ishikawa_ayame

Ok it should be Ishikawa no Ayame. I think I will fill out the paperwork :)

Then I will have 2 of the 3 registered names in the shire :p

Ok actually I don't live in the borders of my shire, and neither does the other guy.... Rivenwood tower really needs to regester some stuff...

I have been looking and looking and trying to pick myself a new name.

What does everyone think of Ishikawa Ayame?

*shh it is after midnight here, so a new day*


I love evil plans
They make the most of our lives
Sad and pityfull
Are those who don't understand
Evil is so very cool!

First snow of the year
Drifts lazily through the air
Grey skies and white trees
Greet my eyes through the window
Perfect in the morning light

Sunrise too early
Shining through open window
Motes of dust dancing
Why can't I just lie here more
Wrapped warmly in my blankets?

The Boar rat and dog
Not signs of the Zodiac
Or hours of the day.
They come and beg for breakfast,
Before we even get ours.

(Ok guinea pigs are not boars... but cats didn't work either :P)

Daughter decided she NEEDED to wear them to History Fest today, but they held up. I teased her a lot that she was indecent running around in her underwear and would she please fix her collar.

I would have pictures except while I remembered the camera, the battery was at home in the charger....

They held up, now to see if they survive the first washing.

Dye arrived this week and hubby bought me a pot to dye in :D I love that man!

All fabric for daughters garb is here. The white kosode fabric is in the dryer and the hakama fabric is in the washer. This may also double as her Halloween costume. The bolt of silk arrived and is sitting in the living room. Dye has not yet been ordered since colors haven't been chosen.

Choosing colors for her and my garb is proving harder than I thought it would. I am not going to use any forbidden colors and even without those color combos there are a ton of lovely choices.

While at the fabric store I found 2.5 yards of linen look in 2 colors that will be perfect for tunics for the boys. Logan has no tunics at all anymore and I'm sure Galen could use a new one too.

Besides all that I want to make hoods before History Fest.

So much sewing to do..

I was going to go to Officers Day (a SCA event) but well, I got a better offer. :D
My sister called me Friday and told me that she and sister #3 were going to go to "Japan Night" at MSU in Mankato.
So Saturday I hung around the house during the day, did some farming for Gods in FFXI, and in the afternoon grabbed my daughter and headed down to Mankato.

It was really neat, and far better than we had expected. I was half afraid that it would be 20 Anime freaks and us.
I was very glad to be mistaken.

Before we even went into to the ballroom we had fun with a big map of Japan with the names written in Hiragana. 2 of the 4 of us pretty much have that writing system down.

There were speakers, dance performances, singing and drumming.
Apparently MSU has an Anime club and we watched a presentation from them.

I saw some SCA friends there and one of them participated in the Aikido Demonstration. I knew he did Aikido but had never seen it in action. It was neat.
We didn’t get over to the booths at all, they had calligraphy a game with beans and chopsticks and I don’t remember what else.

There was food served and I tried everything and I think I liked it all.
A Fashion Show rounded up the night nicely.

Sunday, well Sunday I really did nothing but play video games with hubby and the kids. My daughter went to a friends house for a few hours.
It was a quiet Sunday, and sometimes quiet is just what you need. Ok it was not technically quiet with everyone yelling “Tango Down!” and “Grenade” but fun.