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⌈ Secret Post #1068 ⌋

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I recently designed a limited-edition bookmark for Borderlands Books in San Francisco. This was awesome, and a lot of fun, but because I am in fact me, I went a little overboard and did four complete designs for them to choose from. Now I have three full-color marker illustrations that have no homes. I also have no idea what to charge for them, because they're each about eight times the size of an art card. So...here are the illustrations. Each is eleven inches by five and a half inches, Prismacolor marker and archival ink on acid-free paper. The odd lines that show about a quarter-inch into the pictures are from my non-repro blue pencil, which was used to mark the "bleed" zone—ideally, you'd want to frame using that line to tell you where the matting should be cut to stop.

Here you go:



Make me an offer. I'll leave this open until Friday, and will calculate postage according to where things are going/how fast you want them to get there.

Title: Ride Home
Rating: G
Fandom: The Wizards of Waverly Place
Synopsis: How much trouble can the Russos get into at Christmas?

( How much trouble can the Russos get into at Christmas? )

Today's fandom suggested by hsifyppah. To suggest a fandom, pairing, or situation for tomorrow, please comment on this post. Only comments on THIS POST will be considered for tomorrow.

What kind of day has it been:

00:26 Sixty-eight years ago. is.gd/5f3Nb is.gd/5f3Oq is.gd/5f3Pa #

22:09 bought The Saboteur. "Nazis. I hate these guys." #

Automatically stabbed through your living brain by LoudTwitter

Right. Here's the thing. While I was away conferencing (and then home and kind of sick and wuzzy for the last week), a whole heap of invites accrued in my various inboxes.

If you would like one of the following, let me know in comments, which I have screened. You need to give me an email address so I can send the invite(s) to you.

Google Wave -- I now have many of these to give away, so anyone who asks will likely get one.

DreamWidth -- Likewise, I have many. And DreamWidth is now very stable and increasingly cool. I haven't quite entirely switched over yet, but I'm using DW first, more often than not. The features are getting awesome too.

The Archive of Our Own -- This is now in open beta, so you can request an invite yourself. But I have one, just sitting here. Let me know if you want it. First asker gets it.

Don't forget to give me an email address, or I can't send the invites. Make sure it's the address you want linked to the account.

This entry was originally posted at http://cupidsbow.dreamwidth.org/330797.html.

Hello all,
I'm sorry to post this here but I've become quite desperate. I'm in desperate need of a beta or two to go through what has been written so far of The Pack, including the final seven chapters so that I can post the completed version and get started on the sequel Heat (which I promise won't take me two years to finish). Trust me I understand the many failings of my story and am desperate for some help.

Thanks in advance.

I finally got enabled into torrenting a few months ago. Everyone told me to stay away from this place or that place, and stick to Mininova. I was fine with that because I found most of what I was looking for there. Now, however, Mininova is gone. And I'm lost in cyberspace because I don't really know what's good out there. People basically put the fear of god in me about just generally searching around. And I know demonoid is still gone.

So, where to go, where to go? Are there places you frequent that don't require a sekrit handshake (or if they do, can you teach me the handshake?)? I have never been all that great with this stuff.

Thank you to all the people who gave me LJ snowflake cookies. Wow, I thanked a few people last night and then today woke up to a metric ton of them, and it was super sweet and made me feel really happy. I heart you guys.

Someday, when I get some more energy (I've been sick off and on for the past week, something that kind of scares me a little, but I'm trying to just wait it out), I have a bunch of stuff to write about teevee, but that will have to wait.

A few final details, apropos of nothing:

1. My knee warmers SUCKED. Dear DeFeet: the Kneeker is a lovely leg warmer, all toasty warm and soft, but it falls down when I just LOOK at it. Knee warmers that fall down are useless. Knee warmers that fall down when it's 30 degrees outside are tragic. I had painful, red bands across my thighs for three hours after my race. I suppose I could've worn my old wool tights but they would've been heavier and bulkier than the knee warmers. So instead I'm complaining. Next year I hope to find a better solution.

2. My timing chip results, reflecting USA Cycling's point of view on how I did:

Pos	No.	Name	Laps	Total time	Diff	Best time	In lap	Best speed

82

804

Beth HAMON

2

32:58.167

11:03.014

13:20.171

2

12.462

(courtesy of MyLaps)

I find this interesting, since OBRA gave me credit for completing three laps and obviously USA Cycling did not. Since OBRA has a virtual no-pull policy and USA Cycling pulls lapped riders at the drop of a hat (at least in other parts of the country, from what I'm told), I'm guessing that OBRA gave me credit for riding even though time had been called; and USA Cycling docked me a lap since they couldn't/wouldn't pull me from an OBRA race. Since USA Cycling doesn't even acknowledge a Womens' Beginner category, I'll go with OBRA's decision and politely -- VERY politely, mind you -- thumb my nose at USA Cycling. Yes, it took me longer than 30 minutes to finish my last lap, but only by about three minutes. I'm giving myself a break here. (I hope the fifteen or so other beginner women racers who got docked a lap will give themselves a break, too, or at least some credit for riding three challenging laps.)

