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December 7th, 2009
05:27 pm loneraven [Link]	Request: Yay! brynnmck, emerald_embers, pinkfinity! Thank you for the snowflake cookies! Today is grey and hideous and miserable and has featured a lot of road traffic law (don't ask) so it is much appreciated. Still. Ten more days of term, then I will be in London and then I will be in Edinburgh and then I will be in Liverpool, and they are all grey and hideous too but at least I'll be there with people I love. (Not that I'm not here in Oxford with people I love. I think this is a sign I should stop complaining.) Anyway! A while ago I had my phone stolen. It sucked. The phone company replaced it, which sucked less. But of course I lost all my numbers, annoyingly. Might I ask, therefore, the usual favour? If I had your number before, might I have it again? And if I didn't but you think I ought to have done, please help me put that right. All comments are screened, of course. (My number is the same as it was, thankfully; I do appreciate everyone who left abuse for the thief, by the way.) Tags: housekeeping (Leave a comment)
02:14 pm little_details [pisica] [Link]	Worldbuilding the post-apocalypse society, but not in the blast zone I'm worldbuilding a post-apocalyptic society, but the problem I'm having is that I'm figuring out how badly an area would be affected 40-60 years later when they aren’t actually in the blast zone. Say, if there's a nuclear strike on the east coast (circa now), how would California fare in the next two generations? (I can nuke LA as well, if necessary, but would very much prefer not to. I want the emphasis on society, not fallout.) Specifically, an area in central California – I'm working with Bakersfield and Fresno as the possible north/south end points. Now, there's a bit of handwavey SF stuff going on that will affect this, but basically I'm trying to figure out a logical way that society would break down into smaller pieces and build itself up again within my desired timeframe. I want it to be just at the point where some local governments are banding together and the biggest one is asserting itself as the overarching government for that area. I can play with the variables all I want – there can be setbacks ranging from pandemics to famine years to the cities (including Bako and Fresno) destroying themselves in riots to looters coming out into the rural areas – but I need it to seem logical that at THIS time, everything is seemingly coming together. I can stretch it out to three generations if possible, but really don't want to go beyond that, as I want there to be at least a few survivors who remember the Old Days. What I also want is for this geographical area to be as self-sustaining as possible (this is for essential plot reasons) – it doesn't have to be grandiose, but food and supplies and energy sources need to be available, fertility rates need to be at a suitable level, and they need some kind of transportation. (Horses? This is partly ranch country, after all.) How many people would be required to create this kind of society? How large an area can reasonably hold itself together in this manner? Oh, and I need guns, which means being able to make bullets after the existing stocks run out.... This is basically the iceberg – 90% of it will be underwater but I need to know it's there or I can't build the story on top of it. Any suggestions/advice gratefully accepted. Where I've already looked: some homesteading and survivalist websites, but the emphasis there tends to be on what to stock up on now (I'll keep looking). Some useful sites I've found include Bombshock: http://www.bombshock.com/ and this post theorizing a nuclear attack on Washington DC: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1429926/posts and this one on post-apocalyptic pandemics: http://recessional.dreamwidth.org/41902.html and I think I might need to order the Paladin Press backstock.... Thanks! (17 comments \| Leave a comment)
01:22 am little_details [doomweasel] [Link]	Symptoms of Victorian hysteria I've been doing some searching for "symptoms of hysteria," "Victorian hysteria in women," and the like, and while I've seen multiple mentions of a list containing "75 pages of possible symptoms," I have yet to find any list of significant length that describes these symptoms. All I'm finding is the Wikipedia article and the articles that were copypasted to make the Wikipedia article. Help me out? I want specifically symptoms as described in the Victorian (pre-Freud or co-current with his work) era, not the modern hysteria that a few rather sketchy self-diagnosis websites describe. Tags: medicine: historical (15 comments \| Leave a comment)
