total fangirl moment
Aug. 10th, 2006 08:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabineI had a vacation day today and it was wonderful. I didn't get to sleep in very late, but I got a whole bunch of gaming and painting done. I haven't yet finished the base, but pictures of my new mini are behind the cut.
I bought this mini because the sculpting looked really pretty. I was sitting and staring at her, wondering what colors she'd be wearing and what kind of person she'd be if I were to play her in a game at some point.
Downwood told me that her name was Livia. Her entire character popped into my head. I created her on a MUD that he's been playing for years and have started to like that text-based world.
Anyway, I'm ecstatic with the way that she came out. I didn't have any thought that she would look half so good as she does. I continued with the Non-Metallic Metals method and decided to try doing an extreme gradient. I'm very, very proud of myself.
This evening was utterly fantastic. Downwood and I dined on bbq'd ribs (I love my Crockpot) and then headed up into Mad-town to attend a talk. Yes, he went with me to listen to Jasper Fforde speak, though he's never read any of the books.
At the bookstore, we found that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
exlibris11235 and jrug had beaten us there. I was lucky enough to get a seat, but poor Downwood was stuck standing at the back because he'd had to find parking but let me run inside first. We sat and chatted and H and I bought our copies of The Fourth Bear.
Then Fforde spoke.
An hour and fifteen minutes later, my butt was asleep from the horrible folding chair, my head hurt from grinning too hard, and my little fangirl heart was sated both with merriment and admiration for Jasper's wit and humor.
Even if you've never read any of his books, check out the remaining tour dates on his calendar. If one is near you, GO TO IT! You will be entertained immensely and then probably need to buy all his books. He has the same snark and sense of humor when speaking that shines off the pages of his novels.
I was very pleased to hear that his next book will be another in the Thursday Next series, but he doesn't know what the one after that will be. What I know is that I will continue to be a fan of his writing until the books stop coming or something changes in his brain and he only writes serious, ponderous, monotonous, and pedantic works of non-fiction.
I also saw Adverbs, a mystery for adults written by the man who writes as Lemony Snickett. I didn't get it, though, as my money for the month has officially run out. Oh, well, it's not like I don't have a stack of books To Be Read that isn't already nearly as tall as the sofa.
I bought this mini because the sculpting looked really pretty. I was sitting and staring at her, wondering what colors she'd be wearing and what kind of person she'd be if I were to play her in a game at some point.
Downwood told me that her name was Livia. Her entire character popped into my head. I created her on a MUD that he's been playing for years and have started to like that text-based world.
Anyway, I'm ecstatic with the way that she came out. I didn't have any thought that she would look half so good as she does. I continued with the Non-Metallic Metals method and decided to try doing an extreme gradient. I'm very, very proud of myself.
This evening was utterly fantastic. Downwood and I dined on bbq'd ribs (I love my Crockpot) and then headed up into Mad-town to attend a talk. Yes, he went with me to listen to Jasper Fforde speak, though he's never read any of the books.
At the bookstore, we found that
exlibris11235 and jrug had beaten us there. I was lucky enough to get a seat, but poor Downwood was stuck standing at the back because he'd had to find parking but let me run inside first. We sat and chatted and H and I bought our copies of The Fourth Bear.Then Fforde spoke.
An hour and fifteen minutes later, my butt was asleep from the horrible folding chair, my head hurt from grinning too hard, and my little fangirl heart was sated both with merriment and admiration for Jasper's wit and humor.
Even if you've never read any of his books, check out the remaining tour dates on his calendar. If one is near you, GO TO IT! You will be entertained immensely and then probably need to buy all his books. He has the same snark and sense of humor when speaking that shines off the pages of his novels.
I was very pleased to hear that his next book will be another in the Thursday Next series, but he doesn't know what the one after that will be. What I know is that I will continue to be a fan of his writing until the books stop coming or something changes in his brain and he only writes serious, ponderous, monotonous, and pedantic works of non-fiction.
I also saw Adverbs, a mystery for adults written by the man who writes as Lemony Snickett. I didn't get it, though, as my money for the month has officially run out. Oh, well, it's not like I don't have a stack of books To Be Read that isn't already nearly as tall as the sofa.
