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I just listened to My Immortal, by Evanescence. Everyone who's been waxing lyrical about it on their journals (and, wow, there certainly were alot of you) are absolutely right -- it's an absolutely beautiful song. I have no idea who this groups is (are they big in America? I'm sure it makes a pleasant change from those insipid boy bands) but I think I will have to go out and buy all their albums immediately.

I have such gorgeous friends. I saw pictures today of

misslunakitty, who has mind blowing green eyes and looks like she just stepped out of a 1950's pinup calendar, and

brandybuck, who is just as cute as can be -- playful, hobbity, and utterly adorable. I could go on (

trianne has a dazzling smile as bright as a Silmaril,

xendragon's a total hottie...etc etc), but I think you all know that you're beautiful. And even if you don't, trust me, you ARE. :)

Yesterday’s stroll around Covent Garden was quite diverting -- I found a stunning purple velvet coat that I simply must buy when I have the chance (i.e. after I rob a bank) and listened to the wackiest String Quartet in the world. The violinists would dance about and do a little jig while playing things like Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, it was so enchanting to see them having such fun, and making classical music entertaining for all the wandering tourists. I'm sure if children were introduced to classical music in that manner, they wouldn't disdain it so much.

And now, because I'm bored and can't think of anything else to say -- My Icons Explained.

Keyword: Happily Ever After

Schmendrick the Magician and Molly Grue from the best film ever, The Last Unicorn. (Okay okay, best film apart from all the other ones I love and adore. Heh. ;-) The quote is from the book/film, and I think it's beautiful. This is a pensive/content sort of icon.

Keyword: Otters are cute and fuzzy.

Because they are! I love otters. They're so me -- playful, clever, funloving, and occasionally very clumsy. Yep, that's me all over. *grins*

Keyword: Pippin Smirk

It's Pip! Making an adorable face that is smug, yet clueless. Ahhhhh, how I love him! As the keyword suggests, this is my snarky icon.

Keyword: Tig! Tag! Drop your trousers!

One of only two remaining original icons, this is a fanart picture of Pippin playing Tig, probably with me. Oh yes. Play with me Pip...*giggles* My bouncy/happy/squeeful icon.

Keyword: Molly and the Unicorn

Molly Grue comforting/being comforted by the Unicorn. My sad/showing love for others icon.

Keyword: Here in my Head.

Tori Amos picture and lyric. I love Tori. A thoughtful/melancholy sort of icon.

Keyword: Have a seat while I take to the sky

My newest and current default icon. I love this one! I've been meaning to use this Tori lyric for ages, but I could never find the right picture. Inspiration hit me yesterday, and this lovely icon was born. It's an everything emotion, because this is how I feel.

Keyword: Psycho Bunny

Hee! I'm cute. I'm scary. FEAR ME! :D

Keyword: I'm so cute

Yep, that's me. Aren't I adorable? :)

Keyword: Neverwhere

Screencap from the opening sequence of the Neverwhere BBC series. I am Neverwhere. I have been for 7 years now, I don't feel like changing. *grins*

Well, that was fun, wasn't it? *grins impishly*

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Yeah you're adorable!!
Ive never been described as a hottie before o.O plenty of other adjectives but never a hottie!
I like your icons, theyre very deep :P
And finally, velvet things rule! How much is the coat and is it long etc etc?

Oh, but you are! (I'm sure Timmy calls you that, and a lot more...;-)

The coat went down to my ankles and was a deep, rich velvet. Mmmm. 69 quid though. Bleaugh! The stupid seller wouldn't haggle with me either, the big meanie. *giggles*

Yeah xen is lush :D

I do love your icons. :D You are adorable! Heh, I've been leiabelle since I was 17. Four years is a pretty long time for an alias, right? *grin*

Your Tori icons are great. It's nice to know someone else who says, "I love Tori." Most of my friends don't get my obsession. *cough* 118 items in my Tori playlist *cough* I love her voice and piano-playing, and even though her lyrics often don't make sense, in some crazy way they do make sense. Ah heck, you know what I mean.

I've read The Last Unicorn, ages ago. Should read again sometime. Have never seen the movie though. *hides*

Anyway, just wanted to say hello and *schnoogles*. I bought a CD from a string quartet in Covent Garden last time I was there. Was it four guys in their 20s? That's who I saw.

Tori owns me. Heh. :)

I don't think we saw the exact same people (as there were two women), but I'm pretty certain that they were students from the Royal Academy (or somewhere like that) so it's more than likely you bought the same CD. *grins*

I'm adorable! *blushes happily* :D

Evanescence! A new band in the states! And a really big and good one! I love love love their music. Not that I have to convince you they're good, eh?

My comments on the cd they just released in the states:

(This is quoted from my message board...sorry)

am I the only one that thinks "Haunted" would of kicked even more ass if the lower voice had been sung by a baritone male (preferably with musical or opera experience? Not Hes-good-but-I-don't-see-what-the-opera-freaks-are-raving-about-opera voice, but HOLY COW he has GREAT CONTROL and his voice ROCKS opera.)?

