The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. (Your Mileage May Very. Not Available in All Locations.)

[thefourthvine]

'Tis the season for, well, seasonal posts. Thinking of giving me something for my birthday (which is the 17th of November) or the Big Amalgamated Year End Holiday (which is closer than it seems)? Let me direct you to my handy wish list for ideas, although of course any gift will be accepted with a cheerful smile and sincere gratitude. Thinking you might be the questionably lucky person assigned to write for me in Yuletide? You are a strange and kindred soul, and there's a letter here that is addressed to you.



A Consummation Devoutly to Be Wished

(Note: if you want my address for the items here that need mailing, email me; I have a LiveJournal address.)

1. Fan fiction. I rec fan fiction because I love it. It is a good gift to give me! If you read this LJ, you know what I like, and if you click here and direct your eyes to the right side of your screen, you will see a very long list of the fandoms I read. (Current favorites include, in alphabetical order, DCU, dS, Jossverse, O11, SGA, SG1, SN, SV, TFATF, and TS, but I'm so very easy.) I like humor, snappy dialog, happy endings, OTPs, plot, and porn. I can't handle deathfic, and I can't handle it when animals are hurt or die in fic. Beyond that? I will be happy with anything that is written for me, because it was written for me, and that is the kind of thing that makes TFVs very, very happy. Sometimes they even whisper, very quietly, "For me," doing their best to imitate Helium from Strindberg and Helium. Which is frankly a little disturbing, but really, we keep that kind of thing private. And we're getting the hell out of first person plural before we break something.
   
   But if you want to go above and beyond (or you just want to know what lurks in the shadier sectors of my brain), here are some of my Questing Beast stories - the ones I eternally seek:
   
   
   • I, Robot (the book by Isaac Asimov), Gregory Powell/Mike Donovan. This book was the first one ever to register on my very primitive slash-detector, but apparently I'm the only person in history whose slashy senses pinged for these two. I still maintain that they were so doing it, out there all isolated in the depths of space with only the three laws, assorted broken robots, and each other for company. (Look. You try getting off with the Three Laws of Robotics.) Anyone who wants to prove that - or write gen about them; seriously, I don't care - will make me happy beyond my capacity to express in only three dimensions.
     
     
   • Angel the Series, Angelus/Charles Baudelaire. I can't be the only person who heard the Baudelaire reference in She (season one) and sat bolt upright, crying "That explains everything!" Because it does. Baudelaire was obsessed with good, but mostly with evil (and with sex and drugs). He wrote poems about being surrounded by demons, about the sun and the moon, about horror and death and darkness. He had a long-term lover who was a witch. He wrote more than one poem about a vampire. Just scan your eyes down the poems of Les Fleurs du Mal - see what I mean? Clearly, Angelus got to him when he was young and impressionable and destroyed his mind, either with or without a lot of hot gay sex, and I for one want to know how that came about. But I could never write it. So I continue to hope that someone else will.
     
     
   • The Sting, Johnny Hooker/Henry Gondorff. One of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the universe is why this not a huge honking fandom with weekly kerfluffles and maybe a couple clever pairing portmanteaus (Hooff? Gonker? Henny?). Because these guys, these guys are insanely slashy. You couldn't put Newman and Redford on the same continent without getting slash spikes so severe that sometimes entire groups of random men turned gay. Even Newman's wife noticed it. (She said she figured if Newman ever left her, it would be for Redford.) And this movie - say what you will about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (and I think there's a lot to be said about it), I think this is slashier. Also, it has a happy ending. I would love, love, love to see some fic in this fandom.
   
   
2. Those who can, pimp. Teach me of Our Fannish Heritage; that post explains how. Fandoms that I consider to be part of Our Fannish Heritage include:
   
   
   • Highlander.
     
     
   • The Sentinel.
     
     
   • Star Trek: The Original Series.
     
     
   • The Professionals.
     
     
   • Starsky and Hutch.
     
     
   • Anything else you think I should know; I'm here to be taught.
   
