Comments on: the celtic festival: so much fun, it might actually kilt you

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:40:10 +0000

hi donnelle! i’m glad you enjoyed it!! and thanks for putting together such a charming festival!

By: Donnelle

Donnelle — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:14:42 +0000

Love the post! Sent it out to my staff and other volunteers. Made my day! – Donnelle (The Austin Celtic Festival Director). And yea, Merri Su rules!

By: MSWR

MSWR — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:55:35 +0000

Sally, I LOVE your personal motto. It is by far the best personal motto I’ve ever read.

Selina, I have no idea why they wear those wigs, but maybe it’s because they emphasize the bounce in the dancing?

By: Selina

Selina — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:31:49 +0000

Omg MSWR! That clip of Murray and the lamb was awesome . Don’t worry, I don’t know him either. He was after our time. Can you explain why they wear curly wigs? I am so googling that!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:21:19 +0000

sally, double true on the LOTR wiki. i actually snort laughed when i read that part of yr comment, and i *never* snort laugh unless something is undeniably (and hilariously) double true.

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:16:31 +0000

We should all be ruled by that wee dancing king.

Either peace or war is the greatest motto ever because a) it isn’t half assed about it and b) inspired me to make my motto “Either asleep or awake.”

Meredith, that’s amazing. I wish people would have known that I was looking at pretty impressionist paintings with Paul Newman died. Three calls in the museum! Gauguin will forever be paired with sadness.

That vampire slaying kit may not be an impulse buy, but it sure is an investment!!!

Finally (I promise I’ll stop), the sword was most likely King Éomer’s from the Battle for Helms Deep, otherwise he would have named the sword as being Narsil. On a related note, it is really interesting to look at LOTR wikipedia pages because I swear that anyone who adds to those has to have read the Simurillion at least more than twice.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:10:44 +0000

oh dude, I never even thought about that. Vengeful walking trees = WIGGINS.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:17:20 +0000

that IS a good story, meredith.

and obvs i LOVE the giving tree, but hello, that dude totally killed that tree (i mean, the tree let him, but still) so i always wondered if the other trees got really pissed off and sought revenge. THAT’s why it would be creepy if trees could talk and walk. at least, in my mind.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:40:43 +0000

Also, I don’t understand, are you saying The Giving Tree is creepy? Because that is the sweetest, saddest and most beautiful book ever.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:39:49 +0000

Mmm, butterfly potatoes! Or as I call them: big plate of twisty chipfries! I love these so much that when we were at International Festival last year, I had just left to buy my chipfries, and someone read on their phone that Bea Arthur died. And Matt told everyone, “Wait until Meredith has finished her chipfries before you tell her, so we won’t ruin her favorite snack.” And I got back and was all nomnomNOM, and then, like, “Why is everyone staring sadly at me? Guys?” and then once I’d polished them off, they told me about Bea, and I burst into tears.

Cool story, Mere!