Post-War Update (Round 2)

War, as I said before, went swimmingly.

I bought books - including Anglo-Saxon Food and Drink, Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination and The Cambridge History of Western Textiles. I forsee at least a minor bit of serious chaos. also grabbed a copy of Cooking Apicius for comparative purposes.

I discovered I actually quite like mead. My only experience prior was with Bunratty, which was far too sweet. The stuff I had over the week(end) however, was really good. If anyone knows how I can get a bottle of two from White Wolf Meadery, I will happily pay for it.

Really though, my goal this war was simply to sit back and relax, maybe get a class or two in (took raventhourne's 10 Books class), and get some volunteering in (about seven hours total). The sit back and relax part was easy - hang out with friends and talk. The two best nights were those I spent at the Baronial fire. They were quiet (comparatively), fun, and exceedingly pleasant. Amusing stories, talking with richarddbrewer about bread (and yeast), and tasty, tasty mead.

Also, the Blue Bottle Brandy from Sable Ax is a thing of great joy. Hell, I'm just immensely fond of the household and the people in it.

It was also a war where I kind of got my head in a better direction, SCA-wise. If that makes any sense. This was my fourth Estrella, and it was one where I was looking at alot of things and thinking "I like that, is it possible for me to make it myself?"

So now, I'm full of ideas, and life is pretty good.

Well, apart from this annoying cold...

Music Rambling

Dear U2 -

As a long-time fan, it is my duty to tell you that the first single off No Line on the Horizen isn't living up to my expectations.

Get Your Boots On, while high-powered and non-stop, is just not entirely up to snuff. Like Vertigo, which you released first for How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, it certainly serves to catch one's attention.

I will deal with the nonsensical lyrics. They're not nearly as good as your earlier stuff, though I'll cope.

But whoever said this was a return to Achtung Baby needs to have their hearing checked. We've still got a few weeks before NLotH hits stores, and who knows, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. HtDaAB certainly had some very nice pieces. Original of the Species springs to mind.

That said, my initial response, if you haven't figured out by now, is decidedly Meh.

I love you guys, I really do. Please, surprise me?

-swordmage

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I am starting to have a sneaking suspicion that A&S will cause my (disgustingly horrible) Latin to become much better...

Until then, there will be lots of phone calls (and email) to my mother.

And the purchase of a much better Latin dictionary. Then again, I'm not sure I've got a good one...