My five from....

[dametheadee]

atensibilla 
These are five things that  she associates with me and what I have to say about them. If you comment, I will give you five things, and then you can pass it on.

Sneaky, strong-willed, Pelican, Bra in a bag, loving

Sneaky:   I love surprising people.  It is one of my very favorite things.   That is one of the reasons I love the court heraldry and scribal arts things - they give me lots of opportunities for sneakiness.  The most recent one was at Estrella.  Sibilla and I got to sneak a quest to the man-at-arms of Duke Sean by walking up to poor Loclan in broad daylight in the middle of the tourney field.  It was an awesome moment, and ranks in the top five of SCA moments of all times.


Strong-willed:   Boy howdy, this hits the nail on the head.  I do not let go of the things I believe in.  I do try to listen to other points of view, but I have a hard time sometimes.  And to say that I fight for things is an understatement.  so what is the line between stubborn and principled, anyway?   I sometimes think I need to close my mouth and open my ears. 

Pelican:  I was elevated to the order in November, 2005.  It has completely and profoundly affected me in ways I could not have imagined.  I find myself weighing my words more carefully, and seeing that I have the responsiblity to pass knowledge on to the future "doers" of the Society.  I am still adjusting to being held up as an example to others when I still think I have so much more to learn.  I now am beginning to understand what people meant when they said that receiving this accolade was only the beginning of a whole new journey in the SCA.  I will never forget at the end of my ceremony... the King (Morgan d'Antioche for anyone who might wonder) told me to close my eyes as an act of faith.  Apparently when I did, he made it look like he was going to give me a buffet (a-la-KSCA).  Instead he took the sides of my face in his hands and kissed my forehead.  It was really quite sweet, but apparently some of my friends were worried for a second there that they might have to go kick a King's ass for buffeting me.  *lol*

Bra-in-a-bag:   There was a point at Estrella where I realized that I was carrying my spare bra around in the tote bag that I was carrying everywhere.   I realized it when I went to get something out of the bag in front of a bunch of people and nearly pulled out the bra.  It reminded me of this time I had one of those Gold Coin condoms (unused, thankyouverymuch) in the bottom of my purse.  I was looking for something in my purse while I was at a Denny's one night, and dumped the contents of my purse onto the table.  including the Gold Coin condom which had come out of its wrapper and I just threw it out on the table without even noticing until someone said "OhMyGod!!!"   I was horrified.

Loving:  I am a person who has a hard time with the concept of unconditional love.  I was not familiar with that term or concept until my adult life (about the last 15 years).  I am blessed with people who make loving a more comfortable thing.  I love my chosen family and would fight for them til my last breath.  I love my husband and love my life most of the time, even when it is complicated.  I am amazed by the depth of life when I stop to look.  That is, when I am not being strong-willed and living in my mental cave.

Thanks for this.... it was fun to do, and hopefully not too boring to read. 

 

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[atensibilla.livejournal.com]

It was awesome to read...this is quite the fun meme...

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