Feb. 19th, 2004

castalia: (Gonzo Squee)
The stars must be aligned just right, b/c I came home today to no less than 3 packages. There was much squeeing wrought, and I think there may even have been a slightly undignified little happy dance. Or not. But the urge was there.

For my viewing pleasure, my Miracles VCDs arrived! All thirteen glorious episodes provided by the lovely [livejournal.com profile] alvafan. Many thanks to Joan for the heads-up about these. I feel a marathon coming on...

Also arriving was the book on artillery I ordered from England weeks ago - British Artillery on Land and Sea: 1790-1820 by Robert Wilkinson-Latham. This book looks awesome. It's the kind of book I'd like to write one day. Pictures, charts, tables, sketches from Admiralty records, even a (detailed!) sub-section on how they made the gunpowder. I'm in love.

For the record, [livejournal.com profile] ealgylden is the coolest person in the world. Procrastinating, but cool ;) Today I received an article on Michael Praed (our dear Phileas Fogg from The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne), handwritten recipes cards, and cookies! Good cookies. Homemade cookies, even. Will have to restrain myself from eating the entire tin by tomorrow. Joan, m'dear, you're a damn good cook. Thank you so much. *gloms you*

What a marvelous day. I just love getting things in the mail, especially fannish items and foodstuffs.
castalia: (Flight of Dragons (Gorbash))
Tis the season for 80's nostalgia. [livejournal.com profile] ealgylden started it with her post on the 15th anniversary of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, and I've been in a "watch all the movies and cartoons I loved as a kid for nostalgia's sake" mood. As many of you know, I'm a sucker for nostalgia, about as much as Bertie Wooster is a sucker for a nice snifter before dinner.

Thus, GIP. Anyone remember the movie this cute little guy is from? A billion bonus points if you do, and a billion more if you love the movie as much as I do.

Remember the Rankin-Bass version of the Hobbit? Remember all the things they did wrong? Remember the musical numbers? Well, they managed to fail to do any of those things with The Flight of Dragons, the coolest dragon movie ever. Starring voice artists such as John Ritter, James Earl Jones, and Victor Buono. It also has some really great music, which I wish was on CD somewhere.

Seriously, go rent this movie. And if you find a newer copy of the VHS (or DVD, now) at your video store, ignore the horrendous cover art. That's not from the movie. For some reason, they had someone draw a new cover in a style completely different from that which is used in the movie. Go figure. Don't let the bad cover art scare you away. Find a copy of the book it's based on while you're at it. Peter Dickinson is scientific enough and persuasive enough to make you believe there really were dragons capable of flight and breathing fire.

A few more icons from TFoD, Road to El Dorado, and a stray Muppet or two...





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