deep thoughts later, but for now there are memes
I'm a little behind with these, but what the heck.
First, adopted from everyone ever at this point:
Name either a character or a relationship between characters (no tnecessarily romantic) from canons I know and/or Milliways and I will a.) give my rambling opinion of him/her/it and b.) tell you one thing I really like about him/her/it.
Second, that icon meme:
Comment regarding this, and I'll pick seven icons to ask you about.
And since innerbrat asked me--
I forget exactly when I made this one, but I wanted something for those times when the world isn't the brightest and shiniest of places, when the sky is overcast and there's a sense of gloom surrounding everything -- much like a cloud, or a patch of fog, and so that's the effect I went for. The fact that the swirl in the center resembles part of a hurricane cloud pattern is coincidence, actually; the icon predates Katrina.
I have a near-unholy love for The Mummy. No matter how cheesy it is, that movie will always hold a special place in my heart. I think it's the combination of the brunette heroine Evelyn, who is actually quite capable and incredibly knowledgeable in her own right, with the bemused and noble adventurer/explorer hero-type represented by Rick O'Connell. The snippy dynamic between the two of them is wonderful, and I particularly love the fact that they each have their strengths. Anyway, the image is taken from the scene where O'Connell is trying to convince an acquaintance of his to fly over the desert to Hamunaptra to save Evelyn, and the acquaintance asks, "What's the challenge, then?" To which O'Connell replies, matter-of-factly: "Rescue the damsel in distress, kill the bad guy, save the world." And thus, an icon was born.
This is one of a series of icons based on a single quote taken from this poem. This one was made by saphyria in answer to the desperate plea that I put out.
Ahaha. This one was also made by saphyria, as a response to the initial arrival of Nyarlathotep and resulting plot at Milliways. The text -- yes, it's there, highlight the icon to read it -- says, "I see whitetext." The backstory here is that during that plot, lines written in whitetext were included in between and around the normal dialogue and narrative lines of each comment to express the subtext about what was going on with my character during that time. The idea was twintailmadb's, and she asked me what I thought about doing it in conversations between Nyarlathotep and Moiraine. I thought it was a brilliant idea and pounced on it. Others did as well during the plot, and eventually it spread -- and even now whitetexted lyrics and lines from poetry and other things remain a part of the game dialogue in certain situations. (Oh, and here's a list of all the poetry I used as source text during that plot, too!)
One of my Dark Tower icons, made by ladytalon. The story of Lady Oriza is told in book five, Wolves of the Calla; suffice to say that it's the tale of a strong and clever woman who did what was necessary to defeat the bad guy and protect her home. In fact, the women of the Calla to this day use a weapon -- a plate -- to do the same, and that plate is called the 'riza, and they yell 'RIZA!" when they throw it. It's a strong cry, a female cry, and a uniquely female association that carries no hint of weakness. Oriza is also a word used in DT linguistics to represent rice growing and fertility associated with life, acknowledging that particular feminine strength as well, and the plant in the icon is rice.
The Log Lady and her log, from Twin Peaks. Sometimes you just need an icon strange enough to express a large amount of "wtf" at the world. Made by agonistes.
There's a whole story behind this icon. Thankfully, that story is not mine. :) The short version is that this is the sort of thing you say when you find yourself unexpectedly confronted with Tim Curry in a mall.
First, adopted from everyone ever at this point:
Name either a character or a relationship between characters (no tnecessarily romantic) from canons I know and/or Milliways and I will a.) give my rambling opinion of him/her/it and b.) tell you one thing I really like about him/her/it.
Second, that icon meme:
Comment regarding this, and I'll pick seven icons to ask you about.
And since innerbrat asked me--
I forget exactly when I made this one, but I wanted something for those times when the world isn't the brightest and shiniest of places, when the sky is overcast and there's a sense of gloom surrounding everything -- much like a cloud, or a patch of fog, and so that's the effect I went for. The fact that the swirl in the center resembles part of a hurricane cloud pattern is coincidence, actually; the icon predates Katrina.
I have a near-unholy love for The Mummy. No matter how cheesy it is, that movie will always hold a special place in my heart. I think it's the combination of the brunette heroine Evelyn, who is actually quite capable and incredibly knowledgeable in her own right, with the bemused and noble adventurer/explorer hero-type represented by Rick O'Connell. The snippy dynamic between the two of them is wonderful, and I particularly love the fact that they each have their strengths. Anyway, the image is taken from the scene where O'Connell is trying to convince an acquaintance of his to fly over the desert to Hamunaptra to save Evelyn, and the acquaintance asks, "What's the challenge, then?" To which O'Connell replies, matter-of-factly: "Rescue the damsel in distress, kill the bad guy, save the world." And thus, an icon was born.
This is one of a series of icons based on a single quote taken from this poem. This one was made by saphyria in answer to the desperate plea that I put out.
Ahaha. This one was also made by saphyria, as a response to the initial arrival of Nyarlathotep and resulting plot at Milliways. The text -- yes, it's there, highlight the icon to read it -- says, "I see whitetext." The backstory here is that during that plot, lines written in whitetext were included in between and around the normal dialogue and narrative lines of each comment to express the subtext about what was going on with my character during that time. The idea was twintailmadb's, and she asked me what I thought about doing it in conversations between Nyarlathotep and Moiraine. I thought it was a brilliant idea and pounced on it. Others did as well during the plot, and eventually it spread -- and even now whitetexted lyrics and lines from poetry and other things remain a part of the game dialogue in certain situations. (Oh, and here's a list of all the poetry I used as source text during that plot, too!)
One of my Dark Tower icons, made by ladytalon. The story of Lady Oriza is told in book five, Wolves of the Calla; suffice to say that it's the tale of a strong and clever woman who did what was necessary to defeat the bad guy and protect her home. In fact, the women of the Calla to this day use a weapon -- a plate -- to do the same, and that plate is called the 'riza, and they yell 'RIZA!" when they throw it. It's a strong cry, a female cry, and a uniquely female association that carries no hint of weakness. Oriza is also a word used in DT linguistics to represent rice growing and fertility associated with life, acknowledging that particular feminine strength as well, and the plant in the icon is rice.
The Log Lady and her log, from Twin Peaks. Sometimes you just need an icon strange enough to express a large amount of "wtf" at the world. Made by agonistes.
There's a whole story behind this icon. Thankfully, that story is not mine. :) The short version is that this is the sort of thing you say when you find yourself unexpectedly confronted with Tim Curry in a mall.