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Weeeell I guess I should post a journal advertising the first ever club my buddies and I set up.
So yes, TA-DAAAAAAAH!!! CARNIE BOYS!!! !!!
Two gorgeous men who make watching Heroes worth our while.

So we're either fangirling Samuel and Edgar because their fanbase is gonna get biiiig in the future or.. this is gonna stay a not so popular fandom of which I'll be one of the few (and thus proud) followers.
The guys are cool and hot (at the same time), have good chemistry and are working hard to earn Heroes some new fans. So I hope this club is gonna encourage people to get together, submit more art, fics, banners, wallpapers etc etc.


(and I must admit, having a *good* reason to do fanart is always welcome... )

So??.. Carnie boys lovers, join us!!!

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]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/27811893/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/27811893/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:29:43 PDT I'm horrible I know.
But I just.. can't help feeling *deeply* moved by those complete strangers (not anymore) who are touched by my works, inspired, who find in them something that makes them.. happy! And it's really beautiful when they let me know, and posting a journal with a link to their vids or works is the LEAST I can do to return the favour..
So in this case we have , a French young lady, relatively new to dA, who was kind enough to use my "Lucius and Snape: Deatheaters" deviation [link] as inspiration for her own drawing. [link]
Notice how she used pastels instead of acrylics. This definitely reminds me of some works by Matisse. [link]
Pay her a visit, ladies and gents.

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/27662092/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/27662092/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:03:28 PDT

Three Things You Want To Do Before You Die:

1. Visit the States
2. Have kids
3. Meet Daniel Lavoie

Three Names You Go By:

1. Elenaki
2. Lenio
3. Ilen

Three Screen Names You Have Had (Other Than This One):

1. Promethea
2. Eleni
3. LeNain

Three Physical Things You Like About Yourself:

1. My eyes
2. My chin
3. My eyebrows

Three Parts Of Your Heritage:

1. Crete
2. Asia Minor
3. Lesvos

Three Things That Scare You:

1. boredom/repetition
2. loneliness/isolation
3. blindness

Three Of Your Everyday Essentials:

1. Water
2. Sleep
3. Internet

Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now:

1. my panties
2. my glasses
3. ..........



Three Of Your Favorite Bands/Musical Artists:

1. Queen
2. David Bowie
3. Tom Waits

Three Of Your Favorite Songs:

1. "The show must go on" by Queen
2. "Slow burn" by David Bowie
3. "Underground" by Tom Waits

Three Things You Want In A Relationship:

1. lotsa laughter
2. common interests
3. staying home

Two Truths And A Lie (in no particular order):

1. I have three siblings(truth)
2. I love flame wars(lie)
3. My favorite color is pink (truth)

Three Physical Things About The Preferred Sex That Appeal To You:

1. fair skin
2. nice smile
3. clever eyes

Three of your Favorite Hobbies:

1. drawing
2. msn
3. watching films

Three Things You Want To Do Really Badly Right Now:

1. draw Samuel/Edgar fanart...
2. colour my latest commission and get over with it!!!
3. draw a storyboard and concept art for some project of mine

Three Careers You're Considering/You've Considered:

1. teacher of english literature
2. translator
3. architect (wtf...)

Three Places You Want To Go On Vacation:

1. Los Angeles
2. New York
3. Vienna

Three Kid's Names You Like:

1. Alexandros (Boy)
2. Artemis (Girl)
3. Andromeda (Girl)

Three Ways That You Are Stereotypically A Girl:

1. I like pink
2. I like Hello Kitty and kawaii stuff like that
3. I like shoujo manga of the '70s

Three Ways That You Are Stereotypically A Boy:

1. won't quit
2. would rather be a loner than beg for company
3. geeking out

Three People That I Would Like To See Take This Quiz Now:


]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/27283886/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/27283886/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:12:39 PDT

The rules are:

1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4. Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them.
5. No tag-backs.



