As I mentioned last time, I recently authorized in rapier and just last weekend got to get into my first rapier melee. I thought I would post some thoughts and reflections on the difference between the two.

At WoW 5, I was able to fight the second half of the woods battle, and then the ruins battle. My side won the woods overall, but not the ( Read more... )

The crazy fall season is over. Now, I can focus on repairing/improving my kit, finally get the grass cut and the gutters cleaned out, work on a website or two, and oh yeah, get ready to renovate the kitchen…

But, before we get into that, let’s re-cap the last six weekends.

Sept. 4th - Golden Rose. Duchess Padraigin asked me to be on her team for ( Read more... )

On November 30th of this year, my paid Livejournal account will expire and I have no intention of re-newing it.

That’s kind of a strange thing to think about. I started my LJ back in January of 2004, so it’s lasted quite a while. That’s just about ancient considering the average lifespan of technology.

It has really been a fun place to hang out ( Read more... )

• 07:53 @ mary_wroth is that Alchemy in Brooklyn just down from the Atlantic Ave subway stop? I've been there - it was great! #

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• 12:21 Moving mulch in the hot sun: not a job this cube dweller is acustomed to. #
• 17:20 A hard day of manual labor done, now I settle in at Tylers for beer and pretzels. #

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• 19:21 I'm at City Beverage, where are you? #

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This is mainly a post about fighting, but I do want to first say the event was very nice over all. The feast was as good as I have come to expect from The Giants (and seeing my Grand-Knight walking around with a pillow under his apron was funny). I was happy to witness the formalization of Nikulai and Rowan’s teacher/student relationship - I hope ( Read more... )

Well, since becoming Baron I've gone through 2 shields. Well, that's not really fair, as the one in the user pic had quite a bit of wear on it when I stepped up. None the less, the shield I made to replace it was looking pretty bad, then the corner failed and started sending wood bits into my face any time my opponent hit it. So, time to make a ( Read more... )

So, if Maunday Thursday fell on April 1st, could you imagine what the last supper would be like ( Read more... )

Reflections on New York ( Read more... )