I require your help for something, my flist. ♥

Today our project group at school received a new assignment. I won't bore you with the details, so I'll jump straight to my questions;

If I say Amnesty International, what are your initial thoughts? Feelings? Associations? Opinions? Perhaps you've been in direct contact with the organization, or one of their campaigns. What do (you think) they stand for? Try to voice your opinions/thoughts as well and thoroughly as you can in a comment, and add your name, country, and (if possible) your age at the end of the comment.

I would very much appreciate any and all comments, and please feel free to send other people of your flist this way (I'll leave the post unlocked). The various groups in our class all have a chance of being chosen by Amnesty to help design their next campaign site. So for now, I need to figure out the general feel amongst all of you when it comes to this organization, if they bring their image across correctly, and what could be done better.

Thank you in advance.

I got awfully bored during school hours last week, and the week before that one. Pretty sure that's not supposed to happen (but really, it's coding). Oh well! It gave me some time to play around in Photoshop, creating icon after icon. At 64 icons now, I thought it would be a good time to throw them into the world. Et voila;

38 stock icons
01-04 angels
05-07 ballet
08-13 books
14-25 orchids
26-29 settings
30-35 wine
36-38 other
26 model icons
39-64 various female models

Preview:


( i am the magician who manifests anything i desire )

Do tell me what you think if you're so inclined, and credit me if you're taking one. Simple things, oui? And oh. Hm. If you'd like something iconized, just throw a pic my way. High-res would be good, and I could use the playing around. ♥ It'll probably turn out just as simple as these icons here, but seeing as that's the way I prefer them, you at least know what you'll get. Mhm, pretty much. Skips off.

A moment of your time, if you please;

I just did an enormous Friend's Cut, going back from 133 to 58 "friends". There are several reasons, the main one being that I cannot uphold a flist this big any longer (school and other real life, actual real life :D things), especially if I barely have contact with eighty percent of said flist. With some I've had contact, but lost it completely. Others I've never been close to, and some I've basically just lost interest in and always end up scrolling past their entries.

If you feel I've made a mistake in cutting you, you're of course welcome to say so, and I will add you back instantly (or the day after instantly, at worst).

from a castle in the hills of scotland
to the havens of a seemingly forgotten capital
two young absconders
attempt to hide from their Fate

The following video shall not make much sense to anyone but me and Cat sandra_lanimil, but it's the first video I made since January. This makes it very, very suitable for posting, yes? And I rather like having all my videos mentioned at least once on my journal as well, for archiving purposes. Voila.

The video/semi-trailer is slightly based on one of our roleplaying 'verses (scribbles and notes to be found at absconders). Again, it won't make much sense, but... Istanbul a.k.a. Constantinople in the Wizarding World? Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Johnny Depp? Pretty?

Video's made in under an hour and with Windows Movie Maker, so the quality is very mrrr, as are the effects. All my other video programs are on CDs, and said CDs are in sealed boxes for Copenhagen. Dumb, indeed.

Less with the babbling, more with the visuals.

( Constantinople; video and links under the cut )

Oh, and hey, hey kitten? This one's for you, obviously. Only thing I can provide right now in easing Summer Holiday Blues. Get well soon, you hear? I won't accept anything else. ♥

Twin to facetiously's Picture Perfect Meme;


WONDEROUS WORDS MEME

» Comment with your username and/or someone else's.
» People will comment under your username with a word that reminds them of you.
» You're allowed to comment with as many words as you like.
» Try to be as creative and expressive as you possibly can. Words like sweet and funny are always nice to get, but impulse and scintillate (to sparkle with brilliant light) speak to the imagination far more, and make someone feel truly special. Remember, it's about words that person reminds you of, not a personality description.
» Pimp this far and wide!

Best Watched SPN Vids On YouTube:
1. Thirty-six And One Dean Moments (Views: 6,240)
2. Pain (Views: 2,524)
3. You Could Be Happy (Views: 1,657)

The Rest:
4. Make This Go On Forever (Views: 1,400)
5. Time Is Running Out (Views: 1,075)
6. On My Own (Views: 854)
7. Time of Dying (Views: 513)
8. Mama Said (Views: 336)


Surprising? Yes, very. Number one shouldn't really surprise me, I suppose, but the rest really does. Some of my personal favourites are like... least watched/favorited/commented on. Just goes to show how different opinions are, huh.

Is it the same as a fic writer? You practically worship a fic of your own, and the feedback is blah, and then you just write a random something and fandom is ALL OVER IT?

(RL; tomorrow it'll be three weeks ago since I mailed off my Copenhagen Technical Academy application. Eep.)

