reenactorNet: August 2008

reenactorNet

This would be the blog of one Marshall J. Wise or "Marsh" to my friends -- it's "Marshall" to the company or others of that ilk. Anywho, this be just my thoughts and bloviations on life, reenacting, the world and other thoughtless provoking crap. Yes, I am a reenactor, yes, I own reenactor.Net... Remember: work to live, not live to work.

*(and yes, look up the word bloviate on google)

About Me

Name: Marsh Wise

Location: Fort Loudon, Colony of Penna, United States

Hmmm, "about me" huh? It's kind of boring. I'm a truck driver hauling U.S. Mail for a Postal Contractor (I was a manager for them, but it became a misery-fest and I felt (and still do) that I was being taken advantage of... at least NOW I have time off). Reenacting Lessee, I am into reenacting... WWI, WWII and Roman. Doing the first two, I portray a German (no, I don't care one bit if you're offended), in the last, I do a 1st Century Roman impression. I find the Roman Empire fascinating. r.Net I have owned reenactor.Net (the biggest reenactor website on the planet) since 1998 and am constantly trying to make it better (for that, I really need 37 hour days). One good thing about r.Net is it allows me to meet and know a lot of really great and nice people who's knowledge just leaves me floored. How I think... Do you really care about how I think? I'm kind of a dork... If you read the blog, you'll see how I think (or don't think, if you listen to a lot of people).

Saturday, August 9, 2008

The Olympics

Okay, I have to admit, I came home and Wendy was watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics (actually delayed 12 hours by a news media blackout here in the US by the shitheads at NBC). Anyway, it is nice to see in this fucked up world that some good things still exist.

In a world where a war was started today, where so many are suffering economic hardship, you can turn on the TV, watch the Olympics and feel good. Really... this is something positive in a world that has had some real shitty news lately.

My only real gripe (besides frigging NBC pissing all over America) is that, ONCE AGAIN, the U.S. Team has a butt ugly costume or whatever it is called. Yes, BUTT-UGLY!!! Whatever happened to the American Flag jacket? That was the sharpest we ever had!! I know, it's so low class, it's not designed by some New York fashion geek. It'd sure be nice to see it back -- not this ugly-ass blue blazer and dorky hat. Just like the winter Olympics wherein our team ALWAYS has something frigging stupid like cowboy hats or some other ugly hat. How hard is it? Stop letting idiot fashion geeks design this stuff. You're embarassing us... you dumbasses!

I saw SO MANY really good looking Olympic costumes/uniforms tonight and then BOOM, I get smacked in the face w/ this ugly shit >:-0

My opinions, but they're there!