Well thats just beautiful.

Why of course it is! How could it not be with me as a subject?

Nobody likes a show off >:C

Au contraire! I enjoy the self-aware self-flatterer.
Nobody, on the other hand, is an absolutist :3

ur talkin funneh n i dnt like it. stahp.

Don't worry, we're all sorts of mad down here! Embrace it, and have another cup of tea!

Can I have a cup too? I'd love to sit down and talk with you, dear.

Well the cup is overflowing, so I suppose I could share! And all you have to do is dash down the rabbit's hole into your imagination... Find me there and we'll have a nice, long chat. *grins*

She Did An Amazing Job!

Yes she most certainly did! The one called JaciMae is a fascinatingly talented alice... My likeness of course changes depending on the perspective, but I really enjoy the direction she's taken me.

I visited Her and gave complements,I did not realize it was the Hatta til somebody said something lol

Alice and Wonderland always reminded me of Lovecraftian Lore....is Alice's madness REAL? Or all in her head?...a true Lovecraft Question >:3c

What's the point? A fake madness doesn't exist. Simply, realities overlap.

And Cheshires dance in between

not to knit-pick....but a Lovecraft Madness...There would be no question of Real or Fake....it would be a question of "should i live with this madness or should i die to save myself from it"...because once you experience Lovecraft, there is no Happy Ending where its 'Business as usual'. There is only "Save me from myself, because i cannot forget"...in so few nice words. 'Army of Darkness'...that movie is Lovecraft at its most conservative...like the Barneys Singalong of Lovecraft.

You know, I have never read Lovecraft... what book should I start with?

Technically, Lovecraft only wrote Novellas, but if you want a collection of the short stories he wrote, get The Necronomicon. If you ever watched The Evil Dead or anything in the Evil Dead series, both past and present; The Necronimicon shouldnt be an unknown word to you. Lovecraft is so hardcore, there have been many books and movies to follow the theme, even games like 'Amnesia'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovecraftian_horror

Cool... I'll get it as soon as I can. Hopefully in english. I don't want translations to interfere.

Lovecraft was an English language author.
I'd personally recommend 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth' as a first read.

Just a bit knit-pickyness, but the Evil Dead series really has no callbacks to the Lovecraftian Mythos. The Necronomicon within the context of Evil Dead is just a 'book of the dead' and not really a reference to the Lovecraftian construct by the same name. I know it's mentioned in the Wikipedia article but Evil Dead is really no where near as cerebral horror as what Lovecraft put forth.

To my knowledge the only major feature-length movie that really directly calls on any of Lovecraft's works is Re-Animator... which is alright, but the source story isn't really the best of Lovecraft's work.

For contemporary nods to Lovecraft, i'd probably recommend taking a look at Night Vale, which is cast in the context of of a radio show in the midsts of a very Lovecraftian town.

KNITPICK TIME! Sam Raimi, the creator of The Evil Dead, created the franchise after studying H.P Lovecraft and featured the 'Necronimicon Ex-Mortis' in 3 films. I never said the films were created by H.P Lovecraft, i said "If you ever saw The Evil Dead, you would know what the Necronomicon is". In actuality, H.P Lovecraft lore has inspired many movies, comics, games and tv shows. The Evil Dead is one of them, and a great example of Lovecraft Madness.....even if at its most conservative.

You're regurgitating that wikipedia article :P
I'm pointing out that Evil Dead does not give a good sense of Lovecraftian horror. It's a straight, played for camp horror thriller. There are no callbacks to lovecraft other then the naming of a set piece, which does not serve the same function as the Lovecraftian construct.

I.E. The Lovecraftian Necronomicon is a history of the Old Ones and their associated rituals.
The Evil Dead Necronomicon is a general grimoire of death magic.

I know quoting wikipedia is pretty much non-definitive, but you can't grep dead trees: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ev.....thin_the_Woods
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Within.....ods#Background

"The same year, at Michigan State, Raimi had been studying H. P. Lovecraft and was most impressed with Necronomicon, or simply The Book of the Dead. From these rough concepts, he concocted a short story where a group of four friends unwittingly dig up an Indian burial ground and unleash horrific spirits and demons."
"In addition to Raimi's interest in various horror films, one of the main inspirations came in the writing of H. P. Lovecraft, who introduced the concept of the "book of the dead" to Raimi.[5] Raimi studied the concept of magical books, in particular the Necronomicon, which formed the basis of the film."

This is all fine and dandy, the inspiration is what it is, but I don't think we can consider the campy gorefest that is Evil Dead to be in any way representitive of Lovecraft's works. The Book of the Dead concept is not unique to Lovecraft and the way it is used in Evil Dead doesn't really allude to the purpose that it was employed by Lovecraft.

I can agree that the name is an homage, but I have to disagree with the assertion that the Evil Dead series is a good representation of lovecraftian horror. It's a good franchise in its own right, but one man singlehanded defeating an army of daemons really fails to communicate the sense of horror and incomprehensibility alien environments and mentalities conveyed in say, the Cthulhu mythos.

