First off, I want to totally thank Prudence, NA and the Euromonkey for allowing me to play on their MA team. I was totally flattered and, although hesitant, I came to realize that the highlight of the day was hanging out with three people I adore.
Also, it was great seeing Andrew and Steph and the Adriennes and everybody else that I haven't seen in ages. Love them.
With that being said, I have to admit that I didn't have all that much fun. I found MA to be quite stressful. There was too much "sit and do this puzzle" and not enough "take a look at the park you love and find out even more about it" or "here's something you didn't notice about this place before..." The park is a place to relax, meet with good friends and have a wonderful time. The good friends were there, but relaxation and fun weren't there for me.
I did love certain parts. The luggage collage was awesome. I got it pretty quick. And I totally appreciate how much effort went into the game, it must be quite a bear to organize, create and do certain things the morning of MA to insure the game runs smoothly. But it's quite easy to get f'ed and get penalized because you couldn't figure out
one aspect of the game.
Also, and this is a big also, part of me is still quite resentful of past events. Yes, it's all over but the bad taste in my mouth is still there. Me interacting with people I was/am miffed with made me irked. This is why I avoided MA like the plague. The whole smug, heavy-handed, arrogant, unforgiving way that issue was handled still bothers me. But hey, everyone concerned has moved on, maybe I should, too. Maybe not.
All in all, I was pretty curious about the whole thing. To see people I adore get so into it made me wonder a whole lot about it. Now I know. I don't think I'd do it again in all honesty.
Seeing everyone there was really awesome, though. I enjoyed parts of it.