A Secret History

• 09:24 LoudTwitter seems to have worked last night! Be still my heart. #
• 09:57 Sweet time w/ @shoutingboy last night, although we slept in a wee bit and had a mad morning rush. #
• 10:07 @Plantgirl: I am not teeny! I am exactly the Correct Size, thankyouverymuch. (cf "Mary Poppins. Practically Perfect in Every Way.") #
• 11:12 @Plantgirl: Aw, I bet you say that to all the guys. ;) #
• 11:19 Enchanted by Les Machines de L’île (blending the invented worlds of Verne and mechanics of da Vinci): tinyurl.com/lesmachines #
• 13:07 This is getting ridiculous. Even my size 4 pants are big on me. Unrelatedly: www.flickr.com/photos/nullalux/2699513566/ #
• 15:33 ZombieHarmony.com...because the apocalypse doesn't have to be lonely: www.zombieharmony.com/ (retweet from @rhiannonstone) #
• 16:15 Looking forward to Ethiopian food with @karenbynight and @tutordennis tonight. #
• 23:24 @westwardho: Now I have Phil Collins in my head. Ow. #
• 00:26 Wonderfully fabulous dinner celeb (I got gussied up). @karenbynight wrote me the sweetest note on "Happy Elephant: Sour Sour" stationary. #
• 00:30 And K, in close consultation w/ @tutordennis, made me an *amazing* gift (pics to come). Turns out they've been plotting this for weeks! ♥ #

• 09:49 Music class with the Grub soon, and six-week surgical post-op this afternoon. #
• 09:49 Artist Saul Chernick discusses the history of death in the arts up to the present: tinyurl.com/5dgpkr #
• 11:38 "What's the magic word?" "Um...wang?" #
• 12:17 I have a bizarre fascination with fake food: tinyurl.com/revom (Warning: Do not ingest.) #
• 13:01 @tyrsalvia and @metaphorge: Have you considered my EPIC TAIL? tinyurl.com/66vraq #
• 14:00 Thinking of @Minafae, and sending love and light and strength and comfort. ♥ #
• 17:38 Just reminded that shirts I made for Classical Studies Assn at UCD said "habesne latinam?" And @tutordennis has "semper ubi sub ubi" boxers. #
• 19:54 Where would I be without @tutordennis and good old Homer? I'd be in a pretty pickle, I tell you. #

• 09:29 AM Very many happy returns of the day to britgeekgrrl and porkshanks! #
• 11:30 AM SalonCon needs ~5 models for Victorian Fashion Show, 13 Sept (M/F, any size): http://community.livejournal.com/salonconvention/71825.html #
• 03:31 PM The Codex Sinaiticus, inc. oldest complete NT, will soon be available on the web: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/22/2310351.htm #
• 04:32 PM My biannual check of OKCupid. Adding peeps who've viewed my page, if I know them. *yawn* http://tinyurl.com/5tzaok #
• 04:52 PM Looking forward to going home and the ensuing cuddling. #
• 08:43 PM Played w/ the Grub's new magnetic poetry and mailed out a bunch of Theriaca Fina sales this afternoon (@neoliminal, yours was among them). #
• 11:44 PM Dan Savage weighs in on dating older men: http://tinyurl.com/62oy9x #
• 11:45 PM "Dusty Zombies: A Creepy Puppet Project" performs "Dust in the Wind" http://tinyurl.com/6k3qd6 #
• 02:34 AM By assiduous trial-and-error (and the adept assistance of @shoutingboy), I have determined how to work up a proper appetite. *nomnomnom* #
• 02:44 AM Brilliant assemblage artist Jeremy Mayer sculpts w/ old typewriter parts: http://tinyurl.com/5mevu4 #

