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Hello all. Here is the first installment of the “LOLrus” LOLcat paradigm. Let’s see what silliness I have discovered so far…

The caption pretty much says it all. Mind you…it’s never previously occurred to me that a walrus might need a cell phone. I suppose that LOLruses are special.

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I’m thinking that these cats should stop taunting the LOLrus, because…

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…He’s formed a bucket retrieval team! Look out!

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No, seriously. Look out.

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Perhaps taunting the LOLrus is not such a good idea…

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I’m told that a “LOLrus” doesn’t actually need to be a walrus, but may also be any sort of aquatic mammal. Here is an example of this trend, using a cute otter…who is not amused.

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Okay. Lots to cover, so I’d best get started, eh?

The picture at the top is Koshvader’s most recent masterpiece of jewelry. It’s been a while since you’ve been updated on his work, so I thought I’d give you a look at a piece that he finished yesterday. He has also gotten as far as purchasing a domain name for a website for his jewelry. You can watch it evolve here: http://www.astarajewelrydesigns.com/.

This last Sunday was my 37th birthday. It didn’t feel like my birthday, but it certainly acted like it. Perhaps it will take some time to sink in. I spent my birthday night at my Mother in Law’s place. We took her home on Saturday, you see. I even drove part of the way in a valiant attempt to listen to my CD rather than sports radio. I drove all the way from the Fruit Yard (Yummy dinner place paid for by my MIL as my b-day present) to Coulterville. It turns out that my Classic Rock mix CD makes for excellent driving music.

On the day of my birthday, I had lunch at a fabulous tea place in Groveland called Dori’s Tea Cottage. If you are ever in Groveland, and like Tea/tea (the meal/the drink), be sure to try it out. Their scones come to the table right out of the oven. Yum! Just the sort of birthday meal I like. After lunch, we stopped by a couple of the local towns (Jamestown and Columbia) to do a bit of shopping. Then, we actually managed to pass by Eideann & Catslyn’s place at dinner time and stole them away for dinner at Chili’s. In deference to Koshvader we even managed to keep the discussion of Supernatural to a minimum (Yes. I have a new tv-based obsession.) After dinner we headed for home. Quite a busy day full of fun. I give it a Birthday thumbs up.

Now, as my MIL is back up on the mountain, I have my office back. And, as I am hoping to move next year (please keep you fingers crossed that I manage to figure that one out) I’m back into the attempting to clear out as much stuff from this room as possible. How did I end up with so much stuff? No. Don’t answer that.

Here are some random things I’ve found so far during the tidy:

Fortune: “You will make a name for yourself in the field of entertainment.” (Really?)

Faded note: “People are as ephemeral as ideas, passing out of reach when you least expect them to.” (True.)

According to the mental_floss calendar from two years ago: “Lawn darts were banned in the United States in 1988 after causing more than 6,700 injuries and three deaths in just a ten-year span.” (Dude. Seriously.)

Well, I’d better get back to it. (I seem to have a book addiction. Do I really need copies of all of Shakespeare’s plays?)

Oh, and as a final treat, here is a playlist with the music from my excellent Classic Rock CD. Enjoy!

I’m all done! My computer decided to behave long enough for me to finally finish up my friend’s avatar/icon thingy request. And here is it…

This is for JM’s site – The New Australian. The image actually comes from a photograph that JM took on vacation in the Grampians (at least, that’s what the name of the pic indicates.) I liked the image for its use of a road disappearing around a bend, which to me symbolizes her new life path.

So, on the one hand…yay! I’m all done. On the other hand…I’m kinda sad to be done. I really enjoy this kind of thing. Ah well. I’m sure that new artistic challenges are right around the corner.

For my Mum, with whom I discussed this concept, I offer this LOLcat.

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A comment on my day yesterday.

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“Fail” is the opposite of “Win.” (Remember them from the slang discussion the other day?) This caption paradigm was do popular that it spawned it’s own site – Failblog. This one has never really appealed to me. I’ve always much preferred “Win” over fail.

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More recently known as “UR doin it wrong,” this caption paradigm also spawned its opposite: variations on “UR doin it right actually.” Some of these are hilarious, and others are just dumb. (Yes. Some win, some fail.) Amusingly enough, I do prefer this paradigm to the one above.

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I’m just including this one to provide a bit of variety. Often LOLcats can be considered rude, crass, distressing, or just plain not funny. This one stands as proof that the opposite is also true. I like it. It’s sweet.

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The caption paradigms from ICHC continue.

