But it does, so the car is packed, and I'm off to Pennsic again...

The only thing worse than having a new piece of garb take waaaaay to long to get fitted properly (and the shoulders are *still* not right) is NOT FINDING THE #*)Q@&% UNDERDRESS ( Read more... )

First, for anyone in the area, I heartily recommend coming to the Quintavia practice in Stow. There's lots of room, 3 targets at a time, and shade over the firing line (you know how awesome that is?). Also, it doesn't involve getting up early on a Sunday (2-4pm), and for me it's only 15mins away. If you need directions, let me know -- did I mention ( Read more... )

You lure me in with all your lovely useful things, cajole me into spending lots of time and moneys there, and then deny me that which I desired the most!  You discontinued the chair pads I wanted, too, even if that did induce us to buy the (more expensive) ones I like better. That's no excuse!

Now, I must find a way to have these built (with more ( Read more... )

Most of the nearby SCAdians have heard this by now, but I'd like to officially state that after the off-season for archery, I do not suck ( Read more... )

My year, in some ways, works like clockwork. In the fall, I start itching to knit, but the urge peters out by February. Thanksgiving to Christmas are too busy for projects, which then ramp up in January and February when I have some down time. When March hits, it's all Feast of Chimeron, all the time. And as soon as FoC is over, my gears ( Read more... )

1) This is clever and amusing  -- I was kind of surprised no one had posted it here yet:

100 days of Obama's Facebook news feed.
 http://www.slate.com/id/2217225/

2) I don't have the temperment to actually follow through with this project, but it occurred to me how cool it would be if ( Read more... )

The internets should really be more precise about the relative ratios of puncture dimensions when microwaving squash. Mine were either not frequent enough or not deep enough. 'Splodies ( Read more... )

-The giant Mormon temple does not loom as much as you would expect for being one block away from the Salt Palace convention center ( Read more... )

I've never lived in NYC, so I don't get all of the references, but this is clever enough to make me smile at the ones I do get ( Read more... )