• 10:19 AM One misty, moisty morning, when cloudy was the weather...
• 06:20 PM Everything I've tried to eat today has tasted like boiling bile. Oh! I mean, fine, thanks, and yourself?
• 07:21 PM Retweet from @MizLit: Rescued Baby Bats! http://tinyurl.com/babybats
• 07:22 PM Strange Maps (for example, early 20th century map charting cannibalism throughout the world): http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/
• 07:23 PM Into the Ether—An Exhibition of Contemporary Collodion (wet-plate) Photography: http://tinyurl.com/wetplate
• 11:24 PM I dreamt I was a book, going up in flames just slightly too quickly for anyone to read.
• 11:24 PM Finally only one whisper of ash remained, ready to melt just before the touch of any outstretched fingertip.
• 11:25 PM Nude rock climbing sweeps the nation: http://tinyurl.com/nakedclimb (retweet from @Plantgirl)
• 00:26 PM VCU Paleopathology case photos: http://tinyurl.com/626cb5 (from LJ's rujava)
• 00:27 PM "Uh...it wasn't that heavy....what an extraordinary question!" ~Malcolm McDowell http://reichmarshall.livejournal.com/419709.html

• 01:16 PM Cuddly Bunnday morning w/ @shoutingboy and Kipling. So very sweet. #
• 07:17 PM SPICY food. Because I really should eat something other than pudding. Not that there's anything *wrong* with pudding, but there you are. #
• 10:18 PM Mintz's Blintzes are teh yumz0rz. http://tinyurl.com/5ex6a7 #
• 12:19 AM Enter a macabre and comical silent film world filled with mischief, time travel, and delicious pie: http://www.winterbottomgame.com/ #
• 12:20 AM @parallaxtz: Have some boobies! http://tinyurl.com/n2l8c #
• 01:13 AM They dined on mince, and slices of quince,/Which they ate with a runcible spoon... #
• 01:14 AM ...And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand/They danced by the light of the moon,/The moon,/The moon,/They danced by the light of the moon. #

• 12:24 PM At @xthread's, doing the brunch party thing.
• 12:33 PM @teawiththecheat: Good heavens! A morning without Twitter is like a morning without...um, I forget.
• 12:34 PM @dangerpudding: Happy trails!
• 01:03 PM Have a Slogan: Terrible Things Mixed with Popular Commercial Slogans! http://www.haveaslogan.com/
• 8:04 PM Splendid time at the brunch, w/ people I don't see enough. It sorta turned into lunch. And dinner.

• 09:30 AM What doesn't kill you makes you stranger.
• 10:23 AM The Sandberg collection of 19th century scientific curiosities: http://www.blenders.se/ebay/me/me.html
• 10:30 AM Grim Garden has gloomy incense garden gnomes and birdhouses shaped like skulls (birds feed out of eyesockets): http://www.grimgarden.com/
• 12:16 PM Managing LiveJournal tags in prep for changing my journal theme and layout. Finding it a bit monotonous.
• 01:04 PM @teawiththecheat: Be strong, my sweet. *pours you a virtual cup of tea*
• 02:11 PM τί οὖν ἐστι σόν; χρῆσις φαντασιῶν (Epictetus). [What then is your own? The use of impressions.]
• 03:12 PM @byronium: Might I recommend my more portable Emergency Steam Kit? http://tinyurl.com/55gpal
• 03:13 PM "Fantastic Contraption" show and book explores the leaky margins between humans and their machinery: http://tinyurl.com/deviceshow
• 05:14 PM Looking forward to beach party tonight.
• 07:15 PM @hobbinator: @soof and @tutordennis will be at the Eddie Izzard concert tonight. :)
• 11:16 PM Ocean Beach and a bonfire pit and warming beverages and happy peeps. Plus, the sea is really big.

• 09:53 Spicy mapo tofu for breakfast. #
• 19:01 Thought the day was passing incredibly slowly. Finally noticed my watch had stopped. Now wondering where the day went. #
• 21:01 Trying out Meebo: http://www.meebo.com/ #
• 21:02 Thank goodness car windows fog up. Steering wheels can be awkward though. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nullalux/2678421081 #
• 21:03 Poll: If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and work in the web/tech industry, do you go to Burning Man? http://tinyurl.com/sfburnerpoll/ #
• 21:04 @shoutingboy: Oh dear. You'll have to think of a suitable...punishment. #
• 23:01 Take a gander at the delightfully macabre Inky Dreadfuls: http://tinyurl.com/6d387d #

