Grr. Arg.

Navy Uncovers Centuries-Old Spanish Ship

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Navy construction crews have unearthed a rare Spanish ship that was buried for centuries under sand on Pensacola's Naval Air Station, archaeologist confirmed Thursday.

The vessel could date to the mid-1500s, when the first Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was founded here, the archaeologists said.

But the exposed portion looks more like ships from a later period because of its iron bolts, said Elizabeth Benchley, director of the Archaeology Institute at the University of West Florida.

"There are Spanish shipwrecks in Pensacola Bay," Benchley said. "We have worked on two — one from 1559 and another from 1705. But no one has found one buried on land. This was quite a surprise to everybody."

Construction crews came upon the ship this month while rebuilding the base's swim rescue school, destroyed during Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

The exposed keel of the ship juts upward from the sandy bottom of the pit and gives some guess of the vessel's form. Archaeologists estimated the rest of the ship is buried by about 75 feet of sand.

During initial work to determine the ship's origin, archaeologists found ceramic tiles, ropes and pieces of olive jars. The settlement was founded in 1559; its exact location is a mystery. The Spanish did not return until more than a century later in 1698 at Presidio Santa Maria de Galve, now the naval station.

The French captured and burned the settlement in 1719 but handed Pensacola back to Spain three years later. Hurricanes forced the Spanish to repeatedly rebuild.

The Navy plans to enclose the uncovered portion of the ship, mark the site and move construction over to accommodate archaeological work, officials said.

"We don't have plans to excavate the entire ship," Benchley said. "It's going to be very expensive because it's so deeply buried and we would have to have grant money," she said.

*does a lil' dance makes a lil' love gits down tonight*

Fucking radio.

ANNNYRATE.

So I applied for New Jersey Manufacturer's Insurance. FUCK YOU FIRST TRENTON!

$866... what do I look like, fucking Rockafeller?? Christ.

I have a surprise for Archie tonight. BUT I FORGOT IT AT HOME. So I'm calling my roommate in about 10 minutes. He's sick, so he's home. He needs to do laundry anyways. If I can con him to come and bring it, I'll treat him to lunch.

I'm so brain dead. Eh. In my defense, I had a lot of other shit to bring downstairs. I just forgot.

Cause I'm speshul.

*does the chicken dance*

WHAT IS WITH THE RADIO!?!

Anyrate. I need caffeine.

But I have none.

*sadness*

My bed was entirely too comfortable this morning. I have to do something to make it less than comfie so I'm not loath to leave it.

Two more things.

1. I still miss you, Grandma.

2. I just purchased the soundtrack to this.

It just *screams* some of you, *cough*KimVal*cough* amongst others of you.

This...

Is one of the longest posts I've read.

But, I think it's worth the read.

Nice Guys, you know you know the type..

HUGE thanks to wench18 for thinking of lil' ol' me & Squish when she posted it!!

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1) Of the various cultures, ethnicities or nationalities you belong to, which most strongly do you consider yourself?
Uhm. I dunno. There are times when my quarter of Polish is coming out (not stereotypically, you asses) with my wide shoulders and "just MOVE it" strength, and my insane urge to feed people, and my stubborness.

Or my Italian quarter, with it's insane urge to feed people, passion, anger, fur and temper

Or my German side, with it's insane urge to feed people, stubborness, and temper.

Or my Scottish side, with it's insane urge to eat boiled food, stubborness, and freckles.

Or my English side, with it's predisposition to think that salt is the main seasoning there is.

Or my Swedish side, with it's tendency to burn when the sun gets to bright.

2) Is there a culture you cannot claim heritage from but which you feel quite close to?
Not close to, but a fascination with. Russian.

3) What's one language you wish you knew fluently?
Just one? Uhm. Spanish

4) If you could move anywhere in the world and be guaranteed a job, etc., where would you go?
Not sure. England maybe. :)

5) If you had a time machine, and could witness any one event without altering or disturbing it, what would you want to see?
The birth of Christ. Fascinating stuff.

Eyeballs.

So.

The good eye doctor finally called me back.

He said that I shouldn't worry too much.

He immediately asked about my migraine issue.

Why yes. Yes I get them.

Ocular migraines? WHY, yes. All the time.

He said it's a symptom.

He wonders if it's ever happened to me before.

I honestly haven't a clue.

But I do get ocular migraines.

It's just how I'm affected with them. Some people get nauseous... Not so much with me. Althought it has happened.

I go quasi blurry blind. Joy.