The Lass That Loves A Sailor

Closing Journal

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:49:36 GMT

Since I'm "officially" graduating as of the twentieth (note that I was done in July but my moronic school had paperwork issues so I couldn't be marked with summer semester grads) I've moved journals and won't be using this one any longer. If you're still by some chance interested in my madness, I can be located at fisher_queen Mmhmm.

I'd leave you with something profound but um...

Nitwit, Blubber, Oddment, Tweak?

Stuff To Do

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:03:11 GMT

1. Monty Python Presentation: Next Wednesday (Prepare!)
2. African American Literature Paper: Next Friday in office by 5:00 (WRITE. Twelve to fifteen pages!)
3. Postmodern Literature Paper: December 18th in office by 5:00 (WRITE. Twelve pages)
4. Mail Packages
5. Ebay Payment

Everyone Look!

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:15:17 GMT

Look what I won on ebay!

http://cgi.ebay.com/WALES-WELSH-DRAGON-DUVET-COVER-PILLOWCASE-SET-SINGLE_W0QQitemZ150064582328QQihZ005QQcategoryZ37643QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm waiting for the seller to contact me now (via my mom's email since I used her account)

I'm so excited I can't think right now.

Up next is ordering my flag and clock and looking for a lovely little print of some of the natural landscape of Cymru!

Lancelot is laughing at me (he WOULD of course)and I'm too hyper to believe this.

YAY.

Um. Have Ioan I suppose, he fits the theme of the post!

So...

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:06:34 GMT

The edited version of The Care And Feeding Of Squires has been sent on it's electronic way to the Student journal and while I was at it, it had to get its own webpage. The formatting is all Vaine's choice. Of course. :D

http://certainslant.my-age.net/Writing/Camelot/careandfeedingofsquires.htm

Next up:
Write thirteen page paper for NEXT Wednesday
Python Presentation Next Wednesday
Twelve page paper for Paul Bruss, due Dec 18
Maintain Grip on Sanity. Somehow. If I had it.

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:29:26 GMT

So metaquotes made the lj spotlight and I've just noticed. It made me grin thinking of Kielle.

RPG character type quiz

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:21:11 GMT

Smart Paladin
88% Combativeness, 23% Sneakiness, 67% Intellect, 63% Spirituality

Valorous! Noble! Or possibly just a self-righteous jerk (but with the brains to keep you alive!)... You are a Smart Paladin!
Paladins are holy warriors. They are valorous defenders of the light. Unfortunately, most of them are so ardent in their defense they tend to meet sticky ends faster than you can say "rampaging red dragon." Many people look up to Paladins, while others just consider them stuck up, overbearing, or self-righteous.
Fortunately for you, unlike most Paladins, you're pretty smart. Which means that you're more likely to fall into the "admired" category, rather than the "obnoxious" or "dead" categories.
Much like the crusades, you manage to combine violence and religion, though unlike the crusades, you add a healthy does of intelligence. You may be a staunch defender of the faith, a valorous champion of the weak, or the stuff that jihads are made of. Which ever one you are, just be happy that you’ve got the smarts to back it up and make it work.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 99% on Combativeness

You scored higher than 99% on Sneakiness

You scored higher than 99% on Intellect

You scored higher than 99% on Spirituality

Link: The RPG Class Test written by MFlowers on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Considering...everything about my life, really, this makes a lot of sense. Have Lady Mary icon :D

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:51:12 GMT

I'm pondering leaving stories_100 I'm sort of bored with the idea lately, much as I'm thinking of dropping frisco_jack from Neg. He just isn't as much fun to me as Chris and with my ideas for another character to bring in at some point who'd get more attention than Jack too...Well...yeah.

And I've managed to get way behind at talking_muses so I should decide something about that too. I don't know, aside from Jack, I think it's because these are relatively solitary activities that I'm falling behind in them and losing interest.

What I really need is another rpg I think. I'll see once Camelot's got going...

Meme from a few people's journals

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:06:01 GMT

Following are ten sentences that sum up my fandoms. Guess each fandom!

~~1. "We want our shiny toys back!"~~ Silm fegie
~~2. "This is not Thomas Malory. It's not real history either but it's hot."~~ King Arthur scarfman
3. "Day 56: Still not Captain"
~~4. "My evil spawn destroyed my world"~~ Arthurian nlduffy
5. "Dude, where's your wig?"
~~6. "Chosen one? You must have been chosen to irritate me"~~ Star Wars nlduffy
7. "Drunkeness, Debauchery and Nude Bathing!"
~~8. "It's like Jesus in a way. In a big way."~~ Narnia serandesha
~~9. "I'm an orphan and I'm special!"~~ verisimilitant
10. "I love her, but I also love her. I can't decide between them, let me angst over three books!"

