Medieval Times

[pywacket]

That was SO much fun. I've wanted to go for 10 years but couldn't get any previous boyfriend to go with me.
James made Royalty reservations.

Yes, it really does resemble that section in cable guy. That is part of the charm.

"Steven: Can I get a knife or fork?
Wench: There were no
utensils in medieval times, hence there are no utensils AT Medieval Times. Would
you like a refill on that Pepsi?
Steven: There were no utensils but
there was Pepsi?
Wench: Dude, I got a lot of tables..

(er, I only like that section, you know with the star trek music and the lirpa)

It was cheesy and goofy and fun, lots of fun.

It was tough to leave the Bean. We don't do it often, so it's a little weird. But it was very nice to spend the evening together, the two of us.

She was quite the easy child to babysit we were told. This was the first time we'd left her with a paying babysitter while she was awake. Usually we wait to go once she's in bed. She just gave us a kiss and hug and went on about her business playing with Miss Vogna. It was actually a little tough that she just looked at us for a bit (you could see the wheels turning) and then decided it was ok. I guess that means we've been successful in helping her become independant, but jeepers. She did get sad at bedtime, but Miss Vogna told her "Remember Mommy and Daddy are having fun and they will come home and hug and kiss you." And she sniffled a bit and then went right to sleep. At eight.

Scheduling = good thing. It's all habit now.


We liked the surly knight though we weren't seated in his section. I wonder how many of them are rennies? I was as goofy as an eight year old (something I like about myself that luckily James appreciates, when I have fun, I have great giggly, silly fun like a kid, I love that that part is still accessible).

Hmmm. Now, I am plotting to take the Bean once we are sure she can sit through it.


And we have commemorative glasses. I've decided I'm big on the commemorative glassware.

Comments

[cheekytubemouse.livejournal.com]

when I have fun, I have great giggly, silly fun like a kid, I love that that part is still accessible,

I'm glad too! I wish we'd had more opportunities to be giggly together. Maybe we will someday. *hug*

[pywacket.livejournal.com]

you know I've noted as we all get older that vacation times can be good for visiting friends. I know, espeically if we move to Fayetteville, we'll be in SF as soon as the Bean can handle it.

And you know you are always always invited wherever we are.

[thingie.livejournal.com]

I wonder what it would be like to work at a place like that?

[pywacket.livejournal.com]

we wondered the same thing. The knights looked tired, as the ones at faire do. They don't do as dangerous stuff as the faire knights do, but there's a lot more of it. A lot of combat too.

They really need a new princess in Chicago though, blech. The chancellor (?) looked like bruce campbell.

I imagine the servers were exhausted. Just completely. Ours was sweating.

I think it would be a great job (I would have done it) up until about 25 maybe. After that it might be strange. Unless it was part time (like the King or Princess maybe --they had the smaller parts) A lot of the guys working there (the squires and wenches were young) were upwards of that though.

Hey..how DO you get animated icons. I so want some and don't know how.

[thingie.livejournal.com]

I'm actually not sure how other people do it. I think there is a normal, routine way to go about it, and I think I go about it an ass-backwards way.

Adobe image-ready is the thing I use for editing animated GIFs for the most part, but is sorely lacking in actually importing source material and then converting it to GIF form to begin with.

What I do is import the source material (preferably a quicktime movie) into adobe after effects and edit it there, and then render the frames out into a GIF file. Then I can fine-tune it in image ready if I want to.

I'm sure there is an easier way to do it, though.

There is actually a perfect loop from the Charlie and the Chocolate factory trailer that I wanted to make just for you and send to you, because I know you will love it, permission to send? (If I can get it looking right)

[pywacket.livejournal.com]

yes yes yes!

Adobe products are really expensive yes?

[thingie.livejournal.com]

yes, they are. image ready comes with photoshop, though.

I'm sure there are alternative products that can do the same thing, however. And there is also the alternative of getting cracks for software.

After effects isn't the most intuitive thing ever, either, and its a pretty beefy program used for many many things. Getting it for this sole purpose would be using a chainsaw to cut butter. There's got to be something out there much more streamlined that serves the more specific purpose of converting and editing footage into GIFs.

I'll get that loop out to you.

[ex-oakangel.livejournal.com]

I'm so jealous! I've been wanting to go there for *ages*!!
I know what you mean about routine - Sean *tells* us when its his bedtime! Just the other night, I caught his dad saying to him: "Its not night-night time yet, there's 15 more minutes!" ::laugh::

[pywacket.livejournal.com]

Heck, I'll go with you sometime. Maybe we could have a ladies outing there? Seriously. I loved it. It's cheesy, cool and hilarious all at the same time.

We're so close too. In California it was a several hour drive and when we went to Disneyland I kept trying to talk people into it, but nobody would bite.

This one, well there was no excuse and I'm so glad we went. It isn't faire (and the costume anachronisms and decor issues will make a faire snob twitch) but darn if it isn't lots of fun.