Have To Go (Like Now)

Since I've been busy all day today trying to stop a tree chasing me (I will save this story for when I can fully write) I haven't been able to post anything today. Rest assured I will be back tomorrow with news as soon as I get out of the ball that is starting in literally 4 minutes. I'm walking in right as I frantically type this on my phone.

I will really...
- BlackFireMyth -

I Swear Craziness Is Contageous

We were all sitting around and none of us can actually believe that we're still here. On the other hand the party is starting in a little more than an hour so we're all happy waiting for that. I was just about to leave but first I wanted to post something because I haven't said anything in the entire day. I just wish I had something fun to report. With the tournament ending early I'm taking the opportunity to relax before going back to school on Monday. But for now enjoy life and hey, I'm posting at 3:37 so that's definitely a sign of good thing. I hope to see you guys tonight and remember that the closing is tomorrow and I'll see you later.

Party!!!
- BlackFireMyth -

I'm Serious

Wyoming really doesn't like me because I tried to get back on the Internet after the last post and it seemed to have crashed all by itself. I just now managed to fix it but there is something here that is really annoying me. Anyway, I just heard (or rather I heard about an hour ago) that they are going to take the days out this year and see how it goes. It is up to the next committee to decide whether or not they want to continue doing it or not. I'm glad because that means I get to go home earlier and that I can leave this place. So party begins tomorrow night and I honestly can't believe that a little over 12 hours ago we were still finishing the tournament. Today just really flew by. Still, I hope that everyone is doing well, I'm being drowned in emails from you guys now and since I haven't been posting everything was quiet until now. I thank you guys who still read my blog because without you there would be no real reason to continue.

So I'll see some of you at the little poker game going on tonight and to everyone who isn't in Wyoming all I have to say is lucky you.

All in,

- BlackFireMyth -

Wyoming Is Not Nice To Me

Since I actually have to do things I have to go but I just wanted to say that I hate Wyoming. Yes I know I've probably already said it before but I really do. Anyway, the committee representative has said that they're taking a vote to see whether we should cut the next two "official" days and just end it early. Tradition says no but we have to admit that since these rules were from forever ago people back then needed all six days whereas our tournaments are now set up in a fashion that we can all get to them quick enough that we don't need the extra delay days. That and the fact that we finish the actual tournaments much quicker when we started the second tournament right after the first. There was no point to wait and then we could really cut down the tournament to four days. Well hopefully they can come to a consensus but in the meantime I need to do work.

If things go well we'll be able to have the party tomorrow night and I'll get to leave early to go see everyone else who I wish I could have seen this week. I do have to give Lucian some credit for his insane archery skills though. I'll see you guys at the party hopefully. I called Devon and we might have a special appearance by our band during it along with all of our usual people.

Hoping to have fun,
- BlackFireMyth -

A Little Rest Should Not Hurt As Much

Now that I'm over the worst of the occurrence, I have to say that I really can't wait to go home. Besides the tournament being held here, there's nothing else around! I swear this place is against me as well because sine I had arrived Wyoming had tried to kill me in every way possible. Its actually quite remarkable. Anyway, I have some other work and since today's a free day I have little to report. So if there's anything going on I'll make sure to get back to everyone.

It's Wyoming (so don't get your hopes up)
-BlackFireMyth -

Really, I'm Still Not Dead

You know what? I actually thought that I wouldn't make it out of that place alive. I was already resigning to the fact that I was in terrible conditions and I really though I had no hope on even getting close to winning. It seems Lucian really had no idea of what he was messing with because when he came to attack me last night he looked like he had no idea what was going on. I swear that guy is clueless sometimes. Still I'm just glad that the officials came before he really did kill me. I was already seeing my life flashing before my life. However, as you can tell from the fact I'm writing this blog, I am indeed alive right now and I plan to make it to the celebrations that come after this. I'm really proud of Keith and I would like to extend my congratulations to Eugen and Frauke for their hard work. This does mean that I'm going to have to train them at running the thing but then again maybe that way at least they will know how to continue properly.

The rest of the day today and tomorrow are supposed to be used for rest. I am literally trying my hardest not to move because every time I do it is just painful. Jareth is laughing at me but there's little I can do for that. I don't know if I'll get back later with another post but if I'm feeling well enough I will and if I don't it's probably because I forgot. For once these days in between the race and celebration are not a complete waste for me. I have to do some homework while I'm at it as well. So as I'll need my peace and quiet I'll be leaving for now but rest assured I'll be back eventually.

