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RedJessi

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  1. I lived in Altamonte Springs up until a couple years ago (also lived in Orlando, Winter Park, Lake Mary, Fern Park....lots of 'burbs out there!) and today I started sending out resumes - several to the Central Florida area. Of course, I also sent some to Washington DC, Boston and Chicago - but who knows? If I end up back ir Orlando or it's surrounding area, it's good to know thar' will be plenty of pirates about!
  2. An alternative to Bo's Apple Pie recipe: 1 pint of Strong Bow cider 1 shot (4oz avg, butn more or less t' suit yer taste) of Buttershots 1 pinch of cinnamon powder other things that might be found in me flask depending on m'mood Mead Stout vodka-cran I'm a simple girl
  3. I miiiiight be able to come down early, depending on how hard-line my professors want to be. I'll have to see.
  4. Sealkie, I am planning on bringing the wooden, hinged trash container - but I have a couple of decent sized coolers as well. I was figuring on loading up the back of my SUV with them and refilling them with ice as needed, to keep drinks cool for myself and whomeverelse needed - but if the Hide needs any of 'em, I'd be happy to oblige.
  5. Aye, I do plan on eatin' with ye fine folk. And ye not so fine folk as well, I suppose. I can also help with the cookin'/servin' duties as needed. Anything will be a glorious respite from me research and schoolin' activities. *grumbles about grad school as she departs again.
  6. I mailed mine off yesterday, snail style, so ye should have it shortly!
  7. Hurricane - when you mention you don't even bother with a piece of canvas over it, how do you mean? OVer your tent? Over the bed itself? Sorry, I am new to all this and not quite following your meaning! I haven't done any camping in close to 20 years! At this point, I am leaning to getting a hotel room for 2 days as a precaution...Likely Saturday/sunday - in case my back won't allow more than Thursday and Friday spent at the encampment. On the other side, if I don't need the rooms, I can use the shower at least. Rusty, You may be right, but better safe than sorry! Sorry for being incommunicado every few days - I am suffering network problems with me laptop, alas.
  8. I plan on arriving on the 4th at this point - likely early evening since I have class in North Miami Shores until 4pm. I will be going from from class to KW.
  9. I have a wooden trash receptical with a hinged lid. It's not entirely accurate, but the hinges are a black hammered iron type and would work to hide more modern plastic bags, etc. I will try to think if I have anything else that could be used....
  10. Aye, and it gets worse...the rapscallion 'as a brother. So, in addition to living the life of a pyrate all week, ye can truthfully tell all and sundry that ye partied with the Beach boys down in Key West... As if this experience could get any more awesome. Speaking of things that are made of awesome, I have been perusing the youtube vids of past events. This is looking like a better and better time each day!
  11. Callenish - I believe me 'folks have an air mattress....perhaps I will give it a try beforehand to see how well it works! And thank ye again for the offer of a place to stay, I certainly am trying to figure a way to make it happen! Hurricane - Key Largo ye say? Sadly, grad school is a great time suck and I can't get away for even a weekend, alas & alack. If it weren't for these damned professors thinking I have all the time in the world to be writing papers and manning research, I could have a thing called "free time". DAMNATION! M.A. d'Dogge & Patrick - 'tis the atmosphere and merriment that makes me want to stay at the fort, and yet it is the three compressed discs in me back that make me want to sleep as comfortably as I can. Which sounds less than piratical but is more than true. I'm looking into finding a happy medium in there somewhere or finding a way of sleeping that will allow me mobility the next day. Captain Jim - I should specify WHICH beach, aye?
  12. A bike ye say? I may be able to borrow one, but I've never attempted to ride such in skirts. This will bear some thinking. Did I see someone mention that parking is free within the park for re-enactors? If that's the case, it sounds golden. And I'd be more then happy to haul supplies in each morning as needed, as my vehicle has a more then decent amount of cargo space.
