Random Thoughts of a Strange Mind

Well let's start off with the video that everyone seems to have seen at one time of another. A bunch of people in a forest throwing bean bags abd screaming "Lightning Bolt" and "Sleep" at a person fressed in a bad giant costume and grunting. As a piece of footage to poke fun of, it does wonders. To explain LARP all but totally fails to give any clue as to what it is or why it is even done in the first place. People look at it and believe that what is shown is all LARP is. That is not the case. W… Continue

I am so pissed a tmyself. Wensday night I went to my normal fencing group (that is a style of sword fighting for those of you who didn't know) and had a wonderful work out. But some #$%$#$@$##^%# spilled water on the floor and I found it. Not by walking through it or even falling on it, but in the middle of a match.

Sorry if you do not totally understand what I am saying but I need to tell the story in its whole and the end result. In the match in question I was going aganist the instructor, wh… Continue

SO last night the fiancée and I did our TV watching night for the week. This is when we watch all the shows we record over the week. Allowing us to have a social life and do things while not missing the shows we like to watch.

Needless to say, every now and then we record a movie. Last night we noticed that an old one was recorded. Namely ‘Reign of Fire’. Admittedly it is not an award winning film in any way, but it is a good film none the less. Thanks to the pause feature on out DVR, we manage… Continue

As summer is coming to an end and fall is fast approaching, I need to turn my attention to getting the house ready for winter. This means making sure that the walls are insulated; there are no drafts, and other little things. It is a good amount of work that needs to be done. I just don’t want to so it.

One of the main problems we are having it the fact that we are an electric house. This means no gas or oil or anything else. We are talking %100 electric power. The original idea is to add solar… Continue

First off I want to state that I do not hate or dislike anyone person in Amtgard. As a matter of fact I have had many fond memories of Amtgard Fighter Practices and the other events I did. I am not blaming anyone for the actions that have befallen me while in connection with, but feel that I voice my whole experience in hopes that others understand where I am coming from. This is not a hate blog, but rather my personal experience.

About 10 years ago (god that makes me feel old) I was living in… Continue