The Maryland Rennaisance Festival

[robinthefrog]

Huzzah! My Lords and Ladies welcome to the Revelry! Also, avast me hearties for it be Pirate's Weekend!

We download and copy,
and bootleg and hack,
drink up me hearties yo ho!

We've used limewire and napster
and bit torrent too,
drink up me hearties yo ho!

Not that kind of pirate? Oh.

But no matter! See folks in costumes ranging from steam punk, to rip off's of pirate movie block busters! From anally authentic renaissance garb, to...three mustketeers? And was that one of those aliens from Galaxy Quest? The hell? Corsets and kilts galore!

Eat wonderful food like steak on a stake! Massive turkey legs that cost way too much! Mac and cheese, or even soup on a stick! No I'm not kidding!

See amazing acts like the Medeival Babes, The Limeybirds, The Rogues, Puke and Snotone of the Mun's favorites, and Hack N Slash!

And lest we forget, JOUSTING! Where it's more about WWE type crowd riling than about actual jousting. Carnival games! A museum of the bizarre and the mysterious!

Corsets and kilts! And pirates!

And of course, the shopping. From decorative knick knacks, to costume pieces and ornamental weaponry. From wood carved furniture to armorers to family coats of arms.

And did I mention, Corsets, Kilts and Pirates?! Huzzah!

[Mun is now very sad that he can't afford to go this year. Open to all, students, townies and faculty. If you've ever been to a Ren Faire, have at it and I'll toss in some NPC's to make it whimsical. And if you haven't, I will anyway!

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[heartflames.livejournal.com]

One of Eleanor's own linen dresses worked well for the Faire, as it turned out. It looked more as if she was dressed as a peasant than a high lady, but people kept remarking on how authentic her garb was.

Eleanor didn't enlighten them to the fact that it was nearly a hundred years old.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda grinned at Eleanor. "What a pair we make. This place is so neat!"

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"It is, isn't it? I think it's wonderful!"

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"Ooh! Knife throwing!" There was a booth nearby where for a dollar you could try your hand at knife throwing. "Hows about I win you a prize?"

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

Eleanor glanced at it, nodded. "Sure. Why not?"

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

The one Leda had her eye on was a little stuffed toy dragon, that had wire in it's spine so you could bend it into shapes. Or have it curl about and rest on your neck or something.

She paid her dollar, and tested the weight of the knives.

The first throw was off by a little bit, but the other five hit the bullseye, which was enough.

"Huzzah!" the proprietor shouted, with a bad fake english accent. "The lady hath been victorious! Choose your prize milady!"

Leda snickered, and picked out a dragon that was a slightly different shade of red than Eleanor's hair. Turning, she held it out to her.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin ran by with several other Muppet Frogs, Lizards and Insects.

"Arrrr!"

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Rrrrrrr!" she replied with a laugh.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"Hi Eleanor! Are you having a good time?"

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Yes! It's very fun. Thank you for inviting me."

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack waved at Eleanor. "Nice outfit!"

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Thank you. Are you enjoying the faire?"

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

"I am indeed!" he said, trying not to stare as a trio of gothic girls passed by. "You ever been to one of these before?"

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"No. The closest thing we had back home was the Beltane celebration." She smirked a little at Jack's reaction to the girls.

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack, somehow, had at least one food item on a stick at all times. Occasionally, he would doublefist like a college student at a frat party: steak on a stake in one hand, Mac & Cheese on a stick in the other.

He was still wearing jeans, but someone (she was in a corset, he was distracted) convinced him that his shirt was not necessary.

...and kept trying to get him out of his pants (and into a kilt) every time he passed.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda laughed when she saw him. "Lookin' good bro!"

Then a guy dressed as a knave and holding many little bags on a rack he carried approached him.

"Sir! Would you like to sample my nuts?!"

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack boggled. He didn't just hear that, right?


The knave persisted, proclaiming that his nuts were among the best in the land, the saltiest, and that people loved to put his nuts in his mouth.


Jack may have been blushing a bit.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda for her part was convulsing with suppressed giggles.

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Lil Sis, you want some of his salty nuts?" he asked Leda before nearly falling over.

The knave insisted that he had the biggest sack around, and dared Jack and Leda to compare his nuts with everyone else.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin hopped up onto Jack's shoulder. "Isn't this great?"

A Muppet Parrot landed on his other shoulder. "Arawk! Nevermore!"

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

Jack started laughing. "That's great! I'm like a pirate! No, that's not yours," he said to the Parrot, who was eying his Mac & Cheese (on a stick).

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

A group of Muppet Rats were mounting an expedition into one of the trash cans. And there went a Grouch in armor made from rusty trash cans.

"Hey look!" Robin pointed. "One of those strength testing things!"

[inthereflexes.livejournal.com]

"Those are aweome!" Jack agreed. "You go first."

...he may have been teasing.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda's outfit was at first a kind of Steampunk/Ren Garb hybrid. But she was looking for some new costume bits to make it more Ren than Steam.

And people couldn't seem to get enough of her ears. They kept telling her how good the makeup was.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin was not the only Muppet around. There was a whole slew of them dressed as pirates and other things.

The proprietor of one of the hat shops was a Muppet owl.