I have this great ability to forget things. It sounds like a failing, but I've embraced it as a handy thing to have around. If you and I have some deep, private conversation, and then at the end you say "Just forget about this...", I will literally forget what we talked about. If you bring it up again, you'll have to start from scratch.

So, I think I've started applying that to SCA events. I look at pictures of events I've been to, and see things in the background that just weren't there for me that day. The cars behind the pavilions at TOC, are a good example. Sure, I noticed them at first, but when I was in my stuff and ready to go, well, they were forgotten, and now don't even factor into my memories of the event.