   
3. Pimp me baby one more time. Do you have a newer fandom you'd like to spread to unwitting and mostly innocent parties? I stand ready to be pimped, and so does Best Beloved, who actually does all the media consuming in our household. (I handle the smut and the whining.) Send us a pimp kit - basically, key episodes and a description of why they are key, ideally with an emphasis on the slashiness - for any fandom you think we might enjoy. Possibilities include (but are in no way limited to):
   
   
   • Doctor Who (9th Doctor edition).
     
     
   • The Invisible Man.
     
     
   • Yami no Matsuei, Kyo Kara Maoh, Neon Genesis Evangelion - basically, any anime you believe would enhance Best Beloved's knowledge of and love for the genre and my knowledge of and love for the affiliated smut.
   
   
4. Graphics are good. The icon lust is upon me, but, tragically, I am graphically untalented. I especially lust after icons that aren't built around actors or faces - although, in a pinch, a drawn or animated face is always good. Some things I like that might make good graphics fodder: wombats, dogs, and fish. Astronomy, molecules, and fractals. Sex, smut, and erotica. Old prints, maps, and illustrated manuscripts. Books, words, and grammar. Shades of gray, earth tones, and dark, murky colors. The icon themes I collect (in other words, I always have one, and I rotate around my collection regularly): dogs, umbrellas, books, computers, writing (all alphabets), maps, and icons with my own LJ name on them.
   
   And, again, I have super-special requests this year. (I'm not sure why you'd want to fulfill these requests, but I'm putting them out there all the same.)
   
   
   1. An icon from this set, or even the whole set (and the spelling and grammar used here is crucial for these):
      
      
      • I am a genius and allways rigt, on an icon of Rodney McKay, ideally recognizably him but not just his face.
        
        
      • No Parking, with graphics of your choice, from SGA or any other fandom.
        
        
      • A daisy is wite and yelow but not me I hop, again with any graphics you choose.
        
        
      • Far and away I wish do knok and enter, ideally on a picture of the Gate (beta or blue-rune-of-death enhanced version) or Atlantis.
        
        
      • All the bees are ded, with the image of your choice.
      
      
   2. An icon that says, "More Sodomy. More Dinosaurs." or just "Sodomy and Dinosaurs." (From the excellent story here.) Plus some kind of picture type thing, obviously, but I have no clue what would go with that.
      
      
   3. Icons that follow the above general restrictions (no human faces, nothing that relies on the recognition of a single actor or character) that are related to:
      
      
      • Vids.
        
        
      • Music.
        
        
      • Glee.
      
      
   4. Teach a woman to make icons and she will stop begging for them. In other words, I have a folder of saved photos that I think have good icons in them. If you want to teach me, in very slow baby steps designed for the graphically impaired, how to make these into icons - or if you want to see the folder and icon it or just giggle at my taste - let me know.
   
   
5. Give. My favorite charities include:
   
   
   • Labmed, which helps rescued Labs get the medical care they need.
     
     
   • Public libraries. Got some books in good condition that you don't need? Or a few extra bucks? A library near you could probably use both. You could also give to the Malibu Public Library.
     
     
   • Heifer International - that link will take you to my Heifer wish list, and I'll even match donations made there. Just think - we could buy someone ducks!
   
   
6. Give LiveJournal time to someone else. My addiction is so severe that I now have a permanent account, so I don't need LJ time. But - take a look at Buy for Friends (that will give you your friends list, not mine); is there someone who has a free account who writes stuff you like to read? Someone who is having a crappy holiday season? Someone who makes gorgeous icons who might like a chance to use them? I would love it if you gave that person paid LJ time or an LJ gift certificate or whatever. It is, I promise you, lots of fun.
   
   
7. Feed them. In other words, leave some feedback for someone whose stories or vids or icons you've enjoyed. If you're up to it, you could even make it a challenge: ten pieces of feedback in a month, or something like that. Or send some well-deserved love to the people who hold our fannish world together: archivists, moderators for lists and communities, people who run resource lists or sites or journals or newsletters. Someone made your fannish experience more fun or more interesting or easier this week; if you told that person about it, you'd be giving a gift to her and me.
   
   
8. Feed me. I love trying foods from other countries (and I have a love for Tunnocks and Tim-Tams that is in no way facilitated by their stubborn refusal to move to this country). If you live somewhere other than the western United States and you want to send me a local treat, that would be excellent. I'm a vegetarian, but anything non-animal is fair game. I will poke it! I will prod it! I will make Best Beloved eat some, too!
   
