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an update, of a sort
2005-08-04 - 5:07 p.m.
Okay, Slacker Non-Updater here, reporting for duty, or something.
Let's take it in reverse order and see where we get instead of me
trying to recount all of Bermuda and running out of steam...
I've had a persistent sinusy headache for the past week and a half, and
it is really irritating/ pissing me off. I'm not normally a
headache person, so treatment options are baffling me. Sore
wrist, I can read. Sore back, I can still do crafty stuff.
Headache, not much to do but sleep it off, or try to. So, if this
isn't as lucid as you wish it to be blame my brain.
Last weekend was some house
cleaning, a Costco run, some sewing, and the best of all, dancing with
the AoD at Orpheus
in Baltimore. She was all super glamour goth girl in her Betty
Page hair and spider web body suit. I was a bit more punky- funky
braided hair in a twist, she-devil tank top, denim skort with pockets,
tall boots, you get the picture. Was running late so the most
make-up I had was mascara and lipstick. Still, we showed up,
people watched, danced, got hit on by little blonde kid, drank a
little, and had a great time. I confess that at first I had an
adverse reaction thinking of Cesca, and the culture of
self-destruction. Part of me wanted to scream, but a potty break
and some dancing helped. There was the funny little kid who
danced practically the whole time with his sunglasses on. There
was scary large guy in white with a painted face, and other folks to
oogle. The punk dude who was moshing in his own private idaho was
actually really rocking. The only thing that freaked me out was
the old couple who sat at the bar and watched everyone else
laciviously. Noticing the large quotient of underage folks, we
made sure to tip the bartender well, and as a bonus he watched our
stuff as we danced. I got home around 2am still wired so stayed
up til 3am cleaning and reading a bit to settle down.
The weekend before last was Assessment
and a 3 Peer event. First was the Christian placed on vigil,
then the Idonea and
finally we got Otto in court. I got to help out a bit with the
hospitality, and bring down loot from the Theo who couldn't make
it. The food was fabulous, the set-ups amazing, the company
beyond compare, and the candidates glowing. Got it to visit the
Idonea around 2am, and Christian around 4am. Don't remember being
inspiring, so I probably wasn't. I did feel bad that Alan and I
had a miscommunication. He went back to the truck to nap and said
something to me like "Come get me when it is time to go", I interpreted
this as when it is time to leave site, not when it is time to visit the
Christian. Bad Gen, no biscuit. Other main complaint was
the humidity was so bad I just left the glasses off. They
wouldn't unfog, and fighting the fog was futile, so I just gave up.
Saturday morning dawned too early, but we made it to site for the
courts and I finished my new roman outfit. Idonea was glowing, or
it could have been the humidity, and I got to handle the cloak part of
the ceremony with the lovely Benefse. Christian's ceremony was
wonderful, touching with the blending of the two household lineages,
gentle yet fierce as Chris can be. For the rest of the day I
visited with friends, did the hair of 4 lovely ladies, joined Her
Majesty at a Tea, bought some trim for my new Roman outfit, and just
hung out and ahd a good time. Court was lovely at the end, but
parts of it really irritated me. I must have just been in an
irritable mood, what with the heat and all. Otto's ceremony was
simple yet obviously touched him deeply to have so many of the Pelicans
announce him as their equal in that order of service. It was nice
to be a part of that. That evening we went out to dinner with
Chris, Bera, Liam, and Thjora and ran into Val's group and had tasty
food whilst feeling a bit squarshed in our booth. Boy I need to
work on enunciation next time I talk to Dagonet, he heard me very
wrong. It was great to get quality time with the Chris and Bera
on such a busy filled weekend.
The weekend before that was theoretically a trip to go sailing to Rock Hall, MD. Well, it would
have been lovely if there had been any wind. As it was we motored
to Rock Hall and back, much to my dismay. We did get to test out
the AC on the new boat, I got to swim in the little pool, we ate lots
of seafood and wandered around the downtown area, did a bit of
shopping, and got a tour on the trolley for breakfast. It was
relaxing and we got to chill, but it wasn't all it could have
been. sigh.
Now we get to Bermuda.
But before Bermuda was Kim
and Duane's wedding.
Okay, we missed the wedding ceremony. Color me pissed. We
walked up just as the blushing bride and dashing groom were greeting
guests for the recessional. They both looked lovely, but we were
so angry at the evil traffic between DC and Richmond that made us miss
it. Curses. In with the Gandhi, out with the
Hitler... But they were happily married, there were many
witnesses and participants, and all was well. After some
greetings of folks, we left for the reception at Pocohantas State Park,
slightly giggling at remembering the last event we were there for a
Crown where we got kicked off site. We changed into casual
clothes and had excellent food, yummy drinks, wonderful company, great
music, fun dancing, and all kinds of a groovy time. It was so fun
we didn't want to leave. Finally we kicked the tired newlyweds
out the door with a sprinkler shower, sent them on their way, and
cleaned up the site. It was true SCA Magic site cleaning in
action. Everyone chipped in and it was spotless when we left it
not half an hour later. We then got on the road back home to DC
and I think Alan and I packed until it was time for bed.
Now we get to Bermuda... nope, sorry, ran out of time... :D
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