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Prunella Vulgaris's compendium, or: A companion for the ingenious of either sex. The newest experiments in japanning, to imitate the Indian way, plain and in speckles, rockwork, figures, &c. The art of persuming and beautifying. Divers receipts in physick and surgery, with many other useful things. To make enamel of divers colours for gold, silver, or other metals. To which are added, many curiosities, and rare secrets, known to few, but very profitable and pleasant.

Monday, November 5, 2012

things and people

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There is something about being in an unfamiliar place that used to scare the daylights out of me, but now, with some degree of fiat, knowing...
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Friday, November 2, 2012

bilibin redux

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

spooky noochies

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Not as into the Hallow's Eve as much as others, surprising given the melancholic persuasion. Not so much into the macabre, I guess, whic...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

eyes and storms

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So last night I was postponing the Halloween shindig and the getting my sister out of the apartment where she lives with some stupid druggie...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

scary monsters and super creeps

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While the east coast prepares for the storm of doom, we just get a lot of rain, and I was running through the West Side Market Friday night ...
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Friday, October 26, 2012

slackened

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It's hard to go to class when there's nothing to learn, when the motivation is kicks and giggles rather than graduation and there ar...
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the morbidity and mortality weekly report

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As a lowly undergrad, I used to shelve the government documents on a dark and spooky tenth floor of the Kent State public library while list...
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Duchess of Hammer-Upon-Dulcimer, Esteemed Member of the Peonage, Prioress of the Esoteric Order of St. Drogo.
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