Links of the Day

English bespoke tailoring and Hitchhiker's Guide bonus trailer.

belated fencing post

I DID get out to go fencing on Sunday - first time I've done rapier in ~ 4-6 months! Damn, how I missed those sexy 42" blades!

( wire weenieness )

I'm hoping to find a rapier - or at least, something with the right weight/balance to drill with - in a few weeks. An acquaintance of mine used to vend fantasy style blades but says she has a few "combat ready" pieces she's willing to let go cheap. Here's hoping...

snake oil, revisited

From L., who knows more about this sort of thing than I:

A slightly less fun link: the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep personal product safety report. Turns out a lot of the snake oil isn't just ineffective, it's bad for you - but the FDA signs off on it anyway.

Unsure whether this will change my makeup/lotion/etc. habits or not. MAC shows up nowhere on the "avoid" or "recommended" lists, so my inner MACattacker says not to worry too much ;)

Having said this, some of the cautions about eye care and eye makeup ingredients give me pause. I never like to take chances with my eyesight. Next time I get mascara, for example, I'm going to look at this list first.

snicker before retiring

Taken from tommdroid, ( I told you I came from a family of Watchers :P )