lirazel: An outdoor scene from the film Picnic at Hanging Rock ([jm] joy)
lirazel ([personal profile] lirazel) wrote2010-01-14 09:23 am

PREZZIES! /Buffy

So I checked my email this morning and I had not one but TWO presents waiting for me.

The first was a virtual gift from the Anonymous Tulip Fairy (I feel like there should be a crack!fic about this mysterious person!), which was a lovely, spring-y greeting on such a winter morning. Thank you, whoever you are!

The second was AWESOME BEYOND ALL REASON.

Y'all, look at


Do you realize what this is? This is a poster for my fic Scarlet and Midnight made by the ridiculously talented [livejournal.com profile] katekat1010 and commissioned by the all-around awesome (and alliterative, apparently!) [livejournal.com profile] snickfic! It's it beautiful and evocative? It captures the feel of the fic perfectly, and it's all-around gorgeous. So thank you, ladies, for your generosity! It completely made my day!

Also, apparently it's Joy Day. I am a big fan of joy; I even have an icon about it. So here! Have some


Pecan! Pretend like it's my mama's amazing chocolate chip pecan, okay?


Lemon icebox! My mama also makes an amazing version of this pie, too!


Chess! My aunt's is the best in the world!


Fudge! I have a cousin-I-call-an-aunt who makes fudge pie that is so amazing that when you eat it hot out of the oven IT MAKES YOU WANT TO DIIIIE. Trufax.


And just to shake things up a bit, how 'bout some blackberry cobbler? My grandmama's was always mouthwatering.

Yes, I know. I'm very silly. But I wish you all could visit me, and I would make you pie and biscuits (I make amazing biscuits) and sweet tea and other lovely things and we would watch some fabulous TV and chat about silly things and not go outside because it's cold, and it would be lovely. But since we can't do that, pretend we are. Have a virtual party with me!

I'll try to think of more joyful things later (maybe fic? Can I whip something up that quickly? We'll see!), and I wish you a joyful day!

Oh, and I almost forgot that I won
Thank you so much to whoever was involved! It's very shiny!

I think this might be a good day!

[identity profile] petzipellepingo.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, pie! How scrumptious.

And congratulations on the award, the fabulous movie poster for your fiction and the tulips.

That's a lot of joy on More Joy Day.

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Pie is my favorite. I'm not a big dessert eater in general, but you put pie in front of me... ;)

Thank you so much! And there is, isn't there? This icon's gonna get worn out today, I think!
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[identity profile] moscow-watcher.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Happy Joy Day to you! The cover is awesome. And "Prism" is one of the best stories in this corner of fandom.

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much!

And "Prism" is one of the best stories in this corner of fandom. I know you can't see me blushing from where you are, but trust me: I am!

[identity profile] angearia.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
What a beautiful poster! Yay!

And lemon chess is my favorite of all pies!

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't it gorgeous? I was absolutely thrilled! It's the first time anyone's made art for one of my stories instead of the other way around, and I feel like it's a momentous moment in my fandom life!

And now I'm dreaming of what a poster for my Dawn!fic will look like!

Piiiie! Yay!

[identity profile] rebcake.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!

Thank you for sharing your tulips, pie, award, and beautiful cover art with us on this, my favorite Thursday of 2010, so far!

(I think I would really like your mama.)

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You're welcome! And thanks for sharing the joy!

And it was a lovely Thursday, wasn't it?

(I think I would really like your mama.) I like to think so. She's one of the best people I've ever known.

[identity profile] madcap-shiny.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
PIE!

Summer approves of this post.

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if Summer approves, it must be AWESOME!

Also, I adore that picture of her. She's such a goof, and it's totally fabulous.

[identity profile] brunettepet.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
You're certainly having a good day! That poster is beautiful and now you've made me want pie for lunch! Congratulations on the award. Thanks for spreading the joy.

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I had a lovely day! Thank you so much!

And I hope you get your pie, sooner or later!

[identity profile] riccadonna.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Your choice choice of pies has me think south...
The Scarlet And Midnight poster is perfect! I loved that story a lot.

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed! Tennessee girl, born and bred.

Isn't it gorgeous? I thought it really fit the mood of the story. And thank you!
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[identity profile] inksplotched.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
That is a gorgeous poster / book cover / anything it wants to be! *-* Gorgeous.

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't it? I love it!
snickfic: Buffy looking over her shoulder (mood who me)

[personal profile] snickfic 2010-01-14 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Yayyyy! I'm so glad you like your poster! I was familiar with [livejournal.com profile] kate1010's gorgeous work and then when she put her offer up in December, I thought, "What story do I love so much that it absolutely needs a poster?"

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
You are absolutely one of the best people ever! Thank you so much, again--it definitely made my day.

Fab icon!

[identity profile] slaymesoftly.livejournal.com 2010-01-14 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooooh - gorgeous banner for a great fic, yummy foods, awards and tulips - A totally joyful day!

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
It was very joyful, wasn it?

[identity profile] beloved-77.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Pecan and icebox pie, sweet tea...Guessing you're from the South. :-)

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, indeed! And totally a cliche when it comes to food! I'm surprised I didn't mention fried thinks and greens or something!

[identity profile] ladyofthelog.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
Ahhh! Your poster! It is overwhelming me with the pretty!

I am now hungering for the lemon icebox. (see icon for degree of my hunger)

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-15 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
It's so, so pretty! I love it so!

HAHA! I love that icon! And I looove lemon icebox. *wants it*
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[identity profile] redsilverchains.livejournal.com 2010-01-17 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
...LJ kept eating my comment to this for some reason.

But! Never too late to congratulate you and wish you tons of jooooy, right?
I don't think I've ever had any of those pies but oooh. *stomach rumbles*

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2010-01-18 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Stupid lj! *kicks it*

Never too late! Thank you, love!

They're all very, very American Southern; three different people in this thread figured out where I was from just based on my pie choices. So the solution is, you will have to come visit me, and I will ply you with pie!