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December 5th, 2009 at 3:50 am
I figured he’d be better than she expected. I am actually wondering if Zona will lose this one.
Also, I like how neither of them waste any energy whatsoever in blocking and dodging. The 7th and 10th panels especially manage to communicate that both fighters practice good economy of movement.
December 5th, 2009 at 4:04 am
Zona doesn’t seem particularly worried yet. Of course, neither of them are really pressing the other yet either. They’re testing, probing defenses.
And yeah, Yatta is proving to be a decent opponent already. Looks like his self-confidence isn’t entirely misplaced.
December 5th, 2009 at 4:09 am
Do the opening moves remind anyone else of the fight between Westley and Indigo Montoya in “The Princess Bride”? I also like how Yatta-ta seems to be all business now that he’s actually fencing. I think he’s got a few more surprises in store for everyone, but I think if he wins, it will be more of a technicality (Zona somehow loses her grip on her sword) than an actual besting of Zona’s combat prowess. It could still go either way, if you ask me.
December 5th, 2009 at 5:18 am
The first three strikes from each, testing the other’s responses, I have a though our next page will be a bit of banter. then serious ACTION.
December 5th, 2009 at 5:18 am
I was just thinking that, MacGuyver, about the Princess Bride thing.
December 5th, 2009 at 6:02 am
@MacGuyver + RedBeardJim: “I am not lefthanded either”?
December 5th, 2009 at 6:03 am
Is it just me or is Yatta looking slightly worried in the last panel?
December 5th, 2009 at 6:44 am
My boy is looking good ….
December 5th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Take another look, there were 4 blocks out of 6 attacks and 2 were dodged.
December 5th, 2009 at 6:54 am
I’m liking how each half of the last six panels mirror each other. It becomes very clear just how similar Zona and Yatta’s forms are in panels 6/7 and 9/10. Zona, I bet, will be the first to break form in an attempt to use her size and intimidating aura to scare Yatta into an opening. At that point, we will truly see whether our boy is up to the expectations of our overthinking. XD
December 5th, 2009 at 7:38 am
But is either of them using Bonetti’s defense?
December 5th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Zona will lose. I beleve she is looking to relaxed and slightly smug.
Yatta-ta on the other hand is all buisness. I think she will lose no so much on skill, but of underestimating Yatta-ta ! Then again it might be her love for combat that makes her look that way. Still i hope Yatta-ta wins. Much more fun story material that way !
December 5th, 2009 at 8:41 am
You really think so, Gremalkin? It seems fairly certain she’s figured out that he’s a decent swordsman by panel seven.
December 5th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Tok tok, Whiff!
Tok tok, Whiff!
Tok tok, Whiff!
Tok tok, Whiff!
Zona, you’re a young girl, a strong girl
Gonna go out and balance the cha someday!
Ya got Mentl to date,
And he’ll relate
Singin’ bout you and all of your fate!
Swingin’ Big Swords, Broadswords, SLASH YOU!
Swingin’ Big Swords, Broadswords, HACK YOU!
Zona, you’re a princess with interest
Gonna go out and trade with Kivalians someday!
Ya got Mentl to date,
And he’ll relate
Singin’ bout you and all of your fate!
Swingin’ Big Swords, Broadswords, SLASH YOU!
Swingin’ Big Swords, Broadswords, HACK YOU!
Zona, you’re a fighter, a righter,
Gonna go out and chop up the Urrts someday!
Ya got Mentl to date,
And he’ll relate
Singin’ bout you and all of your fate!
Swingin’ Big Swords, Broadswords, SLASH YOU!
Swingin’ Big Swords, Broadswords, HACK YOU!
Swingin’ Big Swords, Broadswords, SLASH YOU!
Everybody’s
Swingin’ Big Swords, Broadswords, HACK YOU!
XD
December 5th, 2009 at 9:06 am
P.S. Zona looks a bit more thoughtful than smug, at least to my way of seeing her expressions. She even looks borderline wary. Not fearful in the least–goddesses, no–but definitely prepared for any potential surprises…
December 5th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Jean…. I do believe that you are my new favorite!!! ^_^
BTW, I concur with whoever says that they think Zona will lose… she’s underestimated Yatta-ta, as has everyone else, most likely. However, lose or not, I’m still rooting for her! Keep up the good work, JE!!