Even typing is painful right now.
- BlackFireMyth -

Update 6

It seems to be the time to say goodbye to the blog as there is finally a winner. Seeing as I have been writing in her blog it would be odd of me not to celebrate the fact that Laura did win. I wish I could ask her to comment on it but it seems something bad has happened to her because she is being led away to the medical area. I guess that the injuries she received must have been bad for them to do this. I have to say that she has a lot of strength although we can expect no less from our leaders. I am going to try to see if she is well enough to post a blog of her own but in the meantime I urge everyone to just be glad that the races are over. Also since I have yet to comment on second place. The post went to German Frauke Dittmar who did a remarkable job. So congratulations to her and I hope to be able to come back to Laura's blog sometime later.

Jennifer Scott

Update 5

Things seem to have settled by now. Progress is still slow although by the looks of it there is a good chance we can finish in the next hour or two. Laura seems to be forcing herself to contune more than likely because of the wounds that she received are really effecting her progress although judging the pace and distance of everyone I think that she is still the front runner. They are getting close to the main danger area though and I personally want to see what happens there because it is a real test that separates everyone. I wondered why they put it at the end but I guess it is just because people who are in the tournament are already tired and this just becomes a breaking point for them. It must really suck to get so far in the race only to get stuck at this point. The next time I post will be when the tournament is over because at this point I do not think Laura is going to be able to do it herself.

Jennifer Scott

Update 4

It looks like Laura's mystery attacker has fled. He was probably startled by the committee who was investigating who it was. It seems as though he wanted to attack Laura and now the committee is returning to their places. Laura appears to be tending to some injuries, most likely made at the hand of her attacker and although this is a stall in time she appears to still have the advantage over everyone else. Miss Walker seems to be caught on the opposite shortcut and she is freeing herself now. There is not much more activity in the tournament apart for the occasional scream heard from some of the participants. Laura is back on her feet and the thing continues.

Jennifer Scott

Update 3

It is really hard to tell how far people have actually gone in this tournament because the shortcuts mean that it takes more time but it is a shorter passage. It is like having to go through a corn maze and finding a way right through the maze but having to go really slowly to do so. That is what this is, there is little risk of getting lost but it is impossible to get through. It seems that they have reached the halfway point although at a +2 net from the guys time. We are eight hours into the tournament and they are barely halfway and by the looks of how we see the end to be it will take at least a total 16 hours to finish this. I will be writing more commentary once they reach a better location because Laura seems to have found herself a friend who tried to stop her. Seeing as this did not occur in the earlier tournament I think officials will have to go see what is going on with that. If I hear news on that I will report back.

Jennifer Scott

Update 2

It took me about three hours before I could get some word about Laura. It seems that she went off the normal path and took a shortcut. For those who do not know much about the tournament, the problem with shortcuts in the tournament is that it is more dangerous and she seems to be struggling with it. There is another thirty or forty girls who attempted taking various shortcuts but they for the most part are stuck as well. I have no sign of Miss Walker who I believed was with Laura but as it turns out she is by herself. There are still some girls really close to the start who are entertaining the crowd around here I guess because they are not doing very well. I am going to move over toward the middle of the tournament grounds to comment on that so we'll see where this leads.

Jennifer Scott

Update 1

Hi,

Well as I have been charged to do, I'm commenting on the girl's tournament. It just started and although it is really clear outside it is still really hard to see what's going on. It looks like the girls at the start have begun to get into fights right at the beginning. I lost Laura though and so I don't know where she went. So far the tournament has become nothing more than a cat fight. I'll see what I can tell you later once I find or hear news of Laura and the tournament.

