Adventures of a Wayward Sailor
I am a poor, wayfaring stranger...
Journal created:
on 2 June 2001 (#161962)
Updated:
on 19 February 2015
Name:
An infrequent user
Birthdate:
12 September
Location:
Montgomery Center, Vermont, United States
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The Name: It's really pronounced just how it looks: Hah-KEHR. Emphasis on the second syllable. It's Ancient Egyptian, meaning something along the lines of a traveller who crosses between boundaries. I've been using it for years in various places. It fits me - or at least my mental concept of myself. Though I usually present as female, I'm not above a little gender confusion now and then. :)
I've been a lot of weird things - beekeeper, night watchman on a Victorian-era island in the Atlantic, firefighter, tall-ship sailor, historian, librarian, and museum interpreter. Sailor's what stuck the most, though. I'm currently shorebound, but the sooner I can get offshore again, the better... Want more info?
See also: 
strangewayes for unedited SCAdian & historic research relating to recent or planned projects. Be warned, it's mostly just where I'm currently stashing my notes. In the Society, I'm Elinor Strangewayes. I study 16th and early 17th century England and its relations with the New World. My "SCAdian resume" can be found here. 
If you're just meeting me, particularly if you might know me offline, please check out my owner's manual first.
"Anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death."
- William S. Burroughs (1914-1998)
(And yes, I know it says I'm in the ocean somewhere off Newburyport. That's because the Shoals are around there, and the map doesn't have good enough resolution.)
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Gender is irrelevant.
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One more note: I tend to bitch a lot about physical and mental health issues. For one thing, they're usually pressing issues in my life and frequently affect my personality and activity level. Furthermore, I have an awful memory and this lets me keep track of how things are changing on a long-term basis. If you don't want to hear about that sort of thing, I cordially invite you to use the little back arrow on your browser.
I try not to hold obvious grudges; the best revenge is a life well lived.
The Name: It's really pronounced just how it looks: Hah-KEHR. Emphasis on the second syllable. It's Ancient Egyptian, meaning something along the lines of a traveller who crosses between boundaries. I've been using it for years in various places. It fits me - or at least my mental concept of myself. Though I usually present as female, I'm not above a little gender confusion now and then. :)
I've been a lot of weird things - beekeeper, night watchman on a Victorian-era island in the Atlantic, firefighter, tall-ship sailor, historian, librarian, and museum interpreter. Sailor's what stuck the most, though. I'm currently shorebound, but the sooner I can get offshore again, the better... Want more info?
strangewayes for unedited SCAdian & historic research relating to recent or planned projects. Be warned, it's mostly just where I'm currently stashing my notes. In the Society, I'm Elinor Strangewayes. I study 16th and early 17th century England and its relations with the New World. My "SCAdian resume" can be found here. If you're just meeting me, particularly if you might know me offline, please check out my owner's manual first.
"Anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death."
- William S. Burroughs (1914-1998)
(And yes, I know it says I'm in the ocean somewhere off Newburyport. That's because the Shoals are around there, and the map doesn't have good enough resolution.)
Hit Counter
Gender is irrelevant.
Shameless plug:
One more note: I tend to bitch a lot about physical and mental health issues. For one thing, they're usually pressing issues in my life and frequently affect my personality and activity level. Furthermore, I have an awful memory and this lets me keep track of how things are changing on a long-term basis. If you don't want to hear about that sort of thing, I cordially invite you to use the little back arrow on your browser.
I try not to hold obvious grudges; the best revenge is a life well lived.
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