Adventures with fangirls, part the first
Sep. 28th, 2010 07:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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nodbear is here! We have a whole week to be fangirly in between going to work and conferences and at the weekend we get to spend a day with esmerelda_t too. How cool is that?! :D Daughter has already got the hang of bossing nodbear around and has been bombarding her with artistic offerings. However I am slightly concerned that both daughter and nodbear are showing piratical tendencies. See below.
nodbear also very thoughtfully brought partner and I a kit containing rope and instructions on how to tie knots (!) I have been practicing my knots and have now mastered the sheet bend, bowline and sheep shank. Clearly this is invaluable practical research for writing authentic age of sale fanfic or Archie tying Horatio to the bed .
While not drawing pirate ships and tying knots we have also spent an evening pouring over the Indefatigable's muster books where we've discovered a disrated middy, a gunner promoted to schoolmaster, a deserting quarter gunner and a poor wee middy who got captured in a prize. Elsewhere we also discovered an adorable but tragic young middy whonodbear will tell you about later. Oh and we also attempted to break into the online French National Maritime Archives with zero success. Grrr...
We'll be back with more fangirly news later in the week :)
nodbear is here! We have a whole week to be fangirly in between going to work and conferences and at the weekend we get to spend a day with esmerelda_t too. How cool is that?! :D Daughter has already got the hang of bossing nodbear around and has been bombarding her with artistic offerings. However I am slightly concerned that both daughter and nodbear are showing piratical tendencies. See below.nodbear also very thoughtfully brought partner and I a kit containing rope and instructions on how to tie knots (!) I have been practicing my knots and have now mastered the sheet bend, bowline and sheep shank. Clearly this is invaluable practical research for writing authentic age of sale fanfic While not drawing pirate ships and tying knots we have also spent an evening pouring over the Indefatigable's muster books where we've discovered a disrated middy, a gunner promoted to schoolmaster, a deserting quarter gunner and a poor wee middy who got captured in a prize. Elsewhere we also discovered an adorable but tragic young middy who
nodbear will tell you about later. Oh and we also attempted to break into the online French National Maritime Archives with zero success. Grrr...We'll be back with more fangirly news later in the week :)
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Date: 2010-09-28 06:58 pm (UTC)I knot-tying kit, cool!! I take it you'll be busy for the next couple of years? :D
*waves* Have fun! Drink a pint of rum for me, ye pirates!
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Date: 2010-09-28 08:04 pm (UTC)I really can't imagine what you're referring to..... ;P
Have fun!
I think we can manage that!
Drink a pint of rum for me, ye pirates!
Don't mention drink.
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Date: 2010-09-28 07:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-28 08:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-28 08:20 pm (UTC)downup to...Just don't do anything I wouldn't do
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Date: 2010-09-28 08:33 pm (UTC)Awwww you're so sweet!
Just don't do anything I wouldn't do to Archie.
What, you mean like practicing sheetbends on him? ;P
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Date: 2010-09-28 08:36 pm (UTC)Undoubtedly you are referring to pure and simple practice with no ulterior motives at all, in which case I would have to say, go right ahead.
;)
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Date: 2010-09-28 08:47 pm (UTC)an incorrigible liarpure in mind and pure in spirit....I soooo love your Archie icons btw, really need to snag some :)
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Date: 2010-09-28 08:55 pm (UTC)I'm sure you are, dear, just as I'm sure Archie is a sweet young lad who never gets up to anything he shouldn't with Horatio.
I soooo love your Archie icons
What a sweetie you are! You're welcome to any of them.
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Date: 2010-09-28 07:13 pm (UTC)Should be up in a few days and take them to the Indy!
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Date: 2010-09-28 08:08 pm (UTC)Awww, maybe you will one day. In the meantime we're here in your front room on LJ!
it is still at the runny egg stage
Heh, my drafts folder is full of fics like that! I do hope they don't go off :}
Should be up in a few days and take them to the Indy!
Can't tell you how excited we both are about this!!
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Date: 2010-09-28 07:29 pm (UTC)Congratulations - I still only just barely manage to tie my shoelaces...! ;-) This sounds and looks like a lot of fun, I wish you a geeky, fangirly and happy week!
Your parcels will go into the mail this week, so while they won't arrive in time for this Navette-week, they'll hopefully be a small contribution to the next. :)
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Date: 2010-09-28 08:12 pm (UTC)The little book has helpful pictures of what the different knots are used for although there is no indication as to which knot is most appropriate for tying lieutenants to bedposts! ;)
I wish you a geeky, fangirly and happy week!
Fangirls + huge stack of admiralty documents + wine = bliss!
We'll look forward to our parcels with great excitement :D
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Date: 2010-09-28 08:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-28 08:19 pm (UTC)charmed and delightedshocked and appalled!PS It's so lovely seeing your Archie icon back on my LJ :)
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Date: 2010-09-29 09:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-29 09:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-29 01:30 pm (UTC)D'aww you guys sound like you had a lot of fun! I can only tie two of three very basic sailing knots. I wish I knew how to do more.
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Date: 2010-09-30 01:17 pm (UTC)