Since I can't sleep don't feel like sleeping... I'm going to be organized for once and make a personal reference/list of all the fannish things I need to get done:

( cut because no one really needs/cares to see this but me )

( List of Resources )

To be updated as often as I can remember to/find the sources to update with...

Just a little update for those who still remember I exist. If you exist. bwr9hiy345y

I'm still around...at times. Doing that college thing and now that it's winter break, doing the whole recluse, only active at night--sleeping at sunrise to the sound of birds chirping, pseudo-artsy thing. In other words, lots of manic writing at insanely late hours of poetic, lyric-type things and real, messy, messy hands-on art stuff. (I know! I'm such a cliché. Damn that teen angst. *sigh*)


Hope to return to the fannish life very, very soon. (Like really, not just with my stealth lame comments here and there on people's art/fic/whatnot.) Until then, happy holidays and have an awesome New Year's. ♥

( Oh and have a photo from about a week ago. )

Yay for winter in the city.

( Just some non-fannish rambling... )
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Made some art for sardonicsmiley the other day as part of her incredibly belated birthday present. Both are covers for her Firefly AU Can't Take the Sky, which she'll hopefully update soon.

( can't take the sky )

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And last but not least, my little contribution to sheafrotherdon's Stargate: Geezers icon contest:



Do credit if taken/used

Done for artword Challenge 012: Second Chances right at the deadline.

I did a remix of Faith and darsynia remixed Controlled Descent.

Controlled Descent (Estimated Time of Arrival) is the new fic and a very satisfying continuation of the original so do read both.

Preview:



( Controlled Descent (Estimated Time of Arrival) )

Been iconning on and off for a while, so I thought I'd actually post some. (Do note that there are a lot of multiples because I'm silly and can never decide what coloring looks best.)

( Stargate Atlantis )

( CKR (Hard Core Logo) )

( Due South )

Comments would be great and please credit if you do take any.

And that I’m still totally working on my kink_bingo card.

( For the Tentacles prompt: )

( Not sure where this one fits yet: )

( For the Obedience prompt (I went with girl!Rodney/John): )

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Also, I joined a few new comms because I figured some iconning would help motivate me to do some real art. So do vote. animal_icontest is my first attempt at any icon challenge/contest type thing and I’m actually not doing too badly. So far. Oh, and vote here too even though I hate what I submitted.

But I finally finished my artword piece for Challenge 011: Illustrative Typography *dies* Though I really, really fail because a) it's so incredibly late and b) I didn't finish all the pieces I wanted to do. I've just been so ridiculously distracted lately and the times that I actually did feel like working, the construction (both outside and in my neighbors' apartment) was crazy noisy. Oh, and the internet dying every hour or so really doesn't help.
/end rant

Luckily, perspi was super awesome and incredibly patient with me, which makes me glad I have my art done in time. So yes, do read her accompanying fic Down to the Bones which is wonderful and has John shaving Rodney the old-fashioned way.

( down to the bones )


eta: My connection died twice thrice while I was trying to write/post this. Good times. *rolls eyes*

artword extended the deadline to the 15th so I was able to redo my entire idea and come up with something a bit different. It helps that sardonicsmiley is also awesome, an extremely fast writer and patient 'cause I do not fare well when pressured.

So here's my final piece the 2nd one may be finished one of these days... for Challenge 10: Reversed.

The story that goes with this sardonicsmiley's Late Night 101 with Rodney McKay. Yes, that does mean late night talk show host!Rodney. Go read.

( Late Night 101's Official Website )

*hate* wt930goebrh34y59go In case anyone was wondering, my internet connection’s been spotty lately so instead of attempting to go online (which would’ve ended in lots of frustration), I ended up working on my various unfinished projects. A few, hopefully, should be up and posted in the next few days.

Also, I just got a shiny new tablet which I’ve been playing around with. It’s nothing fancy since I am a broke college student (got it cheaper off Amazon), but it does help. Plus, I've never had a tablet before and am therefore easily pleased with what this one can do.

Now off to bed. Since it looks like the sun's up. Or at least getting there. qt03geodhbsj

For artword Challenge 10: Reversed.

I ended up going two different directions with the same idea neither of which I'm entirely happy with, so here are both end results. (Lyrics are from Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.)

The accompanying fic is darsynia's Think the Dancer Mad. Go read it.





( Version 1 )




( Version 2 )

Because I can. (And need something to do while I watch Return of the Jedi.)

1. Think of the first word that comes to mind when you think of me.
2. Go to Google Images and search for that word.
3. Reply to this post with one of the pictures on the first page of results (don't tell me the word).
4. Put this in your own journal so that I can do the same.

stolen from sardonicsmiley

I totally gave in and got a card from kink_bingo. *is weak*
( My kink card )


Also, I was inspired by sheafrotherdon posting the picture of DH and Michael Shanks from Joe Mallozzi's blog and created ( this )


And last, but not least, a snippet of the porn I was writing for sardonicsmiley (who needed something to make her feel better), which also happened to be for the film/photography kink:
( unfinished porn )

All in all, a relatively accomplished night.

Because unamaga is awesome and was convinced to hold the Kamasutrathon, I decided to write
( a little something... )

My first piece for paintedspires. The prompt: Photographs. Maybe someone showed Teyla how to use a camera or to scrapbook. Maybe Lorne does photography in addition to painting. How about photos that documented the good, bad and/or hilarious missions.

( Snapshots from the Pegasus Galaxy )

My art piece for this year's sticksandsnark challenge.

( (What It Means) To Be Loved )

So yeah, I was so excited about buying Photoshop yesterday (because NYU sells it for cheaper than the usual $300-$1000) and actually owning it instead of relying on trials and other free programs, that I spent the whole day messing around with about 23857329532 different projects. Surprisingly, I got one thing finished, which was cover art for sardonicsmiley's faith.

( faith )

Now let's see if I can get more done.

Just trying out some new Photoshop techniques to convert images into silhouettes/silk-screen type things. The result was sort of Warhol-esque...only not so bright or multi-colored. It originally started out with just John, but then I got incredibly overzealous and did the whole team.


Preview:


( SGA silhouettes )

Now to find more things to play with in Photoshop...

aesc wrote this wonderful bit of AU which inspired me to make a manip of absolute crack. Vgwe94e42twe So I give you Det. Rodney and Nun!John. Be forewarned.

( The Good Sheppard )


Clearly, I have far too much time on my hands.

Just a little thing I wrote in about 20 min for mcsmooch

( Keeping with Tradition )

Now to get back to my 45784390543 essays and studying for finals. *dies*