He stiffened at the question. Awesome.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 01:36 (twelve years ago) link
Smut redeemed.
― Aimless, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
I feel dirty.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 02:20 (twelve years ago) link
It's true that this is not for the faint of heart.
I have one more in this section and then there will be two final panels until we reach our inevitable end: "Her mind was filled with sour thoughts."
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
Chapter 10http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6709116445_871e3a1f87_b.jpg
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
Aside from the "possession" bit, that one is kind of sweet/lovely.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
That was my intention -- the possession was for continuity, the rest (esp the stars) was because it was pretty.Also, "disinfectant"
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
aspirin vs "pills" vs "travel pills"
Oh good! Yeah, that totally works. Yay!
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
These are really tremendous. Thanks so much!
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
Also, who is doing the possessing and who is being possessed? Unclear.
Hey, thanks!
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:24 (twelve years ago) link
These are really very beautiful. I would like to have them framed, going in order around a boudoir or dressing room tbh.
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
(First I'm going to need a dressing room, natch.)
I need to have the originals scanned at higher quality. I wonder if there is any benefit to squashing them between the pages of a book to prevent glue crinkle?
Two more after this btw.
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
This last one might be my favourite. You need to get these out, on tumblr at the very least! If you want help setting one up let me know. This just deserves to be seen by millions.
― I certainly wouldn't have, but hey. (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
"She shattered into a million glowing stars" has been killing me all day
Hyperbolic nonsense. ;)
― It means why you gotta be a montague? (Laurel), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
I'll think about what to do with them when I'm finished. Putting them here is hasty enough! The last one is in my top 2 favorites too. I had been looking forward to using that page.
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
Laurel ;-D
@LL fair enough, I'm just expressing how much in awe I am of your creations here. Staggering.
― I certainly wouldn't have, but hey. (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 18 January 2012 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
Oh man, thanks. I appreciate it. For real!
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 18 January 2012 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
Chapter 11, next one is the end because every story must come to an end.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6727030875_a0b5a1a307_b.jpg
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
lots of background text on this one, sorry if it's illegible
― La Lechera, Thursday, 19 January 2012 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
The end, thanks for reading,
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6727032603_f4c5388107_b.jpg
― La Lechera, Friday, 20 January 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago) link
This last one is probably my favorite juxtaposition of words and images.
*claps wildly*
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Friday, 20 January 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
The background is perfect on this one.
Thanks! I feel like the last two have hit me with a ton of bricks. I emailed the contest again btw Jenny.
― La Lechera, Friday, 20 January 2012 15:42 (twelve years ago) link
I keep worrying that there is a spelling error in one of these. That would be the worst. I check and recheck and check again but you know how that can be.
― La Lechera, Friday, 20 January 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
I realize that I am basically talking to myself here, but today was the day I went back to the thrift store that had #79 of the Encyclopedia of the Human Body and Mind to see if there was anything else there that inspired me. I went all around the books section, found a great book with huge pictures of baby animals, and then I saw the OTHER magazine rack with like 20 more installments of the encyclopedia. I bought them all, total expenditure $7. I anticipate many more hours of pointless typing, cutting, and glueing in my future.
(I put the baby animal picture book back because I didn't want to carry it home on the ~ 2 mi walk in the snow) The end.
― La Lechera, Saturday, 21 January 2012 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
These are mad awesome.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Sunday, 22 January 2012 08:07 (twelve years ago) link
^^ otm
― Aimless, Sunday, 22 January 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
Yes. I wish I was wealthy enough to offer you a book deal LL, I really do. I've said it before and at the risk of tiring you doing so again: you need to get these out there. In whatever shape or form. Spectacular.
― future debts collector (Le Bateau Ivre), Sunday, 22 January 2012 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
Webmailed u!
I really appreciate the support. This thread will be updated with any future developments, of which there is possibly one currently in the works. If that woman ever writes back?!
Do I know anyone in Chicago who would loan me a fog machine?
― La Lechera, Sunday, 22 January 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
Webmailed you just now with my email address, because webmail on here doesn't reach me (old address)
― future debts collector (Le Bateau Ivre), Sunday, 22 January 2012 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
That woman knows you are waiting to hear from her and is going to email you! She said she answers emails on Sunday.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Monday, 23 January 2012 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
Alright then -- taking care of the situation. I have told enough people about this that I would be officially embarrassed if I didn't make it happen, so I will do the necessary legwork and hopefully find a fog machine. The rest is ready to go.
Also
--> I think I will take requests so if you have a romantic situation that you would like to be immortalized using official romance language and images from the marshall cavendish encyclopedia of the human body and mind, let me know. I can fix it up 4 u.
― La Lechera, Monday, 23 January 2012 02:49 (twelve years ago) link
Update:
* I removed the images from view temporarily * I did this because I am about to use them and I want to fix the ones that didn't scan properly* How am I using them? For better or worse, I have entered (don't laugh) a contest that involves a reading and I plan to project the images while I read the text* This takes place in one week* I have been practicing, and I recorded the first half of it (just audio, that's all I'm worried about really)
― La Lechera, Sunday, 5 February 2012 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
So excited to attend this contest.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Sunday, 5 February 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
That is so cool! I'm sure you'll knock their socks off.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 5 February 2012 16:48 (twelve years ago) link
yaaaaaaay awesome, Amanda! wish i could come.
― horseshoe, Sunday, 5 February 2012 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks guys! I am pretty excited, trying not to get my hopes up and be cool. (This is hard for me since I always get my hopes up and am never cool)
I made another few little ones just for fun and framed them, but I don't really have any purpose for them yet. I guess I'll wait until some birthdays roll around?
Seriously I would have never even considered showing these to anyone unless someone had encouraged me, so thanks for real.
― La Lechera, Sunday, 5 February 2012 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
My birthday is in November. I am just saying.
― gonna give her the old fuquay-varina (Jenny), Sunday, 5 February 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
Wow I seem to have missed a whole lot between the sandbox + now but this is seriously awesome + I'm so excited for you! Crossing fingers, but I know you won't need luck bcuz yr work will blow everyone away. This is great!
― White Chocolate Cheesecake, Sunday, 5 February 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
Did you arrange for a smoke machine? Or for some to video the performance for us ilxors? :)
Excited for this!
― Flag post? I hardly knew her! (Le Bateau Ivre), Sunday, 5 February 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
I have nixed the smoke machine as (1) I couldn't find one and (2) even if I did, it might obscure the images from being projected and (3) it has been suggested that that would be "too much" :(
If someone is going to record it, I would rather not know until it's over. I will say that it sounds better read out loud than I ever expected it to.
― La Lechera, Sunday, 5 February 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
You will be great, you know it. My birthday's a week tomorrrow. Just sayin'. :D
― emil.y, Sunday, 5 February 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
Oh! Really?! I should have been able to figure that out from our birthday conversation the other night, but it's going on the calendar. I hope you like late birthday presents!
― La Lechera, Sunday, 5 February 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
I hope you like late birthday presents!
That should clarify things.
― Aimless, Sunday, 5 February 2012 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
Em -- I sent you a message.
I have been kind of a maniac with these again. I made a couple of little ones and put them in a frame, only one of them is facing the back because it's the thought behind the thought. You could also just reverse them if you want.
This is the outsidehttp://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6829780917_58935872dd_z.jpg
― La Lechera, Monday, 6 February 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
I also made a Valentine!
― La Lechera, Monday, 6 February 2012 14:54 (twelve years ago) link