one more miracle

I've been meaning to do this for weeeeeks, but I finally got off my ass and did it.

The result? NEW HEADER! Check it out, loves ----> exsequar

I've wanted an MCR header for ages. I loved my Panic! one, but it's been pretty clear that MCR is first in my heart for a while now. I just didn't know what picture! But in the end it inevitably came down to this one, my favorite MCR picture for a few reasons. 1) They are all (except Bob) in the asymmetrical zip-up Jacket of Joy, which is my favorite bandom piece of clothing ever (no I don't know why!) and I always squee when I see Mikeyway in it (and occasionally Frank). So when I found out that they all wore it? WELL. <33333 2) The sunglasses! SUCH COOL KIDS. 3) They're not looking at the camera, which I love. It feels a bit more natural. 4) Frankie's Skeleton Crew t-shirt ♥ 5) The coloring and composition. The sky broad and blue above them, the vivid buildings behind them. 6) IT'S THEM. <3333

I still love my layout though, so this is literally just slapping a new header on top. The coloring happily works out so that I can even leave the light blue, which I love.

Lyrics are from "Thank You for the Venom," obviously, which I have been incredibly addicted to lately.

While I was in conversation with iamsupernova in the comments for the weemo_closet hottest bandboy poll (TEAM IERO!), the subject of shirtless Frankie was raised. In going through my collection, I found a ridiculous dearth of images of this phenomenon (seriously, MCR is like a band of freaking nuns - take them clothes off sometimes, boys! ...please?) but I did find several tantalizing pictures of Frankie's HIPS making a bid for freedom between his shirt and pants. So, a minispam!

( I still can't get over the fact that the sparrows are Gee and Frankie )

And with that, I bid thee adieu! Long day tomorrow!

(I will NEVER tire of this moodtheme, hee. GET DOWN WITH YOUR BAD SELF GEEWAY.)

(Also, um, I really would like feedback on the new header. I'm always insecure about big pieces of graphic work when I first finish them! Try not to be completely sidetracked by Frankie!hips. I know it's hard *g*)

ETA!! Everyone's asking about the sparrows - I didn't realize this wasn't common knowledge! Please see my next post for clarification :)

My "Blind" video has been viewed over FOURTEEN HUNDRED TIMES on YouTube *boggles* That is INSANITY. I just. What??? o.O Wow!

Re: LJ going batshit again. Um. I'm staying right here, guys. I don't see the point of getting some random new journals that I'll never use. What they're doing sucks, yes, but at the same time... I saw the piece of art that got the first person TOSed. It's rather vile, in my opinion. I love some of her other art, but that I just cannot get behind. And I personally have nothing to worry about, and I really don't think any of my friends do either, so, um. Self centered? Perhaps. I've just got too many other things to worry about.

MOVING ON!

Farscape is fucking INTENSE, yo. John just made a deal with Scorpius, and Scorpy sealed it by slitting John's thumb and sucking the blood... obscenely. Then he made John taste his in return. IT WAS DISTURBING AND DISTURBINGLY HOT, OKAY? *holds head*

I'm pimping Panic! out to shinetastic, HEE! *clappyhands* I'm so glad she's actually excited about it instead of wanting to slap me! Yay! *smooches Holly*

In that vein, have your daily dose of pretty. From the brand new Panic! photos, in which Ryan is simply evanescent:


Lalala back to Farscape!

*jitters*

So my journal has been waylaid by bandslash this week, but that's mostly because I am desperately using it as my HAPPY PLACE since.... duh duh duhhhh.... today is poster session day!

MEEP.

So here's the thing. There's about, oh, 25 students doing summer chemistry projects, and today they're all going to be presenting posters on their work. They'll be up in the hallway (mine's already up \o/) and fellow students and chemistry professors are going to be wandering around for an hour, reading posters and asking questions.

That's right. Professors.

For the most part this is okay. Most of the chem professors are very sweet ladies and gents, and I'm sure they'll just be curious and asking questions I can answer just with my experience this summer.

BUT THEN THERE'S DR. MEHL.

So Dr. Mehl. He's youngish (about 30?), very hot, and terrifying. No really. He's kind of an arrogant bastard, absolutely brilliant, and whenever he talks to you he gets that nice hint of condescension in his voice that makes you want to grovel and say YES I AM JUST A STUPID UNDERGRAD, FORGIVE ME MY SINS. I actually asked my professor if we should be nervous about today, and he was like "No no it will be fine! They won't grill you! Well, Dr. Mehl may try to test you on your background knowledge, but THE REST WILL BE FINE." And I was like O.O Can I plz hide under a rock??? *hides face*

So yes. I'm very much scared of him. Hopefully he'll just give my poster a bored cursory look and wander away, but I'm afraid that's too much to wish for. My stomach's starting to do that flippy floppy nervous thing (though that might partially be the coffee... it does funny things to my tummy) and and um. *hides under a rock*

Oh the PLUS side, my poster is totally the prettiest Thai boy in the brothel. I put all my graphic design skillz to use and made it very clean and aesthetically pleasing, and I think it contains a good deal more information than the other posters I've seen. I'm very proud of it and hope I will not be crushed by the scary Dr. Mehl!

Speaking of pretty brothel boys:

OH RYRO. *puts him in my pocket*

Things Wot I Love

• The Academy Is...! I love chair dancing and car dancing and grocery store dancing to their music, practically 24/7.
  
• Also in music, I currently love Jamie Cullum (fun modern jazz, very summery), Kelly Clarkson's new CD, Tegan & Sara's "So Jealous," and Xavier Rudd, who I swear sounds exactly like Tom McRae, who, incidentally, I also love.
  
• SHOOOOOEBOX!
  "You stole my cake?" Sirius asks. “I thought I ate it while I wasn’t paying attention.” ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
  
• The fact that James Marsters is going to be on Torchwood. The thought of him and John Barrowman on the same screen, being sexy and snarky and, I quote, "violent and horny," kind of essplodes my brain.
  
• Harry Potter in 3 days guys!! *vibrates*
  
• John&Rodney (RODNEY WORE A BLACK ZIP UP!!!1!!), John&Aeryn (o the angst!), Danny&Rusty (eyefuckery! smirking!), Remus&Sirius (puppies!), and of course Sam&Dean (!!!!). ♥
  
• This icon. Dumbledore's Army FTW!
  
• This picture. Thanks muchly to expatiates's spam of joy!

( Aw hell, I couldn't pick just one - more pretty behind the cut! )

Things Wot I Less Than Love

• Working on my presentation/paper for my summer project. I think I'm *finally* making progress, but it's still a wee bit like pulling teeth. On the bright side, my skillz in Photoshop are serving me well to make my Powerpoint super pretty.
  
• The fact that I have to leave in 2.5 weeks :( I've really gotten comfortable living here on my own, with Awesome Roomie and independence and all that wonderful stuff. I do miss my family, but. It seems like the summer's simply flown by.
  
• No Dave at work today! Everything was very slow and boring and quiet without him.

Lalala pointless LJ post! I don't know why y'all stick around, honestly. Much less why more people keep friending me! It baffles, for serious. Which, by the way, hello new people! Don't be afraid to pop in and say hi, I don't bite!

Winchesters! In prison orange! But let's see what they're up to...

( I just have no words )

HEEE. You're kidding me right? Kidding me. Dean looks all smug and Sam looks reeeeeeally admiring. Oh hee. Now I have a companion to this icon! ♥

This is from a site with a whole bunch of episodic photos, many I haven't seen before: Sergei Photo. Link thanks to killerweasel.