Hester

^Found a moose skull on a hiking trail once -- although it wasn't buried. And I occasionally find lumps of coal in my garden, from the time when my Victorian house used it for fuel. < Time for bed. V Favourite Sci-Fi?

Hester pokes her head out her cabin door and takes in the scene of chaos in the gangway of the wildly heaving ship. Behind her, a silky-smooth voice with an Irish lilt enquires: "What the hell is going on out there?" Hester replies, "I dunno, Stu. I think it's just another one of Red Cat's parties." Hester notices a bottle of rum rolling down the corrider as the ship pitches and bucks in the heavy seas. She snatches it up, waving it in triumph at her cabinmate. She bolts the door behind her, and hops back into bed with her rum and her bit of rough, leaving the rest of the crew to sort out whatever mess they've got themselves into this time.

^ Crap still. Where's spring? < Tired of hibernating. Happily, a friend lent me the Season One DVD box set of Stargate: Atlantis, so I have something to keep me entertained until picnic season. V What's currently entertaining you (besides the pub)?

What first sparked my interest in "piracy"? Probably the punk fashions of Vivienne Westwood (particularly as worn by Adam Ant): ... followed closely by Kevin Kline as Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirate King: And that early spark was kept alive by Matthew Modine in Cutthroat Island: ... then fanned to a flame by Captain Jack: Cheers, Hester

The Fratellis, Costello Music http://www.myspace.com/littlebabyfratelli

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I changed my desktop photo yesterday to this: Mmmm... Colonel Sheppard! Cheers, Hester

booze

big appetite for bloody...

[singing] "Oh, the shark has...."

^^ Jacky, that sounds terrifying! I hope you at least fly a Jolly Roger on the front lawn in defiance. My house is about 115 years old. It's made of terra-cotta-orange local brick, with wood trim painted brown and various tones of green. Different stories have dif. coloured trim as we and the previous owners chickened out before climbing the ladder to the 3rd floor. My front door is chrome green, with my own decorative paintwork design of sunflowers and oak leaves. ^Ha! My m-i-l says things like "Where DID you get that outfit?" -- but I don't think it's meant as a compliment. However, Mr. H. is easily impressed by my colour-cooridination. < Need to spring-clean the house. V Have you bought any new clothing for spring?

"Anime Pirates" -- cartoon from a young Finnish animator: Episode One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9BYtCLLjl8 Epidode Two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79D2g2rCwlo Cheers, Hester

Wilco [They did the song "Just a Kid" for the Spongebob soundtrack] Here's an anime fan vid that's set to the song:

[Aye, Jacky: 'Tis nothing cleaner than a bubble-bath: Besides, I couldn't find a picture of Joe Flanigan in the tub!] Patrick Stewart

Bubbles... [Yes, that is "Mr. Darcy"!]

rum to wash it

Loofahs!

"I'll eat it raw..."

"Brandy, you're a fine girl..." Cheers, Hester

Bonnie & Clyde

Emma Peel

Aye, John: "Bus Pirates" be better acted and more addictive than the soaps! Be sure to alert us to the next installment. In the meantime, here's another POTC fan vid, to the song "The Worst Pirate" by Ceann, a 'Yankee-Irish' pub band from Pittsburg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjFNQUtvX3E Here's the band's website too: http://www.ceannmusic.com/ Cheers, Hester

Serious vampire pun alert!!!! Serious vampire alert:

Bill Bones [knows what I mean!]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx2EGHtTUng

Billy Bragg