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My lady is on the June western tour. Her travel companion bailed on her at the last minute -- something about having a day job -- so she is driving solo.

Midrealm Kingdom A&S and Spring Crown Tourney was the first stop; business was brisk.

This past weekend was June Faire in Dragon's Laire (An Tir). I had sufficient frequent flyer miles to get myself out and back for minimal cash outlay. We got set up on Thursday and had all day Friday to get properly set up. The weather was outstanding and business was decent. I got to share The Hat with a whole new community. We packed up dry and I got home. Megan is touring the Olympic peninsula today and probably tomorrow as she meanders over to Idaho for Uprising. Oh, I made the baroness of Madrone jump. In theory, she had heard that the shop would be there, but no clue that I would be there. Cheap laughs ensued.

I'll get back with her at KWHSS in a few weeks.

Meanwhile, the job hunt has been a bit more productive. I had a phone interview Thursday that went very well; I have a face-to-face meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. I may end up back at the job before the most recent. Interesting (in the good sense).

And, the house looks pretty nice for showing. Daniel and Katie did a splendid job of touching up and rearranging bits for the open house on Sunday. We'll see how that plays out.

On top of that, Daniel has started his summer internship, so he is now gainfully employed. My turn...

As a bonus, on the second leg home from Minneapolis, I managed to have the center seat on an MD-90 with the aisle and window seats empty. The seat pitch is sufficient to let me use my laptop (unlike the 757 which is insanely cramped). I was able to put the mouse on one tray, my snacks on the other, and really work effectively. We even got in to Baltimore 20 minutes early.

I am particularly heartened by the treatment of bin Laden's body. As I understand it, Muslim practice is to bury the dead promptly. I find it right and proper that he was buried in accordance with Islamic practices -- that respect was paid.

I have seen remarks about heads on pikes and the like. I reject such calls. They are small and petty. We can be better than that.

That last phone call was the second one I've received in recent weeks that is the "you have won a bunch of money that we'll send you after you give us money" scam.

I recognized the nature of the call almost immediately and tried to mess with the caller while not cooperating. I've also exercised Call Trace (as if that will actually yield usable data). We'll see if this gets anywhere.

Next time, "What's a cubit?" will appear in the randomosity.

Gulf wars was splendid. The management was competent or better. The folks were welcoming. The site is nice. The merchant space was just fine. People came out and shopped. And shopped. And shopped some more. String geeking occurred a lot. We packed up dry canvas. The Hat was well received and often photographed.

My pants are totally bankrupt.

I got started on a commission piece of weaving. A client wants yardage of each of the three Hallstatt ribbons. Of course I start with Ribbon 1. It's 3/1 twill and the widest of the lot. I got a fair bit woven; it prompted many an "oooh shiny" remark. Pictures to come.

So they are interviewing some motorists at a gas station (where the price of gasoline has gone up over twenty cents in the past week) about the proposed ten cent increase in the Maryland gasoline tax. See if you can see where this is going...

One motorist is asked if this increase will cause her to change her driving. She notes that she has a considerable commute (40+ miles) and a ten cent increase will force her to consider alternate modes of transportation. Not a peep about the effect of the twenty cent increase she is staring at as she tanks up today. I call bullshit on her. Ten cents won't change her driving at all. Really.

I claim that the Horned Frogs of TCU are the best Division 1-A football team in the country. The record is self-evident. Nix besser.

Rebut.

Greetings Atlantia!

We are pleased to announce the contestants in Our Crown List on November 6:

