07:40, 10 Jul, 2010,
by Ardellis.
The owner of King Richard’s Faire has finally slit her own throat: she’s let Richard Weber walk away and in one blow has lost not only her longest-standing cast member but her wardrobe master as well.
I have a great deal of fondness for the rest of the cast, don’t get me wrong, but for me, Rick was the heart and soul of KRF. I was a fan of his Percival Dégagé from the first year he set foot in those gorgeous woods. Gods, but no one could carry off draped gold lamé sleeves and a hand fan the way Percy did when he was young! His wardobe’s gotten less flamboyant over the years, but he’s still fabulous. And funny. And moreover, Rick’s a genuinely sweet guy who’s all about the audience. He’s always been kind enough to spare a few moments for me, and over the years I’ve come to think of him as a friend, albeit one that I only see once a year. Which, honestly, is more often than I see a lot of other people I’m supposedly closer to.
I’m heartbroken over this. For Rick’s sake as well as my own. I know KRF was special to him. And I know it will never be the same without him.
Posted in: Entertainment & The Arts.
Tagged: krf
08:05, 26 Jun, 2010,
by Ardellis.
Thanks to a friend who showed up on my doorstep a few weeks ago with a very tall stack of Elizabeth Bear books that I hadn’t yet read, my to-read shelf is looking very very yummy.
For an appetizer, I’ve just had a lovely plate of Chill, which I knew would be a delight the second I opened it and saw that the first scene was written from the POV of my favorite character from Dust: Tristen Conn. I loves me some man-with-a-regrettable-past, I does! (It doesn’t hurt that I also adore Mallory the necromancer and Gavin the basilisk almost as much.)
Now I’ve moved on to By the Mountain Bound. I’m only about 5 chapters in and already I’m heartbroken for 3 characters (this is a good thing) and am completely in awe of Bear’s ability to write a breathtakingly hot, wrenchingly desperate sex scene.
When I finish that, I still have Carnival, the 2nd and 3rd Jenny Casey books, Undertow, and A Companion to Wolves (written with Sarah Monette). My biggest problem is going to be deciding which order to read them in.
Posted in: Fiction.
Tagged: elizabeth bear
10:37, 6 May, 2010,
by Ardellis.
Yup. The funeral issue was even harder to take.
It was, predictably enough, Wolverine that put me over the edge.
Posted in: Entertainment & The Arts.
Tagged: comics · nightcrawler
12:38, 30 Apr, 2010,
by Ardellis.
Dr. Peter Watts, recently convicted, basically, of the felony crime of not cowering quickly enough when the US Border Patrol decided to search his car as he was leaving this country a few months back, has been sentenced, and I’m glad to see the judge didn’t give him any actual jail time.
But Dr. Watts himself tells the story here, so I won’t rehash it. I just want to point out that if this happened to one man, it’s happening to many, and something needs to be done about it.
Posted in: Society, Law, and Politics.
Tagged: peter watts · usbp
06:06, 30 Apr, 2010,
by Ardellis.
Yes, in fact, during a time in my life when my blog posts are few and far between, I’m blogging about one issue of one comic book. It’s kind of had an impact on me.
This will be spoilery, so the rest is behind the cut.
Continue reading →
Posted in: Entertainment & The Arts.
Tagged: comics · nightcrawler
17:23, 12 Apr, 2010,
by Ardellis.
It’s a beautiful spring day in New England, and I’ve just been impaneled on a jury at the Superior Court.
On the one hand, like everyone else, I hate having my life put on hold while this happens. The interruption of my routine. Having to make arrangements for all sorts of stuff at the office. You know the drill.
On the other hand, I’m very aware of how important trial by jury is to a free society. This is vital stuff, damn it.
I’m still wearing my sneakers, though. Just because I’m doing my civic duty doesn’t mean I have to be uncomfortable.
Posted in: Life Offline, Society, Law, and Politics.
06:13, 2 Mar, 2010,
by Ardellis.
It’s Rick Weber (aka Lord Percival Degage from King Richard’s Faire)!
Posted in: Arts and Crafts, Entertainment & The Arts.
Tagged: krf
12:42, 25 Feb, 2010,
by Ardellis.
Olbermann made me cry.
There is no commentary I could add to this.
Posted in: Society, Law, and Politics.
Tagged: health care · olbermann
12:45, 24 Feb, 2010,
by Ardellis.
There really is such a thing: Please Rob Me.
I find it amazing that people don’t see the places where their online behavior may turn out to be detrimental to their real lives.
Posted in: Amusing, Life Online, Society, Law, and Politics.