   
9. Write to me. I'm terrible about sending things via the mail system, as anyone who has ever waited (and is still waiting) on a package from me will tell you, but I love getting personal mail - cards, letters, whatever. Doesn't have to be a holiday card, either; feel free to send me a card your kid made out of construction paper, or a letter that Rodney McKay wrote to John Sheppard that somehow got misdirected to me, or a postcard you bought last summer. I will open it with glee and display it in my home.
   
   
10. Sing to me. Or, you know, get others to. I collect holiday music and mutant cover versions; if you have a favorite song in either category, and you want to share it, I would adore that. (Mp3, if possible; I might be getting an iPod, after all.)
    
    
    
    
    The Merriest, Maddest Day of All the Year
    
    Dear Yuletide Santa,
    
    If you have any questions or want clarification on anything, feel free to comment anonymously on this post. IP logging is off, so I won't know who you are, and it won't take the mystery or joy out of the Yuletide Experience for me. (Provided this does not prove unacceptable to the Yuletide organizers, of course.)
    
    Okay. That's all I really had to say. The rest of this is just in case you want to get to know my preferences, my fandoms, or me a bit better. If this is going to give you a massive anxiety attack, skip it all with my blessing.
    
    You may have noticed that I gave you some very, um, detailed suggestions. I did that because last year my recipient gave me details for one of her stories, and I ended up writing that one - it was much, much easier to write from a given starting point. And, after all, three of these four requests will go into the NYR pot, where details are definitely better.
    
    But I want to emphasize: the ideas are just there to help you out and to take the edge off your Yuletide Angst. If they're actually making things worse - if you're staring at them blankly and saying, "There is no way that I could write that," remember: you don't have to. They're just guidelines, really; feel free to ditch everything that doesn't work for you.
    
    I'm primarily a recommender, so if you want to know the kinds of stories I like to read, you might want to browse through my back posts. To summarize, though: the most important things to me are characterization and voice - and I love snappy dialog, which you may have already figured out based on the fact that all my requested Yuletide fandoms are dialog-intensive; many of them also feature banter. I enjoy plotty stories and character studies and porny stories; slash or gen or het or femslash - any genre is fine with me.
    
    I prefer happy endings to unhappy ones, humor to angst, external problems to internal ones. I am squicked by intense embarrassment, rape, and animal mistreatment or death. And please don't kill anyone off. I'm not up to death stories this year, not in fandoms I love so much.
    
    And I really do love all these fandoms. I first read I, Robot and Wodehouse (his, um, complete oeuvre; I went through a whole Wodehouse epoch that summer) when I was ten. I, Robot was my introduction to science fiction, and my very first experience with what I now call slashiness. Wodehouse came a little later, but his stuff also pinged on my proto-slashometer, with the school stories actually scoring higher than Jeeves and Wooster (I know, I know; I was a weird kid). I read I, Robot and the Wodehouse school stories to pieces; I am on my second or third copy of each one. I saw The Sting for the first time years ago; I had never heard of it, because it came out way before movies were registering on my own radar, so it was this astonishing surprise to me. (I had never seen Robert Redford or Paul Newman in anything, either, and their chemistry was a real surprise to me.) It was clever! It was funny! It had characters I liked and a plot I understood! The Sting was the triggering incident for my obsession with capers and buddy stories, and it was one of the things that put me on the path to fandom. And Zero Effect is, for me, the runt of the litter that you love an extra amount because he's the runt. No one has ever seen it except for me and my Best Beloved, it seems, so it's almost like it's our own personal movie. And, seriously, could there be a better one? It is so very wonderful; I can quote whole chunks of it. And, again, it has all the ingredients for my kind of true media love: great characters, buddies, loyalty, humorous dialog, a zany plot.
    
    So, obviously, I have long-standing, hopelessly devoted relationships with all these canons; that means I will look on a story in any of them with adoring and uncritical eyes. In short: I will love the story you write, because it is in one of my most loved fandoms, and because it is for me.
    
