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So yes I said I only had one project left to do for Maelstrom. An easy project now that I've spent time thinking about it and working out how to remake my armour so that it fit. I even have a week in which to work...However I still haven't found my rivets. Trying to decide whether to let it stress me or not. Place your bets now...

It's one small bag of rivet tops in one large room of crafting supplies...if I'm lucky. If I'm unlucky they could be anywhere.

In good news I managed to find the details for Le Prevo who were the place I got them from in the first place. A place whose customer service extended to calling me to point out that I needed longer rivets for my bosses and made sure I had enough for what I wanted.
However I doubt that I can get the rivets on time if I reorder them. This is more for buying new ones if I can't find them after the event. It can't be that hard to find them can it?

So things that occured to me to just say because I'm knackered without having had the benefit of being up late and am in bed with a laptop on my knee.

* Training people who are actually interested and understand what you are on about makes a huge difference. I rather like it. I actually want to do it again.

* choccoweeble thinks I haven't done anything to deserve being ill so I am forbidden from getting the lurgy damn it! But she's not getting me tea unless I can convincingly prove that I am 100% well.

* It still surprises me every time someone likes something I made. Especially when it comes out slightly wrong.

* The Babylon 5 pilot isn't as bad as I remember it but really isn't good either. I only have and watch it for completism.

* If my Maelstrom character dies I have insane ideas about being a travelling tea seller with "tea for every occasion"

* I can write very depressing poetry for someone who is mostly cheery :)

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...

SO I'm a little further down my too do list. I've sorted through my chest of items, only putting what is absolutely necessary back into it.

I've sewn two waterproof hessian sacks for the kindling and Charcoal because who needs wet fuel on a rainy campsite? Plus all IC looking too so doesn't seem strange next to the firepit. ;)

Then I've started to take in my tunic. Slight issues taking in the back however as I'm not a contortionist and I can't see behind me. :/ Trying to work out how to adjust it and who would be best of helping me as it's not exactly straightforward.

So just deciding what task to tackle next. My trousers or something else...

So I had to make sure that I was off work on the rigth day for Maelstrom's next event. I was prepared. I told work before I accepted the contract that I needed a day off to get to London. I even said it was near the end of July. I then gave them a date the 28th. I can hear horrifed gasps already... :P

Yeah choccoweeble was good enough to set me straight and knock some sense into me so I revised my holiday application at work and they said it wasn't an issue. *Phew* I've now got the 20th of July off to drive down to the event.

I've however lost a week and am now panicking like mad to make sure my costume is all ready. Have to fix the eyes of my mask. Take in my tunic, check my armour, take in or remake my trousers...The usual maelstrom panic. And choccoweeble's only comment "why do you have to redo your costume every time?!?"

So if you see me and I'm being lazy tell me off, please. I don't have time to be lazy ;)

So it's the second day after Maelstrom and I am now suitably awake enough to write down what I enjoyed about my event.

( Let me prepare some basic Warrior's fare )

I sparred with my mask for the first time and was surprisingly good enough to hold my own against my sparring partner, practise that came in handy later but that's Foip. I found an armourer who enthused like mad about my beak armour and my hands and was all enthusiastic about the idea of making a helmet for avian battle or a beak tip. He was impressed with how obviously build for battle I was compared to other avians.

¹ Find Out In Play, for those not used to Larp speak. Is used for everything that we think you need to work at to find. Randomly I have also started using this to refer to my normal RPG character info.

² You will have to scroll down past the reindeer skin to see it.

It's been a while since I had a dream that I could remember. To then be blessed with such vivid ones that just deserve to be written down is great. Though I will have to explain a few things to make it completely understandable for the non-swedes and the swedes who haven't seen that particular advert :P

( Pejl Igen )

( Pejl Igen - explanation )

( Maelstrom antics )

So yes letters need to be written and I will try to get it all done today with everything else...I'll be hairing around like a mad woman as usual.

Ok so technically my Monday hasn't been that manic just yet. But I still have the evening to come and I might just be really focused and get soem stuff done.

Inpired by midnightoak I've decided to make a ( list ). This mainly to have the satisfaction of crossing things off :D

In other news I am fed up of not taking my health seriously so I am going to see about joining Slimmers world. because I already know that I'm not motivated enough to get myself going on my own. Fortunately their method of food control is eat as much as you want of the healthy stuff so no actual dieting going on. To make it better I'm even walking there so I can feel a little more active and less like I rely on my car, should only take me 20 mins. The meeting is on Tuesday so more on that later in the week.

I've also organised to go play badminton on Wednesday which is something that I have seriously been missing. I do so enjoy the sport.