Kind of hard to believe, but faire is already 1/3 of the way done.  It's funny how much time flies when I'm "working" faire, compared to when I'm just a patron.  Anywho, the weather was wonderful and a great bookend to last weekend's blast furnace.  I hope we can have more days like these past two.

Saturday
   The day started with our Gentleman's ( Read more... )

...and I'm still alive after this weekend.  Two days with sun stabbing us with invisible knives of fire, heat index over 100 on both days (I believe), and me wearing red and black, and having to stay in the sun a lot of the day.  My weekend started off very shitty (damn thieves), but all in all, it was a kick-ass weekend, and I can't wait for this ( Read more... )

Well, it's almost time for faire to start up, and one of the last "big" items I needed to get was shoes. I have a good pair of faire shoes, but unfortunately they are brown, which kind of clashes with the yeoman outfit (red and black). A few of the yeomen and others were recommending Dream Shoes. While they have the benefit of being a little ( Read more... )

So last week after BAPA, I got a stack of Bristol coupons, because I was going to post something on our Intranet here at work (we have a Classifieds web page). I posted it this morning, and within two hours, I was out. I started with 80 coupons, and I currently have a backlog for almost 100 more, and the ad hasn't even been up four hours yet ( Read more... )

Week three of BAPA and St. George rehearsal is finito. That means we're past the half-way point of this precursor to faire. That also means that we've only got two more weekends of BAPA and rehearsal before it's the real thing.

Eeep!The last rehearsal is going to be the dress rehearsal, so next Sunday is going to be cramming in so much ( Read more... )

First and foremost, my stupid knee decided to act up again. It's my own fault: on Sunday, I was talking to someone saying that I've had knee problems, but I haven't had problems since I lost a bunch of weight since January. And what happens on Monday? My left knee starts acting up, and by Wednesday night I was in the knee brace again. I really ( Read more... )

Well, the second week of BAPA and rehearsal has been completed. Hard to believe that we've only got 3 more weekends to get all our sh*t together ( Read more... )

According to NOAA, here's the forecast for Kenosha, Wisconsin this weekend:

Saturday: Occasional rain, mainly between 7am and 1pm. High near 56. East wind between 9 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 45. ( Read more... )

My kilt has arrived. Tried it on, and the waist and length look good. So now, when I'm not playing yeoman, I'll be playing Scotsman.

So who wants to kilt check me?

Well, Bristol season is closing in on us all. Only about two and half months until Open Wide The Gates! To be exact, according to the Thunder Meter, the countdown stands at 78 days ( Read more... )