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07:11 I am an auntie. Mazel tov, E and C! #
09:02 Louis Thomas Jerôme Auzoux (1797-1880), French physician, improved and popularized anatomical papier-mâché models: tinyurl.com/Auzoux #
09:08 The SV Chronometer is a GPS based, interactive master clock w/ a binocular sight and hand crank: http://tinyurl.com/chronometerSV #
09:27 @_ahs: You were asking about 19th Century post-mortem photography; thought you might like Paul Frecker's site: tinyurl.com/Frecke ... #
09:32 Also: Memento Mori-Photography and Loss in the 19th century: brightbytes.com/collection/memento.html #
22:22 Once in a lifetime / The longed for tidal wave / Of justice can rise up / And hope and history rhyme. ~Seamus Heaney, The Cure at Troy #
23:04 Gunpowder and treason and whatnot... #
23:12 ZOMG. We're on the MAKE Magazine site: tinyurl.com/steamteamMAKE (Thanks, Gareth!) #
01:43 @vermillionlies: Bee tattoo photos, please! #

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11:36 Heard @cortneyofeden's fella on NPR this morn on my way to vote. Have you voted yet? #
13:22 Clearly, I have to make a Clockwork Giant Weta Cricket now: tinyurl.com/6oy3je #
15:30 Uploading various pics from SteamPowered to my Flickr: flickr.com/photos/nullalux/tags/casteampoweredconvention2008/. #
16:00 Pat Regan at Vulcania Submarine built a working replica of the Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: www.vulcaniasubmarine.com/ #
19:02 'Tis the season for Silk Nog at the store. Score! Also saw No on 8 and Yes on 2 demonstrators and honked my little heart out. #
19:19 #votereport for ZIP 94401: Name not on list despite prior registration; had to vote w/ provisional ballot. #
19:21 Retweet from @nprpolitics: More than 10,000 vote reports have been submitted so far. Keep 'em coming! npr.org/votereport #
20:16 Yes, we can. #
20:37 My little nephew, Benjamin Andrew Taylor, is on his way into this world. May it be an easy journey, and much love to new parents E and C. ♥ #
21:02 @as2: Doesn't look promising on Prop 8. 55% of the vote, w/ 9% reporting: www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/ballot.measures/ #
21:30 Baby countdown: ~3.5 hours! ♥ #

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14:15 It was good to see @vonslatt, albeit too briefly, at SteamPowered. Check out his Keynote and exciting book news: tinyurl.com/CASPKey #
22:09 Major decompressing from very busy Con weekend. Just laying down and not moving feels like an orgasm. #
22:13 Councils ban 'elitist' and 'discriminatory' Latin phrases: tinyurl.com/banonlatin #
23:22 We missed @Datamancer at SteamPowered, but just take a gander at his gorgeous new ergonomic keyboard: tinyurl.com/ergopunk #

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11:50 Hee. @slurketta just called my work "Sinisterelicious." Om nom nom. #
12:47 Whee! Just wrapped video interview, a steampunk primer to be released in Dec, with the makers of Damnation: damnation.blueomega.com/ #
13:18 Another interview, this one audio, for the Steampunk Spectacular podcast: steampunkspectacular.com/. #
21:31 Spicy mango margaritas with the CA Steam Team contingent. I love you guys. What an amazing weekend. #

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12:13 Having a smashing time at SteamPowered. Apparently I'm "that girl from The Internet." #
14:17 Gareth Branwyn from MAKE Magazine recognized my work from the Maker Faire Contraptors' Lounge, and my leg from the Geek Girls Calendar. #

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11:38 @shoutingboy: Set-up going splendidly. And of course my reply is: all the time, in most places (presence of elderly relatives permitting). #

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13:35 Damp autumn morn called for pumpkin spice mocha. #
15:18 Making applesauce from scratch with the Philosopher. #
17:11 Rainy day walks are always better with hot chocolate at the end. #
17:36 Quick errand, then home. Contraptions aren't gonna tinker themselves, you know. #
02:11 SteamPowered Con starts tmw! Vendors' Hall opens at 2P (visit me!), Victorian Steampunk Ball at 8P. steampunkconvention.com/node/17 #

