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I'm currently finishing up a job out in coastal southern Maine. A perk of the position was a chance to live in a historic house. I live in the servants quarter wing built in the 1930s. The main half of the house is thought to originate with a one-room structure built around 1700, which was...

BBC does some great Victorian drama if you're looking for atmosphere and great visuals. The Forsyte Saga, Daniel Deronda, and The Way We Live Now are all top notch productions. For the earlier Victorian period North & South is hard to beat. Though, for something closer to the films you've...

When in need of a reminder that it's good to be bad: "If it's naughty to rouge your lips, shake your shoulders, and twist your hips Let a lady confess - I wanna be bad." - Zelma O'Neal singing "I Want to be Bad", Follow Thru (1930) When life is emotionally challenging: "Most people are...

Lately I've been drinking a lot of coffee with a healthy dose of kahlua or amaretto. I love coffee and Bailey's but haven't bothered to replace the bottle that ran out awhile ago. On the cold drink side I've been loving Sprite and peach vodka, or a nice simple soda water-gin-bitters-lime...

I write to my Grandma consistently, usually postcards though. I started last year while I was studying abroad. I got into the habit of sending her mail, so I kept it up even after I moved back to the U.S. Sometimes I'll send a postcard or note to high school friends that I don't live near...

I'm part of the 5'2" crowd and like it (aside from the fact that every little pound seems to make a difference). Most of the guys I've liked have been tall, with a few exceptions. Could be coincidence, though I have joked before that it's some biological impulse telling me to balance out the...

I am finishing a BA in History this (school) year. I've applied to the Moving Image Archive Studies program at UCLA (an MA), and am now just waiting and hoping for good news. If that doesn't work out and I don't manage to get into film archives without training/experience, I may apply for...

I agree! :)

I was the kind of kid who talked to everyone, loved public speaking. I've become more introverted the older I've gotten, but I think it mostly has to do with social laziness and tactfulness more than shyness. I generally still have no problem talking to anyone about anything (except for...

Paper Moon - I'm not sure if I'd call it a favorite, but it's a really well done film.

Mallory - "From an English surname which meant "unfortunate" in Norman French." I love my name, but I don't think I'm unfortunate. I get a kick out of the hat threads here that are titled things like "A stinky old Mallory." My middle name is Rose, and is a name that's been passed down. I...

I turn up music super loud and dance around. Baking is good therapy too, although I don't usually bake unless I know there are going to be other people around soon. Otherwise I'll end up eating too much and will feel even more bummed out. I usually avoid chocolate and bottles of wine for that...

Argosy went through a few incarnations. It was originally started as a children's magazine in the 1880s, then became a pulp, and then morphed into a general men's magazine at the end of World War II. (talk about diversity!) If you'd like I can copy out the paragraph or two I have on the...

That is the truth!

I've had amazing luck at Ross when it comes to finding dresses. I found the cutest little black dress there a week or two ago. Super nice quality for $30. Now I just need a place to wear it! The other dresses I've found there have been about $10 each. Only downside to stores like that, is...