Jul. 15th, 2010

almaviva90: (Captain Hastings)
You know you're a slowly becoming a military historian/geek when you a) watch a television series, b) examine the various medals, badges, etc on the uniforms worn by some of the characters and c) research those said medals, badges, etc and note the details down. Yeah, that's what I did before I went to bed last night (yes, I know I'm sad)...examining and researching the insignias on Hastings' uniform in the television adaptation of The Mysterious Affair at Styles and I must say the costume designers are extremely accurate in getting the historical details right. Though they probably made up the fact that his regiment was the 7th Royal Fusiliers (signified by the collar badge on his lapels) since Agatha Christie never told us which regiment he was in and probably decided to put any old medal ribbon on his uniform, I noted these things:
Slightly heavy pic spam... )
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Great...this has been stuck in my head for the past two days now...how embarrassing...

But I must admit it's a great way of remembering the wives of Henry VIII...XDD
Loathsome Lyrics...XD )

Non-related history question: Which one do you think I should get? The iPod Touch or the Nokia E71? I just figured that I think it's best to just get one instead of two...




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