Jousting, but not an endorsement

Disclaimer: We've never attended one of these, and we can't promise it's not sheer schlock. Still, it could be fun, whether kitschy or not--and it could count as your outside event.

Just FYI:

$30 -- 'Medieval Times' Dinner Show near Atlanta, 40% OFF^*

Last Update: 10/28/2009, 2:58 AM ET

Atlanta Castle in Lawrenceville, Georgia

Travel dates: Nov. 1 - Dec. 30

By Jessica DeBolt
Travelzoo Staff

Greetings Lords and Ladies. All Travelzoo subjects are invited to save up to 40% off tickets to a Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament.

From Nov. 1 - Dec. 30, tickets are as little as $30 (reg. $49.95) each, when you book a four-pack ($120 for four). Tickets are also discounted for groups smaller than four: Book a three-pack for $100 ($33.33 each) or two-pack for $75 ($37.50 each).

Enjoy a four-course Medieval Banquet at the Atlanta Castle in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Guests will be entertained by live jousting, sword fights, equestrian skills and falconry.

This deal is even available over popular holiday weekends.

Book by Nov. 29:

• Click here for tickets and more information. Choose a date and enter the quantity of tickets, then select "Regular" or choose any extras. Enter the code 2PZ9 (for a 2-pack) or 3PZ9 (for a 3-pack) or 4PZ9 (for a 4-pack) and click "Continue."

'Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament' 5900 Sugarloaf Pkwy Ste. 517, Lawrenceville, GA

My Turn Contest

I've not forgotten about the Newsweek-Kaplan "My Turn" essay contest, but--to my chagrin, the event seems to have breathed its last during the '08/'09 school-year. I'm still looking into it and also examining alternatives. Please let me know if you're aware of a comparable contest.

The Rest

Thanks to Emma's e-mail to me, everyone not going to Charleston gets a week off--and everyone going to Charleston gets a little vacation. Just please keep reading your novel, wherever you spend the week. You'll need to be 3/4ths of the way through when I see you again the week of the 19th--we'll probably undertake some sort of in-class writing on the 21st.

Also, please finish out List 5 of the SAT words. We'll have a cumulative and not-too-overwhelming quiz on the five lists. The point may seem moot, since you will have just finished the SAT, but you'll encounter most of those words for the rest of your life.

One last item: please recite our mantra, "memory, symbol, pattern," as you read, and think about all you've learned from the professor (Dr. Foster AND Dr. Evans). LOOK HIGH AND LOW FOR EXAMPLES in your book!
A second "last" item: Anyone find any egregious apostrophe errors yet?