3. I'll repeat a question I asked yesterday, this time in hopes of getting a reasonable answer: why were there only TWO barriers at the USGP races? I'm not talking two SETS of barriers, I'm talking two barriers, total. I have been laboring under the impression that cyclocross involves run-ups, tons of off-camber stuff, and barriers galore. That's what gives it it's unique flavor among the racing disciplines. At the Cross Crusade races, we usually had at least four barriers (I never saw the legendary "six-pack" this season), plus other fun features that required quite a bit of footing it around the courses. So why was the USGP course such a, well, ROADIE-feeling enterprise? Is this a trend in cyclocross? Discuss.

4. The final shot, of me at my final race of 2009, with thanks to photographer Shane Young:



(copyright 2009 Oregon Velo, used by permission)

Hello there!
I just joined this community and it's my first time posting, so greetings!

After the cut,

So the concept of this project is about space relating to the reader. It can be looked upon from the front to get a layered distant effect, or .
unfolded from the side, to show distance, and wide open spaces.


The whole thing is made of Canson C-Cream drawing paper. It's kind of like a thin bristol. It was cut with a xacto with a pointed tip, and i did not count the hours.

In the second picture you can see the case that is fits in. If you look reaaaaally carefully, you can see the small deer head that is hiding the case together. It is very faint because it is clear.
There are also little things hidden in some of the pages, like the antlers in the next image.

There are more pictures to come, but I am far to frustrated with photo right now.


Thanks very much!

The madwomen say there's no reason to try,
That the ones who dream hardest are certain to die,
And they say that your dreams are all broken and wrong,
That claws hide inside the most beautiful song.

So tell old Mad Maudlin you won't be constrained
By the madwomen choosing to stay thus enchained,
And that nothing is right, and that nothing is wrong,
And follow the savage and enchanting song.

The maenads say there's no reason to stay,
That the only direction to go is away,
And they say that the road will be terribly long
If you choose to go chasing that beautiful song.

So tell Jenny Greenteeth that you are prepared,
That your heart is as steel, that you're not a bit scared,
And that all the best roads will seem terribly long
Pursuing the savage and enchanting song.

For beauties beheld when the eyes have been closed
Are the sort we build best when we're pinned and opposed,
And the way to construct them is just to stand strong
And follow your secret, most beautiful song.

So tell all the wicked girls you've come to fly,
And kiss all your fairy tale weakness goodbye,
And you'll crow, and you'll soar, and be lovely and strong,
And follow the savage and enchanting song.

You guys are awesome. My thanks to:

suzvoy
devildoll
ingridmatthews
Anonymous
mfirefly10
lizardbeth_j
ancarett
sabaceanbabe
ninhursag
and catdancerz

I never envied sailor men who fell in love with mermaids.
They were only courting trouble, loving daughters of the sea.
I would rather love a river-girl, who comes each night to harbor,
And dreams of compass roses, of the lighthouse, and of me.

I never envied sailor men who fell in love with sirens.
They were only chasing phantoms, they could never bring them home.
I would rather love a river-girl, whose kisses taste like violets,
Whose eyes are full of shadows, and whose hair is white as foam.

        And the daughters of the river still run wild and unconfined,
        And the harbor of their hearts is one that cannot be defined,
        In the shadow of the lighthouse, where the beacon burns so bright,
        I will wait until the tide has turned, and things are once more right.

I never envied sailor men who fell in love with selkies.
They were only stealing moments, hooking anchors in the air.
I would rather love a river-girl, as pale and calm as evening,
Who is fickle as the river, who is sweet beyond compare.

I never envied sailor men but now I understand them,
They were only being careful, building walls around their hearts,
But I chose to love a river-girl, believing I could hold her...
We are fools and we are foolish, and we each must play our parts.

        And the daughters of the river still run wild and unconfined,
        And the harbor of their hearts is one that cannot be defined,
        In the shadow of the lighthouse, where the beacon burns so bright,
        I will wait until the tide has turned, and things are once more right.

I never envied sailor men who fell in love with fables.
Now I wish that I could join them in their maritime romance.
But I chose to love a river-girl, and lost her when the tide changed.
Whether you love sea or river-girls, there's still no second chance.

        And the daughters of the river still run wild and unconfined,
        And the harbor of their hearts is one that cannot be defined,
        In the shadow of the lighthouse, where the beacon burns so bright,
        I will wait until the tide has turned, and things are once more right.

I never envied sailor men who fell in love with mermaids.
They were only courting trouble, loving daughters of the sea...

As we approach the end of the decade it's time to reflect. Do you think anything really startling has happened in science fiction in the past ten years? Anything that has truly changed the face of the genre?

(not).

I think I have Anne's cold.