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So I was meandering through dA today, bored and looking for an inspiration.

I found it through AbigailLarson.

I have been sketching like a madman all night due to her work. She's able to make things morbidly twisted, but not morbidly disgusting, the former of which is a style I really enjoy. Her take on things definitely got my gears turning and my graphite stick sketching.

So thank you to AbigailLarson for being such an amazing deviant!

- Sean


Here are some of my favorite's from her gallery...
~ "Amarantha and Archibald Meet" MirrorCradle.deviantart.com/ar…
~ "Halloween Queen" MirrorCradle.deviantart.com/ar…
~ "Roderick Usher" MirrorCradle.deviantart.com/ar…
~ "Snow White" MirrorCradle.deviantart.com/ar…


P.S. - I'm entering mansionfans's The Haunted Mansion Movie contest. My entry? It shall be a traditionally drawn poster colored in Photoshop.

P.P.S. - dA won't let me change the mood on my journal. How weird is that?!

Ok, so Cor104 tagged me in this. Why? Here's why:

I commented on his journal...
sfmdraw "Lol! This looks like fun! When I first saw it, I was scared I'd be tagged. O.o AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! "
Later, on my wall...
Cor104 "HA HA I TAGGED you! You're comment inspired me to! hehe"
...me and my big mouth! Anyway, here it is!


The Rules:
1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4. Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them.
5. No tag-backs.

Let the game begin!

TEN things about yourself:

01) I'm obsessed with Disney and the Wizard of Oz, including the original books, "Return to Oz" (movie), and Wicked.
02) I hate my school. Stupid sports-oriented, small-town public schools! I miss my art school.
03) The only physical feature I'm EVER complimented on are my weird (but pretty) eyes. I find this weird. I've no idea why.
04) I have well over 600 books. And that's just in my room. There's more in my parent's bookshelves!
05) I'm a uncle, but my nephew was, rather unfortunately, stillborn 5 months into the pregnancy.
06) I have discovered that, now that puberty has had it's way with changing my voice, there's a range of notes I can sing rather well!
07) I host a Harry Potter podcast, the Remembrall Live, with my best friend Cristabelle.
08) Pizza is my favorite food, be it pizza-stuffed pretzels, pizza pockets, pizza sandwiches, pizza... you get the idea.
09) I only experience stage fright when I'm singing. This is something I'm working to get over. It's working.
10) I love history. And music. (Lol, I couldn't decide which one not to put. So I put them both.)


TEN things you wish you could say to TEN different people right now:

01) Cbelle: Cheese! You brought me cheese! Which I accept most gratefully.
02) Alex and Chelsey aka I-GComics: Thanks for creating R.M. and entertaining hundreds of Watchers.
03) William Shakespeare: Thou art most amazing-eth. Thank thee for thy writings.
04) Jackie aka swacit: TEAM LEATHER.
05) Sarah: What happens in Russia, doesn't always stay in Russia. Because Maxxie has a big mouth.
06) Dad: Um... I just realized I didn't eat dinner. And all of my food's gone. So... wanna go to the grocery store?
07) Heather: "I hid under your porch! 'Cause I love you. And your my master."
08) Katie: "Sadface!" "*Takes deep breath in.* Wooooooow!" "-eth."
09) Caity: So, are you gonna wear your lavender bra like I specifically asked you not to for my tour?
10) Michelle: FAIL.

EIGHT ways to win your heart:

01) Be open-minded.
02) Be respectful.
03) Remember: Attractiveness of personality is what counts, not attractiveness of body. (That's just an added bonus sometimes.)
04) Accept me for me.
05) Don't judge a book by it's cover.
06) Be nice!
07) Don't expect me to change for you.
08) Be yourself!
... this really does seem like I'm filling out a personal ad!

SEVEN things that cross your mind a lot:

01) College.
02) Swacit. You can blame Geoffrey Chaucer for that one.
03) My own feelings, which are a bit muddled about something, and have been for a while. :/
04) My old school. I think of it every single period at my new school.
05) My friends at my old school. I think of them constantly. I can't even visit them! Why must they be an hour away?
06) How much the town of Smyrna, Delaware sucks. A sucky town + it's sports oriented high school = Hell to artsy folk like me.
07) Death.

FIVE people who mean a lot at the moment:

01) All my old friends. (Ok, so it's not one person. Deal with it.)
02) All my new friends. (...let's just pretend I can't count "five".)
03) My parents. (Well, they're a smaller group than the previous people mentioned! Lol.)
04) Cristabelle, my sister who isn't related to me by blood or marriage. Aka my best friend for life.
05) DeVon. As always, you will live on in my heart. R.I.P.

FIVE songs that you listen to often lately:

01) "Miss Murder" by A.F.I. (Would you believe that I've only heard this song recently? Huh.)
02) "Herr Drosselmeyer's Doll" by Abney Park
03) "Alice" and "Lost" by Pogo (They're remixes of sound clips from "Disney's Alice in Wonderland", and are actually good to listen/dance to!)
04) I'm ashamed to say... "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga
05) "I Want the Good Times Back" and "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from Disney's The Little Mermaid On Broadway soundtrack. (I like it's songs more than the movie's songs!)

Wow. This took forever! But it was fun.

