The Zoo over Ambuscade Street

Wiki-meme:

May 24

-1153 - Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland.
-1487 - Imposter Lambert Simnel is crowned as "King Edward VI" at Dublin.
-1595 - Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
-1626 - Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
-1787 - The United States Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
-1798 - Irish republican rebellion against British rule begins. (See? Rebellious by birth)
-1856 - John Brown and his men murder five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas. (and again!)
-1899 - The first public parking garage in the United States is opened in Boston, Massachusetts.
-1911 - The New York Public Library opened. (Mmmmm, library...)
-1961 - American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus. (Mmmmm, rebellion...)

And, because it's apparently a good day for religion:
-1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
-1621 - Protestant Union formally dissolved
-1689 - The Act of Toleration passes the English Parliament protecting Protestants (Roman Catholics are intentionally excluded).
-1738 - John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day.

Births:
-15 BC - Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commander (d. 19) (represent, bitches!)
-1671 - Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)
-1743 - Jean-Paul Marat, French revolutionary (d. 1793) (Have I ever mentioned how much I adore the painting The Death of Marat?)
-1819 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)
-1854 - John Riley Banister, American law officer and cowboy (d. 1918)
-1855 - Arthur Wing Pinero, English playwright (d. 1934) (I think I was in one of his plays, but I can't remember which one)
-1941 - Bob Dylan, American singer and songwriter

This, if true, is about eighty thousand kinds of awesome. Thirteen episodes for an MSRP of $20? I don't believe it for a second, but it's still a nice dream.

Need...to...go...to sleep...now...

Also, dear LJ: Stop messing with the #!^$#! time codes, it's annoying to be told I can't post this because of blahblahblah.

Watching the gmail ads change as Stacey and I have a random email conversation is entertaining. Everything from "Buy a Powernap Online" (really!?!) to "Are you normal?" No, of course not.

She didn't notice the chainsaw either. You're all laughing now, but we'll see who laughs last when the zombies come!

(Why do zombie jokes amuse me so much? All the time?)

[EDIT] Random link of the moment! Sarah Dinan's voice is absolutely incredible - I heard one of her songs on a podcast, and had to buy the CD immediately. It was worth it. Highly, highly recommended. This morning's commute, however, was brought to you by a combination of Carbon Leaf and Great Big Sea, because the new Blackthorn CD hasn't arrived yet. ;_;

I have guests arriving in 36 hours. While the living room is passable (except the floor, it needs brushing again), and one guest room is done, the second guest room is a disaster, the guest bathroom still needs some touch-up, the kitchen is cluttered, and I need to run to the dump like you would not believe.

So, today when I get home - do I work on any of this? Of course not. Instead, I spend more time than I want to think about shaping feathers into the Plume of Doom. Ten feathers. Different colors. One peacock feather - and damn but shaping peacock feathers is a bitch. While watching the BBC Kidnapped. *headdesk*

I'm pretty much thrilled with the result, pending application to hat. Flashy, but not too over-the-top. But...not so thrilled with the fact that I got nothing done. Tomorrow...is going to suck.

At least the house has moved beyond mortifying into the merely embarassing. This is progress, right? I have a living room, at least...

I seem to have far too much fun with procrastination.