I have a new true love!



The TV Show "Versailles". Let me try and convince you to love it too despite me having no idea when it will come to your country. I found it on the interwebs.

Set up: It's the year something or other and Louis the Fourteenth of France is 28 years old and still settling into his reign, because he was only very young when he became king and its probably taken him some time to shake off all the remnants of his Regency. His nobles are getting uppity, so he decides to extend his fathers hunting lodge at Versailles and drag the nobles kicking and screaming to him.

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Summary of reasons to watch this show.

• Historically based court plotting show ala the Tudors, the Borgias, White Queen etc
  
• Attractive people acting out a well plotted plot, and acting it well! Seriously I was so drawn to so many of the portrayals here.
  
• Complicated women.
  
• Well rounded characters that might do bad things but you feel for them because they aren't unlikable.
  
• A lot of fun strangely. There were so many moments I was just laughing out loud.
  
• Also I like to imagine this as a sequel to the Musketeers so Louis XIV is actually the son of Aramis. Also Adult Mordred from Merlin is playing Phillipe so he could be a wizard!
  
• Also it's only ten episodes, so seriously I marathoned this over a long weekend (along with also marathoning the first season of Girls!) It's not a huge commitment!
  

In conclusion. Go find out how you could watch this show (or when you could watch it)

I am so happy it's getting a season two!

And so are these two I think:

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Book Forty One Lost to the Ocean - Melanie Schertz

Last time: Caroline shot Louisa to death and Bingley suffered from PSTD and then Lizzy and Darcy got married.
Instead of head in a bucket I bring you people opening doors with much effort and force. Who does it better!





But now onto the review of the LAST PART.

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Last time: Caroline almost gave her brother a handjob, killed a maid and then stabbed Darcy in the chest with some glass that was just lying about.

I did try to think of another encompassing gif/picture but I am sorry this really is it:


Covers all bases.

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Okay so this review will have to be in parts because dude....Katharine needs her $4 worth....and well lets just say it was cray cray then it got boring and then it got cray cray again. And I need to share.

This review is brought to you by this picture of Athos with his head in a bucket. I feel it summarizes accurately my general feeling.

As does this face which I believe was the face Athos made BEFORE putting his head in this bucket.



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Alright who is ready for round two?

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HELP!

Of the internet variety.

We have two computers connected by a router.

Computer 1 is new - Vista, Pencillin stupid thing.
Computer 2 is sophy no change since installation
Router - had transformer changed not sure if it was reconfigured but even so we didn't have any problems directly after, but now we do. So I figure its computer one bought just before I left and suddenly they have been having connection problems.

The guy at our ISP said our signal is fine etc etc and that is probably is the router (after it being the signal before when they climbed up the pole but anyway).

And that the router might have a password on it when Bigpond uses no passwords to connect or something. Or that the firewalls might be reacting.

I turned off all firewalls on computer 1 but still happpening.

So how do I deal with the router. HOW!?

Oh and my "internet gateway" is disabled but when I press enable it "connects" but the thing still says disabled.

Any advice.

God I need sleep.

One good thing about moving to canberra new internet connection but what do I do until then!

This Journal is on holiday from 23rd of August - 2nd of December.

If there is anything that must be communicated to me please leave a message here, I'm getting notifications.

However if its an emergency there are many ppl on my flist who have my mobile number.

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Done some thinking and i've friends locked most of this journal.

No particular reason, no bitching behind it all, infact i'll probally forget to friends lock from here on in.

I just feel comfortable sharing my thoughts with my friends rather than well everyone. So you'll have to log in when you look at my journal ppl ;)

Or well if you are annoymously lurking about - get yourself a lj. (cannot think you would be lurking about but you never know)

Cleo's PoA in 15 minutes

This almost killed me: >sarahtales's take on Troy

starwolvie pointed me to this...so i'd thought i'd point you guys to it as well.

TROY IN 15 MINUTES

Not as amsusing as the Van Helsing one, but still giggle....

Edit: I was wrong (directly from Ti15m): "ACHILLES: Cousin. He's my cousin. Cousin. Totally my cousin. In conclusion: Cousin."

Rolls around floor.

Edit 2: It gets better "STEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLA"

I appear to have a live journal.

