Photo meme results
Oops -- today is actually the two-year anniversary of my opening this LJ account, not posting my first entry (Sep. 22, when I'll do the anniversary post). Nevertheless, here are the photo meme responses! You can click on almost any photo to see it full-size.
For queenzulu and theninth: Bookshelves! (Sorry, Nine, I couldn't pick just one favorite.)
I love my books like a cardinal sin. Book-buying is my worst habit, and I confess that I like to pretend that owning books means I know what's inside them by virtue of them being on my shelves, even when there are a lot of them I haven't read yet.
The main shelves (pardon the wallpaper; I
decorated this room when I was nine): The cabinet under the shelves (Shakespeare,
classics, poetry and plays):
Where the Harry Potter books & fanfic live: The pop culture/fandom/fanfic studies shelf:
The sci fi/fantasy shelves: The overflow shelves:
Some books living in a box to make room for the TV: A Dickens set and the books I used in my layout, on a shelf in my closet:
ETA: Almost forgot the ones hiding behind my computer:
And some close-ups, if you want to see titles:
For queenzulu: Any and all pets!
No pets right now, but I used to have a guinea pig:
View from your favourite lounging chair.
This is the view from my side of the couch, where I do most of my TV-watching and some writing. All those House reviews? Happen from right here:
For deelaundry: Also, your favorite outfit. (Sorry, I couldn't think of anything to photograph that reminds me of the WIP that isn't an X-rated cartoon screenshot or the napkin-scribble photo below...)
This summer, my most-worn outfit is this short-sleeved, striped shirt, white tank top, light gray-green cargo pants, and comfy brown shoes I picked up in Asheville:
For roga: And one abstract prompt: kindness. (I didn't make it into town this weekend - I'll get back to you on that one.)
Kindness is helping my father. You can't have a conversation with him without being asked for something, so it certainly feels like kindness to say yes. :) This is us cutting a ten-foot piece of flakeboard tonight so he can make cabinet tops. It was too big to fit in the garage, so we had to do it in the driveway.
For elynittria: An example of woodwork done by your father.
(Hm. I should take some photos at my mom's place to balance things out...) My dad likes southwest decorating styles. Here are a couple of small pieces he made for the bathroom:
(The white formica bookshelves and kitchen table above, and my desk & hutch down below, were also made by him.)
For thedeadparrot: Kitchen sink!
Before and after dishwasher duty:
For nightdog_barks and daasgrrl: Your PC. Your laptop. Whatever it is you're writing on. / View from your desk or from wherever you most use the 'puter.
My laptop, and what I see when I sit in my desk chair (including a stereo speaker, some glass bottles that comprise part of my "Snape's Potions" collection, a wooden clock/pen holder I made with my dad many years ago, and a small rock with pyrite cubes that look like Borg ships that synn got me):
When I'm not writing on the laptop (or on my work computer), I have been known to scribble in notebooks and on napkins.
For purridot: Your favourite stuffed animal (if you own one), looking through the window wistfully like Neil in your icon :D
I don't have any favorite stuffed animals handy, so here is a little dragon my dad brought home from a county fair a few weeks ago. I think he looks suitably wistful. :)
For daasgrrl: Your garden - should you have one.
Indeed we do have a (vegetable) garden, though it is very sad and rather dead:
There are a couple of peppers and some weird-looking cucumbers coming in, but that's about it now that the peas and tomatoes are done. We didn't get much of a yield this year and will probably switch to another part of the backyard next season.
The end! Unless anyone else has requests?
For queenzulu and theninth: Bookshelves! (Sorry, Nine, I couldn't pick just one favorite.)
I love my books like a cardinal sin. Book-buying is my worst habit, and I confess that I like to pretend that owning books means I know what's inside them by virtue of them being on my shelves, even when there are a lot of them I haven't read yet.
The main shelves (pardon the wallpaper; I
decorated this room when I was nine): The cabinet under the shelves (Shakespeare,
classics, poetry and plays):
Where the Harry Potter books & fanfic live: The pop culture/fandom/fanfic studies shelf:
The sci fi/fantasy shelves: The overflow shelves:
Some books living in a box to make room for the TV: A Dickens set and the books I used in my layout, on a shelf in my closet:
ETA: Almost forgot the ones hiding behind my computer:
And some close-ups, if you want to see titles:
For queenzulu: Any and all pets!
No pets right now, but I used to have a guinea pig:
View from your favourite lounging chair.
This is the view from my side of the couch, where I do most of my TV-watching and some writing. All those House reviews? Happen from right here:
For deelaundry: Also, your favorite outfit. (Sorry, I couldn't think of anything to photograph that reminds me of the WIP that isn't an X-rated cartoon screenshot or the napkin-scribble photo below...)
This summer, my most-worn outfit is this short-sleeved, striped shirt, white tank top, light gray-green cargo pants, and comfy brown shoes I picked up in Asheville:
For roga: And one abstract prompt: kindness. (I didn't make it into town this weekend - I'll get back to you on that one.)
Kindness is helping my father. You can't have a conversation with him without being asked for something, so it certainly feels like kindness to say yes. :) This is us cutting a ten-foot piece of flakeboard tonight so he can make cabinet tops. It was too big to fit in the garage, so we had to do it in the driveway.
For elynittria: An example of woodwork done by your father.
(Hm. I should take some photos at my mom's place to balance things out...) My dad likes southwest decorating styles. Here are a couple of small pieces he made for the bathroom:
(The white formica bookshelves and kitchen table above, and my desk & hutch down below, were also made by him.)
For thedeadparrot: Kitchen sink!
Before and after dishwasher duty:
For nightdog_barks and daasgrrl: Your PC. Your laptop. Whatever it is you're writing on. / View from your desk or from wherever you most use the 'puter.
My laptop, and what I see when I sit in my desk chair (including a stereo speaker, some glass bottles that comprise part of my "Snape's Potions" collection, a wooden clock/pen holder I made with my dad many years ago, and a small rock with pyrite cubes that look like Borg ships that synn got me):
When I'm not writing on the laptop (or on my work computer), I have been known to scribble in notebooks and on napkins.
For purridot: Your favourite stuffed animal (if you own one), looking through the window wistfully like Neil in your icon :D
I don't have any favorite stuffed animals handy, so here is a little dragon my dad brought home from a county fair a few weeks ago. I think he looks suitably wistful. :)
For daasgrrl: Your garden - should you have one.
Indeed we do have a (vegetable) garden, though it is very sad and rather dead:
There are a couple of peppers and some weird-looking cucumbers coming in, but that's about it now that the peas and tomatoes are done. We didn't get much of a yield this year and will probably switch to another part of the backyard next season.
The end! Unless anyone else has requests?