Running for Pirate King!

Ahoy mateys! This be Captain Dork Pixie, running for Pirate King at the Northglenn Pirate Fest 2019! 

Here be me credentials: 

Pirate Crew Experience:

- Coxswain of the Pirates of Ill Repute (2010-2013) 

- Cecco with Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" (2015)

-Producer for the "Pirate Ninja Cupcake Musical" (2019) 

Sailing Experience of Note:

- Sailed the Schooner Zodiac in the Pacific Northwest (in a pirate hat) - 2009

- Turned a canoe into a sailboat with a kite - 2011 

- Rented a swimming pool and organized me own Cardboard Boat Regatta for me 30th birthday - 2012

- Commandeered a kayak (that I won in a contest) and thoroughly scared the delivery driver in me pirate costume - 2019 

Pirate Deeds of Note: 
- Danced the Viennese Waltz to Pirates of the Carribean - 2010 

- Officiated the Pirate vs. Ninja Olympics at Starfest - 2009-2011

- Organized a Christmas Geocache Treasure Hunt and Pirate Christmas Caroling and scared all my neighbors - 2011

- Fired a black powder weapon with me crew - 2011  
- Fired a canon at a yacht race while sailing on the Thane - 2011

- Performed Pirate Jokes for elope, inc - 2019 

Pirate Attire Deeds of Note:

- Modeled in Apparel Magazine in a Pirate Costume - 2019

- Won a costume contest at BrethrenCon for "Snow White of the Seven Seas" - also worn at DragonCon 2009

- Won a costume contest at Brethren Con for the "Flying Spaghetti Monster" -also worn at Starfest, and won 3rd in George Takei's costume contest -2011 

- Went to the Colorado Sand Dunes as Captain Jack Sparrow to Davy Jones Locker 

I've also sewn my own pirate vests, made me own rum, studied foil and epee fencing, toured aboard the Lady Washington (The Interceptor in Pirates of the Caribbean), saw real pirate treasure at The Pirate Museum in St. Augustine...

...and in 2018 I went real treasure hunting for Forrest Fenn's gold... (no pic or link on purpose there, mate!) 

Fer ALL this and MORE! VOTE FER CAPTAIN DORK PIXIE as YER PIRATE KING!

Pikes Peak Challenge

Last year I trained throughout the summer, packed my gear, studied and talked to every smart person I knew and took all the advice I could get, and signed up to participate in the Pikes Peak Challenge, which is a fundraiser for the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado.



In spite of my preparations – I don’t think I was really truly ready for what a challenge climbing Pikes Peak would be...

Pikes Peak Update

Thinking back… I can remember my first pair of hiking boots. My mom got them cheap off a friend who didn’t like the color. I’d never even gone hiking before, but I wore those boots to my junior high school every chance I got. They didn’t even match, most of the time, but I remember the feeling I had wearing those – I felt powerful. Big. Like I could do anything.
 

Palmer Park

I remember my first time trying to hike, soon after I started college.

Summer Training Log

Here's the rundown of all the steps (quite literally, actually) that I took this year to train for the Pikes Peak Challenge:

Learning the Argentine Tango!

The first thing I wanted to do as part of my recovery was dance. One month after surgery, I saw that they were offering a "Tango with Passion Week" at my old dance studio.

I thought I’d sign up for one class and see how it went...

Changed by art

I attended an arts/business luncheon recently, and the speaker was talking about how art can change you, without you even being aware that a change has taken place… I started thinking about that, and came up with a real recent example where a particular statue changed my life completely.

Cheyenne Foxhunt Adventure

So when I was growing up, my parents would tell me about a game they used to play called Foxhunting in their hometown of Cheyenne, Wyoming. It's basically hide and seek, except played with cars and CB radios. Then I would tease them about that being the sort of game you'd expect to be popular in a city as small as Cheyenne.

But I always wanted to try it. So when my cousin invited me along during a recent visit up there to see family, I jumped at the chance.

The rules (as I understand them) are basically this: You get permission from Fox Control via your CB radio to join the game....