On the fourth day of Christmas, blamebrampton gave to me ...

[blamebrampton]

Artses and cheerios from A to B!*

I was talking with Moo earlier today (or possibly yesterday) and decided that after her brave battle with the plumbing, she should be Steampunk SuperMoo. So I drew her. Poorly. But with love!




Sorry about the dodgy image quality, I had to take a photo of my sketchbook. That's a watch in her hand! So you know when to add the Drano next! And wrenches on the bandolier and a hammer and pouches on the belt!

And now, quick personal messages to my flist. Which may take a little longer than I thought it would, let's do this in shifts, first 2-B ...

ETA: Edited to fill all number, A and B names, hurrah!


2amconversation : I love your literate sense, your wit and your taste, which is tremendous (and I only say that in part because it is so similar to my own ;-).)
_aurora_sky_ : you are so bloody cool! Your compassion and kindness are terrific, and you seem to be possessed of an immense sense of fun, which makes reading your journal highly enjoyable, even if I am crap at commenting.
absdax : meeting you was hilarious, and Jackbear rules! The photo of John and Jack defines FTW.
abusing_sarcasm : Cam, you're really talented. Now stop faffing about with wondering what people think about you and write more good stuff.
acromantular : your spider icon fills me with glee, you DO all these cool things. I;m sorry about the grandmother scam, but you were so levelheaded and GOOD in the way you dealt with it, just as you are with everything, it seems!
aella_irene : I love your passion for life, and your keen intelligence. You are going to travel a long way in this world with those attributes! (and your half-brother's a twat).
agr8fae : HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! And, I have been meaning to say this for months: BLOODY HELL! My friend's house burned down (two houses, actually, but that's another story), but she always escaped with pets and photo albums. I know how upset she was, and my heart just bleeds for you!
alaana_fair : I am so glad to be on your flist, you're kind, you're funny, you're a very fine writer and an even finer person.
aldebaran1977 : I wish you posted more, your comments are so clever and thoughtful, I want to know more about you!
aldehyde : You are GORGEOUS, and bright and good at life. You know this, but it never hurts to be told ;-)
alex_s9 : You seem so cool that I want to learn Polish so I can read more of your entries (I also sincerely believe that you look like your icon).
alienor77310 : You exemplify the reasons that England covets France. And I can't help feeling that the two of us could run the greatest cat refuge on earth!
alikcin : I confess that I don;t really know you, but thanks for liking my fic enough to friend me!
alisanne : You are filled with talent and promise, don't let life get in the way of that!
allifer : Alas, you never friended me back, so I will never know you ...
amanuensis1 : Our tastes are so similar that it is spooky. Though if you're ever in Sydney and need to accessorise an outfit, you should drop in, I am willing to bet that my handbag, scarf and bling collections will be similar to yours, too!
anabellhenry : I hope that you are well at the moment, it's been so long since we heard from you. I miss your sanity and your beautiful photos.
angela_snape : My newest lj friend! I look forward to knowing you better!
angeline831 : your slackness with your big Europe post makes me feel a little better about mine. But we should both do
animeartistjo: sometimes I read your LJ and wish I lived next door so I could come in with a cup of tea, or to say 'STUDY!' or 'Wow, you are really talented', but you don't need me to do that, because you are doing brilliantly by yourself.
annafugazzi : Life bumped me on the head last year and made me stop reading your beautiful fic. Because I wanted to read it when I was not sad in RL, since it tugs at the heartstrings now. I have been looking forward to finishing it all year!
annes_stuff : I am so excited about your skills and enthusiasm and hope that you do brilliantly in Brisbane! And yet, I will still probably only remember to call you back about 40% of the time. But given how little I like the phone, that's a lot!
annf : Write more! Torchwood is the fandom I like to slip out for a Friday night drink with, and I thonk you have your head around the characters really well!
ant_queen : Should I be glaring atdeense ? YES, I have a fandom journal, even though I am not very fandom. But I love the writing and it's nice here! And I have missed you!!!!
anteka : I never watch Supernatural, for I have no time, yet I love PWT, which has better scripts.
anthimaeria : I hope that this is the year where everything comes together for you, and that you very soon stop vomiting long enough to see that happening. Go babies! Go novel! Go you!
aoifene : you were one of the first fandom writers who showed me that this wasn't just a place for hobbyists, it was a place for people who make art with their words. And you are SO kind! I still have that scarf to get to you, but never found out if you had moved!
aphelant : By crikey you give good rec, woman!
aqua_chuu : I hope you are having a good year! You live in one of my favourite cities and I hope it is treating you well!
astarael02 : Oh GODS I wish I was in France when I read your posts, though a bit of that is because it's near Italy ;-) I hope you have a fabulous time this year!
author_by_night : I love the way your brain works! You ask such interesting questions, and you love Firefly, which is right and proper!
ayes_sid : I think that you and I are probably the same height! I hope that this year is a good one for you, and that the strange moments in Sainsbury's continue!
azurelunatic : Ah blue hair ... the perfection! I hope that this coming year fits in everything
banbury : Is there nothing you can't do? You are so strong and fabulous (and I wish to borrow your children so I have an excuse to run riot in parks).
barlidoc : More drawingses! More Lucius! You are the bringer of the joy and glee!!
bewarethesmirk : you give so much to fandom, from your considerable talent, to your admin skills and your incisive and persuasive recs, even if I do flee the Snarry! Thanks for making everything so much better!
bitter_greene : You made the joy of the Obama victory so real to me, I hope that this is the new beginning we both hope for in your country!
bk7brokemybrain : I smiled from ear to ear when I met you online, and fully agree with you that RL should equal Remus Lupin! Because he is fascinating and under-explored!
blindmouse : I have this long list in a notebook of books you've recommended that I will be buying as soon as some bastard pays me. I love the way that you manage to balance fandom, rl writing and brilliant reading, all so actively and enthusiastically. You make me want to read!
bloodbelieve : Ace, you should NEVER STFU, because you are full of coolness and smarts. And you really do have the most brilliant hair on my flist.
blythely : We should never meet, because we would steal each other's MP3 players, band tour T-shirts and vinyl. And then spend ten or twelve hours gossiping about politics until our partners begged us to shut up, for the love of bunnies.
bonstar : Last seen treading water somewhere off Naples! I miss you and your rotund little penguin! I hope that your work and study has captivated you, or alternatively you have been left a gorgeous palazzo in some strange 19th-century-type plot device and are even now living the life of ease and luxury!
book_rapport : I am so glad that this year was not as bad as you feared it was going to be for a while there. And, now that you are looking at SMeyer askance, can I suggest Ysabeau Wilce? She makes me v happy!
born2rumble1st : You have been very quiet, but I think that's because you are up to your nose with STUFF. Fingers crossed it is fascinating stuff that is taking you down the path you want to travel down.
boxofdelights : One of my big wishes for 2009 is that your life be happy and easy this year. You are a good and kind soul who deals with everything with grace, but my inner five year old says that unfair and crappy things should just not happen to you! A bit of balance would go a long way to restoring my faith in any underlying fairness of the universe.
brandil : You've gone from lj, I hope to do something you really enjoy!
brinian : When I grow up, I want to be more like you. Though with possibly fewer dogs.
bryoneybrynn : You are such a good writer, friend, mother and person. I am genuinely and thoroughly happy to know you!
bubblegumlocks : Oh Gummy, your posts always make me happy. I hope that things are going well for you, I worry when I don't hear from you for ages, but then I assume you are doing something cool and fun. Fingers crossed!
bum_luck : GET BETTER little bummy!
 

