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My wooden sword and dagger arrived from Purple Heart! I got a different style dagger from seamoose - it's similar to the sword rather than having a ball on the end. I'd link directly to what I got, but the work sniffer blocks it. These things are really cool and I look forward to using them. Well, wearing them onstage at least...

What I'm reading: Tim Powers, "The Bible Repairman"

A friendly Resolution Recipe

"Friendly" because you'll all smell like garlic afterwards.
A Dish (Garlic sauce)
( Suffer through another medieval recipe redaction. Or don't. )

Edited to add: Oops. Forgot the original recipe, but that's there now.
What I'm reading: Steve Perry, Matadora

Off to Nixon's Playground tomorrow

I fly out to Key Biscayne, Florida tomorrow for a work conference. It lasts all weekend.
Before you say "Oh, you poor dear, forced to sit on the beach in Miami" - this is a seriously in-depth conference and the last two years I didn't get outside the hotel except to and from the airport. I'm taking the laptop, but we'll see if I have time to use it.