It's a meme, and I'm a sheep. Let's all go off the cliff together, mmkay?

[navygreen]

My pal rafferty posted a meme yesterday in which, if I commented, he promised to make me a userpic from one of the interests listed in my userinfo. I thought, "What the heck? Why not?!"

This morning I woke up to my prize, and it's perfect! He combined TWO of my interests, AND he added humor! I love it! I would never have thought of it on my own, but it is so great!


"Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr.
Pepper. Even Hermione
gets lost in it."

Thanks so much, Herb! :-D

---

And now, my dear LJ friends, I will pass on the meme to you:

1) Comment and I'll pick one of your LJ interests and make you an icon.
2) You have no say in what I make.

Depending on how many folks decide to participate, I will not promise that all icons will be made today. Or tomorrow, even. But I will do my very best to get them all out within a week or so.

Comments

So Very PERFECT!

[redwink.livejournal.com]

Now, there are several stretches of the coast that this could be, but I'm going to say it's the spit where Bayocean used to be, right next to Tillamook Bay, on the cape north of Oceanside. If it IS that stretch of the coast, it's the area where Dad celebrated his 40th birthday - and I have very fond memories of that trip.

And the words in the background - another perfect. The summer after my senior year of high school (and another few summers thereafter), wendywoowho and I were involved in a community theater historical play. We sang these words - the Oregon state song - as the finale each night.

PERFECT. Just PERFECT! THANK YOU!!!

Re: So Very PERFECT!

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Well, my research tonight tells me that the picture is captured at Cape Meares (sp?). And once I had the idea, I had to find the lyrics to your state song. It's a beautiful tune, but I'll be honest and say that I only know the words to the Texas state song by heart. ;-)

I'm glad you like it. Yay!

Re: So Very PERFECT!

[redwink.livejournal.com]

YES - Cape Mears! That's exactly the place I thought it was!

This is looking north from Cape Mears. Cape Mears itself has a lighthouse. I love lighthouses, and this is the one I've been in most often. Just to the south of the cape is a TINY town called Oceanside. Dad says it's his favorite of all the places on the coast. Tillamook (the town on the inland edge of the bay just behind the spit of sand) is famous for it's cheese. A visit to the area isn't complete without stopping a the cheese factory. I usually make a beeline to the dairy's ice cream counter - YUM! Along the headland in the distance of the picture (or maybe just past it) is the area that my great-great grandfather homesteaded.

In other words, if you're ever in the area, this is one of the places I'd love to take you to!

Re: So Very PERFECT!

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Awesome, and that sounds like a date!

Honestly, I saved about eight or nine images of different places along the coast before I started working on this. I narrowed it down to this one, but who knew I'd be picking a place that has really special meaning to you?!

*pats self on back* :-D

Re: So Very PERFECT!

[lotsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Hey from another Oregonian! I'm in Salem.

Mind if I adopt this too?

Re: So Very PERFECT!

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

I will make a proper post once I've completed all of the icon requests, and I was planning on giving the permission to share to each "owner" - meaning, it matters not to me whether more than one person uses an icon I've made, but rather it is up to redwink to decide whether she wants to share her "gift" with other users. :-)

So comment and ask her this question, okay?

Re: So Very PERFECT!

[lotsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Hey...butt out you! ;) jk

I figured that since you made it for her, that the permission needed to come from her. so I WAS asking her this question. :p I threaded it under one of her comments, but I guess you get it in email anyway since the original entry is yours.

Re: So Very PERFECT!

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see it now. Sorry! *zips lips*

Re: So Very PERFECT!

[redwink.livejournal.com]

Be my guest!

=)