love
kitsune
gaming
mischievous
Cats- I have currently 4 household cats, and a transient. Nyara - Foxwit and I have had for approximately 15 years - orange and white female. Odysseus (Desi) is my big buff male (coward) who is my personal cat. Lasombre is black and female, and Foxwit's cat. Reinheart is Nez's cat, and is a cream and white female lapcat - and pointy. Casey is our halfway house cat who is grey tabby. Very needy - will call out if he cannot find people and likes eing around people a lot. I love cats <3
Love - love is very important to me. I am polyamorous and have three sweeties. My main goal out of life is to love, and to be loved in turn. "The greatest of these is Love"? ring a bell? It isn't easy - its a lot of communication and patience, and I am not always patient. I am also in a long distance love relationship as well, and that takes a lot ofcommunication as well:)
Kitsune - I see myself as a three tailed kitsune. I have a fox totem, and see myself as a prankster as well. I have long hair, that I like to dye red as well occasionally. I'm half cat and dog - that is why I see kitsune as me.
Gaming - I am a gamer. I have been a pretty steady one since college. I prefer tabletop and larp to online RPGs. I currently am in a Rolemaster game and a Champions game - when not on hiatus. I am working on an old WOD Werewolf character for an upcoming larp as well.
mischievous- I like being mischievious. I like puns and making people laugh. I pull small pranks, but nothing harmful. If I have a watergun, it often has ice in it to cool the water down. I like to laugh and make people smile.
**LARP, fox, hair, SCA, dance.**
LARP is where I have met many local people. Mostly vampire, sometimes Werewolf or Chanegling. It is an oportunity to socialize, dress in costume, and pretennd to be someone different for a change. Currently creating a Black Fury Galliard for a larp in August.
Fox is my totem. I see myself as a three tailed kitsune. I'm half cat and half dog -loyal, sneaky, loving, soft and shy. I've had red hair, and need to redye my hair again at some point to that color. I like being a prankster, but will protect my family ad loves at all costs, crossing rivers constantly to get the trackers off our scent.
Hair- I have long hair. It reaches my waist. I have been thinking of redying it auburn again, but need the time and money. I have too much to do my own. I like barrettes and things to put into my hair. I've had grey since 16-18, so kinda want to hide it.
SCA - I was a member of the SCA for a time. I tried to get a chire created in NC, but ended up moving to KY. The local group was not willing to help me become a heavy fighter, but was willing to help Foxwit. I have a registered name and device - My name on this journal, in fact. My device is "per pale, vert and sable. 3 wolf's teeth issuant dexter argent, and three wolf's teeth issuant sinister" . I am more of a Wench than SCA due to this, member of the IWG, in fact.
Dance - I like to dance. I have no clue at all what I am doing. I can be persuaded out to the dance floor, and love drum circles. Went to MSL before it went away, a few times. I like to move. Been contra dancing a couple times, and would like to again - I have some really good dancing skirts.
Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag 15 friends, including me because I'm interested in seeing what books my friends choose.
Bleh to Facebook and bleh to tagging people, but yay to books.
The Dark is Rising - Susan Cooper
Mus of Kerbridge -Paul Kidd
The Hobbit- JRR Tolkein
Arrows of the Queen - Mercedes Lackey
The Belgariad -David Eddings
Midsummers Night Dream - William Shakespeare
Darkness at Sethanon- Raymond Feist
Pegasus in Flight- Anne Maccaffrey
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
Alanna - Tamora Pierce
Magic of Recluse- LE Modesitt JR
Blending series - Sharon Green
Cursor's Fury - Jim Butcher
Night Mare- Piers Anthony
Mark of the Beast - Robert Heinlein
Nez was off at Origins, while I was home.
We went to Eminence on Saturday, and picked up some more shineys, a chainmail headband, corset chiller, hair barette (hairsnack!)www.silvermoonbeams.com, a couple masks eysy - mommajouster, bells (silver griffin)and a small drum. Foxwit wanted the drum for his character - it may end up being shared.
We saw Beerslayer in passing twice, and wandered a bit. Now they have coin of the realm for food, which is nonrefundable, but we figured out how to spend it. Love the cheese and fruit plate on such hot days!
