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 *HUGS TO EVERYONE*

I miss you all, and our Navyboys that you all so wonderfully bring to life in words.

*MORE HUGS*

Hey everyone!  I've missed you all!  Unfortunately, LJ is completely off the radar for me anymore (it's a rare event when I actually manage to send an e-mail, or do more than check the weather or googlemap something online), so I'll be submerging back into oblivion again after this entry. 

Before I get to the interesting news, I'll just say that I did manage to see AWE, and I did cry (yes, in the theatre) when Swann and Norrington died.  *sigh*  There was no place for them in that dark and twisted world.  In general I thought the entire film was rather melancholy and bittersweet.

Now the exciting news.  :-)  I have an itty-bitty typing assistant with me - my new little girl, Vera Gail.  :-)  She is a week old now; she was born on June 26th at 1:52 PM and weighed 5 pounds 11 ounces.  Her name is pronounced 'Vara', like 'Sarah' with a 'V', not 'Veera'.  She's a sweetie, and I'm so happy to have a little girl.  :-)  Pictures are behind the cut.

Oh, and we've moved to Ohio.  It's pretty nice here -humid, but we're adjusting, and we have lots of nice neighbors.

Wooohoooo!!!!  I managed to make an icon!!!  *gringringrin*  *squeees and bounces in the chair*

It's absolutely horrible, but I'm so extremely proud of myself that I'm going to use it anyway.  Till I make it better or make a different one that's equally rubbish.  :-D

Umm, let's see if I can put in in here now to show off my first extremely mediocre icon.  :-D  Oh, by the way, it's inspired by a tidbit from "Master and Commander" that I found wonderfully amusing, but I doubt anyone else really would (because I'm exceptionally easily amused), and it won't make any sense whatsoever to someone who hasn't read the book... So no one will be sad that it's horrid, since no one will use it but me, ha!!  :-D

I have a very important question:  Does anyone know or have any idea how to find out if the white chocolate M&Ms will be coming back out?  (Remember the "Pirate Pearls" *cough*RNotCM&Ms*cough*?)  I really really really really really want some...I'm hoping it's not too optimistic to think "Pirate Pearls" might come back for AWE.  Anybody?

And my husband has left for Air Force Officer Training.  :-(  (Hence the chocolate craving above..)  :-(  *sigh*  When I eventually crawl out from under my moping rock sometime later this week I'll try to start catching up on everything.  And I hope everyone who was ill, hurting, stressed, or otherwise in need of relief and a hug is doing better.  :-) 

Now I'm off to comfort myself with M&C, some cocoa and a nap.  And tissues.  :-(

Repeated "Master and Commander" squee!!  :-D  I just love it!  And I ought to just buy the book before I pay for it in overdue fines...  *note to self to re-check it out online*  Patrick O'Brian is just so awesome, I love the way he writes!

More "Hornblower" squeeing!  :-D  The more episodes I watch, the more I love it.  Except the only problem with watching Hornblower is that then I have dreams that I'm dating Ioan Gruffudd  (now that's *obviously* a fantasy!!).  *g*

Getaway squee!!!  :-D  My husband and I are going away for two days together (our last little trip together before he's off for twelve weeks to officer training in Alabama), and are leaving tomorrow.  :-DDD  (Huzzah, someone else will cook and wash the dishes for two days, yay!!  My poor husband probably thinks that's most of the reason I'm looking forward to going, which it really isn't, but that will be so nice.)  I will catch up on fics when I return.  :-)

This was inspired by discussion of AWE spoilers (and is also a poor effort to cheer those disturbed by them).  :-)  It's pathetic, I promise you.  (You've been warned.)  :-)

However, it does NOT contain any spoilers.  :-)

Dedicated to all true Naval fans who know that our boys are really off sailing about on the Dauntless, blissfully unaware of these crazy sequels...

