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Old joke, but yeah, school is going really well for me. In the words of a wise woman, Massage Therapy rocks! And what's more, I'm pretty good at all the academic stuff that goes along with it (more then you'd think. Like anatomy. Lots and lots of muscles to learn. and things like that) I've got my massage table now, all I need to do is figure out how I can accumliate some clients... and a space to massage them. or a car to take my table to 'em.... stuff.

Still, things are going well. I'm going to look into bringing MT to such things as the SCA and the kinko community. ANd of course, I need to get a job with a place like a spa or a chiropractor's office. But that's months away right now.

So things are good.

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Liegh-ann wasn't an espically close friend of mine, but she was of many people I know, including my sister... I'm not sure how much more this week can suck now. I heard about it yesterday, but only got this confirmation now. More later as I can.

Well then, A couple months ago, I was taking to Alex about things and saying that one thing I could do with my life was to get into Massage Therapy.  Well, flash to  a couple weeks ago when my sister was down for Henderson's memorial.  We were talking and got to museing on the subject, that yeah, we both could do it... which made me look up massage schools on these internets.  Well!  it turns out that there's a school which teaches the subject not much more then two miles from where I sit right now.  I emailed them.   they called me... and I called back and had a meeting to look at the campus... such as it is.  Very small, but I decided to meet them about finantial aid.  That was today.  And... well shit, I'm in!  I start in three weeks.  I have to arrange some more loans and stuff, but that is a work of little moment.  I'm very much in the 'wow' phase still.

Oh yes.  i'm considering changeing this space to a more regular blog space someware. 

Things are being kind of rough right now.  First Henderson, now my cousin Jack die suddenly.  Much suckage.
But, In other news, I've decided to look into a possible career type thing.  I'm looking at getting into massage theropy.  I hate spelling.  Really.  Oh yes.  Google Page maker.  Looking cool. :)

I just returned from the memorial service of a friend of my family, a man whom I've known literally all my life, Steve Henderson. I'm usually the guy sitting in a servcie like that who's wondering what's wrong with him because he doesn't feel all tha tmuch either way.. sad for the loss, but hardly weepy.  Not so much this time.  I got the news last week, and... yeah, it was really sad, but it didn't really start to hit me until today... I've been weepy on and off all day. 

Steve Henderson, though I never spent as much time as maybe I wish I had now talking to him, was a powerful influance on so many of the things I count as very important in my life, from the SCA to DunDraCon. And things I can't even say right now.  He was a connsumate fan of science fiction and a true knight, in the SCA and in evrey way that truely matters. 

His friends his family, people who I grew up with relateing memories and reading passages, not from the Bible, but from Steve's favorite books, all exelent science fiction.  (thus the comment about the bibliography...)  He was a Captian in the Air Force and as such was entiled to an honor guard.  As the two soldiers marched down to the front of the chaple, you could feel it hitting home all over the hall.. people starting to cry, sniffleing.  Realizeing he's really gone.  Their ceremony was a thing of percision and beauty.  They stood before the flag which was situated between the shield with which he became King of the West in 1979 and a small collection of his favorite books; Kipling next to Tolkien next to Conan.  As they saluted, a bugel played taps, and then they ceremonialy refolded the flag and presented it to his wife. 

After the party we went back to the Casa Henderson where we'd been for so many parties before and it was... well, it was just like a typical Henderson party.  Except short a host.  As things were wrapping up, six of the auld and hory knights of the West includeing Sir Hilary of Serendip, Sir Stephen de Lorraine Sir Vald von Markheim and one Master of Arms, Master Richard the Short ceremonialy took Alexander Henderson as their collective squire.  (Master Richard couldn't take a squire officially, but he was glad to offer to give him good adivice insted.)  And Yours Truely got to act as photographer, since my phone was the only camera in easy access. 

After we decided we have to hold a Steven MacEanruig memorial tourny.  Sounds good to me.

I haven't written here in so long, but found a really nifty little firefox addon called 'Preformanceing for Firefox'  which pops up a nifty windo I can just starting writing in.  Very cool.  So hopefully I'll be able to write more.  Or probably not, if I can't think of anything to write and such, it won't suprise me. Bla. 

I don't comment much here, Should though, but damn, Barbra Boxer rocks!

First she helps to contest the vote in Ohio, now this
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/1/27/124226/410

Three cheers!

Descartes walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender says, 'Would you like another?' He says, 'I think not,' and immediately, he disappears.

The Indian snake creature known as the naga was
believed to reside in groups apart from normal
humans, and many legends tell of their secret
citites hidden deep in the jungle, underground,
or underwater. In many tales, the naga is often
of royal lineage, or sometimes even divinity.
Nagas are often associated with water, and it
is said that they can control the weather.

