Anything Else Brand Loyalty / Demeter’s Picks 23 Sep 201925 Sep 2019 I'm not sure if you've noticed, but up till this month, I've never monetized this blog. I've successfully ignored the dozens of spam-emails and blog comments I get from people…
Anything Else… Dress Diary: La Schiavona 30 Jun 201924 Jun 2019 In the SCA, my "persona", Orelia Hortensa Contalini, lives in Venice around 1490 - 1510. Her mother was of Ottoman Empire descent and her family often kept ties with those…
Anything Else… A 15th-16th Century Venetian Camicia as Made by an Amateur Seamstress 19 Apr 201919 Apr 2019 [note: come back later and insert a link to my SCA posts so people can know why I’m making this camicia without me having to do a write-up in this…
Antarctica… Taking the Wild Cards Out of the Deck 24 Dec 20181 Feb 2019 (I have no idea when I first wrote this post, but I found it in my drafts folder and thought you guys might get value from it. The issues I…
Anything Else 32 Successes Are Better Than None! 17 Dec 20181 Feb 2019 (originally written August 2018 - I just forgot to post it!) 32 times. I've gone to the gym and completed a 45-minute intense circuit workout 32 times in the last…
Anything Else… How to Travel for Cheap 10 Dec 20181 Dec 2018 Scott's Cheap Flights Click Here to Save a Ton of Money Traveling Click that link! Really! I can't believe I haven't told you about this awesome site yet! Note I…
Anything Else… Inspired by Music 3 Dec 20181 Feb 2019 He was a diplomat’s son It was eighty-wah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhh-ooooone Lyrics from Vampire Weekend's, "Diplomat's Son" "Where do you come up with this stuff?" My dad has a specific friend of his,…
Anything Else… A Bit of Light Reading 30 Nov 20181 Dec 2018 Becoming a US Diplomat is one of my goals in life. The most traditional path to becoming one begins with the Foreign Service Officer Test! What is the FSOT? I'm…
Anything Else… Once a Time Traveler…. 19 Jul 20181 Feb 2019 ...Always a time traveler! A few months ago my pal Levi - who, side note, also goes by Photobomb is an awesome photographer and has a website I'll link to…
Antarctica… Erasing the Chalkboard 17 Jul 20181 Feb 2019 This post wrote itself in my head in 2013 and it's writing itself again - so it's time I get it out in words. As with my other posts, I'm…