Title:  An Improbable Interruption
Characters:  the Navyboys, the Marines, Governor Swann
Summary: rambling silliness in which poor James cannot manage to finish a single sentence.
Rating:  PG for a swear word or two
Disclaimer:  Disney owns PotC and its characters, though they ought to be shot for what they do to them.

For anyone who wants to see my kitty.  :-)  (The picture was taken from above her, she's not really that squatty - or plump, she just has very thick fur.)  :-)  Her name is Bessy (because she is white and black like a cow, and her previous owner was really into cow decor).

***SPOILER WARNING!!!!!***

Over at the IMDB message board for AWE I found a link to an amusing YouTube video purportedly full of AWE spoilers - in code.  So, I've made a transcript of it for anyone interested.  :-)  The transcript and link to the video are behind the cut.

Now you've been warned about spoilers, don't anybody click on the cut and then whine to me about not wanting to read spoilers...  ;-)

( Now, are they really true?... )

Merry Christmas to everyone!!  :-)  My gift to you all is this fic (amazingly, I have a fic written in time for Christmas!), which has actually been a work-in-progress for about nine months, so it's time it was posted!  (I did post the first part long ago, but it's been edited and is different now.) The fic is a bit angsty, but it ends nicely, I promise.  :-)  Oh, and there are three parts to it, but it's all posted together because it's just easier to do it that way.

Dedicated to galadhir.  A million thanks and a ton of hugs for your ever-patient (and most excellent) betaing, and for all the encouragement.  :-)  I would have never finished this fic without you.  :-)

Title: Shadows of a Storm
Characters: Norrington, Gilette, Swann
Summary: set post-CotBP, pre-DMC (or ignoring it entirely) - and James is having a tough time.
Rating:  PG
Disclaimer:  Disney owns PotC and all the characters, etc.

(by the way, my sincerest apologies to those who have naval communities on their flist, because this will show up multiple times as crossposting still eludes me...after a whole year on LJ...pathetic, I know.  Very sorry about that.)
   

hey, everybody should do one of these so I can give you all gifts! :D ( my xmas stocking )

well, the results were actually kind of surprising...I didn't think I was *that* unique, LOL. In fact, I'm quite sure I'm not that interesting. Is it possible for this test to actually be too kind? ;-D

( personality test )

I was missing our dear Marines and out of that came this fic. :-) I don't know that it has any basis in actual fact...long, long ago I heard a disturbing rumour linked to a certain press photo of Giles and Angus, but again, I have no idea if there's anything to it. Here's the fic anyway. :-) Enjoy.

Title: One Step Ahead
Characters: Murtogg & Mullroy
Summary: desperate times make for desperate Marines
Rating: PG for a little bit of language
Disclaimer: Disney owns PotC and all its ill-starred sequels and unfortunate characters

( 'One Step Ahead' )

Has anyone seen "Hornblower: The Wrong War"?  I just watched that last night and want to chat with someone about it.  Mostly because I can't get over how cruel it was of the screenwriters to change to the book so that Hornblower falls in love (and they were so sweet together, and he was such a gentleman, and it was just so *aww*) and then kill his girlfriend.  That was so sad!  And the way he stood there crying silently while reporting to Captain Pellew.  Oh, that just broke my heart!  How I wanted to give him a big hug, poor sweet boy!!  *sniffles*

Come on, anyone, come talk with me about this, I don't care if you seen it or not.  It's haunting me and I don't know how to make it better.  I mean, it's not like the PotC universe since DMC where it doesn't matter if someone dies - with a bit of creativity you can resurrect them with some weird magic.  No, Hornblower is refreshingly realistic...except when things like this happen...  I just somehow need to give him a really, really big hug...

I got a cat.  :-D

I've actually had her a week now.  She's black and white and her name is Bessy (because she is black and white like a cow and her previous owner collected cow things).  She's acclimatizing well to a new house and family (thankfully she was already accustomed to small children) and I think is becoming rather fond of me.  :-)  Which is lovely, because I love cats and like having one around.  :-)

(No picture, because I'm a cheapo loser with a free LJ account...)  ;-)