Weekend Update

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OMG the scroll! Picture to follow - assuming I get Rhonwyn's permission to post it. Wow. All the little details, the veins on the leaves and the little highlighting behind the coronet medallions, and wow. It's gorgeous. A shame to just frame it and put it in my dining room, really. (But we are so going to make the *month* of the chap at the Atelier who does the framing, since it's not the only one we still need to get done.) And verbose wording by Steffan. Still stunned by the beauty of the thing.

Excellent site for Crown. V centrally located, heaps of parking. OK, the court/feast hall was too small, but if the day had been warmer we could've had court outside (which I heard was the original plan).

Vivant to Konrad and Brenwen, Prince and Princess of the East! I remember at 30 Year in An Tir when Konrad was just a youthful squire, daily polishing the royal crowns and the armor in camp, and tagging along behind his knight.

Non-vivats to the individual who needed to tell me really early in the day "I can't hear a word you say," when I made an announcement. I still squish pretty easily, and it put me off heralding for the day.

Blush in the general direction of Osgkar, who complimented me on my haircut and my weight loss. :) It's hard to be both shy and vain.

Yesterday was a fine day for yard work, and despite the hurricane edges brushing by on Saturday, the leaves were dry enough to work with. Four bags and five barrels later, we've barely made a dent. But must hurry - after this week there are only two more scheduled pickups for the year. Will the neighbors decide I'm really looney if I rake after supper, in the dark?

Comments

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

If this particular person had said "What was your announcement?" instead of "I can't hear anything you say," it would not have bothered me as much. Stating the problem such that it was an issue with the incident, rather than a categorical, would have hurt less.

I have been successful at heraldry - last GNE in specific - so I know I *can* do it, especially when encouraged.

[artisticphoenix.livejournal.com]

I'm probably guilty of such sayings, I was really bothered that I couldn't hear a thing at Crown. But it wasn't just one person, it was actually many people who couldn't be heard. One of the problems was that heralds on opposite sides of the lists were heralding, so they were kind of in competition with each other. It could also have been the wind that made it difficult if the herald was speaking against it. And with the high pressure of trying to get the nice armored fella who is your consort in the right direction, it was difficult to get the information in a timely fashion. I'll try to remember your good way of asking.

My thoughts on asking....

[nazrynn.livejournal.com]

(after the call is done)
"Hey Lady X, do you have a minute?"
(If yes... proceed...)

"I really like how you (find something positive about the calling), and have an interest in doing this too. Would you like to get together sometime and practice voice heraldry?"

or

"I am terribly sorry, but I have a problem with hearing over background noise and I would love to be able to hear your (wonderful) voice over my rude neighbors. Could you please repeat your calls a bit louder in this direction?"