Okay, another rant for you lot.
Hands up if you know people who are always right. Anybody? Excellent, we all know a few. Now do they often insist on their correctness regardless of all evidence to the contrary?
Yeah, thought so. Unfortunately my life is filled with these people. I'm quite happy to argue for my opinion, I'm happy for others to do the same. When it comes to evidence based goodies though, I've got to say that many people I know are sadly lacking. I was reminded of this last week when I was informed of a few things that I knew were completely untrue. I really wish this was the first time something like this had happened, but it wasn't. Unfortunately this sort of thing also led to mass embarassment or humiliation on more than one occasion.
Dammit people, swallow your pride and accept the fact that you just might be wrong! Just because -you- don't care about what others think doesn't mean that we don't.
P.S. Yeah, I know. I could be wrong too, but seriously - you'd understand if you knew who I was on about.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Wishlist
Well I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I have all these shiny new things that I want and they're awesome (insert excited hand-waving here). The bad news is that it's pretty expensive and there's a lot of work involved. Still, I have a year to work on the worst bits.
So, these shiny new things. Let's start off with the basics - it's all reenactment stuff. I really don't need much else to be honest. The first lot is 13th Century French gear - focused on being a peasant at the moment, but later on moving on to foot soldier/man at arms equipment. SO! The list for this.
1) Pitchfork. Can't be a peasant without one of these!
2) Eating knife. Can't EAT without one of these.
3) Leather pouch. Always handy, and I can hide my phone in it. I mean, uh.. peasanty things. Seeds and such.
4) .. that's about it really. OH WAIT!
Okay, so that's the post for today. Once I figure out how to add pictures, I'll do so. Then you might have an idea of what I'm on about.
Luke
So, these shiny new things. Let's start off with the basics - it's all reenactment stuff. I really don't need much else to be honest. The first lot is 13th Century French gear - focused on being a peasant at the moment, but later on moving on to foot soldier/man at arms equipment. SO! The list for this.
1) Pitchfork. Can't be a peasant without one of these!
2) Eating knife. Can't EAT without one of these.
3) Leather pouch. Always handy, and I can hide my phone in it. I mean, uh.. peasanty things. Seeds and such.
4) .. that's about it really. OH WAIT!
5) Flail. Yup, big and thwocky, just like they're meant to be. Fairly easy to make as well.
The second lot of shiny new things comes from an invitation sent my way by two groups of people (thanks guys!) for the 2500 year anniversary of the Battle of Marathon. It's being held in Melbourne next year and they need a LOT of Greeks and Persians. Well, it turns out that every man and his dog is going to be Greek, so I'm volunteering as a Persian, along with a couple of others. Which means I'll be on the losing side, but I get to wear BRIGHT COLOURS! Whee, twirling on the battlefield!
Anyway, wishlist.
1) Clothes. I wouldn't be much of a Persian without wearing ridiculous amounts of brightly coloured (and clashing) clothing.
The second lot of shiny new things comes from an invitation sent my way by two groups of people (thanks guys!) for the 2500 year anniversary of the Battle of Marathon. It's being held in Melbourne next year and they need a LOT of Greeks and Persians. Well, it turns out that every man and his dog is going to be Greek, so I'm volunteering as a Persian, along with a couple of others. Which means I'll be on the losing side, but I get to wear BRIGHT COLOURS! Whee, twirling on the battlefield!
Anyway, wishlist.
1) Clothes. I wouldn't be much of a Persian without wearing ridiculous amounts of brightly coloured (and clashing) clothing.
2) Spear. Wait, I don't need that one, I have one. Scratch that!
3) Leather shield. This'll be expensive, methinks. It'll take a few layers of leather to do it, and I won't go into detail here. But I'm probably looking at around $300 to sort that one out. At least I'll have help!
3) Leather shield. This'll be expensive, methinks. It'll take a few layers of leather to do it, and I won't go into detail here. But I'm probably looking at around $300 to sort that one out. At least I'll have help!
Okay, so that's the post for today. Once I figure out how to add pictures, I'll do so. Then you might have an idea of what I'm on about.
Luke
First Rant
Rain.
Oh, the rain. I expected Ballarat to be cold. I expected it to be wet, I also expected it to be windy. This is absolutely ridiculous though. Hrm.. I wonder if the camera works. If it does, I'll take a picture of our creek for you.
... okay, it doesn't work. Dammit. At any rate - I usually love this weather. It's beautiful in moderation. THIS IS NOT MODERATION! THIS IS EVERY SECOND DAMNED DAY. RAIN IS MEANT TO GO "tinkle tinkle" NOT "WOOSH! WHOOOSH CRASH SPLEEEERF WHOOOCH BANG BANG". I'm cold, I'm uncomfortable, I can't go out to the shed, it's even a hassle to go to the toilet. THE ROOF CAME OFF MY SHED. No, I'm serious. It came off about ten minutes ago and I'm too afraid to go put it back on. I was in some serious pain just before, and that is NOT COOL.
pant.. pant.. okay, I'm done ranting for now.
Oh, the rain. I expected Ballarat to be cold. I expected it to be wet, I also expected it to be windy. This is absolutely ridiculous though. Hrm.. I wonder if the camera works. If it does, I'll take a picture of our creek for you.
... okay, it doesn't work. Dammit. At any rate - I usually love this weather. It's beautiful in moderation. THIS IS NOT MODERATION! THIS IS EVERY SECOND DAMNED DAY. RAIN IS MEANT TO GO "tinkle tinkle" NOT "WOOSH! WHOOOSH CRASH SPLEEEERF WHOOOCH BANG BANG". I'm cold, I'm uncomfortable, I can't go out to the shed, it's even a hassle to go to the toilet. THE ROOF CAME OFF MY SHED. No, I'm serious. It came off about ten minutes ago and I'm too afraid to go put it back on. I was in some serious pain just before, and that is NOT COOL.
pant.. pant.. okay, I'm done ranting for now.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Introduction and such
Well, here we are. Hopefully a blog I'll be able to keep up with and update with relative frequency. So, introductions! Hi, I'm Luke. I'm a late-20's historical reenactor who's currently residing with his lovely girlfriend in country Victoria (in Australia, for those of you who might not know). I've studied physics and information technology and have a reasonable grasp of those two. I've been involved (on the losing side) of religious debates; worked as a door-to-door charity worker; piloted a ship, a houseboat and a small dingy; I like my new straw hat, and.. well, I can't think of much else relevant at the moment. At any rate, I am Luke - welcome to the blog.
Unfortunately for you lot, I'm not particularly upset about anything at the moment. So here's your chance to shine, readers! I want you lot to comment and let me know something that upsets you. Doesn't need to be a rant, I'd be happy with a single word if it was like that. If you're lucky, it pisses me off too and you'll all end up with a real post soon after this.
Over and out.
Unfortunately for you lot, I'm not particularly upset about anything at the moment. So here's your chance to shine, readers! I want you lot to comment and let me know something that upsets you. Doesn't need to be a rant, I'd be happy with a single word if it was like that. If you're lucky, it pisses me off too and you'll all end up with a real post soon after this.
Over and out.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)