• 10:44 Very very nice lazy morning with @shoutingboy. And I get a Girl tonight. *smug Bengal* #
• 13:37 Snugs with the most lovable Grub in the whole wide world. #
• 14:52 Yessiree, what you got there is a bad case of Tree Goats: tinyurl.com/6aqj9c #
• 15:28 Can hardly wait to get Dr. approval to start exercising properly again. I miss my workouts. #
• 15:48 Russian steampunk ("stimpank!") mouse mod: tinyurl.com/stimpank #
• 15:51 Top 10 unusual burglar alarms (I love the gramophone and the clockwork doorstop): tinyurl.com/5pu7ey #
• 16:25 Making glass eyes at the Institute for Artificial Eyes in Munich, Germany: tinyurl.com/5spc75 #
• 00:15 Mmm, pie. #

• 10:44 Many happy returns of the day to jedusor! #
• 10:48 @neoliminal: Ancient Greek and Latin, with a smattering of Hebrew and Spanish. #
• 11:49 "When I understand that the glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious.” tinyurl.com/635cuq #
• 16:50 I suppose it was inevitable. The Grub accidentally clocked me in the face while we were wrestling/cuddling. Impressive bruise, but I'm fine. #
• 18:40 Chatting with the Girl and having yummy risotto porridge that @tutordennis made for me. #
• 22:08 Spooooky movie with @shoutingboy. #

• 10:32 Perfume that makes your home smell like a musty old library: www.cbihateperfume.com/CBinthelibrary.html #
• 10:35 Searched in vain all over the internet for Steampunk wallpapers? Fret no more: steampunkwallpaper.com/ #
• 18:23 Running errand, then dinner with the Grub. My new toothbrush has ladybugs on it. #
• 19:53 "Friends With Benefits" Benefit Summary Prospectus: www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/2669186954/sizes/o/ #
• 21:11 Trying to find a Catullus poem that's been going through my head recently, but I simply cannot seem to remember which carmina it is. #
• 21:13 Oh, nevermind. *sheepish* It's carmina 72. Now translating. #
• 00:06 @shoutingboy: Was this supposed to be a rousing endorsement? #
• 00:24 Yummy party leftovers. #
• 01:31 "Well, at least he drives a Prius." tinyurl.com/57bazv #
• 01:45 Grainnns! Vegan Zombie design on Threadless: tinyurl.com/5a98hy #

ποῦ: location: some tired tranquil place
ὡς δοκεῖ: mood: so bright they make me pure
ἡ μουσική: music: June on the West Coast - Bright Eyes

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• 16:56 V. busy morning breakfasting and party prep w/ @shoutingboy and @tutordennis. A bit overwhelming for me, BUT the cake is totally cute. #
• 16:59 Gave Naomi a tush bath this PM (she's in her golden years, you understand). Very little in this world is more pathetic than a wet bunny. #
• 17:18 I'd like to either rewind the last six months or fast-forward the next six months. This recovery has really turned me inside out. #
• 23:06 A room full of my favorite people. *glow* #
• 02:02 Good times w/ @karenbynight, @soof, @Harlequinn, @tinellaq, @dicedork, @teawiththecheat, @princeofwands, @dangerpudding, and @shoutingboy. #
• 02:10 A lovely birthday celeb for @tutordennis. Peeps brought African stew, tom kha, pita sandwiches, choc bundt cake, snacks, and cocktails. #
• 02:13 And then a very happy ending to a most eventful day. ♥ #

• 15:40 My heart is at peace. #
• 23:26 My new corset is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Many, many thanks to the Boy for such an amazing gift. Only 3 more days! #
• 23:45 At the milk-bar in SF for blue_estro's A Clockwork Orange shindig. It's real horrorshow. :) #
• 01:00 Also, hippo birdies to @xthread and @LunaticSX. #

