We (primarily ealdthryth) had a cleaning tsunami last night. Clothes washed, downstairs Roomba'ed, bathrooms cleaned (but they were pretty close to that state anyway). The library has been cleared to accomodate guests, and thanks to Ealdthryth moving furniture from one room to another, I managed to stub my toe and got a good clocking across the wrist when ( Read more... )

Well, it is done. I have decanted and sweetened the cordials for this weekend's class. I have to admit that the flavors are interesting. The last time I made cordials, I used white brandy as a base, and varied the flavoring with sugar or with honey as I deemed appropriate. All I can say is that gin and Everclear have produced some rather ( Read more... )

I seem to be generating a volcano of paperwork. The single document I am currently working on is rapidly approaching 100 pages in length, and I think I am about 20% done with this iteration of it. I suddenly realized that if I could generate that many pages of prose in the same amount of time (and find a publisher) I could probably make a living ( Read more... )

Well, the black suit got the thumbs down from ealdthryth. Apparently the charcoal pinstripe is the new black.

Not So Cordial
The fitting for the new suit took a little longer than I thought, so by the time Ealdthryth and I got to the workshop, there wasn't much I could do towards getting the cordials started. Which is just as well--I sort of prefer working ( Read more... )

Well, for the first time in decades, I went in search of a suit. I think the last time I even bought a blazer was a couple of years before I got married. Suits are expensive, and they don't generally fit my lifestyle. But, every guy needs to have at least one good black suit for formal occasions (weddings, funerals, Blues Brothers imitations, ( Read more... )

I have such varied interests, I end up finding some really unusual things. Just for alianor, leofwynne, and isenglass, I am passing this along.

http://community.livejournal.com/anachrotech/196179.html

Yes, I am still at work. No, not for long. 12 hours is enough, I think.

Yesterday evening was a bit of a frenzy of driving. After work, I drove over to the car dealership to pay for the Forester repairs and service, and then made my St. Valentine's Day run. A quick trip to the duckie supplier, a slightly longer trip to the card shop (it was attempt-to-rush-but-there-are-so-many-of-us-we-are-poking-along hour), and I ( Read more... )

A co-worker had an IM conversation going with one of our vendors and commented to him that we needed to have a brainstorming session about a particular issue. The immediate response with no visible hesitation from the vendor was, I can't think of anything.

My response over my co-worker's shoulder? I think that was more of a light mist than a ( Read more... )

I finally made it to an SCA event! Yay! Feast of the Unicorn was nice and laid back--just what I needed. With the addition of two new members to the household, I've completed the main part of the heraldic Rose Window (see a couple of entries back....). However, I now must add "corner elements". I've got a plan that will add an additional ( Read more... )

Well, I just filled in the last empty roundel on the Rose Window tonight. There is still more work to be done, though. An additional piece of heraldry means that I need to add corner designs to accomodate it--which I was planning to do....eventually....but now there is a little more urgency ( Read more... )