They don't still have debtors' prison, do they?

[ealgylden]

It is mine! The Adventures of Commodore Norrington is mine! Bias? What bias? It, ah, may be possible that the only part of it I've watched so far is Norrington's deleted scenes, but I'm sure that means nothing. Nothing at all.

Also acquired or arrived today: TTT:EE, The Making of M&C, World's Finest #204 (from 1971), starring Superman (natch) and the "New" Wonder Woman (de-powered Diana in her mod kung fu spygirl phase- I collect that version of her), and a tape full of Kim Possible goodness from the most excellent kathlaw. Yay!

Not acquired today: the RotK soundtrack. Still! Argh! Oh well, at least I have an excuse to go to the good mall with the Borders and the theater playing M&C, since the lame mall by the casino was a bust.

Also, no new Hornblower movies for me, although that's more of a current-and-ongoing situation. Thank the gods and little fishes for video.

Really acquired today: mucho debt and mucho stress, and it's only the tip of the iceberg. Ah, December. I think everyone's getting cookies for presents this year. Cookies, I can do.

Oh, and since I'm spamming anyway, I thought this snowflake generator was very cute. Addictive, too- I haven't spent this much just fiddling with the mouse and not actually doing anything since I first saw the online Lite-brite. Oooh, swirly lights...

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[ealgylden.livejournal.com]

Yes! Mr. Micawber! That's him. Thanks. *g*

Learning new things, though, like it was James Watt being hired to build an engine to replace 12 horses at a sawmill that caused him to create the measure known as "horsepower."

Oh neat, really? I didn't know there were actual horses responsible. I love finding out stuff like that. It helps make up for the more annoying parts of the whole writing process (and I'm the last person who could ever pick on you for procrastinating. I procrastinate with work, I procrastinate with hobbies... the strictures of time are for other people.)

[kathlaw.livejournal.com]

Glad I remembered Micawber. Sometimes my brain actually works. :-)

Of course my source didn't explain HOW James Watt figured out a horse could lift 30,000 pounds the distance of one foot in one minute, but that's the actual amount involved in a single unit of horsepower. I'm guessing pulleys were involved, since horses aren't well equipped to lift straight up.

Thanks, on the procrastinating. I'm a little more than 25% through with it, and need to finish the rest tonight (by late sunrise). So I'm taking a break, then need to lie down and stretch my back out. I tend to perch, not properly sit in my desk chair, and my back has decided I hate it, so it hates me.