Nothing ventured, nothing gained

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My latest venture is court heraldry. I've been a warranted member of Brigantia Staff for about 13 years, and dabbled in heraldry for most of the last 20+ years - but this weekend was only my second trial of court heraldry. After considerable pestering - and perhaps also baronadhemar being ill had something to do with it - he finally let me read a scroll at Hrim Schola early this month. I did all right, because in mid-court alethea_eastrid handed me another and said, prepare to read this one too.

This week Adhemar seemed to take for granted that I wanted to read again, and asked me to show up before court for assignment. Cool! He even indulged my request to read hakamadare's AOA. Plus I got to read Roz's Commendation/Safe Travels scroll. (She is moving to Atlantia, pout. Hey kfitzwarin and alienor, take good care of Rosalind Bennett when she turns up.)

I was much more comfortable this week. I apparently could be heard at least halfway back the hall. Now to work some more on pacing and breaths, so I don't end up breathing three words short of the end of a sentence. Definitely need more practice - but it looks like I'll be allowed to get that!

Comments

[anastasiav.livejournal.com]

I could hear you find from the back part of the balcony. You sounded fine, calm, and very professional. I had no idea this was only your second try at this.

[jducoeur]

Of course, it must be borne in mind that she was Worthy Matron of an OES chapter, full of Little Old Ladies who are hard of hearing, which meets in a big and somewhat echoey room. That was excellent practice. (And the reason I was quite sure she could handle court heraldry without any major problems...)

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

A "Worthy Matron"?

I mean, she is WOrhty, yes, but Matron just sounds.. well...

umm...

dowdy, almost. And dowdy our good msmemory ain't.

[jducoeur]

The dangers of an organization founded during the Victorian era. The terminology is, shall we say, occasionally a bit quaint...

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

I didn't know the OES was Victorian. It doesn't surprise me, honestly, but I never thought about it...