1 - My late auntie, my grandma's sister used to see the ghost of their executed brother in her sleep. That story used to give me goosebumps, although I'm not much into ghosts myself..
2 - I haven't decided yet what gives me more satisfaction, drawing or writing.
3 - I wish I were vegetarian but I can't say no to meat, I need it..
4 - Tom Felton was in ATHENS a couple of weeks ago, signing autographs in a mall close to where I work and I.. couldn't be there, 'cause I had to be somewhere else. ARRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!
5 - I'm not into alcohol, and I wonder how some people even *enjoy* it. I just wonder. I'm more addicted to sugar myself.
6 - I have a stray cat I looooooove but he scratches too much so I can't really pet him anymore. He's black and his name is Hiroki. For you who have read the "Battle Royale" manga and remember the scene where Hiroki, the shy martial artist guy, is trying to make a baby kitten pee, you'll understand why my cat got that name.
7 - I used to play the piano but it was too hard for me to learn anything, it needed a LOT of practice to even master a simple tune and I was too impatient..
8 - I promised myself I'd start a martial art as soon as I got a transfer back to Athens but I don't think I have the energies for that.. I wake up very early and that drains me, plus I need to save time for my drawing..
9 - My grandparents were refugees from the destruction of Smyrna (Asia Minor) in 1922.
10 - There are many many actors I've fangirled over the years, most of them stayed with me. I appreciate each and every one of them, although I'm too bored to name them right now. (too many!) But I've fangirled only TWO actresses all my life, and that's Sigourney Weaver and Jodie Foster.

So now I tag

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/26938027/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/26938027/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:19:12 PDT [link]
It's a total honour to see my Lucius/Snape art in a vid by with this AWESOME song, "Dance with the devil" by Breaking Benjamins. The song is so angsty just like Lucius and Snape's relationship would be. And the editing kicks major arse. Sigh, I had forgotten what it's like to drool over Lucius and Snape togetheeerrrr!

Oh and here's another one, my "Esmeralda's Tambourine" deviation featured in THIS exquisite vid!!
http: // www.youtube. com / watch ? v = ptqHiXt4xvM (ok guys, try to copy/paste the link without the spaces between the letters otherwise dA is showing emoticons ) by It really is beautiful, with a beautiful Hungarian song!

Edit: is sooooooo precious... He flatters me too much by featuring my art in his journal, but plz check out all the other kickass artists in there! [link]

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/26848879/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/26848879/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:14:34 PDT
I don't know much about it yet, it's quite new, but make sure you encourage everyone involved in it!
Become a member, I already am.

_{(and I do hope they like my art..)}

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/25715341/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/25715341/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:22:39 PDT Electric Dreams

[link]


I only knew you for a while
I never saw your smile
til it was time to go
Time to go away (time to go away)
Sometimes its hard to recognize
Love comes as a surprise
And its too late
Its just too late to stay
Too late to stay

We`ll always be together
However far it seems
(love never ends)
We`ll always be together
Together in electric dreams

Because the friendship that you gave
Has taught me to be brave
No matter where I go I`ll never find a better prize
(find a better prize)
Though you're miles and miles away
I see you every day I don't have to try
I just close my eyes, I close my eyes

We'll always be together
However far it seems
(love never ends)
We' ll always be together
Together in electric dreams


written by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/24803115/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/24803115/ Sun, 17 May 2009 10:55:47 PDT Across The Universe

[link]

Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind,
Possessing and caressing me.
Jai guru de va om
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.

Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes,
That call me on and on across the universe,
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box they
Tumble blindly as they make their way
Across the universe
Jai guru de va om
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.

Sounds of laughter shades of earth are ringing
Through my open views inviting and inciting me
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a
million suns, it calls me on and on
Across the universe
Jai guru de va om
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.



lyrics by John Lennon

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/22795674/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/22795674/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:36:48 PST Heaven from Hell
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field
from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade
your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
a walk on part in the war
for a lead role in a cage?

How I wish,
how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
swimming in a fish bowl,
year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.

Wish you were here.

