Cold Beboots was cold

[beboots]

The final evening at Christmas Reflections at Fort Edmonton! It ended up being like -27C in the river valley... The poor draft horses had frost all over their coats, and were brought into the stables (switched out for tractors AKA "mechanical horses" ;) ) halfway through the evening. I took a shower right before I left for work, and I put my hair in braids while wet. So after I lit the bonfires, and I realized about an hour into my shift that my braids had frozen. SOLID. Like, icicle cores. D: 

CHECK IT OUT



PIPI LONGSTOCKING COSPLAYS = NOW RIDICULOUSLY EASY. 

And for comparison purposes, here is what it looks like defrosted. SO FLOPPY



Here is a shot of the glorious bonfire I made yesterday, to warm you up wherever you are. :)

Comments

[beboots.livejournal.com]

I'm mostly just nodding to myself as I read what you've written here. ;)

When I was younger, I saw kids my age squish worms on the sidewalk just for fun, but I always felt uncomfortable about it because even worm blood looks red like ours.

I think that Iroh's line in The Chase is too often played up just for laughs (he DID just nearly get killed by his fourteen year old niece) but if you actually stop to think about what he was saying... D:

[feral-shrew.livejournal.com]

At church, a lady with a stroller ran over an earthworm that was at least eight inches long. I immediately ran over to pick the poor thing up and put it over on the grass where it wouldn't happen again. I liked worms, and I still feel bad if I cut off a piece of a worm for going fishing. (I always do it from the back so that if I don't end up using a whole worm, the head end has a chance at still living.)

I do think Iroh's line was meant to be funny, yes, but... eesh. I honestly think Azula made the best choice about who she was going to hit, because how would they have reacted if she had shot the other likely candidates? Aang, Zuko, and Iroh had the most defenses against her attacks. Katara can shield, maybe, Sokka has no real defense (yet) against fire, and Toph might have gotten really hurt if she didn't realize in time.

Sure, she could have not blasted somebody with fire, but they had her cornered and she's not a nice person. She might have seen it as a morally superior choice, because that's how her world works.

[beboots.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah... I suppose that Iroh was a logical choice. Also, I don't get the feeling that she respects him, at all. ;)

[feral-shrew.livejournal.com]

He's old, he's overweight, he talks about tea and nonsense, and he used to be the best general in centuries (and somebody she could respect). He also sent her a doll when she was young.

He's her only uncle, but that doesn't mean that she wants him. It's not like he spent time with her when she was little. He took over for Zuko, because Ozai wouldn't, but the series implies that she and Iroh never had much use for each other.

[beboots.livejournal.com]

Very true. I know it's sort of implied that Li and Lo were Azula's mentors, but they never seemed much use except as mouthpieces for Ozai. :P

[feral-shrew.livejournal.com]

Plus, imagine Li and Lo as the sources of sex ed. Ick. The only other option is Ozai or Ty Lee, really, so... yeah. No illegitimate heirs from Azula.