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For

epicflailer's The Deception Curve, an Arthur/Cobb story for

inception_bang.

notes: Thank you so much to

epicflailer, who is a delight and wonder in every way ♥♥ I can only hope these can make your awesome fic even more awesome!

Since I couldn't decide which approach I liked best, you'll find three variations under the cut, featuring the main characters in the story. The typography in v. 2 was inspired by those in the posters for I Am Love and I'm Still Here.

All covers are safe for work and non-spoilery for the fic :)

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( sooner than you know you're gonna start slipping )

TIMES WHEN I AM GLAD MY SEATMATE DOESN'T LOOK AT MY MONITOR: RIGHT NOW.

( ADVENTURE! )

one of these days i'll stop fooling around with ms paint and internet memes. ONE DAY!

(Also on Dreamwidth:

The Gestation Conundrum Contingency
The very true story of how a freelance superhero working for a top-secret organization has to deal with some very uncomfortable facts of life (and evil mad scientists who want to take over the world). (The Middleman AU) (Cook/Archuleta)

wordcount: 18,850
rating: NC-17
warnings: non-explicit violence
notes: Written for

mrsachid's prompt "mpreg" as part of

cookleta_hols and originally posted here! Some lines were taken from the show, especially episodes one, four and eleven; The Middlepedia and TV Tropes were also invaluable. Information on pregnancy should not be taken as medical advice. No pop culture references were harmed in the production of this story.

A multitude of thanks to the following:

epicflailer for her enthusiasm and hand-holding, the

wrisomifu community for its support as I wrote the last 9000 words,

rajkumari905 for the encouraging read-through and

jehane18 for the speedy beta. Any remaining mistakes are my own.

Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3

If you'd rather read it on one page, it's also on Dreamwidth.

( The Gestation Conundrum Contingency 1/3 )

( The Gestation Conundrum Contingency 2/3 )

( The Gestation Conundrum Contingency 3/3 )

In a valiant effort to not get rusty at this, I fired up my music player and Photoshop to make something. Anything. Coincidentally, I have been ridiculously obsessed with figure skating lately and had accumulated a lot of pictures in my HD.

Now to resume the end-of-school grind ;_;

15 Johnny Weir
5 Johnny Weir (& Stéphane Lambiel, Kim Yu-Na, Kelly Osbourne, Evan Lysacek)
4 Kim Yu-Na
1 Stéphane Lambiel
5 crossovers w/ Arrested Development (Evan Lysacek, Nobunari Oda, Lambiel, Brian Joubert)
+ 1 wallpaper (Johnny Weir/Stéphane Lambiel - 1280x800)

( caught in a bad romance )

eta: corrected a typo in #16 - thanks to

finetimeforpie for the heads up!

Um, I don't know what to say, except that I kind of ♥ the letterpress text effect a lot. Enjoy!

11 Sherlock Holmes '09 (Watson, Irene, Holmes, Holmes/Watson, quotes)
1 David Cook/David Archuleta
2 David Archuleta
1 Stephen Fry

( 20 multifandom icons )

:O:O:O:O how come no one told me wallpaper-making could be so addictive? I hope you enjoy my last fannish hurrah for 2009 ♥ Unhealthy obsession with permutations of the word "love" Y/N?

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1440x900 ★ 1280x800 ★ 1024x768
Resources used:

brasaremean,

_excentric_,

kiho_chan. Please don't edit or modify for use as a header/banner/icon/whatever without my permission.

(Not in your resolution? Feel free to request it, and I'll get back to you after my vacation!)

Today -- in my timezone, at least -- is David Archuleta's birthday! Happy 19th, wonderboy! Since last year I totally spazzed out re: anything celebratory, I figured I'd make up for it this year with a graphics-type thing :D

This is my first time doing a somewhat complicated desktop wallpaper (that is, using more than one picture and two textures) and I think it came out okay. It's bottom-heavy because my taskbar's on top (ha).

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1440x900 ★ 1280x800 ★ 1024x768
icon (100x100) ★ header (500x300)
(Resources used:

brasaremean,

elli, ffffound & David HQ. Please don't edit or modify for use as a header/banner/icon/whatever without my permission.)

If I haven't provided for your desktop resolution, just tell me and I'll resize it for you, though it might take a while, as I'll be computer-less for the next three days~

♥♥♥!

Current Music: David Archuleta - Angels

Of all the things that would make me start making icons again, I didn't expect it to be A Nero Wolfe Mystery. But while preparing a *cough* small picspam, I looked at the caps I made and went, "aw, heck." (This also means there may be more in the future, with the other episodes & characters I still have yet to watch/cap :D)

10 A Nero Wolfe Mystery ("Champagne For One (Parts 1 & 2)")

( 10 icons )

For

marginaliana's Submerged, a James May/Richard Hammond story for

rpf_big_bang.

