Ms Mausi

That reminds me of a time when I was at my grandmother's and we were sitting aroudn the kitchen table- her knitting a blanket and me knitting some chainmail for a shirt I was working on. It was amusing when we realized what we were doing :)

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I love stuff like that.:) Funny coincidences are what makes the world go round.

I always admired the people I knew who did chainmail...I keep meaning to buy a nice chain bracelet someday to remind me of my SCA days.

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It is fun to make, though I didn't do the real sort where you hammer each link closed, but then I also wasn't planning on anyone hitting me while it was being worn :)

My grandmother taught me to knit using yarn, but I wasn't very good. I kept making odd shaped lumpy things instead of what I was trying for :)

I never joined SCA though I enjoy going to ren fairs.

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So did you make tunics, or jewelry and such?
I'm always interested in stuff like that.

Ahh, the classic Lumpy Bookmark. (tm) Many, many lumpy bookmarks have I made as a neophyte knitter. (Which I still am--heck I only learned about 3 weeks ago or so.) Hmmm..you could always knit a long lumpy strip and say it's a "Textured" scarf:) Works for me, anyway. *chuckle*

I still go to Ren Fairs, but I was in the SCA for years..I dropped out when I moved back home from Montana, and..it just didn't click anymore. sometimes that happens.

Maaan, I love me some Ren Faires, even though you may as well stick a cacuum cleaner down your pants and have it suck out all the money:)

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I've made a few simple pieces of jewelry, but nothing big. A chainmail ring is the thing I like the most. It gives me something to play with :)

I went to one SCA gathering in college but just didn't click with the people there, so I know what ya mean.

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one the Ren Faires have that effect on! I went to a small but nice one near Cleveland last year, and was happy to get out with having spent less then $100! Though I have since then wished I spent an extra $20 to get a second gargoyle to match the one I bought that works great as a bookend :)

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Ooh, a chainmail ring would be really pretty!!!

yeah, after a while the social aspect of the SCA kinda wears you down....your friends move away and the only ones left are the annoying ones, or the ones that you hang out with outside SCA style stuff, so skipping out isn't that big a deal. Plus being female, it was nice to ditch all the psuedo-courtly slobbery guys in hose. (Granted that's part of the appeal of Ren Fests...go fig.)

yep yep, me too....I went 4 times to our local Ren Fest and walked out about 350 bucks lighter total...it was the clothes that bit me. Yipes.

I should buy gargoyles instead. I only have one, and he's a squishy guy from Target.:)

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The chainmail ring is actually pretty neat. It is flexible so it feels different. I'm not a fan of rings but I like wearing it. And it was a nice conversation piece too :)

I can see how the SCA experience would be different for a female then a guy. Lots of "wench this" and "wench that". Though I have to admit I never noticed the slobery guys at the Ren Faires. but then that could be because I was looking at the women in the low cut and form-fitting outfits :)

Gargoyles are fun. I need to get a picture of the cats with the one I picked up. They walk up and sniff it, looking at it :) The only gargoyle-like thing I have is the plush C'thulu in the icon.

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*Pictures the chaimail ring*

I can see how that would be pretty cool.. I don't think I've actually seen a chainmail ring, though I've seen the usual bracelets-necklace-chainmail-bra kind of thing.

yeaaaah, the SCA experience is er....interesting...if you're female. It can be kind of fun if you're in that kind of mood, but it gets annoying pretty quick too. the bodices are so much fun, I hafta admit. I go clubbing in mine whenever possible.

That sounds hilarious, the cats checking out the gargoyle. But are they afraid of Plush Cthuhlu? *memo to myself: buy the goddamn Plush Cthuhlu; you know ya wanna*

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I haven't seen a ring either. I was just bored one day and wondered if it would work. It can be annoying because it can keep sliding off your finger, so I can see why they are not common. Hmm... that makes me wonder if you could attahc the links on one side (or maybe the middle row) to a regular solid ring to avoid that. Hmm... something to try out.

