This explains SO much about my relationship with Gaius

Star Wars Horoscope for Sagittarius

You are superbly wise and have been known to spread your wisdom widely. You are impatient and pushy when people take your teachings too lightly. And your philosophical side always peeks through. Star wars character you are most like: Yoda

What Is Your Star Wars Horoscope?

From mamapduck

My top ten favorite things that start with the letter G, in no particular order:

1. Gingerbread

2. Gothic architecture

3. George le Curieux


4. Gallantry


5. Gagaku (a rather cacophonous form of Japanese court music.)


6. Garnets

7. German shepherds

8. Ghost stories
9. Goliard lyrics

20. Geta

Winter tanka

Fog veiling her cheeks
The sun abjures this dewdrop
Life and dons drab robes.
The mist's chill embrace gives no
Solace to one in exile.



I have infected a number of SCA lists, both bardic and non-bardic with this Japanese poetic form. I was simultaneously pleased and frustrated this week when the folks on the Outlands Bardic list started a tanka chain on winter themes. Pleased because they started it without my instigation, frustrated because they were all writing about snow and I just wasn't feeling inspired enough to jump in.

Then I went out on my break this morning for a walk around the block. It was cold, it was dank, the sun was hiding, and suddenly I had my image.....