ALSO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND MESSAGES AND SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT while ive been thesis-ing it’s really meant the world to me
Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt; – Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles; – or – The British Hero cleansing ye Mouth of ye Nile, by James Gillray (1798)
Gillray’s caricature of Nelson’s victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile (1-2 August, 1798). The admiral is shown beating tricoloured crocodiles with a club marked “British oak”, while taking nine in tow. One crocodile, representing the French flagship L’Orient, explodes in the background.
time to day drink and play showtunes loudly until either my housemates get home or the downstairs neighbor starts banging on his ceiling
thesis: defended
fun pre-defense thoughts: I’ve done my makeup perfectly, so therefore I can’t throw up, I’d have to do it again
today in ‘every historical figure in 18th and 19th century america is somehow related and/or knows each other’ news:
Elisha Kent Kane, the arctic explorer was (possibly) married to Margaret Fox, of the spiritualist Fox Sisters.
only the fact that the ice cream place doesn’t open until noon saved me from having ice cream for breakfast
A welcome image for the new patreon, done as a quick style test for a brand new comic series! I’m going to be creating humorous and educational comics about naturalist life, outdoor sports, my (mis)adventures therewith.
The first post is up on patreon right now, and will go public here in a month, so stay tuned! In the meantime I’ll be cleaning up and reposting some of my older ecology blogging.
my goodreads is extremely predictable
A Pretty Taste for Paradox 