Oh, Nicky

[erilyn]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that for a young man in possession of a good fortune going on a reality tv show is a sign of insanity. Doing so with one's fucked up family is a trainwreck waiting to happen.

Ever since they announced the Carter kids reality show, I've been cringing in anticipation. But now I admit to really wanting to see it. It's still gonna be a trainwreck, but goddammit, Nick's so earnest and big brotherly in this footage (and the stuff about Jessica Simpson and Nick trying to shut the others up cracked me up), its piqued my interest. Fuck you Carter! grumbles See, I've even made myself a crappy icon.

Thanks to Not Like You. These have got different footage in them.
+ The Insider - House of Carters - 14 meg
+ The Insider Online - House of Carters interview - 2.5 meg

Making this icon made me think about the various icons I have that I made myself, and how many of them are unfinished - I'm not really happy with them in one way or another, and have been meaning to remake them (or ask someone more talented than me to do it) since I made them. This includes icons I use all the time, and really demonstrates something about my laziness (see also: having the same layout to my journal for virtually forever).

So I wondered, out of the icons I made and use myself, which am I happiest with? It's probably these:



They are both quite simple, but I'm proud of them and enjoy using them. Both were the sort of thing where I knew what text I wanted on them as soon as I saw them. Justin's shoe despair still makes me smile, while the fit of Brian's lyrics with that lovely picture, juxtaposing the Boys and his career with his home and family, still satisfies me.

If you've got icons you made yourself, which are you most satisfied with/proudest of?

Comments

[lazydwarf.livejournal.com]

I've grabbed both files. Thanks!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

You're welcome :)

[bubbleforest.livejournal.com]

Oh man. Now I really wanna see this show, too. Nick is so cute here. Thanks for putting it up!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

He's just too sweet (if totally misguided).

[saba1789.livejournal.com]

I actually really love this one. *points at icon* I just adore how great Rodney looked in the whole episode and especially in this scene and the text is the clan motto of the MacKays and I think it really fits the picture and I'm really proud that I came up with it all on my own :-) .

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

That's a lovely icon, and it does fit so well :)

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

Grabbed the media, thanks! It's nice to see that there are actually still people in my friendslist who are as interested in the Carter reality that what I am myself ;)

At worst it will be like Brit&Kev, at best it will be like... the Osbornes, but with prettier people?

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

It's gotta be more watchable than Chaotic (...I hope), at least it's being filmed properly rather than being edited together from home videos *g*.

[trumpeterofdoom.livejournal.com]

Man, now I totally want to see House of Carters.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

YAY, so glad I'm not the only one sucked in *g*.

[raynedanser.livejournal.com]

Taking the files. Thanks sweetie.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

If I'm gonna indulge in crack, the rest of you are gonna get it inflicted on you too ;)

[between-names.livejournal.com]

That "she took all my shoes" icon is brilliant. I love icons that gently mock Justin's shoe obsession. This icon (http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/3203066/111283), which belongs to jcjoeyfreak and was made by dayse is quite possibly my favorite icon of all time.

Of my own, i'm especially fond of these:

The first two were made when I was craving a group icon because I was missing them post-hiatus. I wound up making a bunch in the style of Laugh With Me, but that was my favorite of all of them -- it's my favorite picture, so that makes sense. The other, with the scripty Amy, just fit so well in the picture. I wish I was still really actively using that pseud, but I can't bear to part with that icon. The third, well, Slytherin!Lance just kind of sums up my whole HP/*NSYNC crossover affection, and it makes me giggle.

I don't use this one much, but every time I do a big round of deleting old stuff from my icon selection, I wind up bringing it back. I'm easy, but it cracks me up. As soon as those pictures were released of the wax model work, I couldn't resist.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I love all three of those icons, and you should use the fourth more often, I laughed at loud at it *g*.

I'd never seen that shoe icon before, thank you for linking to it, heeee.

[yetunknown.livejournal.com]

thanks for the files! grabbed both.

I am alternating between cringing and hysterically laughing (or maybe doing both) whenever I hear of news about the show.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

A perfectly logical reaction ;)

[beckyo.livejournal.com]

Taking both files, thanks!

And I think the icon I'm using here is my absolute favorite. Someone else made the base, and I heard the song on the radio one morning and couldn't wait to get home and use the lyrics. *le sigh* *le otp*

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

It's a great icon, works so well :)

[glendaglamazon.livejournal.com]

I can't wait for that show, and I haven't even watched the clips yet (which I am downloading--thank you!)! I love your icon, by the way. I may need a House of Crack one myself. ;)

As for icons I've made myself, I haven't really tried making many icons myself. I really know nothing about it and have very little skill in the visual area. Plus, my BFF synchrogirl is a graphics goddess and is usually willing to whip something up for me (like the icon I'm using here) if I find something I want. However, I have done a few...

