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10:29 pm
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Heraldry
So I was explaining to the local herald on Thursday why I've never submitted the device I created way back when I was 23 or so.
Me: I can't draw.
Elizabeth: *tries to tell me I can*
Me: *Attempts to draw device on napkin. Draws rough outline of shield, chevron, annulets. Then draws three oil lamps.*
Elizabeth: *in reassuring voice* Those are nice ducks!
Me: *sigh*
Current Music: folk music
Tags: heraldry, sca
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10:37 pm
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Kent State Folk Festival
There will be free concerts this Friday and free workshops this Saturday in Kent. For more information see
http://www.kentstatefolkfestival.org/
Current Music: classical
Tags: events, music
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10:36 pm
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Storytelling and Ohio Valley Filk Festival
I was sorry to miss the Comfort Zone Bardic event, but had a great time last weekend.
Storytelling went very well. I told nine ghost stories, ranging from an ancient Irish tale (the "Adventure of Nera") to a ghostly poem. I'll be telling one of the stories ("The Shoemaker from Constantinople") Friday at Gwyntarian Dance Night and Halloween Revel. I was paid by the bookstore owner and made decent money in tips. The turnout was perfect - the room was full without being crowded. I actually frightened several people with my stories. One woman came up afterwords and wanted to know my performance schedule, which was really flattering, but I demonstrated my non-professional background by not having a webpage or Myspace with that information. I did tell her that I would most likely be performing at the OSU Medieval Faire in May. Afterwards, the bookstore owner asked me to come back in the spring.
OVFF was fun, if not period. ;-) (Although Heather Dale was one of the performers up for a Pegasus this year...) My favorite song was "Gabriel Gray's Song," about Sylar from Heroes. And I got to recite "Castle in the Clouds" from Les Miserables as a rap.
If any of you get a chance to go to OVFF next year, I highly recommend it.
Current Mood:  happy
Current Music: "Castle in the Clouds"
Tags: event, filk, storytelling
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05:03 pm
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Storytelling in Columbus
Next Saturday, Oct. 24 from 3:00 - 4:00, I will be telling ghost stories at Fly By Night bookstore in Columbus.
http://www.flybynightbookstore.com/announce.php
The rest of the weekend I'll be volunteering at Ohio Valley Filk Festival.
Tags: events, filk, folklore, plans, storytelling
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09:43 pm
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Afternoon of Fun
Afternoon of Fun was, as usual, fun. An entirely outdoor event, I've never attended when it wasn't either raining or snowing (raining yesterday), but that's just part of its charm. I discovered my black hooded cloak works very well at holding off the rain, but stained the sleeves of my white chemise. Site tokens were monkey paws - I was very careful not to make a wish while wearing mine.
There is an annual ghost story competition, and this year I won. Most period ghost, vampire, and werewolf stories are actually quite boring for modern audiences. They go something like this: "Creepy thing appears. We all get scared. A priest prays. Creepy thing goes away." But the week before the event, I found "The shoemaker of Constantinople," a wonderfully complex twelfth century tale about obsession, necrophilia, disembodied heads, unstoppable villains, and courageous princesses. It's actually a cautionary tale about a type of shoes, but I left that part out.
I almost didn't go because of the rain, but it was worth getting wet. Hey, the weather was period.
Current Music: Folk music
Tags: event, sca, storytelling
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11:30 pm
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Time-traveller's guide to the 14th century
I want this book.
http://www.medievalists.net/2009/09/08/interview-with-ian-mortimer/
Current Location: the past
Current Mood: excited
Current Music: classical
Tags: history
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10:42 pm
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Proposal
As demo coordinator for my local chapter of the SCA, I receive a fair amount of private correspondence. The request I received the Friday before Art in the Park, however, was a bit unusual.
( Read more... )
Current Mood: good
Current Music: "Crow on the cradle"
Tags: sca
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07:24 pm
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medieval quiz
http://historymedren.about.com/library/quiz/vquizzes/blglosquiz1.htm
I only got 6 out of 10 right.
Current Music: Irish and Scottish Ballads, John ap Wynn
Tags: history, middle ages, quiz
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10:33 pm
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Melee at Roswell
At the bardic circle on Saturday, I nailed "Byrd one Brere" for the first time - not an easy song to sing for someone without any musical background.