Duke Michael of Bedford fighting for Duchess Seonaid ní Fhionn
Duke Ragnarr Blackhammer fighting for Lady Lynette Semere
Count Randal Sinclair Hawkins fighting for Countess Kari Kyst
Count Vladimir Ivanovich Aleksandrov fighting for Countess Kalisa Aleksandrovna
Mistress Cunian Beornhelm fighting for Gunnar Birkibeinn
Sir Christian Darmody fighting for Lady Lisette la Roux
Sir Roland de Mounteney fighting for Mistress Theodora Delamore
Sir Theron Andronikos fighting for Lady Kaðlín in óarga
Sir Guillaume Tomas le Lou fighting for Lady Kára Óláfsdáttir
Sir Afshin Darius fighting for Lady Meadhbh the Handy
Sir Askold Grimr Brotamaðr fighting for Duchess Isabel Grimault
Sir Kieran Hunter fighting for Baroness Astrid Thorvardsdatter
Baron Sean Dalamara fighting for Baroness Elizabeth Harlyn
Lord Giacamo Vincènti fighting for Lady Eleanore Hamilton
Lord Ragnarr rifsbrjótr fighting for Baroness Willow Faye Dunne
Baron Mungoe Maglinchie fighting for Baroness Siobhan Maglinchie
Baron Turgeis Hakonsson fighting for Mistress Sunniva Kyrre
Baron Christopher MacConing fighting for Lady Ysane de la Selle
Lord Joselin d'Outremer fighting for Lady Ysoria Baska
Lord Lucas von Aych fighting for Lady Giovanna Valori
Talorgen Hersir nepos Wrguist fighting for Countess Rowan Berran McDowell
Baron Henry Bartholomew West fighting for Baroness Emma West
Lord Llyr of Anglesey fighting for Lady Ysabella Louvière d'Orléans
Lord Gerhard der Rote von Ulm fighting for Lady Swannoc Bheag
Lord Kristoff Kreiger fighting for Baroness Egia Vamensdattir
Lord Angus of Bedford fighting for Lady Rosanella Vespucci
Lord William de Mont d'Or fighting for Mistress Ceridwen ferch Rhys ap Michael
Gabriel Vladimir Zadorin fighting for Mistress Alesia Gillefalyn


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Bryan & Brianna
King & Queen

dear goddessgoddess...

Leave a comment saying ":D" and:
-I'll respond by asking you five questions to satisfy my curiosity.
-Update your journal with the answers to your questions.
-Include this explanation and offer to ask other people questions, if you're so inclined.

1. Do you fish? If so, catch-and-release or hot pan on the shoreline?

Not really. I used to do some as a kid, but not in years. There was some catch-and-release and some food. Never a "hot pan on the shoreline", but there were those catfish in the Pine Barrens that got field-stripped, put on a stick, and roasted like marshmallows.

2. If you woke up tomorrow to find that an anonymous benefactor had gifted you with a billion dollars (legal and clean) and the services of an accountant and a lawyer (both trustworthy) to manage the sum, what would you spend the first week doing?

Um. Er. Setting up camp at Pennsic and opening up for the first week of business. Remembering to breathe. Establishing an entity to sponsor textile research activities. Making generous bequests to a variety of organizations I care about. Moving forward on moving away from the immediate DC area to someplace a bit less congested. OK, some of this is difficult to reconcile with Pennsic, but the specific timing is odd. If I skew the timeline to "not overlapping with Pennsic", there'd be plotting to sort out a general course in line with the above.

3. What would you pack in a picnic basket?

Plates, cups, utensils, napkins; bread; some sort of preserved meat substance and/or hard-boiled eggs; salty snack food; raw veggies; sturdy sweets for dessert

4. If you were going to raise animals for fiber, what fiber-bearing animals would you raise?

Hmmm...alpacas sound interesting. The fiber is certainly appealing.

5. What keeps you in the SCA?

I haven't run out of fun stuff to do, and I keep getting positive feedback for doing it. Yeah, there are assholes and jerks out there, but they mostly don't harsh my mellow too much while providing plenty of grist for being bitchy and snarky. I still have a blast with the card weaving and making tools. Heraldry is still fun; I've found a job that really suits my strengths and weaknesses well. Ten years in, I'm not seeing an end in sight to being Morsulus.

NOTE: I'm heading off to Pennsic shortly. It'll probably be two weeks before I get back to the rest of the questions I owe people. If you get email notifications of replies, you'll get a hint eventually.

For your delectation: http://www.dorktower.com/2010/07/09/dork-tower-friday-june-9-2010/