What sort of sucks is that in "Bring me to life" the male voice is nowhere near the quality of...uh...the girl's. (Forgot her name.) It's like a random teen-boy voice...if it had been a higher quality voice that song would have done even better.

::is bouncy::

The girl's name is Amy, and she's just 20 years old. Argh.

Can't wait until Neverwhere DVD is available in the states. Then I will watch it. And in the meantime, I have 2 days to re-re-re-read the book before I go to London. *cackle*

And re: Evanescence--their new album struck big because "My Immortal" and "Bring Me to Life" were the best things about the movie Daredevil. I made my whole huge gigantic icon songset 'cause every time I listened carefully to words, those images from LOTR popped into my head (most particularly the pendant for "your presence still lingers here," Frodo on Weathertop for "these wounds won't seem to heal," and the Ring/Gollum for "your voice it chased away/all the sanity in me"). I couldn't stop 'em, so I made an icon set. Ha.

And I'm sure someone said that already, but I haven't read the other comments yet, so nyah.

I just had coffee. coffee coffee coffee coffee coffeeeeeee

Ahhhh thanks for explaining, I thought I had heard the chorus on tv (it's in the Daredevil adverts).

You're going to be in London this weekend??

Arriving Heathrow 6:30 am local time (which means, as far as my body is concerned, it's 1:30 in the morning. Ahh, time zones...).

Why didn't you say so! Can I do anything for you? How long are you going to be here? Do you want to meet for coffee/drinks/funandgames/etc? *grins*

Our plane back to the US leaves the following Saturday at 11 am, so I guess for about a week. Spring break! :) About the only really unbreakable facts I have are 1) our hotel is near the Earl's Court tube station, 2) I'm travelling with two friends who need to be in on all the plan-making, 3) two others of their good friends are going to be there Tuesday through Saturday, so we're going to be doing stuff with them as well, and 4) we have symphony tickets for Thursday (London Symphony at the Barbican, Jerry Goldsmith conducting his own film music). Other than that our plans are along the lines of, "well, these things are open from 10-6, and we want to do this this this and this eventually, and how about a day trip to Bath on Friday?" Only one of our party has ever been before, and it's not me, so we're a bit first-time touristy, only with a clue (ie; unlikely to say such things as, "Well lookie heere, these buses done have two floors!" and "I asked for chips, why did you give me fries?"), thanks to too many years of reading books by British authors.

So I suppose the much, moch shorter answer would be: I personally would live to, but use of time and itinerary are not so much up to me. If you want to e-mail (etoilepb@livejournal.com) or IM (etoilepaix) me tomorrow morning to see if we can work something out, we can at least try... (I'll be getting up around 8 my time which is ::thinks:: 1 in the afternoon for you).

As far as I've read from their website..Evanesence is fairly new, and Fallen is the first album. Major release anyway.

I recommend it, this isn't my type of music usually, and I'm loving it.

Gah. I almost want to pay for an account here just so that I can have numerous icons. I need new icons! I'm out of ideas!

If I could use paypal, I'd buy you one. *squish*

Do you want me to make some icons for you?

Other people have already expounded on Evanescence, so I don't have to. Mwahah.

Isn't Luna babablicious? Whee!

Love your icons so very much.

And you're Neverwhere forever, darlin'. =)

*blushsqueee*

Hehe, I love your icons. Very cute. ^_^ Hope you get a chance to buy that purple coat!! (i.e. get a chance to rob that bank, taha) ^^ You're darling.

Eee!

Thank you! *happy smooches*

If by luck and happenstance (which is a great word and should be used more often, no matter how applicable) I am ever in London, we should run around and challenge people on the streets to "Being Cute" contests. We'd kick so much ass.

*secret hobbity handshake ;)*

Yeahhh!

*giddy grin* You are making me want to go on a roadtrip to Chicago, just so we can be cute together and have everyone be jealous of our adorableness. *giggles*

Hee hee, otters rule!
That bunny is very frightening. *fears Nevvie*

But where are the Silmarilion icons? I liked them. :(

Meh, they change all the time. I'm sure they'll be back soon. *grins*

Aren't I adorable? :)

XD

Meep! Your icons are fantastic :) Though I mus tadmit to being scared witless by The Last Unicorn as a child -- thought the red bull would come and eat me in my sleep. Then they turned into an energy drink. Which I refuse to tocuh :)

Wheeee! Thanks for the compliment schnugglepumpkin. *smooch*

The Red Bull still scares me -- both the drink and the beast. ;-)

Hello! I added you to my friends list.

I love your icons and will probably be stealing the explanation idea. :)

Tig! Tag! - Hee!

By the way, I read your user info, and I wanted to let you know that I too have been someone else for a long time, but discovered that name was taken on LJ and had to resort to something else. I usually use the name Aldalin. I made it up so many years ago I'd have to think hard to remember... I used the dictionary of Tolkien's languages to come up with it. It means Tree-song in Sindarin.

Um... I got into Evanescence. For once, I was the first person I knew to mention a band that now everyone loves...!

I like "Fields of Innocence" and "Bring me to Life" by them as well. "Bring Me to Life" is on the Daredevil CD along with My Immortal.

Um. I'm so a groupie already... disturbing...

- Rich

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