Filler!

Photos from my Awesome Trip of Awesome will be up soon; I hope to be finished resizing things by tomorrow.

For now, have a text messages filler:

So, I have a friend who, while very drunk one night, changed the names of all her friends in her cell phone. A mutual friend became Pikachu, for example. Drunk geeks are the best drunk friends.

Anyway, she's changed almost all the names back, but she forgot mine. So yesterday when I was sitting around with her roomate, said friend got a message from "Sherlock Holmes" (Yes, that was her idea for me. Either because I'm brilliant and - according to the BBC - dashingly handsome, or because I'm a sociopath. Take your pick) reading I'M IN YOUR HOUSE.

Upon realizing what she was seeing, I promptly made a change in my phone, leading to the following exchange:

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From: Dr. J. Watson

OMG SHERLOCK HOLMES IS IN MY HOUSE TOUCHING MY THINGS

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To: Dr. J. Watson

I'M DEDUCING THINGS ABOUT YOU. DIRTY SINFUL THINGS.

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From: Dr. J. Watson

OH GOD DON'T TELL LESTRADE

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To: Dr. J. Watson

I AM SHERLOCK BLOODY HOLMES I DON'T NEED TO TELL LESTRADE ANYTHING...EVEN IF HE IS KINDA CUTE

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To: Dr. J. Watson

ALSO I AM IN YOUR UNDERWEAR DRAWER.

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From: Dr. J. Watson

YOU RAKE.

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From: Dr. J. Watson

AND STAY AWAY FROM MY DELICATES

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And she's promised not to fix my name in her address book. Excellent.

Scarborough Faire

It's been long enough that I don't actually remember when I went to the Scarborough Renaissance Festival this year. The point is that I had a great time, and I'm already looking forward to next year. (I really need to get a costume at some point). A few photos:

It seemed like a good chance to show off my new hat:

As a complete first, I also rode an elephant! Three of us went together (with someone's poor daughter squished between us) and I think we all had a blast:


Elephants, by the way? They're pretty amazing.