You know...

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:12:04 GMT

Some people cry at weddings. I cry at knightings. There's something to be found in that statement about me somewhere. And in the fact that even this cheesy Whoppi Goldberg move (A Knight In Camelot) is making me sob uncontrollably for something I have never had, a place I will never see, in many ways, a place that never was save for the part that it has in our collective consciousness as something that, if it never was, it could have been, it should have been...I need for it to have been I...

I thought the breakdown over watching Camelot again now that these people have come to mean so much to me was bad enough, but now this...I think the fictions of a woman who found the place who felt and saw it, fiction though I know it all is...is just a little much for me to bear.

I'm seriously sitting here sobbing, my heart aching for this place I'll never venture, never touch...It hurts. It hurts so deeply and so fiercely that it feels like I'm about to break in two. How beautiful it must have been, how wonderful to see it, feel it, touch this place that exists in the realm of what might have been, what should have been, what is made real by those of us who so strongly believe in it.

I need for it to be more real than that or nothing else will ever be okay. Dammit, I think I'd be at home there, much as I would be in my beloved Riddermark, much as I only feel at home when I'm wandering around the quieter sections of the faire when only people who are garbed up are walking there.

I want to go home now. I want it so badly I...

It's the bringing it here that matters most now, even in some small insignificant way.

That's it. I may be too old to start, but I'm going for that knighthood, I am finishing my book, and I will make it live through my scholarly work and later teaching. I owe them that if nothing else.

Ask every person if he's heard the story
And tell it strong and clear if he has not,
That once there was a fleeting wisp of glory
Called Camelot...

I'm going to go cry again now.

This is for you insane Neg People

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:24:38 GMT

Here. I read a tiny bit of Chaucer. And it suuckses!
I'm a dork. But I didn't have my London books with me and reading de Troyes in English feels wrong so...

Heads Up!

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 17:27:27 GMT

Aunt and cousins and possiby married cousin and husband are coming over in a few hours so things here are chaotic and I needs must go with my mother before this to return a coat she's decided not to keep. I am going because my stepfather is in a horrible mood having flooded the basement yet again and I am not staying around for THAT.

I loff you people and I will be around later, well and probably for a little while now since the mother thing hasn't had a shower yet so...*nodnod* If I don't see you now I shall see you later!

There may be horror stories to come later on...actually I think this moving thing has made me want to write a book...something distinctively...postmodern in it's construct. Or you know, a crack fic about Gawain moving into his house...I'm not sure.

Something anyway... Maybe.

Remind me later to ask some of you people whether you'd be interested in arthurian_rp Oh oops I guess I did. Arthurian game in the process of opening. We have a tentative Gawain and Ragnell and Nimue and Morgan Le Fay, a definite Agravaine and Lancelot (My two!) and there might be others um...actually I'd contact modly lady who is listed in the info.

And um like yeah. Okay have to choose goldfish crackers for chex mix now so I'll cut off this entry and go bring them to my mom and then be on AIM for a little bit.

Loff!

And have Lady Mary icon I haven't used her in a while.

Uhmm...

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:01:58 GMT

Summary from a book my book club is selling...
>
Lark McGuin is a modern-day mage whose confidence has been severely shaken by a vicious vampire attack. But the feelings of helplessness and fear that plague her pale in comparison to the desire stirred by her new partner. Gawain—a dashing knight who has come from Avalon through a dimensional gate—is bent on seducing her every chance he gets....

Gawain is not only one of King Arthur's most trusted men, but like all the Knights of the Round Table, he is a vampire whose goal is to protect mankind from evil. With his dragon-imbued sword, the renowned warrior must destroy the third and last Black Grail and save Avalon from the sorcerer who seeks its ruin, and he needs Lark's help. Though her reluctance makes his heart ache, Gawain won't rest until he has secured the bewitching beauty's cooperation…any way he can. Warning: Explicit sex. (Approx. 320 pp.) 2006.

Romance novels with Arthurian themes I can understand, time traveling Arthurian stories I can understand. Revisions I can understand but I think the vampires are where it loses me...

