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Pennsic meme

2008-07-18T14:02:44Z

Pennsic Meme

1) What is one of your favorite things to do alone at Pennsic?

Relax under the shade of our tent and catch the breeze coming down the hill.

2) What is one of your favorite things to do with a group at Pennsic?

Walk around drinking and talking. General carousing.

3) What is one of your best Pennsic Memories?

Dressing as a man and participating in Sir Gunther's Bach party and breaking Gaylen.

4) What is one of your weirdest Pennsic Memories?

Being taken to the hospital after the woods battle and wearing a spinal collar.

5) What was your first Pennsic?

Whatever number it was in 2001. Pennsic 30. B&B reign.

6) How many/which Pennsics have you attended?

Including this one, it'll be 6.

7) What keeps you going back to Pennsic?

My husband. Seeing friends and shopping.

8) Are you going to Pennsic this year?

Yup. My gal Cass is going!!!

9) What group/block do you usually camp in?

N21. Midlands.

10) What three words would you use to describe Pennsic?

Bork. Tail-gate Court!

Oh Lancelot!

2008-07-14T13:51:37Z

Your result for The Camelot Test...

Lancelot

Honourable and passionate. You never back down from a challenge. Your friends are very important to you. You believe in justice and duty far above your own personal security and comfort.

Congratulations! This was the most challenging result to get. You are one of a kind.

Take The Camelot Test at HelloQuizzy

my chess memeage

2008-07-11T19:02:19Z

Your result for Which Chess Piece are You Test?...

The Rook's Citizen

The Rook’s Citizen is the guardian of birthdays, holidays and celebrations. They are generous hosts. They observe joyfully the traditions and are very liberal in giving when custom suits. Don’t be fooled by the pleasantry – they enjoy running the show. They are astute in seeing problems and aren’t afraid of delegation. They work hard and play with zest. They provide service and expect others to contribute.

The Citizen is wounded easily because their hearts are on their sleeves. They have a strong sense of right and wrong but are torn between that and the overwhelming need to rescue others. This can result in a swift action – often as motherly reprimand. As a caretaker the Citizen is vigilant. The world can be seen as a hostile place, one that cannot be trusted. They serve as great protectors and are perfect for the nurturing of young in education.

The Rook's Citizen prefers living with a focus on the world around them. They take in values via the five senses in a most literal and concrete fashion. They work hard and with efficiency. They maintain great relationships because of their cooperative natures. They will keep everyone informed and attempt to reach decisions through consensus. This is another ‘Pawn’ that is needed for their providing natures foundations of society. They bring the best out in others because they value everyone’s input and needs. They are the pleasant type and make others feel good about themselves. They will find it hard to accept flaws in others because they are the kindest and most giving of individuals.

Take Which Chess Piece are You Test? at HelloQuizzy

getting settled in new house

2008-07-02T14:57:16Z

We are getting settled into the new house and it's still very surreal. We have sooooo much more space than the apartment. It feels TOO decadent to be here.

The move went fast:
12 friends + 1 moving truck + Everything already packed before people arrived = 40 mintues to empty apartment!!!

Started at 10:00 am and was completely moved (including picked up stuff from storgae at D's mom's house) and had lunch by 2:00 pm. I think it was the quickest move ever.

We are very lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives. Big Thanx to all!

We have a mountain of boxes to go through but it's great! Finding a bathtub that my Tall honey can fit into is amazing!!! Lots of cupboards and closets and a basement to put our stuff into. It's crazy to have space.

So, when people come into town; we have space to have you crash at! Come on over! We'll fire the grill up and roast some weenies and drink lots o' wine! ;)

I'm good with this!

2008-06-20T13:53:58Z

You Act Like You Are 27 Years Old

You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel like an adult, and you're optimistic about life.
You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.

You're still figuring out your place in the world and how you want your life to shape up.
The world is full of possibilities, and you can't wait to explore many of them.

What Age Do You Act?

Life comes at you fast!

2008-06-17T17:49:24Z

Life is really busy. I think INSANE may be a better word. Here’s the scoop:

Job: Stupid busy. I have had major Federal grants to write and apply for. Lots of late evenings trying to get it done. There’s sooo many hoops to jump through with this that it’s almost mind numbing. I have three fundraiser/special events this week on top of that. I will not be attending my most favorite of events because I have to work on Sunday and need time to pack for conference I leave for on Monday. St. Louis here I come! I have a concert benefit to promote and fall gala to plan. I have toms of “thank you” letters to write and send for pervious events.

