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I only *wish* this was for the original
Jul. 10th, 2009 01:15 pmGod, now I'm googling fucking cattle rustling.
Don't ask. Just -- don't ask. We weren't supposed to get into the cattle rustling for a long time yet.
On the other hand, I stumbled onto the Wikipedia entry on border reivers, which is kind of fascinating. (And actually -- oh, hey, Golden Age/Long Winter idea, although for a different area than in Dust, but it actually fills up an empty space I have been poking around at in the Golden Age, trying to figure out the mechanics of something that (gods forbid) is actually hinted at in canon.)
On the not so fun side, I have relatives coming over today. *sigh* I mean, there are only three of them, but my grandma and her boyfriend should be arriving sometime in th enext hour, which means I have all the windows open so I can hear the car pull into the driveway and don't dare put on music or watch BSG or anything.
Have read three more Sharpe books. Am highly amused by the fact that Cornwell, rather than create a new hero, just decided to go back and put Sharpe in every single major military engagement from 1799 to 1821. EVEN TRAFALGAR. (The Patrick Harper cameo in Sharpe's Prey amuses the hell out of me, though.) Also, I think Cornwell just really likes Sir Arthur Wellesley and wants to follow his entire career around, though from the POV of someone who actually does the fighting. That's okay. I'm really liking Wellesley's little cameos too, because he always seems so embarrassed to see Sharpe. Plus, you know, Wellesley! (Also, I think one of my favorite parts in Sharpe's Prey is where the English invade Denmark and all they want is their tea, damnit! It is a cute non-Sharpe scene. I sympathize. I didn't realize how much tea I drank at Tulane until I came home.)
Don't ask. Just -- don't ask. We weren't supposed to get into the cattle rustling for a long time yet.
On the other hand, I stumbled onto the Wikipedia entry on border reivers, which is kind of fascinating. (And actually -- oh, hey, Golden Age/Long Winter idea, although for a different area than in Dust, but it actually fills up an empty space I have been poking around at in the Golden Age, trying to figure out the mechanics of something that (gods forbid) is actually hinted at in canon.)
On the not so fun side, I have relatives coming over today. *sigh* I mean, there are only three of them, but my grandma and her boyfriend should be arriving sometime in th enext hour, which means I have all the windows open so I can hear the car pull into the driveway and don't dare put on music or watch BSG or anything.
Have read three more Sharpe books. Am highly amused by the fact that Cornwell, rather than create a new hero, just decided to go back and put Sharpe in every single major military engagement from 1799 to 1821. EVEN TRAFALGAR. (The Patrick Harper cameo in Sharpe's Prey amuses the hell out of me, though.) Also, I think Cornwell just really likes Sir Arthur Wellesley and wants to follow his entire career around, though from the POV of someone who actually does the fighting. That's okay. I'm really liking Wellesley's little cameos too, because he always seems so embarrassed to see Sharpe. Plus, you know, Wellesley! (Also, I think one of my favorite parts in Sharpe's Prey is where the English invade Denmark and all they want is their tea, damnit! It is a cute non-Sharpe scene. I sympathize. I didn't realize how much tea I drank at Tulane until I came home.)