I've been styling myself as a bard since 2003, give or take. In that time, I've had wonderful fun both writing and performing, camp-hopping and standing on stage, and (very occasionally) competing. And while I seem to have a knack for accumulating prizes that other people have won in competition (I think I'm up to four and counting), I have yet to ( Read more... )

Thanks to the storytelling night I was at tonight, I have lots of fodder for new stories. You'll probably hear at least a few of them the next time you meet me. Just a heads-up.

(On that note: wonderful storytelling night. Thanks jdhobbes, lightcastle, and everyone else who performed!)

...for I have sinned. No LJ post in 3 days, maybe 4. I'm a bad Pocket Bard ( Read more... )

1. I'm becoming semi-nomadic -- a view of the changing American dream. Once it was to own a house. Now, at least for some people, it's to have the sort of work where you don't NEED a house, but can work from anywhere in the world.

2. Sugar stacks (pictures) -- a visual resource for how much sugar is in various types of foods. True, they don't ( Read more... )

Yesterday I found myself in a rousing and extended game of Baron Munchausen. For those unfamiliar with the game, players take turns describing tales of their many adventures, as prompted by other players. For example, "Tell me, Baroness, how you singlehandedly rescued the crown jewels of Moscow from an invading horde of cannibalistic savages ( Read more... )

1. How to not screw up your new job -- as so many people I know (me included) are job hunting or recently employed, I thought this might be timely. Goes beyond the obvious to things that might not be immediately apparent, like "don't try to make friends too quickly."

2. An alternative American dream -- a very short blog post that made me pause ( Read more... )

Two days? My goodness -- you all must think I've vanished off the face of the earth or been eaten by wombats!

Ok... maybe not. I've had a relatively uneventful few days, so behind the cut are just a few random thoughts and ramblings.

( A baker's dozen of complete randomosity )

Last night, I was bored and restless. And my friend Eric, who happened to be online and chatting with me on MSN, was also bored and restless. We started reminiscing about some old roleplaying forums we used to be on, 'way back in '98-'99. These forums were, essentially, round robin storytelling venues, and we both enjoyed them a lot ( Read more... )

This afternoon, we did character creation for a new game of Ian's. I'm playing a somewhat cold businesswoman: think Ms. Parker from Pretender without as much bitchiness, or Lise Hampton from B5 without as much naiveity (sp?). The game was enjoyable, if short. It's a good group of players ( Read more... )