[ trailer | fanmix ]
notes: There are quotes from the story under the cut, so potential spoilers abound! My laptop crashed before I could finish the fanmix (external HDs are lifesavers!) so this is what you might call a careful reconstruction on someone else's computer :) Most of the files are in .mp3 format, though some are .m4a. Individual tracks are up at box.net, with the entire mix as a zip file at Megaupload.

a minor incident
a "submerged" mix

( but one man loved the pilgrim soul in you )

For

marginaliana's Submerged, a James May/Richard Hammond story for

rpf_big_bang.

[ trailer | fanmix ]
notes: To

marginaliana: thank you so much! It's been an honor being your artist, and I hope you'll enjoy my offerings for your awesome story ♥ I admit, I was somewhat apprehensive at first, because I've never tried illustrating for a story with a concept like yours (even if I adore the trope so very much), but it certainly was a fun challenge trying.

Thank you to

ulop, who went out of her way to beta not just one, but two versions of the trailer despite having limited 'net time. Her feedback was invaluable and v. appreciated!

( i carry your heart in me )

For

cinderlily's just another word for you, a David Cook/David Archuleta story for

rpf_big_bang.

[ cover | fanmix ]
notes: The songs I've chosen correspond to events occuring in the story -- some specific to certain images I particularly liked, others just the general mood and feel at that time. They have been arranged according to the story's chronology. Individual tracks are up at box.net, while the entire mix can be downloaded off megaupload.

this is the life
a "just another word for you" mix

( oh the simple life honey is good )

For

cinderlily's just another word for you, a David Cook/David Archuleta story for

rpf_big_bang.

[ cover | fanmix ]
notes: Thank you so much to

cinderlily, who wrote the lovely story that I've had the privilege to read before almost everybody else and the honor to do art for. Without her, the small offerings I have wouldn't have literally existed. I hope you enjoy the art, and congratulations for finishing RPF Big Bang ♥♥

To the kickass mods of

rpf_big_bang: this is the first Big Bang I've ever participated in, and you've made the experience so awesome :D Thank you for all your hard work!

Thanks must also go to out to my flist and the members of

bangingdavid for the kindness and encouragement.

And finally, even if she won't ever see this, thank you to my sister M, who listened to my moaning every time my laptop/Photoshop/Winamp crashed, even if she didn't know why her sister was flailing like a headless chicken.

( everyday in every way )

disclaimer: ( No infringement intended, and no profits made. )

true love hits you in the plums
A fanvid for Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May, set to "Pretend To Be Nice" by Josie and the Pussycats. This is the one where adoration equals attempting to murder each other… humorously.

download links: avi (xvid) | mp4 (mobile device-compatible)

( notes & technical info )

( embedded streaming video )

Current Mood: nervous

ahh, my specialty in graphic form: the bizarre unfinished AU with a bonus manip attached!

( warning: will not make sense unless you've seen supernatural s4 )

in less remarkable news, I am still chugging along in school, surprising people because I am not graduating in the summer (as is expected) & having long-winded borderline pedantic discussions with friends on the topics of (a) the 2010 elections, (b) the state of Philippine journalism today & (c) the cultural-economic divide. So maybe it's a good thing I'm hardly around on twitter and whatnot then :D

Current affairs: it's my other other fandom!

Current Mood: hungry
Current Music: Top Gear 10x05

A carefully-imbalanced mix of 100x100 pixels!

15 Top Gear & James May (TG3, May/Richard Hammond, May/Madison Welch, ~~May/Asimo~~)
10 American Idol 7 (David Cook, David Archuleta, David Cook/David Archuleta)

( 25 icons )

again, for

epicflailer's amazing Like All Good Fairytales (cook/archuleta). 2nd of 2 posts: a cover | a fanmix

notes: there are six songs for the entire story, and three songs for each of the five sections for a total of 21 songs. ~~i swear i'll get the individual tracks up soon, but for now you can download the entire thing off mediafire :3~~ eta: all individual tracks and the zipfile are now up at mediafire! also, somewhat graphics-heavy, so dial-uppers take heed!

etax2: all files have been removed from mediafire :( i've uploaded the full mix to megaupload, but if you want individual tracks, just comment and i'll upload them for you.

( dearest: a 'like all good fairytales' mix )

long ago, there was a

dvbb, where people could write long david cook-centric fic and be rewarded at end with art from other people.

epicflailer wrote Like All Good Fairytales, a 21,000-word epic of complete awesome that cannot be quantified by science. reading was like finding every damn thing that i loved about david cook and david archuleta all over again. i present it as the ultimate proof that their love is so otp in any dimension.

but sadly,

dvbb kinda fell through and nat didn't get the art that she and her story rightfully deserved. then there was i, having finished the story, staring at the blank comment box and thinking "oh, shit." there were many things i want to say, but i didn't think nat would appreciate me gutting out my heart and mailing it to her wholesale. (the post office'll probably have a few stern words as well.) so i decided i'd give her something back for "Like All Good Fairytales" as appreciation.

so here are, for darling

epicflailer, two somethings for her story. i hope you like them ♥ ♥ ♥

i've split them into two posts: a cover | a fanmix