* And, apparently, inflammatory political discussions. Sorry!

** Thank youscrtkpr ! I just went to my profile to copy and paste some names, and I found the most darling polar bear! Bloody LJ and its sporadic notifications!

Comments

[alex-s9.livejournal.com]

You think I look just like George Weasley? I always wanted to look like this!

And thanks.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I was thinking more the Venus in furs one ... but this one works, too!

[deensey.livejournal.com]

NO GLARING! NOOOOOOO! <33333

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Cheeky monkey! Do I out your secret identities? Oh no, I do not! Which is why you can always run around Newtown in your cape and with your undies on the outside and no one knows it is you!

[blythely.livejournal.com]

LOL yes. Though my girl would muscle in on the politics discussion, I gotta say :)

Hope you had a good xmas!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

J would too, it would be terrible, the sun would rise, we would run out of food and beverages, and we would still be croakily making Boris Johnson jokes ;-)

[scrtkpr.livejournal.com]

OMG! This is the second time I've had an idea for a post I wanted to do, and got it maybe partly written, and then thought, "Man, I'll bet I'll never find time to get this done," and then you went and actually did it! LOL You are inspiring! Maybe I'll finish mine one of these days, hahaha! <3

ETA: And Steampunk SuperMoo is AWESOME! :D

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

That's because we are SECRET TWINS! And yes, you should do yours!

I meant to give her a flabby coat or cape, but the fashion would not go to plan, and I;ve not really drawn anything for ... er ... a long time!

[spacefragments.livejournal.com]

cute sketch! :p

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Marsupial mouse has tufty tail! Thanks, dear!

