'''Red Ajah News'''

A newsletter of the Red Ajah Community of TarValon.Net

Volume 1, Issue 2-January 2011

== Message from Hilwa ==
Happy New Year everyone! How were the Holidays for everyone? Did you get all the presents you wanted for Hanukkah/Christmas/Kwanza? Have you started any new resolutions for 2011? This particular issue will pull together the end of last year and start off the New Year. Please note that some of the articles will be “past events” and I hope that too many eyes won’t roll. I would like to thank all whom have written articles or contributed in any way to this newsletter. You are all appreciated! My family and I had a wonderful Christmas and on New Year’s we went to a local “Hafli” where my son immediately fell asleep at 830pm. It was ridiculous, the music was blaring and there were people everywhere but he just slept. AAHH...Youth!

So, let’s get right to the newest and “hottest topic on the Site”. Yes, I’m speaking about our own Leora “Highest” Sedai, our “Mistress of Facts” being chosen as “Keeper-Elect”! How cool is that?! Honestly, it is my humble opinion that a better person could not be chosen to fill the huge gap that will be left with Drayln’s resignation, but then I am partial. Congratulations Lacy! I’m certain that you will bring your own special brand of class and quiet confidence to your new position. We all wish you well in your new endeavor!

Yours in the Light,

Hilwa

== Message From the Head of Ajah ==

Hi everybody! It's been a while, but I hope you enjoy this second edition of the re-launched Red Ajah Newsletter. Since our last edition, Hilwa was raised to Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah. She received a lovely Red Shawl and some other gifts that you can see in the picture below. She'll tell you all about them in a follow-up post!

In other news, congratulations to our new Sitters, Anirfyan and Eveanyn, for the Spring 2011 term: sit well, ladies! :D Also, thanks bunches to Relinya for staying on for her second consecutive term as Heart. I think she like to be punished. :p

Have you been to one of our Red Ajah Public Chats, yet? If not, there is one coming up in February, details will be posted in General in the coming weeks!

As of right now, there are EIGHT Reds planning on attending Anni Party in March! :eek I think this is the largest group of Reds in a while so you all should be very, very excited.

~Leora Sedai, Head of the Red Ajah

== Red Spotlight ==
We're skipping our normal set of questions and instead directing you to this month's [http://www.tarvalon.net/content/leora-oldessroth Member Spotlight] in the TVT since it features our very own Leora!

== Ask the Reds ==
''Ask the Reds is accepting questions to answer in our next newsletter, please send me any and all questions to Hilwa via PM. Questions can be silly or serious.''

This question comes from one of those annoying "Get to Know You" chain letters: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?

Roast Beef: Hilwa, Anirfyan, Eveanyn

Mortadelli: Ariana

Prosciutto: Leora

Turkey: Anirfyan, Demonfaer

Pastrami: Anirfyan

Ham: Valadilene

== New Honorary Red! ==
The Reds got together and decided that the awesome Dame Judi Dench would TOTALLY be Red Ajah. What did she do to merit such an awesome honor? She has a penchant for [http://www.subversivecrossstitch.com/info.htm Subversive Cross Stitch] (Warning: Adult Language), a long-beloved art form among the Reds! ([http://www.darcylicious.com/drupal/node/115 Source]) In fact, as part of her Accepted Project, Leora embroidered one of the Subversive Cross Stitch patterns for every Red Aes Sedai. WELCOME TO RED, JUDI! :D

== Red Bites ==
''Things Reds have been saying around the boards, as collected by Leora. Humorous, maybe, and probably taken out of context.''

'''Relinya''': DAMN IT WHY AM I NOT THERE TO HELP PREGNATE LISA?! :(

'''Katherine''': eating raisin bran and feeling bitchier than normal

'''Hilwa''': Did I hear of a Red takeover? :look Let's just do it.

'''Leora''': I AM NOT WEARING ZASHA'S VIRGIN UTERINE LINING SHAWL :|

'''Eveanyn''': How else am I going to get anywhere with her if I don't pin her down and hump her?

'''Lyuna''': Hi, I like you for not liking Sparklepires :D

== Question of the Month ==
''Post your answers here! If you guess correctly you'll get the satisfaction of knowing you were right :p''
How many members of the Red Ajah are married?

