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Ymir and Val Day
2005-02-15 - 1:00 p.m.
Alan, my sweet Alan, took me to see Beth Patterson last
night in Rockville, as part of the IMT shows.
She was playing with a duo of harpists called HEN. They were very
good as well and they teemed up with Beth as the finale for a
stringfest traditional irish song. It was really faboo. I
tried not to sing along during the show and keep the feet stomping to a
minimum, but what can I say, I'm a fan. Beth has a new CD out
called Caught in the Act, not on the website yet. It
contains all new songs, but was recorded live in the past year.
No back-up band needed. And you get the funny intros to a couple
of the songs, which is really half of the show. Beth is part
comedienne and part singer/song-writer. Or maybe I just get her
sense of humor. Devil duckie, you're the one.... Cause
in the Act is wonderful, and BdeB will just have to wait until
KA&SFest (or when next I see him) to see if he was good enough to
get a CD, or not. It was a great Valentine's Day; no fancy dinner
out (I did make grilled cheese sandwiches and cut them in heart
shapes), no need for elaborate flowers, screw jewelry, just the company of my sweetie and good music made the
night perfect.
Ymir was pretty cool. Actually really chilly in the am. I had two
pairs of socks on, one wool, many layers, and only managed to thaw by
the middle of the day. It was at least dry, and relatively warm,
for Ymir. The dry part was key. I got to help run the
rapier double elim tourney. 54 fighters, I think. There
were minor snafus such as folks signing in but not telling us they
weren't fighting in the tourney, and one poor soul had to drop
out. This gave Bob's list too many byes, but it was sadly
unavoidable. At least Alan seemed to have fun fighting the byes,
yes, it was all a ploy to get him more time on the field, yeah, that's
it. Happily we finished with plenty of time for pick-ups to reign
supreme, and I got to go shopping and hang out some with my Bera.
I got to see Sparky and Mel (er, Master Wulfbrand and Baroness
Magdalena now in the East) on a breeze thru too since they were in
attendance. During the day was one protegeing, 3 apprenticings,
and I missed the evening squirings, but such is life. All in all
it was a good event, even if I did get scolded for a mid-court
sneak prince-hug by the Baron of Nottinghill C... :D
Big congrats to Ros and Chris on their whitescarfing, to the various
pearls and GDs made that day, to the new WH Baronage, and big whoop for
a Ymir with no peerages to worry about. Courts at Ymirs are
always long enough as it is.
Afterwards we escaped to dinner at the Megaplex of China Buffett.
Holy General Tso's Chicken Batman! It was amazing the quality,
variety and quantity of food in abundance. whoohooo! Later
we adjourned to the Sleep Inn and hung out with folks in the Breakfast
area until quiet hours and then hung out in somebody's room til
12:30am. I got to hang out with Adendra and Tegan and talk all
sorts of glass and string things, and Isobel loaned me some yarn and
needles (since I left my knitting back in our room at the other hotel)
so I made a pouch and showed a bunch of folks double-knitting.
Big shout-out to M. Susanna the knitter for such great
instructions! It was a great night of fun socializing, and Roland
provided me with booze, and Theo gave Alan scotch, which is always a
plus.
Sunday found us sleeping in and Alan fetching me breakfast in
bed. whoohoo! We had a leisurely drive back home with a
stop in Fredricksburg for lunch. Alan wanted to steak so we found
this place called Bonefish that was super nice and we took a nice long
lunch over some super yummy food. After the 3 course meal we had
no room for dessert even. It cost a bit, but I highly recommend
them. It was in the Central Park shopping conglomerate area on
Rt. 3 in F-burg near DSW Wearhouse. We rounded up the evening
with unpacking the truck, naps, B5 and a little bit of reading.
Not a bad weekend on the whole. I just wish I could kick this
evil cold that is clinging to me like bar-smoke to a jacket. It
seems that spicy food, particularly Chinese food, is helping to keep
the symptoms some at bay and make me feel at least 50% human.
Lack of spice makes me feel like a scoop of primordial goo.
blorp blorp..
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