As it goes with most things in the SCA, A Big Deal was made about figuring out who the Group Herald was going to be. In the end it ended up being not a big deal, and I was chosen. For all of the non-SCA readers of this highly entertaining blog, The group Herald is responsible for hleping people find period corect names and devices. It is something I have been interested in since I first started in the SCA, now I have to be good at it too.

Its late and Im tired

OK, so its been 2 weeks and I still dont know if I'm going to be the Group Herald. Its kinda frustrating. I really dont care all that much really. It was just a way to help the group out.

Jewel had her birthday party last week. 4 little 8 year old girls for a sleep over. Man, that was a lot of giggling. Not as bad as it could have been though, they were all well behaved. Not too wild. We made homemade pizza, played pin the tail on the donkey, and watched about 1,000 episodes of Full House.

I started selling plasma. Its kinda creepy really. Did you ever see the episode of Simpsons where Fat Tony is selling rat's milk to the school for kids lunches? It reminds me of that. ther are row after row of chairs with I.V. stations. They hook you up, suck all the plasma out, put the other parts of you blood back, unhook you, and send you on your way.
Im using the money I "earn" to help pay for my summer vacation to Lillies War.

I have already started planning for War. It isnt until the middle of June. I already know what I am eating, where I will most likly be setting up camp, and my schedule for most of the days. Its kinda sad really.

Thanks it for now.

Here are a couple of pictures of my helm. They were taken by the guy who made it, in his shop.

We are supposed to close on the trailer today. I'm pretty excited about it. It will free up quite a bit of cash for us every month. Plus I wont have to worry about the pipes freezing or something else happening. I still have quite a bit of junk in the shed over there, but the buyers are being cool about giving me time to get it out. Hopefully it will be warm enough on Monday.

SCA wise things are going well. We have had several new fighters at practice the last couple of weeks. ISU just had their club fest and several new contacts have been made. Tonight's practice looks to be just as wild. Quite a few people are coming up form the barony, plus all of the new fighters. Plenty of people to hit with a stick. IF i get to fight. WE have had so many fighters that I have loaned out my gear, just to make sure every one was safe. Plus tonight I have an interview to take one of the local group offices. I am hoping to become the Group Herald. Im not to worried about it either way. If I were to not get it, I would continue to play my game, follow my interests, and continue to have fun with all of it.

Gaming wise, thing have been ok. The game I was putting together seems to have stalled out. However, the solo game I have been GMing for Gabriel is going extremely well.

That is about it for now

This is an older picture from Ages of War last year. My lady has posted it on her blog before, sorry if you have seen it before. I'm the guy in red.

Not much to write about. I worked all weekend. It was pastariffic.

Went to a work dinner on Thursday night. The food was good. After dinner I left to go to fighter practice. One of my co-workers went with me to check it out. He said he would probably give fighting a try. I fought poorly. I was stuffed to the gills with dinner and quickly developed a side ache. Also, my left hip has been bothering me for a while, and was really acting up. That is enough excuses.

I am really trying to step up my SCA game. Not just my fighting, but all aspects of SCA. I am trying to be more involved in the Canton. I am trying to improve my garb. I am trying to improve my feast gear. I am trying to improve my encampment. I am also working to improve my heraldic skills.

Tonight my Lady is having a jewelry party. She is a little disappointed, several people she wanted to come are unable to attend. I'm going to clean house all day, to make sure everything looks good. The kids are home from school today, I don't know if that is a help or hindrance.

WE are back form Lonley Tower. The event was a lot of fun. I fought a little. Didn't win a single fight. But I fought with the best out kingdom has to offer. Sat in on a disscussion about some heraldry stuff. Introduced Cannon to some of the knights in the kingdom. Cannon worked with one of the best heralds in Calontir to pick aout a nome he liked. Feast was ok.
More later

Greetings unto the populace.

At the request of my lady, I have started a new blog. Maybe this one will see more posts than the last one, maybe it wont.

I went to see the doctor this morning. It went about as I expected. It was the follow up to the sleep study I had done last month. The doctor said that while I do snore, it is not bad enough to need a CPAP or any other medical treatment. His only suggestion was that I loose weight. DUH! My lady was less than happy about it.

After the appointment I did a little shopping. I had to purchase some Para cord. The only place I have been able to find it in town is at Jax, a outdoor equipment store, that is on the far side of town. I walked around the store for a while, and other than some $100 hockey shorts didn't see anything I wanted to buy. So, I got the cord and left.
Next stop was hobby lobby, not looking for anything in particular, just looking. While there I ran into a couple of people I know. Just the normal how are you doing type conversation, nothing too interesting.
Then on to Hastings, again not looking for anything in particular. Thought of a book that had been recommended to me, but could only find it in hardback for way more than i wanted to pay for it.

On the way home I checked in on the empty Trailer. every thing was fine. I was able to take the entertainment center we had left there down to the dumpster. It was kind fun. I just slid it on the snow.

At home I ate a lunch of a ham sandwich and some chips. Not the best "diet" food, but better than the fast food I had contemplated.
checking my e-mail only led to more frustrating news. One of the people I had planed on playing in a new role playing game pulled out, leaving me with only 2 players. I had put many hours into planning and prep for the game, and now it looks like it wont happen.

SO, all in all, a pretty unfun and disappointing day.

Tonight I am going to my parents house for some last second prep for an SCA event this weekend.
The event, 12th night being held over in Lonely Tower, should be ok. I am planning to fight, and get beat a lot. Maybe sitting in on a couple of classes and having feast. I will take some pics and post them later, maybe. The hotel we are staying in has a pool so that could be fun too

YIS
Gofanko