== Did You Know? ==
According to kabbalah, RED string and has many and varied virtues but its primary aim is to keep you from the evil eye.

== Recapping the Holidays with the Reds ==

'''Valadilene on Halloween:'''

''Traditions...well, I suppose they'll be slightly different depending on which pagan path you follow, etc. but Sambaing is basically the middle between the first day of Fall (autumnal equinox) and the first day of Winter (winter solstice). It is a time when the Goddess in her Mother form is preparing to transform into the Crone and the veil between the worlds (spirit/fairy/etc.) is not as strong so you are more likely to see or experience something special. It also means there'll be a bit more tomfoolery. It's also a time for celebrating the harvest and thanking the Earth and the gods and goddesses for their help and blessings which prepare us for the coming winter.''

''That being said (and simplified) I make a point to share my bounty with the spirits around me. I leave out treats for the fairies, such as cream and orange slices, I make sure to feed the birds as they prepare to winter or fly south, and I do a couple different rituals. These involve lighting candles in specific colors that have been anointed with essential oils and meditating on the gifts I've received and those I have given, where my path is headed in the coming months, and just being open to opportunity.''

''Of course Halloween/All Hallows Eve/Sambaing/All Saints Day depending on what you call it is also a fun time with children. The dressing up in costumes comes from the belief that the veil is thinner and therefore there are more spirits about. If you don't want to get "tricked" or harmed, you dress like one of them in order to fool them. I really think that tradition can bring a neighborhood or community together around their children. So, of course I dress up as well!''

'''Katherine on Thanksgiving''':

''I spent Thanksgiving Day with my mother in law, since I have divorced my adopted parents. My mother-in-law made a Turkey that no-one will eat because everyone hates turkey...I've never made a turkey before. I’ve loads of relatives; I’ll go mooch off them.''

'''Leora on Christmas'''

''So, in my family, we are not allowed to get up in the morning until we hear Christmas music playing. I'm fairly certain this originated as a way to keep us in bed when we were little. :look In any event, this still holds strong sway over us as even though we are all grown, if we get up before Mom or someone puts on the Christmas music, we all just sit and look at our stockings and don't open anything.''

'''Mieriana on Christmas'''

''I wanted to do something like that when I was little- my parents told me that Santa will fly by the house instead of coming if I'm awake or sleeping anywhere near the living room. Since "he can see you while you're sleeping and he knows when you're awake" I totally believed them. I believed them so much that one time during Easter, I HEARD the Easter Bunny leaving me a basket near the bed and I kept my eyes squeezed closed because I was afraid if I opened them to look at him that he would take my basket and hop away.''

'''Relinya on Christmas'''

''We stay in our PJs all day! which is a rule, unless of course we are required to visit family. then we make the rounds of calling all family to discuss our day and what was given. eat lounge and watch christmasy movies.''

'''Elia on Christmas'''

''Usually on Christmas we wake up and my mom puts on some musics and we get all mushy and have some breakfast and tea. Then we open presents and talk for a few hours. Then we get ready to go to the extended family Christmas which is usually held at my grand-parents house or my great uncle and aunt's house (they alternate). All the aunts, uncles and cousins and second aunts and second uncles and great uncles and great aunts are there. We eat foods and talk a lot since we see each other probably once/twice a year.''

'''Ferra on Christmas'''

''When we were younger me and my sister would wake up at butt crack dawn and wake up my parents, then we would pick which version of the telling of Jesus's birth we wanted to hear either from Mathew or Luke and my dad always reads it, and we would sit around the tree listening to it. After he was done we would open our stockings which held underoo's -awesome- and socks and candy and just other things. Then one of us would play santa and hand out gifts, usually me and my sister would go first then my parents and then me and my sisters gifts towards each other.''

'''Eveanyn on Christmas'''

''When I decorate the tree, there is the tape of kids' Christmas songs that we play over and over--it includes the Chipmunks singing their Christmas song. It also has on it a Yiddish version of Jingle Bells. It's awesome''

'''New Year's Resolutions'''

''When asked whether anyone was making New Year's Resolutions, the Reds responded with deafening silence. I take it to mean we are our usual perfect selves and we don't need to resolve to improve anything! ''

== Other Stuff ==
[http://www.dragonmount.com/index.php/News/tom/tower-guard-report-boston-r69 Boston Book Signing for Towers of Midnight] where Hilwa was present!

