How's that working out for you?

[trinityofone]

Just now, in the kitchen:

Aidan: How's your gay thing going? [He likes to refer to the slash paper, which I bravely told him about, as "your gay thing." Boys. *g*]
Me: I finished it and turned it in!
Aidan's tarty, too-much-eyeshadow friend: Oh, you're American. How's that working out for you?
Aidan: *laughs* You mean, as opposed to all the other nationalities she's tried?
My brain: Yes, dump her slutty ass! You and I can get a heterosexual thing going!
Me: Fine.

I'm actually not sure if she's really his girlfriend, but I've decided I don't care. I'm going to keep flirting with him whenever our paths cross, even if some of those times are like last night, when I went to make tea after I got back from Boyne Valley and treated him to the very special experience of wind-swept hair and boots that smelled like sheep poo. (Dude, for all the times I was told that Tara is a Highly Sacred Place, they sure let a lot of livestock crap on it.) He's still talking to me, though, so that's a plus.

Another plus: some wonderful, generous, anonymous soul bought me a year of paid time and extra userpics! Thank you so much, mystery person! (You got me through my undermistletoe panic today. Really.)

Also, slodwick made me another gorgeous cover, this time for We Have Lingered. [Reminder: spoilers for 'Grace Under Pressure.'] Looky!



I still can't look at that without getting chills. Wow.

(She also drew, like, a billion adorable sketches. Including this one, for me.)

Y'know, I was gonna say some other stuff--and it was all really deep, too--but actually, I'm sleeeeeeepy now, so yeah, that'll have to be your full dose of me for today. I'm sure you'll live. ;-)

Comments

[ilgattopardo.livejournal.com]

Aidan's tarty, too-much-eyeshadow friend
Jealous much, hmm? Don't worry, just keep working on getting that hetero thing going. By the way, from your pithy description, Aidan's friend sounds Greek...

You reminded me of the other reason I was so unexcited by Tara (and a lot of other "really really important and sacred places" in Ireland): they're just a bunch of fields full of nothing but cowpats and sheep shit.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Jealous? Moi?

Well, yes.

Why does she sound Greek? Should I ask her how being Greek is working out for her?

they're just a bunch of fields full of nothing but cowpats and sheep shit.

Well, there were also...mounds. And a stone! The Stone of Destiny! I didn't know what it was, and I posed leaning against it and giving the camera the finger. Um, oops?

[ilgattopardo.livejournal.com]

Why does she sound Greek? Should I ask her how being Greek is working out for her?

First question: well, let's see... "tarty, too much eye-shadow", Amerophobic... that covers most of the bases! (Seriously, you just need to see some Greek television to realize what I'm talking about, if you never make it over here in person... If access to satellite telly is a problem, as I'm guessing it might be, then just hold on for the Eurovision Song Contest in May. You MUST watch this event in any case, but the point about this year's contest is that Greece, as reigning champions, will be hosts.)

Second question: Probably not, unless you fancy explaining the connection to her...

The Stone of Destiny! I didn't know what it was

I'll let you into a dirty secret: most archaeologists don't know WTF they're talking about, they just Make Shit Up to tell whatever (nationalist/self-glorifying/self-promotional) story happens to best fit their preconceived ideas. Complete absence of any form of evidence, never mind proof, for their crazy interpretations is no impediment whatsoever. So, although I know very little about Prehistoric Ireland (how do I not know my own Heritage?!? let's see, did I want to study mounds, sheep shit and a Stone... or the Pantheon?), I'm guessing that the Stone of Destiny is no such thing...