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[evile]

Jan. 21, 2005

 

 

SkyeDS: hola
evile: hi! TGIF!
SkyeDS: amen sister
evile: good plans for the weekend? Or just relaxin?
SkyeDS: fix plumbing and dry wall damage to trailer
SkyeDS: hope to god there's time to ride or something else after that
evile: *nod*
evile: I tried to use AIM 'express' again today, but the screen ws
totally different from last time I used it, I couldn't tell who was
on and who wasn't.
SkyeDS: lol IMs suck when they don't work :)
evile: yup
SkyeDS: spent time yesterday at shimmyshimmy and doi ya mazika (sigh,
drool)
evile: *nodnod*
evile: anything in particular tickling your fancy these days?
SkyeDS: <sheepish> all of it?
evile: Oh, ok then :)
SkyeDS: shimmyshimmy is having a jewelry sale, they have harem pants
and cholis I like, but not in my size. Doi ya mazika makes things to
order, they have nice cholis.
evile: I'm still really digging the tribal/kuchi stuff.
SkyeDS: oh ya, love kuchi everything
SkyeDS: want a kuchi belt
evile: those are very pretty :)
SkyeDS: Laura's daughter Michelle dances at Haflas. She got great
kuchis on sale last Gulf War.
evile: cool!
SkyeDS: would like to put some on the horses' barding if I could
figure out how without messing it up
evile: hm.
evile: probably involve taking the jewelry apart with pliers.
SkyeDS: was thinking two belts. one for me, one to attach around
neck or to existing collar.
evile: *nod*
SkyeDS: or to back of saddle as breeching
SkyeDS: but too expensive right now, for either me or barding
evile: yup...there is that.
SkyeDS: I'm making a list in my head of the stuff I like at Shimmy
shimmy because I bet Thax could make it for me, in 22 extra fat
SkyeDS: plus there are patterns out there that can be modified
evile: *nod*
evile: definitely need to put Thax to work
SkyeDS: will have to wait until the trailer is gone. we're going to
take a massive hit on it, no way around it.
evile: that sucks.
SkyeDS: as Hugh says, no good deed goes unpunished.
evile: aint it the truth
SkyeDS: this is what I get, for paying double min pymts on credit
cards, paying the mortgage on the 8 acres, paying for all gas food
and entertainment in cash, and putting away 5 - 10% of our combined
income in savings every month
SkyeDS: my savings, and the credit balances, completely wiped out.
evile: otoh, at least you had savings to deal with the crisis, as
opposed to charging or borrowing?
SkyeDS: for the first time :)
evile: yeah, it sucks...but arguably you're getting better at
managing crises?
SkyeDS: Sineater is off at war with the employers that have screwed him
around every which way but loose
SkyeDS: and if they continue, we will find him something else, and go
on
evile: yucko. poor Sineater. How's his hand?
SkyeDS: as long as he keeps it elevated, I think it's okay.
evile: *nod* good.
SkyeDS: it's not being able to take antihistamines that's killing him
evile: ooh, yuck. poor thing.
SkyeDS: sudafed and excedrin are all I need, but he needs his
benadryl and he can't have it
evile: ginger tea & candy can help with congestion.
SkyeDS: if we could get dayquil on tap in the house, I'd do it
evile: eugh.
evile: makes me too spacey. (not that I need much help some days)
SkyeDS: I saw a bright shiny perfect red convertible Ghia on the road
yesterday and thought of Sweetie.
evile: it could have been him :)
SkyeDS: it was a custom job, could just barely tell it was a Ghia
with the mods
evile: oh, Sweetie would be horrified, then.
evile: He is all about original.
evile: He took her out last night to the Dog & Duck
SkyeDS: I miss that place
evile: Just realised PNO classic is Sunday
SkyeDS: ya
SkyeDS: if we're still in town by then that's a thought, depending on
the weather
evile: it's supposed to get down to 30 Sunday night. I imagine it'll
be chilly by evening.
SkyeDS: :|
evile: but clear, no precipitation on the forecast
evile: It's only supposed to get up to 48 during the day Sunday.
Might be a little chilly for a picnic. But OK for a really brisk
outdoor hike/walk.
SkyeDS: I so do not like cold
evile: I don't mind it so much. wet is my least fave
SkyeDS: ya. I can deal with cold, wet or wind by themselves, any
combination thereof sucks.
evile: yup
evile: I guess the drandmir folks will be out at Mckinney all
weekend, or do you think they'll be at san gabriel park Sunday?
SkyeDS: I honestly have no clue. Jinx won't be because she's
moving.
evile: yup.
SkyeDS: wouldn't surprise me if one or two diehards weren't out there
by themselves
evile: *nod* probably not anybody I'd know, though
SkyeDS: the usual politics are starting up
evile: oh?
SkyeDS: HFS because CRW is upcoming
SkyeDS: and SCA because the kingdom is forcing another shire to merge
with us, and they don't want to
evile: oh..suck.
evile: I need to go to the Post office this afternoon for my 2:30
break time. be back soon!
evile: i'm back. that took a bit longer than expected
evile: only one lady in front of me, but with a bunch of boxes. she
ran out to her car for more once she had the first ones ready to go.

