Dusk

Been to Gathering Darkness, read the forum. It's quite depressing, you know.
Found a stupid thread where Akl Norse think they should replace NAAMA.
I must admit my ignorance, I thought Norse stuff in NZ is mostly represented by Waikato Norse. Well, I know them and I've met them, and in case of Akl Norse I think I've heard of them but not sure if I ever saw them. I thought they are part of Waikato Norse. Have they been to the last two NAAMAs and last two Easter Camps? If yes, can you describe me some of them? Maybe I'll remember...
Yes, I'm very ignorant. I know Romans and Argent Lords (and yes, I know those are not exactly the names of the clubs, but they are more often called that way rather than Legio II Augusto and Argent Court;-))), I know Waikato Norse - met them. I know some other people too...
But in whole I'm rather ignorant on lots of this medieval stuff in NZ. Maybe need to learn more...
Wanted to post something there on GD, but got scared. So many people who are long time in it... They are recalling NAAMAs of 1998, 1999... I've only been in this context for the last two years... Reading those posts makes me feel... strange. Don't feel like I'm eligible to intrude to those talks.
When I started reading that ridiculous thread I wanted to check then later to learn more about Akl Norse, but after finishing the thread I actually don't want to know them. So basically they managed to kill my interest for them with several posts. Well, don't think they lost too much, don't think they need me...
I'll get some chocolate today, I think... Just feel upset.
P.S. Arm hurts less, but the little bandaid on the knuckle is trying to fall off. I'm keeping it there with scotch tape, and tomorro will take a bunch of bandaids with me to replace them,,, Yup.

Flist is growing. Lovely slothphil gave me push to one more LJ direction. And I'm actually planning to go other ways too.

But WoT is not much in LJ. Pity, ne?
Re-read "New Spring". Still like Suan. She's cool.

AUMG meeting yesterday:
Alchemist (to the_ginger_cat):Hug?
the_ginger_cat: Hug! (hugs) Ah, you are so cold (strongly presses Alchemist to her bosom) You are my ice bottle!
Alchemist (suffocating): You'll break my neck, eh... I'm a what?
the_ginger_cat (enthusiastic): You are a refrigerator!
Alchemist (shocked): I'M A WHAT?
the_ginger_cat: You are cool!
Alchemist: Hmm... ok.

(neck was hurting a bit after that;-))))

Will be growing the flist more, but the question is - how to find time to read fpage completely and reply to all? I always read other comments before making my own, plus English is still not my first language.
But I'm improving.

Maybe this is the reason why baka me decided to come back to learning French.
But no time for that one anyway, meh...

It was great. Really, really great.
I enjoyed it very much.

gryphon_nz has given me a ride, and we came to the camp when it was still light, so we set up the tent in convenient conditions. Our silent friend arrived right after that, very squashed (the Roman has managed to fit 4 people into his car), she was staying with me. On the way back Gryphon gave her a ride too so she didn't get squashed again.

The weather was fine, very warm, sunny, clear sky, very-very lovely.

That was my first fighting event, so I got my first inter-club battle experience. I found that I enjoy it much more than I could expect, and from the inside of the battle it doesn't look as scary as from outside. I wonder why.

It took me a bit of time to understand what to do, but then I was ok. And I found that fighting again spears can be managed even with short weapon like dagger, it just depends on how fast you move. (Note in diary: increase the speed of movements by the time of Labour weekend).

Now I have bruises all over my body, and they bloody hurt with every move. Plus I got a spear strike to the right hand, between the thumb and the next finger. Ravens said that was the worst injury of the weekend. Luckily it was just a strike with a bit of blood, and I got all possible treatment immediately. Now the bruise is getting blue and visible, it takes half of the hand on the outer side and continues to the inside part. I'm trying not to touch it at all, because when touched it hurts, and when touched uncarefully it hurts like hell. I'm gonna make chainmail gloves. And my helmet is very good.

My hand got tired after some time of fighting with sword, so I'm thinking more and more about case of daggers... (Note in diary: learn case daggers fighting).

The food was nice, the people were nice, everything was very fun.
Though there was a lot of bawdy stuff involved as well, of course;-))

I've met cat_i_th_adage whom I haven't seen for a long time, that was so nice to see her again! She sang a Volga Birthday Song for me, and we shared lots of hugs. Yay!

The Roman got knighted, I've been one of his attendants (the other was our silent friend). I'm very honoured by this.

I took some photos so I need to get them from the camera and upload. This time there are very few of them, maybe about a hundred for the whole week-end.

*hugs*

I'm a genious. I managed to fit this song onto ONE sheet of paper.
Then I clicked on "Print" and hurried to the printer which is couple of rooms away. Gosh! I was right in time to grab my  little sheet of paper from under the nose of my workmate who was printing something on letterhead paper. Geek. I got that paper too, but I don't mind, it's of better quality than normal one;-)))
The song is here, if someone is interested

There is a song on my computer, one of those I downloaded from Inet. I started listening to it a lot recently, I like it very much.






But they would always blame women.

The news of the last few days (in chronological order):

I have been given the Sith name. Darth Llama. May the Force be with those on whom I'm gonna inflict the llama idea.
I've been to a Friday the 13th party at Secret Lair. I was wearing a black t-shirt with red sign that looks like the intel one, but with little devil horns, and inside this sign there was written "evil inside". People were paying quite a lot of attention to this sign. Or maybe not so much to the sign...
I've slept untill 11am on Saturday which let me feel slightly better after exhausting week. I've made a white tunic. I've made chocolate muffins. Started making a cape. Eventually have gone to sleep at 5 in the SUNDAY morning.
What I really wonder is how a little stone with several little lines on it can know so much about you? Took a rune out of the runebag. Thurisaz. One of the sources I use says it's a rune of warrior initiation. What does it mean in this context...
Got up at 10 on Sunday. Got call from Head Trainer who gave me a lift to the Scout Hall, and trained me for a bit on the stuff I didn't remember.
After that I've passed my Dagger Grade.
And I wasn't anxious or nervous at all. All calm and relaxed. I just did it.
It really feels different with dagger grade than whithout it. I got a club helmet just in case, though for a whole bunch of reasons I'm not gonna fight at this NAAMA.
Celebrated my Dagger Grading with chocolate muffins. Had a long talk with gryphon_nz  about tabletop games, D&D and stuff like that. Interesting.
After gryphon_nzand starfirenz  gave me a lift home I had some food and lots of rest. My body was still kinda trembling or whatever you call it. Tired. Yes.
Made the cape. Now only need to attach possums to it, but the cape itself is all done. Very warm which is so much important. Started thinking of what other cloth I can have time to make before NAAMA.
Dyed my hair. Look very nice.
Monday. Came to work, checked the weather forecast for the weekend for Palmerston North (the closest big place that can be reflected at the global website I use for weather stuff). No rain is promised, mostly cloudy, and pretty cold. For a Viking like me - lots of cloths possibilities;-)
Hungry. Lunch wil happen soon.
My shoulders and arms hurt pretty much which is normal after Sundays. But why do my ribs hurt as well? Probably because of friendly hugs.
I have my special Darth Llama's balance-stealing hug. I wonder on whom I could inflict this...