In fact, I did, and it was ugly, and I ended up apologizing and feeling like an asshole, so let's avoid that this time around, shall we?
Leora The Sane links here and says nice things, so I feel I should reciprocate. She also refers to me as, "another Minnesota blog," which error I've emailed her about.
Politely, this time.
Perhaps the VESH is finally wearing off.
Returning to ripping things off from Die Puny Humans:
Author Susannah Breslin and illustrator Anthony Ventura are about halfway through their Fetish Alphabet. Originally inspired by Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies, the upcoming book replaces Gorey's portraits of ill-fated children with an A-Z roll call of unusual sexual preferences. Today's program, a preview of good things to come, is brought to you by the letter B...
That's from O R D O, a magazine/site I wasn't aware of until now, and will probably spend entirely too much time looking over later.
And. . . ok, perhaps it's not wearing off after all.
Update: Linked the site in one of those old entries. . . anyone got a copy of The Best of Maledicta they don't want no more? Guess I could look places other'n Amazon for the thing. . .
Also, from the Contents of Maledicta 13 (Coming around December 2003, they claim):
- The Intensifiers Fuck and Fucking Used by Famous Folks
- Dysphemism and Euphemism in the Erotica of Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin
- Swahili Terms for Vulva and Vagina
- Finnish Maledicta and Euphemisms
Yes, it's the last one pushed me over the top on getting the thing. Markety-mark-mark-mark.
Thanks again for your very polite e-mail, Aaron. I've fixed my reference to you (now "a Chicago blog that is much loved by many of my blogger friends who are from Minnesota", since it was through a few of them and their blogrolls that I found you). Kicking myself, still, for not getting that right.
Still, love the site. Thanks!