He was the most fearless of several that were prowling the neighborhood just off the main street.
Mission San Juan Bautista is down near Hollister and it was founded in 1797. I got there after visiting hours, so the museum portion was closed, but there's a whole complex of historic buildings centered on the Mission. If you ever think you want to check it out, take 101 down to 156 east and it'll take you right into town. Hang a left onto the Alameda and look for signs for the Mission and Historic Park.
SJB has been one of my favorite places since 1984 when I first did living history there, as an 1860's maid scrubbing the wooden sidewalk in front of the Plaza Hotel. I hope they are still doing the evening Ball in conjunction with the special Living History event held on Father's Day weekend (unfortunatly usually conflicting with June Crown).
Thank you for bringing back some pleasant memories!
Hi, it's Matilda FitzRichard of Lochaven (ProvMists)and I think this time I was able to choose the recent (although not SCA) photo vs. the default. I am still learning the workings of LJ. When I guess or recognize someone by their LJ name, I don't know if I should post a greeting right away or wait until I have a comment. I have spoken to you at events a couple of times before, but I think I did not properly introduce myself.
Well, I was going to send this privately, however, you have your inbox defaults set to block it, so it has to go here:
My LJ profile page states how I feel about people making themselves at home in my journal when I have no idea who they are. I looked at your profile, I saw no mutual LJ friends, no name I could identify and several thumbnail pictures of Generic SCA Female Type VI, Glasses: you could be a dozen people I might have met over the past fifteen years.
I do attract weird like a magnet. Renown means having fans: as in fanatics, people who decide I'm their New Bestest Friend because I answered a question on a forum two years ago. I have to log onto certain things in "invisible" mode and I use different screen names in different communities so that connecting the dots smacks of effort.
I once had a guy hunt my phone number down and completely fill my answering machine inbox with increasingly scary messages while I was away on vacation because I wouldn't return his calls. I've had someone post my photos in her own photo album without attribution.
Please, for the sake of the serenity of others you encounter in the future on the 'net, it only takes a moment to write, "Hi, I'm so and so, we met at X," or "We have a mutual friend who suggested I check out your journal/website," or even, "I was looking for people with mutual interests and you came up in my search for Q." Then I can say, "Do sit down. Tea?" instead of "Halt, who goes there?"
I'll be at Newcomers' Tourney this weekend. If you're around, please refresh my memory as to who you are in person. There may even be tea. ;-D
Thank you for the comments/advice. I still have a lot to learn about LJ. I will check that thing I disabled, and I think I will boost the bio. I think I have a more current picture from Ducal that I can use for SCA postings. I won't be able to get to SSNewcomers due to dead car battery. I hope you get a lot of students. But I noticed you had Gaskells listed in your profile. I've been going to them since '84, tho' not as much recently. I'll probably be going this Sat. w/a friend, carefullly negotiating the piles of duffle bags that now populate the ladies room-it used to be a haven of loveliness! I hope to be able greet you properly sometime. We talked briefly at last 12th Night and Mists Coronet last year-I also had entered the Laurel Challenge-but I remember you carried the day! Matilda
Haven't been to Gaskell's or Peers in years. Lost someone very close to me two years ago and found going to dances where Women Of A Certain Age are invisible a waste of my time.
I'm trying desperately not to channel Guy Pearce in "Memento" here, but (a) I have a crap memory for names unless I meet someone a few times and they remind me who they are, (b) I meet a lot of people, and (c) everyone has multiple SCA doubles. It's the reason you can look at event photos from other kingdoms and swear you know people in them.
Oh, Gawd, that "Make something your persona would have used," challenge. Everything I make is to be used, which is why I submitted a binder of documentation and everything I made was in my camp where it darn well belonged, not museumified on a display table. Ironically, several items were stolen out of my truck earlier this year so I completely rebuilt the game table box and made new basket lanterns to replace the previous ones. Version 2.0 of the box is MUCH nicer.
