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Fluevog again [Oct. 14th, 2009|10:12 am]

I decided to put the Fluevog "Rococco Lucia" shoes on eBay:

http://bit.ly/4xQQoK

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selling Fluevog shoes - advice [Sep. 28th, 2009|10:36 am]
Advice wanted!

I have a pair of Fluevog shoes I want to sell. They are the Rococco Lucia shoes:
http://www.fluevog.com/gifs_2/fluseum/lucia_lg.jpg

in the Flueseum here:
http://www.fluevog.com/files_2/flue-seum.html

They're used--I wore them a few times--but I would not say they were even broken in. No box. Size USA-9.5

What's the best way to sell them? I was thinking Craigslist because it would be easier, but I don't want to miss out on top price if these are something special, which I suspect they are. Should I risk eBay?
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last of my BPAL on eBay this week [Apr. 13th, 2009|04:03 pm]
Auctions ending Sunday, April 19:
5mL Haunted Palace full
5mL Herr Drosselmeyer almost full
5mL Jacob's Ladder full
5mL Rat King full
5mL Enraged Bunny Musk full
5mL Enraged Orangutan Musk full
5mL Hungry Ghost Moon almost full
5mL Monster Bait - Underpants full
All starting at $1 with no reserve. Free shipping in USA, $7 worldwide.

This is the last of my hoard--the ones I couldn't bear to part with until the very end!
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(no subject) [Dec. 20th, 2008|11:31 am]
I'm on the internets! On the airplane!  Bet you didn't think those tubes could reach all the way up here didja?
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kauai [Oct. 27th, 2008|11:53 am]

Just got back from six days on Kauai. Returning to my regular life has been harder than I expected.

waimea canyon

Above: Waimea Canyon. Standing at about 4,000 feet and looking way straight down to the ocean. We had planned a snorkeling trip down in those waters, but our boat caught on fire before we could get there. So all we got was a couple hours' boat ride and a free lunch.

primary colors

Here's our rental Jeep. The 4WD came in handy for mowing over rival customers at the local farmers' market. Is the dirt really that color? No--it's actually brighter. :)

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snakeskin doublure [Oct. 1st, 2008|07:42 pm]


 
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stephen decatur pistol [Oct. 1st, 2008|11:58 am]

Yesterday this 18th-century German flintlock pistol which belonged to Stephen Decatur was returned to us. It was on long-term loan for exhibition on the USS Constitution, the ship Decatur commanded in the wars against the Barbary pirates. Unfortunately we don't know if the gun was used by him at that time; we only know that his widow gave it to the University along with his papers.

It's got an Arabic inscription (which may or may not be talismanic and/or deliberately illegible) and some kind of tiny decorative stone embedded near the inscription. The stone is reddish and might be a ruby or a piece of a meteorite. We don't know if Decatur bought the pistol with the inscription or if the inscription was added by a previous piratical possessor...



 two more )
 
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masque of anarchy [Sep. 29th, 2008|02:53 pm]

This book was brought out of the vault today for a special fundraising event. Shelley published The Masque of Anarchy in 1832. This binding, the Rare Books Librarian estimates, is early twentieth century. I wish I could show you the rest! The back is similar to the front, but with symbols of hope in place of the front's King Anarchy. The spine has skulls-and-crossbones running down it. The endpapers are polished snakeskin.


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meet your stereotypes, face to face [Sep. 24th, 2008|10:39 am]

At the Living Library you can "check out" real live people for half an hour and talk to them. In this manner prejudices are dispelled as you converse with someone who actually lives in whatever pigeonhole you'd like to peek into.

Check out any of these "titles:"

Accountant, Alcoholic, Anthropologist, Asylum Seeker, Bald, Bisexual, Blind Person, Blonde Woman, Bodybuilder, Buddhist, Bulimic, Bureaucrat, Cancer Patient, Cannabis Smoker, Catholic Priest, Coach, Communist, Deaf, Dentist, Diabetic, Diplomat, Disabled, Drag Queen, Dyslexic, Environmental Activist, Ex-Gang Member, Facially Disfigured, Female Firefighter, Feminist, Football Supporter, Funeral Director, Gambler, Genius, Graffiti Artist, Hacker, Harley Davidson Owner, Hate Crime Victim, Healer, Hindu, Hip Hopper, Hippie, HIV Positive, Homeless, Homosexual, Humanist, Imam, Immigrant, Jew, Journalist, Judge, Lawyer, Lesbian, Librarian, Male Nanny, Male Nurse, Manager, Mathematician, Mayor, Mental Health Difficulties, Meteorologist, Muslim, Night Club Bouncer, Parking Attendant, Peacemaker, Philosopher, Plastic Surgeon, Police Officer, Politician, Prostitute, Psychic, Rabbi, Recording Artist, Redhead, Refugee, Retired, Roma, Runaway Child, Security Guard, Sexual Psychologist, Sikh, Single Dad, Sky Diver, Stripper/Go-Go Dancer, Terminally Ill, Transgender, Unemployed, Vegan, Witch, Workaholic, Zoologist

It's about time! Our country's been torn apart by uninformed prejudices against zoologists for FAR TOO LONG.