04:46 pm sebastienne [Link]	World-changing activism, take 2. Things are slow at work, so I thought I'd finally take a look at the dull-but-effective route to making the world a better place; commenting on government consultations. Because it's the early stages - before bills and amendments are drafted, before the media storm means that everyone has a Daily-Mail opinion - where it's really possible to get some loving liberalism (I had said "common sense" but that phrase is so often used against "political correctness gone mad" that I just couldn't use it with a straight face) into law and policy. But wow, they don't make it easy. Central consultations are spread over at least 30 government websites, every local council has their own consultation page too. Of course the titles are as dry and convoluted as possible: I'd have to read every single one of them to find the clauses that will become the next Digital Economy Bill Fail in six months' time, and I probably don't have the esoteric knowledge required to understand half of them and yeah. There's clearly important stuff in there; things I caught on just an overview include drugs education policy, new immigration rules, and possible sites for nuclear power stations. But my gods is it hidden. And sometimes the "consultation" takes the form of a questionnaire full of leading questions and propaganda, which makes my skin crawl. I'm going to have to come back to this in the Christmas holidays, when I've more time on my hands. But it's here if you want to have a look for yourself. Current Mood: annoyed (3 comments \| Leave a comment)
09:14 am dmhgficexchange [ferretbush_post] [Link]	Dystopia [NC-17] (5/5) for riptey Title: Dystopia Author/Artist: Rating: NC-17 Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling and no money is being made from this story. Warnings: There is a dub-con/non-con-ish type scene that may offend some readers. Summary: Kidnapped and expecting to be abandoned to his fate, Draco Malfoy writes a personal account of recent life, love and loss after the end of the Second Wizarding War. His story encompasses two unforgivable acts, a wedding, a divorce, a kidnapping and maybe, just maybe...a rescue. Notes: As per the recipient’s request, this story is DH-compliant, except for the DH epilogue. You will not find any mention of receding hairlines (not that there is anything wrong with a receding hairline). The scenes are presented in reverse, chronological order (i.e. we are moving backwards in time). Draco is not particularly nice, nor is he especially evil. And I know I’m crazy to attempt first and second person POVs, present and past tense, all laid out in a backwards story. But if you can’t be adventurous in an anonymous exchange, then bah! :) Note to Riptey: I was pleased to receive your request because I really liked ‘Touch and Go’, which ended up inspiring this piece. However, I think ‘Dystopia’ is a bit darker than the NYE reunion-type fic you asked for. If so, I apologise. I tried to include all the key elements. The Steve Zissou quote is inspired and perfect for D/Hr. It’s in there, as is the break-up, the NYE moment, the not-so-nice Draco and the absence of Dramione kids. There is one child in the story and despite it not being epilogue-compliant, I’ve still called him ‘James’ (as he is known in the DH epilogue). I do hope you like this. I had an absolute blast writing it! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 ( Dystopia, 5/5 ) ferretbush_post is the account the mods use to post gifts, it has not authored or created any of the gifts. Mod Note: This gift was originally written as a gift for a participant in the exchange. Since every participant remaining has received a gift, the author of this gift has generously given it to the community. Enjoy! (6 comments \| Leave a comment)
09:12 am dmhgficexchange [ferretbush_post] [Link]	Dystopia [NC-17] (4/5) for riptey Title: Dystopia Author/Artist: Rating: NC-17 Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling and no money is being made from this story. Warnings: There is a dub-con/non-con-ish type scene that may offend some readers. Summary: Kidnapped and expecting to be abandoned to his fate, Draco Malfoy writes a personal account of recent life, love and loss after the end of the Second Wizarding War. His story encompasses two unforgivable acts, a wedding, a divorce, a kidnapping and maybe, just maybe...a rescue. Notes: As per the recipient’s request, this story is DH-compliant, except for the DH epilogue. You will not find any mention of receding hairlines (not that there is anything wrong with a receding hairline). The scenes are presented in reverse, chronological order (i.e. we are moving backwards in time). Draco is not particularly nice, nor is he especially evil. And I know I’m crazy to attempt first and second person POVs, present and past tense, all laid out in a backwards story. But if you can’t be adventurous in an anonymous exchange, then bah! :) Note to Riptey: I was pleased to receive your request because I really liked ‘Touch and Go’, which ended up inspiring this piece. However, I think ‘Dystopia’ is a bit darker than the NYE reunion-type fic you asked for. If so, I apologise. I tried to include all the key elements. The Steve Zissou quote is inspired and perfect for D/Hr. It’s in there, as is the break-up, the NYE moment, the not-so-nice Draco and the absence of Dramione kids. There is one child in the story and despite it not being epilogue-compliant, I’ve still called him ‘James’ (as he is known in the DH epilogue). I do hope you like this. I had an absolute blast writing it! ( Dystopia, 4/5 ) ferretbush_post is the account the mods use to post gifts, it has not authored or created any of the gifts. Mod Note: This gift was originally written as a gift for a participant in the exchange. Since every participant remaining has received a gift, the author of this gift has generously given it to the community. Enjoy! (Leave a comment)
09:10 am dmhgficexchange [ferretbush_post] [Link]	Dystopia [NC-17] (3/5) for riptey Title: Dystopia Author/Artist: Rating: NC-17 Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling and no money is being made from this story. Warnings: There is a dub-con/non-con-ish type scene that may offend some readers. Summary: Kidnapped and expecting to be abandoned to his fate, Draco Malfoy writes a personal account of recent life, love and loss after the end of the Second Wizarding War. His story encompasses two unforgivable acts, a wedding, a divorce, a kidnapping and maybe, just maybe...a rescue. Notes: As per the recipient’s request, this story is DH-compliant, except for the DH epilogue. You will not find any mention of receding hairlines (not that there is anything wrong with a receding hairline). The scenes are presented in reverse, chronological order (i.e. we are moving backwards in time). Draco is not particularly nice, nor is he especially evil. And I know I’m crazy to attempt first and second person POVs, present and past tense, all laid out in a backwards story. But if you can’t be adventurous in an anonymous exchange, then bah! :) Note to Riptey: I was pleased to receive your request because I really liked ‘Touch and Go’, which ended up inspiring this piece. However, I think ‘Dystopia’ is a bit darker than the NYE reunion-type fic you asked for. If so, I apologise. I tried to include all the key elements. The Steve Zissou quote is inspired and perfect for D/Hr. It’s in there, as is the break-up, the NYE moment, the not-so-nice Draco and the absence of Dramione kids. There is one child in the story and despite it not being epilogue-compliant, I’ve still called him ‘James’ (as he is known in the DH epilogue). I do hope you like this. I had an absolute blast writing it! ( Dystopia, 3/5 ) ferretbush_post is the account the mods use to post gifts, it has not authored or created any of the gifts. Mod Note: This gift was originally written as a gift for a participant in the exchange. Since every participant remaining has received a gift, the author of this gift has generously given it to the community. Enjoy! (Leave a comment)
09:08 am dmhgficexchange [ferretbush_post] [Link]	Dystopia [NC-17] (2/5) for riptey Title: Dystopia Author/Artist: Rating: NC-17 Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling and no money is being made from this story. Warnings: There is a dub-con/non-con-ish type scene that may offend some readers. Summary: Kidnapped and expecting to be abandoned to his fate, Draco Malfoy writes a personal account of recent life, love and loss after the end of the Second Wizarding War. His story encompasses two unforgivable acts, a wedding, a divorce, a kidnapping and maybe, just maybe...a rescue. Notes: As per the recipient’s request, this story is DH-compliant, except for the DH epilogue. You will not find any mention of receding hairlines (not that there is anything wrong with a receding hairline). The scenes are presented in reverse, chronological order (i.e. we are moving backwards in time). Draco is not particularly nice, nor is he especially evil. And I know I’m crazy to attempt first and second person POVs, present and past tense, all laid out in a backwards story. But if you can’t be adventurous in an anonymous exchange, then bah! :) Note to Riptey: I was pleased to receive your request because I really liked ‘Touch and Go’, which ended up inspiring this piece. However, I think ‘Dystopia’ is a bit darker than the NYE reunion-type fic you asked for. If so, I apologise. I tried to include all the key elements. The Steve Zissou quote is inspired and perfect for D/Hr. It’s in there, as is the break-up, the NYE moment, the not-so-nice Draco and the absence of Dramione kids. There is one child in the story and despite it not being epilogue-compliant, I’ve still called him ‘James’ (as he is known in the DH epilogue). I do hope you like this. I had an absolute blast writing it! ( Dystopia, 2/5 ) ferretbush_post is the account the mods use to post gifts, it has not authored or created any of the gifts. Mod Note: This gift was originally written as a gift for a participant in the exchange. Since every participant remaining has received a gift, the author of this gift has generously given it to the community. Enjoy! (Leave a comment)
