Road trip to Montreal

Quebec is still very nice; the weather was sucky; even low-grade poutine is still fairly tasty; Casa Grecque was not deeply Grecque but did make excellent spanikopita; Amarula, Sortilége, and cidre de glace were acquired.

Crown tournament itself was disappointing if not terribly surprising. I was eliminated in two quick rounds, and obviously I would have preferred to stay in longer. On the plus side, for my first fight I challenged Gavin, and after we were both eliminated we spent much of the remaining time discussing technique, bushido, and mythic figures of Carolingian history. Very interesting stuff.

[Edited to add: In catching up, saw in dglenn's post this quote that I like, which seems very appropriate.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
    -- Samuel Beckett

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