What's New
All right, I went and got
one of those Live Journal things. I’m going to be posting “What’s New” kind of stuff on there from
now on. It’s at www.livejournal.com/users/stefek1410
if anyone cares to read it. I’ll also point back to this website when I post
pictures or whatever. Oh yeah, October quotes are up. Signing off.
Yep, I’ve been lazy. I
haven’t scanned in any photos for a while and I still have a bunch from Pennsic
and the last party at 2294 Ludlow. Glengary was fun as it has been every year. Lots of good will and just happy fighting. I authorized in
spear and had a great time (and it protected my still healing rib). On one
bridge battle I switched sides (one side was spear deficient) and I killed Duke
Tim, Robert and Seamus all in one battle, hehe. But I must admit, “killing” people with a spear seems a bit impersonal and a
bit cheap compared to wacking them up close and personal with a sword. It was a
blast nontheless. I think the years of high school lacrosse came in handy. I’m also
on working on making my first piece of specifically female armor in leather. It
is an interesting project to say the least and I’ll post some pictures when I’m
done. It’s fantasy armor though, not SCA.
The rib is getting better every
day it seems, yay! So it’s off to The Siege of Glengary tomorrow at 5 am to
fight off the Atlantian invasion. Should be a fun time despite the 5 hour
drive. Maybe Dee and I will get some sleep on the ride, as Duke Tim has
graciously offered to drive. Finished another successful Nero Ashbury event.
Henry Hart, as always, was a huge contributor to the event’s success. Picked up
a CD of Dan Lineaweaver’s band and I am really enjoying it. Check out the band
at www.hydratemusic.com. We’re also taking a trip to the NY Ren Faire
on Sunday, weather permitting. I’ve been very busy and haven’t been able to
scan in any more Pennsic or party pictures. Maybe next week? But then again, my
leather to make my new arm and leg armor arrived, so I may be busy with that.
In old news, I went camping for real in NH and it was fun. It’s beautiful up
there. I actually hiked for miles to the campsite with tent, food and all that
jazz. I NPCed NeroNH the next week. It
was fun, but it’s weird not being in charge of monster camp. I think I prefer
PCing other campaigns and wil stick to that. Oh yeah, Henry, Kirsten, Dee and I
went to Planet Hollywood in NYC last night. It was very cool. Mid priced decent
food, but the different props were awesome. It was like a
I’m back from Pennsic and
back to work. I separated a rib the Monday of war week, but it didn’t stop me
from fighting the rest of the battles. It’s amazing what a little advil, a
little ice and a lot of willpower can do. Pennsic was rainy, it was muddy and
it was hot all in one week. My car is still muddy. Blech. New pictures are up,
a few in the SCA section and some from Henry’s party. I got super awesome
gauntlets made by Luther Anshelm at Pennsic. They weren’t cheap, but they sure
are pretty and fit great. I also got some matching 14th Century
elbow and knee armor, I need to strap them and put leather cuisses and
vambraces together. It’s going to be a nice “take my time” kind of project so
it comes out great. Oh yeah, Gabriel of Maccuswell from my household was
knighted this past Pennsic. He deserves it, even though he never squired to
anyone. His vigil was at the castle and was very cool in the torchlight. He was
knighted on the battlefield on Friday and House Arindale fought in his colors
at the field battle. Congratulation Gabriel. This weekend it’s off to the White
Mountains of NH to go camping. The things women can talk you into…it should be
good for me though, better than sitting around on my butt in front of the
computer. Nature is cool.
Another 2294
Well, only two more days
till I leave for Pennsic. I should probably start packing. At least it gets
easier to know what to take every year and what to leave behind. I’m leaving a
lot behind this year. Shaheen will be travelling out with me, so I’ll have some
good company for the ride out. My lady Deirdre is meeting me out there, so I’m
sure my fighting will be quite inspired and I look forward to showing around a
Pennsic virgin now that I am so experienced with a whole two years under my
belt. Ah, booths full of bright, shiney armor. <drool> The annual “How
Much Will Scott Spend at Pennsic” contest is also in full swing. I hope my
housemates don’t win, as part of the purpose of the contest is to get stuff out
of my house.
This past weekend was filled
with fun and work and fun work. Friday night we (Will, Luth, Sav and I) hit
QXTs. As per the rules of dating, now that I have a girlfriend I got hit on
pretty hard at the club. Being the good and chivalrous man I am, I passed her
off to Will. She was none too pleased and everyone left alone (except Luth and
Sav). Saturday was Southern Region War Camp and much to my surprise, I was
picked as a candidate for the Unbelted Champions team. Unbelted simply means that the members of the team cannot be
knights. I was quite surprised at this honor and wouldn’t have stayed out till
Saturday is Henry’s birthday
party at 2294
Updates galore! Two in a
month. I drove all the way up to
And
Fighting at the event was
fun, but the pollen tore apart my poor, allergized lungs. One of the highlights
was our esteemed neighbors, Lord Valerian and Lady Sophia, inviting us to dine
with them. They put on quite an awesome spread. We were joined by Sir Angus and
his lady, Ankarah and several others. All great people and a lot of fun. We
then travelled the circuit and I was given the most amazing treat ever, a fudge
dip with nutterbutters to dip into it. My brain almost exploded in peanut buttery/chocolatey
goodness.
All in all a great event
with a lot of good camaraderie and friendship and one that I hope to attend
again next year. Oh, I also finally
bought a pair of braies and some hose. All made out of linen. I finally have some
in-period underwear! Heh.
