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Dust in the Wind
Jun. 16th, 2005 04:07 pmOMG, when I went into work this morning it was breezy. When I walked out of my building (with no windows and very think walls), I was almost literally blown away by how hard the winds were. According to the national Weasel Service, which has a weather station on the same airfield I work at, current winds of 28 mph, gusting to 37 mph. Usually the winds get worse in the late afternoon/early evening here, so the fencing practice tonight should be more than a little exciting. At the very least, it's kept the temperatures here in the Antelope Valley moderate. Normally it would be in the 90's every day from the middle of June onward. It's only been in the 80's (on average) over the past few weeks.
The situation in the house has calmed down dramatically since Tuesday evening. As noted the money was returned by the deadline. Yes, as much as the advice to kick out my houseguests might be reasonable, I'm a man of my word. I said if it was return, no retaliation would result. In any case, they’ve said they will be moving out in a few paychecks when they have saved enough money for an apartment. I figure two to three months is more likely, but the wheels are in motion. The mood in the household has been strangely calm, much like the same feeling after dodging a near auto accident. The nerves and adrenaline are slowly wearing off, but the tension is still there. That tension and the wariness, is a constant shadow lurking within the house. Do I regret opening my home to two associates in need or would I do it again? I don’t know. It’s been both good and bad. Finding the measure of that decision will only be known after they’ve moved out.
BTW, pictures from Queen’s Champion are almost completely reformatted. I’m going to post them based on the rapier combat, children’s boffer (soft weapon) tourney and court. I promise I will link to Photobucket, after I upload them tonight.
Speaking of SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism – www.sca.org), I’m now moderating two fencing lists and owner of a third. The “Teaching Rapier” Yahoo group has proven to be a tremendous success in aiding teacher and students find peer assistance in teaching techniques, overcoming learning blocks, improving practices, helping people without access to regular practices. The “Curved Blade Project” list is dedicated to fencing with sabers and eastern styled (non-collegiate) weapons. Hopefully I can pump some life back into this one and learn some new fighting techniques. The “Cross and Dragon” Yahoo group for the local fencing company is pretty much running on autopilot now. It’s healthy and I keep supplying new info to our far flung school, but there hasn’t been a lot of other movement lately.
The situation in the house has calmed down dramatically since Tuesday evening. As noted the money was returned by the deadline. Yes, as much as the advice to kick out my houseguests might be reasonable, I'm a man of my word. I said if it was return, no retaliation would result. In any case, they’ve said they will be moving out in a few paychecks when they have saved enough money for an apartment. I figure two to three months is more likely, but the wheels are in motion. The mood in the household has been strangely calm, much like the same feeling after dodging a near auto accident. The nerves and adrenaline are slowly wearing off, but the tension is still there. That tension and the wariness, is a constant shadow lurking within the house. Do I regret opening my home to two associates in need or would I do it again? I don’t know. It’s been both good and bad. Finding the measure of that decision will only be known after they’ve moved out.
BTW, pictures from Queen’s Champion are almost completely reformatted. I’m going to post them based on the rapier combat, children’s boffer (soft weapon) tourney and court. I promise I will link to Photobucket, after I upload them tonight.
Speaking of SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism – www.sca.org), I’m now moderating two fencing lists and owner of a third. The “Teaching Rapier” Yahoo group has proven to be a tremendous success in aiding teacher and students find peer assistance in teaching techniques, overcoming learning blocks, improving practices, helping people without access to regular practices. The “Curved Blade Project” list is dedicated to fencing with sabers and eastern styled (non-collegiate) weapons. Hopefully I can pump some life back into this one and learn some new fighting techniques. The “Cross and Dragon” Yahoo group for the local fencing company is pretty much running on autopilot now. It’s healthy and I keep supplying new info to our far flung school, but there hasn’t been a lot of other movement lately.
