Faith on your feet!

[trinityofone]

Whirlwind couple of days here, folks. dizzyditz visited from Berkeley, which was fantastic, as I haven't seen her in over a year. (*boggles* How is that even possible?) She looked great, and it was terrific getting to meet her BF and give them a somewhat spastic tour of Dublin.


I think it's become a goal of mine to take goofy pictures of everyone who comes to visit me with the hideously ugly statue of Oscar Wilde. megolas, brace yourself!


Me in front of the statues of Charles I and II in the crypt of Christ Church Cathedral. These are the freakiest pieces of statuary I have ever seen. "Man-Size in Marble" creepy. Or possibly, the sphinx gates that shoot sparks from their eyes in The Neverending Story creepy.


In Christ Church's gift shop, dizzyditz's BF bought me Holy Socks. ('Faith on your feet!') Here I model the "Loaves and Fishes" style.

dizzyditz also brought lovely gifts from nenar and lordelessar (thanks, guys!) and four pounds of Skittles. Yes, four pounds. FOUR POUNDS. If that doesn't last me through June, I will be very worried about myself.

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Now, some fannish stuff I keep wanting to mention, but have been too busy/tired/crazy to get around to:

1. I was really pleased and touched by the response to DADT, Damyata, Dayadhvam. There's more I want to say about this story and about politics in fanfic and literature, but as I am less with the coherence right now, it's gonna have to wait. But right now, in response to a couple of comments that are more about me and writing in general:

a) Yes, I read every single comment, and I appreciate them all, and if I were a better person, I would respond. But I want everyone to know that reader response does mean a lot to me, and the fact that you are all so wonderful and receptive is, while not the reason I keep writing (it's kind of compulsive--I don't think I would be able to stop), almost certainly the reason I keep writing so much. Which I enjoy, too, so thank you.

b) Yeah, I don't know how I'm writing so much and still working to get a degree, either. Crap. *waits for house of cards to tumble*

Finally, slodwick made an amazing cover for DDD. It gives me serious chills:



I don't know if I've said this before, but slodwick: if I ever write a decent original novel, and it gets published, I totally want you to do the cover for me. It'll be in the contract!

2. Everyone should check out Empty (Te Deum) which is a remix of my story The Hollow Men and which takes a lot of stuff I only scraped, only hinted at, and goes so much farther with it, to places so much deeper, so much more complex. It's a brutal story, and I mean that in the best possible way. You are awesome, anonymous person!

3. lillyjk wrote me monolith porn, which is based on this entry's icon which was made by slodwick based on something my brother said regarding European exit signs. Which is...probably the weirdest genesis of any story ever, but the result is smokin' hot.

4. Still working on the comment drabbles from the other day. Am very tired and have three essays due Monday (fuck.), but I will finish them. Fear not!

5. Er, something important, which I am no doubt forgetting. Ow, brain!

6. Oh yes, and excuse me for being a bit late jumping on this particular bandwagon, but indeed: Grant Jansky is officially the most adorable character ever. Just... *wants to hug him*

Comments

[wychwood]

You know, the previous Wilde photos didn't convincingly convey the PINK AND GREEN smoking jacket. I understand the horror more fully now.

And the Christ Church statues are indeed terrifying. I think it's the creepy blind bulging eyeballs. They look like Carolingian zombies.

That's a gorgeous cover.

[wychwood]

PS When do you leave Ireland? Because you're only on a JYA, right?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

PINK AND GREEN. Plus, when you're standing, you know, on the ground, the only possible view is RIGHT UP HIS CROTCH.

The Charleses noses are totally crumbling (rotting?) away, too. *loves it*

And re: your other question, yes, I'm only here for one year, although it's actually my senior year and not my junior one. I leave in early June--don't have the exact date yet, 'cause they're being coy about the exam schedules. *scowl*

Why? Might you be coming over here? *hopes*

[wychwood]

Oh, extra bonus goodness. COME TO IRELAND AND SEE WILDE'S CROTCH! Kind of like when he was still alive, really.

Rotting noses? Bonus extra zombie-ism. I bet the Doctor got them with a petrification ray, or something, and before that they were *real* Carolingian zombies. Yes.

Why? Might you be coming over here?

Well, I had been speculating... I've never been to Ireland, and when I admitted it, siriaeve and jarsy both told me I had to go. Plus then I looked up flights, and Dublin was really quite cheap. But I still have to apply for my passport (ARGH) and such. It is a nascent plan. I need to sort out my crazy, crazy schedule for the next few months...

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

That cover is so brilliant all I can do is just say, "DAMN!" of course your story did that too, so you know, it's all very fitting. ;)

[birdsflying]

:looks at Oscar and twitches: The jacket! Oh my god, the jacket!

I look forward to it. :g:

[randomeliza.livejournal.com]

Wow, the jacket is giving me some really horrible flashbacks. I'm now making it my life's ambition to go there in the dead of night and repaint the jacket something more suitable to Oscar's dignity. Say, any other colour combination in the world, ever.

Those are also the best socks ever. I am jealous.

Still haven't gotten round to reading DADT, Damyata, Dayadhvam, but will as soon as I'm in the position to feedback. Because I always tend to gush at your writing, and I'm sure this will be no different.

[adannu.livejournal.com]

The cover conveys the story's feel very well. You should totally steal slodwick for your original novel! :D

[lordelessar.livejournal.com]

hehe, you and your socks.

Glad you like the present. You are gonna have to make lots of cookies next time I see you. I do hope that will be long before the wedding. You know when you'll be back in the states again?