SCA: After cancelling our main event last week due to flooding. I am trying to find an alternate date for Border Skirmish V. I am missing Rose Tourney L to work on various projects for work and our upcoming move. We will be attending other events this summer and of course Pennsic. J

My schedule for Pennsic is filling fast…when did vacations become work? Not that I mind but wow! I like working and keeping busy but I hope to have time to hang with old friends. I just hope that rain isn’t a factor for me again this year. I was super crabby by Thursday last year that I went to bed after court to finally dry out and warm socks on my feet.

My project list is too long for the summer and Pennsic.

House: We close TOMORROW!!! I am so excited and relieved that it has finally arrived. We have tons of boxes packed and ready to settle in. D&I wake each morning saying “I can’t wait to be in our new house”. Finally, the day has come.

Being an uptight person (I fully acknowledge and accept this fault) and needing to be “settled” I plan on trying to move things tomorrow, the rest of the week, part of the weekend and the end of next week. I feel that once the kitchen and bathroom are set and unpacked; I will feel better and less anxious. My family is coming into town to help with the move next weekend (28^th) so I’ll be glad to have them there. I think my shire’s “moving crew” will also be on-hand for laboring stuff over to the new place. D&I are extremely grateful for our friends for their help.

D’s job: He’s LOVES it! I am so glad. There’s been plenty of late nights but I think he enjoys the stress and politics of the job. He’ll be much happier when his old position will be filled but he’s doing great. I am so proud of him. He went after the next career step like a house on fire. I love his tenacity.

We just celebrated three years of marriage and it feels like yesterday that we got married. I love him so much and can’t wait until things settle down and we can enjoy the fruits of our labor. Maybe the next step is….kids?

We celebrated/mourned the anniversary of our good friend, Lochlainn. I can’t believe a year has gone by. I miss that man beyond belief. My eyes fill still with tears but my thoughts of him are good ones and I can laugh at his stubbornness now. We passed the quatsch filled with vanilla vodka with good friends and enjoyed a lovely song written in his memory. He can never be replaced but he is treasured in my heart and never far from my thoughts.

Okay, I think that catches people up on my life. Sorry for blabbering.

I think I need a vacation from my life.

URGENT BORDER SKIRMISH V - CANCELLED!

2008-06-13T12:28:41Z

Greetings to the loyal friends of the Griffon and Dragon,

It is with a heavy heart that the Autocrats of Border Skirmish V, set to
start today and run through Sunday, inform you that the event is cancelled
due to heavy rains last night at the campsite. There is between 2-4 inches
of standing water all over the fields. We were hoping that the weather
would hold and the event could continue as planned but Mother Nature has
decided against that. The skirmish between the Kingdoms of Northshield and
the Midrealm has been put on hold for our lands to dry from the wet. We are
sorry for the last minute notice to you all.

We ask the populace of the Known World to help spread the word of the event
being cancelled to as many lists as we can.

We are hoping to reschedule the Border Skirmish event for a later time in
the summer/fall. We will send correspondence in regards to a new date as
soon as we can.

Thank you for your understanding and we hope to see you at Border Skirmish V
later in the year. If anyone has any questions either of the autocrats would
be happy to help you. Their contact info is below:

Mistress Tatiana Marana Melville
262-513-1271 (h) 262-879-2809 (w-Fri 8:30-2:30p)
tatianam@ameritech.net

Baroness Kristiana of Arden
847-921-6229
kristianaofarden@hotmail.com

Yours in Service,

The Autocrats of Border Skirmish V

memeage!!! Gotta love it!

2008-06-11T23:48:50Z

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want -- good or bad. When you're finished,post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.

6/7/08 .... last man married!

2008-06-10T13:53:52Z

Well the last of the elementary/high school D&D group got hitched this weekend. Mark and Claire finally made the trip down the ailes. Claire looked beautiful. Her aunt made her gown and there's a lot of family history in that gown. Mark looked just as handsome as always. It was nice to be a part of it. The weather for the wedding was nice and warm/hot. I've attached pictures in my LJ gallery. My honey looked so *nice*.

The wedding cake was a mountain; since that is where he asked her to marry him. It was super cool and very yummy. I am not much of a cake person and it was great! Claire's sister found the cake topper at REI. The flag on top of it says "just married". It was perfect.

Cheers to Mark and Claire!

Happy Birthday Poppa Rory

2008-05-20T18:10:22Z

Enjou your birthday. Drink lots of good Scotch....scotch scotch scotch.

Hug! :)

A home for us....

