It's St. Switihin's Day. Over in England they think that whatever
the weather is on St. Swithin's Day will be what they get for the
next forty days:
'St Swithin’s Day, if it does rain
Full forty days, it will remain
St Swithin’s Day, if it be fair
For forty days, t'will rain no more.'
Catchy, eh?
He's also used in a lot of medieval oaths..
"By St. Swithin, I'll use your guts for a bridle" ..and
other such pleasantries.
It's also the Feastdays of St. Felix of Thibiuca and
St. James of Nisibus, but Swithin has better p.r.
and somehow Felix or James just don't make for
manly sounding oaths:
"By St. Felix, I'll use your guts for a er..er...mop!"
See?
Anywho, Happy St Swithin's Day!
Go out there and HUG A SWITHIN!!!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
ONE MORE DAY
Damn. Sometimes I wish I was already old enough to retire.
As if I would ever be able to afford not to work at least part time
until I drop, assuming I do make it to be old enough to retire!
Vacations are too short.
I went to Walmart today to use up the last of the giftcards. I
bought a new pair of shoes for the wedding, a pair of black
DrScholls, same brand as my old shoes. They're comfortable
so why change now? I also bought an expandable file case for my
genealogy files, a large lined notebook, a mop, two scrub pads,
handiwipes, one of those sponge glass and cup cleaner thingees.
And a can of Raid Flying Insect Killer.
Aha! You wonder about the list after the notebook?
I have fruit flies. Little buggers apparently came in with the
nectarines I bought earlier in the week and got a day or two
head start on me. They seem to be hanging around the trash
can (which has a cover) and the sink, so tomorrow before I go
to do my laundry I will throw out the old scrub pad, glass sponge
thingie, and handiwipe and make sure all food is inside the fridge
or a cabinet before I spray the Raid.
When I come home I'll put out the new stuff.
Oh..the mop is just because the old one is pretty much at the end
of the road, so I bought a new one to replace that too.
See, and you folks thought I never write much other than on
Cams and rp! Pfffffft!
Speaking of which, Whoever Is In Charge Up There better stop
with all the stuff being thrown at GQS! Enough's enough!
I have spoken!
And now I go sleep. As soon as I hang up my pith helmet
and red cumberbund.
As if I would ever be able to afford not to work at least part time
until I drop, assuming I do make it to be old enough to retire!
Vacations are too short.
I went to Walmart today to use up the last of the giftcards. I
bought a new pair of shoes for the wedding, a pair of black
DrScholls, same brand as my old shoes. They're comfortable
so why change now? I also bought an expandable file case for my
genealogy files, a large lined notebook, a mop, two scrub pads,
handiwipes, one of those sponge glass and cup cleaner thingees.
And a can of Raid Flying Insect Killer.
Aha! You wonder about the list after the notebook?
I have fruit flies. Little buggers apparently came in with the
nectarines I bought earlier in the week and got a day or two
head start on me. They seem to be hanging around the trash
can (which has a cover) and the sink, so tomorrow before I go
to do my laundry I will throw out the old scrub pad, glass sponge
thingie, and handiwipe and make sure all food is inside the fridge
or a cabinet before I spray the Raid.
When I come home I'll put out the new stuff.
Oh..the mop is just because the old one is pretty much at the end
of the road, so I bought a new one to replace that too.
See, and you folks thought I never write much other than on
Cams and rp! Pfffffft!
Speaking of which, Whoever Is In Charge Up There better stop
with all the stuff being thrown at GQS! Enough's enough!
I have spoken!
And now I go sleep. As soon as I hang up my pith helmet
and red cumberbund.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
BEDTIME BOOGIE
Ah, the joys of vacation! Stay up to the wee hours of the morning
working on genealogy blogs and writing stories for Cams, then
sleep late into the morning, wake up , shower, eat, and repeat.
I sent off a second Cams story today.er..yesterday, one which
gives some background on the Shadowlord and what he might
really be after. The one I sent earlier this week dealt with the
connected story of the portal in Morgana's tower. I have at least
one, maybe two more to send off to bring that sl up to date with
the rp which happened before the tourney in June. And I still
have that D'eshkar story kicking about. I have two days and I
might just get them all done!
