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tbh this is painfully millennial indie but I indulged. I was definitely thinking of James Norrington when I made this for some reason ? So there’s hint of seaside themes and some possibly Norribeth angst idk idk 🌊

TRACK LISTING

This Charming Man - Vitamin String Quartet (Instrumental) / French Navy - Camera Obscura / Rococo - Arcade Fire / Broken - Gorillaz / Yet Again - Grizzly Bear / We Broke Free - Metronomy / Deep Sea Divers - Darwin Deez / This Charming Man - The Smiths (Reprise) / Modern Man - Arcade Fire / To Binge - Gorillaz ft. Little Dragon / One Pure Thought - Hot Chip / Friend Crush - Friends / Best in Class - Late of the Pier / Death is a Girl - Mini Mansions / Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye, Kimbra / She Wants - Metronomy / Northern Whale - The Good, The Bad and the Queen / These Chains - Hot Chip / Lonely Press Play - Damon Albarn / Two For Nero - Everything Everything / Congratulations - MGMT / Behind the Sun - The Good, The Bad and the Queen / Isabelle of Castile - STRFKR

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I'm just now discovering the American marine artist Robert Sticker (1922–2011), who painted a number of War of 1812 scenes—here's his take on USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere.

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Yes. Back when the English language actually MEANT something... now, the "Sound of Silence" has become society. Technology has made us lazy. Social media has made us antisocial.

oh my god. og my god. the symbolism of it all

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✨🧡🌙SEND THIS TO TEN OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING

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THIS MAN... he does things to me!

i thought if i demanded more and pushed myself, it’d be a means to escape my own prison. ➢ jack davenport as lieutenant ralph clarke, the incredible journey of mary brant (2005)

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<3 His smile...

i thought if i demanded more and pushed myself, it’d be a means to escape my own prison. ➢ jack davenport as lieutenant ralph clarke, the incredible journey of mary brant (2005)

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LOOK at what my mother brought me from a local estate sale!

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Servants on a Warship

You might not believe it, but there really were servants on a warship. Their job was to serve their master food, clean up the cabin, make sure his uniform and boots were clean, clean his place at the table when he left and some other little things, like there were some who shaved their masters as well.

Basically, there were three groups of servants: those of the Captain or higher, those of the Wardroom or Gunroom, and the others.

Captain’s Servants

Until 1794, a captain was allowed to have four servants on board for every 100 men. On a 74-gun ship, this could mean 24 servants. An admiral was even allowed up to 8. Until 1794, these servants were young gentlemen who aspired to an officer’s career and could only start as midshipmen after completing their time as servants. After 1794 this system changed and the servants were now Sailors but mostly those of landman status (meaning no well trained able seamen) or Marines from the ship itself. How many could now be taken is not known. Each ship gives different details, but it is noted by some historians that there were probably up to four from a fourth rate and anything below that probably had two to three who were under the Captain’s Steward. They were paid as Able Seamen, while Marines received their normal pay.

Wardroom Servants

The Servants behind their Masters, during the Captain’s Dinner - Master and Commander

The Wardroom servants (or Gunroom if it was a frigate or sloop) were divided into two groups, firstly the general servants, again normal Sailors but mostly those of landman status (meaning no well trained able seamen), whose job it was to keep the Wardroom clean and to clean the dishes, they were also under the Wardroom Stewards. And then the personal servants of each wardroom member. They had to look after the well-being of their masters. These servants were usually ship’s boys or marines who always stood behind their masters at the table and could also change. They received their normal pay for their respective profession. 

The Servant of First Lieutenant Mr. Pullings is giving him his spyglass - Master and Commander

Other Servants

The three standing officers - boatswain, gunner and carpenter - each had a servant and on the ships of the line, where there was also a separate gunroom in which the midshipmen and first class volunteers and the standing officers stayed, this was kept clean by the lady of the gunroom, an old seaman who could no longer perform his duties so well. Even midshipmen, as prospective officers, had a couple of servants, usually either two landsmen or two ship’s boys, who tried their best to keep their usually somewhat strenuous masters happy. Here, too, they were paid according to their profession.

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Pirate ships, by Roelant Verhoeven, 2024

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LOVE the background!

HMS Leopard by Lee Fitzgerald

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I can definitely see James living here!

Salisbury, New Hampshire

built in 1790

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How to create an atmosphere: Club

Sight

strobo light

very different styles of clothing

groups of girls and groups of guys huddled together

people dancing wild and free

people just slightly swaying from left to right

people grinding on each other

stressed barkeepers

bored looking security guards

vip areas

Hearing

loud music

whatever their conversational partner is screaming at them

a random girl crying in the bathroom

girls having random conversations with strangers in the bathroom

a fight breaking out outside or on the dancefloor

Touch

sticky floor

bodies bumping into each other

cold glasses with drinks in them

the hand of a friend out of fear of losing each other

bodies pressed together while dancing

Smell

the smell of sweat

the smell of alcohol

the smell of smoke from the smoke machine or from zigarettes or other substances

Taste

the taste of overpriced drinks

the taste of the smoke in the air from the smoke machines

the taste of a drunken kiss

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It seems magical 🤩

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Go. I will follow. You're lying. Our destinies have been entwined, Elizabeth... but never joined.

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@lyri-the-mermaid To be clear, I've been dwelling on this thought for some time; I just didn't think of the possibility of him having multiple ships at his disposal. I've questioned for some time (long before I created this Letter of Reprimand, and even longer before I stumbled upon that fanfic) whether or not James exceeded his orders, and whether or not he was within his rights to pursue Sparrow anyway. There IS a certain line in the Articles of War that is pretty clear about what would happen to him if he failed to go after Jack.

So yeah, LOTS to think about! XD And it sort of makes the tragedy of his story that much more profound! That essential "crack" in his psyche– everything he believed in, everything he was (what made him, molded and shaped him from a very young age) ultimately led to his ruin; to say nothing of his being driven into madness by a broken heart, as I believe firmly was a contributing factor here.

So we all know James lost the HMS Dauntless in a hurricane. We also know (if we really think about it) that he essentially STOLE said ship; that he sailed after Jack Sparrow without orders. Now, in the Navy, I highly doubt his superiors would let such actions slide, and more than likely, he received a letter (or two, or three, etc., etc., etc.,) like this, just before he literally lost everything.

For specifics, the HMS Dauntless was a first-rate: she had 108 guns and came with a complement of 850 souls. Of those souls (including her captain), I would imagine that only about 40 or so survived the initial sinking, but given they were in a hurricane, that number probably dwindled pretty quickly to about 14 or so (at least, that's what I headcanon; feel free to use your own numbers).

Anyway, this is just a fun little project I did to lift my spirits since I've been quite low lately.

!!!PLEASE DO NOT STEAL!!!

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This is still James' finest moment, IMHO...