Anteros

Originally posted by wellinghall at A Sentence Chain meme!
From eglantine_br

Grab the nearest book. Find the 5th sentence on page 23. Append it to the paragraph below. Append your name to the list below of people who have contributed to the paragraph. Post the result to your LJ, and wonder if Oscar Wilde could possibly have written this. (Now with added Oscar! - Anteros_lmc)

They also talk of our being guilty of injustice, and their being the victims of an unjustifiable war. Brandy, and Tom got increasingly close-mouthed and sour. Although a certain sense of tripartite society survived down to Christian times, the three classes described in the Eddic poem "Rigdthula" bear little resemblance to Dumezil's three. It is often argued, and still oftener thought, that none but bad men would desire to weaken these salutary beliefs; and there can be nothing wrong, it is thought, in restraining bad men, and prohibiting what only such men would wish to practice.

At its nearest point the wall was little more than one league from the City, and that was south-eastward. When he saw Jack Hare jump towards the fire, and the Practical Man brandishing the toasting-fork, Sir Isaac grabbed the strings of gravitational force that bound Jack to his destiny and PULLED--- That's a seventy-four gun privateer, besides. To honour a group of British nobles, treacherously slain at a conference by Hengist's guards, Aurelius decides to erect a great monument near Amesbury. That being so, he did not chortle when he went upstairs. Let stand. This ensures that when the garbage collector runs, it has complete access to the memory in the heap and can perform its tasks safely without the threat of being preempted by another thread. And then you may begin to laugh. The data are stored in Column 1 and renamed "Age."

Pull your hand back. I don't remember that any secrets were revealed to me, nor do I remember any avid curiosity on my part to learn something I wasn't supposed to--perhaps I was too young to know what to listen for. You don't remember how awful it is being normal. Highlight the desired state tax table and press Enter. Abraham had now reached a ripe old age, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. The third lieutenant started, then said a little weakly, "Huzzah for Captain Riley."

"Oh," said Pooh. In fact White had carelessly placed the team in Nip without realising it.

Henry, the eldest son from Thomas's second marriage (his first marriage was childless), became the 2nd Earl of Rutland.

Watt and Stephenson whispered in the ear of mankind their secret, that a half-ounce of coal will draw two tons a mile, and coal carries coal, by mail and by boat, to make Canada as warm as Calcutta: and with its comfort brings industrial power. Occasional redundant words had to be removed and some necessary conjunctions supplied, but in no case has the sense of the original been varied.


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So, _likimeya asked me the following questions.

1. What is the best thing about Glasgow (aside from the obvious: zombies)?

Glaswegians! Okay, they're not always distinguishable from zombies, but for sheer character and friendliness, Glaswegians are unsurpassed. Also art, architecture and parks. Apparently Glasgow has more communal green space than any other city in Europe, and it certainly lives up to it's original Gaelic name which is usually translated as "The Dear Green Place."

2. What skill(s) do you wish you had or would you like to learn?

I would like to be able to sing. Sadly I am cursed with a good ear from music and a terrible voice, so I know exactly just how out of tune I am! :}

3. Aside from people you’ve known personally, what have been the biggest influences/eye openers in your life?

Oh heck, that's a really, really difficult question. I've been struggling to think of an answer to this all week. Discovering fandom has certainly been a real eye opener for me and there's no denying the very positive influence that fangirls have had on my life over the last couple of years. That might sound corny, but it's true!

4. What do you miss?

Job security and investment in higher education.

5. Have you ever had an interest for which you have the same passion as you do for Naval History, Hornblower &cet.? Or if not, what comes closest? (Apart from archaeology. A free-time activity. :))

Yes, dance, specifically contemporary dance and tango. I did a lot of contemporary dance in my thirties and danced semi-professionally for a while. Sadly I had to stop when I broke a rib and work travel started to take up more and more of my time. I've danced tango socially for over ten years and have danced in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Granada, Boston, Christchurch and Melbourne. I also met my partner dancing tango and he still runs a weekly tango club. I've had to give up mid-week tango dancing since my daughter started school but I still try to get our for special events like the Christmas ball. I haven't hung up my heels yet!

erastes posted her list of 15 books children should read and asked for our recommendations. These are books I read as a kid rather than children's books per se. Sadly I didn't come across Ursula Le Guin's Earth Sea series until a I met my current partner. If I had found them as a child I would have devoured them.

1. The Owl Service by Alan Garner. Still one of my favourite books and still scares the living day lights out of me every time I read it.

2. The Weird Stone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner. Ditto.

3. The Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper. I re-read this recently and was astonished how powerful it still is. "Tonight will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond all imagining." *shiver*

4. The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. I liked The Hobbit but it was LOTR that kicked off a life long Tolkien addiction.

