one more miracle

Tumblr is really obnoxiously addicting and I kiiind of wish I hadn't joined? BUT THERE'S SO MUCH PRETTY! I started following too many people though, and people reblog each other a lot so things get redundant, and AHHH TAKING OVER. So not okay. BUT. PRETTY. Also there's a lot of love out there for one Jacob Pitts which makes me everso happy. <3

It's also a really interesting venue in which to stretch my Photoshop muscles - I really, really love working on larger canvases, layering images and colors, so that's a whole lot of fun. I just made something I sort of love a whole lot, so I thought I'd pop over here and share it with Livejournal, my first and TRUE love. ♥


(Click for hi-res)

My first idea was just to layer two of the pretty parachute shots on one another, but then I came across the picture with the flames and went hmmmm... so I threw that on top and LOVED it. So I tweaked and textured and I'm really happy with the outcome. Paratroopers! ♥ Do let me know what you think! :)

Today I have been beyond unspeakably exhausted. It was really unpleasant actually. I barely made it alive through lab meeting. Note to self: GO TO BED instead of fucking around on the internet. This is an ongoing problem and my life would be MUCH BETTER if I actually managed to go to bed at a human hour instead of delaying it all the time. My average bedtime is 2 AM, and I wake up at 7 AM. Not really all that healthy! If you see me on Twitter at a stupid hour, yell at me? :)

Anyway, after lab we went out for drinks at happy hour to celebrate one dude getting a postdoc, one paper getting published, and the arrival of two new members of the lab (including me! :)). I hung around for a while and chatted, but did I mention I was tired? So I bowed out a little early and went to Borders, which was VERY fruitful. I bought Eugene Sledge's widely lauded book, With the Old Breed. From what newredshoes has said while reading it, I know this book is going to get me right in my heart. I'm both thrilled and a little nervous. (I still haven't watched last night's episode of The Pacific, so please don't spoil me!)

I also bought GUY GAVRIEL KAY'S NEW BOOK!!! :DDDD I've been following his blog a bit during the publishing process and EEE I am so excited. The summary looks intriguing and fascinating, as always. I CAN'T WAIT. I love him sfm. ♥

Been a long time since I stayed up into the wee hours of the morning making icons, but damn our show is pretty. Seriously! Look! Cherry red mustang, om nom nom.

I haven't made a response post yet to SPN 5x02, but um. I LOVED IT WITH THE FIRE OF A THOUSAND SUNS!!!!!!! I am really, really thrilled with our show on every damn level. It feels like season 2 again! Do you realize how wonderful that is?! *HAPPY SIGH* Even the music is kicking ass again! I download all the songs after every episode! I have 60 songs from seasons 1 and 2, didnt bother with seasons 3 or 4, but now I'm back with it.

I'm back in love, you guys. And sure, it's gonna stamp on our hearts a few times, but I'm gonna love every damn second. Because I'm easy like that, obviously. UGH WINCHESTERS. ♥_____♥

I would talk in more detail but WOW I am tired. And I need to accomplish shit tomorrow, like seriously. SO. Sleep time! <3

ETA: Here's the handful of icons I made. Feel free to snag (with credit, preferably)! Beautiful caps are by oxoniensis :)
( Some spoilers )

Here are fully 62 icons of those precious Ways and one little dynamo we like to call Frankie. I kind of heart them ridiculously. Pete Wentz cameos because he's... Pete Wentz. Have fun!

[62] My Chemical Romance
--8 Frank
--2 Frank/Gerard
--2 Frank, Gerard, & Mikey
--3 Frank/Mikey
--17 Mikey
--3 Mikey, Alicia, & Pete
--17 Gerard
--2 whole band
--8 Brothers Way
[2] Pete, Pete&Ryan&Brendon

Teaser
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They made me do pushups in drag!

Quoth a friend of a friend: "Irish guys in clubs are EXTREMELY forward, so don't be shocked if you meet someone and three minutes later he's sticking his tongue down your throat (Right, how can you NOT be shocked by that? But making peace with the fact now might at least make it a bit less jarring later)."

HAHAHA. This is simultaneously terrifying, hilarious, and AWESOME. Oh god. *miniflail*

I had a whole post written up about TAI and Panic!'s lyrics in the songs "Black Mamba" and "London Beckoned...", and how they both approach the whole "fuck critics" idea but Panic! pulls it off with so much more pizzaz and awesome, at least in terms of the words, but then I lost it and I don't feel like writing it up again. Suffice to say, I love Ryan Ross's words, they're so original and clever and snarky, and William Beckett is a ridiculous human being whom I love despite myself. I'll just share this, some of my favorite lines from Panic!'s song:

I'm burning and I'm blacking my lungs
Boy you know it feels good with fire back on your tongue
If you talk you better walk you better back your shit up
with more than good hooks while you're all under the gun

Oh Ryan Ross. ILU.

I spent all last night making PANIC! ICONS! Whee! Of course, it kept me up til 3:30 AM, DOH, but dude. So fun. They're all photogenic and adorable and in love with each other! It's extremely conducive to a million icons! This is my favorite one yet, I LOVE THAT PICTURE. *draws pink sparkly hearts* Boooys!

Of course this gives me a problem, because, well, when I make icons I want to upload ALL of them because I love them so much, and I've already got FIFTEEN Panic! icons uploaded as a result, but that means something else has to go! I've got 112 icon slots and want to use 1000. LIFE HARD. I've still got a gazillion SPN icons (I had over 70 at one point! jesus) because there are so many I can't bear to part with, but those have been suffering too. Sigh sigh! *g*

I now have a hebrew_hernia!! We just watched the SGA ep Inferno, because she accidentally skipped it in her S2 watching, and now we're going to watch A Dog's Breakfast! YAY HEWLETTS!!! Then later perhaps we'll watch TAO OF RODNEY or something almost as excellent :D

In honor of Monica's visit, I give you today a dose of CHUCK.

HI CHUCK HI! *beams*

GIP - just won People's Choice over at deanandsamlims with this :) Yay. I'm really pleased with how it came out. Oh, boys! ♥

I got out of physics lab within an HOUR. It was joyful. I fully intended to use the subsequent free time to study for orgo, but instead I sat down an watched an episode of SGA S1, then flisted for a while. *facepalm* I am a rockstar. :P