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Again, I still have Stuff I Want to Post About, but ... still busy. (The tech preview for the dayjob is Friday. Whee?)
I posted a new Gothic Charm School column! Yay! Thank you to my beta readers of awesome!
On the one hand, properly preparing a beef stew -- searing the meat in small batches, letting that sticky, caramelized crust form on the bottom of the pot while you're searing the meat -- is OMG time consuming. And spatters everywhere. On the other hand, the resulting stew is DELICIOUS.
My post the other night about the Victorian Goths taking back the top hats? I used that as a tag on a Tumblr post talking about my top hat decoration project(s), and someone replied with "And goodness Jillian, no one is taking anyone’s top-hats, bustle cages, etc. there’s more than enough for all." Which, they're not wrong. But I still felt compelled to reply, because let me tell you, I have met some haughty jerks in the steampunk community.
I posted a new Gothic Charm School column! Yay! Thank you to my beta readers of awesome!
On the one hand, properly preparing a beef stew -- searing the meat in small batches, letting that sticky, caramelized crust form on the bottom of the pot while you're searing the meat -- is OMG time consuming. And spatters everywhere. On the other hand, the resulting stew is DELICIOUS.
My post the other night about the Victorian Goths taking back the top hats? I used that as a tag on a Tumblr post talking about my top hat decoration project(s), and someone replied with "And goodness Jillian, no one is taking anyone’s top-hats, bustle cages, etc. there’s more than enough for all." Which, they're not wrong. But I still felt compelled to reply, because let me tell you, I have met some haughty jerks in the steampunk community.