• 09:33 Had to take pain meds yesterday while I was out, and then couldn't drive for a bit. Was forced to stop for a manicure, pedicure, haircut. :) #
• 09:35 A most splendid birthday to my favoritest person ever, @tutordennis! #
• 09:41 Delightful evening with @karenbynight and @shoutingboy at the Sanctuary. He and I watched "Secretary." www.imdb.com/title/tt0274812/ #
• 09:54 Retweet from @Nekokaiju: "Can't believe I overslept till 8:30. I have Zombie painting to do." I <3 my Twitter friends. #
• 12:27 I have selectively caught up on LiveJournal. If there's something I ought to see, feel free to send a pointer; otherwise, onward and upward. #
• 15:54 Oppressive dreams. #
• 18:49 Too good not to retweet (from @byronium): If you put a bunch of food out for rabbits, is it a warren buffet? #
• 18:50 I keep misplacing people and forgetting where I put them. #
• 20:49 Birthday dinner w/ my special fella at favorite South Indian restaurant. Finally got to give him his gifties (keeping them secret was hard)! #
• 23:19 @shoutingboy: What a sweet thing you are... #
• 23:23 Looking forward to my final custom steampunk corset fitting tomorrow at Dark Garden with fan_boy. *squee* #

• 12:06 *blink* How is it Thursday already? #
• 16:10 "Villain, I have done thy mother." #
• 17:10 Haven't read LiveJournal since the surgery. Started selectively reading a few journals today. #
• 18:11 Picking up prescriptions. #

• 10:12 The Grub and I start our next 10-week music class today. And we're off! #
• 11:50 Great class. Now lunching @ LuLu's with the Grub. #
• 13:08 @tutordennis: *does the booty dance* #
• 13:29 A very jolly morning, but I simply must rest supine for the nonce. #
• 15:46 Just another Manic Mundi: www.widgetbox.com/widget/manicmundi #
• 16:55 Retweet from @funkatron: Russian metal band vid made from old zombie movie and Soviet propaganda posters. www.vimeo.com/1223566 #
• 17:20 Staying a bit late at work. But AC has finally been fixed. Huzzah. #
• 18:45 Raw food smoothie on the way home. #
• 19:51 @teawiththecheat: It's the camel back of the week. #
• 23:26 I totally bought these cute uterus panties: tinyurl.com/68zbj4 (linked by @tenacious_snail) #
• 23:33 Whooshed through various chores and shopping w/ @shoutingboy. Now movie. Movie good. #

• 13:50 "Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes...which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth." ~Jules Verne #
• 15:28 Excited about vending at Steampunk Con in October. Now working on Steam Team administrative this-and-that. etsysteamteam.com/ #
• 15:30 @teawiththecheat: You're giving me ideas, young lady. Most unseemly. #
• 16:19 Our Steampunk Con was mentioned on Wired: tinyurl.com/5kfuxs #
• 16:23 $10 off wknd pass for Steampunk Con Tribe members: tinyurl.com/6hejmk #
• 20:01 Resting with ice and Homer. #
• 01:03 My ponytail is quite Seussical. #

• 12:01 The return of the Grub is an occasion of much joy. ♥ #
• 17:21 @teawiththecheat: Do NOT encourage him. ;) #
• 20:17 Cooling off w/ @tutordennis's marvelous cherry smoothie after rather warm but wonderful 1st day back @ work (AC is out there; ah well). #
• 20:58 I received a most mysterious package today: www.flickr.com/photos/nullalux/tags/mysteriouspackage/ #
• 00:41 Mashed sweet potatoes w/ fresh-ground pepper and an inexplicable Bollywood movie (w/ the Indian Nathan Fillion: tinyurl.com/6z9frn). #
• 01:26 Waning. #

• 12:48 Dreaming of Mercy Street. #
• 18:53 @hobbinator: Oh, I'm so sorry. Snug the other kitlings for me. #
• 18:58 And then the bridge disappears / and I’m standing on air / with nothing holding me / I hang like a star / fucking glow in the dark / for all those starving eyes to see #
• 19:00 Oooh, @dicedork and the Girl coming over for some of @tutordennis's yummy guacamole. @shoutingboy is fetching the avocados as I type. #
• 19:53 Change o' plans: now we get a @karenbynight! Guacamole and balsamic all around. #
• 00:41 My compass spins, the wilderness remains. #

