sharing more book love

Found this online course course in medieval/early modern handwriting, which includes an online version of (at least part of) The Pen's Excellencie, a 17th century handwriting manual that includes alphabets in Italic (looks a lot like modern script) and Secretary (looks like modern script only at first glance).

Why this matters to me: Picked up English Handwriting 1400-1650 a few months ago and though I'm almost finished, I'm still having difficulty reading the Secretary samples. I can't figure out whether this is because the folio samples in the book have such tiny reproduced script (I've been using a magnifying glass) or because the writers just had crap handwriting - so, I'm looking for more samples.

Why learn this? Why not?

Star Trek stuff

For interested parties: Star Trek: The New Voyages. Entirely fan filmed/acted/produced, they even managed to get an actor from the original series to guest for one of theirs. Haven't had a chance to watch any, but I've gotta admire their sheer stubborness to keep it going.

Klingon Fairy Tales, or at least the titles. I'm sure "Little Red Riding Hood Strays Into the Neutral Zone and Is Never Heard From Again, Although There Are Rumors ... Awful, Awful Rumors" is a lot more exciting than the original!