I've decided to delete my Musketeers comm and Tolkien comm. There just isn't any interest, alas.

Anyone on my flist knowledgeable enough about flintlock pistols to have a suggestion on how someone might sabotage a pistol in such as way that it might injure the shooter, assuming that the shooter is experienced and takes good care of his weapons?

For any who may be interested, I have started a fanfic community for the newish BBC series, the Musketeers: http://bbcmusketgenfic.livejournal.com/

I wrote this yesterday as a gift for/tribute to my father, who is in the process of shuffling off this mortal coil to begin his own journey among the stars. It is a sequel of sorts to the Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. My father taught me at an early age to appreciate the little Prince's wisdom; thus, though I do not live it as well as ( Read more... )

Yay! Age of Ultron is made of pure awesome! I've been reading spoilers, most of which has been negative, while I waited to see it, and have rolled my eyes at the complaints, but I thought maybe I'd get it after seeing the movie. Nope! Get it even less now.

( I don't think it's too spoilery, but just in case... )

I've decided that the only thing more certain to attract rain than car washing is setting up a kiddie pool.  

In an effort to make a dent in two bags of apples before they go bad, I made an apple pie today, and to my surprise and delight, it's actually yummy!

Woot! My top two votes placed in the top two; I love it when that happens!

*squee* There are so many stories this month! I cannot wait to read them all!

(http://teitho.waking-vision.com/modules.php?name=Intern&file=challenge122 for anyone looking for new LOTR to read)

This month's batch of Teitho stories are outstanding!  There's a little something for everyone from Hobbit lovers or Silm fans.  Check them out if you get a chance: http://teitho.waking-vision.com/modules.php?name=Intern&file=challenge121