Death and Pictures

Nothing says "Thank you" to your Maid of Honor like a constant reminder of her mortality.


http://www.history.rochester.edu/godeys/03-50/ammw.htm


This which I link you to is part of a larger page depicting a ladies' magazine from the 1850s, and you can access it by deleting everything after "godeys/". It's interesting, but I just wanted to say three things.


1. What an ingenius gift. If such a thing were to be given in our time, it would have to be either to a person who treasures unusual things in general or to a person that would appreciate its particular... flare for taking a common artistic trope and turning it into a timekeeper.


2. "This very curious relic must have then intended to occupy a stationary place on a prie-dieu, or small altar, in a private oratory; for its weight is much too great to have admitted of its being carried in any way attached to the person." I'm sure if its weight were inadmissable, most people would forebear carrying it about as a matter of taste, which is lamentable because I would find its appearance intriguing and delightful.


3. What does the Latin mean? I can acquire some of it just through repeated exposure to common phrases, but I don't have nearly enough vocabulary or syntactical knowledge to read a language I've never studied.


Now, to true purpose... pictures of Dragon*con! I took about two rolls, and many of them were "action shots" and thus of varying quality. I will use a couple that Leslie took as well (the Flying Spaghetti Monster ones) because I love them so.

The Wheel of Fortune I bought

The wallscroll I bought.

Random Star Wars people.

Luna, Dumbledore, and Harry.

I have no clue who they were supposed to be. I was just amused by, "thog's armor sometimes chafe thog in thog's man parts."

I've been touched by his (her?) noodly appendage!



Monty Python makes an appearance here.



Cookie Monster had to be one of my favorite costumes. And his location here was suitable...



Leslie in costume! She made that dress herself. It looks even better in person. As does she.



My costume. Note the sash sagging some at this later point in the day.



Leslie is touched! (She was touched first; if you cannot guess, this has no sense of chronology.)



A rebel pilot.



Random elf! He asked for directions and I couldn't help him. I may've sent him the wrong way. Alas.