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Okay, more Tony piccies! Yeah, meant to post these Saturday, but... got lazy. Friday at work was busy (end of the week, end of the month... everyone and their dog seemed to be paying their GST at the last minute in a panic... always entertaining. ^^;), but fun because I was dressed up! We all dressed up (one of my co-workers went as Joe the Plumber, and his wife was going to go as Sarah Palin that evening... sadly they forgot to get pictures of her. -_- It was amusing how quickly a lot of people figured out who he was based solely on jeans, a work shirt, and a sticker that said 'Joe'... some people even seemed to get it before they saw the sticker... lol.). I had several people do a double-take when they walked in, then laugh and say "oh, it's you! I was wondering who the new guy was!". Which... I guess is a compliment? ^^ Also had the opportunity to rec Iron Man to anyone who asked who I was and who hadn't seen the movie. :)

In the evening, I joined my parents to watch the fireworks (a tradition on Bowen... they're pretty good, too), then headed to one of the pubs to hang out with a couple of people that I kinda sorta know. It was nice, kinda awkward since I barely know them, but still nice to get out and be with other people my own age. ^^

Anyway, piccies! Including some from work, chopped up to avoid showing anyone else.

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...Okay, so I'm totally supposed to be watching SPN right now, but I... got distracted by my costume. Is it bad that I'm kinda attracted to myself now that I've slicked back my hair and drawn on the facial hair? XD XD Pictures soon - took a few, then my camera ran out of batteries. They're charging now, so in awhile I'll post some. And more tomorrow; I'll coerce my co-workers into taking some. I didn't actually intend to put together the whole costume tonight, but... I was having fun. ^^

Gonna have to rewatch SPN later. Gave up and just paused it bout 10 minutes ago when I realized I had no idea what was going on. ^^;

Well, I did it! I offered my doll-making "skills" over at livelongnmarry: http://community.livejournal.com/livelongnmarry/229926.html

So if anyone has a hankering for a plush doll and wants to support a great cause, please bid! :)

And on that note - meet Tony!Doll! I took pictures of everyone to post as examples (well, except for Gaara, who is currently sitting at my other house and is lacking clothing... and who frankly was too much of a pain in the ass for me to want to make again (besides, you can buy a much nicer official one online...), so I finally have pictures of Tony to post.

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So whaddya think? I love him a slightly ridiculous amount.. and I'm not ashamed. ;) Took him to see Iron Man the second time, for chrissakes!

Bed now. Gotta be at work very early tomorrow, woe. :(

Here's a drawing of Tony that I did last night... deeply frustrating - the sketch took me maybe 15 minutes, and the inking took me an hour and a half because I kept fucking up. -__- Anyway, here's the lineart and a kinda-coloured version. I decided to try just painting it in single blocks of colour, sort of old-school animation-like, to see what it'd look like (also, it took only like 20 minutes ^^;). Kinda like the effect, actually. But I'll still prob colour it in properly later. I quite like it overall, but I 'm still frustrated with the inking! *sigh*

Click on images for bigger versions.

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Tony!Doll's body is almost done. ^__^ Just need to stuff him; Mom's picking up some stuffing for me in town tomorrow. Then I'll put his body together, then make his clothes. Then I just have to give him some hair and find something for an arc reactor, and he'll be done and ready to come with me to the movie on Monday. :)

...I am SUCH a dork. Gonna go to bed now.

Mmmm, I think I've finally been inspired enough to try my hand at writing Tony/Pepper. I blame it on gothic_musings and this fic, which upon reading it led me to wonder why I hadn't considered this scenario earlier. *grin* It's def one of my favourite kinks, and... fuck. *fans self* Must write it. o.o I'm thinking... shower. Shower is good. Image of Tony in shower all wet and sexy and jerking off while Pepper watches him... even better.

*ahem*

(and quettalinde, I haven't forgotten your plot bunny! Might try that one too, later... we'll see how this one works out. ^^ I'm still trying to decide on how to realistically get from point A to point B in the other one. ...well, not that this idea's especially realistic either, but whatever. *grin*)

Operation: Tony!Doll has commenced. I've dug out fabric, thread, and patterns, and am about to cut the fabric for the body. Then just need to pick up some black embroidery thread tomorrow for his face and I can start properly. Will give me something to do during Lost tomorrow night. :)

...I need a life.

(I'm planning to have Tony!Doll ready for when I next see Iron Man... this should give me some kinda deadline so that I'll actually finish him (unlike my Pirates dolls - I found the bag with the fabric I bought for them, still with the receipt, which says July 9, 2007. ...oh my.).)

Ummm... yeah. I'm deeply tempted to make this. XD Kinda given up on my Pirates dolls. *sigh* Think I could make him a little red and gold suit to go with him? XD

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I'm supposed to be working on my SPN lgbtfest fic right now. o.o Still have a few pages left, but it's coming along. Will prob finish tomorrow. Have to post it by end of tomorrow...

Aaand, I'm done! Finished colouring Tony this evening, while watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with Mom (3rd time, and I'm still not especially fond of it... it took scenes and themes that in the book felt dramatic and meaningful and just made them seem kinda cheesy and silly). Fiddled with it for ages, but I'm putting down my tablet now before I fuck it up. I really like how it turned out overall, though I admit I could've put more effort into his arm. ^^;

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OpenCanvas event file is also available for anyone who wants to watch me draw it. ^^ It's pretty nifty; I like watching them.

Enjoy!

Saw Iron Man today. Fucking loved it. I can't believe I'd barely even heard of this movie until like 2 weeks ago, then it was released and was getting such good reviews and I sat up and took notice. I'm the first to admit that I'm not a comic books fan, beyond the Buffy comics, Japanese manga, and when I was a kid the Sonic comics. ^^ But damn, I do enjoy a good comic book movie, and this is easily one of the best I've seen from the recent crop of comic book/superhero movies in the past 5-7 years. It's been awhile since I saw a movie that had me practically bouncing in my seat with pure glee and making randomly excited noises and grinning crazily whenever I think about it. XD But seriously. It was damned shiny. I loved how character based it was - all explosions aside (and I can't deny that I greatly enjoyed said explosions...), at the core it was about Tony Stark and his growth as a character.( somewhat more detailed thoughts, with some spoilers )

So yeah, deep thoughts... not happening right now. But I thought all the elements of it worked together really well - the character drama, the action, the comedy and snark, the themes and such, and just in general the editing and cinematography and effects and music and all that jazz. I'll prob see it again on DVD, so my parents can see it - I'm def having the urge to see it again. Already. o.o

But for now, new icon. Because I realized that I've had my Scrubs one since fall, and it's now May for chrissakes, plus I'm pretty sick of it, and because I want a pretty pretty Tony Stark icon. So. New icon. :) Credit goes to sincerely_jane. Now I just need a wallpaper. XD Found a really nice header which I might use as a wallpaper, but being a header it's rather small. Hmm.