• 16:37 Craft circle at @teawiththecheat's. #
• 17:48 The cockatiel, due to his valiant nature, has been named for Hektor, breaker of horses, son of Priam. #
• 20:17 The Girl and D held my hand during my first Good Vibes purchase! #
• 21:33 OMG, then they brought me home and gave me a full-body massage together. I die now? *melt* #
• 01:22 Djihfoisahfkchnjpoadjsh. And you can quote me on that. (I *told* her that putting on a Muppet movie was just *asking* for naughtiness...) #

• 14:57 Happy 4th, all! #
• 19:24 Off to party at @cortneyofeden's with @shoutingboy. #
• 23:29 Party yay! Fine folk, and appletinis with homemade caramel. #

• 04:01 Note to self: Update "Things Not to Do at 4 AM" List to reflect recent activity. #
• 04:50 Just realized I'd attempted to Google: "The Big Poots of Pain by Anne Sexton." I was wondering at the lack of hits until I noticed the typo. #
• 14:33 Looking forward to seeing the Girl. #
• 14:33 Quasi-steampunkery at Linens-n-Things: Crosley Broadcaster Entertainment Center (link from @marcet). tinyurl.com/5ahx4u #
• 17:28 Enjoying "Love! Valour! Compassion!" Boy, were @teawiththecheat's parents progressive. #
• 19:16 Headed out to CPK w/ the Girl and @tutordennis. I'll be rockin' the baby spoon with my soup. #

• 10:19 Chocolate pudding, meds, and a bit o' Homeric gore make for a fine breakfast. #
• 13:29 @tutordennis: Always glad to oblige. #
• 14:29 Settled in to watch Gladiator only to find that disk 1 (you know, the one with the *movie*) has mysteriously vanished. Humpf. #
• 16:20 Warm Tuscan soup is now coursing through my veins. (Not literally.) #
• 17:45 @xthread: It was probably those damn barbarian hordes. Such gonifs! #
• 18:08 @soof: adored. supported. #
• 19:13 Hatching plots. #
• 21:08 @winterredwood: You've inspired me to take the StrangeCycle downtown for a tune-up. Such lovely weather for a spin! #
• 23:32 Chatting with my peeps. #
• 01:59 I have a really fine frood. I pity the fool who don't got no frood. Also, Mr. T likes double espressos: tinyurl.com/a5mmm #

• 16:27 Lulled by the Homeric catalogue of ships. #
• 17:15 @shoutingboy: Fagles is my favorite. Poetic, but not so far from the Greek that it distracts a scholar. #
• 18:41 Counting my blessings. Lost count somewhere in the triple digits. *smile* #
• 18:42 @shoutingboy: If track doesn't wear you out completely, I shall be most pleased to help finish the job. <3 #
• 21:10 Relaxing stroll with @tutordennis before dusk. #
• 02:11 Wizard. #

• 18:09 Hm. I have been reminded again that Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" is a very gloomy flick. tinyurl.com/5f48sw(film) #
• 18:12 Sipping a cherry smoothie that @tutordennis made me. It turned out a lovely shade of purple. #
• 18:20 Blood tests for the new cockatiel came back and he's quite healthy. Shall we keep the name "Kafka," or go with something else? #
• 20:17 I wish Etsy would notify sellers when their work is included in a Treasury. I only find out that I've been featured if I happen upon one. #
• 20:41 Applying moist heat to my poor bones and listening to Homer. #
• 21:21 Oh my. Lombardo is taking some shocking liberties with his translation. #
• 22:52 @LunaticSX: No Shirtless Pole Guy tonight? My world is crashing down. #

• 17:29 I really miss yawning. #
• 17:34 OMG. Neil Gaiman plugged Calendar Geeks on his blog: journal.neilgaiman.com/ #
• 01:47 Turns out sweat and endorphins are even better than Percocet. Yum. #
• 01:56 I have a new audio set of Homer's "Iliad," translated and narrated by Stanley Lombardo. Thankies to @tutordennis and @karenbynight! #