who are you guys?

[ewein2412]

I tend to downplay the friendslist thing, but I am really massively curious. Especially to those who have friended me this year... (if I don't obviously know who you are), a la sdn, tell me 3 cool things about yourself. What drove you here?

handworn, I am drawn to the ubiquitous nature of Philadelphia in your journal. It is always a good thing to have Friends in Philadelphia.

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[ewein2412]

I do know who you are. A little bit of who you are, anyway, as I suspect you are infinitely more complicated than what I see here...

you are also WAY TOO MODEST, woman, as I happen to know that you write kick-ass Birthday Poems.

The Norman Invasion? Who knew?

Here is a piece of cool trivia marginally related to the Norman Invasion. If you or any of your friends ever find yourself in Reading, England, the Museum of Reading has got a full size replica of the Bayeux Tapestry which was made in 1885/1886 by 35 women members of the Leek Embroidery Society (Leek is a town in Staffordshire). It is my favorite thing in Reading (except, perhaps, the Thames).

[handworn.livejournal.com]

I was reading recently that the Bayeux Tapestry has actually been reworked several times over the years. Someone recently compared the two engravings made in the early 18th century and early 19th century, with the late 19th century photographs of it, with what it looks like today, and it would seem that the famous arrow or bolt in King Harold's eye didn't start out there. In the early 18th century engraving, it's a lot more like a lance he's hurling, and not touching his head at all.

Damn, now where'd I read all that...?