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    Tommy

    Gender: Male
    Location: imythyou
    Quote: "I find your lack of faith disturbing." (Darth Vader)
    Height: 6'1"
    Religion: Jedi
    About Me: Crafting faeries (and other flying things) all my life. Designing/building my own wings from scratch and living my childhood dreams one meter (or a thousand) up. Originally from the Bay Area, I now live in Rough & Ready, California.
    Music: Loreena McKinnett my fave overall. Love lots of others too. "Imagine" has always been my favorite song. "What a Wonderful World" (Louis!) my favorite song of hope. My favorite album: "Moodfood" by Moodswings. Upon hearing this album, it immediately knocked all my top "10s" into #8 spots.
    Movies: "Star Wars" and "The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao" immediately come to mind... Lots of others too. Always loved the Sinbad movies featuring Ray Harryhausen's special effects while I was growing up.
    TV: PBS: Frontline
    Books: David Eddings: "The Belgariad" and "The Mallorium." Love this guys subtle (and realistic) plugs on religion/politics too. My favorite spiritual book was by two of my absolute favorite people: Bill Moyers interviewing Joseph Campbell in "The Power of Myth."
    Likes: Light, Flight. Lately, drawing Celtic wings for my færies.
    Dislikes: Selfish-righteous, insecure people who lack the courage to comprehend Nature and portray it honestly. Religious zealots. Sheeple. People who lack the guts to think outside of their narrow mindset and for themselves, instead forcing their leaders' garbage on others.
    Hobbies: Photoshop, photography, astronomy☄, geology, history, anthropology (both), linguistics, sewing kites, and gardening all fall in here, but making kids feel treasured beats all of the above.
    Vices: Pretending it's too cold / hot outside to go for my bike ride, i.e., Lazy. (Bad Tommy!)
    Virtues: Freethought. Critical thinking, because honesty is the only true reality.
    Heroes: Superman. Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Paine. Bill Moyers.

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    Wish Nora well! (and lots of faery-dust! :^)

    Saturday, May 17, 2008, 02:38 AM GMT [General]

    Nora's heading in for surgery on a tumor soon, and my local faerie-buddies've all contacted me to give her lots of faery-dusting. So while Nora's faerypal Kerry gave me this image, my little faerie-friends helped me use a wee bit o' magic to transform the lasse...

    Please wish her well and fill that flower with faery dust! ;^)

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    R U left-brained? Right brained? Ambi?

    Thursday, May 15, 2008, 11:17 AM GMT [General]

    I've just finished many hours fixing up this ani-gif. She's enchanted, and will tell you if you're right or left brained. Take a look! (click image for full-sized faery-spin :^)

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    I seem to spin both ways which is news to me!

    Drew
    May 15, 2008
    10:33 PM GMT

    I was just chiding Lesley...

    Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 03:44 AM GMT [General]

    Seems she'd been feeding my faeries chocolate to get them to come out of hiding. Yes yes Lesley, but I've got to warn you...

     

    Don't feed your faeries chocolate
    Or Pixies they'll become
    And when you go for kisses
    You'll find that you'll have none

    For as soon as you're a sleeping
    Just when your eyes close shut
    Mischievous wings will flutter
    On a mission quite clearcut

    Hershey bars will disappear
    M&Ms will fly
    Cadburys eaten on the spot
    Leaving wings to try

    Yes, fat little rolie-polies
    Your faeries will become
    Each bouncing down the stairs
    On a round little bum

    For faeries, while they're trixie
    Their tummies do think first
    Spritely moves will pass away
    As cheeks begin to burst

    So don't feed your faeries chocolate
    Or so greedy they'll become
    Let's keep them full of spritely grace
    Not winged gremlins on the run

     

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    OH SO TRUE!

    April
    May 13, 2008
    10:41 PM GMT

    Thank you Tommy for putting a smile on my face! (now, where did I put my chocolate!?!)

    Amanda
    May 13, 2008
    05:52 PM GMT

    Brilliant! he he!!!!!
    xxx

    lesley
    May 13, 2008
    04:54 AM GMT

    And now for something...

    Monday, May 12, 2008, 10:22 AM GMT [General]

    ... completely different. I'm trying digital painting. I LOVE it!

