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I can't believe it myself. Part of it is elizabuffy's fault (no, really, blame her for the Tommy stuff, really). But she got me back in a groove, and, well, here you go. Then Adam Lambert put out his werewolf video and, um, yeah, that shit is unreal. If you want any of these customized I'm happy to do so and it'll take a tiny second!

( i know, i don't believe it either - you will find icons and banners of Adam, Tommy, Kris, Adam/Tommy and Adam/Kris )

Also, in other weird randomness, I got bored and was in an LKH thread and saw the new impeccably tacky book cover (for another one of her books I won't be buying). For whatever reason that prompted me to make alternative book covers for all her books. And then while I was making them I realized they're pretty derivative, but whatever, I don't actually care. I wish these had been the covers when I was buying them.

( I'm just going to say it's some weird form of LKH mind control )

for the first part I went classic - classic Giles.  I have a couple of reworked images and some icons of what I consider my favorite Giles-y pics. 

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( cuz no matter if it's black, white, or color, he looks good )

Then I started on the pairings.  These are designed as movie posters / book covers and are kind of character studies of Giles through the early seasons (1-4)!

( oh giles, you are awesome, every season )

Finally, I'm doing this series of moments when I felt like Giles had great chemistry with another character.  One of my favorite comes from Bad Girls, when Wesley first arrives, and Buffy and Giles are in perfect accord.  Just thinking about that scene makes me smile.

( so i give you 'please' )

The second actually comes from a moment that makes me tear up just a little - it's from the musical, when Tara and Giles are both acknowledging that they can't continue their relationships with two other people in the same form - because that's destructive for them both.  The staging of this scene is so beautiful it breaks my heart.  I always wondered what might happen if they were able to comfort each other, even just as friends.

( And so I give you... 'stay' )

For Giles & Wes though, it's not so much one single moment, but instead a series of them standing just too close to each other, looking so cute in their suits and cleaning their glasses together.  The way Wes is so absolutely silly and Giles is so sardonic just makes me grin. 

( So i give you 'The Two Watchers' )

polly1esther 's hilarious vid The Odd Couple totally reminded me that for a brief moment (well, sorta half a season) Giles & Spike lived together as uneasy roommates.  There was teasing, and blood drinking, and some astonishment at the guitar playing.  

( So I give you my version of the odd couple )

And finally... there are very few times when Giles and Oz directly interact (though I can think of some fairly fraught ones pertaining to Oz getting to his cage on time in highschool). But there's this one moment in Season 4 in Harsh Light of Day where Oz says what he says in the poster below, and Giles almost stops what he's doing to listen to an album, when they're in perfect accord. And I LOVED that moment.

( So I give you 'Music Men' )

Hope you like!

and again, you are welcome to use these images in any capacity you like (even to make new artworks of them!). All I ask is that you a) credit, and b) let me know what you do so I can see what you made :D

I keep forgetting to post these to my own journal.  I am lame.  Spring with Xan happened.  I posted.  So maybe I'm not totally lame - especially since I am posting them now!

I use graphics this size for fic & music covers in itunes, but they also work as banners and other stuff :D Hope you like!

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( just a couple of banners )

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( some pairing headers and another xander-only graphic this way! )

Today I have for you a bunch of icons and banners. You'll note, the banners are square - they can also be used as images for iTunes if you're so inclined (I've been using them myself for albums that don't come with artwork of their own).

This set is the Giles-only and Giles+Scoobies artwork.

Giles - For as long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world, a Chosen One...
Buffy - He loves doing this part.
( Giles - Alright. The Slayer hunts vampires, Buffy is a Slayer, don't tell anyone. Well, I think that's all the vampire information you need. )

Here's set two out of three - this time Giles + all the men I like pairing him with (Xander, Spike & Wesley). Hope you like!!

Giles - Xander's taken to teasing the less fortunate?
Buffy - Uh-huh.
Giles - And, there's been a noticeable change in both clothing and demeanor?
Buffy - Yes.
Giles - And, well, otherwise all his spare time is spent lounging about with imbeciles.
Buffy - It's bad, isn't it?
( Giles - It's devastating. He's turned into a sixteen-year-old boy. Of course you'll have to kill him. )

Finally, I have Giles + the ladies (my favorite lady pairings, Buffy, Faith & Tara). Again, thanks for all of the lovely feedback - you guys are awesome - and happy SOG!!

Giles - That's all he said? Fork Guy?
Buffy - That's all Cryptic Guy said: Fork Guy.
( Giles - There are too many guys in your life )

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( a graphics post - I must have a midterm tomorrow )

( the schoolish update )

which reminds me - I've made some new friends in the last couple of weeks - if you guys want to be on my academic filter, which is basically me wittering, plus article summaries/notes, and the occasional rough draft of a paper, here's a poll for you! Or, if you're currently on it and would like to be removed ... let me know! If you don't answer don't worry, I won't drop people off unless they explicitly ask.

[Poll #1512157]

( a word on Japanese action movies - Shinobi: Heart Under Blade )

( a couple of thoughts on Haiti news coverage )

and finally, a quick reminder / pimp (click the banner for my thread):

I'm offering stuff to the 5 highest bidders, and only have 3 bids (from awesome people) right now, so if you've got a spare $5 you too can have the graphic you desire

I thought I'd do a bit of a different year in review. This is modified from the fanfict writing meme (specifically stolen from savoytruffle's posting of it).

This year I posted:

   
35 Tara icons

   
40 of my favorite btvs images

   
torchwood wallpapers

( and the list goes on, and on, and on )

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( Jack: What you do in private is none of our business. )

And because astolat decided to exercise her mind control superpowers for good, I have now officially joined the AI fandom in a manippy way. If my soul disappears, don't go looking, I'm having too much fun.

( I give you Steampunk Kradam and Steampunk Brad & Drake )

Hopefully after classes start (tomorrow!) I will still have time to indulge myself in all of the post-poll fandom playing. My plan is to tackle some Merlin, then TruBlood because they're both filled with wonderful crack and TV is pretty.

It's that time... just in case you missed some of my Summer of Giles posts (and because I like to have everything in my journal anyway), here's the first of two posts of everything I've put up so far.

04x wallpapers
06x banners
37x icons
02x layouts

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( Icons --- Giles: How did you know it was me? / Buffy: Your eyes. You're the only person in the world that can look that annoyed with me. )

( walls & banners ---- But that's the thrill of living on the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage. Pardon me for finding the glass half full. )

( Layout #1 )

( Layout #2 )

So, in the rush of the end of the semester, the packing and the sellin of the house, I realized I hadn't posted my graphics for spring_with_xan in my own journal. Crazy huh? Yeah, not so much. But for those of you who weren't watching the comm (or those who want a second look) here are two posts with everything I did.

Starting with Icons...Oh Xander.  How I love your expressions.  Your rolled eyes.  Your chagrined grins.  Your long suffering looks of sheer terror (check out #15 of the 'couples' icons, you will see what I mean).

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( 38 Xander only icons )

( 29 Xander+ icons )

And THEN ... for last year's spring_with_xan I went back to my favorite Xander season (three) and picked out a bunch of my favorite moments. Sadly, I didn't actually get the chance to finish up the season last year. The bonus though? It means I got to finish it this year!  Behind the cut you'll find the dial-up unfriendly caps I've collected and messed with.



( sweaters, patterned shirts, amazing expressions of amusement, surprise, and disgust, oh, and a little blowing up the highschool too )