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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:46 pm
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Neat things I did at War (in no particular order): 1) Went to war. 2) Shopped. 3) Took classes. 4) Retained for Her Majesty for about half a day. 5) Turned 21. 6) Worked for an acquaintence of mine (who's a merchant) and got free hosen! 7) Met my cousin Meg's father and stepmother.
Things I learned at War (also in no particular order): 1) Sunscreen and hats are my friends. 2) Pennsic water is icky, and makes my hair feel strange. 3) Chocolate moomoo from Cooper's Store is tasty-rific. 4) SCA politics still piss me off (if you didn't hear about the bruhaha with the Chiurgeons at Pennsic and feel the need to know about it, feel free to ask me.) 5) How to make bobbin lace. 6) How to do lost-wax casting in bronze. 7) How to make coins. 8 ) It's fun to buy things, especially at Midnight Madness. 9) Raunchy pewter pins are very, very funny when you're in the right mood. 10) Butterscotch schnapps + Bailey's Irish Cream + half-and-half (or whole milk) = DELICIOUS 11) The queen is a very nice lady, and her hair is both very long and very pretty. 12) We need to either pack much less crap or get a truck... or both. 13) His Excellency of Windmaster's is a neat human being.
And... should things go well, and should the Laurel (and I) so decide, I may become apprenticed in six months. In the mean time I'm learning way more about bobbin lace and other fiber arts than I knew before, so whether things proceed along apprenticing lines or not, I'm going to be getting a whole lot out of my relationship with this Peer... besides which she's a fantastic person, and I'm looking forward to getting to know her better.
All in all? Badass event, freaking SWEET war, I'm sorry I couldn't stay for the end of it, but I'm so, SO happy I got to go. I got to learn new and nifty things, got to meet new people, got to see a bunch of the friends who I've been missing terribly... it was a very good experience.
So... how was your Pennsic?
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:05 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:21 am
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:38 am
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Llelwyn JewelsSparkle I live on the wrong continent, but some friends went there after their honeymoon... don't suppose you noticed a couple of Lochacians (Aussies) wandering around? One has *very* long red hair & the other is a rather hairy man with "shapely calves"... I noticed several Aussies wandering about, yes. Not entirely certain that it was that pair, but there were a number of peoples with lovely accents wandering around. We got your king and queen wrong, though... we were a few months out-of-date. >_<
xd Don't feel bad... our K&Q change every 6 months... I have a hard time keeping up with who they are... by the time the coronation ceremonies have ended it's time to pick new royalty blaugh j/k.
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Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:40 am
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:39 am
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:20 am
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:44 am
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:40 pm
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Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:52 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:36 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:33 am
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:05 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:15 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:26 pm
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