BAH! research!

[erastes]

So, I picked a project and was fairly gleeful because I thought there wouldn't be much research involved.  Lighthouses.  Oh - was I wrong. wrong wrong wrong. I should have known that I couldn't just put blokes in a lighthouse and have them shag. They'll have to DO things. work the light. operate the foghorn. use the telegraph or something.  Buggrit!!!

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[angrboda]

If there were to be shagging up against a telegraph machine thingie (totally not knowing what one looks like or how big it is), then what sort of message would come out at the other end? *ponders*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I think it's very small - haven't got that far yet - but also I think a lot of them didn't have any telegraph at all...

[asphodeline.livejournal.com]

Couldn't they just have done all they need to for the night then get down to some serious boy stuff in the sleeping room or whatever it is??

Either that or a quickie beside the light - would make interesting show!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Giggles. Tempting! But I suppose I had to know all about muskets (damn them) for Transgressions. I will just have to suck it up.

[marquesate.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

Sorry I'm not laughing, not really, certainly rather WITH you, because blimey, do I feel your pain. ;-)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I've learned more about lighthouses today than I never wanted to know.

However it's all been quite interesting - the first keepers of Cromer Lighthouse were actually 2 young women so f/f writers could even jump onboard the lighthouse love.


first keepers were two young women who together received a pound a week for wages with certain perquisites.

How dare they tease me with "certain perquisites"?!

I'm finding this very much like the English Civil War research - loads of nerdy information like: when they were built, who designed them, how tall, how many times they were replaced - but few human details.

I'm impressed with you and vashtan though - modern warfare is something I'd never approach - like Tall Ships...!

[mylodon.livejournal.com]

You've been watching that M&S advert too much...

[erastes.livejournal.com]

What one? The only M&S ads they show up here are:

This is not just over-processed crap with too much packaging, it's Marks and Spencer over-processed crap with too much packaging

[kalitakasar.livejournal.com]

If you ever find a story idea that doesn't require some kind of research, be sure and let us know! I'd like to write it. LOL!

[tharain.livejournal.com]

::points at you and laughs::

HOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

*glares*

[erastes.livejournal.com]

So true!

[mylodon.livejournal.com]

Doesn't it say 'with too much packaging and added lighthouses?'

I was thinking about the Twiggy one (for clothes) with the song about 'I'm gonna marry a lighthouse keeper'.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I must have missed that one! But then I do tend to glaze over at ads!

[mylodon.livejournal.com]

You don't have a 12 year old singing it at you...