Thank you for encouraging me to make improvments to my LJ. I posted a photo entry, added a user pic, boosted my bio, and unlocked whatever that thing was. These things needed to be done. I am of a certain age too, so if I get more than the one dance my hostess will probably give me, it will be a successful evening indeed.
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Date: 2010-04-12 05:30 am (UTC)coroosters you have there.Why yes, I am 12 years old!
Looks like it has some nice old (for CA) buildings.
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Date: 2010-04-12 06:06 am (UTC)Mission San Juan Bautista is down near Hollister and it was founded in 1797. I got there after visiting hours, so the museum portion was closed, but there's a whole complex of historic buildings centered on the Mission. If you ever think you want to check it out, take 101 down to 156 east and it'll take you right into town. Hang a left onto the Alameda and look for signs for the Mission and Historic Park.
SJB photos
Date: 2010-04-15 01:36 am (UTC)Re: SJB photos
Date: 2010-04-15 02:25 am (UTC)Re: SJB photos
Date: 2010-04-15 04:16 am (UTC)The reason for the machine gun nest and the barbed wire.
Date: 2010-04-15 06:04 am (UTC)My LJ profile page states how I feel about people making themselves at home in my journal when I have no idea who they are. I looked at your profile, I saw no mutual LJ friends, no name I could identify and several thumbnail pictures of Generic SCA Female Type VI, Glasses: you could be a dozen people I might have met over the past fifteen years.
I do attract weird like a magnet. Renown means having fans: as in fanatics, people who decide I'm their New Bestest Friend because I answered a question on a forum two years ago. I have to log onto certain things in "invisible" mode and I use different screen names in different communities so that connecting the dots smacks of effort.
I once had a guy hunt my phone number down and completely fill my answering machine inbox with increasingly scary messages while I was away on vacation because I wouldn't return his calls. I've had someone post my photos in her own photo album without attribution.
Please, for the sake of the serenity of others you encounter in the future on the 'net, it only takes a moment to write, "Hi, I'm so and so, we met at X," or "We have a mutual friend who suggested I check out your journal/website," or even, "I was looking for people with mutual interests and you came up in my search for Q." Then I can say, "Do sit down. Tea?" instead of "Halt, who goes there?"
I'll be at Newcomers' Tourney this weekend. If you're around, please refresh my memory as to who you are in person. There may even be tea. ;-D
Re: The reason for the machine gun nest and the barbed wire.
Date: 2010-04-16 03:07 am (UTC)I won't be able to get to SSNewcomers due to dead car battery. I hope you get a lot of students.
But I noticed you had Gaskells listed in your profile. I've been going to them since '84, tho' not as much recently. I'll probably be going this Sat. w/a friend, carefullly negotiating the piles of duffle bags that now populate the ladies room-it used to be a haven of loveliness!
I hope to be able greet you properly sometime. We talked briefly at last 12th Night and Mists Coronet last year-I also had entered the Laurel Challenge-but I remember you carried the day! Matilda
Re: The reason for the machine gun nest and the barbed wire.
Date: 2010-04-16 05:20 am (UTC)I'm trying desperately not to channel Guy Pearce in "Memento" here, but (a) I have a crap memory for names unless I meet someone a few times and they remind me who they are, (b) I meet a lot of people, and (c) everyone has multiple SCA doubles. It's the reason you can look at event photos from other kingdoms and swear you know people in them.
Oh, Gawd, that "Make something your persona would have used," challenge. Everything I make is to be used, which is why I submitted a binder of documentation and everything I made was in my camp where it darn well belonged, not museumified on a display table. Ironically, several items were stolen out of my truck earlier this year so I completely rebuilt the game table box and made new basket lanterns to replace the previous ones. Version 2.0 of the box is MUCH nicer.
Thank you!
Date: 2010-04-17 02:27 am (UTC)I am of a certain age too, so if I get more than the one dance my hostess will probably give me, it will be a successful evening indeed.