    Thank you for writing for me.
    
    Love,
    TFV
    
    

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dahne_/]

I, Robot (the book by Isaac Asimov), Gregory Powell/Mike Donovan.

Haha! I just finished this (excellent) book, and I kept finding myself thinking the exact same thing. The only detracting factor would be how often they snark at each other, but hey, we mostly see them while in the midst of highly stressful situations.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Thank you. This is what I've been saying for years! And I think the snark enhances the slashiness, actually; most of my favorite pairings have a high sarcasm quotient. My slogan is apparently "Snark is love." (And, hee. Now I'm thinking of a color bar with my seven snarkiest pairings; that'd be excellent.)

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

i don't know how i missed this post yesterday, but i'd be happy to teach you to make icons. :-) if, you know, you like my style. i don't do the mad graphics madness some people do, but, you know, i've taught some people some things.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Ooo, cool! Thank you. Yes, please teach me how to make icons. (Ideally starting with what software I'll need. Because of my tragic graphical impairment, I don't ever buy design stuff.)

And you're not the only one who missed this post; almost everyone did, because I once again managed to backdate something without intending to. This is why I usually update only through Semagic.

But it's not a problem, because if my Santa comes here for information, she'll see it. And that's what matters.

Unless, of course, she's already got me on her friends list, and therefore just assumes I haven't posted one and doesn't come here to check. Crap.

*tries to figure out the odds of that*

[soupytwist.livejournal.com]

I can do you Ninth Doctor. :) Not every episode, but a pimp kit for the slash, hella yes. Least I could do in return for your fabulous recs. :)

[soupytwist.livejournal.com]

Oh and also, snark is totally love (either that or I've been entirely imagining things for most of my adult-rated life), and anyone bringing Powell/Donovan into the world will be worshipped in a godlike manner by me. Cause, damn, how is there not a fandom already? My brain does not comprehend.

Zero Effect!

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

And Zero Effect is, for me, the runt of the litter that you love an extra amount because he's the runt. No one has ever seen it except for me and my Best Beloved, it seems, so it's almost like it's our own personal movie. And, seriously, could there be a better one?

Oh my God. I knew there was a reason I friended you. (Um. Aside from the amazing rec sets, that is.) I love this movie. So. Much. SOMUCH! Admittedly, I went to see it solely because the soundtrack contains a song by one of my-favorite-bands-that-no-one-else-has-heard-of ("Till You Die" by the Candy Butchers, which plays under the milkshake scene. I'm completely bewildered by their continued obscurity, since lead singer Mike Viola also co-wrote and sang the lead vocal of the title track of That Thing You Do; I can only conclude that it's due to the fact that the band Does Not Suck, which is evidently a crippling handicap in today's pop music scene. Not that I am bitter), but five minutes in I came to the horrified/amused realization that Daryl Zero and I have more than a little in common. About ten minutes after that, that I knew that (a) I loved the movie and (b) hardly anyone else would even hear of it.

Re: Zero Effect!

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

*bonds*

Yes! Another person who loves Zero Effect! I had thought there weren't any others. And, um, also - I too know the feeling of having just a bit more in common with Daryl Zero than is entirely comfortable.

*bonds some more*

I should totally look up the Candy Butchers. (I have two songs by them already, including of course the ZE song, but I should put more work into it.) You clearly have excellent taste.

[starfishchick]

Hee, Baudelaire slash! That'd be fantastic. (I would also love to see fic about Gerald de Nerval and his pet lobster. But not *like that*.)

And why oh why is there no great volume of fic for The Sting?

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Yes! It would indeed be fantastic. I mean, Baudelaire/Angel. Tell me you don't see it. And, seriously, Fleurs du Mal pretty much slashes itself.

I would also love to see fic about Gerald de Nerval and his pet lobster. But not *like that*.

Yes again. I would love that. He'd be walking it, muttering to it about the bourgeoisie and their tiny minds, and advising it to rejoice in their stares - "You are revealing to them the essential dullness of their souls, Pierre [do you know the name of the lobster, by the way? Because I don't]. With this ribbon around your neck, you invert their dreary order; with every step you take, you challenge them to see the world beyond their cheeses. Scuttle with pride, my fine friend! Be inscrutable and deep as the sea."

