[MR] DEMI-NEWCOMER - Forwarded by Request

[Lady Alexandra Scott]

Good Gentles of Atlantia, please read and reply to Milord Tymothe concerns. His 
text follows this note.

Tymothe, we are delighted to have you and your family be a part of the Atlantian 
family.  Please share your location at will so that others who are close to 
you may be of assistance.

We look forward to seeing you at events.  We are in the Barony of Sacred 
Stone (outside of Charlotte) and we host Tuesday night and workshop weekends.  
Please feel free to join us.

Graciously,
Alexandra and Johann
 
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Alexandra Scott de Northumberland

Argent, a stag statant and on a chief azure an increscent between two mullets of 
six points Or

Haus Von Rothenburg
Aire Faucon, Sacred Stone, ATLANTIA




----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Rankin Sgt Eric R <eric.r.rankin at usmc.mil>
To: Lady Alexandra Scott <xndra_scott at yahoo.com>
Sent: Fri, October 15, 2010 1:42:15 PM
Subject: Posting Help

Greetings, M'lady.  I've been trying to post a reply to this topic but it's not 
posting. Would you be able to post the below for me?
10,000 thanks in advance
~Tymothe


Hail and well met, friends.  I've been trying to follow this thread and I am 
really confused now but I hope not to hijack the thread. Let me preface by 
saying that I'm a demi-newcomer.  I'm also not trying to be rude or 
disrespectful to anyone here.  One of my flaws is inadvertently offending people 
with what I'm saying because I'm not an effective communicator.  I've been 
involved in the society since late summer 2009 when I was in Drachenwald (MKA 
Kandahar, Afghanistan).  Obviously there, as a US Marine, I couldn't really work 
on garb...but anyways, I had a great time learning about the SCA from Laurels, 
Barons and just old-timers (and where I discovered my love of rapier).  Now that 
I'm back, I'm with my local shire and all but still have yet to attend an 
event.  My home-made garb is still a work-in-progress but come mid November, 
I'll have some really sharp looking 16th century English garb and Japanese garb.
I guess my point of concern here is I'm seeing a lot of input in the thread 
about what people can and can't do and I'm about to give myself an anxiety 
attack when prepping for my first event (hopefully 12th Night).  I mean, what if 
what I think the designated smoking area actually isn't, or if I drink some 
water in the wrong place?  What if I see someone more important than my lowly 
self but don't recognize them as such?  What if my garb doesn't match the theme 
of the event?  I want to get into heavy fighting too, but with my income I feel 
it's just easier to start out as plastic-man from the neck down...but how would 
I cover it up?  My wife will be about 8 months pregnant at this event and she 
doesn't want to get some maternity garb that she'll wear for one event and it 
will collect dust afterwards.
I guess as the event gets closer and closer I become more afraid that I'll 
accidently offend someone, break the kingdom laws and/or be asked to leave.  
There is just a lot more to the SCA than I had originally anticipated and 
frankly, it can be overwhelming.
Many thanks in advance.
YIS
Tymothe Rankyn