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Book Challenge!
Nov. 11th, 2014 10:32 pm
I was tagged by
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jamie15 so here goes!1. War Horse by Michael Murpurgo
2. Wild Magic II: Wolf Speaker by Tamora Pierce
3. George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
4. Sir Thomas Smith 'De Republica Anglorum'
5. Remember Me by Lesley Pearce
6. Is The Hunt for Red October a book? It's the only one I can think of and I haven't read it.
7. My old copy of Snow White and other fairy stories
8. I am stumped, pass!
9. Jane Eyre
10. Little Women
The Prince Who Was Really A Princess
Oct. 19th, 2013 06:54 pmWell this is awkward.
Last month, archaeologists announced a stunning find: a completely sealed tomb cut into the rock in Tuscany, Italy.
The untouched tomb held what looked like the body of an Etruscan prince holding a spear, along with the ashes of his wife. Several news outlets reported on the discovery of the 2,600-year-old warrior prince.
But the grave held one more surprise. A bone analysis has revealed the warrior prince was actually a princess, as Judith Weingarten, an alumna of the British School at Athens noted on her blog.
Initially, the lance suggested the skeleton on the biggest platform was a male warrior, possibly an Etruscan prince. The jewelry likely belonged to the second body, the warrior prince’s wife.
But bone analysis revealed the prince holding the lance was actually a 35- to 40-year-old woman, whereas the second skeleton belonged to a man.
Given that, what do archaeologists make of the spear?
"The spear, most likely, was placed as a symbol of union between the two deceased," Mandolesi told Viterbo News 24 on Sept. 26.
Weingarten doesn't believe the symbol of unity explanation. Instead, she thinks the spear shows the woman's high status.
As the article says - the danger of gendered assumptions ;) Source and pics are HERE
Last month, archaeologists announced a stunning find: a completely sealed tomb cut into the rock in Tuscany, Italy.
The untouched tomb held what looked like the body of an Etruscan prince holding a spear, along with the ashes of his wife. Several news outlets reported on the discovery of the 2,600-year-old warrior prince.
But the grave held one more surprise. A bone analysis has revealed the warrior prince was actually a princess, as Judith Weingarten, an alumna of the British School at Athens noted on her blog.
Initially, the lance suggested the skeleton on the biggest platform was a male warrior, possibly an Etruscan prince. The jewelry likely belonged to the second body, the warrior prince’s wife.
But bone analysis revealed the prince holding the lance was actually a 35- to 40-year-old woman, whereas the second skeleton belonged to a man.
Given that, what do archaeologists make of the spear?
"The spear, most likely, was placed as a symbol of union between the two deceased," Mandolesi told Viterbo News 24 on Sept. 26.
Weingarten doesn't believe the symbol of unity explanation. Instead, she thinks the spear shows the woman's high status.
As the article says - the danger of gendered assumptions ;) Source and pics are HERE
OH MY GOD LOOK.
Sep. 9th, 2013 12:05 pmGUYS GUYS COLIN MORGAN, BEN WHISHAW, RUPERT GRINT, BRENDAN COYLE, DANIEL MAYS AND A BLOND GUY ARE IN A PLAY TOGETHER IN LONDON.
TO QUOTEdingogrrl IT'S LIKE THE AVENGERS BUT WITH BRITISH ACTORS.
BOOKING IS OPEN ALREADY
Can we say 'stampede at the stage door' anyone?
TO QUOTE
dingogrrl IT'S LIKE THE AVENGERS BUT WITH BRITISH ACTORS.BOOKING IS OPEN ALREADY
Can we say 'stampede at the stage door' anyone?
We need to discuss my immense love for Tom Hiddleston who appeared IN CHARACTER as Loki at the San Diego Comic Con yesterday to introduce a new trailer for Thor 2. I think we can safely say that if Tom or Loki ever tried to conquer the Earth for real this footage suggests he wouldn't have too much trouble :D
Kevin Feige is introduced as “the master of nerd puppetry” by moderator Chris Hardwick. Asked what he has in the works, Feige says: “Well, we have a movie called Thor: The Dark World.”
A boom! And then total darkness as the billboard-sized screen in 6,000-seat Hall H goes blank.
