Of rings (both metal and onion)

Tonight I went to the SCA meeting here in Eoforwic. It was quite a lot of fun, actually. It reminded me that you can actually talk about something historical, make sense, and not feel the need to quote twenty academic articles in minute detail using obscure terminology to do it. (And before CMS people get up in arms, the woman who was giving the talk has her PhD from CMS: she knows what she's talking about.)

After that I joined them all at a pub, where I spent an hour and a half picking the brain of Master Hector of the Black Height. He's a great guy, and has a lot of really good ideas about the SCA that tend to mesh with mine. We ate onion rings and talked about the tradition of ring-giving in the SCA (hence the title of this post).

And that's it, really. Tomorrow I've got about 4 pages or so to write up (perhaps a bit longer). I'm aiming to get that done by noon. Afterwards it'll be time to research. Finally, dinner with my daddy (who was VERY nice and got me a ticket to go home in Via 1 class!). But for now, to bed. G'night all.

Yay!

It still needs very heavy editing, but my last paper is completely written. It stands at 21 pages for the paper itself, 5.5 for the appendix for Goering, 5 pages for the transcription, 10 pages for the translation (the transcription and translation lengths will be flipped as I transfer over footnotes, though), and 4 pages for an included chart. Oh, and 9 (photocopied) pages of manuscript. And I still haven't done up the bibliography or cover page. Whew!

This afternoon I need to verify a few facts at PIMS (and I thankfully know EXACTLY which books I need), transfer over the footnotes, and RELAX! Tomorrow I'll start on the long task of editing, and Friday I'll hand it in. There's a light at the end of the tunnel, and it's not an oncoming train! Yay!

Fire alarm = NOT HAPPY

Fire alarm + wet hair + no coat + slippers + t-shirt + subzero temperature = NOT HAPPY

This is what I get for taking a shower and then going to lunch. Stupid fire alarm... (On the upside, someone saw how cold I was and loaned me her scarf and gloves, which gave me just enough heat to not freeze.)

Two hours in front of the computer without standing up

I started looking at various LJ icon communities and the next thing I know it's 10:30! How on earth did that happen?!?

In other, good news, my daddy bought me a desk lamp and then took me out to dinner. Yay! Thank you, daddy!

Didn't get to go to PIMS today, but I did get to do some pesky detail-oriented editing to my transcription (do you know how LONG it takes to transfer 127 footnotes?!?). Tomorrow, PIMS. Tonight, shower and sleep. Friday, home! Now that my paper is written (though not edited), I am far less panicked than I was last week. Life is good.

And, just in case you missed it in that last paragraph: I am coming back to Montreal on Friday! I should be back by about 9:30, and will be at Ian's party on Saturday night. Come see me and give me hugs!