As a naga, you possess strong leadership abilities,
you are highly intelligent, and you can also be
a bit intimidating. You also enjoy the finer
things in life and like to be pampered, and
you're not too keen on mixing and mingling with
the unwashed masses.


Who is your inner Shapeshifter?
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Darnit, I was aiming for bastet. ^^

To tie, or not to tie:

There's been some discussion of late over the necessity of wearing a
tie, weather you need to wear one to look good enough for a job
interview or not and the like. The answer of course, is no. The point
is to look good for your interview. To prove that you care about how
you look and how you dress, so the standard is 'what would I wear to
work' and then make it extra spiffy. There is NO NEED to wear a
business uniform unless you're applying for a job in the white
collar/business arena. (For the record, Yes, I don't dress like much
now. This isn't because I don't give a fuck, or know better, it's
because I haven't had a job for the length of George W. Bush's term in
office. all the nice things I used to wear, are pretty much dead or
don't fit any more. As soon as I get some money, this will change...)
So if I don't feel like wearing a tie, and it's a pretty upscale
place, what do I wear? Well, first of all, I have a couple nifty
ties, but that's beyond the point I'm making here.

In any case, you don't want to wear a tie. Fine, we'll start at the
bottom since that's a good place to start... Wear nice shoes, leather
ones preferably and make sure they're polished within an inch of their
lives. Can you get away with boots? Weeelll.... maybe. if they're
nice ones polished prettily and you don't have your pants bloused into
the tops ^^ Still, wingtips or something like it are better. Next is
socks... wear nifty dark socks that don't blind a person when they
show between your shoes and your pant leg. (This brings up a point.
Tom has rather Conservative tastes in clothes, nice clothes anyway,
and he prefers dark solid colors with white shirts to just about
anything else. Just so you know ^^) Now we come to trousers, Again,
dark colors (black) IRONED CREASES and a nice dark leather belt or
suspenders. Your pants should come up to your waist, not rest under
your gaming muscle. Yes, this is a little uncomfortable if you've got
a gut. This is the price you pay for sitting at home drinking Dr
pepper and playing final fantasy. You want a nice narrow belt, not
one of those heavy two inch things you can get at hot topic for $20.
(a nice belt will probably run you the same or more, but doesn't look
at home at power exchange!)

Next comes the shirt. Again, nice, cotton or other NATURAL fiber Fuck
polyester. Fuck it in the ear; it feels like shit and looks worse.
Wear an undershirt with the shirt or your nipples will show, and
that's just.... not pretty. Even if you're a girl. Again, this can
be somewhat... warm, but we do suffer for our art. You can wear
shirts with buttons or not... for the longest time, I wore french
cuffs and cuff links quite a bit. Personally I prefer studs to
buttons, but I'm a freak like that. Now the tie question. Something
dark, something simple. Something creative if you can get away with
it. ALWAYS BUTTON YOUR TOP BUTTON UNDER A TIE! TO do anything else
looks crappy. Button down collars... button 'em. Unless you're
wearing a tie. Personally I avoid the things like the plague they
are, but if you button them around a tie, it pulls the whole thing out
of shape and makes it look ucky. If you prefer to go without a tie,
you have to do a little more work, however, a banded collar (that is a
dress shirt without a collar) looks way fly, especially if you put a
nifty looking stud at the top. Again, you must button your top button
and keep it there. The point is to look good, and so we have to
sacrifice for our art.

Jackets. (Am I scaring you yet? No? Good.) And yes, I mean a
"sports jacket" Kate could tell you why it's called that, but the
point is... if you're going to wear a jacket, WEAR THE JACKET. That
means you don't take it off when you sit down to dinner. You may
unbutton it though. Oh yes, Men never button the bottom button of the
jacket, don't ask me why, but it's the way things are. Maybe it has
something to do with riding horses, or general freedom of movement,
Donno, but that's how it goes. (This is something that has changed of
late apparently, personally I think men who button their bottom button
look weird) If your jacket has a loop for a flower, try to fill it,
that just looks snazzy. Wear a handkerchief in your top pocket, you
never know when you're gonna sneeze and wiping your nose on your cuff
looks... tacky. Do not put your hands or anything else heavier then a
ticket stub in your lower pockets I know it's convenient and feels
natural, but it pulls the jacket all out of shape and can damage it.
Gentlemen should also carry a pocketknife, but that's another rant I
think.

This is JUst kind of scary...

Now, let's see if anyone notices that I've posted...

Dear god... Jay's getting back into mushing.

Not that I mind. I'm one of the people who can stand him with only minimal need for venting, but still...