Sick, sick, sick.

[kellan_the_tabby]

So I find this page of pictures from the upcoming Pirates movie (yes, potential spoilers behind the link; click with care). I'm scrolling down through going 'ooh, yeah, this is pretty, oh doesn't she look hot in that outfit with the sword', and then I get to the picture that makes me go all gooshy.



No, not because of who it is. Yeah, there are people who think he's Teh Hawt; I'm not especially one. (Though he totally kicks Davy Jones's ass as the villain.

Not even the cannon, though, nice.

No, I went 'OMG linstock and slowmatch and they got it right!'

And that? Is hawt.

Sick, sick, sick, sick.

Comments

[dr-zrfq.livejournal.com]

Not sick... just a bit geeky. But we *like* you that way.

[danabren.livejournal.com]

LOL geek

(isn't it great when they get something teensy and delicious like this COREECT??)

[kass-rants.livejournal.com]

You soooo have been bitten. Welcome to the club. LOL

[kellan_the_tabby]

Hee! Innit just?

[maziemaus.livejournal.com]

Could you eeesplain? /me wants to know.

[kellan_the_tabby]

The thing in his hands, the stick with the rope wrapped around it? That's a linstock, and the rope is slow match.

It's what you use to touch off a cannon, or a period handgonne like I have. Slow match is a special rope soaked in stuff that makes it burn slow but steady, like incense. It's much safer around black powder than an open flame, easy to keep lit and handle under exciting conditions.

Got pointed over here by Montuos....

[3fgburner.livejournal.com]

We may have met on the gun-line at Pennsic. I'm Erich, the guy who's taught the class for the past few years. Anyway, I now HAVE to see the freakin' Pirate movies. For similar authentic good-feelings, check out Master and Commander (http://www.masterandcommanderthefarsideoftheworld.com/), assuming you haven't already become a fan :-).

Re: Got pointed over here by Montuos....

[kellan_the_tabby]

Saw it, loved it. :) We probably did meet on the line - I was with the small unit of handgonners. You do look vaguely familiar...

Re: Got pointed over here by Montuos....

[3fgburner.livejournal.com]

My gun's "Munchkin" -- the little 2-pdr Coehorn, on a red block mount.

This is firing a blank at Jamestown:


Here's one of the guys I was out with at a Sci-Fi con, firing ball on a range. Note the projectile riding the front of the smoke cloud:



[Note to self: Post some Pennsic pics...]

Re: Got pointed over here by Montuos....

[kellan_the_tabby]

*grins* Boom!

Here's one of me (on the left) last Pennsic...

[fabricdragon.livejournal.com]

boom boom kate strikes again