historical oddity

Watching more Horatio Hornblower . . . .

Character: "I'm Jerome Bonaparte."

Me: "No you're not! You're busy ruling Germany!"

Some history-checking later, I find out he hadn't started ruling Germany yet (or rather, Westphalia), so I wasn't allowed to yell at him for being in the middle of the ocean instead of where I thought he should be. But that was my knee-jerk reaction, and it amused me, because Jerome Bonaparte is a historical figure I've only recently learned anything about.

I like knowing random things.

also, linkage

Two things that need sharin' --

Eragon sporked. Book, not movie. In case you're like me and want to know enough about the book to talk about its shortcomings without actually having to, y'know, read the book. I know that site is not aimed at saying good things about it, but still, it's a sad state of affairs when the most positive thing I can find to say at the end is, "hey, Saphira's a nice name."

Everyone in "Hands of Fate: The Next Generation Legacy" needs to read this. Including the comments. Or at least the one about the badger.