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Patreon Holiday Cards 2023!
Happy Thanksgiving! It's time once again for our longest-running Patreon tradition: Patreon Christmas cards! The video sums up the key points, but just to repeat them:1. These are physical cards, not e-cards, so I need a physical address to send them to (and a name that your local postal service will deliver to; I've had cards returned because I only knew a patron by a nickname or username).2. I don't care if you live in another country, I consider your generosity worth a couple extra stamps.3. The most efficient way to get us your ...
Puukko
I still don't know who all among you were involved in this in total, but to all of you who were: Thank you. I feel profoundly "seen" haha.
Stella's Óðinn Hours (+ Other Zoom Reminders)
Stella is going to be holding Óðinn Hours (Stella's Office Hours) on Black Friday, to hopefully add a little cheer (or more fun darkness?) to that day. Here are the details for you:Svartr Friday Óðinn HoursNov 24, 2023 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84943229804Passcode: elfshotOther things coming up on Zoom for you:· An interview for Tuesday, Nov. 21st at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time, with Professor Tim Hunt. This one has a different angle to it. I know Tim because we're both active in the Robinson...
Patreon Interview with Prof. Tim Hunt
I've scheduled a new interview for Tuesday, Nov. 21st at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time, with Professor Tim Hunt. This one has a different angle to it. I know Tim because we're both active in the Robinson Jeffers Association, so this'll be a nice excuse for us to talk about him too, but Tim is best-known in our small circle as the editor of the massive five-volume Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers. We got to talking about this the other day and it occurred to us that he had therefore engaged in work not dissimilar to what the edit...
Upcoming Zoom Times
Here's a (possibly incomplete) guide to the upcoming Zoom meetings I have scheduled for Patreon. All times are U.S. Mountain time (Denver time); check https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html for the equivalent time in your time zone and remember to put the date in because different countries come off Daylight Savings Time on different dates.· First, I forgot to hold Office Hours in October, for which I apologize. For November, I'll hold them a week from today, on Tuesday, November 14th, at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time. The...
Indo-European Studies Update with Prof. Tony Yates (11/2023)
Getting a little more ahead of this one: Prof. Tony Yates and I are planning to do our third sort-of-monthly live Zoom chat about recent news in Indo-European studies on Friday, November 3rd, at 12:00 p.m. U.S. Mountain time. The Zoom link is here(https://zoom.us/j/97608541202?pwd=OXZXdmozOC9hdU9oWFZjTlRsTzQzdz09) and the passcode is: 199077I haven't seen any earth-shattering news so far this month, but something might come up, and Tony might have an update on the new Anatolian language by then. Otherwise come prepared with your Indo-Europe...
Patreon Interview with Rowdy Geirsson
Our next interview slot goes to Rowdy Geirsson, long noted in the field as a humorist in such forums as McSweeney's and whatever Twitter is called now. He has a new book out soon called The Impudent Edda that combines his trademark Boston-area references and long-standing academic interest in Norse mythology that Carolyne Larrington calls "[a] unique take both thought-provoking and insightful."This is short-notice but it's what worked: we'll have this one tomorrow, Thursday, October 26th, starting at noon U.S. Mountain time....
Patreon Interview with Tom Shippey Thursday!
If you've taken a serious interest in medieval studies, or in the study of J. R. R. Tolkien's name, or just watched a documentary or DVD extra about The Lord of the Rings, you've likely come across the name of Professor Tom Shippey, and maybe you've thought to yourself, "I'd love to ask that man a question."Well now you have a chance, thanks to your generous support of my weird little channel. Prof. Shippey reached out in September and we got to talking about his new edition and translation of Beowulf that he's d...
Next "Beowulf" Installment
Simon Roper and I are planning to do our next installment in our live reading of Beowulf (this time, fits 16-19) on Wednesday, October 4th, at 12:00 noon U.S. Mountain time. Simon is hosting this one and the link is here (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5391807487?pwd=eTBOWlNOVkJDY1ZXTm94TU5Da2dtZz09)If you're interested and new to this series, check out the first part of the first video on Simon's channel for a lot of helpful introductory information.All the best for now,Jackson CrawfordP.S. Your Patreon messages often don't reach me, an...
Óðinn Hours (Stella's Office Hours)
It's a full week of Zoom appointments this week (don't forget our chat with Prof. Tony Yates this Friday!). And Stella's jumping aboard with Óðinn hours this Saturday, September 30th, at noon USA Mountain time. The Zoom link is here (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83301344497) and the ever-appropriate Zoom passcode is: vegtamrAlso, if anyone is interested in a Patreon meet-up with Stella on Thurs. Oct. 12th or Sun. Oct. 15th in the Minneapolis area, say something in the comments!All the best for now,Jackson CrawfordP.S. Your Patreon me...