SkyeDS: ick
evile: admittedly, I'd rather be at the post office than here, so it
was fine.
evile: the good news is that spending half an hour at the po helped
me put off getting my quota just a little bit longer, less boredom &
makework at the end of the day.
SkyeDS: silver linings :)
evile: yup!
SkyeDS: me not quite so stupid sometimes
evile: I dont' think you're stupid at all.
SkyeDS: just enlisted Sharjinka's assistance with demo-ing and then
playtesting our games.
SkyeDS: that should get the attention of the appropriate powers.
evile: cool.
SkyeDS: CRW is 4th of July weekend at Bastrop SP
SkyeDS: bad weekend, bad place
evile: *shrug*
SkyeDS: told her if we weren't committed elsewhere, I would see if I
could arrange a daytrip in connection with a ride at McKinney Roughs
evile: cool.
SkyeDS: if they were going with an SP I don't know why it wasn't
Somerville
evile: farther away from whoever the main organizer is?
SkyeDS: they're always bitching about the size of the feasthall and
the other facilities, and Somerville has the biggest Feasthall of any
SP
SkyeDS: there's not a 100 mile distance between Bastrop and
Somerville
SkyeDS: <shrug>
SkyeDS: matter of fact more like 20 or 30 mile distance
evile: maybe they couldn't get a res. there. Usually with SPs you
have to reserve a year in advance
SkyeDS: and the "main organizer" didn't even do his own organizing,
he ran Jinx ragged doing it for him.
evile: that sucks.
SkyeDS: Somerville is extremely popular
SkyeDS: and their busy season ends on July 4 weekend
evile: wow
SkyeDS: and they may have said no if the desire was to rent the
entire park out
SkyeDS: what I think is funny, is, every year, the new Crat ALWAYS
says, Imina find a better site than this last one
SkyeDS: and it DOESN'T happen
evile: yup
SkyeDS: I told the Morconor kids I'd help them revitalize their shire
SkyeDS: not just with the new games, but with bardics, events, etc.
evile: fun.
SkyeDS: I can do more than just ride herd on the zoo
evile: yup
SkyeDS: used to be people were surprised to find out I could do
anything besides play and sing
SkyeDS: now they're surprised to find that I play and sing, and not
just ride
evile: *nod*
SkyeDS: I told them we should throw our own War
SkyeDS: don't eevn have to call it War
SkyeDS: could call it Faire
evile: that sounds like fun.
SkyeDS: especially if you wanted to emphasize A&S as well as
stickjockeys
SkyeDS: it's jsut that everybody calls it war...Amtgard, SCA, etc
SkyeDS: I don't want to just armchair quarterback.
SkyeDS: I DO think I could do better, with the right help
evile: yup
evile: mostly what I can see, majority is not much interested in
anything except beating on one another.
evile: Time for me to hit the bricks. Hope you have a productive
weekend!