Ars Gratia Artis

Behold my mighty prize! vv007!1!eleventy!
In the archery championship, I placed second overall. I feel pretty good about that, and Simon very kindly complemented me on my improvement in form. I attributted this to practice, but as I sit here and think about it, it’s more likely due to 1) a random tip I received from [...]

The Most Bitchin’ Middle-Aged Chick in Brew City at last year’s archery champion’s shoot
And I’m not quite ready. But my arrows are! Anything else get done from my list?
Not a sausage.
Frak.
Guess I’d better at least go cook something, eh?

What a weekend. Week. Month. Year. Just outrageously busy. I thought I was going to have a quiet weekend puttering around the house. Clean a little. Cook a lot. Bake a little. Fix my arrows in preparation for Michaelmas. Work in my garden. Get projects together for future completion. That kind of thing.

But [...]

Mood, for the past 2 weeks: Bitcharina McCrankypants wears the Red Hat of Badness.
Yup.
Saw Harry Potter Movie #5. Enjoyed it. Saw a couple of movie trailers that might be interesting; the below-referenced Golden Compass and Stardust. Waiting patiently for Harry Potter book # 7 to arrive. Suggested to Angelique that I might re-read 1-6 [...]

Man. My arm hurts. But boy, is my new bow SWEET. I’ve already got to repair 6 of my 12 arrows, as the impact into the hay bales is so much harder that I keep loosing points (arrow heads).
Meanwhile, I remain amused by the fact that guys out there struggle to pull that [...]

Look at my new toy!
It’s my hunting bow. I realized I needed to start practicing with the kit I will be using this September, and so I perused Three Rivers‘ site to ascertain likely prices, then went over to West Town Archery to actually try them, see if they had in stock one of [...]