“Humanity … look how far you’ve fallen. Lining up in the heat … chattering together in the dark … LIKE BEASTS!!!”
Aaand LIGHTNING FLASH as Tom Hiddleston appears in character as Loki.
Kevin Feige is introduced as “the master of nerd puppetry” by moderator Chris Hardwick. Asked what he has in the works, Feige says: “Well, we have a movie called Thor: The Dark World.”
A boom! And then total darkness as the billboard-sized screen in 6,000-seat Hall H goes blank.
“Humanity … look how far you’ve fallen. Lining up in the heat … chattering together in the dark … LIKE BEASTS!!!”
Aaand LIGHTNING FLASH as Tom Hiddleston appears in character as Loki.
Sally's Day Off
Jul. 13th, 2013 05:46 pmToday I went to the gorgeous Montacute House in Somerset with my mum and we had a really lovely day. We even attempted a celebrity selfie in the gardens XDDD I think we look very glamorous.
The house was so beautiful though. We went there in the winter to see the gardens but this time we got to go around the house as well. It was built in the later 16th century and has a 150ft long Long Gallery with some incredible Tudor and Jacobean portraits on loan from the National Gallery in London.
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The house was so beautiful though. We went there in the winter to see the gardens but this time we got to go around the house as well. It was built in the later 16th century and has a 150ft long Long Gallery with some incredible Tudor and Jacobean portraits on loan from the National Gallery in London.
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Well at least he had a good time...
Jul. 9th, 2013 03:34 pmBessyboo just linked this on twitter and I laughed for about five minutes straight. Does this man have the best opening paragraph on any wikipedia entry or what??
Death of Professor Mick Aston
Jun. 25th, 2013 11:23 amI was very sad to read about the death of Professor Mick Aston last night, famous of course for his role in Time Team on channel 4 but also my home county's first County Archaeologist (Somerset) and a lecturer at Bristol University, as well as the author of many brilliant books on archaeology. I used 'Landscape of Towns', which he edited, heavily for the medieval chapters of my PhD.
Francis Pryor, a fellow Time Team alumni, has left a short but lovely tribute here with a great last photograph, and Dr Phil Harding, also from Time Team as well as Wessex Archaeology speaks about him in this BBC article.
Professor Aston left Time Team under something of a cloud, but he explained his reasons very eloquently here and clearly shows his passion for his subject.
Here he is with some of the Time Team crew
Francis Pryor, a fellow Time Team alumni, has left a short but lovely tribute here with a great last photograph, and Dr Phil Harding, also from Time Team as well as Wessex Archaeology speaks about him in this BBC article.
Professor Aston left Time Team under something of a cloud, but he explained his reasons very eloquently here and clearly shows his passion for his subject.
Here he is with some of the Time Team crew
Merlin Panel at the Expo
May. 26th, 2013 08:25 pmKeeping up a long established sibling tradition, my brother went to the London Expo this weekend and attended the Merlin retrospective panel and the two Teen Wolf panels for me :) I thought I'd post a few of his pics from the Merlin one here.
He said Tom and Alex were really funny and nice and that Tom told a story about Bradley playing a prank on him on set. Apparently they all used to eat cereal bars on set to keep them going but Tom was notorious for forgetting his. On the one day he actually remembered, Bradley collected up loads of empty wrappers from everyone else and spread them all over his dressing room so he'd think they'd all been eaten. Tom said he went mad - because no-one gets between him and his food XD
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He said Tom and Alex were really funny and nice and that Tom told a story about Bradley playing a prank on him on set. Apparently they all used to eat cereal bars on set to keep them going but Tom was notorious for forgetting his. On the one day he actually remembered, Bradley collected up loads of empty wrappers from everyone else and spread them all over his dressing room so he'd think they'd all been eaten. Tom said he went mad - because no-one gets between him and his food XD
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Check out this horrendous advert from an Australian news channel about ladies who dare not to want children. (thanks to dingogrrl for the link. Wow. The sinister voice over really gives it that extra something. I sense some highly selective editing going on here in the quotes used...