[link]

Lyrics by Roger Waters

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/21236127/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/21236127/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:03:55 PDT Ok.
So you guys probably know by now that I'm into ANYTHING that has to do with Hugo's "Notre Dame de Paris", right.
WELL, today I was listening to the radio and heard an old song by Anna Vissi, the... greek (and camp to no end) equivalent of let's say... Madonna. And then I remembered that the song's vid was "inspired" by Notre Dame de Paris.
Here's the link. [link]
I assure you, its weirdness kicks some major ass. Its creator, Nikos Soulis ("famous" music vids director in Greece) is both directing and starring in this vid playing... Quasimodo.
So ok. You have this.. Quasimodo character running around in some... modern industrial environment (in one of the many abandoned factories in Athens).
And you've got Anna Vissi playing... Esmeralda in FROLLO'S CLOTHES. Yes, FROLLO'S CLOTHES. Expensive velvet cloak and gloves and an expensive-looking pendant even. Very Frollo-like. I guess they have the same tailor ORRR she stole his clothes after they shagged.
Then you have some hooded monk-like guys (like those judges in "Hellfire" tormenting Frollo) chasing poor Quasimodo. For no reason. Ah yes, we see earlier him and Esmeralda wandering about in a chemistry lab. Probably Frollo's, yes. Poor guy ISN'T present, but at least we get to see his lab and his clothes.
Then they tie Quasimodo up and lead him.. to the guillotine. Right. The guillotine. Not the gallows. The GUILLOTINE. 18th century guillotine.
Then Esmeralda tries to save him. Then some photographers shoot him to death. Photographers.
And then, to top it all, the director/actor thought it cool to add a Shakespeare quote from the... 67th sonnet (so that we *know* he's a cool and educated guy).
All in all the vid has the crappy campy quality that greek music vids used to have back in the late eighties/early nineties.
It's so camp it's almost cult.

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/19206515/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/19206515/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:11:12 PDT
[link]


Thanks !!!

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/18867219/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/18867219/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:00:59 PDT For the first time (or is it second?) since I joined dA I would like to comment on a fellow deviant's work, and that's because *really* caught my eye.
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery and.... what can I say? I'm speechless. I'll let the images speak for themselves. [link]
[link]
I could never believe that a composition of mine would inspire someone, and I'm really honoured.
Her art is so diverse and rich that you'd never believe it was made by someone as young as 19 years old! If her art is already so "complete" and professional, think of what she'll do in 10 years from now.
It's no secret that Italy has a wonderful tradition when it comes to illustrators (I'm a major fan of the Italians myself, especially those '70s children's books illustrators). But she's also influenced by mangas, which makes an interesting combination of styles and traditions.
What makes her really unique, a major plus in my opinion, is that her traditional hand-made art is as good as her digital art - it shows that her art is based on true observation, experimentation, and something not many people have: patience.
I'm sure, ValyChan, that "we ain't seen nothing yet".



ElenaTria

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/18512213/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/18512213/ Mon, 26 May 2008 14:13:54 PDT write seven random facts about the person that tagged you and then tag other three.
So, about

1) her art is totally wonderful, she's done one of THE most beautiful Tavington portraits I've ever seen
2) she adores fencing (and so do I )
3) she's very romantic, and a caring person full of love
4) she has an eye for detail, such as I've never seen before
5) although life treated her rough at times, she's an optimist and I look up to her for that
6) she is.... magic!
7) she should be encouraged by all of us to post her art *again*

And now I'm tagging

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/18237449/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/18237449/ Fri, 09 May 2008 05:46:05 PDT [link]
And some unusual Lucius fanart indeed!

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/17608573/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/17608573/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:21:07 PDT [link]
You get to see awesome Snape manips.
Thanks

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/17004930/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/17004930/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:52:46 PST !
As you probably know, tag rules should be changed regularly.
So here they are:

WHEN TAGGING

1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person should post 8 of their favourite villains.
3. Tagged people should write a Journal/Blog about these villains.
4. In the end, tag and name 8 more people.
5. Go to their DA pages and comment saying that they are tagged and hugged.


