joined on 12/11/05
last updated 01/05/09
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Hi all, welcome to my tribe page. I'm Robert, Little Rob to many of you out there. Why? Because, In my group of friends, at a mere 6 feet & 200 pounds, I AM the small guy. I do Renaissance Faires, and other reenacting, swordfighting, shooting, reading and really like to make stuff. More on that in a bit. I'm now 36, and divorced from my good friend- Nan. I'm here to re-connect with old friends and attempt to re-discover the things that defined me in the years past. Oh and meet new friends, too.
Now, onto the stuff I like to do. As mentioned, I have a lot of odd hobbies, which led me to making things you can't get. I have made evrything from rubber hand grenades to swords and knives for my faire friends. My real love is making custom steel work (both weapons and simple items like forks and broaches) for my friends at faire. I enjoy the process from concept to completion. Soon, I hope to have a proper small forge again, and to get back to pounding metal.
So there are the things I can think of; enjoy, and drop a note sometime!
Robert (the Little)
about me
Well, until a few weeks ago I was just an average guy with a lot of odd hobbies; but am now seeking a better understanding of myself, and what makes me tick.
OK, so yesterday I decided to drink about a pot and a half of coffee. Why? No idea. Just tasted good, felt like what I needed.
Well, having only had maybe a cup a day for a while, this was a bit much. I think I was actually hallucinating- in a vibraty way. (Is that a word, you ask- Kubrick thought so!)
So here is a public service announcement-
Friends don't let friends drink a pot and a half of coffee on an empty stomach.
This is your brain. This is your brain on caffine...
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Just that. Hmmm. You know, the sound you make kinda low in your throat, when many other actual words would fail you.
An appropiate sound for so many situations. As in "Hmmm. I wonder what I should do today", or "Hmmm. I'm not sure that was such a good idea". Or maybe "Hmmm. Yes that IS a Tyrannosaurus. GAH!!" **crunch crunch** Sorry- a bit off-track there, unless you happen to have a Transmogrifier or time machine (depends on which side of the box you are on- Thanks to Calvin an...
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That the male Platypus has lethal poison spikes on his elbows? Yup, that's right- the duck-billed platypus is a lethal killing machine. Whoda thunk it?
OK- now that I have you attention. Hey! Wipe that look off your face! You never know when the platipie might try to take over the world. Now you know what to look out for. Cute they might be, but deadly.... You were warned.
Now, can we get onto the rest of the blog? Thanks
If you are going to surf the web, you had best have a goal i...
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Well, heck. Now that my divorce looms, I am left wondering what to do. I am not interested in the bar scene; I don't do dance clubs; my basic social outlets are renfaire and ww2 reenacting. Of those, ww2 has almost all men. No good. So I am left with faire.
I really need some new hobbies...
Seriously though, I really don't want to be "alone" at this point in my life. I find almost everything I love I want to share with "that Special Someone". I know, there are things like this (T...
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Thanks everyone for the support in this time. I realy do appreciate it.
I wanted to state that my first blog entry is relevant, and not too harsh. I have looked back on my interactions with everyone-my friends, family and even my wife, and all those things I mentioned have happened. Many people may not have noticed, but I think back and can remember some specific examples, so my assesment stands.
I promise to try to be better than I have been. I also promise to be the same old basta...
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too much coffee
(blog entry)
OK, so yesterday I decided to drink about a pot and a half of coffee. Why? No idea. Just tasted good, felt like what I needed.
Well, having only had maybe a cup a day for a while, this was a bit much. I think I was actually hallucinating- i...
read more
Hmmm.....
(blog entry)
Just that. Hmmm. You know, the sound you make kinda low in your throat, when many other actual words would fail you.
An appropiate sound for so many situations. As in "Hmmm. I wonder what I should do today", or "Hmmm. I'm not sure that w...
read more
Did you know...
(blog entry)
That the male Platypus has lethal poison spikes on his elbows? Yup, that's right- the duck-billed platypus is a lethal killing machine. Whoda thunk it?
OK- now that I have you attention. Hey! Wipe that look off your face! You never know when t...
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Now what?
(blog entry)
Well, heck. Now that my divorce looms, I am left wondering what to do. I am not interested in the bar scene; I don't do dance clubs; my basic social outlets are renfaire and ww2 reenacting. Of those, ww2 has almost all men. No good. So I am l...
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Not too hard, really!
(blog entry)
Thanks everyone for the support in this time. I realy do appreciate it.
I wanted to state that my first blog entry is relevant, and not too harsh. I have looked back on my interactions with everyone-my friends, family and even my wife, and al...
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