Anybody remember the Red April Fool's Joke from a few year's back? You know, the one where we posted a petition to ask to bond Warders?

For anyone who missed it, it was epic. Here's our "petition":

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2011-01-26T01:04:49Z

Leora Oldessroth:

Red Ajah Newsletter October 2010

2011-01-26T01:04:12Z

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'''Red Ajah News

A newsletter of the Red Ajah Community of TarValon.Net

Volume 1, Issue 1-October 2010

Co-Edited by Hilwa & Ferra'''

== Letter from the Editors ==
Thank the Light! We survived the Seanchean Invasion!!!

We would like to start off with a very special congratulations being sent to Adri for her "Best Comedian" award! Congratulations Adri!

My co-editors and I hope that you will enjoy reading this re-launch of the Red Ajah Newsletter as much as we had “making it”. There will be standard articles, comics, and Red “bites” in every newsletter, but we would still love for you to PM us with article ideas and questions that you would like to have covered in future issues. So, without further ado…

Enjoy!

Hilwa

== A Special Thank You ==

Many moons ago, Estella used to write a great Red Ajah Newsletter. Then she got busy or something and we didn't do it for a long time. :( When I asked for volunteers to re-launch the Red Ajah Newsletter a couple months ago, Hilwa, Ferra and Meirah all stepped up and each has contributed to the final product you see here today. Hopefully it will the be "first" of many. And hopefully we can live up to Stella. =D

~Leora Sedai, Head of the Red Ajah

== Red Spotlight: Ferra Nyvar, Aspirant ==
'''1. If you could give one piece of advice, what would it be?'''

" When all else fails, love falters not." - Me. So when everything feels like it's tumbling and crashing and you have not one, just remember that there are people who love you, even if they can't be there to support you in body.

'''2. If you could have a room full of any one thing, what would it be?'''

My friends and family, and if I couldn't pick that I would have to say paper cause I always have a pen with me. This way I wouldn't go insane.

'''3. What do you value most in other people?'''

Their honestly, but even better is blunt honesty. I hate liars, hate them. Pretty much if you’re going to talk to me and lie. Don't bother.

'''4. If you could only see Black and White and only one other color. what color would you choose to see?'''

Such a hard question, but I would have to pick Green. that way I can tell when the grass is greener on my lawn or my neighbors. lol!

'''5. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?'''

How vindictive I am. I will cut my nose off to spite my face. If someone burns me I will want to burn them even worse. Which means, don't get on Ferra's bad list!

'''6. If you could choose one of your personality traits to pass on to your children, what would it be?'''

The fact that I have a servant’s heart, I really do love helping people. It makes me happy.

'''7. What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?'''

I would make a tree that grew money, but only one and I'd keep it for me and my family.

'''8. Would you rather teach a young child to read or have to learn again for yourself?'''

That's a HORRIBLE question! I would hate to have to learn to read all over again, but I don't really have the patience to teach a little kid to read. So I'm going to say pass on both.

'''9. What is the best advice you've ever given and received?'''

A. As a great pin says on facebook. "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!" Given by my dad.

B. Forget the expensive perfume, just buy and use Febreeze. Cheaper and trust me they won't even know what hit them.

'''10. How would you like to die?'''

If I am single, a freak accident please. Like being beaten to death by windshield wipers. So a murder apparently. If I'm not single and happily married at at the age of 83, I would like to die in my husband's arms and we both die at the same time.

== Ask the Reds ==

Dear Reds,
What would you do every day if money didn't matter?
At first glance, my question may not seem like such a tough question, however, when you think about it, so much of what we do every day is centered on money. We find jobs to make money, find a place to live based on how much it costs, get loans from the bank, cut out coupons and even spend time figuring out how much we will spend on gifts for people. People will work overtime or even get a second job to earn more money. For most people, the reason we get up each day is so that we can go to work and make money.

'''Mirshann''':

Assuming scheduling also weren't an issue. I would fly home to see my family and stay there for as long as I wanted.