5. An ABC bookclub book of Greek mythology owned by my mother which has the most amazing seventies collage style illustrations.

6. The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. What can I say? I wanted to be George and I confused my seanair's sheep dog by calling him Timmy!

7. The Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Really rather grim books!

8. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. I went through a phase of reading all of Gerald Durrell's animal books.

9. Anything by Rosemary Sutcliffe, don't think I could pick a favourite though The Eagle of the Ninth would have to come close.

10. The Land of Forgotten Beasts by Barbara Wersba. A poignant story about the land where the mythical beasts live, except they are fading from existence because no one believes in them any more. I picked this book up in a library sale when I was about ten and fell in love with it. I've still never met anyone else who has read it.

11. The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper Feast by Alan Aldrige. I pined after this book when it first published but I never thought I would get a copy becuase it seemed so expensive. I was over the moon when my mother bought me a copy. I still adore everything about it, the amazing illustrations, the poems and the notes at the back. My daughter now has my battered old copy and I still buy new copies for friends. This caterpillar icon is form the book.

12. Masquerade by Kitt Williams. I spent hours pouring over this book but never did crack the code.

13. The Asterix books by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. I used to save up my pocket money to buy these and laughed myself silly reading them. Asterix and the Big Fight and Asterix and the Great Crossing were particular favourites.

14. The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson. I got a print edition from the school book club in primary three. There is now a lovely illustrated edition available which I bought for my daughter not long after she was born :)

15. The Wooden Horse by Eric Williams. Definitely not a kids book but I read this when I was about twelve and was absolutely enthralled. I loved war stories. I guess I still do :}

Honourable mentions also goes to 101 Dalmations and The Starlight Barking by Dodie Smith and Little Plum by Rumer Godden, I would have forgotten about these books if someone on erastes journal hadn't mentioned them.

In reply to sarlania's icon meme.



( Esmeralda, Seraphina and Camilla )

... first lines from the book meme that remain unidentified are:

3. I was in delightful company: the lady who sat facing me across the massive Renaissance fireplace was none other than Venus; she was no demi-mondiane who had taken a pseudonym to wage war upon the masculine sex, but the goddess of love in person. Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher Masoch.

and

6. I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up. On The Road by Jack Kerouac.

Ok, Venus in Furs is a bit obscure, but there is a clue in the title! I suspect it's better known as the title of a song rather than a book tbh. Perhaps the first line of the song would have been more recognisable:

Shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather

Ahem.

Very impressed that all the others were identified so promptly. You're all right clever clogs aren't you?! :)

Earlier this week following the tv dvds meme esmerelda_t wondered if there was anyone else around here besides the pair of us who owned all three complete series of I Claudius, Hornblower and Battlestar Galactica. I suspect it may be a small and exclusive club! ;)

However she did remind me that as a result of following odd links on imdb.com in a strange quirk of fandom randomness I discovered the following...

( It's all connected )

Title: The Selkie and the Merman
Author: Anteros
Characters: Hornblower, Kennedy
Rating: G
Notes: Hey look I managed to find time to nail a plot bunny! I know it's cheating but this is in response to the following_sea crack meme. I did try to post it anonymously over there but it's too long to go in the comments and I only have this account. So anyway here's my response to "Creature fic, AU or bookverse: Archie as a merman". Enjoy, you strange people!

( Within hours of their return to the Indefatigable the story of Hornblower's exploits on the Marie Galante had spread throughout the frigate. )

Posted in response to thehappyreturn's Christmas meme.

Let me assure you this is a one off. I can't really be arsed with cooking, I'd much rather read and drink wine. On the odd occasions I do feed other people this is what I give them. The advantage of this recipe is it can either be cooked ages in advance or thrown together at the last minute. It also happens to be vegan, but don't let that put you off.

~ Inauthentic Thai Chickpea and Coconut Curry ~

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• Small teaspoon ground turmeric
• Large bunch corriander, chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon grass (or lime zest), chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger, grated


• 2 tins coconut milk
• 2 tins chickpeas, drained
• Potatoes, cubed
• 1/2 tin tomatoes
• 2 tbsps soy sauce


• Fresh limes, quartered

Mix first 5 ingredients and fry in vegetable oil for 1 min. Add all remaining ingredients, except limes. Quantities don't really matter, just vary them to suit yourself. Cook till potatoes are done and serve with plain white rice, flatbreads and the quartered limes to squeeze over the curry.

That's it. Now you can go back to your wine and your book / fic / slash. And I'm off to play with Horatio and some F words.