Just upgraded my OS to Windows 7 Pro and am reinstalling software and getting used to the altered interface (the default font is very, very tiny). Some amusements while I wait on things:
hrj on
character naming strategies. Her attention to detail is impressive to me because I can never come up with anything creative (girls are usually called Elizabeth. Or Mary).
Check out
belfebe's
Marguerite de Valois dress site (I've seen this dress in person - it is spectacular!) and follow the links within.
The Library of Congress will be
hosting a concert featuring their priceless Stradivariuses (Stradivarii? Strads?) this Friday. IIRC, they need to be played occasionally to preserve quality, so the LOC takes them out of their cases and into the hands of trained professionals once a year on the anniversary of Stradivari's death.
Completely forgot I'd uploaded this photo of my new
latchet shoes by
Pilgrim Shoes. They look fantastic, smell richly of new leather, and fit like bedroom slippers. Recommended :)
You can print out your own
Get Excited and Make Things 8x11" poster in multiple colors. This is
cool with the creator.
Moments of Change: The Early 17th Century and the Roots of Modernity lecture podcast (opens iTunes). Free (!) Found via
Worn Through.