1) Antonio Salieri (Amadeus)
Why I like him: He was the first "real" villain who scared the hell out of me when I was 9. Simply because one could not help sympathising with him, no matter what. He had found an ingenious way to emotionally blackmail Mozart and estrange him from his family. He "killed" one of the greatest composers of all time. And he got away with it.
The scene that did it for me: burning the crucifix in the fireplace.
Favourite quote: "From now on, we are enemies You and I."

2) Hans Gruber (Die Hard)
Why I like him: The phlegm. The style. The elegance. He should be advertising Hugo Boss suits.
The scene that did it for me: Mrs McClane asks permission for a pregnant woman to move to an office where there's a sofa. Hans won't allow it but he permits a sofa to be brought out for her. What a gentleman.
(and please, notice his lowering gaze as Mrs McClane is leaving his office. Yes. He's looking at her butt. )
Favourite quote: "I'm an exceptional thief, Mrs McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite."



3) Colonel William Tavington (The Patriot)
Why I like him: I'm sorry. I just tried to watch a scene of his (just to remind me) and I got a nosebleed.
The scene that did it for me: He insults the memory of the boy he killed only to challenge the boy's father.
Favourite quote: "You know, it's an ugly business doing one's duty. But just occasionally it's a real pleasure".


4) The Sheriff of Nottingham (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
Why I like him: He's the Yosemite Sam of Nottingham. With huge amounts of sex-appeal.
The scene that did it for me: the swordfight with Robin. And that stolen kiss.
Favourite quote: "Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans. No more merciful beheadings. And call off Christmas".

5) The Cigarette-Smoking Man (The X-Files)
Why I like him: I never watched the complete series, but behind that thick cloud of smoke, he had a million shades of grey. I could never tell whether he was completely bad or working for "the greater good".
The scene that did it for me: at the beach, teasing Mulder's mother with memories of the past. And the innuendo that he *might* have been a better lover than Mr Mulder.
Favourite quote: "Don't try and threaten me, Mulder, I watched presidents die".

6) Javert (Les Miserables)
Why I like him: Just listen to his song, "Stars", sung by Terrence Mann. And watch him being played by Geoffrey Rush. 'Nuff said.
The scene that did it for me: He commits suicide because his sense of justice is too much for him.
Favourite quote: "I swear to you, I will be there...."

7) The Joker (The Killing Joke)
Why I like him: He was soulless. Until Brian Bolland and Alan Moore came along.
The scene that did it for me: He's on his knees. For the first time in his life he isn't smiling. Batman is trying to rehabilitate him. The Joker rises. He remembers who he used to be. He regrets it all. He's almost crying.
Favourite quote: "No. I'm sorry but... No. It's too late for that. Far too late..."

8) T-Bag (he's still more of a villain in the first season of "Prisonbreak" - don't spoil me about the following ones!!!)
Why I like him: He's a survivor. A... ]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/16814615/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/16814615/ Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:16:22 PST , but since tag rules should be changed regularly, I will be citing 8 of my most favourite fictional characters. So here it is.

1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person should post 8 of their favourite fictional characters.
3. Tagged people should write a Journal/Blog about these facts.
4. In the end, tag and name 8 more people.
5. Go to their DA pages and comment saying that they are tagged and hugged.


1) Claude Frollo
2) James Hook
3) Lucius Malfoy
4) Jareth
5) Severus Snape
6) Sherlock Holmes
7) V
8) Ellen Ripley

So now I'm tagging

Moreover, I know I shouldn’t be doing this since it’s been so many months since Deathly Hallows was out, and my critique won’t do any good to anyone. But I’ll speak once about JKR’s writing and never again.

JKR’s obsession with death. I know she was devastated by her mother’s death, and many HP themes derive from that, but that’s too much! How to avoid death, how to conquer death, how to bring the dead back to life (or at least their shadows or ghosts or projections or memories or…. or…….), how to kill as many characters as possible, in how many ways to feel sad (or NOT feel sad) about death.