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halloween turf trolls [Sep. 12th, 2008|02:50 pm]

I got Mummy and Wolfy at the univ. bookstore today:

turftrolls

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Totoro Forest Project benefit art auction [Sep. 3rd, 2008|06:56 am]

Artwork by artists inspired by Miyazaki and My Neighbor Totoro will go on auction this Saturday. Proceeds benefit the trust fund of "The Totoro Forest," Sayama Forest outside of Tokyo.

Totoro Forest Project


Off Stage by Hans Bacher
 
Unknown by Unknown

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(no subject) [May. 9th, 2008|06:49 am]

http://colorwar2008.com/submissions/youngnow

Find a photo of when you were a kid, recreate that photo as best you can today, and submit them both.

Plaid pants! Hand in diaper! Macaroni-and-gold-paint Christmas ornament! Drool!

AWESOME.

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job awesomeness [Apr. 23rd, 2008|09:25 am]

We're having a birthday party! For Shakespeare!

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algorithm [Apr. 21st, 2008|10:23 am]
So I was looking at Evert Fresh ethylene-eating bags for produce on Amazon.com.

Amazon politely suggested, as it does, that since I was looking at Food Storage Bags, I might be interested in the related product category of Support Bras.

!!!   :)   !!!
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Spy Symposium [Apr. 17th, 2008|11:02 am]
Anybody here interested in spies or intelligence history? We've got some major stuff coming up at the Library, including keynote speeches by Henry Kissinger and Gen. Michael Hayden.

spyposium )

In Special Collections we also have an exhibit up about Helms with all kinds of stuff from his personal and professional papers.
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new exhibition [Apr. 4th, 2008|11:47 am]


Have a look at the web site for our new exhibition that opened yesterday:

http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/guac/mezzotints_08/index.htm

The exhibition is all about mezzotints, which are a particular kind of art print. Tricky and labor-intensive but with awesome light-and-dark effects, smoky and dramatic. My boss and I split up the research.

See if you can tell which portrait depicts the guy I call "my boss's prom date" and which portrait she calls "my drinking buddy."

EDIT: site is now live with watermarked images.
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tough room [Feb. 20th, 2008|11:16 am]
Two of the four segments of the Feburary 8th This American Life (#348: Tough Room) had me laughing out loud like a total goober on the metro when I was listening to the podcast:

Act One: Make 'em Laff.
Host Ira Glass spends time in perhaps the toughest room on earth, the editorial meeting at the satirical newspaper, The Onion, where there's one laugh for every 100 jokes.

Act Four: Tough News Room.
Malcolm Gladwell is a best-selling author and famous journalist at the New Yorker magazine. But not always. Witness his story—which was recorded live, on stage at the Moth theater in New York—about his first job in journalism, and how terrifying it was.

The business of being funny: *really* funny. Malcolm Gladwell: *really* entertaining speaker!

Episode info (you can stream the whole episode)
Podcast info (but I think you missed your chance to download)
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tin man [Nov. 2nd, 2007|07:07 am]
(wizard of oz) x steampunk + Indiana Jones = ???

Tin Man - new miniseries on SciFi channel...

http://www.scifi.com/tinman/

Alan Cumming as the scarecrow! 
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wildfires [Oct. 22nd, 2007|12:17 pm]
From Mom:
I believe [the house we lived in in Rancho Bernardo] has burned. All RB and Poway have been evacuated. Eight fires are burning all of North County and heading toward Rancho Santa Fe. Greg emailed he may be sent out to Ramona area today to aid in evacuations. Most freeways are closed. We also have many fires burning in the Southland. The winds are so fierce that they cannot get the planes in the air due to smoke and heavy winds. Here at the homestead, all is quiet, smoky and you can taste fire in your mouth. I can't believe this.
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"world's oldest blogger" [Oct. 19th, 2007|07:11 am]
http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/

108-year-old Olive Riley blogs with the help of documentary filmmaker Mike Rubbo:

"Good Morning everyone. My name is Olive Riley. I live in Australia near Sydney. I was born in Broken Hill on Oct. 20th 1899. Broken Hill is a mining town, far away in the centre of Australia. My Friend, Mike, has arranged this blog for me. He is doing the typing and I am telling the stories. He thinks it’s a good idea to tell what’s going on. He already made a film about me a few years back and people liked that, so they might like this blog too, he says. We’ll see."

Do read her story about her teeth--it's awesome:

http://www.allaboutolive.com.au/2007/02/28/olives-third-post/
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