Seriously. This is pretty close to what we had. I live just north of the green circle. Calontir Coronation was this weekend, and as is often the risk with midwestern kingdoms in January, we had the prediction of some pretty heinous weather. So not kidding - we had a winter storm warning issued that morning … Continue reading Making Choices; or why Konstantia wore one outfit over another
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Making the Odds Ever Be in Your Favour: surviving the heraldic submissions process
How do you make sure that you increase your chances for your submission getting registered and less like you're trying to get your submission to survive the heraldic Hunger Games?
2019 Year in Review
Did I feel like I missed out on things in the Society? Of course. Did I miss people? Definitely. Do I regret my break? No. I needed this, and I needed to not be in the middens of everything. And that has made all of the difference.
Byzantine Monograms: a heraldic practice
As an early-period Byzantine within the Society, I have come to grips that my arms and badges as registered with the College of Arms are perhaps not the most period for my persona, and so, this concept of trying to find a way of marking things that were mine or even blinging out things further … Continue reading Byzantine Monograms: a heraldic practice
Zaneta’s Silver Hammer
When an opportunity drops in your lap to write a text for a fellow herald, sometimes, you drop everything and do it. Zaneta (our current Eyas herald) has been doing some fantastic glasswork, and her ability and patience to teach people how to do things with a rather finicky artform has not gone unnoticed. So, … Continue reading Zaneta’s Silver Hammer
Demystifying Heraldic Submissions: Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Picture the scene: you've got your name picked out, your badge forms coloured in, and you're itching to get your device painted on your shield. You go to your local herald, and as you're discussing the process, the question of how long your submission has comes up. This article will go into the submissions process … Continue reading Demystifying Heraldic Submissions: Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Omphaloskepsis: “Real Life Comes First”
Today, on that Other Social Network, I noticed a group dedicated to a century drill of service. For those not knowing what a century drill is, it's 100 days of combat work, whether it be at a pell or with another person. It's a good use of bettering yourself as a combatant. It also works … Continue reading Omphaloskepsis: “Real Life Comes First”
Omphaloskepsis: Consent
It also means that we have got to learn how to accept that other people have boundaries, whether they be sexual, emotional, or even physical, and learn to work with people, but to also extend grace when people invariably mess up on those boundaries.
Text: Adelaide Sarsfield’s Calon Cross
Our Minister of Youth has done a bang-up job at taking care of the youth of Calontir, and when I was approached about writing the text, I said yes. (Also, I love writing scroll texts, and often wish I could write more.) It's based on the letters written by Henry VIII to Cardinal Wolsey, and … Continue reading Text: Adelaide Sarsfield’s Calon Cross
Omphaloskepsis: Burnout sucks.
"Konstantia, where have you been? Why have you not been blogging so often?" I'll tell you. Burnout sucks. For many of us, the SCA is everything we do. It was certainly that way for me for a while. My social life was entirely the SCA. I moderated groups on That Social Media Site for the … Continue reading Omphaloskepsis: Burnout sucks.
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