I'm going to start making little music video's and such of family and what not. I was bored one day so I made this. It's fun and I enjoyed makeing it and really was pleased with the outcome of how it turned out. Sometimes I might do Slideshows, some times mixes of video and pictures, sometimes just video. It all deponds on what I have on my camera. Check it out.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Ren Faire & Moliere
Date: Sat, 21
In all it was a good day, but a LONG one. So putting aside the longitude, soreness and tiredness that I now feel, I had fun!
I spent the better part of the day at the 'Arizona Renaissance Festival' that they hold every year about this time. The gates open at Ten am, it takes about forty five minutes to get there, so I was up at eight to get ready before my friend who was driving came to pick me up.
Wearing;
Pants & belt - I would wear a skirt to be more authentic, but when you are dealing with a day of walking around, its more important to be comfortable and practical.
Shoes - As close to authentication as I can get, although not as comfortable as I would like for walking around all day, but their the only ones I have.
Two shirts - An under sage green shirt (Long Sleeve), and a white button top one over that. Not entirely ideal in the Arizona sun, but again, as close to garb as I can get.
Gauntlets - Which go on the arms over the undershirt, and require to be tight to stay in place, and actually restricts the arm movement's quite a bit.
Other Belt - Which had on it, a leather bag to carry an assortment of things, a metal tankard and a dagger near the back.
Also I was carrying around a cloak folded and tied with a strap to make carrying easier.
Also a hat that my friend provided to help with the sun. Which was too small but I made due.
The drive there was spent catching up as we don't hang out as much as I would like anymore. But we actually got there just as the gate was opening. Going through the gate, I have to get my dagger peace tied. Which means they tie a red ribbon around it and the sheath to keep it there, as a promise that I wont pull it out on anyone. In the process I get my butt checked out by two guys, it was funny.
The rest of the day is spent walking around looking at shops and bobbles, and watching the shows. Not actually having the money to buy anything kind of sucks, and the only thing I did buy was water so I didn't die. But you start making plans on what to buy next year. Part of the Dead Bob show was watched while my friend was getting her hair braided. We listened to Cast in Bronze from a distance while we ate lunch and got off our feet by laying down in a small patch of grass. And there were two shows of Tartantic, where my hands got red from clapping. The second one was better then the first, we're going to catch the Three o'clock showing more often.
We didn't see any of the joust this year, and we usually stay all day until the gates close at Six. But I had to be home early to get ready to go see a play with my dad and brother. And my friend had to be across town later. So we left at four and I was back home at about Five Thirty. The ride home was spent listening to music and talking about role playing (Yes I'm a nerd.)
When I got home, it was time for a quick, cold shower which felt good after the days heat. And then I got dressed for the play and got off my feet until it was time to go.
Tartuffe, by Moliere: Is about a French family, and the father takes in a 'humble' pauper by the name of Tartuffe. When he sees him praying at church. The father lavishes him with gifts and money, and is totally convinced that his is a humble and pious man. And the family has started to complain that he is foolish enough to praise Tartuffe.
As the play goes on, Tartuffe has convinced the father that to cancel the marriage of the daughter to her betrothed. And the father does and then insists that the daughter marries Tartuffe. Determined to stop this. The wife asks Tartuffe to come talk to her.
When he first came out on stage, you could literally hear everyone in the audience go 'Ew'. He's dressed from head to toe in complete black, wearing a crucifix. With long greasy black hair, the whites pale face and then his feet were bare but covered in dirt and just gross. He even looked sleazy.
But anyway, coming in to talk to the wife you realize there are different reasons that he's all to happy to talk to her alone. And he starts trying to convince her to have an affair with him. After all 'a sin is no sin, when it's a sin done in secret'. Seriously just Ew.
I won't go into the whole play, but it was very funny, and very well done by the Southwest Shakespearian Company. Their characters were great, even though Tartuffe made you cringe, but he's supposed to. It was a great day and a great week-end. I really had fun.
In all it was a good day, but a LONG one. So putting aside the longitude, soreness and tiredness that I now feel, I had fun!
I spent the better part of the day at the 'Arizona Renaissance Festival' that they hold every year about this time. The gates open at Ten am, it takes about forty five minutes to get there, so I was up at eight to get ready before my friend who was driving came to pick me up.
Wearing;
Pants & belt - I would wear a skirt to be more authentic, but when you are dealing with a day of walking around, its more important to be comfortable and practical.
Shoes - As close to authentication as I can get, although not as comfortable as I would like for walking around all day, but their the only ones I have.
Two shirts - An under sage green shirt (Long Sleeve), and a white button top one over that. Not entirely ideal in the Arizona sun, but again, as close to garb as I can get.
Gauntlets - Which go on the arms over the undershirt, and require to be tight to stay in place, and actually restricts the arm movement's quite a bit.
Other Belt - Which had on it, a leather bag to carry an assortment of things, a metal tankard and a dagger near the back.
Also I was carrying around a cloak folded and tied with a strap to make carrying easier.
Also a hat that my friend provided to help with the sun. Which was too small but I made due.
The drive there was spent catching up as we don't hang out as much as I would like anymore. But we actually got there just as the gate was opening. Going through the gate, I have to get my dagger peace tied. Which means they tie a red ribbon around it and the sheath to keep it there, as a promise that I wont pull it out on anyone. In the process I get my butt checked out by two guys, it was funny.
The rest of the day is spent walking around looking at shops and bobbles, and watching the shows. Not actually having the money to buy anything kind of sucks, and the only thing I did buy was water so I didn't die. But you start making plans on what to buy next year. Part of the Dead Bob show was watched while my friend was getting her hair braided. We listened to Cast in Bronze from a distance while we ate lunch and got off our feet by laying down in a small patch of grass. And there were two shows of Tartantic, where my hands got red from clapping. The second one was better then the first, we're going to catch the Three o'clock showing more often.
We didn't see any of the joust this year, and we usually stay all day until the gates close at Six. But I had to be home early to get ready to go see a play with my dad and brother. And my friend had to be across town later. So we left at four and I was back home at about Five Thirty. The ride home was spent listening to music and talking about role playing (Yes I'm a nerd.)
When I got home, it was time for a quick, cold shower which felt good after the days heat. And then I got dressed for the play and got off my feet until it was time to go.
Tartuffe, by Moliere: Is about a French family, and the father takes in a 'humble' pauper by the name of Tartuffe. When he sees him praying at church. The father lavishes him with gifts and money, and is totally convinced that his is a humble and pious man. And the family has started to complain that he is foolish enough to praise Tartuffe.
As the play goes on, Tartuffe has convinced the father that to cancel the marriage of the daughter to her betrothed. And the father does and then insists that the daughter marries Tartuffe. Determined to stop this. The wife asks Tartuffe to come talk to her.
When he first came out on stage, you could literally hear everyone in the audience go 'Ew'. He's dressed from head to toe in complete black, wearing a crucifix. With long greasy black hair, the whites pale face and then his feet were bare but covered in dirt and just gross. He even looked sleazy.
But anyway, coming in to talk to the wife you realize there are different reasons that he's all to happy to talk to her alone. And he starts trying to convince her to have an affair with him. After all 'a sin is no sin, when it's a sin done in secret'. Seriously just Ew.
I won't go into the whole play, but it was very funny, and very well done by the Southwest Shakespearian Company. Their characters were great, even though Tartuffe made you cringe, but he's supposed to. It was a great day and a great week-end. I really had fun.
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