No Super Elfa

[vandy]

I woke up yesterday with a very sore neck, only to touch the back and realize I have a HUGE spider bite, perfectly centered on the back of my neck. As someone put it last night,"You camped out for 3 days, only to come home and get a bug bite?" Yup. Luckily, I already had a dermetologist appointment for 10am, so I freaked out about the spider bite for only a few hours, then went to the doctor, who gave me a variety of interesting creams to anoint myself with. At least the vicious elfa-eating spider had good timing. I went to fighter practice last night, despite the fact that my gorget rubs on the spider bite, only to be disappointed to discover that I had not gained any super powers over night. Lame!!! Maybe if I round up the household spiders and inject them with Tjorkill DNA...  

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[gwen-the-potter.livejournal.com]

Elfa, thanks so much for the glasses. R absolutely loves his, and I used mine all weekend long!

[aelfgyfu.livejournal.com]

Hey no problem - all the makings of an excellent trade. We all like our stuff, and we add more glass and ceramic goodness to the mix to improve the medieval atmosphere! :-)

[redbowofdl.livejournal.com]

I hope your head doesn't fall off your neck. I have hear that spider bites fester and go deep and take months to heal. Good thing you could see a doctor right away.

I have glass questions for you. Historically, where and when did people start pouring glass into sheets or other molds for windows or other objects?Red Bow

[aelfgyfu.livejournal.com]

I hope my head doesn't fall off too. ;-)

Glass was being hot formed (vs blown) in early Rome, probably starting in or near Syria, but it wasn't just poured into molds. It was mostly being gathered and manipulated with tools while hot, though not blown until later. Glass is very taffy like in consistency, and thus it is more effective to give it a shove in the right direction rather than just waiting for it to flow there. Early Roman windows, for example, have tweezer marks on the corners from where they were pulled out to for a rectangle. They weren't just poured into a rectangular mold. I wouldn't be surprised to find that there were some items that were strictly cast, but I can't think of any off the top of my head. It does has some logistical issues which might have made it less likely. Is there something more specific you would like info about? I have a huge library of glass books I would be willing to paw through.

[copper-oxide.livejournal.com]

I took a glass casting class once and the teacher claimed glass was cast into molds in Ancient Egypt for sculpture. But when glass blowing became more prominant the casting was dropped.
However, she wasn't an SCA quality researcher, so I don't know how accurate that is.

[de-foxley.livejournal.com]

So glad you got that bite looked at!

[m2mm.livejournal.com]

Your post cracked me up. We're usually safe around our house because they always go for Malcolm. However, a day or two after reading this Lynn had a huge bite. I hate it when you see the fang holes. EU.