Realm: F-List Essays - Subrealm: Sigerson

Let’s start with sigerson.
sigerson is a pagan, studying what it means to be a pagan at one of Boston’s pernumerous universities. (This is a theme among my friends: they either come from, or migrate to, greater Boston. And no wonder. But anyway.) I was going to say, "In her spare time she is an avid and expert dressmaker/costumer," but that’s really incorrect: doing things with fabric is part of her work, of her life; and she’s always looking for ways to integrate it into her theological interests, through projects like the Faith Quilt. She’s also an extremely warm-hearted and loving individual, which is wonderful for all who know her, but especially for the ever-eccentric sen_no_ongaku (of whom more later), who’s now married to her. In addition to him, she loves DM’ing, and also bacon.

Bacon is very important.

But you want to know how we met, and how all these crazy people interrelate, and how I became the person that I am. Which is why we’re beginning with sigerson: Not so much because she played a key role, but because symbolizes a lot of the culture of WARP at the time. ( Read more... )