Being Aware Of What's Happening In Court.

.....So, it was Saturday in Court at Twelfth Night. The Pelican Council was surrounding the feet of Their Majesties Tiernan and Miranda and a candidate was just named to join the Companions. A very good thing. But at that moment I had a leg cramp hit me and I was seeing stars and could barely contain myself. The second it looked like the current business was done, I struggled to my feet and practically ran for my chair.

.....While I was NOT paying attention Her Majesty had Her Grace Wrenn brought up before the order and was in the process of naming her as a new Companion of the Order. What I SHOULD have done at that moment was get up off the chair and made my way back to the group, even if it was to stand towards the back. But something in my pea-sized brain told me to just stay put and not interrupt anything.

.....I applauded alongside everyone and was definitely enthusiastic.I'd watched the presentations in Council and had read through her resume. I'd definitely witnessed her in action at many events. Plus, I like her personally. So I was fully supportive of the elevation.

.....Come to find out later that at least a couple of people watched me walk back to my chair and sit down and thought maybe I was not in support of Her Grace as a Companion. ACK! It's amazing how perceptions like that get started and perpetuate. I was rather horrified. I need to make plans to definitely seek her out at the next event (maybe Ursulmas I hope) and make sure she knows that I'm FULLY supportive of the elevation.

.....In reality? She probably doesn't know me from the local turnip salesman. :-) But I would hate to think that she would even hear that opinion.

.....I'll tag this as a 'to-do' and it'll be my reminder for Ursulmas.

.....Aaron / Arontius.

Pelican Recommendations.

.....I was working on the notes from the last 'Western Regional' Pelican Council meeting and thought I would pass this note out to any who would submit a formal recommendation for someone to be a Pelican. We like receiving those recommendations as they often tell us things about candidates that we never knew. Plus they also make us aware of candidates that hadn't crossed our threshold of thought or view as yet.

.....But what I wanted to say was that it is great to hear that Person X is a good leader, a good teacher, a nice person, etc. But what we also want to hear is WHAT that person did and does. This is the direct evidence of the 'body of work' we can use to SHOW what that person does to be a Pelican. Did they invent a new system of doing things that is employed around the Kingdom? Did they hold Kingdom Office X? Did they Autocrat the first Known World Basket Making Symposium that was attended unexpectedly by 5,000 and still ran efficiently and was fun? These are the direct items that can be helpful when looking at a candidate's body of work.

.....When a candidate is discussed at the Regional level, a lot of the times the people in the Regional Council will know them because they are local and have probably run into them at a local event, or had local dealings with them. But when we bring a candidate up at the full Kingdom Council, this is less often the case. An Tir is a big Kingdom and someone can make big changes and do a lot of good service and still may not be known from the local plumber in the Summits or Avacal. Having all the details is very important at that point.

.....Just something I wanted to put out there while I was thinking about it.

.....Aaron / Arontius.