I like this one, and it's useful:


This one's okay:


And this one is the one I worked hardest on. I still like the idea, but the words didn't work out the way I wanted:

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Heh, me too - most of my icons were made by friends far more talented than me (hnix, sinden and callsigns especially). I like all those, especially *poke* :)

[withdiamonds.livejournal.com]

I took the files, thanks. There's no way I'm missing one second of this show, even if I have to watch it with my hands over my eyes.

I may have mentioned a time or two before how much I love Justin's shoe despair. It's the perfect text with the perfect picture.

Of all the icons I made myself, this one is my favorite. His hand is so perfectly placed, and held just so, and it's so Lance. I made it from a fan picture (and I'm horrible and don't remember where I got it from to credit) and that's what makes the lighting the way it is. I especially like the glow along the bottom left, which is made by some girl's blonde hair, and I was able to crop it just right, so it looks like I did all sorts of special things to it, but I didn't. I just cropped it, is all.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to have some time so I can curl up and read the epic! I didn't have time when you first started posting, then I figured I might as well wait and enjoy it all when it was done. Mmmm, lovely new fic to read...

That's the best sort of icon, and shows excellent picture selection :)

[mitebeinsane.livejournal.com]

I have to wait to download it at uni. Thanks for sharing the file!

I'm most proud of this icon because I love their interaction with each other. They have such good chemistry.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Enjoy when you do (or did)! :) It's a great photo, and lovely colours in the icon.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I took the files. Thank you :)

I think of my icons the one I'm using is one of my favourites. I like the colours, the contrast between the light and the dark of his glasses and hair.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

It's a gorgeous icon, but I may be a *little* biased by the subject ;)

[weird-one.livejournal.com]

Grabbed both vids. Thanks for sharing!

As to the icons it took me a bit to narrow it down 'cause I'm always proud that I made the effort to make an icon and I only ever upload icons I'm (mostly) satisfied with. I have to say these two and the AJ one I'm posting with are the ones I'm proudest of.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I wish I had your patience - I get bored, upload the icon as a placeholder, and then rarely get around to working on them again *g*.

All of those are fantastic, just lovely.

This AJ icon would be another of mine that I look at and think "unfinished".

[eponymous.livejournal.com]

Downloaded, thank you. :)

Now to just convince myself to watch it.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I know that feeling well, but there are some moments that really made me go "oh Nick" IN A GOOD WAY *g*.

[ephemera-pop.livejournal.com]

I'll be back later to dl, because - house of crack-addled-insanity! Thank you for sharing!

Favourite icons? the one I'm posting with {The photo is of Pink, but it's very useful in all sorts of contexts] and my OT3 icon - both if which I made ages and ages ago, but am still secretly proud of.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

They both rock! *g* And enjoy the crackalicious goodness.

[monpetitchou07.livejournal.com]

Earnest!Nick is probably my favorite thing ever. I was cringing too, but it's no use. He will drag us all in with his brotherliness.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Damn him and his irrestibleness (and our lack of willpower!)

[raindrops888.livejournal.com]

Snagging this, and the AJ/Brian file from a couple of posts ago. Not sure if I actually want to watch the clips or the show, but I think I'll be too curious to turn my head away from it when it airs. Thanks!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I really really don't want to want to watch this, but Nick is just so appealing, damn him *g*.

[simply-fly-away.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the files. I really cannot wait for the season to start, it's going to be awful and fantastic.

(This is my favourite icon, one of the first I ever made.)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I'm confident you've just summed the show up perfectly.

Awesome icon :)

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

I downloaded both files, thank you. I'm still not sure if I want to watch the show, but in the end I probably will ;-).

Also, the icon I'm using is one of the icons I'm very happy with. There are not many, but this one never fails to amuse me.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I'm still dreading the show, but now I want to watch it anyway. Damn you Carter!

Now I'm picturing a SGA vid to "Plug It In", and I'm enjoying it ;)

[faithette.livejournal.com]

Downloaded and watched the files... I actually am looking forward to this show, trainwreck or not... Nick obviously loves his sibs so much and I think that's gonna come through on the show big time.

My default icon of my niece is my personal favorite just because it's Vickie, but the one I'm posting with here is my favorite that I put real effort into...

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

No matter what insanity unfolds, I'm looking forward to his motherhen routine and group hugs *g*.

That's a gorgeous icon, the light and shadows is wonderful.

[turlough]

I took both files even though I don't know if I can actually bring myself to watch them, much less the show. I hate reality shows with a passion, but Nick is just soooo pretty right now that I'm all torn!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I'm still torn, but giving into the inevitability that I will watch this terrible terrible show *g*.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I could - I want to drag everyone else into the crack if I'm gonna get hooked on it ;)

[marrymehowie.livejournal.com]

I love, love, love the Justin one:) And I'm quite fond of the icon I'm using now, though I don't get to use it much.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

You should use that icon everyday! I love it *g*.

[nopseud]

I took the files, thank you.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Gotta spread the crack around ;)