Got back to Salem from UnEvent at about 2000. The trip back was fast, and (thank you, gods) easy. Gassed and hit an Arby's drive-thru just north of Winston-Salem, so simply settled in when I got back ( Read more... )

The Thanksgiving lunch at work was, as usual, yummy. The Maids were a success, among them what tried 'em. Got requests for the recipe. On the way home, I remembered that it was National Ammo Day. A. being out of town, I was on my own for the evening. Got a mega-carnivore pizza on the way home. Fed the furball, then headed out to get gas. Swung by ( Read more... )

Notes to self: When camping without the cot, overinflate the Therm-a-Rest. Self-inflation alone does not keep the rocks and lumps away from one's arse.  Also, when switching the wedge from booth / canopy, to tent mode, yank down the divider before doing so. Splitting the tent into two 4x9' rooms is grossly inefficient ( Read more... )

Best Pennsic I've had in several years. I danced, fought, shot cannon, marshalled, worked Chi Point, drove a couple of cart shifts for Public Safety, and made a couple of parties. There were a couple of totally-insane days, and one or two where I loafed and mellowed out. Chilly as it's been, I've had no urge to hit the Classic Hole. Essentially, ( Read more... )

Looks like we're getting most of the extreme rain out of the way this week.  Had two almost-SHTF long shifts at Chi Point, then we (mostly) dodged the bullet.  If the Weather Haruspexes are right, this will hopefully not be a Puddle year. Chronological / bullet order, under the cut for length:

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A rather hectic week is over. Best call of the week:  "My printer is only printing half the page."  Now, is this cuts off at the top? Doesn't start till the bottom? Printing right or left side? Hmm...  Get down to her office, and it's printing right sides. Probably toner cartridge issue.  Pop out the toner, and there's a plastic tab, dangling from ( Read more... )

When last I posted, it was Wednesday evening at Mystic Mail. I was also ragged out enough that about half the links I posted didn't work, not to mention  wasn't typing coherently.  Going forward...

Thursday:  Shot for the Bridge Battles. We kept  one gun in reserve during each battle, in case there was a rapid (HAH!) breakthrough. Ergo, each of us ( Read more... )

Let's see... last time I posted, it was Thanksgiving break. Bunch o stuff since then. Semester's over, work winding down, gots projects for that last week in December -- like scheduling 2008.  As usual, cuts to spare your browser.

A. and I got out fairly early, Thanksgiving morning. We made it to Williamsburg, and were checked into our hotel by noon ( Read more... )

Attended one class, taught two. "Scourges of the Middle Ages: Plague, Leprosy, and Syphilis" was way cool.  I was so busy this morning, getting ready and then picking the car up, I didn't print handouts. In fact, I didn't print class notes, either. Wound up doing both classes off the top of my head.  History of Firearms was a small class, and I ( Read more... )