^, <, V

[lady snow]

^ well there's the great northern war with peter 1 the great of russia

< on a quest to find my cell phone in about 2 minutes

\/broken any new year's resolutions yet?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Didn't make any to break - does that put me ahead?

< BlackJohn I got bit by a mosquito and killed another one in my foyer last night!

V If you were making a sandwich RIGHT NOW...what would it be? (sorry didn't have breakfast yet)

[lady snow]

^hot pastrami and cheese with tomzto, mustzrd and mayo on rye

< still hearing geese honking in january

\/ if you were a tree.......

[Hester]

^"And the first tree in the greenwood it was the Holly" -- bright, prickly, and unfazed by snow.

< Just finished a wonderful breakfast of pancakes and strawberries, prepared by my very kind husband

V Have you found any exciting bargains in the post-Yule sales?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Yes I found these champagne gold colored ornaments that were $5.99 a box on sale for $1.25! I wanted them for my Pirate treasure chest tree next year!

< Mmm hot pastrami on a tosted roll with mustard

V Have a favorite piece of jewelery or one you never take off?

[Hester]

^My favourite piece of jewellery at the moment is a costume piece -- a stretchy cuff bracelet made up of large oval opaque petal-pink glass placques held together with strong elastics. Each placque is edged in silver-tone metal, and embedded in the glass is a real daisy. .Not the sort of thing you wear continuously, but I do wear it with many outfits. When the elastic finally breaks, I'll mourn its passing. It pairs very nicely with a rose-quartz rough bead necklace that I have

< I love your idea of a pirate-themed Xmas tree, Jenny. Today being St. Distaff's Day, we're taking down our tree and Xmas decorations. What a chore! And I really don't like most of the ornaments on our tree anyway (stocking gifts chosen by other people). I'm starting to cull them.

V Speaking of St. Distaff's day, what is the most unusual holiday that you celebrate?

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\ That be "Barry Yoner Day". It be a yearly custom from a favorite hobby BB.

< Watchin the laundry freeze dry

\/ Wierdest thing ya ever built with yer bare hands?

[Hester]

^The Roman Colosseum out of chocolate cake. [Oh yeah ... and Stonehenge out of rice krispie squares]

< Roasting a chicken for supper

V Did you receive any Xmas presents that you couldn't immediately identify or determine the purpose of? If so, what did they look like?

[lady snow]

^can't say that i have

< got two $10 shirts for 2.50 a piece

\/ song that most closely describes your life

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ Queen "I'm Going Slightly Mad!"

< No really I am or maybe I already was & it's taken me this long to notice.

V How mad are you on a scale of 1 (yawn, normal) to 10 (bound for the rubber room)?

[Jacky Tar]

^ 10! (Aye, it' the rubber room fer me.)

< I keep postin' here, thinkin' I'm entertainin' folks; but, I be entertainin' me self.

V Ever rationalize that yer doin' somethin' fer someone, when clearly it's fer yer self?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Why Jacky...you KNOW I'm answerin this for YOU....

< Madness to normal scale?I would qualify at least an 8.... but it depends on how the wind blows that day..

V What do you think peoples general opinion is of you on first meeting?

[Boots MacGee]

^ A mind is a terrible thing to waste

< I can't wait for warmer weather

V Any plans for your Tax Return

[Ransom]

^ Tax return? You get money back?

< Going through old SCA costumes looking for something GAoP appropriate - I ended up with a hat!

V Resolutions aside, what do you think you'll do different in the new year?

[Jacky Tar]

(Answerin' out of turn... Red Cat's post)

V What do you think peoples general opinion is of you on first meeting?

^ Wow! He's so normal. (They have no idea... heh heh!)

(Back t' Ransom's post)

^ Attend more events this year. Last year one fell on Mother's Day!

< Waitin' fer my shirt from Kass to add t' my kit fer this year.

V Which Pirate event, outside yer state, would ye like t' attend?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ The first one that comes up in the Spring where some of you may be

< I have definately contibuted to Kleenex's GNP this week.

V Biggest change you have made in your looks ?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ Biggest, dreading my hair. Nothing changes your looks like a big mess of tangles

< I love linen. I'm going to wrap myself in yards and yards of linen for the rest of my life. Ahhh, linen.

V What random inanimate object do you love?

[Mad Matt]

^ It's not exactly "random", but I LOVE my gun!

< I'm now certified to instruct others on SEVERAL different levels for CPR/First Aid. After next weekend, I'll be NRA-certified as a Basic Pistol Instructor and a Personal Protection Instructor.

v What can you teach other people to do?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ See things from an entirely different point of view.

Travel intelligently

< Why didn't I buy conditioner yesterday? I hate going to CVS all messy.

\/Have you ever saved a life or aided in an accident/storm etc?

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Yes - back in the day I used to clean sewers and storm drains. 1982 and 1983 had horrible El Niño winters - houses sliding down hills, flooding, roads collapsing. I spent both of those winters working 16-20 hour days clearing out draining systems to prevent more of that happening.

< Am seized by a desire to dye my hair black for some reason. Have so far resisted.

V Do you paint your toenails?

[Salty]

^ Hmm, nope never have painted me toenails

<Damn an blast my mind fer social climbing, finally made it to the gutter

V If ye could travel anywhere or anytime ....well ye get the idea...where an when?

[lady snow]

^ at this point in time it would be to elizabethan times to sail with grace o'malley (my heroine)

< went to lunch with an old friend today and felt good just to be me for me for a while

\/ favorite time in history

[Red Bess]

^ Early 18th Century, of course, because I spend my spare time there

<I got what I thought was my dream job about a year ago and today I was ready to quit. What's up with that?

v What did you dream about last night?

[Hester]

^I dreamed I was at a large party and was having trouble following the conversation (social anxiety nightmare).

< Matt asked: "What can you teach other people to do?"

And Jenny answered: "Travel intelligently."

Oh, teach me, teach me! I'm useless at travelling. I have panic attacks in airports and on planes. I get motion sick. My luggage is always slightly overweight (kinda like its owner). However, I'm a great navigator with map and compass, and I love researching out-of-the-way places beforehand and planning a uniqe itinerary. I'd love to travel more extensively and see exotic parts of the world (although I'm not temperamentally suited to adventure).

V Like Cinderella, I'm going to a ball next week, set in the Regency period. What balls or lavish formal events have you attended? Descriptions are great and photos even better!

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\ The next time anyone sees ald Morgan wearin' a suit n tie they'd best be shuttin' the lid an shovelin' dirt.

< Wonderin' who in the blazes sized this Simplicity pattern pirate shirt? The shoulder seams are down nears me elbows an the sleeves (without the cuffs an frills) are near me knees. Even Hulk Hogan would look like a scarecrow in this thing. The vest worked out fine with a few inches parsed offen the waist.

\/ Does ye use patterns as they are or does ye trim an alter them?