'''Leora''':

If money didn't matter, I'd experience the world. I'd move from one place to another whenever I felt the urge. I'd get a place to live and get to know the place and the people. I'd learn the local crafts and cuisine, and the language. I'd make it a point to have interesting stories to tell. I think I'd like to collect stories from regular people, too, about the normal moments of life, sort of like [http://storycorps.org Story Corps]. Figure out what makes them tick, and how they view the world. Find out what memories are most important to them and why. Ask them how to solve major issues and see if maybe our collective intellect can't figure out a better way to do things. Yeah, I'd travel, I'd learn, and I'd listen and I'd write it all down.

== Red Bites ==

''Things Reds have been saying around the boards, as collected by Leora. Humorous and probably taken out of context.''

" I'll come help bury the bodies! :D " ~ Valadilene

“Believe it or not, vinegar is the cure for cat pee. " ~ Eveanyn

"Kraken? Check. Doublecrossing? Check. Mock trial for piracy? Check. Cannibals? Check. Jailbreak? Check. Saucy, randy wenches? Check. Kill devil? Check. Impossible pirate expedition? Check." ~ Adriana

"Have you ever tried zombies?" ~ Demonfaer

"I have great gaydar but not bidar :p " ~ Ferra

"Do you want to be blessed by Pope Elia? " ~ Elia

"You forgot to mention the most important part: Will there be cake?! :look" ~ Yenie

== Question of the Month ==

How many babies have been born to Aes Sedai while in the Red Ajah?
(Post your answers here! If you guess correctly you'll get the satisfaction of knowing you were right :p)

== Did You Know? ==

The Red Ajah is the smallest Ajah at TarValon.Net and the largest Ajah in the Wheel of Time Series?

== Links, etc ==

Planning on catching the Towers of Midnight [http://www.dragonmount.com/index.php/News/tom/book-tour-info-for-towers-of-midnight-r33book tour]?

Did you know that the [[Community Page: Red Ajah HQ|Red Ajah page]] in the Tower library was completed recently? There's some cool stuff in there, you should check it out!

And finally, an oldie but a goodie...

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2011-01-13T01:44:30Z

Leora Oldessroth:

'''Relinya Ryviarra, Aes Sedai'''

[[Relinya Ryviarra|Senior Member Interview]]

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== Occupation ==
Gelato Shop manager....cold yummyness coming right up

== Pets ==
One cat (for now muahaha) named Zeppelin.....yes after Led Zeppelin <3

== Favorite Books ==
Most fantasy books, all Chuck Palahnuik books, I am pretty open to reading everything though cause I generally just like to read.

== Favorite Movies ==
Like books I pretty much love all movies, ie all genres but all time favorites...The 5th Element, Miss Congeniality, Up, and a new one Ink.

== Favorite TV Shows ==
I dont watch TV really, but I do have netflix....off the top, Farscape, Dr. Who and Torchwood, Dexter (love me some blood), How I met your Mother is a classic. and Fraggle Rock ^_^

== Hobbies ==
Knitting, writing and playing on my phone. =P

== If I could travel anywhere it would be to ==
Italy! Mexico with the BF, practically everywhere in the world though....

== Positions I’ve held within the Red Ajah ==
Heart & Sitter.

== Positions I’ve held around the site ==
None yet

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2010-07-07T19:49:17Z

Leora Oldessroth:

'''Elia Rijin, Aes Sedai'''

[[Elia Rijin|Senior Member Interview]]

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== Occupation ==
Knitting bum

== Pets ==
Two cats Maverick and Parker. My beagle stayed back home in Texas when I moved to New York.

== Favorite Books ==
To name only a few: Jane Austen, Harry Potter, Jane Eyre, The Alchemist, Mary Stewart novels, Bleak House, The Virgin Blue.

== Favorite Movies ==
Bleak House, Charade, anything Hitchcock

== Favorite TV Shows ==
Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, Pushing Daisies, Life, Masterpiece Theatre, Mystery, Nature, Deadwood, Rome

== Hobbies ==
Knitting, outdoorsy things, photography, World of Warcraft, cooking/baking.

== If I could travel anywhere it would be to ==
Greece

== I chose the Red Ajah because ==
I found a place where I could be myself entirely without reservation.

== Positions I’ve held within the Red Ajah ==
Heart, Sitter. Once upon a time I was the Red Ajah Recruiter and the Torture Chamber Decorator.

== Positions I’ve held around the site ==
Assistant to the Director of Research

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