Two updates in one year. As
Strongbad would say “Holy Crap!” Went to
Cambridge last Friday to Hell Night at a club called Manray’s. It was pretty
fun, though I’m convinced we dance better in the NY/NJ area. People were having
fun though and that’s what counts. And drinks were about $3 cheaper each than
in NYC. Went to the NeroNH Faire Day on Saturday. It was lots of fun except for
the ten deaths and the wenedhil Trine’a perming and joining the infamous 10%
club. On the SCA front, I was humbled by an X chair last night at Duke
Timothy’s. My carpentry skills are evidently lacking. But I guess it’s good to
be humbled once in a while. I also saw
the Taylor’s new house that they’ll be moving into in a few weeks. 8 person hot tub. Rockin. I also had a
rousing game of pokemon cards that seemed to have very few rules with Isabelle
and William Taylor.
And this weekend it’s off to
Maine with a quick stop in NH first for Great Northeastern War. It’s supposed
to be a good one. Hopefully I’ll remember and take some pictures. Odds are 7 to 3 against though.
Yes, it took 2 years, but
there is an update! I’ve added SCA pictures from Aethelmarc War Practice last
weekend. Great fighting, very clean and fun and I had what must have been my
best day ever in melee fighting. Woohoo!
Also met a lot of cool people and even fought WITH the infamous Tuchux.
They weren’t too bad except for their propensity to think that shiny helm =
must kill that guy. I don’t know how many times I was screaming “Tuchux, I’m on
your side!”. In persona, I just figured
I was a Polish man at arms of the early 15th Century fighting with
Tartar and Lithuanian allies. A few of them were bound to hit me, LOL. All in all, an awesome weekend!
Poor, neglected webpage. It's
been almost a year since I updated anything on here. Currently, I'm getting
ready to head out to Pennsic War on August 10th. Ten days of medieval mayhem
and a real vacation. Woohoo. Hopefully lots of pictures will get taken and I'll
post them up here when I can. I also have four rolls from Nero, Ren Fairs and
Southern Region War Practice to get developed. I've switched a few words around
here and there on this website, but that's about it. More to come.
It's been two months since
I've posted anything. I've been to two more Nero games, another Xanodria game
and two more ren faires in that time. I also took my niece and nephew to the
Land of Make Believe in Hope, NJ. It was a fun time, especially the water ride,
but it's definitely made for kids under 12, so be forewarned. I hope to have
pictures from the Stirling NY Ren Faire and the Sterling Forest Ren Faire up
eventually.
I travelled to the NJ Ren
Fair this past weekend. Perhaps it was the heat, but it was very uncrowded. To
be blunt, it wasn't very good. The place seemed to be drained of life. The
enchanted forest was pretty good, as usual, and of course the fencing booth was
fun. The merchant presence was very depleted. I did manage to spend money
though, on a new pair of shiny stainless steel greaves from Ice Falcon Armory.
They make awesome stuff. It's not cheap, but it's stainless steel, so you can't
expect cheap. You do get what you pay for.
Check out Ice Falcon's web
page here.
Xanodria was loads of fun. I
saw a lot of old faces and a lot of new ones. What a great camp site they have
as well. I had a blast exploring it and hanging with the old crowd. Those
Xanodrians sure can roleplay their butts off as well. Headed out to the NJ Ren
Faire this weekend and probably next weekend as well. I'm also waiting for my
new Batman and Robin action figures based on Bob Kane's comics of the 40's to
arrive in the mail (yes, I'm a dork).
Well, I'm preparing to go to
my first Xanodria weekend in a few years. It should be loads of fun. I'll let
you know. The second Nero Ashbury event is over and the Shokan was triumphant
in the Tournament of 600. What a great weekend IG and OOG. There are some new
pictures up in the larp section of the dark elves. There should be more soon.
The first Nero Ashbury
weekend is over. After spending almost 2 hours with Steve Babin doing tag
exchanges, I finally got to PC. For those of you who don't know, I am no longer
on the plot committee. I'm still the assistant GM of Ashbury (read: I do all
the s**t work no one else wants) and I have been given the ambiguous title of
plot advisor. I'm in good company though, as the esteemed Will Hahn is also a
plot advisor.
It was great to see everyone
after five months or so off. Some faces from the past showed up as well in the
guise of Steve Mcandrews and Grey! Excellent..... I got lots of exercise
running around as my wild elf, Drak, but truth be told, I'd rather be dark
elfing. Look for the friendly, kindly Find'rth and friends in May. As per
usual, I intended on taking pictures but did not, so don't look for any.
Hopefully next weekend.
4/25/00
Well, here I am, updating my
webpage for the first time in over a year. A lot has changed in a year, and
it's going to take a while to catch the page up. There isn't much here yet, but
there will be more in the near future.
I recently attended the
Chiller Theatre convention in Newark, NJ with Jesse Grabowski, Luther and
Jessica (they're in love, blah!), Dennis Higgins and Alison Egan. The highpoint
for me was meeting Tom Savini. He played "Sex Machine" in From
Dusk Til Dawn and has done makeup for tons of movies, including Dawn of
the Dead and Day of the Dead. The coolest part is that he asked me if I made
my own armor (yes, we all dressed like freaks) and then he complimented me on
it. It made my day. It was a very cool convention and you should check it out
next time it comes around. Lots of neat stuff to do and more than worth the $15
admission.
Check out Tom Savini's web
page here.
Check out Chiller Theatre's
web page here.