Got to hear Tartanic. www.tartanic.net It wasn't what I expected to hear, and I loved it. I wasn't too close to the scottish lap dance or scottish car wash (and would personally do relly bad things to a person who did that to me in public). The latter two were the later pub show - over 21 only. I can see why an enemy would be unnerved by the sound- and there was only 2 bagpipe players, 2 drummers and a nother that changed instruments.
Saw some young Morris dancers as well. Didn't see Kaboom - always was passing mid show. I do like his act though.
The Silver Squirrel people were not there, but will be at the Ohio Faire. I wanted another skirt, sigh. Have to go to another faire somehow...oh the horror :)
after faire, went home and went to see Transformers. It was fluff - just action. The two RC characters annoyed me (not because they were racist, just annoying). I couldn't tell any of the robots apart after awhile, blurry cam... still not as bad as Speed Racer.
Went home, changed to lighter clothes and Ihopped some dinner. I really don't like eating when hot, so ate some crepes and a couple strips of bacon.
Sunday - wnt to Frisbee golf with Chad, Roger, Mark, Foxwit and I. MarkS (Loki) came by that night, but was the only one. We discused gaming and his new Werewolf larp he's creating. I've got my character mostly solidified. ...mostly. I haven't played Black Fury before.
- Music:Tartanic
I'm tempted.
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Is this wrong?
I will be picking up my glasses on the 22nd, when they come in. They are for the computer, and for reading.
Second. I need to go to a specialist for glaucoma. Apparently the eye puff test results were a bit high for one of my eyes. I rated a 27, and there might be something odd with the nerves on that eye.
.....
I'm scared. Glaucoma brings to mind Horton, Nez's rabbit. His eyes goig filmy, until one broke.
I keep telling myself - I still have mostly 20/20 vision. I'm catching it early. They can do more on humans.
But I am still scared.
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worried
Your result for Which fantasy writer are you?...
Susan Cooper (b. 1935)
11 High-Brow, -11 Violent, -11 Experimental and -5 Cynical!
Congratulations! You are High-Brow, Peaceful, Traditional and Romantic! These concepts are defined below.
Though born in England, Susan Cooper currently lives in the United States. She is most well-known for her The Dark Is Rising sequence, which has received substantial critical acclaim, the second book (also called The Dark Is Rising) in the series winning a Newbury Honor and the fourth book (The Grey King) being awarded the Newbury Medal, one of the world's most prestigious awards for children's literature. The series is one of the finest examples of contemporary fantasy: the kind of fantasy where magic happens in an actually existing place. The Dark Is Rising is set in Britain, where two common themes of fantasy are combined; that of a magic world parallel to ours, which later became so popular with the Harry Potter books and that of ordinary British school-children playing a role in the struggle between Good and Evil, which had earlier been explored by C S Lewis.
Cooper manages to use the idiom of traditional children books to tell a tale of epic proportions, as evil beings from Celtic legends appear on Earth to do battle with the Old Ones, a secret society of people with magic powers. She is also able to combine this rather romantic vision with important messages, the compassion of one of the children being vital to the cause of Good at one point in the story. In Cooper's world, what you think and do matters on a grand scale, a message children and adults alike should take to their hearts.
You are also a lot like Ursula K Le Guin.
If you want some action, try China Miéville.
If you'd like a challenge, try your exact opposite, Lian Hearn.
Your score
This is how to interpret your score: Your attitudes have been measured on four different scales, called 1) High-Brow vs. Low-Brow, 2) Violent vs. Peaceful, 3) Experimental vs. Traditional and 4) Cynical vs. Romantic. Imagine that when you were born, you were in a state of innocence, a tabula rasa who would have scored zero on each scale. Since then, a number of circumstances (including genetical, cultural and environmental factors) have pushed you towards either end of these scales. If you're at 45 or -45 you would be almost entirely cynical, low-brow or whatever. The closer to zero you are, the less extreme your attitude. However, you should always be more of either (eg more romantic than cynical). Please note that even though High-Brow, Violent, Experimental and Cynical have positive numbers (1 through 45) and their opposites negative numbers (-1 through -45), this doesn't mean that either quality is better. All attitudes have their positive and negative sides, as explained below.
High-Brow vs. Low-Brow
You received 11 points, making you more High-Brow than Low-Brow. Being high-browed in this context refers to being more fascinated with the sort of art that critics and scholars tend to favour, rather than the best-selling kind. At their best, high-brows are cultured, able to appreciate the finer nuances of literature and not content with simplifications. At their worst they are, well, snobs.
