Who could resist ...

[therealsnape]

kellychambliss, the undisputed queen of procrastination, found another delectable meme for when you don't want to shower, breakfast, collect students' materials, and generally get on with life. And one of the disadvantages of being self-employed is that even these things can be procrastinated over, occasionally.

Still, it's about time I set of for today's lessons - an hours drive away, and it's been snowing again. And minus 7C, I'v heard. Great little country, Holland, only it ought to have a roof and central heating.

In the meantime, I've had great fun creating a collage of pictures based on my interests. You can make your own here. Simply give your username and they give a collage, and then the fun part starts: choosing which pictures you like best.

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Comments

[queen-of-snapes.livejournal.com]

Okay, which interest led to those flying horses, and where can I get a bigger version? It looks great!

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

The flying horses link to the Terry Pratchett interest.
Pratchet is a fantasy-writer. The picture in question is based on one of his books that star Death. A great (albeit thinnish) chap who can wield a scythe like nobody's business, and who tries to develop a sense of humour, too. And he has a marvelous SEPULCHRAL, INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE voice.
In one of the books he has to save the world, so he mounts his pale horse (called Binky) and looks up his cronies from way back when the Horsemen were still going strong. Unfortunately, War is now married and Mrs War doesn't hold with riding, Pestilence prefers the quiet life and Famine would rather play a round of cards...
In short, the four Horseman of the Apocalypse, Discworld-style.

[queen-of-snapes.livejournal.com]

Oh that sounds delicious! I've heard a lot of Terry Pratchett but never got around reading any books. What's the name of that particular book, I might look for it in the library.

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

I've tried to find the exact title, but I couldn't remember, and Amazon didn't really help.
Anyhow, the 3 books starring Death are: Mort, Reaper Man, and Hogfather. All three are excellent reads. Make you quite look forward to meeting Death. If only one could do that just for drinks...

[the-winterwitch.livejournal.com]

It's really a good meme, and you are absolutely right with the procrastination thing. "Queen of procrastination" - great title! *big grin*

Great little country, Holland, only it ought to have a roof and central heating.
*rofl* It's snowing over here again, too, with about the same temperature. And the snow stays down *sigh*.

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

And the snow stays down *sigh*. Here it's mostly gone now. Still, we're still lucky here. In the US, they expect 40 cm this night - weather alarms for NYC.

[minervas-eule.livejournal.com]

I have just done my own one - and picked different choices for all our common interests (at least I think so on first glance) *gg*;
I am still totally amazed about the shot of WGP, never seen that one before (might have been better though *gg*, but small as it is one doesn't really get too much of a picture still...)

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

I'm going over to see your choices in a minute.
Personally, if I could cast Grubbly-Plank - but I promised not to make any profit from my stories, so ... - I'd want Dame Judi.
She's my idea of Willa. Need I say that I'd keep the Minerva-casting as it is?

[tetleythesecond]

Great one of Dame J! I just did one myself...I wonder why there are only those two options for mcgonagall/hooch...

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

Yes - surely fandom has done better than that? I think it's the default picture for topics they don't know anything about - have a person M/F in front of a screen, googling away ...

[tetleythesecond]

I just did a Google image search on McGonagall/Hooch...and I was quite amused by the results. Here goes: (click to enlarge)

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

Ha! So basically it's our mutual flists and the Kitty Hawk community, with some other LJ's thrown in.

[pale-moonlite.livejournal.com]

The flying horses make me wonder, too. Freedom?

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

The flying horses link to the Terry Pratchett interest.
Pratchet is a fantasy-writer. The picture in question is based on one of his books that star Death. A great (albeit thinnish) chap who can wield a scythe like nobody's business, and who tries to develop a sense of humour, too. And he has a marvelous SEPULCHRAL, INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE voice.
In one of the books he has to save the world, so he mounts his pale horse (called Binky) and looks up his cronies from way back when the Horsemen were still going strong. Unfortunately, War is now married and Mrs War doesn't hold with riding, Pestilence prefers the quiet life and Famine would rather play a round of cards...
In short, the four Horseman of the Apocalypse, Discworld-style.

[pale-moonlite.livejournal.com]

Sounds like I have to read it. I've heard about Pratchett of course, and I think I even read some fanfic featuring Death at the Yuletide archive, but I never found the opportunity to read one of his books. What's the title of this one?

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

I've tried to find the exact title, but I couldn't remember, and Amazon didn't really help.
Anyhow, the 3 books starring Death are: Mort, Reaper Man, and Hogfather. All three are excellent reads. Make you quite look forward to meeting Death. If only one could do that just for drinks...

[pale-moonlite.livejournal.com]

Thank you! My reading list grows and grows. (Which is a very good thing. ;)

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

Great little country, Holland, only it ought to have a roof and central heating.

Ha! Just what I'd wish for my whole state. Despite the insane blizzard conditions here, our school resolutely stays open, since much of the student population is residential. It took me nearly an hour to make my usual 15-minute drive to school today. I plan to spend the night right here in my office; no way am I going to try to get home again. I'm hoping I might be able to persuade the dean to let me stay in his -- he has a sofa. But he might not feel comfortable with that, what with the confidential stuff in his files. Well, it won't be the first time I've slept with my head on the desk. (If I can get my car out of the parking lot, I may go to a friend's who lives near campus.) I hope your snowy drive goes well.

Great collage. I liked that "Fanfiction" option myself, but it kept getting covered up by whatever was next to it, so I didn't pick it. I love your Dench choice, and Minerva, too.

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

Poor Kelly, how absolutely ghastly! Here the snow is practically gone, but this morning they said on the news that the east of the US, Washington and NYC particularly, would get another 16 inches or so. I was already worried about you, but this really is the pits.
I hope you either make it to the Dean's sofa or, preferably, to the friend's house. Sleeping with your head on the desk - the mere thought makes me ache with discomfort. You're amazingly Gryffindor about it. That Minerva picture on your door really is quite appropriate.
Not that it'll do any good, but I'll send warm, comforting thoughts like mad tonight and tomorrow. I just hope you don't have too many classes. Wish I could Floo some sherry-laced pumpkin soup or a good cake. But then, if I could Floo, I could just send you a nice four-poster. Heck, I could throw in Willa for good measure.
I'll be thinking of you, my friend!

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

No desk-sleeping after all! I've made it to my friend's house. I could probably have made it home, too, since the snow stopped for the last couple of hours, and the roads are probably all right. But I just have to come back to campus tomorrow anyway, and the break in the weather is supposed to be only temporary, so I think it's wiser not to take the chance. (Not that I wouldn't have preferred pumpkin soup, cake, and Willa, but one takes what one can get. Btw, my partner made the "pumpkin" soup again last week, she says, but she used butternut squash instead of pumpkin, the squash being easier for her to get fresh this time of year. She said it was quite tasty.)

Thanks for your good wishes!

[lash-larue.livejournal.com]

I am going to start procrastinating as soon as I get around to it.

I have like 4 interests listed, I don't think it would look too good, but I do like yours!

I hope you are staying warm,
L

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

It's the most tremendous fun, you really should try.
And you could list some more interests before you start. Red cars? Cats?