I was looking through my SPN music video folder, and quickly realized that from my selfmade ones, all my favourites are from Dean's POV. This got me wondering. Therefor, a six question poll;

( The preferences in POVs. )

On another note, I finally decided on a layout for my LJ. I'm thinking this one will stay around for quite a while, I'm really pleased with it. ♥

Title: Chapter One (More Than A Memory)
Author: misread_
Characters: Dean, Sam
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine, for some ridiculous reason I can't seem to remember right now.
Summary: The follow-up of Prologue (And Now Your Trip Begins). The first few steps. Dean's slowly trying to cover the basics that revolve around taking care of his little brother. Again.
A/N: No real plot developement in this one, more of that will occur in chapter two. Much love to el_gilliath and sandra_lanimil for giving it the once-over. ♥

( The sudden and violent memory of Dad, the way Dean remembers him when Sam was this age too adds to the weight on his shoulders, right next to the current four year old load sitting across the table. He orders nothing for himself, can't even stomach the thought of food right now. )

x-posted to sn_slash.

My Time Of Dying
Length (File Size): 3:12 (16.2 MB)
File Type: WMV (Windows Media Video)
Song: Time Of Dying
Artist: Three Days Grace
Characters: Dean, Sam, John, The Demon, Reaper Tessa
A/N: I know many vidders have made videos of this episode, and that others have used this song. But I've always wanted to make a recapturing music video of In My Time Of Dying. It was such a heartbreaking and important episode at the time, when we all first saw it, and it is even more now, keeping recent events and episodes in mind. I felt Dean's natural fighting spirit was still very much present in this ep. The re-occuring line "I will not die" in this song should strenghten that spirit, something I feel is amiss in Dean lately, defective somehow.

Banner made by the everwonderful sandra_lanimil.

Watch at YouTube or download directly. Added to Misreadings.

x-posted to supernaturalvid.

Title: Prologue (And Now Your Trip Begins)
Author: misread_
Characters: Dean, Sam
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine, for some ridiculous reason I can't seem to remember right now.
Summary: Sam...doesn't really look the way he's supposed to. Unbeta'd.

( There's no answer, no sounds from the bathroom, and in a few fluid movements Dean's got his cell against his ear, trying to wriggle a beer from the sixpack with the other hand. There's a sudden ringing behind him, and he tenses. Sam never leaves without his phone. Never. )

x-posted to sn_slash.

On My Own
Length (File Size): 3:04 (14.7 MB)
File Type: WMV (Windows Media Video)
Song: On My Own
Artist: Three Days Grace
Characters: Dean, Sam, Jess, Sarah, Ava
Summary: Wincest ahoy. AU where Sam leaves home, John and Dean thinking it's because of the hunting, when Sam's really running from his love for Dean and the shame that's entwined with it. Sam starts and ends several relationships throughout the video, Dean always on his mind (and in his heart). Further into the video he tries to contact Dean again, twice. He fails and believes he should just let Dean stay where he belongs; in Sam's past. But when his brother gets kidnapped, Sam gets his shit together, and finds out the love he felt was never one-sided. Memories are grayscale. Footage used up untill Hunted. Kinda sorta happy ending. Kinda sorta dorky summary, too.

Many thanks to adorkable37 for uploading the song. ♥

Watch at YouTube or download directly. Added to Misreadings.

x-posted to supernaturalvid.

Title: Where Seasons Change (And Remain The Same, Just Different)
Author: misread_
Characters: Dean and Sam, various ages
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not mine, for some ridiculous reason I can't seem to remember right now.
Summary: Best days of each season, ever, for Samuel Winchester.
A/N: Cat sandra_lanimil character prompted me in a text on her way home from school, and the idea seriously ran away with what was left of my mind at this time of night. Her prompt was actually "best and worse days of each season, ever, for Sam", but I'm in quite the sappy mood. Unbeta'd, cause I'm too impatient and tired and this is just something I need to post now. This one's for you, sis. ♥

( Where Seasons Change (And Remain The Same, Just Different) )

x-posted to sn_slash.

Mama Said
Length (File Size): 4:10 (20.6 MB)
File Type: WMV (Windows Media Video)
Song: Mama Said
Artist: Metallica
Characters: Mary, Dean
Summary: Sammy doesn't remember her, but Dean does. Oh, he does. He just wonders if he'll ever be able to forget, and let go.
A/N: It's ridiculous how long it's been since my last video, and I'm frustrated because of it. I don't think this is a video edited that well, truthfully, but it's something I actually finished for the first time in weeks, which makes it ok enough to post. Or something. The song is very fitting (perfect?) for Mary and Dean, and I as a cliché-lover always wanted to make a Dean focused vid to Metallica. Didn't really think something like this would pop out, but. It works.

Watch at YouTube or download directly.

x-posted at supernaturalvid.

Misreadings - [clickety click]

Yeah, I finally have a site again. No more relying on Youtube for 100%. No more YSI or Sendspace for my videos. Permanent links are ♥.

Once again, I'd like to thank Nina el_gilliath for hosting me, and Tinnie allistaken for the lovely layout. The both of you are amazing and I adore you.

Let me know what you guys think. I haven't added all of my videos in the Harry Potter section just yet (I did in the QaF and SPN sections), but I figured 36 videos for HP would do for now.

