December 6, 2009

Last night's steampunk ball was a blast and a half. The venue was superb (a regional history museum packed with 19th century tech exhibits), the event was very well attended, and everyone (from the museum and bar staff to the attendees) was outstandingly pleasant.

At ten o'clock I got up to read, and I read for half an hour, which — on this particular occasion — was a bit tricky. The lights were fairly low, I had two adult beverages under my belt (so to speak), and due to a major case of...