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A Sonnet? Maybe not this week. :-)
Apr. 9th, 2006 08:48 pmGreetings!
Ugh! My brain is fried! The May issue of The Crier went out the proverbial door today. I'm exhausted, but happy. It means that I can go to NORWESCON next weekend and not worry about it. We're also starting to work out the bugs on this automated Crier production process. The April issue went pretty smoothly, although I still had to FedEx a check to the mailer in Idaho Falls because I sent my final copy to them a few days late. This month I'm at least a couple of days early, so the May issue should be in the mail by Tuesday the 18th. I'm actually amazed, but for some reason I'm missing the old Crier mailing parties that we used to have. :-)
Something happened earlier today that has me in a contemplative mood. Well, actually it started a couple of weeks ago to be honest and I was reminded of it today. I was at the home of a Member of the Order of the Laurel. I don't remember the background of the conversation, but I do remember this part. This Laurel said that '...ANYONE could become a Member of the Order of the Pelican, they simply have to work their butts off. But it takes actual TALENT as well as hard work to become a Member of the Laurel.'
My first reactions were those of surprise and maybe just a little bit of anger. I questioned the Laurel on why they said what they did. I'm don't want to repeat everything that was said, but this Laurel stated these things as simple truths. Not out of insecurity or superiority. It was simply the order of things according to this Laurel.
I went away from that house torn between buying in completely with that statement and wondering if being a Member of the Order of the Pelican actually meant anything in the big scheme of things. It reinforced my feelings of inadequacy that I felt about even becoming a Member of the Order in the first place.
The one thing though that does keep me from completely buying into this train of thought are the other Members of the Order that I know. When I think of someone like Viscountess Callista, a Pelican personified, I am reminded of why the Order was created in the first place. Viscountess Callista is a genius at organization and the administrative thought process. Her contributions to Kingdom and Society have enriched our World to a depth that not a whole lot of people can match.
I'll have to give this more thought.
Off to bed... :-)
Arontius.
Ugh! My brain is fried! The May issue of The Crier went out the proverbial door today. I'm exhausted, but happy. It means that I can go to NORWESCON next weekend and not worry about it. We're also starting to work out the bugs on this automated Crier production process. The April issue went pretty smoothly, although I still had to FedEx a check to the mailer in Idaho Falls because I sent my final copy to them a few days late. This month I'm at least a couple of days early, so the May issue should be in the mail by Tuesday the 18th. I'm actually amazed, but for some reason I'm missing the old Crier mailing parties that we used to have. :-)
Something happened earlier today that has me in a contemplative mood. Well, actually it started a couple of weeks ago to be honest and I was reminded of it today. I was at the home of a Member of the Order of the Laurel. I don't remember the background of the conversation, but I do remember this part. This Laurel said that '...ANYONE could become a Member of the Order of the Pelican, they simply have to work their butts off. But it takes actual TALENT as well as hard work to become a Member of the Laurel.'
My first reactions were those of surprise and maybe just a little bit of anger. I questioned the Laurel on why they said what they did. I'm don't want to repeat everything that was said, but this Laurel stated these things as simple truths. Not out of insecurity or superiority. It was simply the order of things according to this Laurel.
I went away from that house torn between buying in completely with that statement and wondering if being a Member of the Order of the Pelican actually meant anything in the big scheme of things. It reinforced my feelings of inadequacy that I felt about even becoming a Member of the Order in the first place.
The one thing though that does keep me from completely buying into this train of thought are the other Members of the Order that I know. When I think of someone like Viscountess Callista, a Pelican personified, I am reminded of why the Order was created in the first place. Viscountess Callista is a genius at organization and the administrative thought process. Her contributions to Kingdom and Society have enriched our World to a depth that not a whole lot of people can match.
I'll have to give this more thought.
Off to bed... :-)
Arontius.
