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Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne's Edward Randolph's Portrait does *not* count as legitimate research for my pirate paper, no matter that you like 19th c horror tales and that you think ER was an interesting person. It will not help you determine what his position was in 1700 :p

(Surveyor General of Customs - I knew his job just not the precise title)

I did everything but work on the paper yesterday... eventually. So I am working on it now, since today's gymage is delayed. For good reason though - Miss Megan is waiting on UPS to deliver her fiancé's wedding ring! Shiny! And I'm being productive! Kinda!

Also on today's list:
2hours+ of Paper
1hour+ of Cursed Wreck (which i am starting to worry will be too long for most places -_-) OR review Happiness Man and do more market research for submission of it and Keep Off the Grass
start packing miscellaneous books, files, and other bits
Either finish X/T in book or start another story in word.

I was waiting for the bus the other day, and I saw this creepy giant bug perched on the bus shelter frame. It kind of looked like a big wingless bee, so of course I was intrigued.... except it didn't seem to be doing anything. Further investigation revealed that it was just a shell. Was it some kind of larvae? Eater from the inside out by a spider? Who can say! It was firmly grabbing on to the post, even in death, in impressive defiance of gravity. I poked it but it stayed stuck there. It is gone now - I wonder what happened to it?

ETA: It is a cicada shell (thanks aghrivaine!)

( Pictures - don't click if you don't like bugs :x )