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!

Comments

[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. :)