I seem to have been friended lately. Hello. Want to introduce yourselves?

(Telling me what fandom you're in won't hurt, either.)http://linnpuzzle.greatestjournal.com/

ETA 31.5.07: There has been some unpleasantness going on at LJ, so if I for some reason get deleted you will find me at greatestjournal under the same name.

It's spring! The sun's shining, the sea's clear and calm as a mirror....And I've gotten my spring-time sore throat, which makes me wonder if I accidentally swallowed razor blades in my sleep. But it's still spring, so I find myself not caring so much. Just don't ask me to talk.

Also, did I see more Stardust and Good Omens scents at BPAL? Want. So much want.
( Nostalgia )

Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

I have, however, been busy as all hell. The details are kind of ridiculous so I'm not going to tell too many of them, but suffice to say, I have completely given up my yahoo email. If you want to get in touch with me, the gmail one's the way to go.

I haven't gotten to draw one thing in two whole months. I feel like I'm going nuts.

The two plus sides are: I found my tablet (YAY!) and the v. v. silly roleplay I've joined thanks for forourlives. It makes me sleep a lot less than a normal person, but it sure is fun.

Moving has been very difficult, which is why I've been poor at replying to emails. I'm still not sure whether or not to stay here, so I'm not giving out my address. Those of you that asked --you'll get it. Just not yet.

Things like DesuCon and Alternativmessen are coming up, and I desperately want to go. Anyone else going?

Also, now that the Kyou Kara Maou OVAs should be out, does anyone know where to download them?

Art is on delay until I can either A) find my tablet or B) find my scanner. Sorry about that. You can get stick figures in the meantime. Or better, a webcomic rec: Gunnerkrigg Court.

Thanks to quantum_witch, I now know of a youtube vid, which is heavily borrowing fanart from a lot of Good Omens fanartists without permission, some of the art specifically made for other members of the fandom and even worse, not for sharing. I'm not quite sure how to deal with this, so any input would be appreciated.

Do not dogpile this guy, please. It'll only make it worse.

There's an open letter to LJ/6A here by bubble_blunder. I encourage you to read it if you're against censorship, and if you agree, sign it.

Art's on the way, but you know, this is important first.

Bad things are happening. Not to mention that Brad (the creator of LJ, for those of you who has only seen 6A's lies about this) jumped the ship.

Let's make some things clear. I am a fanartist as well as a regular one. I draw slash when I feel like it, just like the banned fanartists did. I am not going anywhere.

I have a stormcellar at GJ, and might lock all my html-heavy things there for safekeeping, but that really depends. In the meantime: I am following amanuensis1's example and hoping that my gut feeling is wrong.

ETA: A post like this wouldn't be complete without a link to fandom_flies. Even if you plan to stay at LJ, it is extremely important to know what they're doing behind the scenes. (thank you, antongarou!)

We're in august already, to vulgarweed suggested we moved go_exchange to Greatestjournal to prevent being banned without warning. Everything's set up. I also took the liberty of creating lower_tadfield ( so I hope minkhollow will come over and claim it.

Aaaand of course puzzlebleuink. Just in case. Just thought you all should know.

I had the best time last night.

Met up with lionhead, eldir Marianne, ainthra and Joakim and then went to the bookstore after hopping into a fun shop to look for wigs and wings and hats. Then we had to run across half the town to make it to the bookshop. That's an interesting experience when you're completely dressed up as a gryffindor student, let me tell you.

During the night afterwards, I was lucky enough got to meet (briefly! Well, it was a huge crowd.) elledille, choco_tuna, msjoplin, cetacea, siggen, forourlives and saw kristert and elfwen. Also met harbek, which was a new one for me! (She's quite the sweetheart.)
( NO SPOILERS, except for the night we sat out. Warning for sap! )

A pen sketch. You're warned. I might colour it if I find the time.
( Aziraphale and Crowley: A toast )

Title: The Empath
Rating: G
Note: So heavily inspired by Hisoka Kurosaki from Yami no Matsuei that we can almost call it fanart. Although, this kid is rather rounder in the face, plus some other small changes. This will be a gift for my grandmother, hence the traditional media. I haven't forgotten the Good Omens art I promised, but with vacation coming up time is getting scarce. I'll get to that (and friending some people back) soon, I promise. See you in a week or so!
( Empathy )

I have more than one, but here's the first:

LJ is starting to worry me, so I'm keeping a backup blogspot HERE. I'll still post art in this journal, of course, but in case anything happens, I'll try to post two pieces over there a day. You might've seen some of those before until I catch up.

Also. Night to the 21th of June JULY. I meant july. Who's going to stay in line with me for the Potter book/sleep over? I need to make sure I have enough madrasses and beds and couches ready at home.

Next week I'll be MIA as usual, while I visit grandmother's island. The internet and phone connection is really bad there, so I'll probably be slow with the commenting.

