Weird Obsessions

[crossover_chick]

-TD: Now what?-
Trying to figure out how often the average Victorian bathed.
-TTV: . . . *headdesk*-
I'm not accusing you of smelling, I'm just curious! I've heard stuff like Queen Victoria bathed but once a year, and the wedding stuff I found earlier hinted at an annual bath, but is that honest-to-God historical fact? GOOGLE IS BEING UNHELPFUL, AS IS WIKIPEDIA.
-M: Something's not on Wikipedia? No way.-
Yes way. At least, not from what I can see. *frustrated*
-D: Does it really matter that much?-
I suppose not, it's not like I'm going to make deadgirlsliekme or save_us_alice smell, but -- I like random trivia. I wanna know for sure!
-HD: Well, I don't know about Victorian England proper, but I bathed every day. I like water.-
-WRM: Me too. You didn't take regular baths, you got stickers and stuff in your fur.-
-MHG: *nodnod* Very annoying.-
Heh, I bet.
Annnyway, in other news, Clockwork's been busy Nexus-side. He's chatted up a Sweeney about finding out your world is fictional, answered somebody's question about bits of you you'd like to hide, and said hello to tea_holic's Hatter.
-HD: Ooo!-
Yeah, that last one promises to be interesting. :D I do find it ironic, though -- I was trying to keep the playtime down, because of the move. I guess I do still have about a week, though, so there's something.
-RPD: Weren't you going to do something with Victor too?-
Yeah, I should do that in a bit. Might as well, right?
-OD: Nothing else pressing?-
Not that I know of. I got my writing done today. Over a page more on "Cinder-Marty," and I wrote Moose a giftfic since it's her birthday over in Australia. Still a day early here, but let's post it anyway:

“You have to get rid of him.”
Moose looked up from her latest bout of working on fanfic. “Huh?”
“You have to get rid of him,” George repeated, arms folded.
“Get rid of who?”
“Captain John Hart.”
Moose’s eyes widened. “What? Oh, come on, George, I can’t! He’s so cute!”
“He’s a menace!”
“No he’s not!” Moose paused. “Well, he’s – not that much of a menace. Anyway, he hasn’t been shooting up the place. And he looks so adorable in his apron! How can you say we need to get rid of him?” She frowned. “Are you jealous? I still like you, George, but a girl--”
“I know, I know, it’s not that,” George interrupted.
“Then what? Why does he need to go?”
George winced. “Moose – he complimented my butt the other day. Loudly.”
“. . .So? Didn’t I tell you he’s – what did they call it – pansexual? He hits on everything.”
“Everything?!”
“Yeah. Just ignore him when he does that. He won’t take it personally, I don’t think.”
“. . .Lorraine’s probably going to kill him at some point, you know.”
“Remind me to lock up everything sharp then.”

-VD2: *facepalm*-
Heh. What can I tell you, she likes the guy.
-VD: And we thought you were one of the weirder authors around.-
There is always weirder, my boys. There is always weirder.

Finally, Twitter appears to be the new drug of choice for Rifters. Tay and Matt got one last night, and now there's been an explosion of the things. It's kind of weird to be AHEAD of the curve for one of these memes.
-DW: Really. Clockwork's had his for a few months now, hasn't he?-
Yeah, he got it not too long after he got his LJ. It's a fun little site, granted.
-RPD: Do any of your other characters get one?-
I'm considering it. I just wish there was a Twitter Login feature for Firefox, like the LJ one. That would be cool.
Anyway, I'm off again to wander the web and tag and stuff like that. And maybe give Alice her default icon -- so far it's one for the first icon, three for the second. (Sorry Moose.)

Comments

[geno0823.livejournal.com]

In 1869, Cassell's Household Guide was instructing its readers that faces, armpits, feet, and "the groin and parts about" were to be washed once a day with soap; a sponge bath was also recommended every day, but soap was not suggested for for this, as the sponge bath was for "invigorating" the system, not for cleanliness.

George winced. “Moose – he complimented my butt the other day. Loudly.”
“. . .So? Didn’t I tell you he’s – what did they call it – pansexual? He hits on everything.”
“Everything?!”
“Yeah. Just ignore him when he does that. He won’t take it personally, I don’t think.”
“. . .Lorraine’s probably going to kill him at some point, you know.”
lol have you seen the George in the Multiverse thing lately? :D key parties. oh god. her Jack should try him.

[docsgirl.livejournal.com]

Aha, interesting. *nodnod*

Yes, I have. I think he and Hart would probably get along. Or something.

[foxywriter.livejournal.com]

You may want to try the LJ community little_details for stuff like the Victorian bathing question. I love that place when you have a pretty obscure question for a story!

[docsgirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, another friend pointed me that way. I just searched through the 1851-1900 section, spotted a couple of your entries. (Thread as wire insulation. That's just begging for trouble.)

[gigs-83.livejournal.com]

Omnisexual. :) Well, Jack is.