[sassy-cissa.livejournal.com]

Love the sketch. 'Tis adorable.

*off to finish baking cookies and get ready for the people that will be arriving in...EEK...55 min!!

♥

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

You bake cookies for guests? I want to live closer to you!

[abusing-sarcasm.livejournal.com]

I know, I know... Abusive childhood, low self-esteem, blah blah blah...

Of to shut up and write. :p

But really... Thanks.

*huggles*

P.S. Mechanic Mouse looks ready for ANYTHING.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Yes, but those people were, and this is the key word: IDIOTS!!

And good girl! Huggles back!

(I think I will go off and practice drawing, I think it was the 80s the last time I was doing any regularly, maybe the early 90s. I want more mice with better clothes!)

[alienor77310.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, we'll take the cats and let Shiv take care of the dogs, shall we?

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Excellent division of labour! And while hers may be the more pathetically grateful animals, we will never have to clean slobber from our shins ;-)

[angeline831.livejournal.com]

...I sort of forgot I never did that. But then again, I haven't quite pilfered my roommate's pictures yet (since my camera died about ten minutes into the trip), so... it can wait a little longer. XD It's only been about 5 months...

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you have a year before it becomes embarrassing ;-)

[azurelunatic]

I certainly hope blue hair is on the agenda for this year. It's been not-blue for too long, but silly things like workplace dress codes have interfered.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

They Simply Do Not Understand! People are more productive when there are cheerful or soothing colours about!

[frantic-mice.livejournal.com]

OMG! You see. This. this is why I LOVE fandom. So, so much. The thing is that you go about ur lief and do silly things and then you talk about it and ur mouselist celebrates the tiniest things in ur lief (even brave attempts wit clogged toilets). ♥

Thank you so much my dear darling BabyBaby. *hugstight*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

You were the mousie of extreme and great plunger courage! Of course you should be celebrated! (Probably by someone who can actually draw, but that's another issue, you have inspired me to practise and learn again!)

Hugs you tightly, too! (And warns cats away from the fierce mousie, for fear their noses will be tweaked)

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

:O Your flist is huge. *eyes* I am wondering how you're going to finish

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I am going to type very very very quickly! And stay up far too late ;-)

[aphelant.livejournal.com]

I do? \o/ Thanks, dove!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

You most certainly do! I just need more time to read things on your lists since we often have similar tastes. My fest participation ban will help with that!

[bryoneybrynn.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

*HUGS BACK!!*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Steampunk SuperMoo FTW! Love it! And wow - this is crazy awesome of you to do for your flist. ♥

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I need to learn to draw better so that I can do one with a cape ;-)

And I love you guys, and do not tell you all enough!

[romaine24.livejournal.com]

Adores Steampunk MicieMoo.

*faints looking at your flist*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

It was fun! I think I will go back to drawing, it's been far too long since I did any!

Er, yes, I suspect all of my flist is there in the vague hope that I will one day finish Fathers ;-)

[grey-hunter.livejournal.com]

Ahaha! You're an artiste!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Hee! In the sense of kind of rubbish but at least recognisably marsupial rodent ;-) I am inspired to go away and practice now, though!

[aldehyde.livejournal.com]

this was totally unexpected and even more sweet b/c of that. you're incredibly sweet and i adore you *hugs*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I adore you, too, and the random happiness you scatter over fandom. It's a delight to see!

And ... is that a Cullen kiss? I am too unhip to be certain of your icon ;-)

[calanthe-fics.livejournal.com]

What a lovely idea! And so time consuming! You must never sleep.

:)

Thank you. Only the dangly bits are giving any trouble these days.

[alisanne.livejournal.com]

Aren't you sweet?
What a lovely idea.

Thank you. :)

[aoifene.livejournal.com]

I just saw this post cos obviously I'm behind everything! LOL Thank you for your kind words. I really am glad to have you on my flist as well! *hugs*

Happy New Year!

[bloodbelieve.livejournal.com]

Aw, I just saw this and you are so nice! Thank you! ♥

[angela-snape.livejournal.com]

I look forward to getting to know you better too... and I'm surprised (but happy) to have made your list.

*hugs*

[bubblegumlocks.livejournal.com]

i'm never doing anything cool and interesting....or at least i wasn't last year.... this year, though, watch out!

:)

[blindmouse.livejournal.com]

Wow, how nice are you :-) Woman, your friends list. Is huge. Dauntingly huge. Go you for doing this.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Is it you that I have to thank for the four Justine Larbalestier novels that I am working my way through? If so, thanks!

yeah, it's taking a little longer than I meant it to, but I will get there eventually!