And perhaps he could recite some poetry, too. It would be fabulous.

And why oh why is there no great volume of fic for The Sting?

I'm becoming increasingly certain that this is proof of the inherent injustice of this universe.

*pouts*

[moosesal.livejournal.com]

I love The Zero Effect. I watch it everytime I see that it's on tv and then think 'why don't I own this?'

I need to watch The Sting again. It's been ages upon ages. Redford and Newman are definitely a hot combo.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

You should most definitely own it. You could put it on your wish list!

And, truly, there can never be too many viewings of The Sting. It is a wonderful movie. I cannot for the life of me figure out why Redford and Newman didn't inspire a whole load of fangirls and slash; they were perfect for both. (I mean, I know they had regular fans in plenty. But not, as far as I know, our type of fangirl.)

[dtkokoro.livejournal.com]

Ever read any Yaoi? There are a bunch of sites that scanalate yaoi manga. I can give you a few sites and info if you're interested. My aim is AKokoro

[claire.livejournal.com]

One of my very favourite things is buying random people LJ time or icons or vouchers.

[artyartie.livejournal.com]

Last year I was your Yuletide recipient, and let me honestly say, I think I was one of the luckiest ones. Your 'All Creatures' story was just so perfect and sweet, and was even shared with my 'All Creatures' loving, non fan fiction reading friends and they all loved it - some of them even thought it was a missing story from the books. So once again, thank you, and I only hope to have such a wonderful present under my metaphorical tree this year.

[exceptinsects.livejournal.com]

I actually own Zero Effect! So it's not just you.
I remember watching it for the first time and going Oh My God, how have I not ever heard of this movie before?

My favorite movie that no one's ever heard of, though, is Mumford. If you haven't seen it, go watch it immediately.

[delurker.livejournal.com]

Teach a woman to make icons and she will stop begging for them. In other words, I have a folder of saved photos that I think have good icons in them. If you want to teach me, in very slow baby steps designed for the graphically impaired, how to make these into icons - or if you want to see the folder and icon it or just giggle at my taste - let me know.

I would love to help you learn how to icon! I too am graphically impaired, but I find that this doesn't stop me from making nice icons. It's such fun. :)

Feel free to contact me as well, but I thought I'd share some links with you which I think are good for people who are just starting out in their icon making. I've

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<i>Teach a woman to make icons and she will stop begging for them. In other words, I have a folder of saved photos that I think have good icons in them. If you want to teach me, in very slow baby steps designed for the graphically impaired, how to make these into icons - or if you want to see the folder and icon it or just giggle at my taste - let me know.</i>

I would love to help you learn how to icon! I too am graphically impaired, but I find that this doesn't stop me from making nice icons. It's such fun. :)

Feel free to contact me as well, but I thought I'd share some links with you which I think are good for people who are just starting out in their icon making. I've <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/delurker/26082.html"put them in a post in my LJ</a> so I can edit it to fix coding or add links - it seemed safer than in a comment.
(And I did wind up with coding mistakes, so it's just as well.)

[delurker.livejournal.com]

Ah! Coding mistake, and I only did one link! Gah.
List is here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/delurker/26082.html?mode=reply).

[ladyvyola.livejournal.com]

So with you on The Sting slash!

Did you see this? Too Long in the Rain (http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/15/toolong.html)? Quick -- before the archive is shut down for the long upload season!

robot slash, fyi

[devohoneybee.livejournal.com]

fyi, I wrote a Methos/R. Daneel Olivaw slash pwp a while back, called I, Immortal. Can be found here: http://wordsmiths.net/devo/immortal.htm

[jaebi-lit.livejournal.com]

Could you please email me your postal address and folder of photos for icons at cyk5@pantheon.yale.edu ? Thanks!

[(Anonymous)]

Icons (http://photobucket.com/albums/c293/anlace/)

[sprat.livejournal.com]

I missed this when you posted it, somehow, but I'd love to send you Canadian treats, if you want them. Your recs have been my gateway to pretty much everything ficcish--including a lot of great Due South stuff I'd never have read otherwise. :)

Send your mailing address to sprat75 @gmail.com. Oh, and do you prefer sweet things or non-sweet ones? Any specific requests?

