sailing to valhalla

[artyartie]

Walking to dinner tonight, I noticed again that the crescent moon looks like a ship, sailing on a wine-dark sea. In researching Viking and pre-Viking ship burials, I wonder if they noticed this comparison, and ever viewed the moon as a heavenly vessel that could carry souls to the afterlife.

Thankfully my research materials is fascinating because, once again, I'm doing my presentation research *two days before.* Thankfully, I seem to have refined this to an art, so I'm not too worried - I have plenty of examples to fill a 20-25 minute talk. My big paper for the end of the semester is on the Hjortspring boat and water internment and everything it signifies, or what they think it signifies. But it had to come this week, when I'm obsessing over 'Rome' and Cicero and everything I went to college for the last time around. Gah! I've been compulsively checking e-mail tonight as a means of procrastination tonight, I must stop. Really.

But the one upshot of Sunday's depressing episode was making some new friends in the 'Rome' fandom! babel, cerebel and quigonejinn are fellow Stoicphiles and a mixture of amazing writers, Hornblower fans and admirers of the lovely Alexander Siddig (Dr. Bashir from DS9).

Speaking of Hornblower, the news that Ioan very much wants to finance a BIG SCREEN Hornblower movie (a remake of the Gregory Peck 1951 film) makes me squeee like a middie. Damn it, I love this man, and if it wasn't for Al Gore, I'd totally have his babies. Hopefully, if 'Amazing Grace' does well, a studio will pick up a shiny new Hornblower!

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[aervir.livejournal.com]

Speaking of Hornblower, the news that Ioan very much wants to finance a BIG SCREEN Hornblower movie (a remake of the Gregory Peck 1951 film) makes me squeee like a middie.

What?!? Where did you hear that from?

[artyartie.livejournal.com]

Linkage! Ta-daaaa! (http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=38117&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=) One of the Hornblower coms, naturally, went nuts. I only hope he can make it happen. Hornblower on the big screen! How swoon-worthy.

[aervir.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link! Ioan's plans sound rather vague in the article, but still, I can't repress some squeeing right now.

[juliebeth.livejournal.com]

OMG, Hornblower on the big screen! Time to dust off the DVDs.

[artyartie.livejournal.com]

I'm trying not to get too excited, but if it did happen - eeee, that would officially be one of the best things ever! I'm re-watching the series with a friend - we're up to the last two. Which one is your favorite? Mine is probably Mutiny/Retribution.

[juliebeth.livejournal.com]

The first and second series. I've got a soft spot for Archie. The last two episodes, not so much, but they have their moments. :)

[melroseplant.livejournal.com]

I love that Ioan will be Portsmouthing it again in Amazing Grace. The whole Wilberforce thing is very attractive !

[artyartie.livejournal.com]

We may get Amazing Grace on Friday - if so, I am so there. Evidently, people say he's absolutely amazing in the role.

[otahyoni.livejournal.com]

Yay, Hornblower! The final two episodes are creeping their way up my Netflix list. Perhaps, in celebration, I shall bump them up a bit. :)

[artyartie.livejournal.com]

Oh, you should! I wasn't fond of the last movie, but the penultimate Hornblower is oodles of fun - Bush gets *the best foil*, ever.

[grace-poppy.livejournal.com]

I just have to peek out of lurkdom to ask... Al Gore?

[artyartie.livejournal.com]

In the past few years, I've decided I'm very ambivalent about having children of my own. I love them, but in the context of 'not being mine.' After watching 'An Inconvenient Truth' and seeing how we're expected to hit 9 billion people on Earth, probably in our lifetime, I don't feel the urge to add yet another. So if my mom ever asks, for example, why I won't give her grandchildren, I'm blaming Al.