Violent vs. Peaceful
You received -11 points, making you more Peaceful than Violent. This scale is a measurement of a) if you are tolerant to violence in fiction and b) whether you see violence as a means that can be used to achieve a good end. If you aren't, and you don't, then you are peaceful as defined here. At their best, peaceful people are the ones who encourage dialogue and understanding as a means of solving conflicts. At their worst, they are standing passively by as they or third parties are hurt by less scrupulous individuals.
Experimental vs. Traditional
You received -11 points, making you more Traditional than Experimental. Your position on this scale indicates if you're more likely to seek out the new and unexpected or if you are more comfortable with the familiar, especially in regards to culture. Note that traditional as defined here does not equal conservative, in the political sense. At their best, traditional people don't change winning concepts, favouring storytelling over empty poses. At their worst, they are somewhat narrow-minded.
Cynical vs. Romantic
You received -5 points, making you more Romantic than Cynical. Your position on this scale indicates if you are more likely to be wary, suspicious and skeptical to people around you and the world at large, or if you are more likely to believe in grand schemes, happy endings and the basic goodness of humankind. It is by far the most vaguely defined scale, which is why you'll find the sentence "you are also a lot like x" above. If you feel that your position on this scale is wrong, then you are probably more like author x. At their best, romantic people are optimistic, willing to work for a good cause and an inspiration to their peers. At their worst, they are easily fooled and too easily lead.
One of my coworkers was working on the Charter Wiki. I pointed out that Team King didn't have a page.
The person working on getting it updated was approached by my old supervisor about his own page.
It is blank. But he has a page.
So.....
I had him create one for our team. With just one word on the page.
...
...
Fnord.
I cannot decide whether to tell him or subtly direct him to find it.
mwah ha ha!
Thursday night Foxwit went with friends over to the Dennys across the river and asked me to meet him there after work.
I'm driving home from work. I don't do a whole lot of driving, but a lot of it is very autopiloted.
I get to my normal exit to turn, and all my instincts start going haywire. It keeps saying...wrong, wrong, wrong...you're going the wrong way. This feels so very odd to me. I get across the river and take the wrong exit - I'm never sure which exit to take Lewis and Clark, or Veterans.
Anyway, when I finally get there, I'm almost twitching. Am I weird?
and this was at North Market - it was an accident :)
Ariane Duarte on the right, season 5 and Stephanie Izard winner season 4.
- Mood:
bouncy
Rileybear, yours will be in the mail soon. I misplaced your address.
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If anyone else wants a design, give me a theme. I do best with more tribal effects, but give me ideas. These are fun !
Still figuring out yours, Bookwyrm :)
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creative
I'm now one of the team captains for team King.
I got a call first thing that was a customer mad that we turned off his service for nonpayment - he was 54 days past due. He first ended up saying there was a gun to his head. Then he changed it to say I had a gun to his head. He wanted credited for the time he was down....because he didn't pay his bill. I tried to explain billing. He wasn't listening. He demanded a supervisor. I asked if I could put him on hold - I asked for 5 minutes, because he wouldn't say yes. "Yes, keep saying I'm sorry, and tell me how sorry you are". "why do you keep asking to put me on hold - do you have to?" - yes, I do have to. I cannot get a supervisor if I am being yelled at by a customer.
It took both Brian and Tom to talk me down, I was shaking so badly. I wasn't crying, I was just very very shaken.
Later, I have a 40 minute billing call going over his bill. he doesn't see the discount. I was trying to create a new contract, but he still said we were lying about the 20% off for 3 services. He ends up getting mad and hanging up.
End of the night I get a 50 minute call. She wants the video turned back on. I am showing it was disconnected 4/29. She was just told about it. She has records that she sent a payments in. They are not on the account - I set up a billing ticket for research, knowing she is going to have to contact the bank to see if the payments cleared. She wants a supervisor, because I cannot turn the services back on without full payment. Sigh..
couldn't do anything right. And it was a Tuesday....