New Indo-European Language with Tony Yates
Some of you may have read the news about the discovery of a new Indo-European language. Prof. Tony Yates and I are going to get on Zoom again to discuss the find and answer any of your questions about that and related subjects that we can this Friday, the 29th of September, at 12:00 noon U.S. Mountain time. The Zoom link is here( https://zoom.us/j/95063862784?pwd=akhBVmIvN3lteUdSSGh0bmZvbkVOdz09 ) and passcode: 132379Luke Gorton will also possibly come, though he hasn't been able to commit to the time.I'll hope to see you there! All the...
Interview, Office Hours; Patreon Chat; *Vacation
First of all, our next Patreon interview that I have scheduled is with Dr. Colin Gorrie, the Old English teacher at the Ancient Language Institute (also something Luke Ranieri is affiliated with). He'll be talking to us about how he and other ALI instructors use innovative living-language methods to teach ancient languages, and it'll be a great chance to ask your questions about language-learning methods and how to attain your own goals. And perhaps to see if you want to hassle me to consider getting involved in ALI myself in some capac...
Interview with Krister Vasshus on New Bracteates
We'll have another live interview with Dr. Krister Vasshus on Thursday, August 24th at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time. The Zoom link is here(https://zoom.us/j/96603301220?pwd=QTk5cjJ5WG8ybk1jSUI2c1hxNjNiZz09) and the passcode is: 821844You might remember Krister Vasshus from our interview earlier this year when he discussed the "Idiberug" find (the oldest-known writing in runes announced in January). This time he'll be talking about a host of new bracteates with Elder Futhark inscriptions from the find initially announced in 2021...
Two Colorado Events in September
If you're anywhere close to Colorado, here are two events to keep an eye out for in September that I know about already:1- The Boulder Book Store's 50th anniversary is Sunday, September 17th. My impression is that they might not have this planned out yet much, but they're going to have some kind of festivities in Boulder that day involving Colorado authors, probably with a panel, book signings, etc. Since I'm not too involved in the planning process I can't say what local authors beyond myself will be there, but (*gulp* don&...
Odin Hours (Stella's Office Hours) Saturday
It's once again time for Stella's office hours ("Odin Hours") this Saturday, August 19th, at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time. Bring your questions and discussion topics related to Norse mythology, folklore, and more!Zoom link is here (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81558768996) and passcode: warneedlesAll the best for now,Jackson CrawfordP.S. Your Patreon messages often don't reach me, and vice versa for my replies to you. I don't get notifications for them, and there's nothing on my home page to show me when there is or is...
August Office Hours Sunday
Just a quick note to let anyone interested know that I'll host August's "office hours" Sunday, August 13th, at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time. As usual, a time to bring your questions, especially about Old Norse language, or just hang out and listen to other people's questions and answers about such things.Link: https://zoom.us/j/96858885248?pwd=NktYT24zOGV0MmVZQm9GR2dzbHpuUT09Password: 667054All the best for now,Jackson CrawfordP.S. Your Patreon messages often don't reach me, and vice versa for my replies to you. I don&#...
Vimeo Reminder
Here's a periodic reminder that I upload backups of all my videos to a Vimeo channel. I actually like Vimeo a lot better than Youtube, but Vimeo seems virtually undiscoverable through search engines. This is a good and a bad thing, since I pretty routinely just upload videos there publicly before they're ever on Youtube. That includes all the recent Patreon interviews we've had that aren't on Youtube yet, like the interview about Viking swords with Blake Winter, the latest installment of the Bēowulf reading series with Simon Ro...
Upcoming Interviews
Here's your (roughly) weekly reminder about upcoming interviews and such that I have scheduled for you:·Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 26th, 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain timeInterview with returning fan favorites Prof. Brenna Byrd and Prof. Andrew Byrd on constructing conlangs· Zoom link here(https://zoom.us/j/96924613192?pwd=eFBmV2FFcXdyQ1lKLzJtOUVEbEVSUT09)· Passcode 751608· Sunday, August 6th, 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain timeInterview with returning fan favorite Prof. Tony Yates (yes, he's a professor now, and at the school at which he was l...
Upcoming Interviews and Beowulf
I have a few interviews, and the next installment of Simon Roper's and my readings of Beowulf, coming up for you in the last half of July. All times are U.S. Mountain time; to get your local time, go to timeanddate.com and use Denver for my time.· Sunday, July 23rd, 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time Interview with Patreon supporter Blake Winter about Norse swords Zoom link here(https://zoom.us/j/94611659886?pwd=bWtqc2VZaXBlV29ONmZqaVBZMG52dz09) Passcode 433489· Monday, July 24th, 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time Simon Roper and Jackson Crawford ...