I tag:
caioscardoso
swacit
IsisDevay
vamp-princess667

GRYFFINDOR:
[x] You've never done drugs.
[x] You have a lot of friends.
[] You get along with everyone.
[] You love football.
[] You love baseball.
[x] You're into writing and art
[x] One of your favourite music genres is rock.
[] You believe in the "innocent until proven guilty" theory.
[x] One of your favourite colours is red or gold.
[x] Good grades at school.
[] One of the worst things you can do is lie.
[x] You plan on going to college/uni.
TOTAL: 7

HUFFLEPUFF:
[]You're content with mostly everything in your life right now.
[x] You laugh a lot.
[] You like to follow trends.
[] Politics suck.
[] You love to swim
[] Water polo is awesome.
[] Pink is one of your favourite colours.
[] Black is morbid & depressing.
[x] You're an optimist.
[x] You're very emotional.
[] You believe in going steady at a young age.
[] You haven't made fun of anyone this month.
[x] Loyalty is the MOST important thing in a relationship.
TOTAL: 4

RAVENCLAW:
[] You're depressed to a certain extent.
[x] You love to read.
[x] You appreciate theatre & arts.
[x] Sports suck
[x] Hate is completely unnecessary.
[] Indie is one of your favourite genres of music.
[x] Every once in a while you have little anger outbursts.
[x] Lying is sometimes okay.
[] Blue is one of your favourite colours.
[x] Knowledge is the key to power
[x] Sarcasm is the best kind of humor
[x] People should know what they're talking about before they talk.
TOTAL: 9

SLYTHERIN:
[x]There's at least one person you hate.
[] Basketball is a good sport.
[] Football is amazing.
[x] Black is a cool color.
[x] You've lied about something serious.
[x] You're a very deep person.
[] You are not very loyal.
[] You like heavy metal.
[x] You make school seem more important than it is.
[] You're scared to grow up.
[] Anger is one of your primary feelings.
[] You have trust issues.
[] Guilty until proven innocent.
Total: 5

Sean's a Ravenclaw! I was hoping for Hufflepuff or Gryffindor, but oh well. Meh.

Rules
1. You must use only ONE of your OCs Do it again if you wanna use another OC.
2. Your OC must answer every question as truthfully as possible.
3. Title the journal as "OCs Quiz (your OCs name)".
4. When you're done, tag as many people as you want.
5. Have fun!!!

1. Hi! What's your real name and nickname?
Victoria of Bromchurch, daughter of the late Lord-Regent Edwin Bromchurch. As eldest, I have recently taken his position, becoming the first ever Lady-Regent.

2. Interesting... what's your current age?
Seventeen.

3. Uh huh. What's your favorite food?
Mmm, strawberry tarts. Delicious.

4. And your favorite drink?
I'd have to say bray nectar, from the braybion plant.

5. Confession time! Who's your crush/lover?
Well, in book one (which Sean tells me he is writing faithfully, not changing anything that happened), I didn't have one, although there is a person, Simon Nathaniel the librarian's son, who is a potential love interest towards me, but is only briefly mentioned on and off. There's also the villain,  the obese Duke Octavian Abney who forces me into marrying him so he can completely take over the county of Bromchurch.

6. Aww! Have you two kissed yet?
Simon and I? Ha! No, not at all. And just the mere thought of even voluntarily ~touching~ the Duke revolts me.

7. Classic question! What's your favorite color?
Violet, along with red, yellow, and the occasional black. Those are all colors that look well on me.

8. Who's your favorite author?
I have to say, the Countess Diana Brock spins a good yarn. Her tales are of women saving people, with the occasional help of a man. The women use wit, smarts, and courage to save and do for others. *Shrugs.* I guess there's a reason why most husbands don't approve of their wives reading the Countess' works.

9. Now what's your biggest fear?
Losing someone I love... again. Then it's marrying someone I despise.


10. *stifles a giggle* I'm not laughing *bursts out laughing* Sorry. Any siblings?
Excuse me, but that is ~not~ funny! Hmm. And, sadly, I have no siblings that I know of.

11. Almost, it's only twenty questions. Who's your hero?
I really don't have one, unfortunately. All the people who might have been my hero are dead. The closest thing to a "hero" in my life is Alan, my servant. He's the one who kept me sane with his kindness after my father passed.

12. Ok, who is your worst enemy?
The disgusting, filthy slob commonly know as Duke Abney.

13. What would you do if your hero and your worst enemy got together?
...I may actually pity Duke Abney if Alan ever came within punching distance of him.

14. Interesting... what would you do if you met your creator?
Oh, you mean the one typing this down? Well, we correspond regularly through letters, and that's how he knows my story. But if we ever actually met, I would probably laugh at his clothing. They're too... "modern". (Well, too "futuristic" for me, but you get they point. Things like clothing design and taste and style must change over a hundred plus years, right?)

15. Okay, I'll contact them right now. Done! Now, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to do what I wanted, when I wanted. To be an artists or writer would have been ideal jobs, I suppose.

16. What's your worst nightmare?
Once I dreamt that I was carrying Duke Abney's child. *Shivers.* That was a nightmare, indeed.

17. What's your lifelong dream?
To be free. To live in a house of my own, not my husband's place that I just happen to also live in, but my own. Perhaps a villa or estate out in Dovecote.

18. What would you do if your lifelong dream came true?
Uhm... I believe I'd be... happy? (For once.)

19. Ok, where's your favorite place to relax?
Ha! Relax? I'm afraid I don't quite know what the word means. Although my "escape" is the library.

20. Last question! What do you spend most of your time doing?
Being upset. But besides that, I'm often plotting, planning, running, and am accused of Whictich crafting.

21. We're done! Now tag whoever you want. DO IT!
swacit, go! You have been chosen. DO IT. Please?


~~~~~SEAN'S ADDED NOTE:
This was fun. It helped me to develop my character of Victoria more. Expect either sketches or snippets featuring of her soon.