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pathdancer and rocket_jockey, who took me with them to a Fantasy & Renaissance Faire. I was in the SCA for many years, but had never been to a Ren Faire before, and I've been looking forward to this for a couple of weeks.
Despite having a trunk full of SCA garb, I don't have anything that both fits my current body and is appropriate for the Faire. I had reconciled myself to mundane clothes when the Goddaughter volunteered to help me. Within 20 minutes I found myself in a black corseted top and a black peasanty skirt with multiple slits, which showed off the henna dragon on my right shin (which I had done at a party last night). I don't think I've ever been out in public showing as much cleavage as I did today, but it was fun (and not extreme at all by the standards of the faire!).
It would have been a worthwhile trip just for the fun of spending time withpathdancer and rocket_jockey, and being in the environment of the Faire, but the highlight of the day was watching Heather Alexander perform.
I first became aware of Heather through a recording of "March of Cambreadth" performed while she was a member of Phoenyx. It's a song about going to war to protect one's home and lands, and the last line of every stanza is "How many of them can we make die?" It's a very bloodthirsty song. I had no idea that this is one of her most popular songs, and she ended her set with it today, inviting everyone in the audience to join in that last line each time. After listening to this song for several years, it was a real kick to actually see her perform it and shout/sing along with that line.
My major purchase today was a pottery skull and crossbones mug, which also displays the words, "'Tis all about the booty".
It was very hot today, and most of the site was treeless, so I'm feeling a bit crispy now (although I did remember to slather sunblock on my not-usually-exposed surfaces before I left and I'm nowhere near as pink as I might have been). I'm very much looking forward to a shower, but first all four of the kids in the house have to have their Sunday evening baths. So I'm doing LJ, listening to the Heather CD I bought, and enjoying the coolness of my basement.
pathdancer and rocket_jockey, who took me with them to a Fantasy & Renaissance Faire. I was in the SCA for many years, but had never been to a Ren Faire before, and I've been looking forward to this for a couple of weeks.Despite having a trunk full of SCA garb, I don't have anything that both fits my current body and is appropriate for the Faire. I had reconciled myself to mundane clothes when the Goddaughter volunteered to help me. Within 20 minutes I found myself in a black corseted top and a black peasanty skirt with multiple slits, which showed off the henna dragon on my right shin (which I had done at a party last night). I don't think I've ever been out in public showing as much cleavage as I did today, but it was fun (and not extreme at all by the standards of the faire!).
It would have been a worthwhile trip just for the fun of spending time with
pathdancer and rocket_jockey, and being in the environment of the Faire, but the highlight of the day was watching Heather Alexander perform. I first became aware of Heather through a recording of "March of Cambreadth" performed while she was a member of Phoenyx. It's a song about going to war to protect one's home and lands, and the last line of every stanza is "How many of them can we make die?" It's a very bloodthirsty song. I had no idea that this is one of her most popular songs, and she ended her set with it today, inviting everyone in the audience to join in that last line each time. After listening to this song for several years, it was a real kick to actually see her perform it and shout/sing along with that line.
My major purchase today was a pottery skull and crossbones mug, which also displays the words, "'Tis all about the booty".
It was very hot today, and most of the site was treeless, so I'm feeling a bit crispy now (although I did remember to slather sunblock on my not-usually-exposed surfaces before I left and I'm nowhere near as pink as I might have been). I'm very much looking forward to a shower, but first all four of the kids in the house have to have their Sunday evening baths. So I'm doing LJ, listening to the Heather CD I bought, and enjoying the coolness of my basement.
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