09:07 am dmhgficexchange [ferretbush_post] [Link]	Dystopia [NC-17] (1/5) for riptey Title: Dystopia Author/Artist: Rating: NC-17 Disclaimer: I am not JK Rowling and no money is being made from this story. Warnings: There is a dub-con/non-con-ish type scene that may offend some readers. Summary: Kidnapped and expecting to be abandoned to his fate, Draco Malfoy writes a personal account of recent life, love and loss after the end of the Second Wizarding War. His story encompasses two unforgivable acts, a wedding, a divorce, a kidnapping and maybe, just maybe...a rescue. Notes: As per the recipient’s request, this story is DH-compliant, except for the DH epilogue. You will not find any mention of receding hairlines (not that there is anything wrong with a receding hairline). The scenes are presented in reverse, chronological order (i.e. we are moving backwards in time). Draco is not particularly nice, nor is he especially evil. And I know I’m crazy to attempt first and second person POVs, present and past tense, all laid out in a backwards story. But if you can’t be adventurous in an anonymous exchange, then bah! :) Note to Riptey: I was pleased to receive your request because I really liked ‘Touch and Go’, which ended up inspiring this piece. However, I think ‘Dystopia’ is a bit darker than the NYE reunion-type fic you asked for. If so, I apologise. I tried to include all the key elements. The Steve Zissou quote is inspired and perfect for D/Hr. It’s in there, as is the break-up, the NYE moment, the not-so-nice Draco and the absence of Dramione kids. There is one child in the story and despite it not being epilogue-compliant, I’ve still called him ‘James’ (as he is known in the DH epilogue). I do hope you like this. I had an absolute blast writing it! ( Dystopia, 1/5 ) ferretbush_post is the account the mods use to post gifts, it has not authored or created any of the gifts. Mod Note: This gift was originally written as a gift for a participant in the exchange. Since every participant remaining has received a gift, the author of this gift has generously given it to the community. Enjoy! (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
10:56 am dreamingspires [spireddotcom] [Link]	free theatre tickets for under 26s Through a scheme called "a night less ordinary" Oxford Playhouse is offering at least 30 free tickets per week for drama performances at the Playhouse on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings, and Saturday afternoons to under 26s, also free tickets for some performances at The Burton Taylor. See what's available (a lot of panto, but other things too) + join their facebook group on the Playhouse website -- tickets are listed on the 1st of the month so join now for the best pop at January (and probably still some shows in December). (Leave a comment)
09:30 pm little_details [pottersister666] [Link]	Demons/Mythological Creatures Appearing as Children Setting: modern, rural United States (The origin of the myth doesn't really matter though as long as it's something that could conceivably be found in a book.) Searches: changeling, myth demon children, folklore demon children, demons possessing children, mythological creature trinkets So, I've got an idea in my head for a creature and I want to know if it matches or comes close to any demons or creatures from myth or folklore. In the story, the creature takes the form of a young, autistic girl, and draws energy from another child through a trinket that the other child wears. The creature also has the ability to nudge people's minds to make them believe what she wants them too. (And, if it's relevant at all, the child wearing the trinket is immune to this power.) My first thought was "changeling." Some of the information I found about changelings matches up (especially the autism), but I wanted to see if there was anything that matched better. Or, in case changeling most certainly doesn't match up well enough, if I should just make up a name for it. Sorry if any of this is confusing. Let me know if I need to add more information. And thanks in advance! Tags: folklore, religion & mythology (misc) (6 comments \| Leave a comment)
