Had a good practice last night. Lord, I enjoy getting onto the lists and playing. It makes the whole week better, and Clefltands is incredibly welcoming to the new guys.

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Finally got some armor bits that worked - and the nerve - to get on the lists and play last night. Good Lord, that was fun. I've still got a goofy grin on my face. I'm dead certain that my stance needs work, and throwing my shots, and everything else. But I might just have to spend the bulk of the next few fighter practices getting used to the idea ( Read more... )

One of the biggest challenges the SCA offers to me is to lead a chivalrous life. I've been inspired to try and do so many times in my life; I haven't done that badly, although the misses stick out a great deal more for me than the hits. To do it right, though, in the way the Society truly demands of me, I need to follow the Code every day, all the ( Read more... )

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SCA combat is really frustrating, but rewarding, thing for me right now ( Read more... )

...ever been afraid of a cup of coffee?

( Personal stuff, drug madness, read only if you want. )

So I'm trying this drug, since my health insurance won't pay for Strattera. (Although, as a visitor pointed out, I can appeal that.) How's it going?

Hard to say - I'm coming off of one drug and starting another, which can be odd. Strattera felt weird on Day 1, but by Day 2 it was fine. We'll see how it goes. Patience.

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Kaiser won't cover Strattera. Now I've got a perscription of Ritalin instead, a drug that I'm definitely not pleased about taking. So angry I could scream.

So I'm trying to get in better shape for my recent passion, SCA heavy combat. I see more than a few big, potbellied fighters out there; I'm not going to be one of them. I'm always going to be a little guy, and I need to be a small, fast, confusing left hander to be a success. The way I figure it, the less I weigh, the faster I can go (within reason ( Read more... )

So how's it going out here?

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