Travel Countdown.

[arontius]

.....I'm packed and we're about to take off for the airport, with a nice and leisurely family dinner along the way. :-)

.....I believe that from my perspective, my part in the grand An Tir / West War scheme is ready for launch. Biffies, wash-stations and dumpsters are paid and map FAX'ed to provider. TBT will FAX the map again tomorrow along with the note reminding them to NOT drop things off before 3PM on Wednesday. Not that it will do a whole lot of good (experience as gained from June Faire :-)), but we will do our best. :-)

.....Lyle and Diane are providing hay (200 hundred bales) for us on site, a great majority of which they will keep (and buy back) after the event. This is all the bales used on the war field itself. Which is a good motivation to limit the bales used everywhere else and pack the war field. :-)

.....Lyle and Diane are providing (3) tanks of water, which are being filled by the City of Gold Beach for $100. It will not be enough for all needs, but it will go a long way towards providing for the event.

.....Dame Brighid has the site contract that I wrote (using the June Faire contract as a template), which she will get signed on site. Dame Brighid, if you could ask about the Grey Water, I'd appreciate it. We don't want any surprises. :-)

.....After the event we'll reconcile with the Dishner's and give them a single check for everything we owe them.

.....Lyle and Diane Dishner have been absolutely FANTASTIC throughout all this. If we can give Emile a Court Barony, I think we might consider giving the Dishner's a Court Dukedom if it were possible. :-)

.....The BIFFY GODDESS has been appeased with her goods due and is ready to do the BIFFY DANCE OF SMELLDOM on site. :-) It may be the most pleasant Biffy experience you've ever had at a War Site!!! :-)

.....Rental Agreement for all borrowed material from the Barony has been signed and all material picked up from the Storage Unit.

.....I can't think of anything else I'm forgetting. If I am, please me a call on my cell phone. If I don't answer, leave a message and I'll call you back. Or call TBT and she'll make sure I get the message.

.....Part of me is really going to miss the war, and not just being on site. Part of the fun of working this event is working with Dame Brighid. She has an infectious enthusiasm for event planning. Part of her talent is the ability to synergize with almost anyone to create something bigger than originally thought or planned. I love the times we've mind melded on planning and come up with solutions to problems. The excitement generated is very a lot of fun.

.....Hope that everyone on site has fun. I'll be thinking of you.

.....I'm not totally disappointed though. I LIKE traveling, and I'm off to the airport here for a trip across the country. It may be for work, but it is still TRAVELING. Wish I could take TBT and Rhys with me, but maybe a soon-to-be trip could be possible.

.....Plus, it gets me away from my desk and the office. I could use a break from the Mid Level Boss and the Uber Boss. Which was also a BIG reason I was looking forward to An Tir / West War. :-)

.....Those of you who are staying behind to guard the Barony? If you would, keep an eye out for TBT at Fight Practice on Tuesday (at the Silverdale Waterfront Park).

.....Time to load the car.

.....Take care, everyone. Safe drive to those traveling south.

.....Aaron / Arontius.