I believe most strongly that those who wish to be invited to Court should be shriven by a priest first. It is only a matter of time before they are brought down by the intrigues and plots of that serpent’s pit ( Read more... )

The only good Frenchman is one who owes me coin.

Happy Birthday to Lys and Matthew!! You guys are 2 of my favoritist people.

Hugs and happiness, and lots of prezzies.

Give unto me a good English longbow over an Harquebus any day. The smell of saltpeter, charcoal and sulpher are far too evocative of the odors of Hellfire for my comfort.

It's been an interesting Haunt season at Screams so far this year. It's been very hard on some of the Frights, between flu, migraines, and other medical issues that have taken their toll. The grizzled and weary survivors have soldiered bravely on, and last night's show was amazing. Everyone was at their peak, and the crowds were enormous but ready ( Read more... )

My existence would be so much simpler would a Howard son marry a Brandon daughter. Or vice versa.
May God preserve England from the ambitions of these two feuding Dukes.

You know your actors are good when they make someone crap their pants in fear.

I know, I know - I shouldn't laugh at someone else's misfortune, but folks go to Haunted Houses to be scared. This one lady just got a little more bang for the buck from my Pirates of Peril Point. ::grin::

The crew of the Sea Hawk are the most filthy, ill-behaved, cut-throat band of murdering scum this side of the Rhine. However, they serve His Majesty loyally, and are thus OUR cut-throat band of murdering scum.

I suppose that will have to do...

Been a crazy week (ok, month/year, but whatever...), but had lots of fun in DC after each day's work ended. Did a mad-dash tour of the sights and was able to visit the WWII, Korean and Vietnam war memorials, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the White House, the Capitol, and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, along with a myriad fly ( Read more... )

Spit-boys are most certainly assured a place in Heaven, for as close as they stand to the cookfires, endlessly turning the handle on the spits to cook the meat, the poor lads have already served their time in Hell.