Comments | lithiumlaughter: I pine a lot, I find the lot falls through without you.

lithiumlaughter

I pine a lot, I find the lot falls through without you.

Sep 21, 2009 21:07

I've been fangirling Kate Beaton from afar for a little while now. I think its actually a requirement for all Canadian history dorks to be fans of her, but that's neither here nor there.

(If you don't know who she is, go check out her website. Read her webcomic. You don’t even have to be Canadian to appreciate her stuff either. If you've got a ( Read more... )

oh shit the internet is here, percy fails at life again, omg lookie here, enter the fangirl, random fangirling, geekiness ahoy

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yukata_mizu September 23 2009, 00:31:34 UTC

Thank-you for introducing me to a new addiction. I'm not even Canadian and it still amuses the hell out of me. Come to think of it, I'm not much of a fan of history after the ancients, either, and I'm tempted to look up a lot of the people mentioned. I'm not sure if I should be pleased about broadening my horizons or if I should be depressed that it took a comic to interest me in all these people and events. Hm.

lithiumlaughter September 23 2009, 01:40:31 UTC

Always happy to enable new addictions, especially when they're as awesome as this webcomic.

Have you been reading the little notes beneath most of her comics? Especially towards the beginning, she actually shares awesome tidbits. Though I'm betting you noticed that right away.

Speaking in my capacity as a history teacher, I'd say be pleased. Anything that sparks that interest in and curiosity about those people and those events is a GOOD THING. Plus, it is an awesome comic. Let's not forget this important fact. :)

yukata_mizu September 23 2009, 03:46:37 UTC

No argument here.

Yeah, the notes are a large part of what drew my interest. I know/knew a few of the names, but other than their general occupation (explorer, regent, scientist, politician, et al.) I'm at a loss.

The cultural notes were probably the most interesting to me, relating the specific personages to their time periods and little tidbits about their personalities. After reading one of the comics about the Bronte sisters, I have decided I really need to read them. Especially Anne. It's pretty shameful that I have never read anything by any of them. I keep meaning to, but I've yet to do so. I've never read Austen, any of the Bronte sisters, or anyone from that span of time who wrote actual novels instead of plays. Any rec's there?

lithiumlaughter September 24 2009, 04:59:22 UTC

Keep that curisosity! Harness it, follow it wherever it may lead, and enjoy it. Seriously, you may think you regret time spent doing that sort of thing, but really? You won't. [/dork ( ... )

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kelly1_watxm September 23 2009, 03:04:45 UTC

HOMG PERC! You read Hark A Vagrant!

You may just very well be my dream woman.

lithiumlaughter September 24 2009, 05:00:22 UTC

Musical tastes. QC. X-Men. Now Hark A Vagrant.

SRSLY. WHY ARE WE NOT MAKING INTARWEBZ BABIES OR SOMETHING?