December 5th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Well they are both using their right arms. Is one of them a leaper?
December 5th, 2009 at 9:35 am
I totally saw the Princess Bride duel there.
Inigo: Who are you?
DPR: No one of Consequence.
Inigo: I MUST know.
DPR: Get used to dissapointment.
Inigo: ‘Kay…
And because I’m a SUPER GEEK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYVQooRSlzg&feature=related
Also, great song Jean!
December 5th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Panel nine is the same look I’ve seen on some pretty good fighters when in a fight. And someone said Yatta may be some idiot savant when it comes to fencing, and I’m thinking I’ll disagree with the idiot part. He just seems a prime actor, acting the fool all the time while having something important to do, and a fight like this is probably it, so now we’re seeing him serious.
Once the heavy fighting begins, it’ll be Zona’s strength and pretty decent speed against whatever Yatta has, which may be just a bit more speed to dodge her attacks. “If you’re fast enough, it doesn’t matter how strong your opponent.” My two cents.
And Jean. <3.
December 5th, 2009 at 9:59 am
I think it’s going to be closer than most people (especially in the comic) think. But if nothing else I think Zona will win through sheer power. This is a woman who if she was in our world could probably bench press a VW Beetle. Or at least a Harley Davidson.
December 5th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Yeah, I saw the Princess Bride in it too.
Addup2: Made me laugh.
Good one as always JED. I hope you are feeling better friend.
December 5th, 2009 at 11:14 am
O_O
I just noticed, both of them are holding their swords in their *left* hands….coincidence?
I think not!
December 5th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Oops. My mistake. Eyes not working properly, disregard last comment >.<
December 5th, 2009 at 11:19 am
And a third comment, if this is equivalent to the Princess Bride, who is Wesley and who is Inigo? @_@
December 5th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Actually, they are both holding the swords in the their right hands. Definitely right. But, there is most definitely a Princess Bride connection here. I have a feeling that they are going to start bantering over sword techniques in a bit. Bennetti’s defence, Capa Fao, and so forth. But, as far as Zona losing…I don’t know about that. To me, it looks like she is taking this very seriously, and she’s got her game face on. Possible draw?
And Jean, that was awesome!
December 5th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Sockpuppet that link was awesome very enjoyable. Now on to the fight!
Looks like Zona is dodging a vertical headcut and Yatta is dodging a more horizontal cut with zona perhaps trying to get under his guard. Depends on whether the fight is going left to right then down panel wise then down or down then left to right.
From Zona: Foward sloping parry, parrying a little far from the hilt but she’s a strong woman so she can probably get away with it.
From Yatta: Classic Four parry, excellent form.
From Zona and Yatta:Both performing 6 parries which is an interesting choice instead of the more traditional 5 parry. Especially from Yatta as he is also parrying a little far from the hilt but again he seems to get away with it so Zona must not be pressing him hard yet. Probably to keep from over extending herself.
From Zona & Yatta: Slight dodges to the side possible with a slight front foot right traverse. Hard to say for sure since I can’t see their feet.
December 5th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
I’m really impressed with this page. The faces are fantastic. The coolest part of it for me? Yatta, for the first time, actually looks genuinely handsome! Dashing, even. With the mystery of his goofiness/seriousness, he’s earned himself a fan! XD
December 5th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
being stupid and obnoxious lets you fight that much more often…
December 5th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Yatta, Yatta, Yatta, Yatta….
December 5th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Lol, that link was great. Also saw the fight in it’s full lenght just because. ;D Hmm, couldn’t help but think Zorro all the time; am I missing something here?
Great page. Finally the fighting begins.
December 5th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Zona show skill by mimicing her opponent. Block-block-Dodge.
December 5th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Game faces on everyone, this could last till sunset. Dueling under torch light maybe? Draft’s been working this story line for to long to end it in a day or two. I’m hoping for for some real Errol Flinn swashbuckling sword craft.
My money’s on Yatta-ta.
