Comments on: And so in the end it was the littlest shoggoth of all who guided Santa’s sleigh that night http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christmas Cards http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222703 Christmas Cards Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:22:48 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222703 [...] And so in the end it was the littlest shoggoth of all who guided ... [...] [...] And so in the end it was the littlest shoggoth of all who guided … [...]

]]> By: beccarii http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222676 beccarii Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:23:04 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222676 Thanks much for posting these - I've used them to make tags on all of my Christmas presents. Shrinking them appropriately with PhotoShop while simultaneously increasing the pixel count works well for that purpose. Thanks much for posting these – I’ve used them to make tags on all of my Christmas presents. Shrinking them appropriately with PhotoShop while simultaneously increasing the pixel count works well for that purpose.

]]> By: Cheryl’s Mewsings » Blog Archive » Happy Solstice http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222618 Cheryl’s Mewsings » Blog Archive » Happy Solstice Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:11:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222618 [...] I haven’t sent many cards - I never do - but if I had lots of money you’d all be getting one of these. As I don’t have lots of money, it is DIY time again. You still get a card with tentacles on it, but you have to download your own from here. [...] [...] I haven’t sent many cards – I never do – but if I had lots of money you’d all be getting one of these. As I don’t have lots of money, it is DIY time again. You still get a card with tentacles on it, but you have to download your own from here. [...]

]]> By: Danielle Day http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222617 Danielle Day Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:04:37 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222617 Re; "…a bit of work". You can add a background in PhotoShop fairly easily by using the bucket tool (hidden under, i think, Gradient). Pick a color using the eyedropper, select the bucket, and dump the color into the white background. You may then touch up the "fringe-y" areas using the Brush or Clone Stamp. If you'll PM me at daniellelabelsATgmail.com, i'll send a PDF of one i did in about 10 minutes. Re; “…a bit of work”. You can add a background in PhotoShop fairly easily by using the bucket tool (hidden under, i think, Gradient). Pick a color using the eyedropper, select the bucket, and dump the color into the white background. You may then touch up the “fringe-y” areas using the Brush or Clone Stamp.

If you’ll PM me at daniellelabelsATgmail.com, i’ll send a PDF of one i did in about 10 minutes.

]]> By: Mrs Tilton http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222571 Mrs Tilton Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:54:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222571 Sek's right about <i>Black Hole</i>. In this festive family season, one wants some of Burns's lighter-hearted, cheerier fare, like <i>Big Baby</i>. Sek’s right about Black Hole. In this festive family season, one wants some of Burns’s lighter-hearted, cheerier fare, like Big Baby.

]]> By: Shawn Crowley http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222565 Shawn Crowley Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:39:25 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222565 Very, very cool. I sent them to my biologist spouse. Very, very cool. I sent them to my biologist spouse.

]]> By: Doctor Memory http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222558 Doctor Memory Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:56:34 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222558 Good lord. I don't think I realized until this minute that <i>I</i> was bothered by this stuff as well. I'm never going into the ocean again. Good lord. I don’t think I realized until this minute that I was bothered by this stuff as well.

I’m never going into the ocean again.

]]> By: Tom T. http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222556 Tom T. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:31:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222556 Some of those do sort of look like Kunst. Some of those do sort of look like Kunst.

]]> By: SEK http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222553 SEK Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:15:54 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222553 You've made my lonely Christmas less lonely, John. Those are truly beautiful, and looking at them makes me feel like I'm working, and that makes them doubleplus awesome. That said, don't recommend people read the Burns. I had nightmares of strange lesions and the folk who lived in them for <em>months</em> after I read <em>Black Hole</em>. It's Christmas, John, be generous. You’ve made my lonely Christmas less lonely, John. Those are truly beautiful, and looking at them makes me feel like I’m working, and that makes them doubleplus awesome.

That said, don’t recommend people read the Burns. I had nightmares of strange lesions and the folk who lived in them for months after I read Black Hole. It’s Christmas, John, be generous.

]]> By: Christ Davis http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222545 Christ Davis Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:41:25 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222545 And I just got a gift certificate for my favorite tattoo shop! Happy Holiday, indeed. And I just got a gift certificate for my favorite tattoo shop! Happy Holiday, indeed.

]]> By: John Holbo http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222535 John Holbo Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:51:34 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222535 Thanks, robin, I actually put little CC license wossnames on the downloads themselves. Thanks, robin, I actually put little CC license wossnames on the downloads themselves.

]]> By: John Holbo http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222531 John Holbo Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:25:47 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222531 idlemind, you make a good point. idlemind, you make a good point.

]]> By: idlemind http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222530 idlemind Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:23:07 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222530 I think <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Haeckel_Siphonophorae_59.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a> one looks more Christmasy, somehow. I think this one looks more Christmasy, somehow.

]]> By: John Holbo http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222529 John Holbo Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:13:24 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222529 Thank you kindly. Joel, I don't really know. There are quite a number of in-print editions. A lot of them apparently just contain the plates, which is fine. I'm thinking of buying one myself. Such lovely stuff. (But I think my weary tentacle photoshopping days may be over. Man, that took too long.) Thank you kindly.

Joel, I don’t really know. There are quite a number of in-print editions. A lot of them apparently just contain the plates, which is fine. I’m thinking of buying one myself. Such lovely stuff. (But I think my weary tentacle photoshopping days may be over. Man, that took too long.)

]]> By: Robin http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/comment-page-1/#comment-222528 Robin Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:07:22 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/12/20/and-so-in-the-end-it-was-the-littlest-shoggoth-of-all-who-guided-santas-sleigh-that-night/#comment-222528 Hey, these are awesome! May I ask, what license are the works distributed under? The originals are in the public domain, apparently. If you're looking for some good 'free to distribute' licenses, while still preserving your authorship, may I suggest: http://creativecommons.org/ Hey, these are awesome! May I ask, what license are the works distributed under? The originals are in the public domain, apparently.

If you’re looking for some good ‘free to distribute’ licenses, while still preserving your authorship, may I suggest:

http://creativecommons.org/

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