Jennifer Scott

Close But Unknown

So it turns out that the end of the guy's tournament is here and the guy who everyone had been dying to know about was Keith. I love the way he handled it though because he secretly (not so secret anymore) hates being out in public. I'm really glad that he won although I'm pretty sure he's totally regretting it right now. I just hope I can win because otherwise he would have done it for me and being stuck with someone he doesn't know. As for second place, TGP, Alex must be kicking himself right now because a guy named Eugen Negrescu managed to win. I have never met the guy before but Eugen is from Romania and I can imagine that his parents are going to kill him when he tells them that he might have to move to another country. Anyway congratulations to Keith and Eugen! Our tournament is set to begin at 2pm and I hope that it rains later today. Anyway good luck to everyone (including myself) and I have my good friend Jenn taking over the blog for the time. She's already seen the craziness that occurred today and I really can't wait to see how the tournament is set up this year. I've heard it was wicked! Anyway Jenn will post the next post around 2 but for the meantime I have to get prepared (a little difficult to do without Keith but I'll manage.

See you guys on the other side,

- BlackFireMyth -

What To Do Now

As light is just barely pouring into the area where we're waiting I'm receiving news that the person who is in the lead as of now is gaining a lot of ground which means that we might have to start the tournament during the day. As much as having light helps us it will be more of a hindrance to me. Not that I mind really much, I'm usually out in the day time now but it is still quite the disturbance and it could be fatal later. The weird thing is that everyone who is watching can't tell who the person is. Either the way its set up is not easily seen or the guy is really good. Either way I just wish that all the guys would slow down a little. In the meantime I'll wait to see how this turns out.

I'm getting bored again,

- BlackFireMyth -

Is It Halftime Yet?

Sources say almost. It's been about six hours and we think someone is close to the halfway mark. No clear sign as to who it is but they seem to know what they're doing. I hope someone can identify them soon because I'm quite curious to see who it is. I sure hope it's Keith. Anyway I hope you people watching are not that bored and if you are then come on over and you can do my English homework. I'm just kidding. People can stop by and chat though.

I'll get back with more interesting / results later.
- BlackFireMyth -

240 Seconds To Go

Well it's that time of year again when we get to see who will help lead the UACA. I'm personally excited to see so many people out here this year because they're the ones who really should be competing. Since I really just forced Keith to participate because if he wins I don't have to worry about a repeat of what's-his-face. I'm so glad he doesn't seem to be up for it this year although I could have sworn he was going to do it this year. Anyway, my wishes go out to these people who I think deserve to win and we'll see how it goes. I'll get back to posting if I deem something to be interesting enough for the masses. Until then, it's four minutes to midnight so let's get this show on the road!

Luck be with you,
- BlackFireMyth -

We're Winding Up

Hey I'm back! Just as promised! I think I have gone insane here in Wyoming but there's little I can do for that. I guess that there's little to say right now other than the fact that the last minute preparations are being made to the tournament and that in approximately three hours we'll see the start of the TGK / TGP tournament. So I'll be around to do some commentary although since last time it was a little too much I think I'll just do the pre game, half time, and post game analysis. Just like football! I'm still trying to find a suitable person to do the job while I'm competing so I'll get back to you with that. We're still about two days from it so we'll see.

So for now I wish everyone participating good luck and hope for a successful tournament.

I'll be back in about two hours,
- BlackFireMyth -

Could It Be?

Yes, I have finally crawled out of the hole I've been in for the last three months and I came back to posting. The only thing I can say at this point about my absence is that I have gone through hell and back just so I can tell the tale. I'm sure everyone in the world who knows me by now has heard of at least one thing that has happened to me but I think I'm going to have to summarize it anyway. I am going to write the longest post (more like a rant really) that I have ever done in this blog. So I guess you should get some popcorn or something because I'm going to start on the day after my last post and I'm going to try to explain each thing clearly although I'm also not going to give every single detail. Short, sweet, and to the point. So shall we begin?

Once upon a time...

Okay, so the week after my anniversary, I had a concert in Brazil and I was really excited because this was going to be the biggest concert that we've ever had. I didn't know this until later but a lot of people I knew were there. Anyway, the concert was spectacular, we enjoyed our fan's support and we even had the courage to sing some songs that we normally wouldn't do. After the show I was so happy that I thought that nothing would ruin my mood. Well as it turns out Giovanni was also there and he was going to tell me even better news (or so he said). He told me that he was moving the date for succession to my birthday. I paused for a second, trying to understand what he had just said to me, and then I guess I let all of the anger I had thought I was rid of on him. I attacked him and then I was sent to prison. This was my Saturday.

