This weekend, I traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take part in warren wars.

There, my friend and mentor, Don Sean O Connor, presented me with a red scarf and made me his cadet.


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I have returned from Pennsic ( Read more... )

Got back from War early this morning. Am still tired and feeling a little overwhelmed by things that I need to catch up on but I feel it important to get some of this down.

Drove down to Mississippii with lapis_lorelei fueled by White Zombies and hyperactive conversations. Was a bloody great time. We talked about a great many thing and it reminded me why I ( Read more... )

So I was going to post something about personal finances and debt... but something happened last night that trumped it ( Read more... )

Glasses. Has anyone who's riden in my car recently lost a pair of glasses?

They are black rimmed with a slight reddish quality to them.

This past weekend took me to Urbana, IL and the fesitval of the Maidens.

I'm having a hard time putting this to words but this event did something for me that no other SCA event has before. For the first time, I really understand the reverence I hear in my fellow fencers voice when they talk about why they do the stabbity.

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In the spirit of done, after a week of Halloweenish debacle and toxcitiy, I re-pledged myself to finishing my fighting dublet. For some time now, I have been making use of the loaner amor and gear from my local fighting group. But with the recent influx of new fencers, finishing the construction of mine own armor become priority. After several ( Read more... )