So how amazing was the Norwegian Wood festival? Very. Despite the HUGE crowd blackballoon and I hung together, mostly because I think we got there freakishly early and got good seats, and I got very happy when I got to meet fiere, siggen and kristert, despite overwhelming odds of not finding a familiar face in the crowd. Also, although lionhead missed the opening act by Marte Wulff (who was adorable and disarming and talented. Whoever chose her to be the opener for Tori really knew what they were doing. No wonder she's gotten awards for her music), we managed to catch each other before Tori came on stage. In a short blonde wig. Which she then changed to a long red "Tori"-wig with a tight skin-colored suit in the second act, which made some people pause until the light hit and it sparkled. She knows how to work her crowd, no doubt about it. This woman is... Is, and I love it.

As for the songs, I managed to catch a rocked out version of Cruel, Precious things, Conflake girl, as well as some of the songs from her new album. But sadly I'm not familiar enough with the new one to really know the lyrics. But in conclusion: So. Good.

Speaking of which, would anyone be willing to share songs from her new album with me? I want to listen to them before I buy the CD. (which I will) Pretty pretty please.

In other news, celestialsoda and I have something new and Good Omens related our collective sleeves. Be warned. :D

Just a super quick post to say that:

1. I have discovered CLAMP. Of the series, I think I like xxxHolic the best, although this couple is funny too.

2. msjoplin had a "happy birthday Johhny Depp" movie-night last night, with algalad, kialeon, lionhead, elledille and sikksakk and Geir. Fun! Also, warm. Norwegian summers have gotten worse.


Oh! That reminds me, sikksakk's own compositions are online, to my delight. *pimps* Go check her out! She's very talented. (ETA: Not very English-friendly site. "Last ned" means download. Very dreamy, soothing music.)

3. Tori Amos on thursday! *glees*

You've already seen this everywhere, and we're past 21000 members now, but get yourself over to
fandom_counts. A good size of LJ is fandom. I do not want it to be deleted, so let yourself be counted. There's power in numbers, after all.

And apropos of nothing, as much as I adored the name suggestions (Kyouya! Crowley! Bentley! 'Types underwater'! *dies a little with glee*) , somehow the laptop ended up becoming Othello. Don't ask me why. It was meant to be, apparently.

I'm turning 23 years today. Have been dreading this day, since last year's been more or less of a catastrophy -though it provided some valuable lessons. So imagine my surprise when I ODed on presents and cake so early in the morning. Pretty pretty presents. My sister's so good at buying these things, so I'm glad my parents let her do the shopping for my b-day.

sadfjdghd. Okay. My dad's the computer wizard, so he got me a much-desired laptop (covered in a paper that was a homemade collage of a Ouran High School Host Club scenes. Ouran. Best sister ever. I just. I don't know how that could possibly have made me any happier, except KKM. But that would have been harder to explain, I suppose. ♥ Am saving some of it, for I'm a SAP). I wanted to wait with updating until I could do it from it, but I realized I haven't found a proper name for it yet. MUST REMEDY THIS.
Poll #993853 My new, sleek, black Laptop. It needs a name!
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

What is a good name for it?

It's also the one time a year when I actually enjoyto eat cake, so for breakfast I had carrot cake and a big, big pile of strawberries. Life? Is good. Although I am feeling sick from all the sugar by now. Fail, Linn. Fail.

♥ Thank you, anon (though I'm pretty sure I know who you are). ( Picture explanation, in case you aren't familiar with the KKM. It'll basically jut confuse you more. But it's cute! )

So, I hear LJ is going crazy over fandoms? If you need to update yourselves, go to http://fandomtossed.greatestjournal.com/ or F_W. Hopefully LJ will work soon, because I can't check my flist at all right now.

Antique Lace from Bewitching Brews.

Nostalgia encapsulated. A soft, wistful blend of dry flowers, aged linens, and the faint breath of long-faded perfumes.

This one might actually become one of my favourites, come to think of it. I sense a trend here. Next up I'll have to try Sin, just for variation. >:D Or spend my money on more LJ time.
( Elegance! )

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want - good, bad, neutral, random, or whatever. When you've finished, post this paragraph on your blog and be surprised about what people remember.

Or help me decide what kind of The Golden Compass dæmon suits me better? I'm curious.

Title: Irides Forrar
Rating: G
Note: Finally, something I am allowed to post. Commission for haf, for the character she's just created. Who can turn into a cat. DO NOT USE without her permission.
( Irides )

Since the last HP book is coming out, here's my take on spoilers. I won't post any of them in this journal until the book is bought. Spoilers are not something I am bothered by, so I won't mind if you post them in your journal or link to them, but I'll try to keep my posts spoiler-free. There will be art, but I'll label the pieces so there won't be any confusion. Theories without inside info are always fun, and I don't consider them spoilers, just very good guesswork.
Example: Spinner's End -Alchemy This thread on alchemy in HP, with theories by John Granger. The alchemy theory is pretty famous in fandom by now, isn't it?

Apropos of nothing, does anyone know when Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab will release their Lower Tadfield scents?