Pen's summer Icon Giveaway, part 6

[pensnest]

My Boy ran out of pills this morning, so there was something of a kerfuffle, but we got the pharmacist to provide a week's worth in advance of getting the prescription renewed, phew, and then went off to do a Maize Maze. Back in time for the Beast to raid, so everyone's happy.

Last of the icon clearoutgiveaway today. Help yourself, credit and comment are appreciated. I love to see icons I've made in use, so I hope you like something from today's batch.




01 02 03

04 05 06

07 08 09

10 11 12

13 14 15

And also

16 17

18 19

Credits: 02 light texture by iconistas; 05 light by gender; 06 brush by ch_photoshopped; 10 brush by ladybanteerin, light by organicdesigns; 13 light by gender.

Comments

[ravenbat.livejournal.com]

I want to snag a bunch of these. But I can't from this computer. May I come back later and do so?

[pensnest]

Of course. I leave them up, so help yourself whenever you're ready. :-)

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeee, I love # 16 so I'm definitely snagging it! Thank you very much! *runs off with her loot*

[pensnest]

*giggles* You're welcome.

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

But it's so cute</b!!! It looks like an old EP cover from the early 60s :-)

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

Huh??? What happened to the text I wrote????

I wrote this: But it's so cute! It looks like an old EP cover from the early 60s :-)

[pensnest]

Hah! It does indeed! Especially with their good-little-boy haircuts.

[pensnest]

btw have you voted on the latest Lance challenge yet?

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

I just went and did so. And I saw her announcement. It's strange to acctually "meet" people who think like that instead of just hearing about them. I also can't help but marvel at how people can decieve themselves and only see what they want to see. I'm not the least bit suprised that Lance is gay and that has very little to do with popslash and much more with what I've heard about him. His posse of girls for example is pretty typical of all the gay men I've ever known, they always have far more female friends than male ones. I know I'm probably generalising horribly but for me that has become a very clear indicator of a man's sexual leanings :-)

[pensnest]

I know. I mean, it must take a certain amount of dedication to be truly *surprised* by the announcement.

I'm continually bewildered by the citing of religion - which I assume means Christianity - as a reason to turn away from people. Although I'm an atheist, my understanding of Jesus' teachings is that he was accepting of all kinds of 'sinners', and actually explicitly *said* that the old rules no longer counted, the 'new' rules being (a) love God and (b) love one another.

Ah, bah.

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

I think most Western Europeans are bewildered by way religion is used in the political debate in the US. We all know too many horrible examples of what happens when you mix religion and politics to be as unthinking about it as they are. Of course I'm also an atheist, and I live in the most secularised country in the world according to recent studies so I might be biased.

What also made me wonder a little was how she cited her upbringing as a reason. That feels like such a flimsy excuse to me. If you're grown-up you should by definition be able to question the way you were brought up and decide for yourself what you want to keep and what to reject of the values you were taught. Shouldn't you?

[pensnest]

Absolutely - I think part of the definition of being grown up has to be that you figure stuff out for yourself, which almost certainly means picking and choosing among the ideas your parents stuffed into your head. (As a parent myself, I think that's the parent's *job* - but, if the offspring doesn't then think for hirself, the parent hasn't done the job properly.)

And there's that thing again about it being a 'choice' Lance has made. Gah.

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

I don't even know what post you're talking about, and I'm annoyed.

Just thought I'd say.

[pensnest]

Yeah. It's a regrettable view into the, what shall I say, one of the non-popslasher fan povs.

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

I know. But really, you don't have to be a slasher not to be stupid.

[ephemera-pop.livejournal.com]

not only do you make so many pretties, but your pretties come in so many different *styles* - I'm impressed. A;so snaggling '1, #6, and #15, cos I am greedy :D

[pensnest]

It's more fun doing them different, you see. :-D

[ninjetti75.livejournal.com]

YAY!

My Lobster loving heart has grabbed 5, 12, and 18.

Thanks So Much!!!

[pensnest]

You're most welcome. :-)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Beautiful work as always.

[pensnest]

Thank you. (Have you been away?)

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

I took #11 and #16. 16 is gorgeous, I love the colors. I also went back and snagged a couple of the ones from your earlier posts. They're just all so pretty.

[pensnest]

Thank you, and you're welcome. As I've said already, it makes me happy to see icons I've made being used. :-)

[flyingtapes.livejournal.com]

grabbed 2 & 9. thanks!

[pensnest]

You're welcome. :-)

[randomling]

PAIRING ICONS! I so needed them too! :D Ooh, and a group icon for general sparkle posts!

I've got #2, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10, #11, #13, #14 and #18. Because I am not at all greedy!

Thank you so, so, so much.

*goes to upload them to her journal*

[catviret.livejournal.com]

I'm on another icon raid... hi! Snagging #18, may be back for more. :D