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Local Jedi throwing it down for charity. Saw these guys at Balticon, and the epic geekery just tickles me :)
Digital Archive/Photographic documentation: Conservation of the Medici Burial Clothes - product of the 2008 Florence costume colloquium, if you want to see how an apparent pile of scrap fabric can be revealed as lush 16th century court garments, this is your one stop shop. Searchable in English and Italian. Courtesy firenzekat, a fellow colloquium attendee.
Oxbow/David Brown Books latest costume books sales flyer (PDF) - get yer Renaissance/medieval clothing, textile, jewelry and even armor on right heaya! Future purchases should offset any savings made by not attending Kalamazoo for the past couple of years (whimper).
Windjamming AND knitting! Sailing in beautiful vistas AND you can play with fiber as well. Via shemhazai, whose interest in tall ships and textiles is noteworthy :)
LOLManuscripts, or more accurately LOLWoodcuts and the like. Bit of an inside joke but rich for those who get it.
Eliz I's favorite may have been behind wife's murder - this old-but-new-to-me news is likely only of interest to Tudor history buffs, but is explosive if you are.
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10:44 @briandgregory - might be doing a day trip - haven't decided yet. #
10:46 RT @stephenfry: In memory of a dear friend and very great man. Today is Towel Day towelday.org/ #towelday #
10:47 RT @FashionHistoria: Learn to take patterns from historical garments at this #CSAWestern program near #Seattle bit.ly/NgAUU #
10:54 RT @librarianbyday: Did you know it is Geek Pride Day today? bit.ly/aLfNuc #
10:54 RT @librarianbyday: What is Privacy? a rant about Facebook & the open source movement bit.ly/aZ4XW9 #
12:50 Oh my, @SamuelPepys is on Twitter. #
18:54 @sofaemployed - No problem :) #
18:55 Musing over whether it's daring or freakish to attempt wearing white skirt with black boots. #
19:38 RT @i_clavdivs: #Guild fans: WATCH: Wil Wheaton (and Tinkerballa) In NASA Star Trek Parody “Bots of Both Worlds” tinyurl.com/2w867d4 #
22:40 @racheline_m - Don't know how long you will be there, but if it's more than a week or so you might look at a short term apartment. #
22:44 Coy cat is coy. No way am I getting to pick her up. #

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13:01 RT @sofaemployed: Updated Android #Fencing ScoreKeeper! Lower price! $1.99 Inc. French translation & improvements to the design! #Android #
15:40 RT @quasigeo: Richard Curtis, Steven Moffat, and Neil Gaiman in the same place @ the same time. Fear. twitpic.com/1pef8c #
16:52 RT @GlitterFemme: RT @kmegaphoned RT @flavorpill: R-rated films become Golden Books su.pr/1QjBi5 <- special hell worthy awesomeness #
21:57 Evil kudzu, now with ozone: bit.ly/bJzij7 #
22:01 @dustdaughter - no spoilers, no spoilers! I only just finished "Northwest Passage"; I'm saving the last few for summer repeats. #

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09:14 RT @FashionHistoria RT @Threadbared: Making a list of #queer #fashion and #style blogs. Got any recommendations? #
09:15 It feels earlier than it is. Not sure if I'll go to #fencing tonight. Will see how I feel this evening. #
09:46 Another reason to hate/fear (zombie) spiders: tinyurl.com/36wuz6h #
12:04 RT @Kevin_Church: DC Metro Area people: Kurosawa Centennial film festival: is.gd/c8UCL #
19:27 @DJSatori Hope he's ok:( #
19:28 RT @daudi_g: Never assume anything about a Geek Girl - is.gd/c9dyA #fb #
20:51 Attn: #Medieval #history enthusiasts - Kalamazoo live blogging: bit.ly/djXAQ5 . Anyone know if the congress is being Twittered? #
21:15 Aha! @KzooICMS ; #Kzoo2010 for the #medieval congress #
21:20 RT @ juniperus RT @KzooICMS: Chaucer Blogger Revealed! is.gd/c8Y9R #Kzoo2010 <-!!!! #

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08:27 RT @Kevin_Church: In honor of DARIA's long awaited DVD release, Ms. Morgendorffer and Ms. Lane. twitpic.com/1n2h5y #
08:29 @WornThrough - My pleasure! #
14:03 RT @SBoSM RT @TDefren: Four Nerds and a Cry to Arms Against Facebook - nyti.ms/d01noz <-will watch with much interest #
16:35 RT @i_clavdivs RT @sparklystuff: 7 Real Reasons to Date Geeks: bit.ly/bsffgH <- and marry one #
22:07 Looks like the first Costume Con 28 pix are coming in: bit.ly/cPROvz [le sigh] #

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14:53 @geekchick - Ack :( #
14:53 Mixed Emotion Theater: pretty spring weather is aggravating my allergies! #
14:55 RT @mactavish: RT @Alyssa_Milano: 10 Annoying Habits of a Geeky Spouse bit.ly/ck0iDg (via @manikarthik) <-I am guilty of several #
19:19 RT @digitalsista: H1n1 shots are being offered at the gates when you land at IAD <- saw same @ BWI in Dec. #
19:21 RT @Irishboy51: May this fine, illegally brewed poitín only blind one out of every four of us. #newtoasts #
22:26 Went through a few agility exercises. Not sure I feel agile, or worked out :/ #

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23:03 Tatturinardoela saga - Star Wars in Old Norse: tinyurl.com/ye29t7l. Via shemhazai@LJ. #