Me, myself and I are pretty sure all of you already saw the CW promo commercial for Supernatural this thursday [if not, you can see it on YouTube here].

Anyways, I ripped the promo from YouTube, converted it into .avi, and uploaded the video to YSI for those interested. Take if you want to, file size is less than 2 MB.



Download the CW SPN promo for January 11th [song by Johnny Cash]

And mucho love to sissyface for the iconmaking. ♥

Jensen. Jared. I could not possibly love you more.

( They belong. End of story. )

The love, oh the love.

The "Jensen Ackles as Alec on Dark Angel" Picspam!

I was in need of some serious Jensen loving, and this picspam came to life. And because I have 200+ pictures (263, to be exact) in my Alec folder, I decided to show mercy and cut it down for my lovely flist to...

90 pictures. Yes. I obviously suck at cutting out pictures and making actual decisions. But ngh, every single Alec picture is either amazingly silly, beautifully sad or fucking hot. Clicking the cut won't make you feel sorry, I promise.

Picspam starts with four pictures of Alec's barcode (cause, again, hot), and then the endless scrolling begins.


( Onward, my flist! Drooling buckets can be found at the entrance. This is obviously not dial-up friendly. )

I could've commented on every single picture, but the truth is that my brain melted long hours and about 90 pictures ago Jensen's just an amazing actor, and it shows on this show. He basically lifts every scene he's in. Plus, he plays a total smartass and that's hot, okay?

Coding breaks down braincells. Combine it with Jensen brainmelting and Michelle go boom. Hope you all enjoy(ed)! ♥ Do share the love if you feel the need to, coding posts like these really is a shitload of work.

Psssst, wendy, did I motivate thee?

So I was talking to Cat sandra_lanimil about our favourite SPN duo while listening to Death Cab For Cutie, when I noticed that, beside the obvious Brothers on a Hotel Bed, pretty much every other song is very Dean/Sam focused too. Wincest-y kinds, childhood kinds, unrequited love kinds, and so on. Zipped and uploaded 14 songs for her, then decided that, heck, I can share them here as well, for those interested.

I am teh suck at graphic making, so just pretend and imagine pretty things in your head for:

The Death Cab For Cutie Songs Are All Pretty Much Made
For Dean And Sam And What The Hell Is Up With That Anyway
Supernatural Fan is it even still a mix



1. Brothers On A Hotel Bed || 2. A Lack Of Color || 3. Crooked Teeth || 4. I Will Follow You Into The Dark || 5. Passenger Seat || 6. Photobooth || 7. Someday You Will Be Loved || 8. Soul Meets Body || 9. Summer Skin || 10. The Sound of Settling || 11. Title and Registration || 12. Transatlanticism || 13. What Sarah Said || 14. Your Heart is an Empty Room

( 14 songs under the cut )

- Please comment if you take anything, I spent alot of time typing up and coding this post. ♥
- Feel free to spread the love.
- And poke me if any of the links expire.

(Side remark: Meg she_eats_worlds, I personally find song #4 I Will Follow You Into The Dark very fitting for your Sam and Dean verse.)

x-posted to supernaturalvid.

Title: Kiss My Eyes And Lay Me To Sleep
Author: misread_
Beta: el_gilliath ♥
Characters: Weechesters!
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, for some ridiculous reason I can't seem to remember right now.
Warnings: Sappyness galore.
Summary: Sighing, he closes his eyes and tries to block out that last image of Sam, knowing exactly what's wrong with this picture.
A/N: It got stuck in my head one evening, I wrote it out, and this is the result.

( It's dark in his room when Dean suddenly wakes by a hand on his shoulder, and he pushes down every instinct, ignores the tingle of his hand that wants to reach under the pillow for his pocketknife. The hand feels small on his shoulder, and Dean knows enough. )

The inspiration: AFI - Prelude 12/21.

x-posted to supernaturalfic.

DID THE BANNER GET YOUR ATTENTION? GOOD. FOLLOW ME:

D A R K
Length (File Size): 1:20 (10.2 MB)
File Type: WMV (Windows Media Video)
Song: Prologue (Apprehension)
Artist: Apocalyptica
Characters: From Supernatural: Dean & Sam Winchester. From Dark Angel: Alec, Max, Ben.
Further credit: Cat sandra_lanimil for the fucking gorgeous graphics at the beginning and end of this intro video.
A/N: This is a a crossover video between the shows Supernatural and Dark Angel and I worked pretty hard to make this look as it does now. Think of it as a tv show intro. I suspect only three or four of you to really get this video, but that's alright (all you really need to know is that Jensen Ackles plays three roles in this crossover show XD). Therefor I won't go into all the character dynamics Cat sandra_lanimil, Cami blossomslut and I created and shaped, simply because it would take too much time to explain. And I can imagine it being very uninteresting if you aren't a real part of it.

That being said; I would really appreciate any and all thoughts, comments and/or opinions on this, from all of you, having spent that much time on and put that much effort into this video. ♥

( Click for video and download links )

x-posted at supernaturalvid