Love War - England Vs. Scotland.
After telling myself on no uncertain terms that i was not to waste my time watching Bridget Jones's Diary on tv this evening, i found myself doing just that. Yes, alright Renee is american, but it's just those damn English accents that get me. More specifically the fact that I have been hopelessly and irrevocably in love with both Hugh Grant and Colin Firth for as long as I can remember. I really can't choose between them. They are both just so... goddamn delicious....
I've also developed a terrible crush on a book character. I remember laughing at a certain Ms Artemis when she confessed herself to be guilty of the same crime, but in all honesty, i now completely understand (though i have, I must say, forgotten which character it was she lusted after). Jamie Fraser (swoon) is a highland scotsman from Diana Gabaldon's stellar Outlander series of historical coughtimetravelcough novels. The series begins with Cross Stitch in which Claire, a twentieth English expatriate living in Boston, travels back to the early eighteenth century (It doesn't sound nearly so ridiculous in context of the novel). She is wed to the 23 year old blood-thirsty but fiercely loyal clansman, Jamie Fraser, against her wishes, later to fall hopelessly in love with him. I can't remember all the details of the first book, being up to the sixth in the series (published last year) at the moment, but the following books tell of Jamie and Claire's unorthodox relationship and in fact i shall rather give up on trying to explain and just say click here for a brief summary of the first five books (which does NOT do them justice!). The most recent volume, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, (which I'm reading now) follows Claire and Jamie and their family through the perils and adventures of the American Revolution.
I don't doubt that it's still possible to still find a man capable of killing with sword, dirk, pistol, musket, rifle or bare hands. I do doubt that the same man could be as loving, loyal and fiercely protective as Jamie Fraser. He seems to be the ultimate in macho-ism and testosterone, but desperately in touch with his feminine side as well. Isn't that what we're all after? Alas my lack of time travel skills does me wrong... even Colin and Hugh don't seem quite so appealing in comparison. Damn fantasy man; oh how i love him.
I've also developed a terrible crush on a book character. I remember laughing at a certain Ms Artemis when she confessed herself to be guilty of the same crime, but in all honesty, i now completely understand (though i have, I must say, forgotten which character it was she lusted after). Jamie Fraser (swoon) is a highland scotsman from Diana Gabaldon's stellar Outlander series of historical coughtimetravelcough novels. The series begins with Cross Stitch in which Claire, a twentieth English expatriate living in Boston, travels back to the early eighteenth century (It doesn't sound nearly so ridiculous in context of the novel). She is wed to the 23 year old blood-thirsty but fiercely loyal clansman, Jamie Fraser, against her wishes, later to fall hopelessly in love with him. I can't remember all the details of the first book, being up to the sixth in the series (published last year) at the moment, but the following books tell of Jamie and Claire's unorthodox relationship and in fact i shall rather give up on trying to explain and just say click here for a brief summary of the first five books (which does NOT do them justice!). The most recent volume, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, (which I'm reading now) follows Claire and Jamie and their family through the perils and adventures of the American Revolution.
I don't doubt that it's still possible to still find a man capable of killing with sword, dirk, pistol, musket, rifle or bare hands. I do doubt that the same man could be as loving, loyal and fiercely protective as Jamie Fraser. He seems to be the ultimate in macho-ism and testosterone, but desperately in touch with his feminine side as well. Isn't that what we're all after? Alas my lack of time travel skills does me wrong... even Colin and Hugh don't seem quite so appealing in comparison. Damn fantasy man; oh how i love him.
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