Hmm maybe Karikari would like this for Christmas...*ducks*

ETA: Anyone here read Temeraire?

Meme, swiped from Tosh!

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 02:46:01 GMT

Name a fandom, any fandom.

If I know the fandom, I'll tell you:

1. Who I love.
2. Who I want to stab to death in a painful pool of acid blood.
3. Who I would pair up.
4. Who I would split up.
5. Crossovers I would like.
6. The perviest storyline I can think of.
7. What I really think of the canon.

If I don't know the fandom, pick again

Do your worst. I will do mine. >.>

I'm not cutting this so there

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:31:46 GMT

My Inner Hero - Warrior!

I'm courageous, straightforward, and charismatic. I'm a born leader, but I'm also not afraid to face danger on my own. Nothing stands between me and victory... nothing that lives to tell the tale, anyway. If you need someone to charge into battle for you, call on me.

How about you? Click here to find your own inner hero.

I'd hoped to test out as Paladin but this works...

Quiz Spam

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:42:36 GMT

You Were a Horse

You can't be fenced in - you long to run free.
You are good at overcoming obstacles and realizing your potential.

What Animal Were You In a Past Life?

Horse being one of my animal guides(as found through meditation) makes this all the weirder...

I use Lance S's icon cause um. YEAH...

Who is my Negability Boyfriend?

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:01:56 GMT

.::. WHo is Your Eupheme BOyfriend?? .::.

You would date Joyce. Man, Lovecraft is one thing but YOU got problems.
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Um. Man. Funny for a LOT of reasons here...

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:23:05 GMT

Dear all,
I am writing with an update regarding the Arthurian Literature in
Britain/Shakespeare in London Study Abroad courses in which you have
expressed interest. After serious deliberation, Craig Dionne and I
have decided to postpone these courses until the Summer 2008. There
are a number of crucial technical matters (health care, liability,
registration/accreditation) that need to be resolved and we could not
get a guarantee that they would be resolved in time for next summer.
We simply cannot in good conscience ask you to make choices regarding
your courses of study, travel plans, or finances (decisions many of
you need to make soon), only to let you down next spring.

Please be assured that this is a postponement, not a cancellation. We
remain committed to offering these courses and making such courses a
regular feature of the English department's offerings. Please stay in
touch if you are interested in joining us in 2008. I must confess
that, like many of you, I am disappointed that we won't be winging our
way to Britain already this summer. But I promise that with another
whole year to work on it, I'll make the 2008 trip well worth the wait.

Regards,
Christine Neufeld

I'm reminded of when my high school foreign exchange trip to Spain got cancelled. I know she says they're doing it next year, and its Christine who I've long had on a kind of pedestal, but I have to wait this long to study the one thing I care about, because this fucked up school never offers any courses in it any other time.

If I had some ASSURANCE that it was going to happen, I might feel a little better about the whole thing.

Well...

Looks like maybe Nova Scotia next September after all.

Have this icon, Vaine's the most depressed by this news.

To one Lancelot of Samartia,

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:08:04 GMT

Not that you read english, but you know, I'm sure someone will translate this into Latin, or if you're in a mood to pretend you can't read(which we all know isn't true, your little friend Trystan(and God knows why he's going with THAT spelling these days but I can deal with it) has told me alll about how you learned to read just to read Castus's mail so...)

I understand that you're furious beyond all rational belief at him. I understand that you feel as if people are ignoring you now because of the scarring on your face, I know WHY it makes you feel like no one will ever love you, least of all him, and I know it feels as if he's leaving you again, as he did before you died in that last life but um...

You're letting it consume you, seriously. It's been like this in some small degree since before the...um...accident, but since then has been out of control. I understand you're angry, understand that you had no control over it, had no control over coming here and feel that you have no autonomy over your own life.

I get it. Really I do. But don't ever, PLEASE don't ever, terrify me like you did last night into thinking you were seriously leaving.

I've lost too many muses this year, a good deal of them bonds as well...I don't want to go through with that again with you.

And furthermore you are driving me NUTS.

And I'm sure Agravaine really DIDNT mean anything by kissing you, he was just very into practicing for the play and pretending you were Lisette. You do have the same eyes...

Look either you calm down, or we carry on like this until it has a bitter end. I don't LIKE bitter ends, I don't want bitter ends...

