I had a fantastic time presenting my research at the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies annual conference at the University of Maryland! So much interesting research by a fantastic group of scholars.

Took a casual trip to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to enjoy their exhibit on ancient marine life. Thrilled to see a "Dunk" up close!

It’s one of those days I have to bribe myself to do my work. This time it’s with a lovely pistachio and orange croissant.

Recently I’ve been working with some trial records that were written by a very clumsy scribe. More than once, I’ve found pages where ink has seemingly been spilled onto the page, and hastily wiped up.

Maybe it’s water damage, but it’s odd to see on only a couple pages. Here’s the most recent.