If you had invoked me before you began this journey,

so let's see... southern's this weekend. i've got quite a bit to do, though not as much as i actually expected. ryan's heading up wednesday, i'm going on friday.

should be nice. i've got clothing to wear and i'm in an overall decent mood about the whole event. i'll send most of my things up with him on wednesday, so i just have a small bag of what i forgot.

and yes, i've not bothered with capitalization because i'm hopeless and lazy. this is not something i care about at all right now.

Well, we'll start by saying that the week before last is not a week we shall talk about. We will leave it at that, because it was truly miserable and for a number of reasons.

On the bright side, otherwise, things are going alright.

Since we're definitely going to Coronation (hello exchequer husband), going to finally get around to making something a little better looking for both of us. Or rather, actually properly finishing the projects I've got stuck around. For a number of reasons, we've been sort of quiet lately in the SCA - life kind of crept up and we both needed to deal with it, I suppose. (This, of course, means that some inquiries I made as of late are null and void for the time being. hopefully the people in question haven't forgotten, though, as it's still a goal... anyway...)

Otherwise, stuff's going pretty well. I've not destroyed anything at work, an I'm actually proving to be somewhat competent. Even better, I *like* it.

And now, it's back to work.

As usual, my weekend really starts at about 2 pm on Saturday. It was, overall, a good one - apart from Friday involving some of my most enjoyable customers. At least we ended up getting most things sorted out and I think the next week will end up being good.

After work, met up with raventhourne and Mel. Original plan (Foodie Fleet at Dragoon) was scuttled - Foodie Fleet wasn't present that day, and we got to the Sausage Shop just after they closed. Needless to say, I was a little more than slightly embarrassed. UrbanSpoon to the rescue brought us to Famous Dave's for meat (piggybits!) and then hit Dragoon.

Dragoon was a hit, and I'm pleased to have introduced more people to that place. Afterward, a game of Fortune and Glory was played - quite enjoyable. It's definitely something that I'd like to do more often, I think.


Yesterday, we mostly did things around the house. Well, by that, I mean we started work on the headboard. For awhile now, I've wanted one just because it will look a bit better, and having found a nice little DIY tutorial and putting it off for six months, we finally decided to start tackling it.

This is all part of an agreement that was reached wherein every week we tackle one room of the house. Last week, this was the craft room - now both Ryan and I have space for crafts and most of his 40k stuff has been located. Paints were purchased as well yesterday, which was a good thing. Looks like he's going to, in the near future, have a nice little army ready to go.

Otherwise, things are good. This is Monday, so I am spending the day being quietly relaxing and getting some other things done. Appointments (including the dentist) as well as getting some stuff shipped off that I've been dragging my feet on. I'm overall in a good mood, which is a very nice thing, all things considered.

Yes, it's been awhile. No, I don't care.

Yesterday was a very interesting day. While mostly laid back, after cleaning the fridge Ryan decided to check the stand-up freezer. At which point he learned that in the last few days aforementioned freezer died. It was running, but it was far from cold - and everything in the freezer was thawed. That last part was discovered because there was green liquid leaking when it was moved and a nice amount of meat juice in the bottom of it.

After cleaning it up, we went and saw Brave (which was awesome and very enjoyable) and then hung around. An impromptu games night followed - Arkham Horror is such an enjoyable game.

Work has been *very* good overall. It's definitely taking some time to get into the swing of things, but I'm working on all of it. Time management, which has never been a strong point of mine, is getting more and more under control. It's definitely a balancing act, but one that I find I'm enjoying. It's a challenge, but well worth it.

I've also dealt, now, with most of the customer types. Saturday's (long) day meant that after work I collected dad and Ryan and suggested that both of them accompany me to The Sausage Shop and Dragoon. It was accepted, which meant that I had a much better end to the day.

Now, I'm happily curled on the couch. I've got The Newsroom on and things are looking actually not half-bad.

And I'm happy, which for me, is the most important thing.

Mmm, Friday.

I seem to have been sleeping quite a bit this week - Ryan suggested that I'm getting used to this whole full-time thing. 40 hours a week when I'm used to only 24 is quite a change. On the bright side, the pay raise has gone in so my last check was a nice thing to see. Get to start paying off the credit card.

And then bought first editions of Elizabeth Bear's Edda of Burdens trilogy. Signed and personalized. I asked her to surprise me with the personalizations, so that should be interesting.

I've also gotten the schedule for about the next two months. In short, until the summer ends. (after that, I'm going to be bidding for my new schedule.) I've got Sunday and Monday off (which means scribble - wooooo!) and close the rest of the days of the week. Annoying, perhaps, but I'll live. Just going to mean arranging a few things in my life. Considering that the job so far actually seems to be pretty good I'm actually more than a little fine with this.

