Using only song titles from ONE ARTIST, answer these questions.
Try not to repeat a song title.

Pick your artist:
Rush (duh)
And since there are so many Rush songs I’m actually putting extra answers to each question

Are you a male or female? Cinderella Man (New World Man)

Describe yourself: Malignant Narcissism (Best I Can, Beneath, Between & Behind, Finding My Way)

How do you feel? Out Of The Cradle (The Body Electric, Between Sun And Moon)

Describe where you currently live: Subdivisions (La Villa Strangiato)

If you could go anywhere, where would you go? Rivendell (YYZ, Xanadu)

Your favorite form of transportation: Red Barcheta (Ghost Rider)

Your best friend is: Analog Kid (Digital Man)

You and your best friends are: Armor And Sword (Making Memories)

What’s the weather like? Vapor Trails (Ceiling Unlimited)

Favorite time of day: The Stars Look Down (Nocturne)

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called? The Camera Eye (Distant Early Warning, Natural Science)

Your last relationship: One Little Victory (Secret Touch, Closer To The Heart)

Your fear: The Enemy Within (Red Sector A, Witch Hunt, The Trees)

What is the best advice you have to give? Turn The Page (Show Don’t Tell, Leave That Thing Alone)

Thought for the day: Roll The Bones (In The Mood)

How I would like to die: Where’s My Thing? (Circumstances)

My soul’s present condition: Workin’ Them Angels (Different Strings, The Main Monkey Business)

My motto: Test For Echo (Mystic Rhythms, Anagram For Mongo)

Hey all

We’re going to do a memorial get together for Ternon de Caerleon under my shade fly the Monday of War Week. It will be at my tent in Calontir (N05).

If you have any stories or memories of Ternon to share, or just remember him, or just want to hear about the first fyrdman of Calontir, please come. We’ll have beers, chat about him and his legacy, and then spread some of his ashes by the Runestone.

Again, this will be at my tent, on the Monday of War Week (3 August), starting 6ish.

Please pass this notice along appropriately, as I know there are many across the Knowne World who remember him.

Thanks

Hirsch Ross Eichmann vs. Sean of the Chipendales (Had to win twice)
Valens of Flatrock vs. Ashir B-something Mongol (Had to win twice)

Hirsch vs. Valens in the finals
First Round (great sword): Hirsch
Second Round (sword and shield): Hirsch

Hirsch and Magda will be the 52nd King and Queen of Calontir

The entire Crown Twitter feed is behind the cut for those who want more details.

Greetings all,

I warn you, there’s an epic entry behind the cut, in full Rhodri style. I’m an academic, so I cannot say anything in two words where fifty will suffice 🙂

Continue reading My Response to Liam →

holme‘s scroll text behind the cut.

Continue reading Hwilum hildedeor blædhorn wynne grette →

The peer in question is trimguy. One result behind the cut, the other coming later.

Continue reading The Dangers of Peer Pressure →

I’m having a very good day, which I did not expect this morning, so I’m responding to

People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blog and replace any question that they dislike with a new, original question.

Tag eight people. Don’t tag who tagged you.

1. Make a list of 5 things you can see without getting up:
– books, usually poetry these days as I seem to only read novels in eBook format these days
– a stationary bike that glares at me waiting for some, any, use to break its ennui
– white, white, and more white…
– a variety of things that are not white sitting on a table waiting for me to put up on the wall
– usually the face of a cat wanting attention

2. How do you style your hair?
Yeah, I spend hours each day “styling” my hair.

3. What are you wearing now?
Jeans and a sweat shirt.

4. If you could spend an hour with any one person of your choice (be they dead or alive) who would it be?
The writer of Beowulf

5. Do you nap a lot?
I can’t sleep a full night for whatever reason anymore, so virtually every day

6. Who was the last person you hugged?
Hmmm…. been a bit, Derdriu perhaps?

7. What’s your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
The SCA keeps me wanting to go back. When I lose some passion for one or another aspect, a new aspect always pops up that renews my energy. What I have never lost a passion for, and cannot imagine ever losing, is the joy of knowing the friends I have make there.

