Irish Lass's Ramblings

Title: Trick of the tongue
Artist: hrymfaxe 
Rating & Warnings: R for nudity (not explicit) and sexuality.
Prompts: "smile" and "That man that hath a tongue, I say is no man,
If with his tongue he cannot win a woman"
Medium: Ink and touch-ups Photoshop
Summary: Even when he is silent, Remus' tongue can still win a smile from a woman. ;)
Artist's Notes: I thought I would be in big trouble with my bard prompt, because it is a little hard to illustrate flowery, romantic speech, but then I realised that a tongue is good for other things than speaking... Many, many thanks to Onthemetro for this wonderful stock photo from dA, that I used for reference. 

 

Title:R/T Triptych
Artist:fthpfthpfthp
Rating & Warnings:G & short hair on Remus (I think he lopped it off when he was with the werewolves) Sorry! *hides*
Prompts:"Race" and Sonnet 30: "But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restor'd and sorrows end."
Medium:Photoshop
Summary: Post-Hospital
Artist's Notes:My prompts rock! Thanks, Meta-folks! ...Oh! Apologies to those of you who like my Jon Bon Jovi Remus because I just watched "The End of the Affair" for the first time last night and I think I'm turning straight over Ralph Fiennes. So, there's my Remus with his very distinctive profile.


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Dear fangirl or boy, will you read my fic?
Or maybe you'll take a look at my pic.
It's based on a novel by a girl named Jo.
I've got no life, so I want to be a fanfiction writer,
Fanfiction writer!

It's the angsty story of a wolf man
And his Auror wife who takes a stand.
Their son's a baby with turquoise hair.
It's the kind of story that makes me be a fanfiction writer,
Fanfiction writer!

Friends, shippers, fangirls, lend me your ears! Now is the spring of our R/T hearts' content! All these teasing glimpses about John, Paul, George, Ringo, and Mr. Shakespeare will finally be revealed as the curtain parts and the stage lights come on...metamorfic_moon's The Beatles and the Bard Timeless Moon Ball has begun!

In case you're wondering what's in a name, this event is our way of saying, after the hard day's night of Deathly Hallows, the members of this community have stuck together and kept going, which makes us feel all right. Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks (and of course their Teddy Boy) are destined to go on living in fandom as enduring icons like The Beatles and Shakespeare are to us Muggles. And, since J.K. Rowling opened the door wide, your corny clever mods just couldn't resist punning on The Tales of Beadle the Bard.) This Ball is your chance to add yet more R/T art and fics to the archives, where age cannot wither, nor custom stale their infinite variety.

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It's been a hard day's night,
I should be sleeping like a log,
But when I get home to you,
I find the things that you do,
Will make me feel alright.
A Hard Day’s Night

"Come, madam wife, sit by my side, and let the
world slip, we shall ne'er be younger."
The Taming Of The Shrew (induction, scene 2, lines 143–144)

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metamorfic_moon's The Beatles and The Bard Timeless Moon Ball kicks off on Monday (12th of May) at which time you'll find out exactly how this gig is going to work and pick up your Ticket to Ride. Meanwhile, writers, artists, reviewers, you have a choice to make. Don't worry, it's nothing quite as soul-searching as to be or not to be.

Rather, it's time to choose your props for the show, namely, your metamorfic_moon event icon. We have two for you to choose from this time, in a variety of colours that should suit every mood and taste.

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Teasers:


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http://heliopaused.blogspot.com/2008/05/who-put-dead-bird-in-my-mailbox-w4m.html

best of craigslist > new york > who put the dead bird in my mailbox? - w4m
Originally Posted: Sun, 20 Apr 12:56 EDT
who put the dead bird in my mailbox? - w4m
Date: 2008-04-20, 12:56PM EDT

a) how did you get into my mailbox in the first place, it is locked
b) did you kill the bird
c) it died horribly, that much was clear
d) you're psycho
e) do I know you
f) if I do know you I don't want to know you
g) if I don't know you, what did I do to inspire you to put a dead bird in my mailbox
h) I don't know how to disinfect a mailbox from a dead bird, I'm worried about diseases and have used five different kinds of cleaner but still feel like the bird's still in there still and like my bills and my catalogues and my coupons have dead bird on them
i) it was a hummingbird, I looked it up - they don't even live in New York - this is so f*ing psycho, I can't believe this
j) are you the mailman?
k) I'm always nice to the mailman
l) the super didn't care when I told him what happened
m) the neighbors didn't care either
n) do you have some kind of problem with birds
o) don't put anything else in my mailbox
p) unless it's an apology
q) no, I take that back, I don't even want an apology
r) what am I supposed to do with this bird - it's in bubblewrap in a bag in a shoebox in the freezer right now - am I supposed to bury it - where? how? in a construction site where they've jackhammered through the concrete - where is a person supposed to bury things in this city?
s) I could drop it in the Gowanus canal, but that seems undignified
t) I could drop it in the ocean, but the ocean is so big and it is such a small bird
u) I could drop it in the toilet but it would probably get stuck
v) I hear this whirring around my ears every time I go to the mailbox and I'm pretty sure it's ghost bird, and I'm all "it wasn't me that killed you, bird!" but still the whirring doesn't go away until I get to the stairwell
w) am I supposed to eat it - maybe you were trying to feed me - don't you know I'm a vegetarian
x) if this was Ricky, I'm gonna beat your ass, mama told you stop bothering the zoo
y) if this was Gina, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, how many times I gotta say I'm sorry
z) I could drop it off the roof, maybe it will reincarnate while falling and I can start reading my mail again

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We'd like to remind you that the nomination process for LiveJournal Advisory Board user-representatives has begun. If you think you're fit for the job, now's the time to nominate yourself! After all, you're the only who can do it. In two weeks, on the 22nd, the voting process will begin; we'll remind you about it again here.

If you're interested in keeping up with the nominations, watch lj_election_en. We'll post the results and announce the winner by the end of the day on May 30th. The new user-representatives will be seated on June 1st. Further details can also be found in lj_2008.

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