Of course, I completely blanked on the last verse of "The Kelpie," a song I've been singing for years. So it all balances out.
Current Music: folk music
Tags: bardic, music, sca
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11:56 pm
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Return of the Dragon
The dragon was sighted in Kent on Thursday evening, the day after the mill caught fire. Could they be related? If so, what will it mean for the Middle Kingdom Dragon Protection Act?
Current Music: folk music
Tags: dragons, persona, sca
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03:09 pm
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Tie-dyed veils
Help! Most of my sca headcoverings have gotten wet and been accidentally tie-dyed in a tragic closet/air-conditioning accident. (Word to the wise - don't store cloth in a paper bag on a closet floor that houses the air-conditioning unit.) I think I can handle the cotton, but I have no idea what to do with my silk or gold veil, or a polyester scarf. Are stain removered safe on them? How do you wash a silk veil? I'm guessing washing machine is the wrong answer.
Thanks.
Current Music: Adiemus
Tags: garb
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10:50 pm
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persona question
For Scadians: what does having a persona mean to you? How important is your persona in your SCA life?
Current Mood:  curious
Current Music: Evanescense
Tags: persona, sca
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11:32 pm
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Emergency Bardic Alarm System
WARNING: A dragon has been sighted flying over Kent shortly past Vespers. This could well be the same dragon spotted in the Barony of the Cleftlands last month. All persons in eastern portion of the Northern Oaken Region are advised to keep livestock and small children indoors until the warning expires at Matins.
Any person sighting the dragon is enjoined neither to shoot nor to stab nor in any other way injure it, as dragons, being an endangered species, are protected in the Middle Kingdom. Instead, if you find yourself facing the dragon, try singing a lullaby to put it to sleep, and then quietly back away.
All persons who spot the dragon are encouraged to tell the nearest bard or herald, so the warning can be spread.
In service,
EBAS
Current Music: trumpets sounding warning
Tags: dragons, persona, sca
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11:17 pm
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Bardic event this weekend
There is a cool bardic event this weekend in Northeast Ohio:
http://www.eastwatch.org/bardicroundhouse/brh2home.htm
I'll be teaching on class on medieval performers.
Current Music: "Byrd one brere"
Tags: bardic, events, sca
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11:37 pm
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An amazing event
A goodly number of people from the Oaken Region had gathered in the Barony of Cleftlands for an annual celebration of summer. Little did we suspect what was in store.
For as evening approached, we saw in the sky what appeared to be a parti-colored cloud. As it came closer, we could hear and see flames from beneath it. Was it a dragon? I've told many tales of them, but never dreamed they could be real. The dragon, if that's what it was, appeared to be nothing more than a giant head. Attached to this head was a small wicker basket, large enough to hold a man.
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Current Mood: enthralled
Tags: dragons, event, persona, sca, writing
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05:57 pm
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OSU Medieval and Renaissance faire
Are any of you going to the OSU Medieval and Renaissance faire next Saturday, May 2? If so, you can hear me tell stories at 2:00 and 5:00 by the Maypole.
Current Mood: excited
Current Music: Draco Invictus
Tags: events, middle ages, storytelling
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07:32 pm
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Top 10 historical events from Medieval and Renaissance Spain
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Tags: history, spain
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02:48 pm
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Dance master/mistress for Masque
Help! Does anyone know of someone who can teach dance at Masque of Courtly Love on Feb. 21?
http://www.alderford.org/events/masque2009
The dance mistresses for Alderford and Gwyntarian are not available.
Thanks.
Current Music: Sound Healing, Steven Halpern
Tags: dancing, event, sca
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08:38 pm
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Medieval profession quiz stolen from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ns_kuhimo
You Are an Astrologer
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You tend to be a fanciful, spiritual person with many interesting theories.
You are always trying to figure out how all the pieces of the world are connected.
You have a knack for predicting the future and reading people.
In modern times, you would make a good self help guru or a director of a non profit.
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Tags: quiz
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08:00 pm
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Season's Greetings
Happy Twelfth Night, everyone!
Current Location: Kent
Current Mood: jubilant
Current Music: The Holly and the Ivy
Tags: holiday
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