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This journal is mostly friends only. If you're really willing to end up on my friends list, please check my interests on the profile page and leave a comment on one of my public entries telling me a bit about you. We should at least have some things in common.


What is this journal about? Mainly fan stuff, bits and pieces from my daily life and whatever I consider worth writing about. I try to avoid drama, but sometimes life's a bitch, so a little whining here and there will most likely happen. But this is supposed to be fun, so I won't linger on those darker grounds for too long.

If you are here for the graphics resources I used to make, this entry will help you find what you're looking for. Enjoy your stay!
 
 
Ellie McSteiff, C.P.
02 January 2013 @ 04:58 pm
2013 Books  
My only true resolution this year is to read more, and to encourage me in doing that, my books get an entry of their own instead of just being listed in my 2013 Scrapbook.

I challenged myself to read 35 books this year. Still not even remotely the amount I used to devour until roughly 10 years ago, but I'm making progress. I went for 30 in 2012, ended up with 38 (including 3 short stories), so that should be feasible. Wish me luck.




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Ellie McSteiff, C.P.
02 January 2013 @ 04:49 pm
2013 Scrapbook  
Think about the year that has passed. All the memories, the entries and posts that made the year special. Think about all your past layouts, default icons, mood themes or whatever you consider worth remembering. The 2010 Scrapbook Post is a way to help you remember all of that, in a single post.

That's what you will find here: my equipment and desktops, currents, my monthly favourites, links to picspams, links to entries worth remembering (my own as well as posts from others), lists, my default userpics, screenshots of past layouts, new discoveries, books I've read and the yearly resolutions which I won't keep anyway.




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Based on an idea by telltale | Meeting point for all 2013 scrapbookers: 2012scrapbook (No community for 2013 so far.)
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Ellie McSteiff, C.P.
06 August 2012 @ 11:45 pm
The Owl They Call Brownie  
My camera has pretty much gone the way of the Dodo (batteries, rechargeable or regular, are empty within minutes or even seconds. Damn!), but I managed to take two photos of my sofa owl Brownie, as promised to anja25ive.

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In the Mood: cosy
Sound: Genesis - Snowbound
 
 
Ellie McSteiff, C.P.
14 July 2012 @ 12:45 pm
The Big Post of (Nearly) Everything  
This is a masterpost for all my lists: social networking, books, film and telly, resources and whatever comes up.
It's still a work in progress.

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Sound: Antonín Dvořák - The Noon Witch | Powered by Last.fm
 
 
Ellie McSteiff, C.P.
06 July 2012 @ 07:14 pm
Sometimes It Just HAS to Be Love  
I read an interior magazine called Living at Home each month. Or should I rather say "I don't read - I stare at the images"? Seems more appropriate. It's a down-to-earth magazine, more or less, at least if you don't look too closely at the prices, but the furniture and deco articles presented there are usually, well... normal, what you can find in many people's homes.
Sometimes they introduce young designers, artists or artisans to their readers, and I've come across a lot of pretty stuff I'd love to have, but that always remains just a dream.

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In the Mood: enraptured
Sound: Jean Sibelius - Finlandia | Powered by Last.fm
 
 
Ellie McSteiff, C.P.
13 May 2012 @ 04:14 am
Icons: TV Series, Films, Cartoons & Animals  
While I don't post my icons to communities anymore - no one paid any attention anyway - I'd still like to make them available one way or another. There aren't many considering my last icon post is already over a year old, but I'm running out of icon spaces and there just wasn't enough to inspire me.

TV Series: Star Trek TNG, Once Upon a Time, Babylon 5
Films: King Kong, Miss Austen Regrets, Nyfes, Hachiko: A Dog's Story

  • TV Series:  15x
  • Films:  6x
  • Cartoons:  8x
  • Animals:  13x



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Sound: Dennis McCarthy - Star Trek Generations Overture | Powered by Last.fm
 
 
Ellie McSteiff, C.P.
11 March 2012 @ 03:29 pm
Concerning Tigers  
I've finally managed to complete my Calvin & Hobbes scans. It took me long enough; sorry about that. The images from volume 3 of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes are now available over here.
I've also added galleries for both the medium and large sized versions, just in case someone doesn't want to download an entire package without knowing what they'll get.

Since MegaUpload has been shut down and my stupid server refuses to take files larger than 50 MB, I've moved the big RAR packages to Minus. I'm getting decent download speed there, between 400 and 500 KB/s, and I hope it'll work okay for others as well. Let me know if there's a problem.

Enjoy the Cuteness!
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Sound: John Powell - Ted, Audrey and the Trees | Powered by Last.fm
 
 
Ellie McSteiff, C.P.
26 January 2012 @ 06:46 pm
Northern Lights  
I've never seen northern lights in reality, but it's one of the things I'd love to experience first hand. Someone posted the following link on a forum and I thought I'd share because it's absolutely breathtaking (though the music is horrible).

Aurora Islandica - a Northern Lights Timelapse
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