On a recent venture, I created a business for my local Renessiance Faire. Selling Scale and Chain armor. It did ok, made back the investment, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. (Celtic Crossing was found to be the new favorite liqueur ^_^ )

I was put down in the new area, where there wasn't much foot traffic, but it did make it ideal for a good party between myself and any of the other booth vendors in my general area.

I never really had much intention of actually working a faire. Mostly i enjoy going and playing with the vendors, and those who work there. My friend saw the work i can do with rings and various other metals, and urged me to put in a booth. And I did not regret it.

Of a 6 weekend run, the first 3 were very slow. But by the 4th....with a constant flow of alcohol in various forms...from hard shots, to hefenwiesen, to ale and mead....the fact that not too many people could afford this year the stuff on my booth didn't matter much. With the proper mix of good people and a nice running buzz, a party atmosphere attracts just about anyone.

If you have a chance at any of the faire's, I strongly suggest you take it. Also, dress up, the people will play with you more. The experience get's better when you are open to whatever happens, mostly by listening and responding to those who call your attention. Those who don't enjoy thier day, are those who stick to themselves, or thier small group, avoid those who work there, stand at the back of the shows, and merely glance at objects, or activities from a distance.

Get into it! It is our goal, that when you leave the Faire, you will have fond memories, and hopefully objects, that you will share for the rest of your lives. Who knows, maybe one day i'll see you as a fellow booth vendor, or guild member.

After all....the REAL parties start when the Guests leave and the doors close.
Brandon "Mine" Frisky - 16 years, 6 months, 12 days ago

Vampires Do Not Exist!

Those who think they are a Vampire, should have the word RETARD tattood to thier forehead.

Brandon "Mine" Frisky - 16 years, 11 months, 4 days ago

Here's a quick way to decide if your a vampire or not.




Lets say that someone bring up the only logically valid point in order to prove Vampires exist. The legends and tales of vampires have spread throughout the Slavic and Romanian countries for centuries before the 1700's when fiction turned them into myth.

In short, you believe "by word of mouth", that Vampires must exist.

If that is the case as to how someone might feel about it, there are two things that might change that thinking. One, All of the old tales speak of people who are known to be dead and entombed...and are never seen to be "undead" by any living person, and usually end up beheaded, burned, or staked by people who, by time's decree, were extremely superstitious due to lack of knowledge and civilization. From these same people....this is thier list of people to whom are or became vampires....

A person born with a caul, tail, born out of wedlock, or one who died an unnatural death, or died before baptism, was doomed to become a vampire. As was the seventh child of the same sex in a family, the child of a pregnant woman who didn't eat salt or was looked at by a vampire, or a witch. And naturally, being bitten by vampire, meant certain condemnation to a vampiric existence after death.

So, if any of those don't fit into your happy little story of how you became a vampire, wipe off the makeup, put away the fake blood, trim your nails, and see the dentist about taking out those rediculous crowns you had put in. Your just retarded....not a vampire.

The second thing....Passing from word of mouth before the time things were written. If you believe that, which, i must reiterate, people were superstitious, and certain terms were used loosely, and to describe many different personal failings....But, If you believe, the superstitions of people who died long before the advent of indoor plumbing.....Then you must also believe that the Bible speaks the truth, for it also spread word of mouth, accurately until it was finally written down 150 years after the death and resurrection of Christ.

Being that you MUST believe in that, weither you want to or not....It means that there was only one person who ever lived that was born, died, and came back to life again.

And that person was not you.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

Have a nice day.

No seriously, go outside...I swear the sun will not turn you to ash. Or make you burst into flames.

Though, if you stay out too long, you might get a slight sunburn...and you probably will squint. Some sunglass will work great for that.
Brandon "Mine" Frisky - 16 years, 11 months, 4 days ago