I painted this about a year ago. I never got around to posting it because it was meant to be a surprise for a friend. But as that friend hardly comes to LJ any more, and because I have finally got around to taking a photo of it, I thought I would just post it. After all, by the time I get around to sending it, 'said friend' might not even ( Read more... )

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Stephen R Lawhead - HoodWhen looking back on my life, I can never remember a time when I did not know and love Robin Hood. Other girls were playing with My Little Pony, Cabbage Patch dolls and dreaming of being Cinderella. I wanted to be an outlaw, dressed in green, who had a knack for climbing trees and archery. My brother and I used to fight ( Read more... )

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( Cut for spoilers, just in case there are people out there who are more behind than I am. )

"It is said, in Imardin, that the wind has a soul, and that it wails through the narrow streets because it is grieved by what it finds there. On the day of the Purge it whistled amongst the swaying masts in the Marina, rushed through the Western Gates and screamed between the buildings. Then, as if appalled by the ragged souls it met there, it ( Read more... )

Cricket is my game. I can't say that I have got teary-eyed over it, but definitely shiney-eyed and snotty-nosed. So, after another night of cricketing anxiety that has ended in disappointment I have to destroy some valuable bandwidth to air my grievances. I am not sure what has happened to SA, but some shoddy fielding attempts, some bowling that ( Read more... )

Months ago I said I was painting Wilfred Mott from Doctor Who. I don't know why, but there was something about his eyes that caught my attention. He has eyes that look like they have seen a lot - and not all of it good. I thought that I would try and capture that. I would love to hear if you think I got that right, or if you think I missed it ( Read more... )

Finally, I have changed my name. I have been wanting to do this 2 weeks after I had chosen wandrin_dreamer (what can I say, I was under pressure to get an lj, and I didn't have the 6 years I needed to think of a name I liked ( Read more... )

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I grew up on The Karate Kid. You should probably understand this because I was not even into the double digits when the first one came out. It also has a lot to do with the fact that I did karate for a while - long enough to get my brown belt (and then I tossed it for being a waste of time, and started Kung Fu and Tai Chi instead as they are a ( Read more... )

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I just thought I would share this thought I found with other Doctor Who fans here.

“Wilfred Mott” is an anagram for “Time Lord WTF” (or FTW, however you like to think of it)."I thought that was funny... lol ( Read more... )

I don't usually watch Survivor. In fact, with the exception of Idols, I tend to avoid reality tv like I avoid going to see a doctor. But this season of Survivor interested me because Boston Rob was back. The last time I watched Survivor was when he did the All Stars, which was back in the day before my folks decided to get Satellite tv, before I ( Read more... )