Life is action and passion...

Okay, so I'm planning to do this project ( http://www.designsponge.com/2010/01/diy-project-hidden-jewelry-box.html ) and the plan is to use an art print as the photo. My room is blue and green, and the only other art I have up is a canvas reproduction of Van Gough's Almond blossoms


I'm having some trouble deciding on a piece, so I figured I'd ask for opinions. Pick one of the following or suggest something else. I'm totally open to not art deco, but as it's for a jewelry box I'd prefer for the picture to be female or beauty themed.

Top choices:

http://www.amazon.com/Marcello-Dudovich-Vermouth-Martini-Poster/dp/B000NVU3DA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3813Y4PMS9BVD&coliid=I3U2BD6B11UY4N

http://www.amazon.com/Alphonse-Mucha-Moon-Poster-Print-36-Inch/dp/B000XAXDP6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pdT1_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3813Y4PMS9BVD&coliid=I2HCLLF6FHHO62

http://www.amazon.com/Alphonse-Nouveau-Painter-Decorative-Reproduction/dp/B005HYU7L6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3813Y4PMS9BVD&coliid=I19D6YNYT86IRG

http://www.amazon.com/1905-Farewell-American-Bernhardt-Reproduction/dp/B005QA2VP6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3813Y4PMS9BVD&coliid=I19UI2OPOPCAC0

http://www.amazon.com/CARRIAGE-SEALERS-PHILADELPHIA-EXPOSITION-ALPHONSE/dp/B0042TYZ56/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3813Y4PMS9BVD&coliid=I1NZTJVNLCPAIV

http://www.amazon.com/LInstant-Taittinger-Styles-Poster-Collections/dp/B000OHGKOY/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3813Y4PMS9BVD&coliid=I3RFP9EFVYTF3N

http://www.amazon.com/Torrefies-Vintage-Poster-Privat-Livemont/dp/B006VWVV90/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3813Y4PMS9BVD&coliid=IF1XUX840L47K

http://www.amazon.com/Marcello-Dudovich-Vermouth-Martini-Poster/dp/B000NVU3DA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3813Y4PMS9BVD&coliid=I3U2BD6B11UY4N

Okay, rather than ambush a beta I figured I'd ask if anyone wanted to beta a thousand or so words of Teen Wolf angst. Yeah, I'm as surprised as you. Writing, me? What even is this?

Hell has obviously frozen over.

So sometimes it’s a problem that I am first and foremost a geek and that my primary defense/coping mechanism is humor. The trouble is that when things like the shooting at the Batman premiere happens I have no ‘appropriate’ responses. Everything I have to say sounds callous or shallow out loud.

I think it’s terrible that this event might ruin Batman for people. I think it’s tragic that the people who died never even got to see the movie.

That sounds terrible, their loss is so much bigger than a movie, but you have to understand that the darkest points of my life have been measured in movies. I remember seeing Fellowship of the Rings and thinking “I can’t kill myself until I’ve seen the whole trilogy.” So yes, it’s an inane, but being a geek and having the ability to see the stories I love up on the big screen has saved my life - and the thought that someone could walk in and take that away from anyone is just horrific

Because this says articulately pretty much everything I've been thinking for the last week or so. Also, BOO YAH for the shareaholic app for firefox. I might actually post more often now.

http://svmadelyn.livejournal.com/719887.html (via shareaholic)

I think there's this bandwagon of "blame the founder!" that people have jumped on, and I can't in good conscience join it because my experience with the whole thing is so wildly divergent. I'll be voting for Naomi Novik in the OTW elections this week, and...well. I think the one thing we can probably all agree on is that the OTW appears to be at a crossroads moment. As it's an organization that's near and dear to my heart, I want to tell you why Naomi's going to get my vote. Your mileage, as always, may vary.

So according to my textbook for History of Rock & Roll the song Tutti-Frutti's original lyrics went like this:

Tutti Frutti, good booty
If it don't fit, don't force it
You can grease it, make it easy.

*blinks*

You know, I can't imagine why they made him change those lyrics in 1955.

"I'm the Doctor, I'm worse than everybody's aunt."

QUERY for Dr Who/Discworld fans: Which is more terrifying to the innocent bystander - the Doctor or Mrs. Cake?

Other theories:

Perhaps Mrs Cake is a timelord attempting to keep busy during retirement?

So, I have 5 short papers, 1 medium paper, and 2 15+ page papers due... tomorrow. I'm thinking at least half of that will end up being late.

Note to self: perfectionist + procrastinator = totally screwed.

If I owe you something, I apologize, but it's going to be a bit late. Believe it or not, I've been working my butt off for the past 2 weeks, things are just not getting *finished*.

God, this is me. If you're planning to end the world any time soon, now works for me.

I'm going on a trip, so I'll be off radar more than usual for a bit. Try not to be too productive while I'm gone f'list? I'd like no more than a moderate amount of catching up when I get back.

Also, thanks for all the suggestions on my last post. It's grounding to get an outside opinion on the matter. *crosses fingers* Here's hoping I can handle it well.

Can't do the color meme without the Much Ado About Nothing quote. Anyhow, color meme from splix.

Rules: Comment, and I'll give you a color. And then you post ten things that color that you like.

My color?
( Orange )

The good: Thanks to anonymous for the LJ gift certificate. Totally awesome of you.

The bad: So, trying to write a 15 page historiography paper tonight. Every time I think I have an inkling of how to write it the entire concept just slips through my fingers. It's making me absolutely crazy.

The totally nifty: When I have money again I'm totally getting this

http://www.amazon.com/Leave-Your-Sleep-Natalie-Merchant/dp/B002ZCDR88/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1271745553&sr=8-1

Natalie Merchant sings 19th century poetry. How cool is that?