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[laene_lif]

Today, mollyawesome my good friend Molly came over and we watched Goblet of Fire, which one of my sisters gave me for Christmas. Very enjoyable.

Oh, and here's that crappy sketch I did of House's face a while back. It's from that scene in "Autopsy." You know, with the Puccini and the locker room, where he leans his head back against the wall...




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And the Twelve Days of Stephantom

On the twelfth day of Christmas, Stephantom sent to me...

Twelve peaceniks drumming

Eleven pirates piping

Ten hippies a-skiing

Nine beatniks acting

Eight swords a-reading

Seven books a-writing

Six metaphysics a-meaning

Five hu-u-u-uman rights

Four tennessee williams

Three personality types

Two starving artists

...and a rent in a why.

Get your own Twelve Days:

It took me far too long (like 15 seconds) to realize that it was getting those from my LJ interests...

Haha, it makes me look like such a loser. :D


And, out of curiosity, did anyone else grow up watching and loving that short animation film, The Snowman? It's so wonderful, and while I did like it as a kid, I appreciate it even more now. (I don't think I quite had the patience for it when I was little.) Here's the last ten minutes or so of it on youtube: Walking in the Air and then party at the northpole, followed by the return home. The ending is one of the saddest things I can think of. Oh, life. ;)

Comments

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

That is a lovely sketch. It's so hard to find *good* fan art in House fandom. I'd say this is excellent.

[stephantom.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's true that most of the fan art in the House fandom is cartoonish. When I put effort into it, I think I can draw pretty life-like pictures - however, I can almost never succeed in drawing anything just from my mind. Which means no original pictures will be coming from me. The picture I drew there comes from this screencap (http://walford.smugmug.com/gallery/1131111/1/52669451). So there's not much point in my drawings. Heh. Oh, well.

[chiaroscuro16.livejournal.com]

Your House sketch is really good. I'm impressed. Nice job with the stubble. lol

[stephantom.livejournal.com]

lol Thanks. I kind of just started making a bunch of quick lines all over his chin, and then blurring them. For a comparison of my skills in stubble-drawing, you can check out my 8th grade picture of Aragorn (http://usera.imagecave.com/stephantom/aragorn-copy.jpg). Though he's got more of an actual beard going. House's stubble wanes and waxes (lol waxing stubble) and in the picture I used, it was actually very short. My icon right now is from the same scene, you see...

[joe-pike-junior.livejournal.com]

Five huuuman rights! Ha.

[secondsilk.livejournal.com]

Great sketch. His lips and philtrum in particular.
I like the expression in the line of his eye lashes, too.

Six metaphysics a-meaning *g*

[stephantom.livejournal.com]

Heh, I know - my twelve-days are ridiculous. I did like the way metaphysics aligned with meaning though, and books writing (and pirates piping, just for the alliteration).

And thanks. I love Hugh's philtrum. lol Is that weird?

[secondsilk.livejournal.com]

Philtrum is such a strange word. It sounds much dirtier than it is (although, it was supposed to be a bit dirty - one of the most erogenous zone in the body, according to the Greeks). So, maybe not so weird. :-)

[stephantom.livejournal.com]

Haha, interesting... Well, it's just that HL's for some reason seems more noticeable... Longer or deeper or something. It's a prominent feature on his face.

[secondsilk.livejournal.com]

Also because of the shadow from the stubble, I think.

Excuse me while I spend a few minutes staring at your icon.

[mollyawesome.livejournal.com]

so, i have become naught but a screenname to you.

aaaand i love the snowman.

[stephantom.livejournal.com]

lol Fine, I will change it then. I was just referring to you like people do on LJ... I don't know. Heh.

The Snowman rules.

[anewlife.livejournal.com]

1. Awesome sketch
2. My Twelve Days were ridiculously lame
3. I loved The Snowman so much when I was a kid. We even have a plush toy of The Snowman that we put out as a decoration each year at Christmas-time. Some family friends with three little kids came over on Christmas Eve and we watched The Snowman, followed by Frosty the Snowman. There is just no comparison. Although one kid did ask "Isn't there any talking in this movie?" and I didn't know whether to laugh or be sad that kids can no longer appreciate anything that's not loud and flashy and glitzy. Oh well.
4. Um, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year? I've been MIA lately, which I do from time to time, but I miss talking to you, actually. By the by, do you have an aim sn? I've been spending more time there lately. Mine's anewlife92385, but I'm invisible to anyone not on my buddy list, so I'd have to add you first.

[anewlife.livejournal.com]

Pssst, also, I saw that new H/W "How to Save a Life" vid, and I just thought I'd let you know I still like yours best. The new one is very powerful as it utilizes so many of the heartwrenching scenes that came after you made yours, but I did think the clips moved too quickly for my taste. I think there is a very delicate balance to not having things more too slowly, but also not too quickly. I have to admit that, as much as I LOVED your Pain vid, there were some parts that were a bit slow. How to Save a Life, on the other hand, your version, that is, was just absolutely perfect. In my opinion.

And Happy New Year, now, officially!

[stephantom.livejournal.com]

Haha, thanks. There are different approaches and styles to vidding... Di is far more talented than me at it, no question, and doing really fast-paced vids like that is far more difficult, but sometimes it's good to linger on some clips... Our "How to Save a Life" vids are just different. I think mine succeeds at telling a story and evoking a mood, but. Hers is much more impressive. But I think they're both good interpretations of the song... A song like "Pain" though - she would have done a much better job on than me. Oh, well.

And harrah for The Snowman! :) Though, I must confess, I think when I was little I did ask, "Why aren't there any words?" But now I absolutely love it. Maybe it's just an age thing... Of course, people probably are becoming more accustomed to more glitsy stuff too... Hm. But The Snomwan is a classic.

Happy New Year! (and my AIM screenname is "Steph then said")