I swear it really was not my fault for doing it but I spent at least two days before Lorenzo came and tried to visit me. At first I wouldn't see him but after a while boredom got the best of me and I caved. He ended up being a lot nicer to me than every else at this point so I accepted his offer to get me out on Wednesday so that I could go to my registration at school. On Wednesday I could honestly say that I was shocked when I saw so many people at school. I guess it had to do with the fact that up to that point I had been stuck in a dark hole. Regardless, after that I had to go back but Lorenzo had been nice enough to sneak in my phone (which ended up getting taken away later) so that I would at least have something better to do. This is what I did until I was released on Thursday.

I spent a long time trying to figure out what the heck I was supposed to do after Giovanni had given me the news, I ended up driving myself insane but now a days that's the least of my worries. After a week of pointless searching and hoping that life would be better I had to start school. That became a twist on its own.

As it turns out I am a complete idiot... I blame the person who was in charge of what happened but they all like to have their own stories. I got stuck in the most random classes that are way beneath me but I could not do anything about it. School in itself has been okay but its been harder than most years. Maybe I'm just slipping in concentration with everything that has been happening or maybe I just hate the idea of how involved I have become with it. I had been warned many times of the effects of doing something but I never paid any attention to it because I thought myself to be invincible to normal emotions. Even if it could have been true, it definitely is not the case now because I seem to have fallen into the pit of it. I know caring for people is not a sin but it sure as hell feels like it.

My whole psychological profile has been screwed up as well. I never thought that I would ever sink to the lows others have and possibly because of my own stubbornness I was reassured that it wouldn't happen. I don't think my emotions should matter however, especially since there are definitely more important concerns to be focused on. I just want to be able to get back into my what-used-to-be normal routine. I usually had more time to do everything that I wanted (including posting in the blog) but now I seem to be so busy with all of this crap that I can't even enjoy one day in peace...

...but back to more important issues. The new kid on the block, Lucian Albesscu, has been trying to kill me ever since he "discovered" that I had killed his brother. I really didn't do it but he thinks I did so he has been trying to kill me to get his revenge. Although he is very talented, he does not really pay attention because he is blinded by rage and that really is the only reason I'm alive right now. As for his anger, I get it, but he did not pay attention to my own will or else this story would have been written differently. As of now, while I do consider him to be a threat, I'm not that really focused on stopping him. I guess Shannon made me waste so much time that I no longer find it necessary to stop him. Maybe after all of the current problems calm down I will but not now.

So what am I facing now? Right now, as in as I'm typing this we're getting ready to start the tournament at midnight as usual. Besides the rumors that I wasn't going to compete I am here to give another shot at it. Honestly its because people have asked me to do so or else I never would have really thought of doing it anymore. At least I have proved that I am not a complete disaster for the UACA as we continue into our next year of exponential growth. As far as to who is running the guy's tournament, there's a lot of guys available now that Jareth can't do it but I have my faith on Keith who I managed to convince last month to help me at least for a year. Knowing him he'll want to do it again afterward. I can think of no better person for the job right now than the one who teaches me. I hope to have many updates in the coming hours as the tournament progresses although probably not as much as last year because my so-called helpers were very bad at updating last year. I don't know but I will get back to you with that.

In the long run I have the Council to think about. With the UACA and the Council to run as well as having school work and personal matters I think I'm going to be really busy. It's all part of the plan though as I strive to do well in everything. As for right now I'm getting used to the Council system in his point of view and I'm filling out a lot of paperwork. Just from what I have seen so far I really understand why he doesn't want to do this anymore. I hope to do well and if this affects you I hope to serve you well because otherwise this entire rant of mine over taking the job is completely useless. To me this is a giant free fall into the unknown but I hope to make the most of it.

Up to this moment I have done nothing more than stay alive and prepare for this tournament. I didn't know what I was going to do until I spoke with the appropriate people and decided to go for it. I guess I also have to thank my friends because they have kept me sane throughout most of this ordeal (you know who you are) and the rest of you guys who I also consider great friends to me. I don't know what the future will bring but as far as I can tell things are not looking that bad.

So I guess that this is the end of my little story. I had planned to be a little more elaborate but time is short and i have to go do some last minute stuff before we gather and I will get to wish Keith luck before the official start. I absolutely promise to be in touch later today and in the next couple days of this insanity.

Hope you're all well,
- BlackFireMyth -