I don't normally read Supernatural fanfic unless it's a crossover with Good Omens or something, especially since the last episode I watched was Episode 6 of Season 6. I keep meaning to catch up eventually, though I haven't heard very good things about it. I'm not even in the habit of reccing fics, most of the time (though I've been planning a Harry/Draco reclist since last year).

But shinobi_mi_chan has written an absolutely AMAZING oneshot about Jo Harvelle, and I don't think it contains many spoilers aside from a hint at how Jo's father died. It's called Rivulets, and can be found here.

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It's May 2nd. Aka the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts on May 2nd, 1998.



I cried for everyone who died at the Battle (I know it's a work of fiction. Shut up.), and I think that the movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, did a good job with that. Also, if you don't have the soundtrack you should. Statues and Courtyard Apocalypse are among my favourites because they're so heartbreaking and suit their scenes so perfectly. ;__; Listening to them now and trying not to tear up. I've even had dreams about the Battle with Courtyard Apocalypse playing in the background. >_>

Dammit, now I want to watch the movie again. I COULD, in theory, but I was planning to do some research for a project. Damn.

Picspam time, and perhaps I will watch it this weekend.






"Piertotum Locomotor! Hogwarts is threatened! Man the boundaries! Protect us! I've always wanted to use that spell!"

I laughed through tears at this point in the movie. This scene gets a video link.


















*holds her wand up* RIP Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Colin Creevey, Fred Weasley, Severus Snape, and everyone else who fought and died at the Battle of Hogwarts. And RIP, everyone who died before that: Lily and James Potter, Sirius Black, Hedwig, Albus Dumbledore, Dobby, Ted Tonks, Mad-Eye Moody, Cedric Diggory...

Until the very end. Always.

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[20:32] Me: Out of curiosity. Sex... ... der Sex. Male.
[20:32] glacialphoenix /Myst: Huh?
[20:32] Me: Nouns have genders in German
[20:33] Me: Der shows it's male
[20:33] Myst: Ah.
[20:33] Me: Sex in German is male
[20:33] Myst: ...well, that was to be expected? XD
[20:33] Me: XD
[20:33] Myst: ...now I keep thinking of Nanny Ogg
[20:33] Myst: "Names have sex in foreign parts."
[20:33] Me: LMAO
[20:33] Me: Thank you, now I will never complain about the genders again.



^ Gytha 'Nanny' Ogg.

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I'd often heard of studying or memorising something until you could recite it in your sleep, but I always assumed it was just an exaggeration, a figure of speech. Then yesterday morning I found myself dreaming of a stratigraphic diagram with an intrusion (aka a drawing of the different layers of soil/earth, with a small pit or something dug down and cutting through the layers) and pointing out which layers were older/newer, then quoting the Law of Superposition: provided there has been no disturbance, newer layers are superimposed over the older ones. And then I quoted the Law of Association: objects found in the same stratigraphic layer are contemporary, though this should be applied with caution because items such as heirlooms may be kept for a long time. All in my dream.

And I hadn't even touched my Archaeology notes since just before my midterm exam last Thursday morning. Wow. XD

Now to study German until I can recite the grammar rules and vocabulary in my sleep, although that will have to wait until Friday (this week is our Easter/study break). I am moving today! :D I will most likely spend tonight settling in and stuff - thankfully the room's already furnished with a bed, desk and wardrobe, so I've already bought bedding and stuff and buying a bookshelf can probably wait a few days - and then tomorrow around noon I'm off for a picnic with my uni's Queer Department. Later in the afternoon I have sword training with the SCA and then in the evening/night I'll be sitting with the SCA in a room full of sewing machines making medieval garb. :D

Also, I've only been here for a few months and already I'm having trouble packing. A lot of school and SCA stuff is dumped into extra backpacks and duffle bags because it won't fit into the luggage, and one trunk is pretty much full of books (and I still had to stuff more books into other bags). I blame the fact that every Tuesday is Market Day at uni and there are stalls selling fruit and sweets, really cool jewellery, vintage clothing, watches and watch batteries (they also do watch repair and key cutting) and TWO SECONDHAND BOOK STALLS. In addition to the school bookstore and secondhand bookstore on campus. So I've been buying a lot of cheap books (I got a book on Tutankhamun's treasure by Howard Carter for $1), and I need to stop so I can actually bring them home. >_> Plus I've had to buy a couple of Greek mythology reference/textbooks for my Classics and Ancient History unit on Greek & Roman mythology. Such a hardship, that. ;)

I kind of want to quote the conversation about Easter that Wednesday and Eostre have in American Gods, but sadly I did not bring my copy with me. Also, I had an absolutely delicious hollow Cadbury's Easter Egg today. :9

  For the Myths of the Greeks and Romans unit I'm taking for Classics and Ancient History, we've got to do this digital project thingy, so two friends and I are filming the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone. I'm playing Hades, and also filling in for small roles like Hermes since my face can't really be seen as Hades; since we can't pull off the blue-flame-hairdo like in Disney's Hercules, I just wear black clothes and my black cloak and pull the hood down so it mostly covers my face. Anyway, last Thursday we were about to start filming a few more scenes and were discussing how they should go when 'Persephone' commented that I looked like Darth Vader. We promptly filmed this for the blooper reel. :D





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So, I joined the local chapter of the SCA, basically like a medieval club. I've been having swordfighting lessons, which are freaking AWESOME, and am working on medieval garb of my own; sadly I could not get it ready in time for the Newcomers' Feast last night and had to wear loaner garb. But you get picspam anyway. (I swear I'll upload photos of my beautiful university soon! XD)




( Photos and descriptions of the feasting and merrymaking! )

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Every year, I mark the Annunciation with St. Gabriel picspam. XD






Today is the beginning of our salvation,

And the revelation of the eternal mystery!

The Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin

As Gabriel announces the coming of Grace.

Together with him let us cry to the Theotokos:

"Rejoice, O Full of Grace, the Lord is with you!"

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Happy Gondorian New Year, everyone!

Normally I'd celebrate with an LOTR movie marathon, especially since it's on a Sunday today. Sadly I did not bring copies of the movies to Perth with me, and I sorely regret that. However, I was at a medieval feast last night (with the SCA) and I shall pretend that counted. XD





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[16:49]  nevermore_1106 : Oh, that reminds me of this old BBC series, "I, Claudius". Where Caligula (brilliantly played by a youngish John Hurt) gives the leaders of the guard these ridiculous watchwords just for fun.
[16:50] Me: Well, it was Caligula. xD
[16:50] June: Yep.
[16:50] Me: The guy made Incitatus a consul. Hey, bet you one watchword was a neighing sound.
[16:50] June: But like. He goes, "I do it to annoy him. Now every time he addresses the Captain of the guard he has to say 'Give us a kiss'. Yesterday, I gave him 'Touch me Titus'!"
[16:51] June: And then collapses into giggles.
[16:51] Me: OMG LOL
[16:51] Me: "Halt! Who goes there?!"
"[neighing sound]"
"Oh. Come on in."
[16:51] June: I KNOW
[16:51] June: I died.
[16:51] June: ROFL
[16:51] June: okay now I'm DEFINITELY  dead

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I was signed into AIM, and my status was set to Away. I'd only just set it to Invisible when glacialphoenix IMed me. Then this occurred. XD She's snarkycleric, I'm SavioBriion.

[19:59] snarkycleric: Noooo
[19:59] SavioBriion: ?
[19:59] snarkycleric: Oh, you're still online
[19:59] snarkycleric: I THOUGHT I MISSED YOU
[19:59] SavioBriion: XDDD
[19:59] SavioBriion: Should I respond with something from the final rain scene in a chick flick?
[19:59] snarkycleric: Yes
[20:00] SavioBriion: YOU ALMOST DID
[20:00] SavioBriion: XD
[20:00] snarkycleric: XDDD
[20:00] snarkycleric: WERE YOU ABOUT TO LEAVE ON A PLANE
[20:00] snarkycleric: WILL WE ALWAYS HAVE ORCHARD ROAD
[20:00] snarkycleric: /shot
[20:00] SavioBriion: *DED FOREVER*
[20:01] SavioBriion: Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn
[20:01] snarkycleric: *deep breath
[20:01] snarkycleric: But WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
[20:01] snarkycleric: (Yes, that was shouted Shatner-style)
[20:01] SavioBriion: ...
[20:01] SavioBriion: it is illogical
[20:01] snarkycleric: (I'm mixing my movies here and I don't care)
[20:01] SavioBriion: That is why.
[20:01] SavioBriion: (:D :D)
[20:02] snarkycleric: Are you, and will you, always be my friend? Will we live long and prosper?
[20:02] SavioBriion: (*SNORTGIGGLEDIES*)
[20:03] SavioBriion: No. You're a scruffy-looking nerf-herder.
[20:03] snarkycleric: (ROFLMAO)
[20:03] SavioBriion: (I LOVE THAT LINE TOO MUCH)
[20:04] SavioBriion: (can I put this on DW/LJ? XD)
[20:04] snarkycleric: (Go ahead)
[20:05] snarkycleric: (Damnit)
[20:06] snarkycleric: (I need to find a line in response to that)
[20:06] SavioBriion: (B))
[20:06] snarkycleric: But where would you be without me (gollum, gollum)?

(/shot.)
[20:06] snarkycleric: (/SHOT)
[20:07] SavioBriion: (*SO DED FOREVER*)
[20:07] SavioBriion: Master takes care of me now. We don't need you.
[20:09] snarkycleric: ...♫ And now I'm all alone again
Nowhere to go
No one to turn to...
[20:09] snarkycleric: (Les Miserables.)
[20:10] SavioBriion: When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
[20:11] snarkycleric: All I ask is freedom; a world with no more night
And you, always beside me... [waaaarble~]

[20:13] SavioBriion: Sing once again with me
Our strange duet
My power over you grows stronger yet
And though you turn from me to glance behind
The Phantom of the Opera is there
Inside your mind
[20:14] snarkycleric: ♫ Siiiiiiing, sweet nightingale, siiiiing, sweet nightingale, fa la la la laaaaa~ ♪

(Or not.)
[20:14] snarkycleric: (/shot)
[20:14] SavioBriion: ...
[20:14] snarkycleric: (It WOULD make a strange duet)
[20:14] snarkycleric: (YOU HAVE TO ADMIT IT)
[20:14] SavioBriion: (XDDD)
[20:15] SavioBriion: BECAUSE I JUUUST CAN'T WAAAAIT TO BE KIIIING~! ♫
[20:15] snarkycleric: We're talking kings and successions? 
[20:15] SavioBriion: droit du seigneur or however you spell it
[20:16] snarkycleric: (XDDD)


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