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Random ruminations

Been a while since I updated. Some random things that have happened, tidbits I learned, and general braindump:


  • Damn, but that was a long, tough Mystery Hunt. There were some brilliant puzzles and we had a lot of fun... but 67 hours? Sheesh.
  • Damn, but ACRONYM rocks. We came within a couple hours and a few puzzles of winning, despite having not worked together as a whole group before. Nice job, guys.
  • Quote of the Hunt, for me at least:
    Me: "Oh my god, it's a phonetic cryptogram."
    M/W: [makes flabbergasted face]
    [livejournal.com profile] tahnan asks what the face means, is it fear, or what?
    M/W: "That's my brain leaving out the back door while my face distracts you."
  • Commuting by car is going to get old in a hurry. About an hour and a quarter each way. Manchester's a nice city, though, maybe I'll get to know it some.
  • Things I learned: Don't leave liquid laundry detergent in the car in the winter. I swear there were bits of ice in it.
  • I don't know that I've ever before today woken up to the radio telling me it was 3 degrees in Boston.
  • I had my first-ever personal training session at the gym tonight. The trainer taught me a bunch of free-weight exercises and how to use some equipment I hadn't used before. And I have one more session to go. (Christmas gift from mom.)
  • I'm sorry I missed Sweeney, it looks like it was cool.
  • lj's servers are being annoying tonight.
  • I need to start doing lots of crosswords to get ready for Stamford. My brochure came yesterday; quite glossy this year!
  • I hope my first issue of The Enigma comes out okay. *twitch*
  • I still haven't seen Two Towers. Or Chicago. I need to go to the movies!



(Courtesy of [livejournal.com profile] crossfire_)

My sphere is Guardian (Person of great Love and Altruism), and my class is Defender (Peaceful, yet Potent).

I am a Warden.

To be a Warden is to be the ultimate Guardian. Whether a physical Guardian or an essential Guardian, is up to you. You may be both. To be a physical Guardian is to be a living, breathing testament to the love you carry for a person, or people, whose lives you will always defend if you possibly can. To be an essential Guardian is to be a living, breathing testament to the security that your wards seek, and will look to you for your always kind, always nurturing support.

What kind of Warrior are you?


(My alternates, next on the scores, were Shield Bearer, Sentry, or Hero.)



And one for you all, swiped from [livejournal.com profile] thedan:
1. What do you call me?
2. What song makes you think of me, and why?
3. If you could give me one present, what would it be?
4. What one thing/event do you associate with me?
5. How well do you think you know me?
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[identity profile] otherbill.livejournal.com 2003-01-23 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
1. Kath. Wait, no...Val. Wait, no...Kabeta? Gwenllian?? Saxifrage?!?

Nah...Vubbalubbentubbine. That's it.

2. "Oh My Darling, Clementine". (Do you remember why?)
3. Hmmm...I dunno. A Scrabble set, maybe. I bet you're really good at Scrabble.
4. Crossword puzzles and Valentine's Day, of course. :-)
5. Not as well as I used to, I suppose. It's been a while.

(What is a phonetic cryptogram, by the way?)

[identity profile] davehogg.livejournal.com 2003-01-23 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
1. What do you call me?
2. What song makes you think of me, and why?
3. If you could give me one present, what would it be?
4. What one thing/event do you associate with me?
5. How well do you think you know me?

1. Kath
2. Anything by Alanis Morrisette
3. A plane ticket to Detroit
4. Revolving doors
5. Not as well as I used to, unfortunately.

[identity profile] crossfire.livejournal.com 2003-01-24 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Warden, huh? Cool.

1. Kath. Occasionally if the context calls for it, Kabeta.
2. You'll have to wait and see.
3. Remember that trip to London we talked about years ago?
4. Actually there are a couple...the time we went to the zoo on new year's day a couple of years ago, and of course the TCG parties.
5. Probably not very.

[identity profile] meranthi.livejournal.com 2003-01-24 06:41 am (UTC)(link)
1. What do you call me?
Kath or Kat.

2. What song makes you think of me, and why?
The finale from Iolanthe, for probably obvious reasons...:)

3. If you could give me one present, what would it be?
Tickets to the show of your choice on Broadway. Someday when I have money.

4. What one thing/event do you associate with me?
Throwing my stuffed leopard at you.

5. How well do you think you know me?
Not terribly well

[identity profile] chanaleh.livejournal.com 2003-01-24 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
1. For the first few years, it was always Kat. Lately "Kath" seems to spring to mind first though. Maybe because your LJ personal name lists it first.

2. Anything I've heard you perform, certainly... but I fear the Buttercup numbers produce the strongest associations. *ducks and runs for cover*

3. Your Faerie Queene cloak (guess I'd have to steal it from Kate C. somehow).

4. I suppose "MITG&SP" is the overarching answer. To narrow it down more interestingly, let's say: Your writing all those brilliant G&S crosswords for our green room entertainment. I really missed them during Pirates!

5. Not as well as I'd like :-)

[identity profile] bookishfellow.livejournal.com 2003-01-24 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
1. What do you call me?
A great many things. Most recently, I think, "irrepressible."

2. What song makes you think of me, and why?
Again, several candidates here, but I'll go with Lavender, for reasons most people here could figure out with a little effort.

3. If you could give me one present, what would it be?
A stable and fulfilling job within your ZIP code?

4. What one thing/event do you associate with me?
There is no way I can narrow this down to one. As a major player in three separate stages of my life (so far), you can go ahead and take your pick of associations.

5. How well do you think you know me?
About as well as I know anyone I don't see on a weekly basis, I'd asy.

[identity profile] greenlily.livejournal.com 2003-01-24 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
1. Kath with a silent H. :)

2. Many, many, many. Right now, it's "Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes", because someone was whistling it in the hall and you were the person I watched for the downbeat.

3. A job you loved that didn't screw you over on paychecks or require you to drive long distances.

4. Too many!! Random choice: writing the Supreme Hydrator sketch for last year's Hunt.

5. Not all that well yet, in spite of having known you for (by my standards) a relatively long time. Ask me again in another nine years. :)
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[personal profile] navrins 2003-01-24 09:56 am (UTC)(link)
That is an EVIL cryptogram. The characters aren't even very distinguishable, let along what they mean.

Can it still truly be called "liquid laundry detergent" under those circumstances?

I haven't seen Two Towers either. Chicago was cool.

1. Kat
2. Well, sadly, "I'm called Little Buttercup." Your hack version. Ack! Davie's website is gone with his Athena account! Did anyone keep a copy of the lyrics from it? I should put it in the mitg&sp archives!
3. I'm terrible with presents. I tried giving you a job, but that trick never works for me.
4. I dunno. Probably Gondoliers more than anything else. Or maybe a certain comment involving the word "throttle," made after a Pirates rehearsal. :-)
5. Not particularly well - our encounters are all in Specific Context. I know you pretty well as a G&S afficianado, performer, and vocal director, and puzzle-maker, but I assume there's more to you than that.

[identity profile] greenlily.livejournal.com 2003-01-24 10:24 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't seen _Chicago_ either. Everyone I know who's seen it says it's great. We could arrange an expedition, if we can find other folks who haven't seen it. :)

Oh, and I was a Shield Bearer on the quiz (second: Retainer). Go figure.
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