Gah!

Thankyou so much dahlia_777 for the code.

Am having trouble finding an icon that expresses who i am....

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Will be back with something interesting.

Current Music: Was Triple M.
Current Mood: complacent

My Fiction

• Introducing Puck - First Ever Fic - P&P.
  
  
• The Missing Link - Epic Sequel to Introducing Puck
  
  
• Marriage is a Mistake Every Man Should Make - What-if Involving my Usual Suspects.
  
  
• A Hit a Very Palpable Hit - What-if Mr Bennet's sister owned Netherfield
  
  
• Emma ~ An Epilogue- Omg It's not P&P Otherwise known as 'the title is self-explanatory'.
  
  
• Only the Fish - Otherwise entitled, why you should cry at Wickham's death.
  
  
• To Bear is to Conquer Our Fate - Otherwise known as that fic that sent E/Ders into meltdown. But seriously its just ALL ABOUT DARCY.
  
  

Humourous Fic Housed at the DWG

• The Hat Thief of P&P - Otherwise known as erimentha and I watched P&P too many times.
  
  
• Tanks for the Memoriez - Otherwise known as I stupidly opened my mouth, and we all know what that means: Shem must write it. There are Zombies. And Tanks. And I DID RESEARCH PEOPLE.
  
  
• What A Bunch of Prima Donnas - Otherwise known as the fic where Boys took over my brain.
  
  

Halloween Challenges Housed at the DWG

• Fred or the Curse of Pemblerley - Seriously the Title says it all.
  
  
• In the Classical Style - Otherwise known as the one where people have reported not seeing P&P3 in quite the same way afterwards
  
  
• Mary Mary - Otherwise known as the one Shem can't remember writing at the moment...what the hell is this about?
  
  

Christmas Fiction Challenges

• Xmas Challenge 2004 Post One. - Stories for Arleen&Erin, Beadgal, Deb and Elli.
  
  
• Xmas Challenge 2004 Post Two - Stories for Heidi, Lydia and Lise.
  
  
• Xmas Challenge 2004 Post Three - Stoties for Maria, Sie, Sojourn and Tam.
  
  
• Xmas Challenge 2004 Post Four - Stories for Karin, Wendy and Spring.
  
  
• Xmas Challenge 2005 Post One - Stories for Sofies, Vals, Michelle and Kay.
  
  
• Xmas Challenge 2005 Post Two - Stories for Deb, Maria, Viccy and Tam.
  
  
• Xmas Challenge 2005 Post Three - Stories for Arleen, Elli, Lise, Jenn and Julie.
  
  
• Xmas Challenge 2005 Post Four - Stories for Mary, Jess, Amy, Karin and Sie.
  
  
• Xmas Challenge 2005 Post Five - Stories for Goldie, Erin, Lydia and Natalie-Marie.
  
  

Other Fiction

• **click on the tags for this entry** Inc to get Xmas Challenge 2006. Too lazy to provide links atm.

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Austen

• Austen.com - For all things Jane Austen.
  
  
• Derbyshire Writers Guild - Jane Austen Fan Fiction.

Georgette Heyer

• My Guide to Heyer - My Rambly Guide about which Heyer's to read.
  
  
• Georgette Heyer Site - Lost of Information, some you have to search for.
  
  
• Heyer Listserve - You have to join to participate but the Notes and Info Pages are good.

Terry Pratchett

• L-Space Web - Massive Site, Heaps of infomation on Books, Quotes and Pterry etc.
  
  Wikipedia on Pratchett - Self-explanatory.
  
  Discworld MUD - A horribly complicated online RP game which will suck up all of your time.
  
  

Harry Potter

• Leaky Cauldron - For all thins Potter, just don't for the love of God speak ill of HP or JKR there.
  
  
• Fiction Alley - For all your Harry Potter Fanfic needs...well not all I don't think Necrophilia James/Harry is on there.
  

Doctor Who!

• Time and Chips livejournal community where Rose hearts the Doctor. - Because Rose/Doctor is love.
  
  
• BBC Doctor Who - The Official Site which also loves Rose/Doctor
  
  
• Outpost Gallifrey - Not so much with the Rose/Doctor Love but we forgive them because they bring info!
  
  

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