Cold and Wet

Well weigh in Saturday went okay, down to 107.2 and that is down 0.6 lb.'s from last week. We are still trying to eat better and really need to exercises more often (or at least some). Work sucks as usually, no one actually wants to work so just make more problems when the basics do not get done.

Went to the doctor and found out my SCA heavy fighting is going to be on hold for a while, no shield and no pole weapons for a the next couple of years......which around here is pretty much the whole heavy weapons game. Maybe I will take up spear and combat archery for the Baronial War Company and go back to rapier and hopefully Cut and Thrust.

Also found out that I will not be able to go to Germany for the birthday, after Mary is finished work there, as in the time frame we could be gone I will have my 3rd test, my final review and my final, followed shortly thereafter by my oral final.

No Tuesday night practice this week, as it is cold and wet and they are anticipating an ice storm right about practice time. So going to stay home and do my German homework and study for my first quiz on Wednesday night. Miss going to armouring on Wednesday nights, but Zach is moving this weeks armouring to the weekend (so he can go to the pole arms practice on Thursday night) so that will be cool.

Tool Making Monkey

Well first off the diet has been going fairly well, did good last week 'cept for my lapse at Wendy's Friday for lunch and Saturdays weigh in I had lost 3 lb.'s......down to 207.8. Still need to get out and exercise more.

Last weeks was my last armour night at Zach's for a while as I will have school on Monday and Wednesday nights (German I), I am hoping to hop on over there when he is working in the shop so I can get stuff done. Spent about 3 hours pounding on the ankle of my right frontal greave and it felt and looked like I had worked on it for 10 minutes, probably another reason most people forgo greaves in the SCA. Very dpressing to spend all that time working on something and it looks and feels like you did almost no work on it, although at the end of the 3 hours it started to look right. Think it was a combination of me learning what to do and the metal finally getting to were it needed to be. On a positive note I did get a tool made, made a rivet setter, to help sit the nail for trimming and riveting.

Saturday we helped Jason move in just down the street for the house, which is way cool, but man I am sore today. Mary also took Erebus (who weighed in at 48 lb.'s at 16 weeks) to his first day of training and he did very well. We are going to continue working with him this week in preparation for next weeks class.


Have decided to make a Corrazina (ie. little curriass or a covered segmented curriass -breast and back body armour) out of the 4130 spring steel I have and cover it with a sturdy linen covering (although I am not decided on the outer shell covering yet) from the pattern I got from Master Talbot (Dough Strong).

Legs Done, Finally

Well finally got my left leg put together, now just need to clean the buffing wheel gunk off and get them strapped up. Started working on my greaves (right one) last night, hopefully they will go faster than the legs went.

Got my gorget front cleaned up and painted and the leather rear cut out and shaped. Need to dye and seal the rear collar and then rivet and add the buckle and I will have a new gorget done, oh and add the felt padding to the inside.

Did not get to fight this Tuesday night as my reflux was kicking my butt and I was waiting on refills from my MD and for my insurance to authorize my medication. Was out for about a week and it really flared up, but got my meds yesterday and feeling a whole lot better. Got my new sword put together so really looking forward to trying it out next week at practice.

New Year

Well since it is a new year thought I would make a new post to get things started and hopefully 2009 will be a less brutal year then 2008 was.

Fought for the 1st time Tuesday in years, learned a whole lot about my gear, manly what I need to fix and/or change as about 30-40% of my fight is with my gear and not my oponet. Had a good time, sore, but feeling good and working on getting back into shape, losing weight and strengthening my shoulder.

Almost got my legs done, need to strap them after I fix my left leg which I have assemble backwards (as a right leg) 3 times now, gggrrrrrrrrrr. Once I get them done and suspended I am going to move on to my frontal greaves and then I will start my breastplate. Plan on using Talbot's back and front with faulds globose breastplate pattern.

Erebus is going well and growing like a weed, still working on training with him and we have started taking him on walks to get him socialised and work on leash training (ie. walk at your side and no pulling). I am really starting to hate my job at Walgreen's, last asshattery is they blocked out the time for our Germany trip after Mary gets done with her 30 day rotation so not sure I will be able to go. Have a few options and going to wait 'till we get our new store manager to see what I can do. I found an old SCA picture from June of 1998 (within the 1st year or so of my SCA life) the gear and armour are horrible, but at least everyones gear sucked, so I don't feel too bad.