JKR’s obsession with the Gryffindors. Slytherins being an abomination and something to be avoided no matter what. If it’s discrimination hating muggles, muggle-borns, mudbloods etc, the same applies for Slytherins. After all Snape and Regulus were Slytherins. I thought the books were about tolerance. How about towards underage Slytherins? The world is full of different kinds of people, people who should learn to live with each other and forgive each other but JKR seems to ignore that. Her world is black and white, or, in this case, green and red. No yin/yang here.

Snape was as unloved and neglected by JKR as he was by his biological parents. I’ve never seen a more intriguing character who was so underused. He never got the chance to speak to Harry, to shake his hand, to open his heart to him. He was just a plot device, as indicated [link] . Sounds more like plot-whore to me.

The Malfoys were shameless plot devices too. Draco was saved twice by Harry but stayed peculiarly stubborn and cold till the end. I mean, he and his family were saved, and even after 20 years he held a grudge against Harry? Not even being able to start a polite conversation? And anyways, his parents MUST have ended in Azkaban, where else? Were they pardoned? Or are they too unimportant to bother us anymore?

All those useless deaths, completely deprived of emotion. We didn’t even get to know Ted and “tomboy/rebel” Andromeda. I knew that Tonks and Lupin were expendable from day one, and so was one of the Weasleys (with so many Weasley kids around, we could spare one of them, right?). But having the Lupins give birth to a child in the background and just in time to create a godfather-godson relationship between Ted and Harry (like ta-daaaaah!!! Harry and Sirius) is pointless and unjustified sentimentalism.

Dumbledore having to appear and give a final wise-man speech in EVERY SINGLE F…… BOOK, even when he’s dead (“Hi there! I’m dead but let me say just one more thing….” ). Since Harry got the chance to chit-chat with his dead mentor and his de... ]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/16469437/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/16469437/ Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:23:23 PST [link] but you'll see dozens of other A-MA-ZING deviations, do check, ladies and gents.

Moreover
I've been tagged by and , and Elly here gave me a very good idea, to write 8 things not about me but about my art. Elly, that’s tough!
How is one supposed to talk about his art without talking about himself?
Anyways, here are the rules:

Rules:
1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person should post 8 quirky, interesting or useful facts about their art.
3. At the end of your 8 facts tag and name 8 people.
4. Go to their dA pages and let them know they are tagged.

-----------------

1. I’m not a hardcore fan of hand-made art, I’m really not, since I admire and envy all the people in here who use Photoshop and Painter, and those damn wacoms! But yeah, you guessed, I’m too lazy to learn.

2. To me art was always the medium, never the goal. I don’t admire art (let’s say my art) for art’s sake. If there isn’t a story to tell, a feeling to express, there’s no use in art.

3. I don’t know what to say of people who think there’s something *really* special about them just because they “draw nicely”. I’m not saying it’s not special. But it’s not that rare either. There’s nothing special about being an artist, just some luck in the gene pool and A LOT of hard work.

4. I sometimes forget that I’m an artist. Especially now that I’ve moved into “the teaching business”. Art needs peace of mind. And inspiration. I suffer when there’s no inspiration. It’s too hard to know what you were like and what you’ve become. Art is like a drug. It makes you forget the outside world, you never feel hungry, you never notice the time pass. I like that. I would like to live my life in a trance.

5. I draw fanart because many people can identify with it. I always want to look at my works with the eyes of a fan. What would I like to find on the Internet? That’s what I draw.

6. Some people say that most of my works (my comic stories in particular) are gloomy and melancholic. They rarely have what you’d call a happy ending. But I think I like melancholy. My “sunny”, “happy” works are rather empty really. I like a sense of danger, of mystery in my works. It’s more interesting.

7. I used to be very passionate about the fact that I was drawing slash, it was not only exhilarating but also a kind of revolution against stereotypes. I used to relish the thought that someone would be shocked by the fact that I was drawing slash fanart. Now it’s rather commonplace. It would be nice to care about what people say, it keeps your adrenaline going.

