'the fitting symbol of history is a vicious circle'

[artyartie]

Just got back from the Phi Alpha Theta induction, which is the national history honorary. For any Eta Sigma Phi-ians out there, our initiation is much less involved, but we got pretty flowers in the end, and they gave us free sugar and caffeine, which is always welcome. Our damn department in undergrad made us pay for our own refreshments and bake the cake ourselves! Cheapskates. But we got to get all dressed up, though I totally cheated and wore a corset beneath my top.

Formerly, I was of the mindset that the corset represented all that was evil in regards to those of us on the distaff side. But now? Corset = instant good curves and even better cleavage. And hey, it makes you sit up really straight. Besides, I payed almost 50 dollars for the damn thing, and so I need to wear it, well more than three times to get a good return investment.

I have very little in the way of assignments due tomorrow, so I am going to work on The Paper of Doom, maybe make some margaritas, and possible write more Cicero/Antony pr0n (for which I can use a shiny new icon - yay!)

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[ainsley.livejournal.com]

I'm testing something, for nefarious (what else?) reasons. Can you see the image in this comment, or the html, either on LJ or in your e-mail notification?

Okay. Coffee, Pericles, and Caleb Kane, so I can earn the Daniel Jackson in bed with me reward (too bad it's only the laptop and not the actual Daniel...).

[mayara13.livejournal.com]

Otter and I were in the first group of students to be inducted into the Alpha chapter of Iota Nu Phi.

And I too have changed my views on the corset, though I am currently without any; I had a fashion one from VS that unfortunately got damaged beyond rescuing when our garage flooded with unpacked luggage sitting out there after the honeymoon, and I have yet to order a custom one that I have been planning on ordering.

[otahyoni.livejournal.com]

I'm so jealous of your corset! I was just bemoaning with a friend today that I wasn't born in the Victorian era. Corsets (though they did bad things to you), tea, carriages, theatre, opera, balls, wierd intricacies of society... She pointed out the complete lack of sci-fi, tv, and internet, and I added indoor plumbing, but still...to read Dickens as he came out!

Um, before I got distracted by Victorian glee, I was envying your corset. I need to buy myself one. Last time I was at the mall, Charlotte Russe had a whole table of them. I WAAAANT. Even though no one would ever, ever see it. Just WEARING it would make for instant sexiness, like a really good pair of heels.

And I am a material girl.

[aoife-hime.livejournal.com]

Cheated? Nah. I say go with what works! As long as you don't end up squishing your organs into unnatural places (I still can't stop thinking about this one victim on CSI who wore a corset every day and ended up having his liver pushed so far up towards his lungs the medical examiner couldn't find it... I'll stop now). But in general, corsets = INSTANT HOT GOODNESS.

Same here with the lack of assignments due tomorrow, except that for whatever reason I'm currently panicking for no good reason. I hate this time of year.