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(date: 1/12/2007) Behold! Monorail cat. (Close cousin to hover cat who appears later.) Folks took this idea and ran with it.

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(date:1/17/2007) Here we see the “Invisible X” paradigm. This particular caption trend is one of my favorites. This is the first one listed on the site. (also, check out “Invisible Bike“.)

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This is an example of the incredibly popular “Im in UR (blank) doing (blank)” caption paradigm. This one actually transcends the LOLcat genre and can be found all over the internet. This is not the first example of this sort of caption on the site, but it’s the first one that isn’t rude.

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In LOLcatland, you can “has” something, you can ask “I can has?”, and you can also state that you “Want”/”Do not want” something. In this picture, we can see a cat airing his opinion of Coke Zero. This is another of the caption paradigms that has escaped the confines of LOLcatland and has invaded other forms of internet communication…and actual speech.

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(A quick note: There are several other LOLcat sites out there, not to mention the ones that float around the internets via email, etc. I’m concentrating on Icanhascheezburger.com for my “research” because it seems to be the most popular one…and it’s the one I enjoy the most. Also, I will not be enumerating every single paradigm and trend…just a whole bunch of them.)

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LOLcats often depict cats in some sort of comedic peril, asking for “Halp.” In this case, the first on the site, we see a cat…being eaten by a chair. (Date: 1/11/2007)

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(date: 1/13/2007) LOLcats believe that the best day of the week is “Caturday.” It is their day to relax and party their way, one imagines. In this first Caturday post, it seems that Caturday is a good reason to stop hiding in a bag.

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(date: 1/14/2007) I am the LOLrus… Yes, there is an infamous LOLrus in LOLcatland. He had a bucket that he loved dearly, but someone took it away, and the hunt began. (I am treating this particular caption paradigm as distinct from the I has a/I can has? captions as mentioned below, as it concerns itself specifically with that darn bucket.)

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(date: 1/11/2007) One of the easiest, and most popular, of the caption paradigms on ICHC is the “I has a…” caption. This is closely related to the caption used in the first posting, the question “I can has cheezburger?” Indeed, much has been made of various cats wanting and, in a few cases, actually getting the desired cheeseburger (or other item as stated. See bucket above.) on the site. As you can see here, this rodent actually has a Karot. I will be treating these similar types of captions as branches of the same paradigm in future analysis.

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Well, I finally wrapped my brain around the image for JM’s Naturally Curvy. You can see the final result below.

…And I’m feeling a bit like George Michael right now, if Sister Mine will forgive the analogy. ‘Cause, folks, that is a picture of my behind. This image bloomed in my brain, and I said, “Of course!” And then I couldn’t find the sort of picture I wanted on the free image site that I had the link to. So, what else could I do but annoy Koshvader by requesting that he photograph my derriere? (He hates taking pictures of living things, you see.) Well…he took the photo, as you can tell. Somehow I managed to get everything to be the color of the soon to be banner for the site and made it all artsy-looking. And here is the result. My behind immortalized in art.

Right then. Three down. One to go.

By now, I’m sure that you all are familiar with my er…skills in relation to drawing/graphic design. Do I need to mention the sneaker again?

I didn’t think so.

But the other day I got an email from my friend JM who lives in Australia. She was wondering if i could make some 125×125 images for her to use, as I’d made an icon or two for her to use a couple of years ago when she started using LiveJournal. After the demise of 451 Press (yep. it’s done. Good thing I left while I could actually say good-bye.) she’d gone and set up some sites for herself, and she was wondering if I could help her out with some images.

As you may imagine, I protested that I have quite a lack of skill. She replied that I was still better than she was at this sort of thing. So…I said I’d give it a shot. You know why? ‘Cause I actually *love* making icons. That and flair over on facebook, but that’s beside the point.

I’ve come up with stuff for two sites so far, and I thought I’d post the winners here for you to enjoy.

As I understand it, this is the image that JM will be using for Down Under Views.

I rather proud of this one that I did for Inky Blots. Which is good, as it took for-bloody-ever. Every one of those “ink splotches” on the icon is a separate image, you see.

Well, that’s it so far. I have to go back to banging my head against the next project. I’ll be sure to post the next ones here, too.

Hmmmm. Me, the Graphic Artist. Who knew?

My sister was kind enough to send me this photo of her Home Office for you all to see. I should point out here that her room is larger than mine, just to give you all a point of reference. What do you think? Do you have a messier office? (Hmm…is that “messy-er” or “messier”? ‘Cause “messier” makes me think that we’re talking about stars or something.) Send me photos, folks!