By Arthur Huge Clough

A rather speculative poem about Napoleon and Wellington's lasts words. I discovered it a few months ago when I was browsing through wikisource. A little sentimental, but I like it. =)

All icons from Season Four episodes of Man from Uncle (those that I have seen, anyway). Two wallpapers of Illya/David McCallum. Source images thanks to The Man from UNCLE Framecapture Library

Episodes:
[1] The Summit Five Affair
[2-4] The Gurnius Affair
[5-8] The Thrush Roulette Affair
[9-11] The Deadly Quest Affair
[12-17] The Prince of Darkness Affair
[18-19] The Master's Touch Affair



( All 19 icons and the 2 wallpapers underneath cut )

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I have partially recovered from my mosquito bites. =)

I finally got my Sapphire and Steel DVD today. Hooray!

OMG my fic Gallifreyan Elks was recced on calufrax! It's the first time I've been recc'd and I was so happy when I found out. Yay! (I didn't realise it'd been recced until I saw the hits almost double. D'OH!)


Along with iladora I have created a new Doctor Who Community dwaustralia. To my Australian DrWho fans flisters: please join! =) One of the first things on our to do list is a watch of Waters of Mars on the 6th!

TITLE: Both Sides of the Medal
RATING: General
WORD COUNT: 1800
CHARACTERS: Hornblower, Brown, Jack Aubrey
DISCLAIMER: All characters belong to their authors CS Forester and Patrick O’Brian.
SPOILERS: Flying Colours and the Reverse of the Medal
NOTES: In 1816, Sir Thomas Cochrane was implicated in the Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814, fined a thousand pounds, sentenced to the pillory, struck from the Navy List and stripped of his knighthood. Patrick O’Brian used that for his novel the Reverse of the Medal, and this is the event as seen from Hornblower’s point of view. Many thanks to sharpiefan for the beta!

( Both Sides of the Medal )

Plot bunnies ahoy! I've had this idea since last night, but despite the fact that I don't really had time to write fic I had to write this to the detriment of Genetics.

This is my first slash story, so please be gentle. =)

TITLE: A Few Glorious Seconds
WORD COUNT: 500
PAIRING: Hornblower/Bush
RATING: NC-17, Slash
SPOILERS: Flying Colours
DISCLAIMER: Hornblower belongs to CS Forester. This is purely for my own enjoyable and I do not derive any profit from it whatsoever.
NOTES: Not beta'd, so forgive any grammatical errors please! I've always wanted to write a piece on the consequences of events in Flying Colours (which Bush fan doesn't have their own "version"?) and so this is mine. We all know how good Hornblower is at maintaining a blank mask and hiding his emotions, but in Flying Colours he is not the only one with demons.

( A Few Glorious Seconds )

It's interesting. I try and stay away from LJ when I'm studying, but so much of what I'm learning right now in genetics in intricately linked to my likes/fandoms. The history of medicine is one area in which I am extremely interested in, and genetics naturally involves a study of conditions and diseases over many many generations. My lecturer has often used historical figures to explain certain concepts so I thought I might share some of my observations.

*Puts on nerd glasses*

( Queen Victoria, Joan of Arc, Lord Melbourne's Son Augustus )

So, does anyone know of other famous historical figures that have had strange and interesting medical conditions that can be explained by genetics or otherwise? Or anything else historical and medical/scientific they would like to share?

Woke up sick and unhappy because I had to go to uni for a french test. Afterward I headed straight home and instead of studying as I should be doing, I photoshopped and watched MFU.

The Prince of Darkness Affair, to be more precise. Illya looks so gorgeous in the first half of this episode- espeically in the opening scene where he is only wearing a white shirt with a few buttons undone and later getting soaked; then again in combat fatigues with that cashmere scarf. Mmmmm......

And why does a white haired Napoleon Solo remind me of Bill Clinton?


Okay, so I made two MFU wallpapers. Well, not "techincally" wallpapers, since it's only 800x600 (that's the size of the textures I used), but *shrugs*. Anyway, enjoy!



( So what are the proper dimensions for wallpapers? )

Australian's Trafalgar Flag Fetches Massive Price at Auction

Had no idea that Clephan's descents were living in Australia. =)

Six 100 word drabbles. One Story.

TITLE: Echoes of a past glory.
WORD COUNT: 100 words each, 600 words in total
RATING: G
FANDOMS (in order): Hornblower, MFU, Doctor Who, M&C, Wellington/Alava, Sapphire and Steel
SPOILERS: None really.
WARNINGS: This is a homage to a famous naval battle and a great man, so there is plenty of angst and a non-canon death. There are hints of m/m relationships. You have been warned.
DISCLAIMER: None of the characters belong to me, I only play with them and derive no profit from them. Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington and Miguel de Alava are historical people and I mean no insult to them and their descendants.
NOTES: This is my tribute to the Battle of Trafalgar, which was fought on this day, October 21st, 1805, between the navies of Britain and France & Spain. Not a crossover in all the senses of the word. Understanding of all six “fandoms” not that necessary, but does help. Introductions to all the fandoms can be found on crack_van. Sapphire and Steel section set after Assignment 2. #5 based on Notes of Conversations with the Duke of Wellington by Earl Stanhope.

( October 21st 1805: Echoes of a Past Glory )