[lite-bright.livejournal.com]

Highlander, oh my! I will so put together a starter kit on that show for you. Because I love it dearly, and want everyone to know this. And feel the love.

Not that I make any sense. But yes, guide to Highlander fandom, coming right up. And also regional (i.e. British) treats coming your way! Whee.

oh, god, you posted this ages ago. I have no comment-fu, it would seem.

Christmas Music!

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

Christmas music!

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0WYJFHNAPR9IT3L8T2OVTZOLZV), Zurich Saengerknabel

I believe in Father Christmas (http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0W31QTVO47SZT15UCESCB1GGP3), Greg Lake

Silent Night (http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0B4YY24J1O17R0AQ7634JZ1JMO), Sinead O'Connor

Walking in the Air (http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0DEXGS4X5FD961I8AFCH8OMLM8), Aled Jones

Christmas pimping

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

Oh, and do you know Weiss Kreuz? And if you don't, would an anime about terribly pretty, terribly anguished "good" assassins and terribly pretty, terribly cheerful psionic bad assassins appeal? It's practically self-slashing (though not to the same extent as Yami no Matsuei, I have to admit) It might have to wait till after Christmas to copy season 1 (with the original and the best character designs) - there are two seasons and a two-part OVA.

[cereta.livejournal.com]

Holler at me next week, and I might be able to come up with something for you on the Invisible Man front.

[omnia-mutantur.livejournal.com]

email me a snail mail address, and i'll send you postcards of quaint new england scenes with random quotes on it. (my livejournal name at livejournal dot com.)

[omnia-mutantur.livejournal.com]

except, with grammar that displays my ability to use my native language, promise.

please read the above comment with the correction of your choice:
either "a postcard" and "it" or "postcards" and "them."

[janet-carter.livejournal.com]

Heifer Project! We used to collect change for them in Sunday School!

I thought I had more wacky cover versions, but here's what I could dig up at the moment (let me know if there're any problems with the links; yousendit was being wacky):
Cardigans featuring Tom Jones - Burning Down The House.mp3 (http://s60.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1WKCC9ZD847812687EI861YUZN)

Sting and the Chieftains - Sisters of Mercy (http://s60.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1UCN3JD779W2V2VLR6AGDR20BI)

Frank Zappa - Ring of Fire (http://s64.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2R68JZVHIE5800XU5WVYUU3AJ9)

Chelsea Hotel 2 - Purple 59.mp3 (http://s63.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2LVMHWA7Q3Y4G2AA8WOLM7BLB8)

And, Christmas and a cover: <a href="http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2QYW7A8EFO8D41P2M900BQZOLK>Sufjan Stevens - I Saw Three Ships.mp3</a>

[janet-carter.livejournal.com]

... <a href="http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2QYW7A8EFO8D41P2M900BQZOLK>Sufjan Stevens - I Saw Three Ships.mp3</a>

[dine.livejournal.com]

# Write to me. I'm terrible about sending things via the mail system, as anyone who has ever waited (and is still waiting) on a package from me will tell you, but I love getting personal mail - cards, letters, whatever. Doesn't have to be a holiday card, either; feel free to send me a card your kid made out of construction paper, or a letter that Rodney McKay wrote to John Sheppard that somehow got misdirected to me, or a postcard you bought last summer. I will open it with glee and display it in my home.

I've followed your other journal for some time (and greatly enjoy your writings therein) - for some reason I just now became inspired to friend this LJ, and catch up on your rants, raves and recs and I'm having a blast so far.

anyhow - I would dearly love to add you to my Big Book o' Slashers and send random mail. if you want a personal recommendation that I'm not much of a menace, mmwd can speak to my character. iffn you're up for mail, please e-mail your contact info to: dinerd (at) earthlink (dot) net

Icons?

[starfishchick]

I know they're pretty low-brow, but still, if they amuse you, please feel free to use them!

1. stego

2. tricera

3. bronto

Link to icons: maps

[starfishchick]

http://semyaza.livejournal.com/654135.html

Or, you know, http://semyaza.livejournal.com/tag/maps