  13. I am glad to hear that the atmosphere is as genial as it is! Since I will likely be coming solo and plan on staying 4 days (Thursday to Monday) 'tis nice to know I can do more than just...well, stand around by meself and watch. heh Silkie, you mentioned having a firearm - I assume you mean of the actually-firing-blanks variety? ('tis no so believable a recreation to shout BANG! is it?) Again, that will likely be cost prohibitive for me. I am still researching a character, so I will have to get back to you on that front! Ironically enough, I did study chamber music and madrigals for a number of years, which tended to range from the 17h and 18th centuries. Though most of those were for an arrangement of voices, not a soloist, I might be able to modify a bit and also figure out how t'sing in a corset. I would *love* to be involved in a brawl, but since I will be attending my last few classes up until Thursday afternoon, I'm guessing I will be missing all the rehersals. Beyond that, I would be happy to help out serving or cooking as needed. I'm a mean bartender. And that is meant in the truest sense (GRR! actually, I was a bartender for awhile and I was known for doing things like refusing to redirty glasses I had already washed at the end of the night, so last minute shots were typically poured directly into the patrons mouth. heh). Thanks for the welcome Callenish! What would you say is the most important part of a kit that should be accurate? I've seen some websites swear 'tis the shoes and others swear 'tis the arms. As it is, neither of mine would be accurate, per say, as me boots are zipper equipped and me only weapon is a short sword, which 'tis not so very accurate. Fayma - so there is none PC camping as well? Does that need to be taken down each mornin' and reset each night? As much as a temptation as it is, I think I will book a hotel this year, for the assurance of having a place to rest. And shower. William Red Wake - I've seen your picture about on several websites - it's a shame I won;t get to meet you. Though, I am sure I will hear all sorts of stories. So, if we do meet some day, I'll already have dirt on ye! Mission - are the hotels within walking distance? (and goes to check the other thread) M.A. d'Dogge, ye make sleeping on the beach sound awfully inviting. Alas, I am not sure my back would appreciate such repose after 2 days... And, since ye asked so nicely - here I be:
  14. Silkie, Thanks muchly for the info. I had looked around the piratesinparadise site but had not realized the form was necessary for participation - I had thought it was merely for camping. On that matter, I will likely be staying at a hotel (Which is closest?), as I haven't any of the gear required for such, and as I am in the final throes of grad school (my last day of class is actually December 4th - so I am cutting it close!) I haven't the time (or the funds) to put together what would be needed for anything resembling a period correct site. My, I sure do love those parenthetical asides, don't I? Speaking of period correct,how exacting does garb need to be to pass muster? While I did mention you will find no polyester in my clothing, there may be short modern velvet over canvas, metal stays and other such things. While I can certainly replace elastic gathered sleeves by removing said elastic and replacing it with a simple chord in the fabric channel, my skills are not as such that I could do much else. Mission - I just read your site and I loved your account - bravo sir! I am not so far south - but rather just a bit north of Ft. Lauderdale on the atlantic coast.
  15. Hi! I'm Jessi, a SoFla piratey gal who started a new thread in the PiP area in regards to meeting up with some cool folks come December. I've been lurking around the board for a few days now, and hope to figure out more of it all as I go along. In the meantime, thanks for the welcome!
  16. I may well be going about this all wrong, but I checked the pirate crews area and found the general thread locked and that the Florida crew had not posted since January of 2007. Thus, since my main concern has to do with PiP, I figured here was likely the best place. I'll walk the plank if I'm wrong! (I'm an excellent swimmer) Anyway, the reason for my missive is that I would like to attend PiP for the first time this year. (Yay!) However, I am somewhat of a lone pirate in these parts (Boo!). It rarely impeads me, as I still intend to drive to the keys and get a hotel room and all that, however, I would like to have some cool folks to meet once I get there. That's where you come in. Where should I go - rather then wandering aimlessly? And is there anyway I can help? I have garb (I promise, no polyester) , a bighonking trunk and I am willing to pitch in. Oh, and I should introduce myself, somewhat at least. I'm a South Florida native who is just about to finish my master's degree is social work. I love any excse to wear corests and drink in the afternoon (ha!) and have been attending the south florida ren fest for a few years now, though without a camp affiliation (long story short, there appeared to be a lot of drama there, and I am a low-drama individual). I am a geek for all seasons, enjoying RPGing and comic books and so forth, so if I start spouting off about the anthropology of science fiction replacing ancient mythologies, feel free to smack me. So...hi! Where do I go?
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