Random stuff
Jan. 21st, 2007 04:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stitchwhichWent to Tir-Y-Don's fighter's practise and dropped off all the Lost and Found that belongs to their folks, then slid into Trader Joe's for some Blarney Castle cheese. Yum. Found that it was cheaper than I expected so I bought three little rounds. Which is good, because it is apparently seasonal. Scored some sparkling apple cider and cranberry juices for the next Event. It was snowing/ice dropping by the time we headed back to VaBeach.
Had a fun conversation in the truck on the way back about Peerages and people's perceptions of what to expect from a Peer - I quoted Tibor's "PLQs (Peerage Level Qualities) are the stick that non-peers try to beat us with" which made Arni laugh. Then we talked about what we use to 'measure' our own activity levels and our 'peer-ness' (sic) and the contrast between that and what folks want us to do, which lead to a new quote-to-be, "We are not Mistress Gerber and Master Pampers". It does seem sometimes like folks expect us to spoon-feed and butt-wipe (sorry about that)them rather than giving them the tools to achieve their own level of play/participation/knowledge. And for the most part, it's a joy to give the helping hand but when that hand is grabbed, yanked, and judged to be 'too little', well - it's time for a reality check and not on our side of the table.
But then, that's true in any social club, anywhere. What's that saying? "In any group, 15% of the members will do over 80% of the work." Even in the SCA. And if it weren't so, what would I have to do with myself at events? I'd be bored out of my mind.
Livia's gonna be a Pelican. I'm so thrilled... it is so well deserved. I'll bet Tacitus is fairly dancing with glee.
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This post isn't random enough. Did I mention that I got my two sons addicted to Chuzzle? Heh. And I now know what happens when you get all the charms to turn rainbow colors.
Oh - and the Walmarts in my area have indeed closed down their fabric departments. *sigh*
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YOu know what happens when you go shopping during the final playoff games? Cashiers who are fighting with other cashiers about the game will make mistakes at the check-out. And if there are two cashiers (male) who are rooting for two different teams to the point that they anger other customers AND make those mistakes, while there is only one manager to deal straighten it out, then those of us honest folks who want to report that they were under-charged get told, "If we don't owe you money, thank you for your honesty and shopping at Target, you can go." Woot! Three new drawer units for the craft room for the price of two. And that was the on-sale price, at that. I'll bet they wouldn't have said that if those were the California Closet units.
Still - it's been a good day.
Had a fun conversation in the truck on the way back about Peerages and people's perceptions of what to expect from a Peer - I quoted Tibor's "PLQs (Peerage Level Qualities) are the stick that non-peers try to beat us with" which made Arni laugh. Then we talked about what we use to 'measure' our own activity levels and our 'peer-ness' (sic) and the contrast between that and what folks want us to do, which lead to a new quote-to-be, "We are not Mistress Gerber and Master Pampers". It does seem sometimes like folks expect us to spoon-feed and butt-wipe (sorry about that)them rather than giving them the tools to achieve their own level of play/participation/knowledge. And for the most part, it's a joy to give the helping hand but when that hand is grabbed, yanked, and judged to be 'too little', well - it's time for a reality check and not on our side of the table.
But then, that's true in any social club, anywhere. What's that saying? "In any group, 15% of the members will do over 80% of the work." Even in the SCA. And if it weren't so, what would I have to do with myself at events? I'd be bored out of my mind.
Livia's gonna be a Pelican. I'm so thrilled... it is so well deserved. I'll bet Tacitus is fairly dancing with glee.
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This post isn't random enough. Did I mention that I got my two sons addicted to Chuzzle? Heh. And I now know what happens when you get all the charms to turn rainbow colors.
Oh - and the Walmarts in my area have indeed closed down their fabric departments. *sigh*
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YOu know what happens when you go shopping during the final playoff games? Cashiers who are fighting with other cashiers about the game will make mistakes at the check-out. And if there are two cashiers (male) who are rooting for two different teams to the point that they anger other customers AND make those mistakes, while there is only one manager to deal straighten it out, then those of us honest folks who want to report that they were under-charged get told, "If we don't owe you money, thank you for your honesty and shopping at Target, you can go." Woot! Three new drawer units for the craft room for the price of two. And that was the on-sale price, at that. I'll bet they wouldn't have said that if those were the California Closet units.
Still - it's been a good day.
