“Please sir, get out of your chair”

Another one of those days that I feel like I did a lot and then had very little to show for it at the end of the day.  However, I will at least be able to vote in November; I took care of my absentee ballot registration.
More to the point, I did get to transcribing [...]

Back from Buffalo

I got back from Buffalo last night.  It was a fun trip for the most part.  I got to see Niagara Falls for the first time, and found out that a private island on the St. Laurence River is cheaper than a house in California.
So far, no interest on that Mazarinade wiki.  I hope someone [...]

Mazarinades

I finally got a wiki set up for English translation mazarinades.  You can find it here.  I’ve entered in three so far.  Anyone who has a translation, complete or otherwise, is invited to enter it in!  Keep in mind, my translations are far from perfect.

Thomas Scot

I think that he is a good avenue to pursue.  I found Firth’s transcription of his confession (since he was one of the regicides).  He names a bunch of different sources he used for intelligence.  As well, he mentions that he was involved in shaping publications.  Apparently, John Wallis, the Royal Society founder, used to [...]

Almost done

Well, I’m almost done with my course.  I had no idea there was this much work in preparing a course.  It would be fine if it didn’t meet everyday, but summer quarter is just such a tough pace.  I would be fine with that, too, but I realized that I don’t get paid very much [...]