I'm a bit of an LJ userpic addict. I'm constantly switching mine around because I want to use all the ones I've collected! (But some stay put for, like, ever.) Some of my favourites are quotes from awesome books, like the one I've used with this entry.

So, quick backstory to this entry.

I went to the library a couple of days ago (yes, yes, this is AFTER the trip where I took out 26 books!) and what leapt out at me as I ascended the ramp past the YA section?

None other than a fresh, brand new, unruffled, smells like teen spirit copy of Lament.

How could I resist?

I'm not as fast as some of you lot, but I'm now on page 86, and I'm getting the same feeling I usually get when I read O.R. Melling, which, if you knew how I felt about O.R. Melling, is an AMAZING accomplishment. *bows down to m_stiefvater*

Ahem. Anyway.

I've hardly ever tried making an icon with just text before. Tonight, I felt compelled to. Here are the first of my efforts (the third one is my favourite and my latest, hence most polished):



So much fun, and OHMYGOSH what a wonderful book!!

p.s. On a sidenote ... I finally watched the first episode of Doctor Who last night, the new series that starts with Christopher Eccleston playing the Doctor. I could not believe how much I loved it! It's quirky British humour, awesome music, fabulous acting, and a spitfire story all rolled into one. I have a loooooot of catching up to do.