2008-05-16T13:59:15Z

Well we found a home, signed the contract, secured the mortgage, had the inspection and IF all goes well - we'll close on the 16th of June. :) :) :)

It's from the first group of houses we saw. Everytime we kept looking we compared all houses to this one. It's a great house and we are so excited to get to live there. Granted it will be a longer commute for my honey-pie but the roads to and from will be easier with traffic. My drive will be 5 mintues. I'm thinking of buying a bike to make the trips in the spring-fall. It's built in 2002; so no major issues like a new roof needed! YEA!!

The house is located in Waukegan/Gurnee. Nice development with youn families.

I have posted pics of it in my scrapbook.

This place will give us the space and stroage we alwyas wanted. Finally, we can get our stuff out of my parent's home in MN and his mom's place. I'll have a workshop (need to get tool bench) and sewing room.

Projects galore to come!

Thanks for all the advice about buying a home. Our agent was awesome and upfront - great attributes.

Party in July!

rollercoaster time

2008-05-04T23:11:13Z

These past three weeks have been great, tense, crappy, fun, relaxing, stressed, sick and incredible. What more can life offer?

Our trip to FL was nice and fun. I wish we had more time down there together but his conference went well. Lots of drinking...glad my liver is getting dried out :)

Directly after FL, D had his *BIG* interview for a promotion at work. He's been stressed about this and we worked on questioning and getting his attire up to date. He made it through the first round and had the second round this past Thursday. He didn't feel well on top of this added stress and hasn't much gotten sleep. My poor baby. I hate when he gets sick; which is hardly ever. Friday morning he goes to the doctor and heads to work for a meeting. Before the meeting, his boss calls him in and says: "Congrats, you are now the Assistant to the Village Administrator!" I think my poor honey was shocked, bewildered and releived all at the same time.

He starts....Monday! *eeeeek*!!!!

Me: work is crazy busy with fundraisers, planning a wine tasting, multiple grants to write and meetings to attend. It's hard in this economic slow down to raise funds for a non-profit. Most of my events have fallen *just below* where I had hoped them to be. So, more grant writing to cover lost costs. SO IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF MONEY AND NEED TO DONTE IT....CALL ME!!!!!! :) I love my job but I take the lost of funds personally and it need to get into the mind set of being more positive.

Looked at more houses this weekend and each house we see; we compare to the one we really *like*! This morning we saw a house to which the backyard buts up to the *liked* house. We think this is a sign to where the house gods are saying "buy this house or suffer our wrath"! We could be relocating during the summer...more stress! This leaves lots of thing hanging in our SCA lives......

We seem to be on an SCA slow down; due to travel, weddings, and house hunting. I think Crown tourney will be our next event. We are entered and I need to get cracking on new garb for himself and me. My sewing machine doesn't like me right now and need to get her in to be fixed....ugh!

I need more time to get things ready...but there never seems to be enough hours in the day.....

Home from vaca....catching up

2008-04-21T14:51:19Z

Home from our wonderful trip to Clearwater. Totally awesome.

Sun, fun, sand, damn dirty birds (seagulls), yummy drinks, sun, hanging with the hottest man on the planet, sun, sand, sun, and more dirty birds!

Didn't want to come home. Trying to recover.

house hunt investigation

2008-04-07T18:07:54Z

We looked at 12-14 house all day Saturday. There's quiet a lot of them that were in the "okay" catergory, three in the "yes" and lots of "no"s. It was good but 7 hours of looking got to be a little too much. Our realtor is wonderful and did a lot of sending properties and research before hand to eliminate the ones we didn't want to bother to see.

On Sunday, we took D's mom to look at the top two and feel perhaps we need to keep looking at more so we don't take the first one we love. She gave of us her thoughts about things we didn't take into account. Which was good and bad but we can handle it.

Thanks for everyone feedback in the previous entry. It's good to know that people care and hope for the best.

Still on the search!

We are a house huntin'!

2008-04-04T18:38:22Z

We are skipping Rites this year to do so major house hunting this weekend. Our lease is up soon and with our weekend crammed with SCA, personal and work stuff; we need to seize the day and look at new possiblilites.

I am *very* nervouse about this, it's a HUGE thing and just want to make sure its a good experience. We tried this buying a house thing three years ago and we weren't ready and we felt really rushed. It was a stressful time (wedding coming-up, family issues, etc) and I hope that this time is much better.... I was very disappointed to end that search but it was probably the best thing for us at that time. This time, I am trying not to tie all my emotions into this process but I feel myself slipping and getting fearful of the process.

There are lots of places/areas we are looking at. Mainly in Lake County but a couple are in Cook County. We'd like to be closer to D's job and help with the distance thing. We've been pre-approved for a loan so that's one thing off the checklist. I need space to work on SCA projects, no more apartment life, and space to grow as a family with the man.

