My brain = too dead for anything but "lol, romanticism"

[tenlittlebullets]

Back in DC! Who wants to get together for tea and absinthe and fangirling?

Ugh, I have so much shit to pack and I am so angry at Amazon right now. Well, at the world in general and Amazon in particular because I am very quickly learning that although George Sand is quite well-known by reputation, nobody seems to actually bother reading anything she's written anymore and it is really fucking hard to find any of her works. To wit: cannot find a copy of La Comtesse de Rudolstadt for under $30, cannot find a copy of Les Sept Cordes de la Lyre at all, except on a site that doesn't ship outside Europe. Am particularly fuming about the latter because come on, it's a retelling of Faust with a female Faust, how amazing is that?

And speaking of which, this picture amuses me incredibly because really, Danhauser, how many Romantic BNFs can you fit in a single painting? ...well, apparently the answer is nine. Left to right: Alexandre Dumas père, Victor Hugo, and George Sand in the writers' corner; Paganini and Rossini conferring in the background; Byron in portrait form behind them; Franz Liszt at the piano, playing for Beethoven in statue form; and Marie d'Agoult at his feet. Wow. (And Sand is totally macking on Dumas. Or stroking his book. Or something.)

Comments

[mmebahorel.livejournal.com]

I totally want to get together for all of that :)

[ladybranwen.livejournal.com]

I agree!

[10littlebullets.livejournal.com]

Excellent. When do you want to meet up? I'm free pretty much anytime in the next couple weeks.

[mmebahorel.livejournal.com]

Let's see - next couple of weeks. I don't have work lined up yet, which sucks but does leave me open. This Friday evening, Kristin and I are seeing Design for Living, Saturday evening we're seeing Ragtime, next Sunday evening we're seeing Giant but may well be free all day Saturday.

So that's next couple of weeks. I'm pretty much free weekdays for utter geekiness.

[in-a-greenhouse.livejournal.com]

Abebooks= foreign language win.
also, you can read both books for free on Google Books :)

[10littlebullets.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, looks like there are still a handful of tickets left for that performance of Ragtime, so if I have the cash I might try to get one. And I know mmejavert wants to come down at some point and have another trip to Wisdom, but I have no idea when that'd be feasible for everyone.

Also, do either you or Kristin intend on going to the Québec LM that's going on again this summer? I was thinking a mid-July trip, because I'll be working in MA and any DC people could use my room as a midpoint to get some rest in the middle of what would otherwise be a really long drive.

--right, weekday meetups. I still kind of want to do the USS Constellation tour in Baltimore at some point, and now that the weather's nice that could be a fun excuse to meet and be geeky. Sometime this week maybe?

[mmebahorel.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Constellation would be fun :)

Quebec is going to be dependent on job. Unfortunately. I really want to go, but sadly, I must be somewhat responsible about the whole thing.

And we'd love for you to join us at Ragtime.

[10littlebullets.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Is Constellation possible for tomorrow, or should we wait until next week?

And while obviously tickets to Québec LM cost money, as does gas to get to MA, I'd be happy to provide a free ride for the second half of the trip. I figure I'm going to be making the drive anyway, so gas money is strictly a "chip in as far as you're willing and able" affair.

(Sorry if this shows up in your inbox sixteen times; LJ is being wonky.)

[mmebahorel.livejournal.com]

Tomorrow is probably better just in case I actually get something job-wise for next week.

What time?

[10littlebullets.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. One or two o'clock-ish? I have something going on at noon but I'm free after that.

Should we meet there or go in the same car? I can swing by and pick you up if you like.

[mmebahorel.livejournal.com]

It's probably easier to carpool, especially since you practically have to go by my place to get to 95 anyway.

Pick me up at 1:30 or so?

[10littlebullets.livejournal.com]

Okay, shall do. :D See you then!