"I Like the Theatre, but Never Come Late..."

[psalm_onethirtyone]

Educate yourselves.

This man--I worship this man. I read all three of John Bellairs' series when I was little, despite the fact that they gave me nightmares, purely for his illustrations and the fact that I had a crush on Johnny. Is brilliant man. His own books, too, are magnificent, and his friends called him Ted. Like Neddy Burne-Jones, but not! I love nicknaming Edward. ^_^; Ridiculous me.

--At any rate. GOREY = GENIUS. Go ye and read.

...He should have illustrated Ogden Nash. That would have made my life complete.

...And the rocks with eyes in The Dreadful Summons? Are cuter than turtles. Bwah.

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[bewareofitalics]

And he also illustrated Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats! *considers using Bucky/Bustopher/Bungle icon, but decides to not scare Soujin away from the internet on her first day back, so here's Etcetera, who was not illustrated by Edward Gorey, but that's okay*

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Yes! He did! I knew there was some feat of his I'd forgotten-- (THANK YOU)-- eeee. Etcetera has the most wonderful scrunched nose ever, you know.

[bewareofitalics]

*gasp* Forgetteth not the cats! *is all about the faux-Shakespearean today, apparently* (You're welcome. *saves B/B/B for another time, bwaha*) I love Etcetera. She's so happy and crazy and scrunchy.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I crave thy pardon! I shall not forget again! *not alone, yay* (...*dies woefully*) She iiiiiiis.

[bewareofitalics]

Take care thou dost not! (...*revives?*) And she looks kinda like my cousin, which is cool. *g*

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I shall not, I swear't! (*awakens! and eees over your icon!*) OOOh. Yes. *fangirls your cousin*

[bewareofitalics]

Ah, then I shall forgive thee. (Yay, live Soujin! And yay, Little Princess!)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I cannot tell thee how glad I am, ay! (^_^ Yes! And I used the wrong Secret Garden icon, oops. Here we go. Tasha Tudor!)

[bewareofitalics]

And to see thy gladness doth make me glad indeed! (*giggles* I love Tasha Tudor. She and John R. Neill are my favorite illustrators. Speaking of which, Neill icon!)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Oh, thou'rt too good to me! I rejoice in thee, Lady. (Yessss. She's wonderful, he's wonderful, and then there's Edward Gorey. *iconlove!*)

[bewareofitalics]

As do I in thee! (I feel like there's some other illustrator I'm forgetting to show love for... ah well. *theirloveissofloppy!*)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

^________^ (...really. Me too...! *andneedingtobereshaped!*)

[bewareofitalics]

(*cannot think of't, woe!* *andheartless!*)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

(we'll get over it. *clings* *andpaintedoneyes!*

[bewareofitalics]

(True. *but clings back anyway* *Psst - Scraps has button eyes. ;) andBRAINSomg!*)

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

(It'll still scar us, though? *sticks* *shhhhhhh ohyes,definitelybrains!*)

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

...

...

I LOVED JOHN BELLAIR.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

XD XD XD XD HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS OMG. AND THE ONE WITH THE GOLD FISHES. AND THAT WAS WHERE I PICKED UP 'NUTTY AS A FRUITCAKE WITH CITRON CHUNKS AND ALMONDS'. <3333333333 I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

...Zara. We're soulmates.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

*FLAILS* I DON'T REMEMBER THEM TOO WELL, BUT I KNOW I WAS UTTERLY IN LOVE AND ADDICTED AND NO ONE ELSE I KNEW HAD HEARD OF THEM...! I MAY STILL HAVE SOME.

...Of course.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I KNOW I DO. XD THIS IS TOO WONDERFUL. I READ EVERY. SINGLE. DAMN. ONE, YOU KNOW. ALL OF THEM.

...<3333333

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

I DONATED MOST OF MY YOUNG ADULT BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY, BUT I THINK I KEPT THOSE BECAUSE I HAD SUCH FOND MEMORIES-- I WILL LOOK WHEN I AM HOME.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

THAT WOULD BE THE BEST THING EVER. I JUST CANNOT GET OVER THAT. JOHN BELLAIRS. AHAHAHA.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

TOTALLY COUSINS SOULMATES.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

LIEK WHOA, MINE ANGEL. AND IN CONCLUSION.

[nympholepsy.livejournal.com]

Edward Gorey was one of my childhood heroes, probably owing entirely to the 'Mystery!' intro. I love the descriptions of his house, too.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

The 'Mystery!' intro? *bounces* I don't know about his house-- I was only reading the author of the 'Donald' books's introduction on him. Tell me? ^_^

[nympholepsy.livejournal.com]

(Yes, I thought that the wailing woman with the scarf hanging off of the roof was infinitely glamorous.)

It was, by all accounts, this fabulously ramshackle old house around Cape Cod, called Elephant House. It was filled with all of this very odd and very Goreyish miscellany and is now, I believe, a museum.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

(Eeee, yes.)

...It sounds wonderful. And can one go there, and visit, if it's a museum? I would give anything. Eeee, goodness.