I've been looking at Suzanne's avatar since she came aboard. I knew I'd seen the painting before, but got stuck on "The Lady of Shalott", making it difficult for me to find it. Finally, yesterday I stumbled upon it -- "Ophelia" by John William Waterhouse. I am a fan of art nouveau and should have known it.
It is a lovely image and can guess why Suzanne selected it. How about you? Why did you choose the avatar that represents you on BT?
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Saffron
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Me? I change mine ever so often. I can't seem to stay with any one thing -- one reason a tattoo is not in my future. Right now I've got a paper boat on the ocean -- that is about what I've been feeling like these past few weeks.
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Mine is a picture of Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra in The Golden Compass, with my words Photoshopped over her.
It was originally a homemade "piece of flair" for MySpace, but it has become my default avatar on online forums/communities. Even though the picture is from the film and not the books which made me deem her my hero, she looks the part and is the face I see when I read or even just think of the character. More than any person, real or fictional (other than Joan of Arc), Lyra truly is my hero.
It was originally a homemade "piece of flair" for MySpace, but it has become my default avatar on online forums/communities. Even though the picture is from the film and not the books which made me deem her my hero, she looks the part and is the face I see when I read or even just think of the character. More than any person, real or fictional (other than Joan of Arc), Lyra truly is my hero.
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Saffron
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The Golden Compass is one of my favorite books to read and Lyra is a wonderful strong female character.bleachededen wrote:Mine is a picture of Dakota Blue Richardson as Lyra in The Golden Compass, with my words Photoshopped over her.
Lyra truly is my hero.
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Believe it or not, I just read this book myself and I would have to agree with you about the Lyra character. The book ends sort of strangely, but I liked it.Saffron wrote:The Golden Compass is one of my favorite books to read and Lyra is a wonderful strong female character.bleachededen wrote:Mine is a picture of Dakota Blue Richardson as Lyra in The Golden Compass, with my words Photoshopped over her.
Lyra truly is my hero.
Oh and my avatar is a painting in a video game called The Dark Eye which revolves around several edgar Poe stories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eye_(video_game)
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Yes, I did. Autumn is my favorite time of the year; I love (almost) anything Japanese and I like the idea of non-permanence--the transcience-- in life. That which is fresh and new is not the only bearer of beauty.
Gods and spirits are parasitic--Pascal Boyer
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So, you must like Keats' "To Autumn."oblivion wrote:Yes, I did. Autumn is my favorite time of the year; I love (almost) anything Japanese and I like the idea of non-permanence--the transcience-- in life. That which is fresh and new is not the only bearer of beauty.
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It does end strangely, there are 2 more books that follow The Golden Compass. They are okay and even wonderful at points, but I think Philip Pullman goes all sorts of wrong with his story. It get too muddy.geo wrote: Believe it or not, I just read this book myself and I would have to agree with you about the Lyra character. The book ends sort of strangely, but I liked it.
Of all the people who could have responded, Geo, yours is the avatar I have most wondered about. It gives me the creeps and now I know why. So, glad you posted.Oh and my avatar is a painting in a video game called The Dark Eye which revolves around several edgar Poe stories.
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DWill wrote:So, you must like Keats' "To Autumn."oblivion wrote:Yes, I did. Autumn is my favorite time of the year; I love (almost) anything Japanese and I like the idea of non-permanence--the transcience-- in life. That which is fresh and new is not the only bearer of beauty.
Why the moon for you? I know what you think of the zodiac, but did you know that the moon is the ruling body for cancer?
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It's kinda uncomfortable not to have a snappy reason for liking this big round rock.... but I'm not coming up with one as I think about it...must be losing my "English major's" touchSaffron wrote: Why the moon for you? I know what you think of the zodiac, but did you know that the moon is the ruling body for cancer?
