(no subject)

I just saw the seeding for the meet I'm fencing this weekend - I'm seeded 11th of 72. In 2006, I finished 29th of 51. In 2007, I was seeded about 35 of 60, but the result page is sadly 404'd (but I think I placed about there or a tad higher). WHAT IS THIS MADNESS. (Okay, it's because I had a really good meet at New Englands last year, and this method overrates results from New Englands and this meet and underrates USFA ratings which is why I'm seeded over the freshmen who are better than me, but still. MADNESS. ETA: I looked it up again - my results from New Englands place me on their seeding system as somewhere between a B and a C. LOL NO.)

On the other hand, higher seeding means easier pool means higher placing out of pools means easier DE opponents means higher placing means better chances of traveling. So, good.

ETA: And we have the 8:30 start time! Hurrah! Since I have to be up at 4:30, I'll get maybe 3-4 hours of sleep, then 2 dozing on the bus, which will see me through til about noon, which is plenty of time to get through the event if we run straight through, which it looks like they're planning on since they don't start the men til 12:30 (or more accurately, "12:30", which usually means 1 or 2).

...I'd forgotten how boring I get during the fencing season. I may need to look into setting up a posting filter.