Still no Shiny Pirate Goodness for Elspeth, only History Lectures

[elspethdixon]

I am still in a sad state of PotC DVD-deprivation, one that will probably continue until January, when I can buy it for myself (which I'll do even if my family gives me the video for Christmas, as the delicious spoilers floating my way about the extras and deleted scenes are impossible to resist). The only (sadly temporary) cure I can see is to go running, and then sit down and finish sidhe_elf's yellow fever story. Which needs a title, btw. I can't just keep calling it "the yellow fever story."

I've also got the usual post-History of Northern Ireland class urge to work on Isle of the Apples, as Mike was providing his usual biased commentary on the lecture inside my brain. Sample:
Elspeth: *feels some sympathy for British army's difficult position in 1969-70, being sent into Ulster unprepared, with no clearcut political directive and a confusing chain of command*
Mike: "You can't feel sorry for them! They're an occupying army!" *mutters pro-Republican sentiments under his breath*
Elspeth: "So are the US forces in Iraq."
Mike: "Yeah, well, they suck too."
Elspeth: "Watch it, O'Neill. It's not too late to have a Nazi fighter pilot blow you out of the sky."
Mike: "I won't shut up until you write more about me, you know."

I'm not sure if I actually have "muses" like some fanfic writers, but I suspect Flight Sergeant Michael O'Neill comes pretty close.