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11:01 Mid-morning tea. #
15:11 Major crow shenanigans in Central Park. #
22:24 Many thanks to @karenbynight for picking me up at work and @tutordennis for the back massage and heating pad (also enjoyed by the Bengal). #

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08:58 @Noadi: Thanks for the add. Love your Shadowy Cuttlefish pendant: tinyurl.com/5q27mf #
09:04 Last night was The Yum. @karenbynight's tuscan bean soup is divine (spelt is my new fav ingredient), esp w/ sun-dried tomato wheat bread. #
10:00 The Zombie Movie Drinking Game (from @abditus): tinyurl.com/6r8pz9 #
11:38 Busy morn, now breaking for a walk and perhaps a nosh with Hoi Didymoi. #
13:22 The Professor relishes his food, while the Philosopher prefers to ruminate over his meals. #
15:10 Just ordered more business cards for the SteamPowered Con. www.steampunkconvention.com/node/15 #
18:09 Trotted around to gander at local Hallowe'en decorations (Avila Rd. in San Mateo is particularly impressive). Then bagel and smoothie. #
18:48 My Expedition Tool Kit is featured in the Storque! Check out the article (A Very Steampunk Halloween) here: tinyurl.com/storquesteam #
19:36 Working on contraption involving gramophone and clockwork fly. Pondering details when @tutordennis said, "It's a Fly Translator." Perfect! #
20:55 @shoutingboy: Oh, well done, Sir! #
21:51 Confession: I don't mind touching real rats at all, but handling faux ones creeps me right out. #
22:37 Hm. Filling brain cavity with clockworks makes skull rather top-heavy. Noted. #
23:25 Pumkin Pocky from @teawiththecheat and @tutordennis (yes, it's spelled that way). #

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09:23 This morning, various Twitterfriends are posting about robot jellyfish, giant illusory spiders, and CD-cereal box spectrometers. #
11:32 The fog has mostly burned off, and we are out the door in search of a lunchtime smoothie. #
13:27 They've released the 2008 Farm Sanctuary Turkey Adoption list! This year, we've chosen Hannah: tinyurl.com/humanethanks #
14:04 Reflections on tinkering: Is it a unified body of practices, a distinct set of skills, an historical moment? tinyurl.com/tinker1 #
14:16 Bricolage (noun, from French bricoler: to putter about): something made or put together using whatever materials happen to be available. #
14:42 Dessert 1st helps us come to terms w/ the loss of Mother's Cookies by making DIY frosted animal cookies: tinyurl.com/circuscookies #
15:19 Octopus made from chopsticks (also fab Engrish: From the waste material to be art! My hat's off to be a beaver.) tinyurl.com/chopoc #
18:30 Made it to San Jo to pick up the refill of Madeleine's meds just before the vet closed. Victory is mine. #
19:18 Moto accident on 101 N @ 92; caught in ensuing traffic on way to dinner at K and B's. #

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10:38 Sweet lazy morn with Rabbit. Now heading out for my first 90-minute massage (so decadent!). #
12:50 Holy endorphins, Batman! *grin* #
17:47 ♪♫ I left the north...I traveled south...I found a tiny house, and I can't help the way I feel... ♪♫ #
18:41 Very odd, spooky music is playing from my computer. Must be from an open tab or the like, but I can't figure out whence. #
19:28 Tinkering out a clock powered by a beating heart (which smells like strawberries, but that's an unrelated bonus). #
22:43 Spoiled is me. Rabbit read Kipling's "Jungle Book" to me as I put the finishing touches on my Lacerta temporibus (clockwork lizard). #

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10:40 Cinnamon toast and the new issue of CRAFT magazine. #
20:12 Feeling slightly nauseated. Shower and tea will do wonders, I'm sure. #
21:04 Wearing a teacup on my head, rather rakishly. #
22:14 O Slug-a-Moon, O Slug-a-Moon, grant thy faithful hedgehog's boon! #

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09:48 No coffee this morn; sipping tasty black tea with Silk creamer instead. #
13:58 There are a lot of squirrels in the world. Cheeky! #
14:33 In Nov, CA voters can vote YES on a ballot measure that will improve the lives of 20 million farm animals: tinyurl.com/yesprop2 #
14:41 Did the downtown scene with Hoi Didymoi. Confused by autumn leaves concurrent with sunny weather. #
16:46 Off work and heading directly into my workshop. The mustread-only internet rule continues until after SteamPowered Con next weekend. :D #