They aren't afraid of the plush C'thulhu. Actually, they like stuffed animals. One of them stole a small stuffed bear my dad had so I had to get them their own stuffed animals. I never see them carrying them around, but I keep finding them in odd places around the house :)

And get the goddamn Plush C'thulhu already! Everyone needs a cute little Great Old One in their home :)

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I bet it's kind of like the gemstone rings you see, the jade and hematite ones that can be iffy if they're not quite the right size. I keep thinking of liners for the chainmail, cloth or elastic or metal...you might just be better off as is.

Cats and stuffies are cool...a friend of mine had a kitten that kept stealing the Tony Millionaire Sock Money I bought for them. bad Kitten!!! It was hilarious, since the monkey was twice the size of the Tiny Kitten. I wish I had pictures...

You know, I keep buying friends Plush Cthuhlu's, but never bought one for myself? What the hell's wrong with me?!?!? *grin*

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The rings I had done have any liners, so I had to be careful making them so the link's metal ends don't scratch. But I think I usually play with the rings more then I wear them- kinda like worry beads.

When Jay first saw my dad's bear, she was about the same size as it but she still dragged it around and groomed it :) Now that she's older, I think she pretends she's too mature for stuffed animals so she doesn't do anything to her bear while I'm around :)

Isn't that always the case? You help spread little evil dolls for everyone but never have enough for yourself :)

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I like that...little portable worry beads on a hand:)

I love cats...they're so funny!! that's so cute. Especially that "I'm too elegant for THAT" attitude they have...Its wholly adorable.

Yeah, I spread evil all over, hither and yon, to friends and relatives, but nope, no evil dollies for me..*mock sobbing* and do I get any from anyone oohhh, no, *snicker*

I just have to go shopping one of these days...

i should go make lunch and run off to do errands...but i'd love to add you to my friends list if'n you don't mind:)

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I wouldn't mind at all. In fact, I will reciprocate the act :)

Hehe... you go to all the effort to spread little evil icons all over but no one does the same for you? Come on! Where's the hate, and desire to spread pain and suffering? Where? Heh.

The funny thing about my cats is that they are slow to respond to me when they know they are doing something wrong but if they see me reach forone of the squirt guns I have stragically placed throughout the house then they go tearing off to hide with no pretense of grace or superiority :)

Have fun with lunch and your errands!

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I'm kinda CONFUSED here...I thought Nero FIDDLED while Rome burned...are the history books wrong????? LOL!!!

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Well, heh.....i fib me sometimes...usually horrible slanderous untruths that seem like I got them out of history books. Poeple have actually believed me:) I always tell them right after, "uhh...You know I was lying my socks off, right?"

I'm a bad Maus:)

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Well of course I KNEW you were fibbing :o)

Enjoy your time off - I have Monday off and I'm looking forward to that!

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I knew you knew...and you knew that I knew you knew that i Knew that,,,um,. somebody knew that I was a big fibber....I'm confused now...

OOh, lucky girl! Wish I had Monday!!!

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Ohhhhhhh dear...now we've got a CONFUSED Maus! Tee hee!!!

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*scratches head*

What were we talking about? I forgot.

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That's OK confused Mausie...just go ahead and do what you were doing...ummmm...before....

Almost time for me to hit the "evillllll switchboard"...EEEEEKKKKK!!! I can hear it now..."I'm waiting for you...loaded with calls from rude, insensitive people with crappy attitudes just DYING to vent all their frustration on YOU my pretty!! Muahahahahahaaaaa!!!!!!"

****whimper****

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Oh nooo....

We must give you a mission, then....write down briefly every rude thing they say to you, then rant and rave about it on LJ...and if I'm online I'll make funny comments about their mothers, just for you:D

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You're on! **Readies pen and paper to obey Mausie and complete mission**

Catch ya later (if I survive LOL!)

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paradoxicalsoul.livejournal.com

you forgot me! I can't believe it!!! :( ;)

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I sorry, I is a spazzmo sometimes...

*ahem* Please amend this list to include the muy fabuloso Ms Paradoxical Soul...."cos she kicks ass!

OOh,and Ms Duchess Webb, while I'm at it!

Who else am I forgetting?

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paradoxicalsoul.livejournal.com

haha... well, to be truthful, I am not 100% sure you even knew I knitted, but it's cool... I was just flickin' the fecal matter your direction to see what you'd do... :D

ain't I a poop?!?! hehe :)

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