Some Whiney. Some Other Stuff.

.....I suppose that it's only fair to warn you. And I'm also feeling lazy, so I didn't put anything behind an LJ Cut. If you cut me from your Friends List because I don't LJ Cut, I will not be offended. :-)

.....I was supposed to go to Virginia next week. I wasn't especially looking forward to it, but it was a chance to get away from the desk and phone here. So from that perspective it was looking pretty attractive. That all changed earlier this week when we were told that our Uber-Superiors from NAVSEA in Washington D.C. wanted us to give a presentation on our current Project next week.

.....Not really good timing. We're working our proverbial rear ends off trying to get a Project done on time out at Bangor. We're squeaking by on schedule. Don't ask about our budget, you'd be aghast at how overspent we are. But having to pull out a presentation from thin air really makes me want to scream. The phrase 'when monkeys fly from my butt' is really taking on a new meaning. But it is somewhat amusing to think that, yeah, when NAVSEA wants something, they really CAN make monkeys fly out of your rear. :-)

.....No one is really happy right now, and the guys going to Norfolk are REALLY unhappy as they were counting on me to interact with the Shipyard there and do all the administrative and Project related stuff that can be a real pain when you are trying to set up for a big job.

.....The slightly amusing portion of this dance though being watching the mid-level boss be absolutely frantic earlier this week getting my stuff for Virginia turned over to someone else so that I could get started on a presentation for next week so that he doesn't have to face NAVSEA. :-)

.....On the plus side though I'll be home all weekend, which means that I will get to spend some time at Angharad's house for the big summer social. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to go when I was scheduled to fly out on Sunday. But now I can.

.....Must, must, must get with Talia and finish up our September Crown bid. I'm officially late now. The bid is done. Just have to verify a few things. Talia is going to be my Co-Autocrat. Although she may decide to negotiate that if June Faire becomes a major focus for her. But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

.....The September Crown bid is going to be my major Project over the next year to 'reconnect with the Barony'. That was my take-away from the conversations taking place at the Baronial Picnic and after. I think that I can make it something that brings people together and working towards a common goal, with the final outcome being something in which the Barony can take some pride. Will it solve everything? No, but I think that it will help.

.....Also looking forward towards having a steady location for Business Meetings and Socials again. The VFW Hall is not perfect as it will not be an ideal location for Heavy Fight Practice in winter. But we'll make it work. And maybe we can come up with ways that the fighters will still be able to practice somehow, with slow work. Or, if there is enough interest, maybe we could set up the Baronial A&S Pavilion, or go across the street to the Grange Hall, or??? We'll see.

.....On SCA Today there was a story on the Roman origins of Arthur, as in the Mythos. Aelianora mentioned it in her journal and it gave me an interesting thought train today. Mainly centered on J.R.R. Tolkien and his thoughts on a uniquely English Mythos. If you read his treatise 'On Fairy Stories' he goes in depth on a Society's need to have a Mythos to explain that which can not be easily explained. It really doesn't matter whether that mythos has 'scientific' backing. What is important is that it is a story that uniquely belongs to a particular group of people and is their own and explains their own history. It gives identity to the group and the lands they inhabit. It also gives boundaries to their Society, which is a comfort in itself, like the boundaries you give teens. They may seem to be confining on the surface, but in reality those boundaries give separation between you and the infinity of the cosmos. Heady stuff. It would be interesting to do the same thing for Dragon's Laire. :-)

.....I'm going to end on a slightly whiney note. Yes, I am a patient person. Well, most of the time. But not entirely so. When I married TBT, I kind of thought that meant I would like see her from time to time. Weeks of heavy duty work and then weeks of Artist Obsession Mode are making me feel lonely. Her boyfriend Talon is getting more quality time with her than I am. Sigh! Starting to make me feel REALLY glad that I'm NOT an artist. :-)

.....Just sayin'

.....Aaron / Arontius.