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dingogrrl for the link. Wow. The sinister voice over really gives it that extra something. I sense some highly selective editing going on here in the quotes used...LINK (because the embed won't work)
When Oops Is Not Enough
May. 2nd, 2013 03:15 pmToday in The World's Most Unfortunate Misunderstandings: This report from a meeting of the Womens' Institute that was just tweeted by @SimonNRicketts
It probably says something about my family that we all pretty much died laughing at that. That poor poor man.
ETA: A news report about it!
It probably says something about my family that we all pretty much died laughing at that. That poor poor man.
ETA: A news report about it!
In which I Find My First Diary
Apr. 28th, 2013 12:56 pmThe shameful moment you discover your 11 year old self's diary and all your delusions about being a young Anne Shirley disappear into the ether.
“Today I had Tech. I finished my fabric roll. I told Becky I fancied Gary and she spread it. I hate her, she said it doesn’t matter. It seems I’ll never be happy”
“Today we had Tech. I hired out a book called Hitler”
“Today we did the play and Gary wrote in my notepad. I framed his writing”
“Today Kim brought Toby the dog round and he weed on the kitchen floor. Me and Kim went for a walk”
“Today I made some biscuits. They were like glue but they tasted ok”
“Today I dropped my dinner all over the floor. I wish I wasn’t such a pratt and more like kim still I am what I am”
“Today we had art. I’m doing a jungle picture. So far I have drawn 1 plant and a tiger’s head”
“I spose you must get fed up of me waffling on about boys, diary, but if you had the choice of boys we have you would too (damn i’ve run out of space)”
“Today I watched a new tv series called Sharpe. A young boy was hanged for stealing a chicken!!! Thats so wrong”
“Today I hired out My Girl 2. I am in love with Austin O’Brien, he is so lush”
“Today I had tech, I saw Adam on the way back and tried to walk normly but slipped over :(“
“Today I jumped Molly. I turned her for the jump and she cantered really fast but this time I was expecting it and over she went. I jumped about 6 times. bye”
“Today I forgot my daps for games”
“I think my eye infection is clearing up”
Oh dear.
“Today I had Tech. I finished my fabric roll. I told Becky I fancied Gary and she spread it. I hate her, she said it doesn’t matter. It seems I’ll never be happy”
“Today we had Tech. I hired out a book called Hitler”
“Today we did the play and Gary wrote in my notepad. I framed his writing”
“Today Kim brought Toby the dog round and he weed on the kitchen floor. Me and Kim went for a walk”
“Today I made some biscuits. They were like glue but they tasted ok”
“Today I dropped my dinner all over the floor. I wish I wasn’t such a pratt and more like kim still I am what I am”
“Today we had art. I’m doing a jungle picture. So far I have drawn 1 plant and a tiger’s head”
“I spose you must get fed up of me waffling on about boys, diary, but if you had the choice of boys we have you would too (damn i’ve run out of space)”
“Today I watched a new tv series called Sharpe. A young boy was hanged for stealing a chicken!!! Thats so wrong”
“Today I hired out My Girl 2. I am in love with Austin O’Brien, he is so lush”
“Today I had tech, I saw Adam on the way back and tried to walk normly but slipped over :(“
“Today I jumped Molly. I turned her for the jump and she cantered really fast but this time I was expecting it and over she went. I jumped about 6 times. bye”
“Today I forgot my daps for games”
“I think my eye infection is clearing up”
Oh dear.
Asking My Flist...
Apr. 20th, 2013 09:43 pmHello all! I'm hoping someone might be able to help. An American friend of mine on twitter is thinking of moving to the UK and has asked me a few questions about the country and attitudes towards immigrants etc. Obviously I can give my own opinions on some of it, but I wondered if anyone on my flist would have a better perspective. I have never lived in London so I don't really have a clue about costs besides it probably being very expensive, or where the best areas to live would be for that matter. Also any thoughts about British attitudes towards Americans moving here would be appreciated. I feel like any negative attitudes would be muted in London anyway - since it's such a huge melting pot of a city.
- Will being American cause a lot of trouble when I try to apply for jobs, look for housing, or just cause any major problems all-around besides those two I listed?
