May. 31st, 2010

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.....It feels strange to be updating Live Journal from the Computer Room on a Monday. I could get used to these three day weekends. If only to get Talon to stop harassing me about the fact that he gets them as a matter-of-course from Keyport. :-)

.....Suzie got a full scrub down yesterday before the rains hit. She doesn't look 100% yet, but is at least driveable. She's got a leak problem in the trunk that is affecting the whole car. We're going to try some sealant on the trunk gasket to see if that will help until we can get it fixed for good. Some BODY hit the back end of the car last year and the trunk doesn't shut properly.

.....Put a heater in the trunk and let it run for several hours. It seemed to help, which is good. I'll let it run some more today and then see if I can get the rest of the trunk cleaned out.

.....The inside of Lobelia was fully cleaned out yesterday. She smells much nicer now and is ready for stocking! The weather reports for June Faire are improving, but I'm thinking I'll be glad to have use of her for the event. Will spend a goodly portion of today going through each room and pulling out stuff that should have been put back into Lobelia after the last season.

.....Sigh, just saw that Guillermo Del Toro has quit as the director for 'The Hobbit'. It wasn't a bitter parting as he is still working on the screen play. But I worry for the future of the movie. There has been a lot of churn in getting it off the ground.

.....Watching the governor of Texas on CNN decry the Federal Government for not keeping a better eye on Big Oil and 'allowing' the current crises to happen. What hypocrisy! I've worked with a number of states now in setting up environmental support for Projects we have in the works, including Washington, California, Texas (Ingelside, outside Corpus Christi), Georgia, and Florida (as well as Hawaii and Guam). I can tell you that the state governments of Texas and Georgia basically let heavy industry get away with as much as they want. There is very little real regulation. They get to dump amazing amounts of pollution. It is amazing how much more environmentally minded the West Coast is. California watches pollution like a hawk, and Washington is only slightly less millitant about it. And for Texas to say they have no power to tell BP to 'tow the line'? Hogwash of the worst order. The sad part is that the voting public of Texas has no clue, and doesn't really seem to care. They blame the Federal Government and wash their own hands of the issue.

.....Lots to do this week. Let's see:

Monday - maybe after trip to Starbucks. :-)
1.) Start stocking Lobelia for June Faire.
2.) Continue Shopping List.
3.) Wash Lobelia if weather improves.
4.) Write out June Faire check-list.
5.) Finish vacuuming out Suzie.
6.) Continue with Laundry.
7.) Write out Seneschal's Report for Business Meeting.
8.) Send out reminder for U-Haul pick-up, After-Meeting Social, Gold Key Volunteers.
9.) Put gas in Lobelia.
10.) Fill Lobelia's water tank.

Tuesday
1.) Business Meeting.
2.) Talk with Talia on the tables and chairs arriving on site on Wednesday.
3.) Ensure completion of gate contract.
4.) Ensure completion of scooter contract.
5.) Review Weather Plan B for just-in-case scenarios.
6.) Talk to Theodoric about 'Newcomers Night' or equivalent.
7.) Talk to Yvon about web-site.

Wednesday
1.) Finish stocking Lobelia in morning.
2.) Finish shopping list.
3.) Pick-up U-Haul.
4.) Load U-Haul with materials I have at home (i.e. signs).
5.) Load up 'stuff' that needs to be dropped off at storage (i.e. Culinary).
6.) Meet volunteers at Storage Unit at 6PM for load up.

Thursday
1.) Drive U-Haul to site and drop off materials.
2.) Meet and unload hay as needed.
3.) Meet with any other contractors as needed by Talia.
4.) Grab Lobelia and drive her to site (will need to make arrangements with TBT on a ride).
5.) Continue with set-up.

Friday
* FUN BEGINS

.....The list is actually a lot more extensive, and I need to make sure my multiple lists are combined into one so I don't actually forget anything. :-)

.....Aaron / Arontius.
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.....I suppose I should have called it 'The June Faire Death March'. But that seems really defeatist to me. Every year around this time I have to fight the same feelings of excitement, tempered with terror that SOMETHING will go wrong. It is that balance of good and evil that keeps things moving I guess. :-)

Tuesday
1.) Business Meeting.
1-1/2.) Finish Seneschal's Report for Business Meeting.
2.) Talk with Talia on the tables and chairs arriving on site on Wednesday.
3.) Ensure completion of gate contract.
4.) Ensure completion of scooter contract.
5.) Review Weather Plan B for just-in-case scenarios.
6.) Talk to Theodoric about 'Newcomers Night' or equivalent.
7.) Talk to Yvon about web-site.
8.) Work on shopping List.
9.) Finish June Faire Check-List.
10.) Make arrangements for check to get to Del's for hay.
11.) Make arrangements to pay for tables and chairs.
12.) Must start raising the flag on Dragon's Mist on Gate Contract. We've had a couple of messages from them, but have seen no contract as yet.
14.) Check with Talia on Waste Management, Parking and Shuttle Contracts.
15.) Do I need to pack my pavilion, or leave it home?

Wednesday
1.) Finish stocking Lobelia in morning.
2.) Finish shopping list.
3.) Pick-up U-Haul.
4.) Load U-Haul with materials I have at home (i.e. signs).
5.) Load up 'stuff' that needs to be dropped off at storage (i.e. Culinary). Pick up 'stuff' from others (i.e. Gold Key).
6.) Meet volunteers at Storage Unit at 6PM for load up.
7.) Put gas in Lobelia.
8.) Fill Lobelia's water tank.
9.) Pack circlets.
10.) Can I finish the bell in time for June Faire?

Thursday
1.) Drive U-Haul to site and drop off materials.
2.) Meet and unload hay as needed.
3.) Meet with any other contractors as needed by Talia.
4.) Grab Lobelia and drive her to site (will need to make arrangements with TBT on a ride).
5.) Continue with set-up.

Friday
* FUN BEGINS

.....Now the micro-lists start and the danger grows. I start making out lists by the dozen, and not all the tasks on one list make it to others that should. I need to practice the keeping of one list instead of many. :-)

.....Sigh! Gotta go to work tomorrow as well. But the Big Boss will not be there! Whoot! Not So Whoot is the clean-up upon my return. But we'll take that one day at a time.

.....On to June Faire!

.....Aaron / Arontius.
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.....So, I have this oxygen cylinder with the end chopped off. When hung and then struck, it sounds AWESOME, and it carries for miles.

.....The problem is that it has been sitting in the driveway for months and I have not yet sat down and figured out how exactly I'm going to set it up on site to hand and be in a position to strike.

.....My first thought was to use some 2x2's I have in the garage. I could lash three or four together and suspend the cylinder from a rope on that support structure. I'm just not sure that the 2x2's will be strong enough to support the bell.

.....Anyone got any other suggestions that could be implemented on short notice? You come up with the perfect solution? I let you get to ring it every time Ian puts that Navy Whistle to his lips to make announcements.

.....Aaron / Arontius.

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