Wish us luck and have a great weekend.

Dancing once again!

2008-04-02T13:58:33Z

Dancing has commenced again for me as a teacher. There's been a lot of talk about getting dancing to happen at the Tuesday night Theives practice so it has started. I am quite stunned at the turnout. It's good to have a smaller group to teacher but hard to get the feel of larger dances. Duntan and myself taught 5-6 dances in the span of about two hours. It was very much fun and felt great. I was happy to remember most of the steps and had lots of music on hand for dancing.

We plan on doing this every 1st and 3rd Tuseday of the month; so come on by and we'll get ya started.

It was nice to do something like this again; it had been a while since I did this sort of thing; I didn't realize how much I missed it.

funny meme

2008-03-31T20:46:56Z

Stole from Medb -

1. Your rock star name (first pet, current car): Duchess Cougar

2. Your gangsta name (fave ice cream flavour, favourite type of shoe): Peppermint Bonbon Steve Madden

3. Your Native American name (favourite colour, favourite animal): Red Otter

4. Your soap opera name (middle name, city where you were born): Anna Robbinsdale

5. Your Star Wars name (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 of your first name): Petkr

6. Superhero name (2nd favourite colour, favourite drink): Blue Killians

7. NASCAR name (the first names of your grandfathers): Lloyd Arthur

8. Stripper name (the name of your favourite perfume/cologne/scent, favourite candy): Wild Fig Whoppers

9. TV weather anchor name (your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Wetterstrom Washington DC

11. Spy name (your favourite season/holiday, flower): Autumn Tulip

12. Cartoon name: (favourite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now): Melon Jacket

13. Hippie name (What you ate for breakfast, your favourite tree): Applesauce Maple

***These are kind-of funny! I like my stripper name best.

me

2008-03-28T16:23:00Z

here's me!

blah blah blah blah

2008-03-18T03:12:39Z

Life is blah blah blah.

The beginning of the year was STRESSED and right now the angst part is settling in! Ugh. Work is Crazy busy and no sign of letting up. It's good to be busy but not good to be crazy busy.

I miss St. Paul sometimes; especially for St. Patrick's Day. Not to say Chicago can't get Irished up and drink a pint a Guiness. But I miss hanging with my blokes at the Half Time Rec listening to music and playing dueling banjos on our boobies was AWESOME!!! The Irish bar here sucks! Lots of stupid college girls looking slutty in their "St. Pat's" outfits with green spray painted hair gets to be much.....I must be getting old and stoggey.

This is SOOOO my fav!

2008-03-18T03:04:28Z

'What Movie do You belong in?' at QuizGalaxy.com

I LOVE this movie. I left the theater wanting to see it again right away.

"Pork Swords"!!!! ;)

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol!!!!!!

bed

2008-03-06T18:41:22Z

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meme: my birthday

2008-03-06T15:51:38Z

- July 31 -
You are very sensitive and sympathetic to the feelings of others. You are friendly and fun to be with, but you are easily hurt by others. You are a homebody sometimes and enjoy just chilling with friends.
Positive Traits: energetic, dependable, reliable, perceptive, detail-oriented
Negative Traits: unimaginative, overly serious, oversensitive, insecurity, compulsive
'What does your Birthdate mean?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Lookin' for.....

2008-03-05T19:39:50Z

I am looking for some wool remnants for appliqueing purposes. Looking for reds, yellows, blues, whites, greens. If you have some pieces, could you hold onto them for me? Hoping to complete a project for Crown.

I am also interested in learning silk banner painting....any advice. Rob, we MUST get together and do this!!

Bowling in garb this weekend!! Come and have fun!

2008-03-03T21:22:38Z

https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=262691&lis=1&kntae262691=49941F931C1641BE97C14F23F3D751B7&supId=203357158

This is such a funny picture, I had to add it on my website!

D and I are planning to attend the Bowl For Kids’ Sake at the Brunswick Zone Hawthorn, in Vernon Hills, on March 8, 2008. We have a team started and are getting geared up to bowl like mad fiends – in medieval garb! Bowling is period! I think some of my shiremates will be joining me and D this weekend to have fun and maybe we'll get some interest from the public!

Every dollar that you contribute will stay right here in Lake County to help our children. All gifts are 100% tax deductible.

Mrs. Eeeeevil

2008-02-22T17:36:38Z

You Are 42% Evil

You are evil, but you haven't yet mastered the dark side.

Fear not though - you are on your way to world domination.

How Evil Are You?