I think I may be on a pace to pass my output from last year. It's
easier to write without all the bs that was flying for a bit at the
old location. Another of the lost oldtimers has wandered back in
and begun rping so we'll see where that leads.
On the rl front, I went and got a haircut today in preparation of
next week's wedding. Paul is getting married! He's a great kid!
Of course, the date is the same as the Harry Potter book release
and BM is not happy. But blood comes first!
Two more days to go and back to the book mines!
Ah well....
Off to bed..
working on genealogy blogs and writing stories for Cams, then
sleep late into the morning, wake up , shower, eat, and repeat.
I sent off a second Cams story today.er..yesterday, one which
gives some background on the Shadowlord and what he might
really be after. The one I sent earlier this week dealt with the
connected story of the portal in Morgana's tower. I have at least
one, maybe two more to send off to bring that sl up to date with
the rp which happened before the tourney in June. And I still
have that D'eshkar story kicking about. I have two days and I
might just get them all done!
I think I may be on a pace to pass my output from last year. It's
easier to write without all the bs that was flying for a bit at the
old location. Another of the lost oldtimers has wandered back in
and begun rping so we'll see where that leads.
On the rl front, I went and got a haircut today in preparation of
next week's wedding. Paul is getting married! He's a great kid!
Of course, the date is the same as the Harry Potter book release
and BM is not happy. But blood comes first!
Two more days to go and back to the book mines!
Ah well....
Off to bed..
Sunday, July 08, 2007
ANOTHER JULY, ANOTHER VACATION
Hmm. Vacation Time!
Not going anywhere because funds are low but I'll survive as I
usually do on stay at home vacations. I plan to do some work on
the genealogy, and a new D'eshkar story sort of popped into my
head during lunch at work today, so I'll try to get that into shape.
Got a miniquest to run Sunday night if enough folks show up and
I have some more Cams stories to post.
Paul's wedding is in two weeks so I best get my haircut now! You'd
have to know a bit of family business about that one!
Some bad memories this time of year but plenty to keep me busy.
Not going anywhere because funds are low but I'll survive as I
usually do on stay at home vacations. I plan to do some work on
the genealogy, and a new D'eshkar story sort of popped into my
head during lunch at work today, so I'll try to get that into shape.
Got a miniquest to run Sunday night if enough folks show up and
I have some more Cams stories to post.
Paul's wedding is in two weeks so I best get my haircut now! You'd
have to know a bit of family business about that one!
Some bad memories this time of year but plenty to keep me busy.
Monday, July 02, 2007
CHUGGING ALONG
Wow..another month gone by!
Not much doing around here. I've been researching the
family tree some more and found I had an early Mormon
and a Candian privateer cousins among my ancestors to
go along with the witches and Mayflower passengers. And
I am researching another cousin who was hung in Boston for
burglary not long before the Revolution. I've also found a
few more living cousins from the Ellingwood line.
We just finished up the Summer Tournament in Cams. Not as
many contestants as the big one last year but still went well.
It's been a few years now since there was any arguments over
scores or tactics by the players. Now we can get back to rp
storylines both old and new and I can get back to writing more
about the Shadowlord and those three boys.
Nearly 10 years for me now in Camelot. Nearly 11 years they
tell me since it was first founded on Dalnet. We're still here
and chugging along!
Not much doing around here. I've been researching the
family tree some more and found I had an early Mormon
and a Candian privateer cousins among my ancestors to
go along with the witches and Mayflower passengers. And
I am researching another cousin who was hung in Boston for
burglary not long before the Revolution. I've also found a
few more living cousins from the Ellingwood line.
We just finished up the Summer Tournament in Cams. Not as
many contestants as the big one last year but still went well.
It's been a few years now since there was any arguments over
scores or tactics by the players. Now we can get back to rp
storylines both old and new and I can get back to writing more
about the Shadowlord and those three boys.
Nearly 10 years for me now in Camelot. Nearly 11 years they
tell me since it was first founded on Dalnet. We're still here
and chugging along!