The last few months
This has certainly been an interesting few months! I keep meaning to post things, but end up thinking about doing it much more than actually doing it.
Saturday evening of An Tir/West War was the mighty Adiantum Mead Hall. We'd been given homebrewed mead to pay off mercenaries (thank you Aelfric!) and almost no one came by to get paid. We ended up killing about 8 bottles of mead. By the time I left camp, I was rather full. I'm pretty sure that I talked to a few people, but details escape me...
Sport of Kings was super! I spent weeks worrying about teaching a voice heraldry class. I looked at notes from one that I taught earlier in the year, looked some more stuff up online, and wasted time dreading it. I only ended up with two students, which made the whole thing seem really informal--which relaxed me marvelously. I really do know things about voice heraldry, and it both of my students seemed to really enjoy themselves. I will make sure that when (not "if") I teach again, I get to have the students do town cries--that really seemed to help them, and me, since it gave me something to give immediate feedback on.
We moved across town to a larger place. The garage is filled to top, but we have much more room inside. It is nice to chase my son around the house. Chasing him around our old cottage was an exercise in futility, as there wasn't really any room to run. The cons of moving were wiping our savings out to satisfy the security deposits. Once we pay this month's rent, we'll be in a good position to start saving again. I'd also like to be able to attend events.
Let's see...
We day-tripped Crown. I did some field heraldry (fun) and was asked to introduce two of the couples in the Sweet 16 (I felt honored to do so). I also had the chance to do some court heraldry, which is my absolute favorite. I got to read a Laurel ceremony, which was really neat. Getting the chance to be there for someone's big day is nice, even though I know that if I do my job right, they'll never even remeber that I was the herald that day. I could have done a bit more court business, but Griffin had decided that he was two-years-old and going to throw a two-year-old fit. He's a very well behaved little boy, but when he's bad, he's horrid.
Cohort/Serjeantry Trials was incredible. Very small, but we at the very least broke even or made a few dollars. It was a nice, intimate event. One of the Cohort (what other baronies might call a courtier) said that eating the feast under the big tent in the early evening while Morrghan and I held court was magic for him, and that it struck him as being what a Summer Court might have been like. That made me feel so good. I want to share the magic of the SCA with people. I'm glad it worked out. Both candidates passed, too!
People keep dying. I mean, they die everyday, but they are usually people I've never heard of. I try to live my life to be as good of a person as I can be, so that I will have no regrets when Death comes for me. So, if you happen to be reading my words: Love. Love from me and share your love with those that you care about. Life is fleeting. Summer turns to Fall. One never knows who will be there tomorrow, so appreciate them today. I think I could probably come up with a few more cliches, but since I'm serious about what I'm writing, I think I'll pass--I don't want to you think I'm joking.
Back when I was a Marine, I can't even remember how many memorial services I attended for fellow Marines. Some, I didn't know well at all, others were pretty cool guys. I've been keenly aware for years that life is fragile and can end at any time. Don't take the miracles that surround us every day for granted.
Well, that's enough of that. Be well. I'll write again, eventually!
Saturday evening of An Tir/West War was the mighty Adiantum Mead Hall. We'd been given homebrewed mead to pay off mercenaries (thank you Aelfric!) and almost no one came by to get paid. We ended up killing about 8 bottles of mead. By the time I left camp, I was rather full. I'm pretty sure that I talked to a few people, but details escape me...
Sport of Kings was super! I spent weeks worrying about teaching a voice heraldry class. I looked at notes from one that I taught earlier in the year, looked some more stuff up online, and wasted time dreading it. I only ended up with two students, which made the whole thing seem really informal--which relaxed me marvelously. I really do know things about voice heraldry, and it both of my students seemed to really enjoy themselves. I will make sure that when (not "if") I teach again, I get to have the students do town cries--that really seemed to help them, and me, since it gave me something to give immediate feedback on.
We moved across town to a larger place. The garage is filled to top, but we have much more room inside. It is nice to chase my son around the house. Chasing him around our old cottage was an exercise in futility, as there wasn't really any room to run. The cons of moving were wiping our savings out to satisfy the security deposits. Once we pay this month's rent, we'll be in a good position to start saving again. I'd also like to be able to attend events.
Let's see...
We day-tripped Crown. I did some field heraldry (fun) and was asked to introduce two of the couples in the Sweet 16 (I felt honored to do so). I also had the chance to do some court heraldry, which is my absolute favorite. I got to read a Laurel ceremony, which was really neat. Getting the chance to be there for someone's big day is nice, even though I know that if I do my job right, they'll never even remeber that I was the herald that day. I could have done a bit more court business, but Griffin had decided that he was two-years-old and going to throw a two-year-old fit. He's a very well behaved little boy, but when he's bad, he's horrid.
Cohort/Serjeantry Trials was incredible. Very small, but we at the very least broke even or made a few dollars. It was a nice, intimate event. One of the Cohort (what other baronies might call a courtier) said that eating the feast under the big tent in the early evening while Morrghan and I held court was magic for him, and that it struck him as being what a Summer Court might have been like. That made me feel so good. I want to share the magic of the SCA with people. I'm glad it worked out. Both candidates passed, too!
People keep dying. I mean, they die everyday, but they are usually people I've never heard of. I try to live my life to be as good of a person as I can be, so that I will have no regrets when Death comes for me. So, if you happen to be reading my words: Love. Love from me and share your love with those that you care about. Life is fleeting. Summer turns to Fall. One never knows who will be there tomorrow, so appreciate them today. I think I could probably come up with a few more cliches, but since I'm serious about what I'm writing, I think I'll pass--I don't want to you think I'm joking.
Back when I was a Marine, I can't even remember how many memorial services I attended for fellow Marines. Some, I didn't know well at all, others were pretty cool guys. I've been keenly aware for years that life is fragile and can end at any time. Don't take the miracles that surround us every day for granted.
Well, that's enough of that. Be well. I'll write again, eventually!