[MR] A Small Request for Prospective Crowns

[Ken Martinsen]

I also agree with Mistress Kiri.  Having come to Atlantia from Northshield,
I have MANY friends and family that would, if informed in time, come to see
something as major as a peerage elevation, as would I to them.

Another thing to consider:  When I received my Pearl, I was in the middle of
a massive migraine attack.  My best memory of the day after lunch was trying
to sleep during feast while other gracious folks watched my child.  I
received my award in the afternoon court.  While a little notice may not
have changed the fact that I had a migraine, I may have pushed myself a
little less that event to be SURE I felt well for court.  And had someone to
mind the kidlet.

I also think that being notified, placed on vigil and elevated in one
afternoon is just too quick to even consider the ramifications of the whole
event.

My zwei pfennig.

Lady Hrosvitha von Celle



On 9/10/06 8:56 PM, "Robert Van Rens" <rvanrens at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Yep.  Gotta agree here.  I was once, many many years ago, surprised with an
> award after cooking all day...I had just dunked my head in a sink full of
> water when someone came to get me.  It was summer, and an outdoor kitchen,
> and I was down to breeches and shirt, no shoes.  Not one of my more
> presentable moments.
> 
> Yeah, in retrospect, it was nice to get recognition; OTOH, at the time I was
> mostly irritated with being called up while looking like a derelict.  AND I
> was missing my dinner.
> 
> Eadric the Potter
> 
> 
>> From: crazy cat woman <beiskaldi at yahoo.com>
>> Elaine Koogler ekoogler1 at comcast.net
>> Sun Sep 10 17:10:04 EDT 2006 said:
>> 
>> "<snip> Usually the reason given for not
>> letting friends and family know in advance is the concern that the
>> surprise will be ruined. While I can understand this concern, I believe
>> it is outweighed by the need to make sure that the day is memorable for
>> the candidate."
>> 
>> In all cases, it was a wonderful surprise, whether I found out before or
>> during
>> court, and the court experience was still great when I knew beforehand.
>> OTOH, I
>> know from mundane and SCA experience that the 'surprise' can be ruined when
>> the
>> recipient is stopped in the middle of something to be surprised & their
>> main
>> concern is what they were doing.
> 
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