09:33 pm little_details [lady_puck9999] [Link]	Louisville Circa the 90s Hello all! Back with a question. I know a lot about the Louisville, Kentucky of today, and recently started a story set there. However, I ALSO started writing the back story of one of the characters, who was born in the late seventies/early eighties and grew up in Louisville in a poor, probably sketchy neighborhood, and preferably in one of those dinky shotgun houses that are all over Louisville (and pretty cute and gentrified now, though still relatively cheap to rent). My problem is, I don't know enough about Louisville in the eighties and early nineties to say just where that neighborhood is. I know Germantown used to be pretty rough, and some people have told me that Bardstown Road and the waterfront were also not places you wanted to be after dark. If anyone was living in Louisville from around 1985 to 1998, or knows anything that might help me out, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks a bunch! (5 comments \| Leave a comment)
09:49 pm darthfox [Link]	weekend. Yesterday, besides curling in three games (urgh), I ran some errands in the icky wet snow. My pink pig humidifier had arrived on Friday, so I took back the panda (in, as I said, all its original packaging), and the return went absolutely without a hitch, and for serious, you guys, the pink piggie does make me happier just looking at it. Fox is susceptible to her environment, exhibit 78324691. Today I woke up aching in every muscle. Okay, in every large muscle, which is plenty, don't you think? But the bruise on my hand is a little better. I was up for a little bit, some TV, some homework, and then I had to lie down for a two-hour nap. Soon I will go to bed again. Lazy Sunday has been lazy. And I has a snowflake! Thanks, shezan! Tags: fox in her natural habitat (studebaker) (Leave a comment)
01:46 am steerpikelet [Link]	Notes from meds withdrawal: ugh. ( cut for mental health triggers ) Current Mood: bewildered (13 comments \| Leave a comment)
December 6th, 2009
06:40 pm grrm [Link]	How Sweet It Is And down go the Dallas Cowboys, for a season sweep. Only a SuperBowl tastes sweeter than a victory over the hated Cowboys. Once again, as in the playoff game at Dallas two years ago, all the talking heads picked Dallas, and once again all the so-called experts were wrong. If anyone had told me yesterday that Tony Romo would complete 41 passes and Eli Manning would complete 11, I would have figured the game for a Dallas blowout... but if anything, the final score should have been more lopsided in favor of the G-Men. The last Cowboys TD was a gimme in garbage time, and earlier in the game our Steve Smith let a sure TD catch go skipping off his hands. The keys to the victory were a pair of amazing plays, a catch-and-run by Brandon Jacobs, and a punt return for a TD by Domenick Hixon. You'll see them on the highlight reels this evening. Will the G-Men make the playoffs? Well, they have a chance now... but the road ahead still looks pretty damn rough, with the Iggles next week and the Vikings at season's end. But for this one week, at least, life is magical and full of joy. Pretty amazing week in the NFL all round. Evil Little Bill and his P-men were upset as well, the Saints had a close call and an amazing win (has Dan Snyder fired that kicker yet?), and the Raiders knocked off the Steelers with Bruce Gradkowski doing his best Kenny Stabler imitation. Things are getting really interesting. And Dallas faces the Chargers next week. Maybe I won't need to kill Pat after all. (P.S. Flozell Adams is a thug, and may be the dirtiest player in the NFL). Current Mood: happy Tags: nfl (33 comments \| Leave a comment)
10:45 pm teh_elb [Link]	5 more questions, this time from illariy ! 1. Greek or Latin? Latin is my first love with whom I spun under the stars and slept on trampolines with and linked arms with and sung "I love you we'll be together forever and ever and ever"and laughed and planned out the rest of our lives with where we would travel the world and money would be no object and we were just made for each other. Then I was pulled out of Latin's arms, and although I clung to him I was wrenched away, and eventually I found solace with Greek who was quiet but steady and supportive and who said he would always be there for me, and whom all my family and friends nodded over and said "Yes, he's the one, he'll look after you, you need him", and the relationship is hard work but fulfilling, but when I see Latin I look away and my eyes glitter and I am wistful and longing... ... FOR MY AWESOME GREEK/ELB/LATIN THREESOME. (Greek and Hebrew are eye-fucking, and Greek wants to invite him to the party; Latin and Old Irish have hilarious no-strings-attached for-the-lolz sex.) 2. If you could take a character of your choice for a two week holiday trip, who would you take and where? (money and time not being an issue) I WOULD TAKE STEPHEN TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS FINAAAAALLLLYYY AND SQUEE WHILE HE TOTALLY GEEKS OUT. 3. What about Catholicism/being Catholic do you most value? Saint Joseph of Cupertino, followed closely by Saint Jude. 4. A fairy grants you a wish to change one thing about yourself – what do choose? I would be able to understand unlimited languages, dead and alive, and never make mistakes or get mixed up in them. _ 5. What's your favourite part about life at Oxford? Being able to read any book I desire within a matter of hours. But also beautiful walled gardens and lovely people and punting and quadrangles and tutors and dead languages and... Tags: aubrey-maturin, catholicism, greek, languages, meme, oxford (4 comments \| Leave a comment)
