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GENERAL SCA
- Been an officer? Two kingdom-level, a couple baronial.
- Do you have an SCA name? - Yes
- Do you have an SCA persona? - Yes
- Changed persona because of different garb? – Partially because of that, yes.
- Been adopted by a person, household or clan? - Been adopted? No.
- Had a name and/or device accepted by the SCA College of Arms? - Yes
- Had a name and/or device rejected by the SCA College of Arms? - No
- Been taken or taken an apprentice, protege or squire? - Yes, squire to Kobayashi Yutaka.
- Have rank higher than an Award of Arms. Two peerages. The rest is on the OP.
EVENTS
- Been an Event Steward/Autocrat? - Yes, early on. Never again.
- Kingdom level or local level? - local
- Cooked an Event? – No.
- Taught a class at an event? - Yes
- Run an activity at an event? - Yes
FIGHTING/MARTIAL ARTS
- Ever fought at an event? – Yes
- Ever fought at Pennsic or another War? - 17 Pennsics
- Done a different martial art at an event? - Yes (archery)
- Ever run a martial activity at an event? - Sponsored a Pas d'Armes.
- Fought at an event tourney? - Yes
- Ever fought in a Crown Tourney? - Yes
- Won a tourney or contest at an event? - Yes, Ladies' Champion of Carolingia.
- Made your own armor? - Partially.
- Made your own weapons? - Yes
- Been a squire? - Yes
- Have rank as an archer? - Yes
- Have rank as a fencer? - No
- Created a siege weapon? - No
ARTS & SCIENCES
- Have you ever entered an A&S contest? - No.
- Have you ever won an A&S contest? – No.
- Ever run an A&S contest? – No.
- Ever judge/critique items in an A&S contest? Yes.
- Ever wordsmithed a scroll? - Yes.
- Illuminated a scroll? - No.
- Done the calligraphy for a scroll? - No
- Made your own paper? - No.
- Made a book? - No
- Make someone's order medallion? - No
- Write someone in for an award? – Yes
- Have you ever sewn your own garb? - Yes. It was pretty horrible.
- Sewn garb for others? - No.
- Ever been sewing on the way to an event? – No.
- Researched and completed an outfit from said research? – No.
- Ever taught a class on sewing? – MWAH-ha-ha. [Splorf!]
- Finished a hat? - No.
- Do you know how to spin? - No.
- Ever woven your own fabric? – No
- Do you know how to knit? - No
- Do you know how to crochet? – No
- Have you ever dyed your own yarn or fabric? - No
- Embroidered a garment? – No
- Beaded a garment? – No.
- Ever entertained at a feast? - No
- Ever ran a bardic circle? – No
- Ever performed in a bardic circle? - Yes.
- Had songs requested from you at such? - No
- Ever competed in a formal bardic? - I don't think so. Define "formal".
- Know any period songs? - Yes.
- Been banned from a bardic circle for a song/performance, or have a piece you perform banned/controlled? – No.
COURT IN THE SCA
- Ran a court as Nobility (King/Queen or Baron/Baroness)? - No
- Ran a court as Herald? - Yes, lots.
- Heralded at Court? - Yes, lots...but sadly not for a very long time.
- Been an Attendant, Guard or Champion at court? - Yes.
- Been called to court to receive an award, if so which one/s? – Yes. They're on the O/P.
- Been called to court to present something, if so what? – Yes, several times.
- Been called to court for punishment? – No
- Been part of court 'shtick?' - Oh, yeah.
- Done something while watching court, e.g., spin, sew, embroider, if so what? – No.
- Had a royal comment on what you're doing? – Not in that sense.
- Have awards from more than one Kingdom? - No.
PENNSIC
- Have you ever gone to Pennsic? – Missed two of 'em since PW 7.
- Ever done Zero Night? - What's that?
- How many Pennsics have you gone to? - All but two since PW-7. Do the math.
- Ever taught a class at Pennsic? - Yes.
- Taken a class at Pennsic? – Yes.
- Gone to Opening Ceremonies? - Many times. I've been marching at the head of the procession, with the EK battle standard, for some years now.
- Been a waterbearer? - Yes, before it was formalized, then, um, outlawed. Don't get me started.
- Worked a shift at Chirurgeons Point at Pennsic? - No.
- Worked a shift as security at Pennsic? – No
- Volunteered in any other capacity? - Yes, mostly heraldic.
- Ever merchanted at Pennsic No
- Gone to the swimming hole classic or family? - Yes.
- Trolled the Bog for parties? - Too old for that.
- Hosted a party at Pennsic? – Hmm. No.
- Been part of a 'Pennsic building project'? - No, not unless you count helping take down the Ancaster belltower.
TRAVEL IN THE SCA
- Ever traveled more than 8 hours each way for a one day event? Hmm. More than 8 one way? For a one-day? No, I don't think so. Although I have done some radical road trips (Boston-Philly without crashing, Richmod VA for a heraldic symposium).
- Gone to a different Kingdom for an event? - yes
- Lived in a different Kingdom? - No
- Have trailer hitch and trailer, mainly because of the SCA? – No, but I have an SUV largely because of the SCA.
- What ridiculous lengths you've gone to get to an event? – Flown to Pennsic for a couple days, and see above.
THE MUNDANE OF THE SCA
- Run out of closet space because of garb/gear? - Yes
- Ever crammed more than 4 people into a hotel room? - Um, 4 people in a hotel room isn't *crammed*, but yes.
- Met your future spouse at an SCA event? – Yes.
- Met most past significant others in an SCA setting? - Um, *significant* others? Yes %^).
- Have better research books than your library? – OH yeah. But my local library sucks rocks.
- Is your tent bigger than your first apartment? - No, but has more closet space than my current house %^).
- How many sewing machines do you own? – Me, none. But I live with a garb Laurel.
- Own an anvil? – No, but my wife has several small ones for jewelry.
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