34? I roll my eyes forever at you, little chickabiddy.

Thanks. I needed that.

Irish are fun and rowdy and excellent with the actual living history aspect of it

Yes, everyone seems quite fun. (And I'm tring to find time to get to Michael's to pick up wooden knitting needles, and having internal debate about whether I could make a pair of chopsticks do the job in a pinch).

If you're feeling bold later on and they'll let you out to play around with other guilds, I'd strongly encourage doing a costume swap for a day with a similarly-sized P. or m. if they have 'em at your Faire.

Not sure about P's or m's, but there's a band of Pirates who were doing some recruiting at the Mira Mesa Street Faire a few weeks ago. I'm thinking I'll have to do a few wanders by Pirate's Cove and see what they're up to.

Daniel, add me to both lists. Although you're a better person than me -- when I was checking at work, I just did it at my desk with a quick alcohol wipe over the fingertip in question because my middle name is, in fact, Lazy.

Much ~ma to everyone who needs/wants it -- I've been skimming. I feel like I'm incredibly busy, but not enough stuff is getting done, and the living room still looks like a dog hair/baby toy bomb went off.

34? I roll my eyes forever at you, little chickabiddy.

I'm 34, too--will be 35 in January--and I'm planning to take up reenacting as soon as I can afford to do so. I'm amazed I didn't fall into it years earlier, given my particular flavor of geekdom, but I don't intend to let age deter me.

When we get back to Michigan, I'm gonna do the Civil War reenactments, too. But mostly cause I like the dressing up part.

But mostly cause I like the dressing up part.

Definitely a huge plus for the whole deal. Thankfully no hoopskirts in 1582.

I love hoopskirts. Love love love em. If I wasn't such a conformist and trendy like, I'd wear em everyday.

Just ran into ALP. She was wearing the fugliest boots!

I'm still going to hell.

I love hoopskirts. Love love love em. If I wasn't such a conformist and trendy like, I'd wear em everyday.

You should hang with Jilli more. Start your own trend, while following a master.

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You should hang with Jilli more. Start your own trend, while following a master.

Were it option....

Actually, I have this fantasy. Having Jilli dress me like her, and me dressing Jilli like me.

I am so strange.

If I do Civil War reenacting, I suspect I'll stick to a "girl who ran off to join the army disguised as a boy" persona, since I'm not that into hoopskirts. But for Revolutionary War and Peninsular/1812, I'll need a male identity to play with the guns and a girly one to play with the pretty clothes.