Dear Flist....

[anteros_lmc]

To paraphrase the long-suffering Lord Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty....

The state of my home internet connection is such to preclude my being able as yet to flatter myself with the possibility of complying with your wishes to write that 10,000 word pwp pirate / maritime historian epic slash fic.

Yep, my home internet connection suddenly died a death last night and it could be Tuesday before we get it fixed. *sigh* I have internet here at work but I will be leaving shortly, once I have downloaded some lovely fic from following_sea to keep me going over the weekend.

Thanks for all your highly appropriate comments on the charming maritime historians. Your outrage warms the cockles of my heart :) Hopefully I'll be able to catch up with comments next week.

Have a good weekend folks and I'll look forward to catching up with y'all on Monday once I'm back in the office. Look after the Navyboys while I'm offline and don't do anything I wouldn't! Or if you do, take pictures ;)

I remain as always
Your most affectionate etc, etc
A
x

PS mylodon, no "stupid fat hobbit" jokes on Monday please!

Comments

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Well, that is just crumby! I hate not having internet myself... Cannot believe any of us lived without it.

Still, I suppose a person can write without it, (Looks at Anteros with a hopeful smile.) But I know that one can also do laundry without it, and errands, ans shopping and kid wrangling, and man wrangling, and -- well that is how my weekends seem to go. Suspect yours may be similar.

Will wait for your hail on Monday.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I hate not having internet myself... Cannot believe any of us lived without it.

Hard to believe isn't it?! I have liberated a wireless 3G modem from work to tide me over until my broadband gets fixed.

Laundry - check, errands - check, shopping - check, kid wrangling - check, man wrangling - check. My weekends sounds a lot like yours ;)

I had high hopes for writing tomorrow, as it's my day off, but toots has developed a raging temperature out of nowhere so I suspect she will not be fit for school in the morning. Poor chicken :(

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Oh, i hope she feels much better soon. maybe she can tuck up on the sofa and snooze while you write. (Vain hope perhaps, kids seem to need more when they are sick, not less, but maybe...)

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

She was fit as a fiddle this morning and bounced off to school quite happily! Never ceases to amaze me the way kids can recover like that, she was absolutely miserable last night.

I currently have a puzzled network engineer in the house trying to figure out what's wrong with the broadband. Perhaps once he goes I'll manage to write something. I have a fic that's almost finished though unfortunately it mainly involves Hornblower being miserable on the Hotspur :/

[esteven]

*hopes you will have had a lovely weekend, not too cold, not too much snow*

*waits to see you on Monday*
*hisses at Internet*

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

No snow here at all! It all seems to be down south. We had impenetrable freezing fog all day though. You could hardly see a yard infront of your face. It was quite dramatic!

[esteven]

Oh dear, and you had to be out to get to work. I am certain driving was a nightmare.

We no longer have snow here either, but we are down to -2F (around -19C) and I have been piling on the layers.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I don't drive myself but the traffic was indeed a nightmare. Today spring seems to have arrived though and we have bright clear blue skies!

[mylodon.livejournal.com]

No way. After the Saxons result I live in dread and fear. BTW There was a hobbit playing fly half for Ireland under 20s yesterday.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Hehe! I have seen the Irish hobbit! Wonder how he manages to get his boots on over his furry feet?!

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

They must make special hobbit adapted boots. If we spot what they look like we shall know which players are infiltrators from middle earth.

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping it's fixed soonest! We went to the lengths of making the landlady remove a tree at the corner of the house that was interfering with the cables. After that, our internet became much more reliable.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I'm still hoping, but in the meantime, thank heavens for wireless 3G modems :)

Sir Edward writes

[nodbear.livejournal.com]

Most distressed to hear of your signalling difficulties dear Anteros = am dispatching a full locker of spare signal flags per a small prize ship containing some oriental quadrupeds we - er = acquired in our boarding of another sloop which proved unsalvageable.Lieutenant Kennedy volunteered for this mission,so I trust he will be of use - possibly even in the matter of signal flags as well..

The only comfort I can offer is that sometimes it is useful to be able honsestly to say one has not seen an order - particularly if it comes from Bridport - the gallant Nelson is of course famous for the blind eye thing but any decent commander knows when not to know.

I wonder would your little girl like a camel of her own? =there are also a few sheep might help keep your lawn at bay -I rather think you know what my reception will be should I arrive in Falmouth with yet more livestock ...

Trust restoration will be soon arranged - and you may keep Mr Kennedy for a week at least you know = especially if he offloads the menagerie while he is there.

your ever loyal friend,

Ned

Re: Sir Edward writes

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Dearest Ned,

A delight to receive your correspondence as always. And how uncommonly kind of you to despatch a fine lieutenant with an array of signalling flags. I shall look forward to learning the secrets of nautical hoists from Mr Kennedy. Rest assured he will be in good hands....

Alas I must decline the honour of housing your menagerie however. While I believe we could indeed accommodate a number of oriental quadrupeds, providing they are not of the elephantine variety, I must protest against the tigers. I fear the guinea pigs next door would be in mortal terror. To say nothing of the children. My own dear cub might well appreciate the company of the baboons but alas she is somewhat under the weather as I write. I fear she would derive greater benefit from a dose of Mr Cookworthy's than from the high spirits of monkeys at present.

I am gratified to remain your fondest etc, etc
A
x

PS Perhaps young Cadogan might house your beasts? I believe he is inordinately fond of felines.