She/her, 40, librarian, writer, reader. EDITOR FOR HIRE. Current obsessions are The Locked Tomb series (Griddlehark) and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Catradora). Also a longtime fan of X-Men First Class and the good ship Cherik, Good Omens, Captive Prince (always tagged), cute animals, Star Wars, Jane Austen, and whatever else I fancy along the way. You can find my fanfic here and here. My askbox is here!
Sometimes realizing details you hadn't caught about TLT is like... "The only time Pal and Dulcie physically touched was when he unknowingly examined her ashes in the incinerator" or "the bones they had Nona practice with were absolutely what Camilla had left of Pal's" or "Mercymorn's dead body was still inside the Mithraem which last we saw was getting sucked toward the stoma, so just maybe Augustine's bones WILL get to rest next to hers in Hell (or she can make a revenant of her own body but you know)." Stuff that's devastating or really compelling or both.
And sometimes.
Sometimes you sit here going "... Wait a fucking minute. As far as we've seen on-screen, Corona still wouldn't have any idea that Ianthe even lost an arm, let alone that one of them has been regrown as a gold-plated bone arm now."
Like that really feels like something everyone should know about Ianthe but unless she mentioned it off-screen, Corona wouldn't. As of last time we saw each of them, they hadn't seen each other in person yet. I... Huh. Huh... Wild...
If you could restart your life from age 15 with all the knowledge you possessed now, so that you COULD go back and fix all your regrets/mistakes, would you do it?
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The most interesting thing about watching all the Bond movies in order hasn’t actually been anything to do with the series itself, but watching the world slowly change. Bond is kind of unique in this because it’s one of the only media franchises that’s been running uninterrupted for 60+ years, while always being set in the “present day,” primarily taking place in somewhat realistic settings and places, and not being 100% sci fi to an extent that divorces it from the overall look of it’s contemporary reality. James Bond, unlike any other series, really, allows you to watch the real world slowly change from the early 60s to 2021, in increments so brief it feels as if nothing changes from film to film, and yet by the time you get to the end everything is different
I think it would be really fucking funny to write a piece of fiction set entirely in real life but using lazy fantasy worldbuilding talk. I gather coin* for the road west** - I will need it to enter the Capital.***
I must traverse the treacherous way north* to visit my lover at their place of learning. This city is a crossroads, positioned near the boundary point of a dark land we try not to visit.** It is an ancient place, riddled with the memory of the War.***
The road north is blocked by enemy forces.* I fear we will be overpowered if we continue,** and never reach our destination.*** Let us abandon the road and take the ancient mountain pass.**** We will mind the cruel structures of bygone years***** as you go.
* northern virginians
** get vehicular manslaughtered by a tesla driver just outside the mixing bowl
I was talking to my husband the other day and, as a random example of a boring topic that nobody at a party would want to hear about, I happened to come up with, “The history of wheelbarrows.”
But then my husband and I got curious and decided to look up the history of wheelbarrows, and we both thought it was surprisingly interesting.
The very next day, we were visiting a thrift store with family and my sister spotted a toy wheelbarrow for her son, and my husband said, “Did you know that Jesus was older than wheelbarrows? They weren’t invented until around 100 CE.”
This is why curious people are my favorite type of people. No topic is really that boring when you look into it. And everything is more interesting when you talk about it with someone you love.
midsummer: if the feudal strictness of your home kingdom can’t give you what you want, try going on an adventure guided by magical supernatural beings
macbeth: but not like that
hamlet: if you’re in a duplicitous violent world, your king and your peers and your girlfriend may lie to you, so only follow the advice of your steadfast best friend
othello: but not like that
as you like it: if you undergo a misfortune that causes you to hate your life in your city, give yourself a makeover and run away to the woods
timon of athens: but not like that
two gents: if you’re in love in italy, you can quickly and easily communicate important information via the verona postal service
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You ever hear that old chestnut about how most people neglect the part of the story of Icarus where he also had to avoid flying too low, lest the spray of the sea soak his feathers and cause him to fall and drown?
You ever think about how different the world would be if Icarus died that way instead? If the idiom was to Fly To Close To The Sea? A warning against playing it far too safe, about not stretching your wings and soaring properly?
You ever think about how Icarus died because he was happy?
Marta Dyas: english thoroughbred. Basic versatile breed, the second using these kind of horses makes sense to me idk(these are the kind of horses who run races)
Naberius Tern: dutch warmblood. Something proper and valued, versatile but usually trained for one specific thing, the third having these kind of horses also makes sense to me(most of the really famous horses are these)
Jeannemary Chatur: welsh section B. A really witty pony, gets bored easily, quick and agile(if you know someone rich who was winning competitions a lot as a kid, they were probably on a welsh)
Magnus Quinn: Irish cob. These are really pretty and friendly horses, mostly used by adults/children who aren’t really competitive and wanna just have chill fun(these horses aren’t really built for jumping at all, historically used as carriage horses)
Camilla Hect: Quarter. Quick, agile and versatile breed, unusual in english riding(all these other horses are usually ridden english), I think it matches Cam’s untraditional style of fighting(these are the kinda horses that are used for western riding, barrel racing, ranch work)
Protesilaus Ebdoma: Shire. Just a hunk o muscle, literally the world’s biggest horse breed, mostly used as working horses(I think merida’s horse in brave might be one of these?)
Colum Asht: Akhal teke. I think the shiny coats match the eight’s shiny white clothes, i dunno much about the eight or about akhal tekes(these are really light agile horses)
Ortus Nigenad: fjord. Friendly stubborn breed, stocky and somewhat small. These horses are very sure footed as trail horses.(Really popular breed among kids at least here, also extremely cute and sometimes mischievous)
Gideon Nav: Finnhorse. Yes I made the main character a breed very dear to me, shut up. These horses are sure footed, VERY food motivated, usually do the bare minimum, are quite loyal, look like nothing much but will absolutely smoke you in a competition if well trained.(gideon would specifically be the riding line and not trotting or working)(these horses are also very commonly chestnut(=red) so it influenced my decicion)
Questions and discussion greatly appreciated(I love talking about horses)
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