09:33 pm emily_shore [Link]	Where next with classical So aedh and I spent some time yesterday browsing around the music section at Foyle's. Judging from the lecture that I spontaneously delivered while there, I think I may now consider myself decently well-informed about Britten's music as well as his life. It's far more satisfying to understand one thing in depth than it is to know a little about a lot of things. And listening to a lot of Britten's music at once has made his musical quirks, things that seemed weird and difficult listening the first time I encountered them, much more familiar and pleasant to come across. Which begs the question... where am I going now? Getting to know classical music better seems a worthy goal, and all the associated listing and categorizing activities appeal to my obsessive side as well. I'm thinking of moving on to a new performer (Peter Pears seems to have been covered already... maybe Ian Bostridge?) or conductor (Charles Mackerras most likely, since John Pritchard sadly didn't record that much) or composer (Elgar and Vaughan Williams seem just so predictable, but they also have those really nice EMI boxsets. And as much as I love Bach, I don't feel like coming to terms with his complete works.) If I could find someone with an interesting biography as well, I would be onto a winner. Wish me good luck for tomorrow. This entry was originally posted at http://naraht.dreamwidth.org/358616.html. Please comment there using OpenID. Tags: music
09:43 pm teh_elb [Link]	5 more questions, from loneraven ! 1. Do you think you would be a theologian if you weren't yourself religious? Probably not. It is possible, because I did theology because I wanted to do ancient languages, but I was considering so many other choices anyway theology was not very high on any of my lists to begin with, and that was with a religious background. 2. What's your favourite poem? ARGH SO CRUEL. The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross The Old Astronomer to His Pupil by Sarah Williams The Hosting of the Sidhe, The Mother of God, To Some I have Talked With By The Fire by W. B. Yeats Sea-Fever by John Masefield Being But Men by Dylan Thomas The City of Present Sorrow by J. R. R. Tolkien It's totally not cheating to pick the whole of Gitanjali by Ranbindranath Tagore, right? 3. What is it that appeals to you about the Age of Sail? It is exciting! Adventure and battles and exploration and the high seas! And it is, and it is staggering: as we were saying last Sunday, these men and women were sailing around the world in highly scientifically advanced crafts that were made of wood and held together with rope, and they navigated by the stars and their watches. The genius and ingenuity behind it all is amazing, and we can watch new advances being made in every field, and the reactions against them: look at the Baker rifle! The Napoleonic War was the first world war, and even with all the evils of colonialism, we can see the life we know now being laid down; for example, curry first appeared on a menu in England in 1773, and the first Indian restaurant opened in 1809 - gentlemen in England wore banyans and ladies wore turbans. The old world was still there, but the new one was emerging - France went from monarchy to republic to Empire in only 20 years, and there was revolution throughout the world, failures and successes. It is a period full of terrible ills and evils, and those have to be and, for the most part, are addressed in the fictions written about it. And above all it was populated by real people: Rifleman Harris, Thomas Plunkett (whose antics and achievements are legendary), Vice Admiral Collingwood, who kept his pockets full of acorns to plant on his walks, so that England would never be without strong oak, who was against impressment and flogging and was so kind that he was known as 'father' by his sailors, Augusta of Saragossa, Daniel Cadoux, who was fussy about his uniform, and died on a bridge at midnight because the reinforcements he was promised never arrived, and Harry and Juana Smith, and Johnny Kincaid, who had fallen in love with Juana at first sight and never married, and Harriet Brown, the first black woman to serve in the British navy, as well as all the fictional heroes and heroines. But above all it makes you want to return to a time where honour and courtesy and courage and loyalty and friendliness were considered the greatest of virtues, and it makes me want to sail on a brisk ship to places I have never seen under a starry sky. 4. If you were elected Queen of Everything, what would be the first thing you would do? Cackle evilly and go mad with power. 5. What do you want to be when you grow up? Female Indiana Jones / T.E. Lawrence / Stephen Maturin who speaks a dozen languages fluently and can wield a gun and a sword at the same time while making everyone around me think, "Goddamn, what a badass" when I extensively quote from the Classics in the original languages while playing a Stradivarius. The last thing might not actually happen. Tags: aubrey-maturin, meme, poetry, theology (18 comments \| Leave a comment)