- Mood:
distressed
We decided on Thursday to go to Marcon. I worked Friday night, and the alarm was set for 5:45 am for the drive to Columbus. Morning...ick. Packed up, locked the door. I left a message on Nez's phone around 6:30 am that I locked the door, and that we would be back Monday. I got a call at 9, yelling at me for doing this, since he had no key. I did not feel comfortable leaving the house unlocked. I was also told by him he had no clue when he would be back. I told him we would be back Monday, and I thought that he might be able to stay with a friend until we got back on Monday afternoon. I guess I will need to make another set of keys, since the ones I had already made were lost.
We get there Saturday, and register at Red Roof. I was wearing a white shirt and a brown leather corset and jeans. Went over to the convention center, which is apparently under construction. A lot smaller than Origins. More costumes though :) Found the area to register in, get our badges, and began to wander. Went to the art show - they had 2 pair of pistol crossbow marshmallow shooters that I liked, but Foxwit said I could write a bid on Sunday. We discovered later that Sunday was pickup, not bid. Oh, well... Went to the dealer's room and found a cheap brown laceup tunic for Foxwit. After the dealers room (which I was woefully underdressed) Foxwit needed to go back to the room to get painkillers. I changed into my pendragon corset with orange butterflies and bat wings, orange patchwork skirt and orange underdress, and grabbed my bat walking stick. Oh, and jingly belt and my 2 tails (since my third one was stolen at a rennfaire last year).
I also discovered, over by the food court, that they were selling walking sticks like mine, but no bats. Apparently the dragon ones sold well as per the shopkeeper.
We decided on North Market for lunch - I was surprised how many Marcon attendees didn't know of it! Had barbecue, coleslaw, corncake(bread), and mini cannolis for dessert. And, out in the parking lot we discover.... Top Chef!
They were apparently on tour - Stephanie, winner from season 4 (I think) and Ariane from 5 (Coogs). So, I'm watching them set up and I hear from behind us, a voice asking why we were dressed up. The two chefs started chatting with us- I guess being bright orange, tailed and winged made me distinctive? So I explain about the Con, they both came in last night and hit the town. Stephanie apparently went to the Derby. They did a small cooking segment with a ceasar salad with shrimp, which everyone got a sample - had a leek relative (Ramps)and lots of garlic - yum!
Watched a Match game panel, and Order of the Phoenix in one of the rooms. Came back upstairs, and playtested a game called Baba Yaga. Afterward, I was talked into playing Paranoia, in a larp. All three goals - the computers, the CPU, and my secret society, matched. Only went through 3 clones. I was Red, of course. I apparently got the closing line, since the package was what we were supposed to deliver. IThe Team Leader was explaining that all the packages were with the robiots and being delivered. Then someone made the joke about their "package". Then I just repeated what the Team leader said, that anyone with a "package" was a robot (therefore I was not). Then the team leader also said to have the packages checked. My response was that I was not the Morale officer. Midnight to 3 am....
The next day, we went to the food court for lunch and got gyros. Ran into
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ladyariyana in a Silver Squirrel skirt, and chatted for a bit :) Crossed paths with sylverwolfe and Peterbeerslayer as well. I recognised a couple Conglom people as well, but didn't know their names. Ended up getting a small pair of fairy wings that had orange in them, a filkertom Fump CD, a barette and three scrunchies for my hair. The time I got to go in by myself was 3 minutes to close....sigh. Was weaaring white shirt, brown corset and patchwork shirt and tails at this time. I kept my bat stick nearby, because I needed it all weekend. Knee and feet issues. Food was breakfast at the hotel and a little hummus at noonGames on sunday: Shadows over Camelot. No traitors, since most were new players. Then, at 3 pm, they decided to play a "short" game of Arkham Horror. The hotel made us move at 10:00 pm - we would have won in the next 20 minutes. We had people leave so I had two characters to play, and there was a guy there that was slow to decide what he was doing, and whether it was his turn. 7 hours without food, I have discovered, is bad for me. My body temperature dropped. Keep in mind, I am wearing a leather corset, several yards of skirt, 3/4 sleeve length shirt, and actually had on jean capris under the skirt for leg protection. I've not had that happen before.
Ended up having to get room service, because nothing was open now - food court on sunday, max and ermas... so spent 50 on chicken catchettori, salad, mushrooms, and an order of cheesecake bites. I needed the food though. Drove for home on Monday.
