Comments on 'Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge'I want to be a pirate! And really, who doesn't? And I don't mean just because Johnny Depp makes vagabond chic sexy.
Free and easy, I want to swing into action, devil-may-care and footloose [cue Kenny Loggins song and Kevin Bacon dance scene]. And mysterious, I want to be enigmatic, but in a romantic, heart-stealing way. And for the love of Pete, I want adventure! And thus, we see my brazen skull and crossbones, flung out as a defiant icon before the web world.
Sigh, reality is so much less exciting than fantasy. The icon in question is actually taken from a picture I took at the National Air Force Museum. It was on an American plane even. Yep, it actually belongs to the good guys, the paragons of virtue (or so we get taught in officer school) and responsibility. The military, the establishment is anti-pirate.
Thus we see the paradox that is me. I realize this is nothing terribly unique, to have the heart of a pirate but be tied down to reality. I am at once the pirate king and the slave of duty.2008-01-13T05:10:55Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/17651Comment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>idk what to put here. good job. awesomely written.<br />..arrrrr.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=342432008-01-13T05:10:55ZOne Time, One Chancehttp://ficlets.com/authors/one_chanceComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>Pirates are just cool. They aren’t the bad guys, just the rebel guys. I share in your pirate love. I once saw an interview where someone asked Johnny if he thought Jack was a roll model. He said yes, b/c the world needs irreverence.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=340232008-01-12T05:05:53ZCavalry Calhoonehttp://ficlets.com/authors/cavalrycalhooneComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>I was sort of wondering what your icon was, but i did like the progression of the explanation…</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=338662008-01-11T17:55:36ZNouvelle Bardothttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_bardotComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p><strong>Love</strong> the icon, <em>love</em> the fic…you are insanely awesome.</p>
<p>And the first paragraph?<br /><strong>love</strong> it! =]</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=335912008-01-10T01:15:13ZReveriehttp://ficlets.com/authors/reverieComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>We all love Pirates! So fun to speak like and dress up as. And the adventures! Oh! But it’s dangerous work out at sea, bullying others, stealing booty ;) I think I’m a land-lubber at heart.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=331322008-01-06T21:49:13ZMistress Elsha Hawkhttp://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawkComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>Ha! You’re right, who doesn’t love pirates? I adore this entire Ficlet. <br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=331222008-01-06T21:20:09ZStorykeeper of Faehttp://ficlets.com/authors/smileComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>I love ur icon. It’s awesome.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=330642008-01-06T14:41:50Zflute faeriehttp://ficlets.com/authors/user_6061Comment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>oops i posted it twice</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=330442008-01-06T09:30:44Zwytherwingshttp://ficlets.com/authors/wytherwingsComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>i love the first and last lines =]</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=330432008-01-06T09:30:24Zwytherwingshttp://ficlets.com/authors/wytherwingsComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>i love the first and last lines =]</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=330422008-01-06T09:30:15Zwytherwingshttp://ficlets.com/authors/wytherwingsComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>The air force is secretly a league of pirates… that’s what I got out of this. Very nicely written, and I love the picture.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=330262008-01-06T08:44:50ZValley Fey/Pinprickhttp://ficlets.com/authors/imandynan0Comment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>“the pirate king and the slave of duty” and “And mysterious, I want to be enigmatic, but in a romantic, heart-stealing way” are my favorite lines. nicely written</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=330212008-01-06T08:10:39ZFlirtingWithaBrickWallhttp://ficlets.com/authors/sanitytookaholidayComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>A grand pirate yewed be matey. LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=329852008-01-06T03:47:13ZSKermitgorfhttp://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorfComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>That is an excellent explanation, and we all actually <em>learned</em> something in the process. I think that is marvelous. Education in disguise. Love it!!!!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=328512008-01-05T16:54:55ZJenuniquehttp://ficlets.com/authors/jenuniqueComment on Aaarg, sir: Profile Picture Challenge<p>I was wondering about your icon!<br />Now I know!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/17651?basename=328462008-01-05T15:49:31ZFyora Cartaganhttp://ficlets.com/authors/fyoramacragge