Bound away to the eastward where the wild winds do blow

[sovay]

Today was spent in Newburyport with my parents and my brother, who came up from Connecticut for the day; an early birthday present on his part, since he works all this week. There was ocean. There were used books. There was chocolate-dipped ginger strong enough to clear the sinuses. Especially since I had "The Dreadnought" (and Placebo's "Running Up That Hill," but there's no story about that) stuck in my head while wandering around the Custom House Maritime Museum, I was delighted to learn that the famous packet ship had been built in town, courtesy of Currier & Townsend in 1853. And at Aquatini for dinner, I discovered—to no one's very great surprise, except for my brother who considers gin undrinkable—that I think a pomegranate martini with lime gin is delicious. I'm sure karma will be leveled sometime in the next week, but so far this month continues awesome.

Comments

[humglum.livejournal.com]

oh, I absolutely hate gin, but that sounds delicious :)

I miss the ocean.

May your month continue the awesome.

[sovay]

May your month continue the awesome.

May you be near the ocean soon!

[spectre-general.livejournal.com]

Talk about your flash packets, Swallow Tail and Black Ball,
But the Dreadnought's the clipper to beat one and all!

Have I mentioned I've become obsessed with British Naval history? I'm attempting to memorize more sea shanties. I could've posted some of The Good Ship Venus but thought it less appropriate. For anything.

Also, I'm jealous of your museum trip.

[sovay]

Have I mentioned I've become obsessed with British Naval history?

No. That's awesome.

I'm attempting to memorize more sea shanties.

I approve!

Also, I'm jealous of your museum trip.

You should come north when you get a break: I am always up for visiting maritime museums.

[spectre-general.livejournal.com]

I will take you up on that, as I must visit the Constitution in Boston.

Also, my artist and I have 4 pages of my period themed comic book The Sun Never Sets and it's ten thousand tons of awesome. You'll love it.

[sovay]

I will take you up on that, as I must visit the Constitution in Boston.

Let me know when!

period themed comic book The Sun Never Sets and it's ten thousand tons of awesome. You'll love it.

. . . I do want to read it already, yeah.

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

So is it your birthday or your brother's that is this coming week? You needn't answer that, I am just curious.

Lime gin strikes me as one of the most obvious infusions I have ever overlooked, given that gin is always consumed with lime. Always, I tell you, and no, it never occurred to me to have them in the same bottle. It's genius.

Today, there is apple picking and corn mazes that await, but I do miss Boston. This is the second week that I meant to go up for a little while and failed. I think my friend theofotos is close to giving up on me.

[sovay]

So is it your birthday or your brother's that is this coming week?

Mine; the ninth. His birthday is in August.

Lime gin strikes me as one of the most obvious infusions I have ever overlooked, given that gin is always consumed with lime. Always, I tell you, and no, it never occurred to me to have them in the same bottle. It's genius.

It is. And with pomegranate juice, I can see how someone would stay in the underworld for it.

there is apple picking and corn mazes that await

Awesome. Enjoy!