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11:10 Coffee with Hoi Didymoi. The Philosopher must declaim daily. #
13:50 The Professor airs his concerns. #
17:13 Seen on two separate license plates today: WRDPLA and RLYSMRT. #
18:35 “The existence of forgetting has never been proved: we only know that some things do not come to our mind when we want them to.” #
18:51 Secret: Sometimes when you read to me, I mouth the words as you say them so that our lips make the same shapes at the same time. #

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11:34 Trip to the Japanese Garden with Hoi Didymoi. Now admiring the amazing koi. #
14:23 @nerdgirlpinups: Welcome! (Nerd Girl Pinups, Because Female Geeks + Pinups = t3h sexy) www.nerdgirlpinups.com/drupal/ #
19:47 Played this clip of the lyre bird, which mimics the calls of other birds, and Hektor went wild! tinyurl.com/6p5bzk #
21:39 It seemed like such a nice motel... tinyurl.com/4mbmht #
22:14 They told us that water and electricity never go together, unless you’re up to no good: tinyurl.com/zefjh #
22:15 @artmonstergirl: Trags is just a few blocks from our house! #
22:59 Circus posters, photos and prints from Jaap Best, the Netherlands’ largest collection of circus memorabilia: www.circusmuseum.nl/eng/ #
00:25 Do you Plurk? tinyurl.com/6ohc7b #

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13:50 Long lovely lunchtime walk to Central Park w/ Hoi Didymoi. We hit upon their new internet monikers: the Professor and the Philosopher. #
14:12 @eorchard: Mazel tov on your new little one! #
18:22 Museum of Unnatural Wonders at Sir Paxton's Curiosities for Kids (10/31-11/1): creepy displays of nat sciences tinyurl.com/sirpaxton #
20:14 Tonight @karenbynight and @shoutingboy are here for @tutordennis's famed roasted Kabocha pumpkin soup w/ homemade croutons and corn muffins. #

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10:20 Monday monkeypants! #
14:19 Short walkabout with Hoi Didymoi, then peppered Tofurky sandwiches for lunch. #
14:23 My Zombie Pinup Calendar: Where Beauty Eats BRAAAAIINNS: myzombiepinup.com/ #
21:31 Delicious homemade tacos: prepared and shared. Bunny areas: spic-and-span. Naomi: bathed. Cozy cow pyjamas: in effect. Brandy: being sipped. #
23:11 Yet feare her O thou minnion of her pleasure, she may detaine, but not still keepe her treasure! #
23:12 Her Audite (though delayd) answer'd must be, And her Quietus is to render thee. weheartit.com/entry/148856 #
00:46 Xylocopa's Mad Science Alphabet Blocks (each depicts 6 mad science concepts): tinyurl.com/647t8v #

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16:06 Lazy morning, Bunnday errands, Halloween shopping. Spooky. #
17:51 Off to dine with @princeofwands and @karenbynight at their new home. #
20:45 @marcet: Glad you like our olallieberry brandy! We just opened a jar last week, and it's matured nicely. #
22:05 Received note from uncle today, saying they've taken my paternal grandma to live w/ them due to her bouts of dementia since grandpa's death. #
23:22 Only 14 people, 1 feed, and 2 communities on my "must read" LJ friendspage filter. Much more manageable than the 600+ regular version. :) #

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10:55 Lingonberry crepes, here we come. #
11:11 OMG. Burlingame overrun by darling costumed tots (some dressed as HDLs). #
12:35 Visiting pumpkin patch. So hard to choose: regular orange, Cinderella, Lumina white, Kabocha? With warts or without? And what about gourds? #
17:16 Back from pleasant dentist visit. To this day, I've never had a cavity. Hooray for good genes and OCD hygiene routines. #
19:36 Picked up some lovely pampering items from The Body Shop, then heading out to dinner with Rabbit. #
21:12 @phantomdancer: It stands for "Horrible Dog, Little." ;) #

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