Thought Herding.

.....Greetings All,

.....Just gathering my thoughts here on a Friday morning here at work. It's been busy. But it really has been super busy at work for a while now, so that's nothing new. It's looking like it might taper off a tad bit over the summer when the Navy starts counting every penny more seriously, so I'm looking forward towards summer for that reason among many others.

.....April Crier is in production. I should be complete with it by Sunday. For the first time this last week I started becoming very trepitdatious about giving up the job. Not through the thought that my successor might not be able to do it (heck, Angharad will probably do a BETTER job at it), but because of how much of myself I've wrapped up into it. For years and years (more then a decade for sure) I defined myself very locally to Dragon's Laire. It was my home and really the only place I cared to play. That really started to change big time when I took on the Chronicler's job. I started thinking more at a Kingdom Level and found myself enjoying parts of it quite a bit. Especially the fact that I could influence things, however slightly, to the benefit of the entire populace of An Tir. That realization is rather heady. And if that sound pretentious, I don't mean it to be. It's just that now that I'm looking at going back to a Baronial Level of play I find myself wondering just how relevant I'll be? I've thought a lot on the Beloved Laurellen's discussion on relevance, and I certainly want to stay involved and definitely want to be a force for good. Things to ponder over the next few months.

.....But I do stand a good chance of being the Dragon's Laire Seneschal come September, so I think that will mollify my trepidation to some degree. I suppose that I'll being jones-ing for something to do again at a Kingdom Level pretty quickly next year though. :-)

.....June Faire meeting with Port Gamble this afternoon to talk traffic patterns. This is a big deal in keeping the modern merchants happy in town and keep the traffic flowing off of the highway. We were bit last year by poor management of traffic (at least the first weekend day). We're going to place special emphasis on traffic this year. And good behavior. I'm preparing several e-mails to go out on the Kingdom E-Lists to remind people to play nice at June Faire and treat the local townfolks with dignity and honor. In fact, I plan on beating this concept into people via e-mail and copy over the next few months. Let's hope that it makes an impact. :-)

.....NORWESCON IN FOUR WEEKS!!! I can't wait. I am rather looking forward to it this year. I'm still working on the Beloved Laurellen to attend at least one day. Easter Day is out of the question of course as it is the Annual Easter Egg Extravaganza at House Brandevin. But maybe Friday night or Saturday. Friday night might be interesting as it is the Annual Rocky Horror viewing at NORWESCON. :-) Although Tamm might be disappointed as the Convention really limits how INVOLVED you can get (e.g. no squirt guns, toast or rice :-)). But I think that Tamm will really enjoy some of the panels and artwork. Maybe it will feed her imagination some. :-)

.....September 7th is the big day! Island Lake Community Center has a deposit upon it, so the venue is set. We're going to keep the actual wedding itself small (less then 50 people). I get overwhelmed pretty easily by crowds and this is going to be rather emotional anyways. I prefer less witnesses to my emotional outbursts. :-) I can't wait for it to happen. I'm awfully tired of being so far away. Phone relations are only just so satisfying. Just have to remember this after we've lived together for several years and are wishing for some 'alone' time. :-)

.....Made the announcement that the Baronial Library and Baronial Copier had to leave my house. There was a little bit of surprise at that statement at the Baronial Business Meeting. :-) I guess they've become quite a fixture in my life. :-) But I gave a deadline of June, and I mean to keep that. Also working on getting rid of 'stuff' in the basement. Must work harder on that.

.....The day is starting to wind up, must get going now. Hope everyone has an excellent weekend! :-)

.....Aaron / Arontius.

I'm taking a break from The Crier. :-)

Stolen from Gwenllyn...
1. Can you cook? Yes, but that is why the microwave was designed.
2. What was your dream growing up? To travel the world as part of the Peace Corps.
3. What talent do you wish you had? Artistic Ability (One reason I admire the Beloved Laurellen so much).
4. Favorite place? Toss-up between the Mojave Desert, London and Wales.
5. Favorite vegetable? Mmmmm, turnips, with lots of butter.
6. What was the last book you read? 'The Golden Hills of Westria' by Diana Paxson.
7. What zodiac sign are you? Gemini (Scorpio rising, Sag. moon) / Fire Sheep
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Left Ear.
9. Worst Habit? Binge Eating.
10. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal? Yes.
11. What is your favorite sport? Dance (English Country) To watch: Fencing.
12. Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude? Mainly Optimistic.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? Engage in a good philosophical debate.
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you? Death of Dianne Monreal.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you. I go through A LOT of tobasco sauce in the course of a week.
16. Do you have any pets? One cat, Tia.
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena? Yes, I do. :-)
18. What time is it where you are now? 1832.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Neither, boring.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? More hair ON MY HEAD.
21. Would you be my partner in crime or my conscience? Conscience, most likely.
22. What color eyes do you have? Blue-ish.
23. Ever been arrested? Yes.
24. Bottle or Draft? Neither, I'm not a big beer drinker.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? Pay off the RV or go to England.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? None.
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at? Any in Wales.
28. Do you believe in ghosts? Yup, I'm looking at them on the TV even as we speak. :-)
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Spare Time? What's that? Reading used to be fun though. ;-)
30. Do you swear a lot? I try hard not to do so.
31. Biggest pet peeve? Unwillingness to compromise.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself? Quiet.
33. In one word, how would you describe me? 'Assholebane'
34. Could you copy this and put it in your blog? Yup.