Can-Canners at Dickens traditionally have a naughty pun stage name. edge_of_within is one of the Hymen brothers (Pierce D.), and his brother is Buster. Jeremy's Escort Service's girls are similar Mona Lot, and Prudence Moorhead ("when you're in London, ask for More head ( Read more... )

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I feel alive... if sore. :)

Aikido's Friday was taught by the teacher who always pushes us to the edge and leaves us sore- the man has a gift for creating bizarre training and conditioning excercises.

Morning swing with George, being loved and fed breakfast and fudge, passing out a massage or two.

Off to Faire, where I finally got some proper ( Read more... )

Right- this is the official Dickens is here, get off your arse (or clear a hole in your mad schedule) and come! For those of you not familiar- it's a Victorian Faire in the world of Charles Dickens.

Here is your handy website, with info on directions, costumes, characters, shops ( Read more... )

It was so refreshing last weekend at Dickens workshops to take the coffee dregs from my cup (and Tasha's) and spill it all over my costume. ( Read more... )

The community nature of the thing- the support within the community is incredible. When Brun (of Moonie and Broon) got injured during performance the community realized that there was a need for medical money for uninsured faire workers for when they had accidents on the job. The support for that program has been overwhelming ( Read more... )

our suspicions were utterly validated by the review of our Scrooge, who flies in from London every year to be at Dicken's Fair in SF, frequently called the world's best Dickens thing.

He says... ( Read more... )

I thin we may manage to see Dickens World and compare, but for reference Cat Taylor (of Dickens Faire) says the following in the Dickens Missive ( Read more... )

Dubious about not going too Disney please, will the scum really be scum? If Faggin's den is a preschool playground... still, it looks interesting. Kinda want to see. Wonder if I can stop by in scum costume. :)

Sadness for missing various events and parties (esp. eviladmin's because it was also Greg's birthday. At least I got to give him a squeeze at Dickens. Lots of birthdays going on around now. Faire this weekend was really quite lovely. The initial day of ick was probably mostly me, the misunderstanding, and the chance enocounter with the wrong couple ( Read more... )