Salt Lake Meet-up
Alright, if you're in the Salt Lake City area I am going to be at Salt Lake Coffee Break (430 E 400 S) tomorrow (Wednesday July 12th) at noon and stay for a couple hours in case any local Patreon supporters are able to come by and say hello. After that I'm going to have to head to the museum, and of course I'm hoping that whether or not you can come to that meet-up you'll be able to come to the talk at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday where I'll hopefully have a chance to talk to you before or after. Remember to get NHMU tickets if you&#...
Salt Lake Next Week
On Wednesday, July 12th, I'll be giving a talk at Salt Lake City's Natural History Museum of Utah. Tickets are available at the link above.I know there's a considerable concentration of Patreon supporters around northern Utah, so I'd like to arrange a Patreon meetup, but I haven't been able to get a lot of clarity about my scheduling obligations to the museum outside of the talk itself. So let me turn the question to you, Utah supporters, comment on this post: are there days/times around then that would work particularly wel...
Odin Hours (Stella's Office Hours) for June
Stella will hold "Odin Hours"--a great opportunity to hang out and chat about myth and folklore, and/or get great resources for reading about same--this Friday, June 30th at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time (check timeanddate.com for your local time).The Zoom link is here (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89434661923) and the password is: kveldritha (Stella is better at these than I am).All the best for now,Jackson Crawford
Patreon Interview with Dr. Kelsey Fuller-Shafer!
I'm glad to say I managed to schedule the interview with Dr. Kelsey Fuller-Shafer for Sunday, July 2nd, at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time (use timeanddate.com to find your local time and use "Denver" for my time). The Zoom link is here(https://zoom.us/j/99515196424?pwd=R2c4NGozekRtUkdWK3R5cFMyUW1Ddz09) and the passcode is 630865.As stated in the previous post, Kelsey is my former Teaching Assistant, and she has a new book on Norse Mythology forthcoming from Simon and Schuster. I'm hoping we'll hear a little about that, and sh...
Tolkien Questions; Conlang Questions; June-ish Office Hours
A few different updates:1. One future Zoom interview I'm getting planned is with Dr. Kelsey Fuller-Shafer, a former Teaching Assistant of mine at the University of Colorado who has a new book on Norse Mythology forthcoming from Simon and Schuster. She works quite a bit on the connections between Norse mythology and Tolkien's work and expressed interest in answering your questions about them in an interview. But she's asked to see some questions beforehand, so if that interests you, please leave any questions on that topic in the com...
I am now on Cameo.
As was probably inevitable for any C-list "celebrity" of my caliber. Find me at cameo.com/Norsebysw
Vedic Interview Sunday / "Different" Signed Books
Don't forget that we'll have an interview with Michael Fiden, a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Texas, talking about the Vedas--their language, monsters, and demons--on Sunday, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain time. This should be a pretty fascinating talk about a really old branch of the Indo-European tree. The Zoom link is here(https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/93413971367) and the passcode is 436883 (yes, I double-checked both).Also, if you've never ordered a signed paperback copy of the Poetic Edda from Boulder Book Store, there's some...
Colorado Meetups This Weekend and Next Week
I only started doing Patreon meetups while I was on my trip to Scandinavia with Ian McCollum; strange to say, it had never occurred to me before. And I've never done one on "home turf" in Colorado, though of course I've also done more talks here than elsewhere, and there are other local opportunities sometimes.Well, anyway, as promised, I'm now going to schedule some meetups. These will be in three different regions tomorrow, then the day after, and Thursday, so hopefully one of them will be close enough for you to come and ...
Cisalpine Celtic Interview Video
Here is the raw unedited video of your interview with Prof. David Stifter on ancient Celtic languages Sunday. I thought it was one of our greatest interviews--particularly because it was so rich in information on a subject that's so hard to find good information about.The edited interview (mostly I need to add the text of words that he cites) should be public on Youtube next week.All the best,Jackson CrawfordP.S. Your Patreon messages don't reach me, and vice versa for my replies to you. I don't get notifications for them, and there...
Stella's Office Hours (Odin Hours) This Month
Be there Friday, May 26th at 12:00 noon U.S. Mountain time: link here [ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87842329307 ] with passcode carcosa (naturally).I also have more scheduled Zoom interviews for you this weekend and next; links and information here.All the best for now,Jackson CrawfordP.S. Your Patreon messages often don't reach me, and vice versa for my replies to you. I don't get notifications for them, and there's nothing on my home page to show me when there is or isn't a message. I can't even always see them when I check ...
Third Try at Celtic Zoom
No passcode this time.Rocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Celtic 3Time: May 21, 2023 10:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meetinghttps://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/91927368528Meeting ID: 919 2736 8528One tap mobile+17193594580,,91927368528# US+13462487799,,91927368528# US (Houston)Dial by your location+1 719 359 4580 US+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)+1 669 444 9171 US+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)+1 253 205 0468 US+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)+1 386 347 5053 US+1 507 473 4847 US+1 564 217 2000 US+...
