daydream delusion

I know that some of these pictures are pretty old, but because we're all desperately missing our favorite pie gang, I thought that it would be fun to share a few of my experiences with the Pushing Daisies cast. 

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2007

I was lucky enough to attend the autograph session at last year's Comic-Con and chatted very briefly with the cast.  Some random tidbits:

• Everyone was complimenting Anna on her daisies outfit (she's just all sorts of freaking adorable).
• She thought Comic-Con was really cool and was asking us about Superman Doomsday (which was a really big thing at Comic-Con).  We weren't completely sure about it, and we tried to explain what we knew about it to her.  He dies...he comes back...we were a little clearer about it at the time, but I honestly can't remember anymore.
  
• I asked Lee if he would make the autograph out to me, and he happily obliged, but while he was writing, I asked him what his favorite kind of pie was and he was like, "Wait...hold on...I can't write and talk and the same time...I'm dyslexic!"  It was very cute.
• Anyways, Lee's favorite pies are berry pies.  He also told me that Anna told him she loves fish pies, which they apparently have in England.  He thought they sounded really weird (I actually tried one while I was in London...delicious!).
• Kristin and I just talked about her going back to Broadway, and she that she was going to do Young Frankenstein this year (which I guess she didn't end up doing because of her Daisies commitments). 
  

SCREENING OF THE FALL AT THE HAMMER MUSEUM (April 17, 2008)

The Q&A after the film was only supposed to be with Tarsem, but Lee showed up as a surprise guest!  It was really interesting to hear them both talk about the film...most of what was discussed has shown up in other interviews promoting The Fall. 

I apologize about the lack of pictures from the Q&A, but not one person took out a camera (!), and I didn't want to be the only annoying person flashing away.  The audience seemed like a very serious, artsy group who weren't really Pushing Daisies fans at all.  Only one or two people approached Tarsem and Lee afterwards, and it was just to get their autographs very quickly.  Anyways, I was glad there wasn't a mob because I was able to chat with Lee for a bit. 

• **SPOILERS**:  There's nothing really new (since I think they've been posted recently), but Lee told me that Olive would be joining a convent and that a major storyline would have to do with Ned and Chuck's fathers.  And we'll probably be seeing Ned's dad on the show. 
  
• He seemed to be really excited to hear that I was a Pushing Daisies fan, and you can definitely tell that he absolutely loves working on the show. 
  
• This might sound like an incredibly stupid question to you guys, but I had been confused about the whole no touching thing...I asked if they could only touch through certain materials (plastic, rubber) since if they could touch through clothing, couldn't they hug and and hold hands while wearing normal clothing and gloves all the time?  But, yes, they could hug, but "It's risky!" 
  
• Lee was super sweet and thanked me multiple times for attending the screening, and him and his publicist (or the film's?) urged us to tell all of our friends to go see The Fall (they said they didn't have much of a marketing budget)- so go see it!  I don't think the reviews were very good, but I (and everyone I know that has seen it) thought it was amazing.  I'm not sure if it's still in theaters anywhere, but the DVD comes out in September, so hooray!
  

Here is a picture of Lee from that evening:

Bonus photo of a Pushing Daisies-inspired apple gruyere pie my friends and I made...yum!

Please don't post photos anywhere else without my permission.  Thanks! 

Twilight header/banner

Prom-themed:



The full-sized version (742 x 200) can be found here.

Twilight wallpapers

They prom-themed ones are all variations of the same thing...I think I like the forest one the most, but I thought I would post the two other simpler versions as well.  Also, they were originally made in the 1280x800 resolution, so I apologize if the 1024x768 ones look a little off.  

Teaser trailer-themed:



The 1280 x 800 version can be found here.
The 1024 x 768 version can be found here.  

Credits: 
Brush by Vered 
Lyrics from "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service

Prom-themed forest background:



The 1280 x 800 wallpaper can be found here.
The 1024 x 768 wallpaper can be found here.

Prom-themed grey background:



The 1280 x 800 version can be found here.
The 1024 x 768 version can be found here.  

Prom-themed teal background:



The 1280 x 800 version can be found here.
The 1024 x 768 version can be found here.  

Credits:
Quotation from Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Stock photo of forest from Google Images

I love comments as much as I love Edward Cullen!  Well, not quite.  But still...please comment! :)  And credit if you decide to use the banner/header.  Thanks! 

I was playing around with the coloring of a photo I took of fallen flowers on the grass in St. James' Park and kind of made a texture out of it, so it inspired this meadow-themed wallpaper:



 

Full 1280 x 800 size can be found here.
Full 1024 x 768 size can be found here.

Credits:
Lyrics from "Brightly Wound" by Eisley
3 stock photos from Getty Images


I absolutely love this Walk the Line wallpaper, so I wanted to make a Twilight version from the recent film set photos.  Here is the result: 



Full 1280 x 800 size can be found here.
Full 1024 x 768 size can be found here. 

Credits:
All set photos taken by Amy Howe
Stock photos found on Google Images
Quote from New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

Comments = love.  Thanks! 

Here are a few simple wallpapers and a header/banner I made.  I'm not too happy with them, but I thought I'd share anyways.  Any comments and/or criticism would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks! 



Header/Banner type thing:

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Wallpaper 1:

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Wallpaper 2:

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Wallpaper 3:

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CREDITS for Wallpaper 3:
Star brush from Kuschelirmel-Stock here.
Music brush from The Fifty Muse Brush Gallery here. 

I think I'm more in love with the film after reading Ian McEwan's beautifully-written novel.  Both are haunting and gorgeous (either visually or descriptively), and I would highly recommend both to everybody.

I've just played around with Photoshop to make something for my desktop.  I'm still pretty new to this making graphics thing, so any comments/criticisms would be greatly appreciated!

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Credits: Texture by Tre

Also, I just have to say that James McAvoy clearly deserves a Best Actor nomination and was, unfortunately, snubbed by the Academy.