sirona_fics: (british accent)
sirona's fics ([personal profile] sirona_fics) wrote2011-04-29 12:12 pm

The Muses, still with freedom found, Shall to thy happy coast repair

I AM SO EXCITED!! I AM WATCHING CNN LIVE (drat, I don't get BBC International grrr) AND IT IS JUST EEEEEEEEEEEEE IS ABOUT THE ONLY THING RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD.

Idek, I know not all that many people are keen on this, but I am LOVING THE HELL OUT OF IT.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D


And to improve the experience -- A REC!

Sick Day by [livejournal.com profile] tailoredshirt -- Steve/Danny, Grace. I LOVED THIS SO MUCH. Gracie will always be the loveliest little princess!

I AM EXCITE!!!


And if you don't know what I'm talking about -- it's probably better this way. XD

ETA: And now I want Kate and William on official visit to Hawai'i, meeting President Obama at his home state, and the Five-0 being asked to run security!! :D?

[identity profile] zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
So, that wedding, I guess. ^_^;;

[identity profile] sirona-gs.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
Pretty much! XD

I've just added an ETA -- and now I want Kate and William on official visit to Hawai'i, visiting President Obama in his home state, and the Five-0 being asked to run security!! :D? I WANT IT SO MUCH.

[identity profile] zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
I love how your brain works. <3

[identity profile] sirona-gs.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
Right? Right? It's stupid -- yeah, I was excited about today, as every Anglophile would be, but I think I hadn't realised JUST HOW MUCH I missed England until I started watching the live coverage and listening to the Brits chat. It hits me like that sometimes.

--Anyway, that wasn't what I was going to say. I was going to say that now that I AM watching the live coverage, I WANT ALL THE STORIES. ALL OF THEM. And since H50 has hijacked my brain of late, this is what comes out. :D

In other, less British Royal Squee-related (and I plan to make a longer post about more social-theory-related topics) news, do you think anyone would be interested in H50 podfics recorded in a somewhat British accent? I have been thinking about this for a while, I'd like to record some of my favourite fics, purely for personal indulgence, but should I make them available fandom-wide? Thoughts?

[identity profile] zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I do not profess to be the world's biggest expert on the podficcing community... I have a friend who is super into recording podfics, but I've never listened to one in my life. I am inclined to encourage you simply for the sake of being encouraging, and also because I feel that people who like podfic would be happy to see more podfic available, and the people who write the fics are usually tickled to have their story podficced. I can't imagine anyone will be bothered with the accent.

[identity profile] sirona-gs.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's pretty much what I've been thinking. I love podfics, because I can't read when I'm in a moving vehicle, like a car or a bus, it gives me a headache, but I go insane if I don't have something to do, so podfics are perfect, really. I also listen to them when I'm at the gym. I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I think that once I'm done with this stupid dissertation that's eating my life, I'll definitely give it a go!

BTW appropriate icon is appropriate. <3

[identity profile] zolac-no-miko.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
Definitely appropriate.

Mine aren't quite as good. Look, it's an icon of a British person from a British television show!

[identity profile] spacefender.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I caught some of it on TV. My first thought was, "Holy crap, Prince Charles got old!" That and noticing that William had the same bald spot as his dad. I wonder if there is some sort of rule against British royals going to the Hair Club for Men.

[identity profile] sirona-gs.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
And what about Prince Albert? He has really aged, as has the Queen herself. Wills has definitely inherited his dad's problem hair, poor boy! He still looks charming, though.

[identity profile] spacefender.livejournal.com 2011-04-30 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
The Queen has always been old as far back I can actually remember. I guess now she's just really old.

Prince Albert. What an unfortunate name.

Q: Do you have Prince Albert in a can?

A: Why, yes we do.

Q: Don't you think you should let him out before he suffocates?

A very old joke, not really funny anymore. But it's always the first thing I think of whenever I heard the name Prince Albert.

[identity profile] sirona-gs.livejournal.com 2011-04-30 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that was mainly me being a ditz -- it's Prince Philip who's married to the queen; Prince Albert was her great-grandfather. *facepalm* It's just that I make that association, I don't even know why.

It's actually fortunate that's the first thing that comes into your mind -- I can't get past the Prince Albert connotations as referred to in piercings circles...

[identity profile] kitmerlot1213.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
The wedding was just beautiful and I tuned in just in time for their vows :)

And Kate's dress was so simple and elegant and I can't say enough about those lace sleeves--Lovely!

I hope they are very happy together :)

[identity profile] sirona-gs.livejournal.com 2011-04-29 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I am all Royal Wedding-ed out! :D I planned to make another post about it today, but I've just toasted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with a hefty White Russian, and I'm now mellow and happy and bed-ready, so I don't think I'll post more about it tonight.

It was beautiful, the whole thing, perfectly executed, for which the British police and military have my admirations! Kate's dress was absolutely gorgeous -- I have such a weakness for that lace sleeves/neckline. I've always imagined my wedding dress, if I should ever get married, looking much like this one, sans the 10 ft train!

I hope they are very, very happy together; they looked so in love, I sobbed all the way through the vows! <3