Fact: medieval Flanders had the best names.

Evidence: ARCHENRATH. I kid you not. Archenrath. Doesn't it just scream 'Dark Lord'?

Conclusion: They kept all the best names for themselves, those medieval Flemish bastards.

Wheeeee!!

So, I went to the silent movie last night with a couple of friends (I dressed up as a princess and probably looked very silly, but whatevs). Last year, the movie was kind of meh, but this year? This year it was the Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera. With live organ music. It was beyond brilliant ( Read more... )

Second-century d20 sold by Christie's. I am not making this up, or exaggerating, or being in any way dishonest. It really is a twenty-sided die dating from the 2nd century AD with a series of symbols on the faces. Really ( Read more... )

( So, I was writing a fairy tale today... )

I posted Part I of my CCS/Sandman crossover miniseries to tsukimineshrine yesterday, but no one seems to be reading it. I promise, nice Clow! It's not that confusing if you don't know Sandman! (Though this chapter is more of a prelude to the two central chapters ( Read more... )

In honour of this most wonderful icon (by siriaeve), I will now indulge by whim by describing all the different characters of whom Severus Snape reminds me, and how, in a disjointed fashion probably comprehensible only to me.

( Dragons and Witches and Teachers, oh my! )

OMG SPOILERIFIC!!! SPOILERS FOR EVERY IMPORTANT PLOT/CHARACTER POINT BEHIND THE CUTS!!!!

( The Plot, and General Observations )

(New icon, btw.)

I have two principle topics here, Dumbledore and Founders.

( First, Dumbledore )