#miscellaneous misadventures

[xanubis00dat]

honestly I was bored and the hyperfixation hitting hard

[charlestownbound]

Miscellaneous misadventures of Washington's aide-de-camps

John Laurens had a rather interesting relationship to clothing, as is seen in a few of his letters to his father. Is this a product of his privileged upbringing and something that cannot really be helped? Most certainly. But is it something I find quite amusing? Indeed!

In a letter dated February 9, 1778 to his father, Henry Laurens, John makes the claim that white is an easy color to clean. He writes:

"...I wrote to James for some Hair Powder, & Pomatum but received only the latter with a Comb. As I am on the subject of dress, it will not be premature to inform you, that if you should command me to remain in my present Station, blue and buff Cloth, Linding, Twist, yellow flat double gilt Buttons sufficient to make me a Uniform Suit will be wanted, besides corded Dimitty for Waistcoats and Breeches against the opening of the Campaign, and I must beg the favor of you to write to some Friend in South Caroline to procure me these Articles - a pair of gold Epaulettes and a Saddle Cloth may be added if not too expensive - if you should give me leave to execute my black project, my uniform will be a white field, (faced with red) - a Color which is easiest kept clean and will form a good Contrast with the Complexion of the Solider."

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For the next account, I have been unable to track down the letter and relay this to you from George Washington's Indispensable Men by Arthur S. Lefkowitz. He cites Laurens Papers, 12:31. After much digging, I am unable to find a letter that matches the date given (September 16, 1777) even upon looking through volume 11 rather than 12.

"My old Sash rather disfigur'd by the heavy Rain which half drown'd us on our march to the Yellow Springs, (and by which by the bye spoilt me a waistcoat and breeches of white Cloth and my uniform Coat, clouding them with the dye wash'd out of my hat.)"

John Laurens was, in his heart, a material girl.

[mollyencrypted]

Out of context, 'the hero and villain had a really messy divorce and now people are dying about it' is the funniest backstory for a piece of media I've ever come across.

[xanubis00dat]

Found some kinnie bingos and did them during class. Honestly, not surprised with the results. (I did not create these I just found them. Blanks under the cut for anyone else who wants to do them)

[xanubis00dat]

For some unknown reason, I felt compelled to call upon judgment. I shall list a bunch of my favorite characters from different media and see what people think about me. So judge me all you want, tell me what you think, don't hold back, I want to know.

Leonardo (TMNT-all iterations) Donatello (TMNT- Rise and Bayverse) Kaz Brekker (Six of Crows) Jinx (Arcane) Vi (Arcane) Hobie Brown (Across the Spider-verse) Six (Little Nightmares) Mono (Little Nightmares) Josh Washington (Until Dawn) Hunter (The Owl House) Silco (Arcane) Sam Winchester (Supernatural) Klaus Hargreeves (Umbrella Academy) Jaskier (The Witcher) Vander (Arcane) Deadpool (Marvel) Moonknight (Marvel/MCU) Egon Spengler (Ghostbusters) Newt (Maze Runner) Starlord/Peter Quill (MCU) Yelena Belova (MCU) Cassian Andor (Starwars)

[xanubis00dat]

Guys, you would not believe how happy I was to see this clue in the ny times mini crossword today!! Felt so smart! Silly little turtles taking over my life honestly.

[charlestownbound]

Miscellaneous misadventures of Washington's aide-de-camps

One of the many enduring tales surrounding our dear Richard Kidder Meade is an account of him climbing a chimney in order to read a letter. While this smacks of the misunderstanding of one not used to parsing the language of the 18th century, it is with great pleasure that I present this tale to be true.

In a letter dated to March 18, 1780, James McHenry writes the following to Alexander Hamilton:

Meade writes you all that is interesting, and conducts the most weighty matters with a great deal of cunning sagacity. He thrust himself up the chimney this morning, while we were dressing round the fire, in order to be more at liberty as I supposed to read your letter, or hide any thing it might contain, from profane eyes. This peculiarity was soon followed by another. In short, he managed the business with so much management, that had I been less attentive to his operations I must have found out their object.

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[xanubis00dat]

So uh...sometimes I like to mess around with a Hunger Games simulator

WTF!?

Bothers are killing brothers, betrayals happening everywhere, and this bitch is out here picking flowers?!