    Click the photo to see the full version. Click here to visit Jannelle's site.

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    Seeing in Stereo: Can you?

    Monday, April 28, 2008, 08:57 AM GMT [General]

    Here's a stereo photo I took this morning...

     

    Can you see it? If not, focus your eyes beyond the screen, like you were focusing farther and farther down some railroad tracks. The idea is to make the two images overlap and merge into one. Then... it's like you're standing there looking at it! Click on the photo to see a larger image and practice further, then take a look at some stereo faeries I've put up (one two three). Quite fun!

    Also, here's a new capture I did of one of you... an Enchanted folk!

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    Thank you Tommy!
    Come see me here

    Susan Schroder
    Apr 29, 2008
    03:45 AM GMT

My Photos

Some of my Enchanted Friends

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    April

  • Spirites, 99
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  • cre8tiveone, 49
    cre8tive
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  • Chaley, 28
    Chaley

  • Stacey, 39
    Stacey

  • julia, 38
    julia

  • Janis, 27
    Janis

  • JulMar, 44
    JulMar

  • Samantha, 31
    Samantha

  • Thyme , 46
    Thyme

  • Diana, 108
    Diana

  • Matt, 31
    Matt

    New Friends
  • lesley, 50
    lesley

  • April, 29
    April

  • James, 48
    James

  • Art Sorceress, 51
    Art
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  • Root Deity Poems, 43
    Root
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  • SusanBosler/morganlafey, 52
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  • Emma, 20
    Emma

  • Lara, 18
    Lara

  • marilyn, 28
    marilyn

  • TP, 108
    TP

  • Jannelle, 51
    Jannelle

  • eve, 61
    eve

  • Terrell, 37
    Terrell

  • Dana, 37
    Dana

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    I have always thought that was Kaitlyn's BEST fae face! She was just being herself which is what makes it even more magical for me. :)

    April
    May 16, 2008
    07:27 PM GMT

    Hi Tommy, this is the only picture I have of her.

    Nora

    Kerry
    May 16, 2008
    03:51 PM GMT

    We do love the Faire.

    Josefa
    May 14, 2008
    04:52 AM GMT

    Thank you for the comments on the rainbow photo I posted today. I wish I knew who took that picture! I found it on my little sister's computer that I inhereted when she crossed over (two years ago this past St. Patrick's Day). This photo really spoke to my heart because I felt like that little tree... very alone on a road to nowhere; and then along comes this beautiful reminder that she is always with me in spirit.

    April
    May 12, 2008
    11:30 PM GMT

    *grin* Incentive! hehe

    Aubrey
    May 7, 2008
    09:29 PM GMT

    Hi Tommy, Thanks for the post. I would like to invit you as a friend but I do not know how to do this yet. Take care. James

    James
    May 6, 2008
    05:20 PM GMT

    Well, you have TONS of friends on your list and the one I know (u who) won't even list me!
    I've reread some of those emails. I was in a very different sitch then. You have always been great.
    But I might change my mind if you don't send me a Friend Request! >:^(

    Could use some tips on making my background cool like yours, or I could try to figure it out on my own the hard way.

    Art Sorceress
    May 6, 2008
    02:24 AM GMT

    You're most welcome :)

    Plumevine
    May 5, 2008
    10:43 PM GMT

    Hey, why no friend request yet from you?! You should have been first!

    Has it only been 8 years? Thought it'd been more like 10. ;^)

    Taryn

    Art Sorceress
    May 5, 2008
    09:46 AM GMT

    I know Tommy, the link doesn't work for me either. I have asked the question of Great All Knowing Oracle that is Onesite and am awaiting a reply.
    In the meantime though I was able to start the topics by using the forum tab at the top of the group screen. You'll find a 'post new topic' link at the top right of this screen. Let me know how you get on.

    Drew
    May 4, 2008
    09:51 AM GMT

    Thanks Tommy :) Yay I wish I'd got my pen tablet sooner it's soooo much fun! I love exploring all the brushes in Photoshop :D

    Suzanne
    May 4, 2008
    08:39 AM GMT

    Thank you Tommy, your photography is just amazing and brings some much needed love and delight to the world.
    All the merry best wishes, Fleas

    Root Deity Poems
    May 3, 2008
    09:18 AM GMT

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