^_^ Thats your oppinion. And i have mine...so let that be the end of it

Thank you fellow Lovecraftian. If filled me with intrigue to watch you break apart those assumptions beyond what the internet can playfully provide simple dabblers in the mythos

Heh! I'm glad you share my sentiment tword Lovecraft's works.

We all but dabble in the vast depths of knowledge and opinion, be they derived from this world or the other. I hoist the mantle of being a dabbler in a great many pools, but my depth is limited. I will admit though, that I do enjoy literature quite a bit, and horror quite another. A great many of these pools converge upon the works of Lovecraft and give me a piecemeal composite from with to draw my oh-so-opinionated conclusions :3

Cthulhu Fhtagn. Llll phlegeth clw'nafh.

Ah, and some alices have lives with it, so many others have... died.

The Interesting take of both of those two going back and forth made me giggle. I do not need to refer to internet musings to know my Lovecraft <3 If I were a chesire as yourself, HP Lovecraft would have been MY alice *swoons with pride at the thought*

Well you know, boys will be boys! And I would LOVE to be part of that Wonderland with you picking Lovecraft's imagination....!

Um, the beauty in the compromise is that everything is open to interpretation...
You of all Wondercreatures should know that.

*nods stoically* Its true. Many mentally compromised artists may pour themselves and their environment into their creations not expecting interpretation. However, looking back in reflection on their past they can agree that what they meant was influenced by events even they have a hard time pinpointing, thus proudly excepting audience interpretation.

Lovecraft however was self spiting and often meant what he wrote (though at times proudly manipulative of the readers mind).Through a letter or two to a few newspaper individuals he was aggresivley offended by their own interpretation of what his solemn and somber excerpt really meant.

Dearest realist of a chesire, I do take your advice into consideration. Lovecraft simply happens to be a fondness of mine ^_~♥

Oh don't take that stuffy fool so seriously. He has nothig better to do than try to get in the way of a good time!

I like the cut and dry, literal approach. There is duty in the verbatim instead of having to "compromise" to the will of interpretation. Religion, folklore, even my Wonderland is often cursed with misinterpretations negatively affecting actions.

I say you and I have another sip of tea, and I'll tip my borrowed hat at you being an expert of your "craft" (pun of course intended! ).

Stuffy he may be, but I have seen him speak of curious fun a bit more freely than the enchantingly gloomy kitty before me. You and I have an affinity of other agendas is all.

As you have put above, tea is for calming nerves yet I can assure you that oils and other herbal extracts of a mind altering sort may always be added *dips under the cup to lap at its overflow. Glances up at the billowing, grinning creature and winks*

O_O;

Any of that mind-altering alchemy to share with a realist who has a taste for curious fun, lovely lady vixen?

Tsk, tsk... Typical male, mistaking politeness for flirtation. Still, this alice has piqued my curiosity, one who I can maybe enjoy a game of the Queen's croquet after our tea to further discuss these alluring extracts. Clearly she deserved an invite to this eternal party. *grins hauntingly*

*slips a hand into my skirt pocket and thumbs the stopper of an amber vial. Wraps a few fingers around the cold facets of the bottle and rotates it upright then down to feel the weight of its contents.*

I do indeed, however "share" is the keyword we may need to pay special attention to. This little freckled alice you've found must acquire more from my father's cabinet so dotingly called his blanket of necessary madness. Not all a risk, a few trinkets and vials dedicated to improving health, the rest are up to me to discover.


(In reality I am a pharmacy technician so thia subject always intrigues me to playa around with in my dialog ^_^)

*sticks his tongue out at Noxis before disappearing in a smokey grin, reappearing floating besides the freckled vixen*

...a great entity once said, "she who saves a single soul, saves a universe". This alice already understands the path she wishes to take, maybe we can... "share" the journey of impossible randomness to find your father's fabled fortune?

You 'fabled' fool, have you forgotten about the Pishsalver potion, or the "Drink Me" Draught? Clearly your infantile infatuation is marked "poison" and it will most certainly disagree with you, sooner or later.

*head still tilted slightly, shifts my gaze to my first encountered looming beauty. Raises my eyebrows in question* A little poison over a long period of time can build the highest of immunities though, wary kitty ^_~♥

I may only accept disappearing companionship as long as you two come as a package. May I continue to enjoy your company as well, my dark wonderland temptress?

o_o;;; I uhm, uh... Well uh... *blushes*

*eyes widen in shock and pride* why....I'm not quite certain whether it is a sign of good luck or bad when one causes a Cheshire to blush! Smokey vulpes, do not fear your freckled Alice, I do not bite....the unwilling ^_~

Your pride from my rosy hue is well deserved, alluring alice. And trust this is not fear I feel, but an inviting infatuation... One that fills my soul with Absolem butterflies...

*phases into a smoky flood of fluttering away butterflies shaped like a grin*

Oh PUH-lease!! This is how I know I will win! Your infected infatuation will force you to follow your folly filled feelings...

*phases back as a floating, sneering head* ...and I know I will win because you don't wear jealousy as well as that mad hat....

