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more Troy talk
May. 17th, 2004 05:39 pmIn case a few of you haven't seen this, go read Troy, in Fifteen Minutes.
Favorite bits are:
PRIAM: Son, despite your stupidness, I approve of Helen, because she is a stone fox. Also, your cousin Briseis is still a virgin priestess. I just thought we should remind everyone of that, because surely you've forgotten in the week that you've been gone.
and
EUDORUS: So basically, fifty Myrmidons are going to run out onto the beach with a frillion Trojan archers watching, and no one's got our back.
ACHILLES: Pretty much.
EUDORUS: You wanna do that turtle thing with our shields?
ACHILLES: Nah, I figure I'll wait until half of us get killed before we do that.
EUDORUS: Oh... okay.
~~~
Here is a very good article on the archaeological site of Troy, if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.
Favorite bits are:
PRIAM: Son, despite your stupidness, I approve of Helen, because she is a stone fox. Also, your cousin Briseis is still a virgin priestess. I just thought we should remind everyone of that, because surely you've forgotten in the week that you've been gone.
and
EUDORUS: So basically, fifty Myrmidons are going to run out onto the beach with a frillion Trojan archers watching, and no one's got our back.
ACHILLES: Pretty much.
EUDORUS: You wanna do that turtle thing with our shields?
ACHILLES: Nah, I figure I'll wait until half of us get killed before we do that.
EUDORUS: Oh... okay.
~~~
Here is a very good article on the archaeological site of Troy, if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.
more Troy talk
May. 17th, 2004 05:39 pmIn case a few of you haven't seen this, go read Troy, in Fifteen Minutes.
Favorite bits are:
PRIAM: Son, despite your stupidness, I approve of Helen, because she is a stone fox. Also, your cousin Briseis is still a virgin priestess. I just thought we should remind everyone of that, because surely you've forgotten in the week that you've been gone.
and
EUDORUS: So basically, fifty Myrmidons are going to run out onto the beach with a frillion Trojan archers watching, and no one's got our back.
ACHILLES: Pretty much.
EUDORUS: You wanna do that turtle thing with our shields?
ACHILLES: Nah, I figure I'll wait until half of us get killed before we do that.
EUDORUS: Oh... okay.
~~~
Here is a very good article on the archaeological site of Troy, if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.
Favorite bits are:
PRIAM: Son, despite your stupidness, I approve of Helen, because she is a stone fox. Also, your cousin Briseis is still a virgin priestess. I just thought we should remind everyone of that, because surely you've forgotten in the week that you've been gone.
and
EUDORUS: So basically, fifty Myrmidons are going to run out onto the beach with a frillion Trojan archers watching, and no one's got our back.
ACHILLES: Pretty much.
EUDORUS: You wanna do that turtle thing with our shields?
ACHILLES: Nah, I figure I'll wait until half of us get killed before we do that.
EUDORUS: Oh... okay.
~~~
Here is a very good article on the archaeological site of Troy, if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.
Curiouser and curiouser
Aug. 22nd, 2003 12:54 amJust because I'm wasting a few minutes before going to bed, I tried another selection into the Gender Genie, this time from one of my archeology papers, which, in my opinion, has some of the dryest most gender neutral voices possible. ( more than you needed to know about Jemdat Nasr Plumware of pre-literate Mesopotamia. )
Curiouser and curiouser
Aug. 22nd, 2003 12:54 amJust because I'm wasting a few minutes before going to bed, I tried another selection into the Gender Genie, this time from one of my archeology papers, which, in my opinion, has some of the dryest most gender neutral voices possible. ( more than you needed to know about Jemdat Nasr Plumware of pre-literate Mesopotamia. )
If you were Methos, what would you drink at the funeral of the most famous king of Phrygia?
Well, funny you should ask, because it just so happens Methos would most likely be drinking some Golden Elixir. Or maybe Darius, too. He's just about old enough.
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cesperanza doubted me (she did!) when I told her about this ancient beer/wine mixture. And it does sound kind of horrible. *g* Although the reviews say it's quite good, but there's no way it tastes the same as it did circa 700 bc. This website talks all about the Tomb of King Midas, the excavation, and the discovery and analysis of the feast remains. Due to some remarkable preservation, archeologist were able to recreate the entire feast, which they did. Pretty cool! Of course, there's really no way to ensure any accuracy in the recreations. Even if the actual recipes were found, which they weren't. Still, pretty cool. One of those things that would make an interesting HL story.... Seacouver U is one of the nations top schools in Iron Age archeology, doncha know. *g*
Well, funny you should ask, because it just so happens Methos would most likely be drinking some Golden Elixir. Or maybe Darius, too. He's just about old enough.
cesperanza doubted me (she did!) when I told her about this ancient beer/wine mixture. And it does sound kind of horrible. *g* Although the reviews say it's quite good, but there's no way it tastes the same as it did circa 700 bc. This website talks all about the Tomb of King Midas, the excavation, and the discovery and analysis of the feast remains. Due to some remarkable preservation, archeologist were able to recreate the entire feast, which they did. Pretty cool! Of course, there's really no way to ensure any accuracy in the recreations. Even if the actual recipes were found, which they weren't. Still, pretty cool. One of those things that would make an interesting HL story.... Seacouver U is one of the nations top schools in Iron Age archeology, doncha know. *g*If you were Methos, what would you drink at the funeral of the most famous king of Phrygia?
Well, funny you should ask, because it just so happens Methos would most likely be drinking some Golden Elixir. Or maybe Darius, too. He's just about old enough.
cesperanza doubted me (she did!) when I told her about this ancient beer/wine mixture. And it does sound kind of horrible. *g* Although the reviews say it's quite good, but there's no way it tastes the same as it did circa 700 bc. This website talks all about the Tomb of King Midas, the excavation, and the discovery and analysis of the feast remains. Due to some remarkable preservation, archeologist were able to recreate the entire feast, which they did. Pretty cool! Of course, there's really no way to ensure any accuracy in the recreations. Even if the actual recipes were found, which they weren't. Still, pretty cool. One of those things that would make an interesting HL story.... Seacouver U is one of the nations top schools in Iron Age archeology, doncha know. *g*
Well, funny you should ask, because it just so happens Methos would most likely be drinking some Golden Elixir. Or maybe Darius, too. He's just about old enough.
cesperanza doubted me (she did!) when I told her about this ancient beer/wine mixture. And it does sound kind of horrible. *g* Although the reviews say it's quite good, but there's no way it tastes the same as it did circa 700 bc. This website talks all about the Tomb of King Midas, the excavation, and the discovery and analysis of the feast remains. Due to some remarkable preservation, archeologist were able to recreate the entire feast, which they did. Pretty cool! Of course, there's really no way to ensure any accuracy in the recreations. Even if the actual recipes were found, which they weren't. Still, pretty cool. One of those things that would make an interesting HL story.... Seacouver U is one of the nations top schools in Iron Age archeology, doncha know. *g*
