22nd May 2015 - Lars Trekking ...

Thought for the day: "Autocorrect is changing correctly spelled words. I'm starting to think it has a mind of its AUTOCORRECT IS HARMLESS. GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS. "

Well - finally got around to doing my rendition of "Lars Trekking".
For you kind reader who may not knwo the background, part of my fun and games is playing a Viking Skald, or Bard in the Curious Pastimes Games system.

Now, this is one of those games that dioes not have "down-time". What happens in the game is only what happens when the events are running. Some game systems have things that you can do between events that will have an impact upon your character, the world, your wealth or experience - not Curiosu Pastimes.  That does not mean to say that people stop "frothing" or enjoying the concept of their character and the game - that is what the internet does for the game. But nothing actually counts!

So, when one player was late to event one time, the "back story" was that he had managed to run his longship into the shore and therefore been delayed. This somehow stuck, and Lars, for that was the name of the character, suddenly found many references to his lack of sailing prowess. Expressions such as "Lars only knows one speed - Ramming Speed",  "Lost another Longship yet Lars?", were banded around both at event and on chat groups and facebook statuses..

It was not unusual therefore that afetr about a year of this, my mate Steve, I will not say the whole name to protect the innocent, decided to post words along the line of "Hey guys - I like a joke as much as the next person - but this one is getting a little stale now  - can we give it a rest.."  while his Character Lars started getting very grumpy about it and threatened to start "blood eagling" anyone who mentioned it in his presence... (Blood Eagling is a very gruesome form of death - comprising opening the chest while still alive and pulling out the lungs and spreading them as though they were wings and leaving the victim to die )..

So..  of course I would not dream of mentioning any such things - until I get to Curious Pastimes Event No 1 - set in Teutonia and find that two very annoying goblins - no not the ones of fame and fortune and "the green one", but in this case Insult and Heckal of the Viking  or Norscan troop of Wolves, and Insult (Adam) starts singing "There's Goblins on the starboard bow" to Star Trekking across the USA tune...   Sad to say - I was lost!!  It had to be done !! Death or dishonour, Bloodeagling or Bounty. The words just started pouring out...

Now the Wolves hold something called the "Tyng" every night at midnight. It is a time when we call upon Heimdal to open a portal across theBifrost Bridge so that the all-father Odin can hear what we have been up to in the day, what heroes have achieved, what ills befall us, what aid may be needed, and to accept the Glorious Fallen...        And a song !!

Making sure that I was far away form the warrior Lars across the fire - I stepped up and sang the following song...

And since that time I have decided to record it for posterity and add a little animation..  and post upon the Tube of Ewes, and the Book of Faces...

I think he likes it really - just can't admit it ...

So - life may be short - but the Chateau 41 is available.. Cheers!!!

Of - and some pie charts ... Can't remeber what I have posted so here is a whole set ...