Wordless Wednesday: Late Period Egyptian Unguent Vessel

Fanaticism and Burnout

In exactly one month, I will be getting married. This is my first and only marriage, so as you can imagine I'm very excited about it. I'm a very enthusiastic individual, and the unfortunate result is that I've neglected my WIP and blog in order to throw myself wholeheartedly into the vital mission of making programs and selecting linens. The closer the wedding gets, the more I work on it, even though there's almost nothing left to do at this point.

It's just as easy, however, for me to do the same thing with writing or blogging. I tear along like a gerbil on crack, writing writing writing or blogging blogging blogging, afire with passion for what I'm doing. In the end, of course, I crash and burn, and then it takes me a while to recover and start writing or blogging at a normal pace. Right now I'm getting myself back into a normal schedule, going to bed and waking up at a set time, and setting aside several hours for writing and blogging. Expect regular posts again soon, although I will disappear once more for about a week when we go on our much-needed honeymoon. Cheers!

I still feel like this.

Horrible Histories of the BBC

This morning I went to my Google Reader to catch up on the blogs I read, and Bippity Boppity Book had posted an hilarious song from the BBC about Richard III. It's a series of comedic songs called Horrible Histories. Here are my favorites about ancient history:





Interestingly enough, in the video above, that is the way you'd spell "bee" in English using Egyptian hieroglyphs. The foot corresponds to the letter "b," and the two reeds each signify "i," which would be pronounced like a long "e." Thus, bii, or bee. Yay for intelligent comedy!



Enjoy!