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jlsjlsjls and other knitting knerds: the Cthulhuclava and the Dracoclava. Ski in style, folks! Via

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Dog, sadly: I was badly brought up. Me: Yes. Yes, you were. Dog: By people who starved me. Unreasonably funny, particularly if you've ever owned a dog, this had me in tears. Via

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09:24 I want a pair of Han Solo "Corellian blood stripe" pants. Just 'cos. #
09:52 You truly can FedEx anything: tinyurl.com/ycc6a7y #
14:28 The Periodic Table of Awesome: tinyurl.com/ydolw7f #

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10:55 Pride & Prejudice & Zombies to be miniseries: tinyurl.com/yh8pr59 . Agree w/ commenter that Colin Firth needs to play Darcy again! #
23:16 I never knew that point in line could be so... nuanced. I am clearly not a Jedi yet.... #

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23:12 Oldish but goodie, Cory Doctorow - Follow your weird: bit.ly/3hkxiZ
23:14 Oh doG no: #GreatStarWarsQuotesDuringSex . Aren't these the same quotes in which you can substitute "pants" and get something naughty?

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16:16 Movie timelines channel Edward Tufte: xkcd.com/657/ <- solid chartmaking nerdy win

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10:01 Con: chilly this morning. Pro: will hopefully kill all evil pollinators. Yay?
10:02 RT @danphilpott RT @levyj413: One of the best anti-hate stories I've ever read. bit.ly/XBdYM
10:18 Jefferson's sweet potato biscuits: tinyurl.com/ykdlpuq <- had these in Philly last weekend; om nom nom!
13:06 RT @MargoEve: Does anyone else think Rush Limbaugh is the Father Coughlin of our era? Ah, History Repeating. <- good call
18:40 RT @geekchick: Snippet of recent conversation: "If there's no nerdcore group called Run-DLL, there probably should be."

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Dr. Horrible at the Emmys. Have they upgraded from their rubber washing gloves?:

Current Mood: amused

Expanding on a Tweet from earlier in the day, I enjoyed this article from Tor books blog describing the liberties Hollywood takes with historic accuracy. I agree with the author that the real story is often more interesting than the watered down, simplified version movies give us, and I'm often frustrated with the cut corners, compressed timelines and/or modernization/"sexing up" that shows up in movies covering time periods I actually know something about.

At the same time, I think it's inevitable given that historic stories (rather like science fiction) are interesting to modern audiences primarily because of what they tell us about ourselves, and apart from the comparative few who know the historic context of any given film I'm aware that allowances must be made to tell a story modern audiences can relate to (this is in addition to any limitations set by budget, actors, 2 hour limit, etc.)

( deliberate anachronism )

Current Mood: verbose

08:47 Book necklaces! tinyurl.com/ktyh4x
10:14 More book pr0n - Neil Gaiman's library. Has pix: tinyurl.com/mta8d9
14:27 RT @mactavish: RT @britgeekgrrl: "Chicks Dig Time Lords" available for pre-order! tinyurl.com/nv8rzs <- you know who you are ;)

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09:32 Today's mandate: just keep movin',just keep groovin'.
12:41 First really hot weather we've had and I'm dreaming of cool woods with leaves changing color. Bad timing! Nose back to grindstone.
14:04 Where the fans cast the film: castinggame.blogspot.com/ (heard during ISBW podcast) <-I can see this being a huge time waster.
15:57 There are 2 more Mike Carey "Felix Castor" books than I knew about. And library has neither.
18:02 RT @doctork100: Under ObamaCare, my dad wouldn't have died last year from pulmonary artery disease because he couldn't afford insurance.

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10:13:11: A note from last night: red wine with dark sinful chocolate cake. And said cake is an intoxicant by itself. Thanking @danphilpott for both!
10:18:52: Finally able to get college ring back on. Touch to hand last week = couldn't get ring over knuckle. Thought I'd have to refit; guess not.
10:21:25: Hmm.. mention "wine" on Twitter & wine person follows. How do it know? And clearly doesn't know I'm still fairly ignorant re: good wines.
13:09:02: RT @BeaucoupKevin: Much-Beloved Canadian Donut Icon Tim Hortons Sponsors Anti-Gay Event http://bit.ly/nfiIv (Via @HeyOscarWilde)
17:08:58: Who said "keep your feet on the ground & your knees above them"? Sounds like Prairie Home Companion to me but I wouldn't swear I'm right.
19:16:53: Unfortunately leftover cake doesnot agree with D. All mine (but how am I gonna eat all this?!)
21:51:31: Oh my, #leverage quotes: http://is.gd/2b6LB
21:54:23: Mark Newport's hand-knitted superheroes: http://is.gd/2b6Yf (via @bodhibadger who saw them at the #Renwick - this link has more pix)
22:41:27: For the fannish sorts who somehow haven't seen it yet: Captain Jack and the 10th Doctor (well, the actors) kiss: http://is.gd/2baYh
22:43:02: Stretching cramping feet -oh yow in a good way. Now: 11 perfect (knee) pushups.

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15:32:41: I think sometimes book reviews are better read after the book - gives a different perspective on something I've already read.
15:33:01: Related: Sarah Waters gives good interview: http://tinyurl.com/ope9az . Slight spoilers for "Little Stranger".
22:48:47: Beat @danphilpott at Star Wars Trivial Pursuit. Again. To be fair, it was a close game.

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Kage Baker (of "The Company" series) blogs at the very fine Tor Books blog. Her latest post is 5th in a series about pre-1939/silent adaptations of the Wizard of Oz.

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