Otherwise, I'm getting into the swing of things. Working on scrolls and other projects as well as life in general. As I figure out everything (and that's actually going well - yay! for therapists. i don't need to inflict that stuff on anyone besides my husband) it means that I'm settling and getting a better idea of where I stand and what's gong on in my head. Consequently, I'm definitely feeling better about everything in general. I'm slowly starting to work on A&S plans: by which I mean I'm gathering all the research I need. If I don't have it, there's going to be a trip to the UA in the near future and I'll be attacking the journals there as I no longer have access.

(I have decided, incidentally, that this is one of my all-time favorite words.)

So San Francisco was lovely. Honestly, I could have very happily spent another few days there and just happily wandered. Eventually I'll even upload the photos - though there aren't too many.

I think that what it means is we need to go back. There's so much more I think we could have had fun with, regardless. Plus, some more hours at the museums are always really nice.

Anyway, it was a good trip. The Jean Paul Gaultier show at the deYoung was gorgeous but I admit that I adored The Cult of Beauty at the Legion of Honor even more. It was all the Victorian Avant Garde and so there were scads of Pre-Raphealite and similar things. Furniture, wallpaper, paintings, sculpture, clothing, etc. In terms of, well, post-Medieval the late 19th century is one of my all-time favorite periods.

They also had a few Beardsley pieces. I nearly squealed in glee.

Otherwise, stuff is mostly quiet. I'm in training of some form or another this week and next. The sheer amount of information that is crossing my screen is nearly overwhelming and once more I find myself incredibly scared/worried about how it's all going to come out. Of course I was like this before I started taking calls last year and look how that turned out. Things are processing for my senior advisor position and I'm, well, really happy.

Got the grade for the one class, as well as my diploma. There we go, I'm totally done. Maybe at some point I'll bother dredging up the BA and get that framed as well...


In terms of the SCA, now that I'm starting to settle down into a schedule and way of doing stuff, I'm actually slowly getting back on the wagon of arts and sciences. I've got a number of plans and at long last I have the time (sort of) to get them under way. I have books either here or coming and the supplies for most everything fabric-related that I'd like to make. Not sure if I'll manage anything for Kingdom A&S, though I'm going to try and brush up a few pieces of writing. Hopefully the schedule will allow for attendance at least at one day.

I downloaded no few number of articles from the UA's library database before my access was revoked, and they really do run a wide range of topics. I realize that above all, I adore the learning aspect of things. This probably has something to do with the fact that I tend to buy books almost obsessively. I may not need them now, but they are something that will be useful down the road.

Which is part of why I'm plotting an Anglo-Saxon overload in the next year. Bwahaha!

Post-war life is pretty good overall.

Due to classes and a general sense of things finally settling into where they should be (or at least enough that I'm comfortable enough to relax), I've decided that it's high time I actually did some things SCA-related.

Currently, I'm happily working on an embroidered white scarf for a good friend. I decided (randomly) that he needed to have a new one for non-field use and this was a very good excuse. First thing I've done in a long while (and I wasn't too good to start), but it's not looking too bad. If all goes well, there may be more of them.

Otherwise, most of my plans for the next few months involve modifications to already existing clothing. Or making more naalbound stuff. I think Mammon's going to be better for socks than Oslo. Anyway, back to the clothing topic, what I intend to do so far is listed below.

-redo/fix blue 14th century dress
-finish brown underdress
-take apart copper overdress and redo for use in Rus
--make medallions for it! (horse and goat)
-adjust boy tunic
--finish white boy tunic

-make 14th century fighting clothing to go with Ryan's 14th century armor.

Oh yes, and I'm going to take apart our coats and remake them so they fit better. And decorate them.

Estrella sewing list:

-PJ pants for Ryan and I
-short sleeved tunic for me
-underdress
-finish white tunic


This is *very* doable.

Also, we're looking at commissioning a full sized camp bed. Ryan and I keep saying we'll make one, and considering that it's not happened yet, we've decided that we might as well look at having it made.

Sometimes, it's worth it to just fork over the money.

So, I managed to dredge up what SCA clothes I've got (I don't know, I've reached a point where I feel like 'garb' really doesn't quite work - or at least is more awkward than it should be).

Ryan, the lucky duck, is all set. I, on the other hand, have a bit of sewing to do. I'm hoping to pull out one tunic and a pair of underdresses. Oddly enough, I think that this is more than possible, all things considered.

Oh yes, and pj pants. There will be some.

And because I like the idea and I can.

Pay it forward 2012: I promise to make something home-made for the 1st 5 people who comment. They must in turn post this & make something for the 1st 5 people who comment on their post. The rule is that it must be handmade & delivered before the end of 2012. It can be as simple as a cup of coffee! :-) Let's take away the doomsday predictions of 2012 & make this the best year ever!