Comment by seabass-labrax
1 month ago
> syndicated in realtime here: https://bsky.app/profile/samuelpepys.bsky.social
That really is wonderful! Reading how Pepys arranged for his diary to be preserved makes me think that he would have enjoyed this more modern presentation.
> Found out my uncle Wight and Mr. Rawlinson, and with them went to the latter’s house to dinner, and there had a good dinner of cold meat and good wine, but was troubled in my head after the little wine I drank.
"Troubled in the head" is a euphemism due a revival!
> Reading how Pepys arranged for his diary to be preserved makes me think that he would have enjoyed this more modern presentation.
I mean, he might not be too happy about the faux-Spanish bits, in which he wrote about his many affairs and other bad behaviour, being decoded...
It's a lot of fun, though, and the comments are usually quite good.