A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That

My current layout is by minty_peach, Barney/Robin header is by absolutesnark, and my wonderful Firefly/Serenity Simon Tam Friends Only banner is by absolutesnark. My icons are by various people, all of whom are credited on my user pictures page. Some of my favorite iconistas include: jetpackvampire, snarky_graphics, emesque, tropic_icons, khalls_stuff, and dropsofsunshine.

Also, some fabulous sites for fanfiction and various other things:
Genre-Commentary- An awesome webzine that discusses quality sci-fi, fantasy, and cult tv shows.
Veggiebelle's fanfiction and Whedonverse ramblings
Effulgence- Fanfiction by SoulVamp
Doin' Time on Rovello Drive- Fanfiction by Dylan Adams.
Edge of Night Graphic Design etc by Mandalin
Classic-Horror
K.W. Taylor Blogspot
Thoughts of a Ninja Mutant Writer
Shiny- Graphics by emesque
No Denotation- Icons by __aplysia and imacrusader

Finally, I'm a quote whore. Here are some of my favorites! If you have any you'd like to make me aware of, please let me know. :)
Quote of the Day

Funny Quote of the Day

Love Quote of the Day


Atkins is the diet where you eat nothing but bacon for 6 or 7 months straight, and at the end of it all, you've lost weight. Because you died.--Michael Ian Black

Laughter shall drown the raucous shout
And, though the sheltering walls are thin
May they be strong to keep hate out
And hold love in.
--Louis Untermeyer

You and I have lips to kiss and sing with-e.e. cummings

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee/And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me- Robert Frost

I can will knowledge, but not wisdom; going to bed, but not sleeping; eating, but not hunger; meekness, but not humility; scrupulosity, but not virtue; self-assertion or bravado, but not courage; lust, but not love; commiseration, but not sympathy; congratulations, but not admiration; religiosity, but not faith; reading, but not understanding.- Leslie Farber

Love is the answer when there is no question.-Kent Bach

Let up a little on the wonder-why and give your heart a try.- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Theme Song.

As I'm sure you know, a good night's sleep helps you perform well in school, and so if you are a student you should always get a good night's sleep unless you have come to the good part of your book, and then you should stay up all night and let your schoolwork fall by the wayside, a phrase which here means "flunk."- Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy

Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing things historians usually record-- while, on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry, whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happens on the banks.- Will Durant, The Story of Civilization

The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between communicating human beings can be hallowed ground.- Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers Day Calendar

Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant, filled with odd waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.- Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Slippery Slope

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase- Martin Luther King, Jr.

I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.- Erica Jong

What we do is not what defines us, what defines us is how far we rise after falling.- Unknown