I have Sparrow's sword now and will try to get pictures up. I've begun treating small parts of it with naval jelly. There is what looks like some gold inlay on the forte, and I'm not about to let phosphoric acid anywhere near that. I have some other stuff that I'm hoping will help that ( Read more... )

So, a friend of mine (let's call her Sparrow) has a Chinese straight sword, or jian, that she bought from her tai chi instructor a couple of years ago. It's an old sword. Like, Qing Dynasty old. The first time I saw it was well before she purchased it, and it was in decent condition. It wasn't in great condition, but it wasn't going down the ( Read more... )

So, I should be working, but I'm putting it off ( Read more... )

I snagged this from dante_deshain on Myspace. God, it's been a long day. That'll probably make this meme better ( Read more... )

So, here's what you people (and by "you people" I actually mean "everyone who isn't me") should know about me. I'm a dog person. I am also a cat person, but that is another post entirely ( Read more... )

I have many jars on my desk, and in each jar there's a little storm. If I try to move a jar or have anything at all to do with it, the lid threatens to pop off and release the storm inside. I can't have that. That would knock all the other jars off my desk ( Read more... )

So, I'm here now. You can all relax. What with the 'bated breath and heavily perspiratory anticipation of my next post ( Read more... )

Ganked these from weerdbeard


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We showed the house at half past nine this morning. That was lame, but at least we're closer to selling ( Read more... )

I wish I had something witty and interesting to say here, but I don't have much lately. I'm still looking for work. I have been accused of being educated beyond my means ( Read more... )