barbeque LARP dreams

Having a lot of barbeque (ribs, brisket, beans, cole slaw, mashed potatoes, hush puppies) right before sleeping apparently means weird LARPing dreams.

In this one, my dad joined me for one of the upcoming cons. It wasn't Intercon E or Intercon Mid-Atlantic, though. It was some nebulous, quickly-thrown-together con featuring most of the same crowd.

Those who made memorable appearances: alexx_kay, princess_muffin, mr_teem, sjo, and siderea (whose large drumset (!) had to be set up by multiple strong men). And, of course, my dad.

I think the lack of specific persons in this dream is also interesting. There was no londo. No learnedax, tpau, laura47, or shogunhb (whom I would all expect at a general LARPing con) and, even though there was a Crossroads game happening there, no etherial or getoffended.

Ah well. I'm heading back to bed now.

barbeque LARP dreams

Having a lot of barbeque (ribs, brisket, beans, cole slaw, mashed potatoes, hush puppies) right before sleeping apparently means weird LARPing dreams.

In this one, my dad joined me for one of the upcoming cons. It wasn't Intercon E or Intercon Mid-Atlantic, though. It was some nebulous, quickly-thrown-together con featuring most of the same crowd.

Those who made memorable appearances: alexx_kay, princess_muffin, mr_teem, sjo, and siderea (whose large drumset (!) had to be set up by multiple strong men). And, of course, my dad.

I think the lack of specific persons in this dream is also interesting. There was no londo. No learnedax, tpau, laura47, or shogunhb (whom I would all expect at a general LARPing con) and, even though there was a Crossroads game happening there, no etherial or getoffended.

Ah well. I'm heading back to bed now.

gmail invites

I finally have gmail invites! Leave me a message or email my gmail address to grab one of them. I will need your email address to do so.

EDIT: I'm now out, but if you still want to send a request I will keep it in mind for my next batch of invites. :)

gmail invites

I finally have gmail invites! Leave me a message or email my gmail address to grab one of them. I will need your email address to do so.

EDIT: I'm now out, but if you still want to send a request I will keep it in mind for my next batch of invites. :)

How to fold a shirt - yanked from siderea

Believe me, this is cool:

http://www.howtofoldashirt.net/

Totally ninja.

How to fold a shirt - yanked from siderea

Believe me, this is cool:

http://www.howtofoldashirt.net/

Totally ninja.

busy work week so far

Stress is okay when it makes you get things done. When you feel so rushed it's hard to keep up, well, that's different. :P

What is it about this week?

busy work week so far

Stress is okay when it makes you get things done. When you feel so rushed it's hard to keep up, well, that's different. :P

What is it about this week?

Keenspot, SD

Dude.

Teri and Chris Crosby, the mother-son team behind Keenspot Comics, up and left California to re-establish their business in the abandoned high school of Cresbard, South Dakota. From Scott Kurtz:

According to the 2000 census, Cresbard, South Dakota consists of 143 people, 72 households, and 47 families residing in the town. If Keenspot were to employ 10 people, there would be a 5% drop in the unemployment rate.

That's amazing. And awesome. Hooray for the power of the internet!

P.S. Mapquest search for Cresbard. Definition of "middle of nowhere".

Keenspot, SD

Dude.

Teri and Chris Crosby, the mother-son team behind Keenspot Comics, up and left California to re-establish their business in the abandoned high school of Cresbard, South Dakota. From Scott Kurtz:

According to the 2000 census, Cresbard, South Dakota consists of 143 people, 72 households, and 47 families residing in the town. If Keenspot were to employ 10 people, there would be a 5% drop in the unemployment rate.

That's amazing. And awesome. Hooray for the power of the internet!

P.S. Mapquest search for Cresbard. Definition of "middle of nowhere".

romance novels

Hrm. Perhaps I should do Nanowrimo and write a romance novel that doesn't end in, "...and then they got married and had babies."

romance novels

Hrm. Perhaps I should do Nanowrimo and write a romance novel that doesn't end in, "...and then they got married and had babies."

SCA participate

siderea's latest post on the Three-Fold Paradigm of Human Endeavor and how it relates to the SCA has gotten me to thinking. I am not doing well at pursuing the endeavor that appeals to me the most (of course I have a little of each in me).

I am totally a participator. I attend dance practice almost entirely for the social aspect. I make garb only because it's expected of a member, and then I prefer to sew as a social activity, with someone else there to talk to. I really don't have a burning desire to know what colors and fabrics I would and wouldn't wear as a 14th century French peasant. Nor do I want to autocrat an event or be in charge of, well, most anything. ;) I want to talk and laugh and make friends.

That being said, what does the society have to offer me - short, out-of-shape me - in regards to participation, besides dance? The idea of fight practice is fairly laughable, and that's really the only other thing I know about...

SCA participate

siderea's latest post on the Three-Fold Paradigm of Human Endeavor and how it relates to the SCA has gotten me to thinking. I am not doing well at pursuing the endeavor that appeals to me the most (of course I have a little of each in me).

I am totally a participator. I attend dance practice almost entirely for the social aspect. I make garb only because it's expected of a member, and then I prefer to sew as a social activity, with someone else there to talk to. I really don't have a burning desire to know what colors and fabrics I would and wouldn't wear as a 14th century French peasant. Nor do I want to autocrat an event or be in charge of, well, most anything. ;) I want to talk and laugh and make friends.

That being said, what does the society have to offer me - short, out-of-shape me - in regards to participation, besides dance? The idea of fight practice is fairly laughable, and that's really the only other thing I know about...