So stop it, would you?

grins

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:36:28 GMT

Poor you! You didn't make it to the second movie, which is really too bad, considering that you were one of the only female characters of interest in the first. But, on the other hand, we can pretend that it means you got a ship of your own and sailed off to make a rather considerably safer fortune than you would have made if you'd stuck around Jack Sparrow and his band of misfits. With your straightforward, no-nonsense nature, and the clear satisfaction you get from slapping Jack Sparrow around and leaving him in a lurch whenever you can, you're bound to make your mark as a Captain.

Which Pirates of The Caribbean Character Are You?
Find out at Shiver My Timber-- A Pirate RPG

Maybe its the pirate costume but this is really funny to me today. Remind me to take pictures of that...

How can a girl who's from noplace north nowhere be a princess...

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:42:47 GMT

So I've found what I think is my perfect audition song ever, right? Well I've only heard clips of it and can't find the lyrics online. Does anyone have an mp3 of or the lyrics to "Princess" from A Man Of No Importance that they would not mind sharing with me? Attempts to find the whole cd have been difficult, I think I'll eventually amazon it but in the meantime...

I'd love you forever...

For stories_100

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:54:14 GMT

Title: Before The Duel
Fandom: Horatio Hornblower
Characters: Horatio,
Prompt: 030 Death
Rating: G
Summary: On Justinian,Horatio often thought of death...

In those dark days on Justinian, Horatio often thought of death. There was no question of desertion; he'd not dream of it ever, though it would have been some escape at least.
With that not being an option, only one remained, though opportunity was lacking.
When his chance finally came, Horatio knew exactly what he had to do.
Challenging Jack Simpson was stupid and he knew it, but one way or the other, this duel would bring a resolution. His situation would be better if he lived or if he died.
He did not know which one he wanted more.

Title: Oops...
Fandom: Horatio Hornblower
Characters: Horatio,Pellew
Prompt: 045 Guilt
Rating: G
Summary: Horatio is forced to take responsibility for some thoughtless actions...

Horatio shifted a little, unable to meet Captain Pellew's gaze entirely. While he'd known he was taking a risk, he'd not expected things to end so badly as all this. It was not as though he had intended for the destruction to take place, but as highest ranking officer responsible for the mess, and as the one who had given the order, he knew that he must take responsibility.
"Sir..." he tried to began, but Pellew cut him off, holding out the lone victim of their antics and sighing deeply.
"You will be replacing my wig, I'll have you know."

Title: No Hero
Fandom: Horatio Hornblower
Characters: Horatio,
Prompt: 089 Hero
Rating: G
Summary: Horatio is confused by the attention he's recieving after The Fire Ships

Horatio still didn't understand why they saw him as they did in all of this. He was, after all, no Captain Foster; he had only done the necessary thing when the burning Spanish ship had been spotted. It was not as if it was anything that special, he thought again, though he was gratified to know the Indefatigable and her crew would be all right.
It was not that he had done something that no one else could do. He'd just been in the right place and time to do it.
It was not as if he were a hero...

(there were two others that I'm ironing the kinks from! you'll see those later)

For Project

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:10:25 GMT

http://www.montypythonpages.com/index1.htm
Books:
Monty Python And Philosophy

to Do tommorow:

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 05:00:28 GMT

Crack Van recs
Post Drabbles
Homework?
Continue reading Porno(its a NOVEL, for SCHOOL, assigned by a PROF)
RP?

Friday The Thirteenth

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:06:36 GMT

Dear Lying Liarsaurus Editor,

Don't promise people shit if you can't deliver it.
Yeah you published it anyway and at least it's cash but um...
You also promised me the front page.
How does Health Care override the Grad students again?
I do not like you right now. I will stay on the paper, I will pretend to like you, but you know?
I don't forget.
No Love,
Me

Ew. Irritated now. Even the prospect of partying in Hell Michigan later, if we go, does not make me feel less irritated with the man. This in a string of other stuff he's done to be irritating, like telling me I have errors in my work and refusing to point them out while every email he sends us is riddled with spelling mistakes. And other shit.

I respect the guy's experiance but really. Meh. Just annoyed right now.

...
...
...
Yeeeahh...

Annoucything

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:39:09 GMT

Horatio has opted to join talking_muses and fish_for_it is his journal over there if anyone should be interested in friending him.
He also, sadly has no friends of his own over there just yet (we've just been accepted today but still) and is kinda interested in people from his world coming out to play. My boy is still Acting Liuetenant Hornblower at this point, JUST past The Fireships so I'm not sure how that influences some of you or not. But...