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Having started a lot of projects yesterday I felt the urge to finish something today. So I set about looking at the crafts that could be made as efficiently as possible.

I dipped the Hedgehog spines a bit more. They might be ready or I might need one more grading of colour. I've not quite decided.

I then finished the Rabbit Hat which by a slight miscalculation ended up being about half an inch too small for my head. Not that that was important as such.

I also finished the hat I plan on using as a base for the hedgehog spines so once they are done I can get that out of the way as well.

Then I decided to work on my bracer of calligraphy things. I think it worked. Though am not sure the pen looks right so might swap that for something else.

All in all a semi productive day. I can't quite get enough energy together to work on something else as well despite knowing that tomorrow I'll have to do a lot of cleaning to catch up.

My energy levels I blame on the wierd dream I had with a dryad that could heal people, but needed to get energy from the blood of her victims which she then cast revenge spells with...Not sure what my brain was up to there.

So yeah Maelstrom has now come and gone and I have nothing to tell that isn't completely FOIP except that the Saturday was fun for me as the only time I left the vicinity of our tent I got rained in, in someone elses at the far end of the camp...

So I'll tell you about the other things that amused me. Such as turning up, finding our governor and being told, "God, you're skinny". Such a boost to my slimming ego. Helps that my tunic for running around in and my emergency bought black jeans are as skin tight as I could get them and still wear. :P
Which means no need to adjust it for next event. Though my armour needs a complete redo.

Service stations have strange advertising in their loos...like ( *whisper* ). Also, for some strange reason that is beyond me, Keele services going north seems to have the petrol station before the parking for going to the food and toilets not after. Which meant I had to drive to the next one in order to get petrol.

Since getting back I've not done much. It's rather strange having nothing pressing to do. Though the sooner I fix the issues with my armour the better. Also with new recruits possible I need to help them with their kit so they fit in...

I had a wierd dream last night with a boat that was a castle, and strange cooks and staff who were soem alien thing possibly similar but more sinister than the Slitheen. There were pig pens involved and gold. A load of royal carriages and I had to save the British Queen and randomly the king of Siam from being eaten by them...It's no wonder I feel tired this morning.

On an end note this was in a communication to me recently "and consider alternative means of communication (pear to pear/managerial feedback, team meeting discussion, quiz question, etc.)" My only thought was that I think writing on pears and passing them round would be both sticky and the notes wouldn't last long as they succumb to rotting...

I'm starting to feel a sense of the inevitable at the moment. Something in my life has to give. It's just a question of whether it will be my health, my sanity or something else...

( My Dilemma, cut for longwinded explanation )

At least one good thing right now is that I have finished my first draft of project 20 for the Herscher Project. Now to the editing.

So as those that read this know my dreams are always insane and last night was no exception.

I was infiltrating a tall building where I had to use the lift to get almost to the top then up a strange door (had to slip past the guard) to get to the top. Wolverine was with me (or was me you know how confusing it can get) and suddenly Phoenix was there (in her X-men III outfit and guise). She is clearly the bad guy but that is irrelevant as we for reasons unknown fall off the building.
Phoenix then unexpectedly cannot let Wolverine fall to his death so comes rescue him. I am a separate floating entity at this point watching this daring rope rescue (I know she has telekenisis but this is a dream). There is a strange altercation once we are on the ground, suffice to say the three of us make a getaway...together.

I then seem to wander into a larp/wargame situation where I met midnightoak who enthusiastically showed me her entry.
( Gnome battle ship )

Then I woke up and wished I could mentally transfer the ship design to paper.

It's warm right now in my house, really warm. Therefore sleeping can be a bit fitful. On the up side my brain entertains me with funky dreams.

This time it was this girl and a huge royal tower. An adviser has just informed her that she is now the active heir to the throne, ending the regency of her uncle. The hard bit is getting everyone back under her control. This includes the large castle finances that the uncle was spending on himself and his family, instead of the country. So newly made princess and adviser head up the tower visiting the various people on the way.

( Tower levels )

OK so my run of Larp dreams is not yet over it seems as I had another one last night. At least this time I slept better. No hamsters escaping.

This time the place we were larping at least looked like where we had been. Though partway through (as people were queuing for God) it started to snow!

I walked with Jenna through the camp commenting on how I had to take some photos and how here I was hoping I wasn't going to boil to death when all of a sudden we are cold. My brain did point out to me that snow in June is nuts and promptly started to melt the stuff.

Elsewhere in real life I have almost finished the kilt and it is looking great, even if I do say so myself. Just edging to go - I promised midnightoak I would take photos and I will.

Also on my way to work today the roundabout I usually take was blocked by lovely police with a huge sheet thing up so something major must have happened. So a small detour later I (and my passenger Vincent) made it to work with 5 mins to spare. It is a good thing I know the roads so well.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that in my dream or just as I was falling asleep (hard to tell really) I worked out a cool design for a water flask that would work well with our straws if I could find someone to make them... the flasks that is.