December 5th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
opponents mimicking each other’s moves? is this duelling with wooden swords, or duelling with banjos?
December 5th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
i realize that its the lighting and angle but just for a second it looks like yatta has gone bug eyed from suprise. but like i said just momentarily.
December 6th, 2009 at 12:27 am
Well it definitely follows the first few moves of the Inigo/Westley duel…
Parry, Parry, swoosh! Parry Parry, swoosh! Only difference is, they’re both fighting with their right hand, not their left.
December 6th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Joxer! In “For Him The Bell Tolls” That’s what Yatta-ta reminds me of, in this scene. That was one of the few episodes where Ted Raimi got to play Joxer (and not one of his brothers, Jet or Jason) as a real ladies’ man and excellent swordsman/hero type, instead of his usual buffoon. (incidentally, that kiss with Gabrielle was simply faboo, the two actors carried it off that believably well.) XD
December 6th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Oh heck, haven’t you all figured it out, they are really left handed…..;)
December 6th, 2009 at 2:59 am
First thught as Leibowitz says Yatta-ta looking slightly worried in the last panel.
@Jean Nice song.
@Someguy Your coments on ther moves realy adds realism to us with zero fencing know-how.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I like Yatta’s facial expressions after the fight begins. Totally different. All business. Nice way to bring out the character.
December 6th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
I’m pleased to see Yatta get down to business. I want him to do well - not to see him whack on Zona, but to see that there’s a lot more going on under his buffoon facade than one would expect.
December 6th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
My money’s on a great storyline getting greater.
December 6th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Ben - Well, naturally he’s better than she expected - even she expected that, because her expectations were so low.
The Macnut - No, Zona’s not worried, yet. So far she hasn’t tried anything on him that any novice Erogenian warrior couldn’t handle,
MacGuyver - “The Princess Bride?” Hmmmm… No, can’t say I ever heard of that one. Hum a few bars? Maybe it’ll come to me…
AdamZero - Well, perhaps. Or mayhap they’ll get distracted by the huge zombie army about to overwhelm them …
RedBeardJim, The Old Hack - Oh, you mean the movie? Oh … Oh … yeah. Sure, now I remember.
Liebowitz - Maybe he is, but in his place I don’t think I would look as good. Probably already be on the floor gasping for mommy …
Steve - Seems to be, so far.
Cake - Quite.
Kosetu - There’s a bit of formality, a bit of ritual in the way these things begin. It should get a bit more free-form from here on.
Addup2 - If you’ve looked all those names that Westly and Inigo were bandying about, they are actual 16th-17th century authors of books on fencing. And the scene we’re all referring to is very far removed from the historical techniques those men taught in their fencing schools In truth, I will not nor can I use very authentic fencing in this little fantasy any more than you’ll ever see it in the movies, TV or the stage. Real street-fencing of the period was an excercise in trying to skewer the other fellow through the eye as quickly as possible, and the fights were very bloody and usually as short as a drive-by shooting, which they resembled greatly in character. Broadsword fighting is based on removing the other fellow’s limbs or else opening him up so he bleeds himself out through a major artery, and again is usually not a prolonged fight. All the wonderful athletic showmanship we love and which you can expect to see as much of as I can deliver is absolute theater and little else. Those among you who are actually critiquing it from that POV will soon find much to pick at, though I hope it doesn’t distract you from the storyline too much. I always had a chuckle at the over-the-top chop-sockey stuff in Hercules and Xena, or the superheroics of Buffy but it was still fun.
Gremalkin - Think so? Well - maybe.
Quicksilver - Oh, yeah, well, then - I agree with you.
Jean - I’m amazed! Is this a filk of something I should know?
ladygreensleeves - Oh, well, then, I suppose *you’re* right.
calisto - Well, we’ve definitely seen Zona leap extremely high before …
Sockpuppet - Followed the link. My goodness. Some people have entirely too much time on their hands. How on Earth do you get the *sound* effects to do that??? Never mind - I don’t want to know.
Ghost - Well, all I will say is that this does appear to be something that Yatta-ta is very serious about.
