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My dearest,

You have made my days hopeful.  In that you have given me the greatest of gifts.  You have made me believe that as long as you are with me, I can do anything I try.  You have made me believe that my child can do great things.  You have made me believe that I can be a good Daddy and Father.  You give me courage to go back to college.  You give me courage to change my own future, together with you.  I thank you for all that you give and all that you will give.  Happy birthday pookariah .  You are my best friend and true confidante.  ~Herb

That's me.

My master makes me wait,
It forces me to sit quietly,
unable to scream the anger from my chest.
It forces me to burn slowly,
as some great hog over a spit,
flesh ripping away to expose the gluttonous fat inside.
It makes my existence slow,
like drips of water to my forehead,
ever dropping, marching to a torturous beat,
like some soldier in an effigy to efficiency of form.
It eats my fingers and toes slowly,
so as to savor both the flesh and pain.
Time is my Destroyer.

I await the news like a man in front of the gallows,
each minute excrutiatingly painful and final,
like a scalpel, skillfully slicing away the flesh of my sanity,
one piece at a time,
each minute taking pieces,
with the soulless eyes of a shark.
They march on as an army unstoppable,
waiting to deliver the news I don't want to hear.
Please God, let it never happen.

Death is only the beginning.

I am deleting names from friends list. If you want back on pop me a message, no hurt feelings here, just need to cut back my reading some >8)

Herb

That is all.

This is actually pretty close to what I would imagine them being like myself.

If you have questions about Portals or the rules changes, want to eat some grilled stuff with friends or just want to beat on people with boffers, come on up.

Directions below:

To Harrison Bay State Park 
From Knoxville:

From I-75, take Exit 25, Hwy. 60. Travel on Hyw. 60 approximatley nine miles to Hwy. 58. Turn South at Highway 58 and travel approximately 15 miles to Harrison Bay Road. Turn right onto Harrison Bay Road. The park entrance is approximately one mile on the left.

From Atlanta/West Tennessee.
Take Exit 4 off I-75 onto State Route 153. Travel North on Hwy. 153 and at the sixth exit , Hwy. 58, turn north. Travel approximately 12 miles to Harrison Bay Road on the left. Follow the signs to the park entrance. The park entrance is approximately one mile on the left.

Once inside the park we will be at Picnic Shelter #1.  NOT #2 as previously stated.  #1 has better snack & restroom access according the Rangers so that wins. 

Directions to Picnic Shelter #1:

From the main road follow until the road forks at the Rangers Office.  The Group Camp is to the Right.  The Marina is to the left.  Take the left fork. 
Following this road there will be a turn off for the Marina on the left.  Stay on the road, do not turn.  Follow the road and it will curve off to the left.  In the middle of the main park area will be several buildings.  The Picnic Shelter is on the right.  If you get to the Camp Store you have gone too far.

There is a LARGE charcoal Grill and a water spicket so if we can have some people bring charcoal and lighter fluid we can grill there or we can look at going to grab food somewhere afterwards. 

It is going to be somewhat chilly, Highs in the mid 50's so dress warm!

I'll be showing up about 11 AM!  See everyone there!

First, I have to laugh at some of the rumors I have heard. 

Then I have to thank people who extended a concerned heart that something might be wrong.

Then I have to remind myself that people will always look for the worst possible outcome or reason for any situation someone else is a part of.  That's where the "If it bleeds it leads," statement comes from in the reporting world.

Here's the facts:

1)  Aldea is the new Plot Director of Portals Larp.
2)  We all agreed she was the best choice given that I was stepping down.
3)  I agreed to make the 2nd Story Arc of Portals such that my current plot staff could play it and still have mysteries to solve, etc. 
4)  I can't work on my screenplay, write a 2nd arc (flesh it out completely really), play D&D with my friends on Saturday, Play a LARP (more on this later), Act as Director of Portals AND stay married.

So, hope this makes people's (_!_) unpucker. 

As an aside, if you heard a neat rumor about my stepping down I would love to hear it!

Herb

Guys and dolls,

If you want me to keep you on my LJ friends list, please inform me somehow in the next week.  After that time, I will be purging my friends list of anyone I haven't heard from.  If you get purged let me know you want back in.

Herb

Happy birthday rltrlarper !

~Herb

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Thanks,
Herb

I wanted to take a few minutes to say some nice things about my beloved wife.  She has been the one thing that keeps me going no matter how tough things are or how messed up I think I am.  Together I feel like we truly can overcome nearly anything.  In the 18 years I've known you (over half my life nearly) I have never been happier than when we accomplish something together.

Happy birthday and I love you.

~H