River Tam ... She knows. by asarian

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River Tam ... She knows.
Sunday, January 29, 2006

What can I say? It's River Tam; she awesome... and she knows. She's even elegant, sitting there in that chair. How does she do it? :) And those eyes! Man, those eyes! If I didn't have a picture to upload, I'd be lost in them, right now.

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COMMENTS

Sunday, January 29, 2006 12:14 PM

CPTJACKMURRAY

....o...kay......can you say....obsession? I mean somin' about that is just down right unsetlin'.

Sunday, January 29, 2006 1:36 PM

DAMROD

Imagine a needle stuck in your head...ooouch!!!!! Sorrowful eyes.

Sunday, January 29, 2006 1:53 PM

ASARIAN

Damrod, yeah, that must hurt. In the movie, you get a good scare in that transition scene when "Miss Sisko" sticks that needle in her head (the teacher who says: "bai-tuo, an-jing-eedyen!" : "We will enjoy your silence now!").

Did you see that 'blooper', though, (on the retail DVD), where that tube-thingy fell off during this shot? That was funny, though. :)

Monday, January 30, 2006 2:06 AM

PSYCHICRIVER

This is great work!

Saturday, February 11, 2006 4:16 AM

ASARIAN

Hey, Anonymous. :)

Glad to see you made it back!

And thank you, intensely, for those precious Summer Glau links; you really made my day with those. :) *beaming with happiness* Is there ever a way to get enough of her, I wonder?

Actually, I'm really glad you're back. When I saw that announcement, I immediately thought: "Well, now Anonymous will no longer have access to the board." And it really downright shucks that they deleted all your entries. :( At any rate, I have not forgotten your kind words, of course; those are laid up, deep within the heart, where neither moth nor rust does corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. :)

As choosing a name for yourself here, am hearing you correctly when you say you already know a name, but will not pick it yet, because someone else may like it too, and want it for him/herself first?

If so, I hope you reconsider. :) As I always say: "Love yourself as you love your neighhbors." Seriously; if you like a name, that you've choosen for yourself, and can identify with, go for it, and "claim" it for yourself. You will then have done nothing but collected on your own creativity and sense of self.

As for my "artwork" (ahem), I think the moonbrain is really me, actually. People are so incredibly gifted here, I'm gonna lay off making some "art" for a while, until I actually grew me some artistic talent. :) Still, the above one, sigh, she has such beautiful eyes, doesn't she? Yep; there's beauty a'plenty there. :)

Anyways, soon you'll have your own account, and then you can count on me, you willing, to come visit you at your corner of the Verse. :)

Saturday, February 11, 2006 10:37 AM

DRACE

Hey Asarian! This is Drace, I wasn't sure where else to put this, but I just wanted to tell you how much your response to liberty in tranquility meant to me. I don't consider myself to be a poet either LOL! I just write from the heart. You left such a beautiful and touching post though that I really really wanted to thank you. I have a bit of a River obsession too, and your things are just gorgeous! Thank you again! You can't take the sky from me!

Sunday, February 12, 2006 12:43 PM

SHADOWCHILD

DONT MAKE FUN OF RIVERFANS JACK!!!!! Asa I think its wonderful. This is one obsession I can put up with. at least its put to good use =) *has temper tantrum* AND IF JACK HAS A PROBLEM WITH IT ILL DEAL WITH HIM PERSONALLY! >.<!!!

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