8. I have this thing – I cannot draw passionately if I’m not “in love” with my subject. And yes, that subject is almost always a man. That is tough, ladies and gentlemen, always needing a male to inspire me. Always. Before my Harry Potter series I used to obsess over a group of guys in art school who were inseparable and reminded me of “The 3 Musketeers”. I drew tons of fanart with them, pin-ups, scenes from an epic comic I was supposed to be making, you name it. After all this, I felt so embarrassed (they weren’t inaccessible actors, they were ordinary students who knew what I was doing - and so did ALL their friends in art school) that I promised never to be inspired by a *real* guy I was in love with. Never again.

My life would be totally different without art. I would have to fight different fights, people would see me in a different light, I would see me in a different light.
Would that be good or bad?
I don’t know.


So now I'm tagging http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/15750779/ Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:10:40 PST I keep updating them mostly when a fellow deviant features... me. Yes, me myself and I.
To be frank with you.... when someone features me or my work I'm so touched that I don't know how to react. I mean, the only way I can think of to reciprocate immediately somebody's love and esteem is to post a journal mentioning him and his kind act. So that others know as well.
And this time the "kind strangers" were featuring my Little Prince [link] and [link] talking about me with such words that make me blush.
I do hope you check their journals, they honour not only me but also a lot of remarkable people in here.

E.

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/15707883/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/15707883/ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:44:14 PST Is that love?...

But here has turned her experience with creationists into a Woody Allen-like monologue.

Them: "Well, I'll pray for you, but you're going to hell, you know that, don't you?!"
Me: "Yeah whatever, at least I haven't lived like a stupid idiot."

Most creationists seem to believe that God made dinosaurs, but they all died during the deluge, because they didn't fit in the ark. Kind of like Noah discriminated against the T-Rex. Then again he had a point, tyrannosaurus don't do so well in confined spaces with a limited food supply. I guess he made the right call...

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/15123576/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/15123576/ Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:41:58 PDT You should know . She has featured my work in her Snape video [link]
But anyways, she's one of the most wonderful, sweet and humble people I've met in dA.
Although I haven't spoken to her for more than a month (and to all of you as it is) she's still out there, for me and for anyone who loves her.
I just saw her journal featuring my work. [link]

Love you, Lily.

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/14632811/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/14632811/ Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:40:44 PDT The good thing about being featured in people's journals is that you get to see some GREAT deviations by fellow deviants as well.
Here's s journal [link] with amazing Snape/Lily and Snape/Hermione art and 's Bellatrix feature [link]

Enjoy!

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/14442205/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/14442205/ Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:55:02 PDT and simultaneously!

The RULES of tagging:
1. Post these rules
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random (hopefully interesting) facts about themselves
3. Tags should write a blogpost of these facts
4. At the end of the post 8 more bloggers are tagged and named
5. Go to their blog and leave a comment telling them they're tagged

Eight snippets about me:

1) I once killed my pet chick when I accidentally stepped on it. I was 7-8 and I watched it die. It was chipping for a while, then it just collapsed and stopped moving.
2) I talk in my sleep when I'm under pressure. When I was younger I was a somnambulist. I used to sit on my desk and turn on and off the light repeatedly.
3) I had my first depression attack when I was 8, at summer camp. Although I started off with the intention to have fun with the rest of the kids, I soon found out that it's no fun waking up at 7.30 in the middle of the summer, having to make my bed perfectly, doing obligatory exercise, eating salty meals, being forced to sleep 3 hours every afternoon, being obliged to socialise with the other kids and having no privacy whatsoever. I used to beg my parents to take me away at the end of the first week, but they would always leave me there for another 3 days.
4) When in primary school, and while playing at my aunt's garden, I thought I saw two girls in white dresses entering my house. When I asked my mother who the girls were she said that she had seen no girls.
5) I would gladly kill a pedophile.
6) Two things I fear most: compromise and loneliness.
7) I demand people's respect.
8) I want to live forever.

