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alexandria_47

A "MARY RENAULT" PERSONAL EPISODE....

Feb 16, 2009 10:09

Since over at the community the last and very sad and very depressing chapters of The Persian Boy are under discussion I thought I would relay a little humorous "Renaultesque" anecdote from my own life ( Read more... )

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proskynesis February 16 2009, 16:24:59 UTC

lmao!!!!!! Perfect.

I've had 'interesting' eunuch-based conversations, but never one so hilarious as that. :D (They do still do it... there's self-castration websites.)

alexandria_47 February 16 2009, 21:36:49 UTC

I'll have to look into those ( I think, well...maybe not). And it all is true, I've just never had the right audience to share it with. Speaking of laudable fiction... I think there were some really interesting plot synopsis on your journal awhile back....weren't there? I mean I'm just saying....( hint, not so subtle hint)!

proskynesis February 17 2009, 12:06:24 UTC

Ooo, yes... I will get round to them, I promise. I'm just rather preoccupied with Patrick O'Brian at the moment, alas. D:

trueriver February 16 2009, 17:01:02 UTC

Oh, that is SO funny! The trouble is, one does become totally immersed in Renault's world - I can quite understand how that happened! :)

alexandria_47 February 16 2009, 21:41:03 UTC

I just hope I didn't somehow scar that lovely young man for life. In those days, actually much like these days, being an MIT student meant "nerd" with a capitol "N", only back in the '80's it didn't have the cache it has now. Then it just meant pocket protectors and wearing white socks with suit jackets.. not owning most of the world.

my_cnnr February 17 2009, 00:26:40 UTC

*flails*

Unix

*dies*

Will never look at that word in quite the same way....

If you don't go post that little story over on the comm, there's a very good chance I'll tell Bagoas you'd like to ask him for a little fashion help but are too shy to ask.

alexandria_47 February 17 2009, 21:28:57 UTC

Dear gods woman, spangled loin cloths will do nothing for my figure! As for posting at the comm...well, I don't know, though the story is all quite true and quite dorkily innocent, no eunuchs were harmed in the production. If I did would I have to retype it or is it a simple matter of copy/paste? I've never initiated my own post before...wow, the power ( ... )

my_cnnr February 18 2009, 00:30:14 UTC

First off....here's a nice warmed rice bag (with spearmint and chamomile) for the knee....and a Vicodin, because, really - warm rice is just warm rice.

Second...posting to the comm is incredibly easy, though I understand the sweaty palm syndrome. You can do it from either of two places. On your Profile page,click post an entry (like you do when posting to your own journal). On the posting page, up near the top, you should see Post to: which will open a drop down menu listing all the journals to which you have posting access. Just click on maryrenaultfics, and type (or copy/paste) in your entry. Alternately, you can post from the MR Profile page - click post an entry and go.

As for the remaining chapters....

Well - yes. The book certainly becomes less of The Life of Alexander and more My Life with Alexander. But please don't let that keep you from the discussions. Your interpretation is just as valid (if not more...lots more...really - lots more) as everyone else's.