Off to the races, shall we?

*fingers over my stomach, up the plumes and ruffles of my blouse and rests my hand over my heart as pride subsides to my own growing butterflies*

My unintentionally humorous duo, it is I you two have flattered and turned curiosity into an infatuation. I know that my impending journey will be an intriguing one indeed, so long as you continue to give me such an honor. I willingly follow the white rabbit in pursuit of you two.

*phases in closer, teasingly looking into her eyes* Both it is then! I will be the Twiddle Dee to his Tweedle Dum. Pick a rabbit hole, enlightened one... We'll be waiting.

*looks down at the Nightdown* Oh put yourself back together! It's been a while since we had a good ol' Cheshire duel. Race you to her good fortune, grinning gremlin!

*reconnects his head, body, tail, and legs in a smokey haze* ...may the best philosophy win!

Well sweet competitors, my vices go on forever, though I stick to a few more reliable ones. All my so called rabbit holes you will be revealed way or another, in my public formality and in my alternate true self. Likes and dislikes be damned, its all that pleases at a moments notice that keeps this twisted gear moving like clockwork.

Well in that case, we'll just come to you! Come along, Nightie nutter... We have alices to pursue.

...and stop staring at her skirt like that!

*twitches an ear toward the wafting sound, tilts my head only slightly to glance out the corner of my eye as a smirk creeps across my short muzzle*

I may consider, seeing as my broken twitchy kitty of a Cheshire has seemingly abandoned me for her own gain. There is only so much chasing one can do before the journey is no longer worth the boring pain.

You and I would seem to have quite an enjoyable time together. In a mix of twisted pleasure and an exploration of both the weaker of alice minds and the more isolated, dark and beautiful of such ^_~♥

To correct you (as HPL is an obsession of mine) real or fake is not the question. He created an entire mythos and all that one encounters is always real. Whether or not the outside world of voodoo, lore, the waking mind or in deep slumber, it is all very very real.

One must wonder exactly how mercury fumes affect one who is so vaporous. :3 So far it seems to change your look a few degrees.
Green on white, yet again my observations seem twisted before my eyes Noxis! Is there no consistency in this maddening gaze?
I have to say I approve of your waist coat, though it seems the tailor was a bit stingy with the material.
None the less you pull off pinstripes quite well, it is no wonder you are feeling a bit overconfident.

And imagery, my dear madam! To strike the heart o save it!

Oh I swoon.~

Mmm swoon you shall, little one, but I don't think it's possible for me to be overconfident in that gorgeous pinstripe! A Hatter goon tailored it with what he had, and I grabbed their sacred hat to model for JaciMae's wonder-filled imagination. The Master Cheshire always loved that hat...

Your focus on colors is driving you mad; I love it! And a lack of consistency is a luxury that keeps genius from becoming stale.

A hatter goon you say? Well, they did good work.
The hat suits you well, but then again I always did have an affinity for top hats.
Though your pose seems a bit broken by the sloshing tea :3

You've always known how to deliver a compelling compliment, I owe you that cognizance.

I wonder, is my cup double "half-full", or two-first "half-empty"?

Oh, riddles! You begin to speak like your grinning companion. But as a sphinx I can't call me out of the game.

The answer, I think, is neither and both.

Both, because apparently we have two faces of the same medal, one the negative of the other, but here the medal is one-sided and double-viewed. Much like you and the Nightdown are just two sides of the same path.
Shifting perspective shifts life (and your cup too).

Neither, because your cup is overflowing, so you exceed the total before even calculating it, and the problem becomes irrelevant.

Or, that's a Klein cup, which can never be filled and at the same time spills his content everywhere, so you're just playing with my madness.
(too many minds in our world act the same way, by the way: overflowing remaining stubbornly void).

Tea shouldn't be wasted, anyway, so I suggest to drink first and solve flimsy problems later.

This one gets it!

Neither and both, which when calculated, becomes irrelevant. I suppose I would rather be both, but that's from neither here nor there.

If your speculation in it being a Klein cup spoofs you, you should see the Lady Cadogan's Teapot that she poured the tea out of!

Thanks!

Pouring tea out of "nowhere"?, huh? Well, it fits. That liquid resembles madness more every time I look at it. Must be delicious.

Haste makes waste, which is why I rarely hurry. And delicious it is! It's not so much a spill as it is an attempt to share enlightenment with the saucer...

Oh Noxis, your proposed dilemma is yet another step outside the box. <3`
But two steps inside it, one would simply say the cup is undersized. At least, that would be the engineering perspective. :3

Brilliant! I need a bigger cup to overfill!

*swoons* thank Wonders my heart can't overflow when it's filled with rapture from such beautiful brilliance...

...and you have the nerves to interrupt my flirting with the fair freckled vixen....

You weren't so much flirting as you were flailing.

Sometimes the difference is only in intent.

....................touché.

*sips tea with you*

*taps cups with you* For you, every last drop!

Seriously, go commission this WONDER-ful lady!!!! Obviously you've seen her capabilities if you're here...!