I would like to tag:

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/14154471/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/14154471/ Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:48:06 PDT - and some SPOILERS are bound to be on the loose, so do be careful! [link]

(and golly, doesn't my "fake" Hermione look good over "real" Harry's pic!... )

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13869615/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13869615/ Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:37:38 PDT , σπουδαίος φωτογράφος, fellow deviant από την Ολλανδία, φιλέλλην, φιλεύσπλαχνος, φιλόστοργος και φιλαλήθης, κατεβαίνει εις τα μέρη μας τα οποία έχει αγαπήσει σφόδρα.

Τοιαύτην την Παρασκευήν λοιπόν, 27 Ιουλίου, κατά την εσπέραν, θα ανηφορίσωμεν εις τον λόφον του Φιλοπάππου και θα δειπνήσωμεν (ή κάτι τέτοιο ) εν είδει πικ-νικ κάτω από τα φώτα της Ακροπόλεως.
Ο καθείς θα φέρει τα εδέσματά του, έστω και δείγμα. Μπορείτε να φέρετε όποιον βούλεσθε (καθώς λέγει ο φίλτατος Thomas), επίσης φέρετε και φωτογραφικές μηχανές και μουσικά όργανα.

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13799023/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13799023/ Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:35:33 PDT Any of it?

Let's collect some quotations about art, and criticise them.

Shall we?

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13548949/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13548949/ Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:49:11 PDT
I gotta tell you this.

I was featured in ’s journal [link]
It is a very very beautiful feature, see it for yourselves, and I’m more than honoured…


Let me tell you a thing or two about Elly. And me.

I wasn’t always a deviant, right? Like everyone else I started off surfing the Internet, searching for Harry Potter fanart. Back in 2003 I found this wonderful site, and was so jealous of the people in it. But back then I thought that I had to pay so as to become a member, plus it took me ages to download stuff, let alone upload them. So I quit the idea.
Last January (somehow it seems like years ago) I browsed dA once more, don’t remember exactly why, and I happened to see Elly’s works. I was entranced by her “My True Mask” deviation [link] , “The Patronus I” [link] and her “Lucius Malfoy in Shirtsleeves” [link] among others.
And, golly, was I jealous of her Lucius cane or what! (it costs a lot, the little bugger!)

A year ago some Greek friends had told me they all had an account in dA, and urged me to set up my own.
I never thought I could.
It took me a whole year to sit myself down but I did it – why not? My HP fanart would go wasted if it stayed in my drawers forever.

And here’s something you gotta know: I don’t browse the galleries of random deviants, not so often anyway, not anymore.
I don’t have the time.
Most of the people I talk to –apart from my Greek friends- are deviants who contacted me, it wasn’t me who made the first move. As I said, I don’t have the time.
It sounds rather selfish, doesn’t it…
But it’s true.

So Elly was one of the first people to actually talk to me about my works.
I was more than thrilled that she found “your humble narrator”, your regular dA newbie, and I felt a shiver down my spine when I found out that introduced me to her with the kindest of words (check Elly’s frontpage comments if you don’t believe me!).

Yes, people can be kind and generous even on the Internet, just as they can be jealous, vulgar or cruel.
Just like in real life.

So that’s it. I’m thrilled.
I only wish everyone was as kind and generous as Elly is…




ElenaTria

]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13461564/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13461564/ Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:32:52 PDT
This is a great thrill.

I am utterly touched and honoured since I am one of the artists featured in lilyhbp's SNAPE FANVIDEO.

Here is the [link]

It is breath-taking and heart-breaking.
And I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.



]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13305223/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13305223/ Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:36:59 PDT

1) First name:
Eleni/Elena. Take your pick.

2)Your nickname in DA:
ElenaTria

3)Birthday:
Remember remember
the 8th of November

4)Horoscope sign:
How 'bout... I DON'T believe in signs? No?

5)Birth town:
Athens

6) Country:
Greece

7) Nationality:
Greek

8) Brothers or sisters:
1 sister + 2 brothers

9) Hair color:
almost black

10) Color of your eyes:
brown

11) What do you want to be in your life:
a John Keating-like professor ("Dead Poets Society")

12) Your life:
is the only thing I have

13) Personal Quote:

"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius."

(Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes - "Valley of Fear")

14) What are you interested in:
Changing the lives of people when they're still young

15) Good side of your character:
Humour? Does that count? (or am I being pretentious as usual)

16) Bad side of it:
I want all or nothing

17) Is your life happy?
I want all or nothing

18) Do you think that you are crazy?:
Wish I were.

19) Favorite music:
musicals - especially those WONDERFUL German musicals

20) Band(s):
Queen

21) Songs:
The show must go on (Queen)
Both sides (Joni Mitchell)
Bein' Green (Kermit the Frog)
I'm going to go back there some day (Gonzo the Great)
Florence (Daniel Lavoie + Bruno Pelletier)
Je n'ai jamais vu New York (Daniel Lavoie)

22) Actresses:
Sigourney Weaver, Jodie Foster, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Q'orianka Kilcher

23) Actors:
Jason Isaacs, Chow Yun-Fat, Hugh Jackman, F. Murray Abraham, Max Von Sydow

24) Film:
Amadeus

25) TV series:
Twin Peaks, X-Files

26) Theatre play:
Amadeus

27) Do you want to be famous:
I am famous

28) Do you want to be an actor/actress:
Can't memorise texts

29) Do you want to be a singer:
Karaoke's enough

30) Book:
His Dark Materials trilogy (Philip Pullman)


31) Food:
I eat men for breakfast

32) Drink:
and drink their blood -among other things- for dinner


Guys. Juuuuuust kiddin'.


33) The Worst drink:
alcohol

34) Do you smoke:
I value my life

35) Do you take some drugs:
dA is my drug. Need to go to rehab soon. Help...?

36) What languages do you speak:
English, French, and someone teach me that wonderful German language

37) The most beautiful person you have ever seen/male:
Up close? Ragip - Turkish handsome boy, flirtatious, had a girlfriend

38) The most beautiful person you have ever seen/female:
dancingelf

39) Are you in love?:
I was born in love

40) When was your Very First Kiss?:
Uh...

40) How was it:
Salty. Too many french fries.

41) The best experience in your life:
My first day as an art teacher in primary school.
My second day as an art teacher in primary school: all the toddlers ran and hugged me - all at once.
My last day as an art teacher in primary school (this year): "Miss, you're the bestest teacher we ever had!", "Miss, I've written an essay about 'The person I admire most'. And guess who that is."

42) The worst experience in your life:
Failing all the exams I failed in my life.

43) When were you the happiest:
My first day as an art teacher in primary school - is there an echo in here or something?

44) When were you the saddest:
Depression comes and goes

45) Who do you want to go on a deserted island with:
Anyone who cares to join me.

46) What would you do if you were invisible for one hour:
steal all the toys and comics I never dared buy


47) Who's the last person you've spent time with?
Lucius Malfoy (do imaginary friends count?)


48) Do you have an idol:
Richard Dawkins
Carl Sagan
Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus M... ]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13051473/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/13051473/ Tue, 22 May 2007 13:58:01 PDT μια από αυτούς είμαι κι εγώ, μπάι δε γουέι ) στον διαγωνισμό που διοργανώθηκε από το ένθετο «9» της εφημερίδας Ελευθεροτυπία.

23/5 - 1/6
Φουαγιέ του Γαλλικού Ινστιτούτου
Εγκαίνια: Τετάρτη 23 Μαΐου, 19.30
Γαλλικό Ινστιτούτο
Σίνα 31


Ξέρετε τι σημαίνει αυτό.
Θα πάρω απουσίες.
Από όλους σας!

Big Sister is watching you.



]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/12938472/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/12938472/ Sun, 13 May 2007 07:05:15 PDT Έβαλα και icon.

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For those who haven't seen his photos, here's MCMITS.




]]> *ElenaTria http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/12542532/ http://ElenaTria.deviantart.com/journal/12542532/ Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:47:44 PDT [link]
Τσεκάρετέ τον και πιέστε τον να βάλει κι άλλες δουλειές.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you my Big Brother [link]
Check him out and make him put some more of his wonderful pictures from the magnificent highlands of Greece (actually they're mountains, mind you).

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