Monday, I get a call as we are leaving Columbus - can I pick Nez up in Cincinnati? Since it was part of the route, I said okay. We end up meeting at the Florence Y'all (Mall) and I say hello to Sandy, who has her son with her. She was picking him up from his father. We chat for aboput 5 minutes, Nez gets his stuff, tells us to go in the mall, and he will meet us there. We end up doing a little wandering and get food for lunch, and head home. Nez goes upstairs to sleep, and Foxwit and I are restless, so pick up some books and some stuff to grill. I amke steak, grilled veggie poiuches, and Foxwit bakes some bread in the oven. And marshmallows...mmmm.
So that was my weekend. Waiting on pictures, until I get my card from the bank, so I can post on Flickr
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tarrestrial1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2. List 5 songs (with links to them, if you can find them) that start with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.
No links, due to free account at this time.
1. "She walked through the Fair" traditional Celtic
2. Still Alive - Johnathan Coulton
3. Show me the way - Styx
4. Stars- Les Miserables
5. Safety Dance - Men without Hats
1) Comment here (asking to be part of the meme), and I'll list five things I associate with you. (Standard comments without asking for words are just fine and won't be memed)
2) Post this header in your own journal, and elaborate on the five things I mention.
Various people have done this meme - here are the words I've gotten so far (with some duplicates
Awfulhorrid:
Kitsune- Fox is my totem, and I see myself as a kitsune - a three tail. I am not as new as a 1, and not as experienced as a 9. I like wearing the tails too :)
Cats - I love my kitties. I cuurently have 4 - Desi (odysseus) is my kitty, with Lasombre, Nyara and Reinheart. I've always been a cat person and love them very much.
Shiny - I do like shiny stuff as well. I've been told by some loved ones that I can be shiny. I hope so.
Shy - afraid so. I do have trouble talking to people. Sometimes I have to be dragged into a group or onto the dance floor. I feel I am socially inept, and am sometimes afraid to open my mouth.
Polyamory - many loves. My beliefs cove this as "The greatest of these is Love" and "Love as thou willist" My heart has room for many loves. I may only have three sweeties right now, but I am open to possibilities. One should be allowed to love freely. Even if it is hard.
Merseine0613:
kitsune - see above :)
goddess - I am goddess shaped. Do I see myself as a goddess? Not really - more a goddess than a princess though. Mischief spirit, sometimes chaotic..
beauty - I don't really see myself as beautiful. Struggling with this one - there are those who are helping me with this. I do like seeking beauty in the everyday as well as the artistic. I love a waterfall as well as a bright flash of color out of the corner of my eye
orange - I like bright colors. I have a wonderful orange patchwork skirt I love to wear. Bright colors are so fun :)
happiness- I work on this one. I try to show that I am happy, and seek to find joy in the shadows and bleakness of dispair. Sometimes I fail, but I like bringing light into darkness and laughter, song.
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Hair - disctinctive feture :) I have dyed it purple and red. Had grey since 16. It is waist length, and I like feeding it hair snacks. I have a lot of barrettes and like getting (and making)more
Kentucky - my home state now. I am dealing with the chaos of the Derby right now. I like it here - the weather is pretty good. Hate the pollen counyt though - sisn't have allergies until here.
Butterflies - I like butterflies and dragonflies. They are living jewels of color and drift on the breeze for a short while. I've had henna done as butterfly wings on my back before.
Friend - yay :) I try to be a good friend. I am loyal to a fault and will protect those I care about from the hurts adnwoes the world can inflict. Wish more of my friends were closer
Sweet - I've been called sweet before. Wonder if that is why I get bitten. I like helping people and making them smile. What can I say?
Tarrestrial:
SCA - I was a member of Atlantia, before moving to KY. I love the costuming, especially corsets. I am not an active member any more, due to some bigotry that happened when I moved here
Cats- see above. I love cats :) meow!
Belief - my beliefs are odd to most people. I believe people are good. I believe in love. I believe in God. I believe that he/she/they have many names. I'm a Christigan. I have a totem. My greatest belief is in love.
Skirts- hee! I have a few. I like full circle ones especially. Long, though I have a couple shorter ones I don't wear much. I love my patchwork skirts from Silver Squirrel
LARP - Live Action Role Play is fun. Its an excuse to wear costumes, and be silly. City Gangrel is my favorite Vampire, Changeling is my favorite Larp. I Mage as a Dreamspeaker or Verbena usually, though Chorister is tempting too. Werewolf I tend to Kitsune, or Fianna.
Here's a mini bonfire for you ;)