Tricksterson - She would be bench-pressing the Beetle without too much problem. She is a superheroine. In Zonn’s line there are occasional instances of incredible strength. He had it and his daughter also has it.
Lebbrin - Many thanks for the good wishes to you and all. Yes, I am better, though not yet well. This crap will take weeks to work its waqy out of my system. Doc has me on killer anti-biotics, now. Reminds me, I need to go eat some yogurt …
Sleepinin - Yup. Right-handed. Zona’s always been right-handed.
midnightwolf - Oh, yeah! That’s it. It’ll be a draw. I think. Maybe.
Someguy - Thanks, I was using some classical reference poses for the openings, but as I explain above, it’s going to get flashier and less practical from here on out.
tgreatblueberry - Yes, I literally had to double-check myself that I was using the correct model for Yatta-ta’s face. I’m so used to him being larger than life, that once that toothy grin is gone it almost looks like a different dude. But it is him, and I did originally design him as being pretty good-looking - which is actually funnier than having his looks match his actions.
God - Truer words were never written. It’s the whole opening sequence from “Le Trois Mousquetaires …”
Kamatu - I refuse to watch that, now, otherwise it will be an earworm for me …
Lora - Oh, it’s on.
Sorond - Or is he mimicking her? I think they’re just checking each other out.
dolo-pzora - Your wish is my command.
Nomen Nescio - Oh, it’s definitely dueling banjos. Can’t you hear it in the BG music?
darkhand - Involuntary, frankly, when you see a weapon coming at you at that speed.
Elfguy - Well, it’s similar, but not precisely the same …
Jean - That episode itself was an homage to Danny Kaye in “The Court Jester.” And I didn’t see anyone snapping their fingers or ringing bells. And Ted is really a fine actor, if you haven’t seen any of the other things he’s done.
Wyrmhand - Well, wouldn’t you be?
Matthew - Thanks, but I give all credit to the actor.
reddwarf - There is more to him than our heroes thought. But then - there sort of would *have* to be, eh?
Steve - Heh.
December 6th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
I’m thinking that Zona can win this easily if she resorts to the dreaded p’k'bu! Can’t wait.
December 7th, 2009 at 12:44 am
Oh, I’ve seen some of his other stuff. Ted Raimi is really good. And I not only love The Court Jester, I have a copy of it, and of The Inspector General, and…
…You don’t recognize the base song? I filked it off of “We Will Rock You!” I read that *tok* *tok* *whiff*, repeated like that, and immediately thought of *stomp* *stomp* *clap*. (If you think this one’s interesting, I once had the earworm tune of “Waltzing Mathilda” stuck in my head for TWO MONTHS, until I finally filked it into a Whirled of Warcrack song about Un’Goro Crater… Yes, I’m a filker. Muahahahaha!)
December 7th, 2009 at 7:29 am
Actually I did know that JE, it was just meant as a followup reference to the Princess Bride comments earlier. I’ve walked on the hills round Castleton, where some of the filming took place - the ravince Westley gets pushed into is Winnats Pass. Sadly, instead of the fire swamp at the bottom, there just the B6061, and a few sheep.
December 7th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Well were they at least S.O.U.S.’s? (sheep of unusual size)
December 7th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I personally don’t believe in them.
*is attacked by one*
December 7th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Sadly not even a SOUS, just typical english upland sheep bred for meat. Though you do get some lost tourists with a panicked look on their face wondering if their car will make it up the hill!
December 7th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
A serious swordfigher, in a polite duel such as this, would do well to test their opponent before revealing their own best strengths. If it’s life-and-death, then there may not be time for such.
Jed, do yourself a favor sometime and read the book that The Princess Bride movie is based upon. The duel scene in the film was fantastic - but in the book it was incredible.
December 7th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Looks like a sidekick-in-training to me; the fourth member of our little group….Blast…I hate him already.
December 7th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Oh, no, he annoyed everyone too much for them to let him become a sidekick. He might try for it (depending on how things turn out after this particular scene, and of course depending on JED’s intentions for the character), but he won’t get it.
December 8th, 2009 at 2:01 am
I have to disagree, to a certain level, with both of you.
