Reflection of the morning

Got one of my investment statements today. There was a letter with it. "Dear Valued Customer..." Y'know, it doesn't inspire tremendous confidence to see that the people managing thousands of dollars of my money can't even be bothered to put my name on a letter that comes with my statement.

Just sayin'.

The voice of doom!

Wow, it's been almost two months since the last Voice of Doom post. That's because the last three sessions have all been exclusively combat, which doesn't really lend itself to quotable lines. But I realized that adding the sessions together, we've actually got enough for a decent list. So here's a small collection of our recent lines of the night. More tomorrow, because we've got another session tonight.

( March 1, 2010 )

( March 10, 2010 )

( March 24, 2010 )

And that's it for now! Tune back next time to see what other wacky adventures are going on in the lives of Our Heroes (tm).

Viking apron dress #1: Cut!

In the last year or so, I've decided to move my SCA persona from 12th century England to Viking (specifically, 11th century Gotland or south Sweden). As part of that endeavor, I'm making myself three apron dresses for Pennsic. I bought all the material last year, but I just haven't had the motivation to start them yet. Until today. Laying out the pattern and cutting is always the most stressful part for me. I can never seem to get my fabric to lie perfectly flat, so I'm always worried that I'm mucking things up. But no matter. It's gotta get done sometime. I'm using this pattern, which seems pretty straightforward. Today's accomplishment: cut the pattern for the first apron dress. Amusing moment of the day: using the handle of my boyfriend's hockey stick as a straight edge because I realized I don't have a yardstick here.



For the curious: yes, those are little numbers at the bottom of each piece, to remind myself what order they're supposed to go in and which side is "inside." I'm like that.

Next step: buy thread so I can actually start sewing. I don't have any in the right colour, at least not at my apartment. Also to buy: needles (mine are all really short because the long ones have rusted) and fabric scissors (I had three pairs and they've all disappeared).