(Untitled)

[sane_bombardier]

Bored (but alive!), in hospital. Doing one of these meme (?) things to pass the time. Possibly more suitable for my personal journal, but hey, you guys might want to give it a try too.

10 Things I've Done That You Probably Haven't Meme

1. Had someone try to poison me. Twice.
2. Lived in a tent with running water and heating. (God bless Orr)
3.

Comments

Here's Mine!

[_beloved_child]

-1- Been nearly eaten by a leopard
-2- Been nearly eaten by a tiger
-3- Escaped a blockaded city in a balloon (we were Union, really, the city was Confederate, being Richmond…it’s a long story).
-4- Been balloon wrecked!
-5- Helped rescue a man who’d gone mad from too much isolation and quiet.
-6- Been nearly eaten by said madman - before we rescued him, obviously.
-7- Helped build a nice, neat little boat without the aid of a shipyard.
-8- Helped build a glass forge and then blown glass!
-9- Kept a trained orangutan - he’s a very sweet fellow.
-10- Built a house in a cliff.

Re: Here's Mine!

[sane_bombardier]

Do you actually try to risk your life? The word 'nearly' comes up quite a bit though, so I suppose the fact that you didn't die is worth something.

[_beloved_child]

Oh, no, it just happens. Comes of living on a otherwise uninhabited island, I think. I certainly don't like it. It's quite scary. And I didn't even mention getting shot and going into shock, or the fever afterward that would have killed me in another few hours, or how incredibly lucky we were to land where we did because a little further along we would have drowned. Or the time we nearly missed the island and got lost at sea, or...

Typist: Honestly? I think it's 'cause he's the cute one.

[sane_bombardier]

Good to hear that. Personally I can't stand young people who try to throw their lives away. I don't understand it. And please stop talking about that stuff. It reminds me of how close to death we all are and makes me feel sick.

[_beloved_child]

Oh, I don't either. I like being alive. And I have too much I want to do, eventually. Sorry! Didn't mean to.

[sane_bombardier]

Thank goodness for that.

[prince_des_mers]

...

*regarding that fever? is not at all sorry about his preference for dramatic timing*