I detect a side-QUEST in the near future, involving Yatta and his real reason for this pursuit.
December 8th, 2009 at 3:49 am
I think I might smell “comic side kick” blowing in the wind…
December 8th, 2009 at 5:09 am
@Jean: It took me a couple of tries to get it, but that was a beautiful tribute to both Zona and Queen.
And concerning Yatta-ta: I am still convinced that there is more to him than merely annoying comic sidekick. (As an aside, there are comic sidekicks that actually go beyond that level at times, like Arthur in the Tick who manages to help save the day every so often, and then there’s the ones of the type of Jar-Jar Binks who never actually do anything except being annoying and distracting.)
December 8th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Oh, I don’t deny the possibility of a side-quest featuring or involving Yatta-ta (which, imho, would be cool to see, since I, too, am curious about his attitude swings from goofy to serious/earnest and back). I just don’t see him as a sidekick for this crew.
If we want him to survive any such close proximity to Zona and crew, it (will have to be of a much shorter duration than sidekick status warrants.)
December 8th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Reader for quite awhile now, first time posting. Superbly done as always. Of course Yatta-ta is better than expected, he would have to be. However I almost wish it was a battle to the death. I understand how hard it is to make good characters, and it is good to have depth in even throw away characters, but Yatta… I think you were just so skilled in painting him as a bumbling idiot that I can’t see him as anything else.
December 8th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
@JED:
You wrote:
“Real street-fencing of the period was an excercise in trying to skewer the other fellow through the eye as quickly as possible, and the fights were very bloody and usually as short as a drive-by shooting, which they resembled greatly in character.”
While this is true, formal duels were very often a different matter. There is one record of a duel were both participants, using rapiers, stabbed each other dozens of times. The “Winner” of the duel was declared simply because his opponent fainted from blood loss first. Equally amazingly, both combatants lived. There are many stories of men back in the “bad old days” who survived being impaled on their opponents swords, sometimes repeatedly. Even today, knife-fights rarely result in immediate incapacitation, death usually only occurs through blood loss. This is why the old rapier fencing schools taught rotation of the wrist both as one thrust and as one withdrew - to widen the wound enough so that the opponent would actually bleed out and stop fighting.
Slim, narrow stab wounds (such as made by rapiers and daggers) do not usually cause immediate incapacitation - and there are many historical examples of people surviving such wounds, so long as they did not have a major artery cut or any abdominal wounds (peritonitis is always fatal, and it’s a very slow, lingering and agonizing death).
December 8th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
@The Old Hack
Jar-Jar was annoying and essentially useless in Episode 1, but it was necessary that his character be established to that in Episode 2, he could be used appropriately, as the stupid, gullible TOOL that he was meant to be, to propose that Palpatine be given the level of power that he wanted.
The first time I saw Episode 2, as I was walking out of the theater with friends, I even commented that Jar-Jar was used completely appropriately in the movie, as the unwitting tool of a manipulator.
December 8th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
LucastheLost - that is only a move used as a desperation measure! ;
Addup2 - I envy you. The whole countryside is very nice in the movie. Not saying I’d like to build a Summer home there …
Peregrin - I have the book, and yet have not sat down and read the whole thing. A good project for after I finish Joseph Campbell.
As to side-kickiness or side-questiness, not tellin’! And here is the only time I enjoyed watching Jar-Jar Binks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ_9wOTUdU0&feature=related
Your Metal God - Well, one hopes that our plans for Yatta-ta will not disappoint you too terribly. It is definitely not a fight to the death today.
Jim Farris - I think of that as the exception that proves the rule, like an actual gunfight where a quick-draw really decides it, rather than bushwhacking and back-shooting which is what really happened in the old west most of the time.
Formal duels were the pastime of the elite, and chivalry was actually hardly ever practiced from the time it was invented to flatter Queen Eleanor in the 12th Century. Yes, no doubt you could be made a pin cushion and survive if you were actually good enough or lucky enough to avoid having your brain transfixed or a major artery opened, but if you were any good at all, that’s what you aimed for, at least until the days of the small sword and the pistol duels. All of which are not things we’re interested in in our fantasies, and so tonight I hope to have a few more panels of action to show you that will not be terribly realistic, but should be moderately good fun.