06:41 pm ou3fs [cannons_at_dawn] [Link]	I'VE JUST GOT TO POINT OUT THAT IT IS MOSTLY RUTH (HALF! -RUTH) TYPING. APART FROM "TWO STATE SCHOOL GIRLS GO ROUND THE OUTSIDE" WHICH IS A FUCKING WORK PF SELF-PARODIC GENIOUS. ALSO GOING TO A GRAMMAR SCHOOL IS V DIFFERENT FROM GOING TO A COMP !so tHERE. XOXO RHG (7 comments \| Leave a comment)
09:25 am little_details [ingriam] [Link]	Manual strangulation and heart rate One of my characters in a fanfic I'm writing has a sense of touch - as well as all his other senses, but the one I'm focusing on is touch - that's been enhanced greatly from what would be normal for a human. Now, my question: if he were to strangle someone until they blacked out, with his finger pressed against their carotid artery, what would he feel? Now, the victim's going to be putting up a struggle, but they're going to be bound and gagged, so it won't make much of a difference. (8 comments \| Leave a comment)
11:22 am little_details [x_trickster_x] [Link]	Burns, healing, scars Setting: Japan, 1996 Searches: "Burns scars" "types of burns" "treatment of burns" Okay, so, what I'm looking for is quite specific. The character in question just knelt on and pressed his forehead and hands to a blisteringly hot, smooth surface for 12 seconds before wrenching himself away from it. I have a couple of questions. I'm assuming he'll have scars. What would they look like? Would it be the same as branding but on a larger scale? Would there be nerve damage and if so, how does this effect him? He'll have received the best treatment money can buy but the severity/appearance of the scars is making me stop and think. Tags: medicine: burns & smoke inhalation (9 comments \| Leave a comment)
12:50 am little_details [systemaurora] [Link]	University admission and A levels in England So, I think I understand A levels enough to write about them in passing. But I can't make sense of a couple of, well, little details: -do you take three "classes" each term (around 4-5 months) or is it for the full year? -how many A levels does one normally take? I know three is typically required for university, but is it extremely exceptional for students to take more than three? -what would be a doable but somewhat difficult amount for someone to take? -when do most people actually start university? It says in a few places online most people stay in sixth form until they're 19; would starting a few days after one's 18th birthday be considered relatively early, or is that the norm? character in question is a seventeen-year-old who is tired and stressed. I need her to show that she's somewhat gifted, and I'd like her to feel like she's starting school a year too early. Any thoughts on this? I'm completely overwhelmed! I read five or six different wikipedia articles and googled around a little, but honestly I'm not sure how to google "how many A levels can I give my seventeen-year-old to make her cranky?" or "would this make my character feel like a freak?", lol. Seriously, any help is appreciated! The UK school system is so different from ours, and I really don't understand ours that well to start with, so... yikes! Thanks in advance. Also, forgot to ask: Would a public school student (i.e. privately paying) wear a school uniform in sixth form? Thanks! Tags: education (misc) (77 comments \| Leave a comment)
06:12 pm ou3fs [cannons_at_dawn] [Link]	L3fs Christ lj, it's been too long since ou3fs rode again. So! SO! We (being Rhian and I (I, being Ruth)) declare we shall form the gloriuous refiormation of ou3fs as LANDAN 3 Fs. Dude! It'll like totes happen man. Are people around and available for LANDANness on the 19th of December for a ou3fs reunion type thingy in LABNDAN:??!" If yes, it'll totes happen. Turtnpike Lane because apparently that's where all tghe kewl people live. Like jON's imaginary girlfriend. Totes Love XOXO Ruth (Student of post-MADuate studies) &# Rjian (offical MADuation officer) Spell check? Fuck no! (14 comments \| Leave a comment)
05:40 pm teh_elb [Link]	Oh, and for anyone who hasn't seen it, this post is so full of FUCKING PIMPED-OUT WIN that your mind cannot handle it. Tags: aubrey-maturin (3 comments \| Leave a comment)
05:26 pm ou3fs [cannons_at_dawn] [Link]	L3fs Oh Hai internetz, guess whose back, back again, ou3fs is back, tell a friend, guess whose back, guess whose back, guess whose back, guess whose back, duhnuhnuhnuh. (10 comments \| Leave a comment)

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