- Is it difficult to find an apartment, and around how much will rent be? I'll likely be getting a studio apartment. Additionally, I ask this question even though it's a bit broad because I hope that if I move to England I could perhaps live in London, and the only city in America that I feel is our equivalent of London is New York. Over in NY, very small apartments can go for thousands rent-wise, and if you want one in a good neighborhood it costs even more. Do you know if that is what it's like in London? I don't know if you live in a house or apartment, but do you know the names of some good areas in London to get a normal studio apartment and if it would really break the bank to pay monthly rent in those neighborhoods (like around how much would it be to live there)? If those areas are pretty expensive, what are the neighborhoods that I could get a normally priced apartment and are they bad/not very good areas? I'm sorry if this question is a bit all over the place and difficult to answer so it's fine if you can't really answer it with specifics.
Any help would be very much appreciated!
- Will being American cause a lot of trouble when I try to apply for jobs, look for housing, or just cause any major problems all-around besides those two I listed?
- Is it difficult to find an apartment, and around how much will rent be? I'll likely be getting a studio apartment. Additionally, I ask this question even though it's a bit broad because I hope that if I move to England I could perhaps live in London, and the only city in America that I feel is our equivalent of London is New York. Over in NY, very small apartments can go for thousands rent-wise, and if you want one in a good neighborhood it costs even more. Do you know if that is what it's like in London? I don't know if you live in a house or apartment, but do you know the names of some good areas in London to get a normal studio apartment and if it would really break the bank to pay monthly rent in those neighborhoods (like around how much would it be to live there)? If those areas are pretty expensive, what are the neighborhoods that I could get a normally priced apartment and are they bad/not very good areas? I'm sorry if this question is a bit all over the place and difficult to answer so it's fine if you can't really answer it with specifics.
Any help would be very much appreciated!
Boston Marathon
Apr. 15th, 2013 09:39 pmI don't know if I have anyone on my flist from Boston, but I hope all of you and your loved ones are safe and well tonight.
Tumblr is busy entertaining me again!
Apr. 5th, 2013 10:11 pmThis tumblr has made my life - Bitchface: The Masterworks: In honor of the muses who are sick of your crap.
Basically there are snarky subtitles on historic paintings and some of them are TOO FUNNY.
Check out fandom - as depicted in 19th century art XD
For more ridiculous paintings see the ugly renaissance babies tumblr ;)
Basically there are snarky subtitles on historic paintings and some of them are TOO FUNNY.
Check out fandom - as depicted in 19th century art XD
For more ridiculous paintings see the ugly renaissance babies tumblr ;)
I have noticed that I have a few fans or potential fans of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw on my flist, and as a result I was inspired to make a quick guide to the team.
It then took on a life of its own.... Sorry everyone XD
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It then took on a life of its own.... Sorry everyone XD
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When Death Was Really Not The End.
Mar. 25th, 2013 09:05 pmTonight, a link to a gruesome and yet strangely entertaining top ten at the Smithsonian Magazine.
Top Ten Afterlife Journeys of Notable People
Did you know, for example, that Thomas Paine's body was dug up and kept in a trunk? Or that someone tried to steal the corpse of Abraham Lincoln? What about Napoleon Bonaparte's genitals that ended up at a public auction in 1916?
A bit grisly to read, but very interesting all the same!
Top Ten Afterlife Journeys of Notable People
Did you know, for example, that Thomas Paine's body was dug up and kept in a trunk? Or that someone tried to steal the corpse of Abraham Lincoln? What about Napoleon Bonaparte's genitals that ended up at a public auction in 1916?
A bit grisly to read, but very interesting all the same!
In Which Grimmy is Me.
Mar. 25th, 2013 03:31 pmPosting this because it amused me :D
The gorgeous and charming James McAvoy was on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show this morning (being gorgeous and charming and generally a fanboy of the show - which I approved of).
Here is Nick Grimshaw's reaction to talking to James McAvoy.
I think we've all been there, Grimmy <3
The gorgeous and charming James McAvoy was on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show this morning (being gorgeous and charming and generally a fanboy of the show - which I approved of).
Here is Nick Grimshaw's reaction to talking to James McAvoy.
I think we've all been there, Grimmy <3
jelazakazone just linked this on her LJ and just watch it. It's a tribute vid for Merlin as a whole and it has BLOWN ME AWAY.Just watch!
