#thepointlessalbatross

[fiftysevenacademics]

thepointlessalbatross replied to your post“One of the things I like about Vikings is it takes the whole “there...”

We got the lagertha/astrid scene in the episode in new zealand. I think we have less sensors than you

*packs bags* *moves to New Zealand*

I’ve only seen the gifs on Tumblr. I keep meaning to look for the clip, but always forget.

[fiftysevenacademics]

thepointlessalbatross replied to your post “Update: Hair”

How well do you think something like this would work on curly hair?

I think it would work as well on curly hair as any other. I imagine the degree of curliness and might influence it. Of course, my own hair is dismally straight and boring, so I don’t know what it’s like to comb out curly hair. Only way to find out is to give it a try. Everyone who had curly hair in the 18th Century did this, too, so it must have worked for them?

[shakespeareismyjam]

thepointlessalbatross replied to your post “captainofalltheships: thoodleoo: people get all riled up about...”

Can we both stop the nonsense AND slutshame mark antony?

always

[purplemuskrat]

Scream and spooky

Thanks dear!!

Scream: Easiest way to scare you?

Honestly just sneak up behind me and startle me. I’ll shriek like i’m being axe murdered.

Spooky: What was your last nightmare about?

I only rarely get nightmares, which is one thing I heartily thank my brain for. The past few years whenever I do have one, the basic plot is always: I kill/have killed someone and now must face the moral and legal consequences. I don’t remember exactly what happened, but I think my last nightmare involved vehicular manslaughter. I definitely remember my first coherent thought afterwards was, Oh thank God, I’m not going to jail.

[improbable-pirate]

Books yeah books! 10, 11, 20, 31, 31, 31 (rec me three books)

10. The book(s) you bought because the cover was pretty, and whether it was worth it

good omens so yeah it was freaking great. and fangirl because i love noelle stevenson and yeah, it was good.

11. The worst book hangover you’ve ever had

freaking lions of al-rassan by ggk or any of his books. i have left one half finished because everything is happy at the halfway point and i know it’s not going to remain so. having your heart pulverised never felt so good.

20. The coolest bookshop you’ve ever been to

shakespeare and co. in paris is pretty sweet but i really like the university bookshop in my hometown. it has lovely shelves and maybe that doesn’t actually count as the coolest but it’s the best.

31. rec me something x3

iron cast by destiny soria 100% for sure, it is all the good things. and the cover of tash hearts tolstoy by kathryn ormsbee was just revealed and it looks soooo good but you can’t read it until like june next year which is rude.

if you haven’t read guy gavriel kay then omg you are so lucky and are going to have a fantastic time. i started with the fionavar tapestry but tigana is the place a lot of people start and i freaking love the lions of al-rassan. 

and the uncle’s story  by whiti ihimaera since i’m on a kick of books that i’ve been talking about the last couple of days. will also hurt but hurt good. or have you read the great chewing gum rescue and other stories by margaret mahy recently because it is gr9 and like flanders and swann but on a page.

okay and so like no one’s going to be that into romance but i just got myself a book of novellas from nalini singh’s psy-changeling series and it’s just such a great world and the implications of the powers involved are so well thought through and the political plot is like, well, existent for starters and engrossing for second. so yeah, just in case.

[fiftysevenacademics]

thepointlessalbatross replied to your post: I don’t think I’ve ever felt so dead inside. I...

I am mulling some bad wine with strange home-made orange liqueur I will send you some through the ether

Amazing! I can smell it brewing already. 

natalunasans said: anything we can do to help?

Aw, that’s sweet. Thank you. I’m just in a big funk about life right now, and poor sleep habits don’t help. Must make more of an effort to sleep well.

[fiftysevenacademics]

thepointlessalbatross replied to your post “re aesthetics: I associate you with classy bling. Like gold and shiny...”

How about bling that's so classy it becomes trashy. Like when you walk into Versailles and it's like -actually this might be too much gold

YES! Excellent description of my blog. It just doesn’t know when to stop. Too much is never enough.

[fiftysevenacademics]

Mark Antony or Marcus Junius Brutus?

Marc Antony. If he’s good enough to be Cleopatra’s lover, he’s good enough for me.