December 8th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I’m ashamed to admit it, but my first thought about panel one was about how darn cold that stone throne must be when Ipola sits upon it with nothing but just a thin piece of gauzy fabric to barely cover her butt.
I suppose it’s high summer, so it might be warm enough, but I bet it’s pretty chilly first thing in the morning!
December 8th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
@JED:
You wrote:
“I think of that as the exception that proves the rule, like an actual gunfight where a quick-draw really decides it, rather than bushwhacking and back-shooting which is what really happened in the old west most of the time.”
Exactly right. One of the most widely-known “fast draw” artists in the Old West was a man by the name of John Wesley Hardin. Legend has it that Hardin had shot many a man face-to-face after they had drawn, but long before his opponent even had a chance to pull the trigger. He did this by wearing a shoulder holster and crossing his arms - his right hand was already on the butt of his gun. Though Hollywood has glamorized the myth of the formal “showdown at high noon”, the reality of the old west was that bushwhacking and backshooting were the most common methods used by both the bad guys and the lawmen who chased them.
December 8th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Hwyla
One, there is a red cushion under Ipola, and two, Her Majesty doesn’t strike me as the sort of ruler who sits down on the job.
December 8th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
@Jim Farris; “the reality of the old west was that bushwhacking and backshooting were the most common methods used by both the bad guys and the lawmen who chased them.” (paraphrasing JED)
Well, those tactics make sense unfortunately. Think about it; if you know you’ve got to face down some guy you kNOW is armed and has some skill with his weapon, do you REALLY want to take him on face-to-face and give him a halfway-decent chance to kill you?
Not if you place any value at all on your life you don’t. Even modern law-enforcement tactics embrace “bushwhacking”; when law-enforcement agents go after known criminals they almost always go with SWAT teams and snipers and try to surround and overwhelm the suspect with vastly superior force.
December 9th, 2009 at 12:26 am
@JED Ah I am sorry for earlier. It was one of those things I regretted as soon as I posted. I love the comic, and the characters in particular. Everytime I see Zona, I am reminded of my sister’s rants against the treatment of women in fantasy rpgs, how they were almost universally spellcasters who wore practically nothing. She would love Zona. Yatta just sticks out to me as a weak link where all the other characters are so dynamic. But I will have my eye on him, and see if he lives up to other’s expectations. I really don’t mean to be negative. I guess we do hurt the ones we love, hehe.
December 9th, 2009 at 12:29 am
yea, Hollywood has really distorted the old west. Quick draw wasn’t something they actually did….and they certainly didn’t have competitions (ALA The Quick and the Dead). People were too concerned with SURVIVAL to worry about stupid things like that. Also…HURRY JED! HURRY! I’m on pins and needles here!
March 28th, 2010 at 8:47 am
A ‘fast gun’ wasn’t somebody who could do a quick-draw, it was somebody who pulled a gun with little provocation. There were lots of killers in the Old West (if not as many as Hollywood would have us believe), but few gunfighters who faced their opponents. Commodore Perry Owens (yes his real name, his mommy had a pash for the War of 1812 heeero) was one.
I read an account once of a “street walkdown” style gunfight. Happened in Colorado in the 1850s. Two ‘mountain men’ had a serious disagreement, so they arranged a duel. They would walk down the town’s main street at each other. They were both armed with a Hawken rifle, a Colt .44 Dragoon revolver, and knives. They started walking and each fired their rifles and hit the other (these were BIG rifles that could kill a buffalo). They kept walking and started shooting the big revolvers. They ended up in the dust, full of lead (IIRC they hit each other six times with the pistols), and crawled towards each other until they were close enough to whittle with their big knives. After carving for a while, they both died.
Whatever they had disagreed about, it was SERIOUS….
October 28th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Hmm. Not bad.
November 6th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Now, love the outdoor throne set-up, but I’m hoping they have an in-door place. Would be a bitch having to hold court out in the rain- hard to maintain that queenly, distant beauty when your clothes are soaked through and you’re trying to negotiate trade agreements.