8. What was the last thing you ate today?
Flat Branch nachos.

9. What was the last text message you received?
Life is Bleah….

10. What websites do you always visit when you go online?
LiveJournal, Facebook, Pandora, my Blogs (especially Blogging the Boys, Baseball Prospectus, Global Futbol, Michael Yon, Gay Patriot, SCAToday, Neo-neocon, and Minor League Ball.

11. What was the last thing you bought?
Besides lunch? Hmmm…. an automatic cat box off of Craig’s List

What are you listening to right now?
My Paddy Rock station on Pandora, currently Ballad of the Graywood Hotel by Hazy Looper

What do you think about before you go to bed at night?
What I want to get done tomorrow, and my general hopes and dreams

14. What is your favourite food?
Ask me when I’m hungry and I’ll tell you what I want at that moment.

15. What is your favorite weather, and why?
Fall – I love the warm sun with the contrast of the cool air, the bouquet of color, the smell of leaves and the sound they make under horses hooves. (fineum said it better than I could)

16. If you could play any musical instrument, which one would you play?
Anglo-Saxon lyre

17. How are you?
2009 has generally been sucky, but today has been very good.

18. If you could make a movie, what genre would it be?
Probably science fiction.

19. Say something about the person who tagged you:
One of the strongest souls I have ever met.

20. What was the weirdest dream you’ve had recently?.
Something about defending a line of battle with a friend from high school… who I have no reason to attach to any military thought.

Tagging: bernina2000de, cantigajoy, elasait, liamstliam, okobojii, mahault, evil_fionn, trimguy

Well, I’m home from a great weekend. In some ways it was very frustrating. There was an academic conference in Kansas City that I wanted to go to because it was loaded this year with great speakers. Also in Kansas City on Saturday was Benjamin Bagby performing his version of Beowulf. Sigh.

Continue reading Jubilation →

OK, for the first time in probably 20 years I watched the Oscars. I got free beef stroganoff so it wasn’t a bad trade.

Who knew Hugh Jackman was that talented? I certainly didn’t. I was, however, disappointed that at no point adamantine claws didn’t just shoot out of his tux.

The people who made Slumdog Millionaire were so enthusiastic and happy and it was very fun to hear their speeches. Good for them.

I thought Kate Winslet’s speech was great as well, because again you had someone who appreciated the honor.

I enjoyed the commentary about the actors instead of the film clips for the best performers.

It’s too bad the jokes are so stilted, though, and the only performer that I thought was really funny was Steve Martin. Tina Fey did OK opposite him, but the timing of everyone else was just wretched.

In fact, the funniest line from the night was the Japanese guy who won some tech category saying: “Domo arigato Mr. Roboto.”

Still, it was an enjoyable time because of the excitement of so many recipients.

Unfortunately a person had to bring it down, and that person was Sean Penn. He and I are actually on the same side of the gay marriage issue. Legally, I think gay marriage being illegal is unconstitutional based on the 14th Amendment. Ethically, I think that being faithful and honest in the relationship is far more important than the genders involved. It’s not like heterosexual couples have all that great a track record staying together right now, as my divorce among millions proves.

But Sean Penn’s a jerk. First of all, I have always hated it when actors use the Oscars as a forum for their political views. Second, he could quite easily have stated his position in a positive manner: “I was pleased to have the opportunity to portray a famous gay leader who did so much for his community. I hope that my portrayal can help more people support gay rights issues like gay marriage.” Instead, he gave an ad hominem attack on those against gay marriage. This doesn’t help. I can definitely say that if you argue with me about my position, and you lay out coherent reasons, I can indeed be convinced. You tell me that I’m going to be ashamed and that my grandchildren will be ashamed of me I’m going to tell you to go to hell.

So, even though I agree with him on this one issue, Sean Penn, please shut up. Your speech left a bad taste after what had been a joyful and happy evening.

-Describe me in one word- just one single word. Positive or negative.

-Leave your word in a comment, before looking at what words others have used.

-Copy and paste the meme to your journal to find out how people describe you when limited to one word.