Forgot to do this last week, as I had a lot of other stuff going on. That said, my answers would pretty much be the same as they were the week before, so there wouldn't have been much point!

But anyway, here's this week's! (Ignoring the fact that it's technically Thursday now, sssh)

( The usual quota of getting overemotional over dead sailors and having too many damn books to read. Also TV (or lack of it). And some other rubbish. )

So, the other week, whilst scrolling through 4OD for something to watch, I found Trafalgar Battle Surgeon, the title of which is fairly self-explanatory. As you can probably imagine, I pounced on it. And I ended up watching it again, because BEATTY.

( Cut in a futile attempt to contain all my William Beatty feels. )

I've been doing a bit of research on Viking history and culture for the original fiction I'm currently working on, and found this fascinating online essay on Viking attitudes to sexuality. I thought I'd link to it, since I know most of you on my flist are interested in history and/or the gay, so some of you might find it of interest. It's a very in ( Read more... )