This would be where you stand a baseball bat up on the ground, lean your forehead against it, and then spin around and around till you’re dizzy, then try and race across the field and back. It usually results in tons of eight-year-olds falling over and occasionally puking.