Beautiful People-Lillee in April [er, May]

I have yet another reason to love Beautiful People: it resurrects my sorry blog and gives all of you something writing-ish to read. Thank you, BP.

Anywho... crazy few weeks. School, choir, writing, Sharpies and college decisions were high on my list. I'm guessing you don't really want to know about any of those except maybe college decisions. So--here it is: I'll be an incoming freshman at Covenant College this August. WHOOT! I'm really thankful for God's guidance in this matter and for my family's support. You can expect my blog to dwindle during the first few months of the school year, but I am by no means abandoning it. In fact, I plan to use it even more since I'll be an English major with a concentration in writing. So...yeah. Writing-ish stuff should come here.

All right--on to the main purpose of this blog post. This month I'll be focusing on Lillee Dae, a core character in one of my newest ideas. You may remember her and Sol from last month.

1. What is their favourite type of shoes?

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Voila! Classic 1920's style ladies' shoes. Lillee doesn't own any (her mother thinks they're scandalous) but these are the first shoes she'd buy if she had the money and her mother's permission.

2. Do they journal?
Not too often. Lillee is a reader, not a writer. Every now and then she'll try her hand at writing poetry, but she is always frustrated at how pitiful her verses sound compared to the gleaming poetry she's been reading all her life. She doesn't record her life in diaries, either, thinking it boring (until Sol shows up).

3. What’s their favorite animal?
Lillee enjoys the company of cats, but she is allergic and can't be near them long. So she settles for her small budgie named Milton.

4. What does their average day look like?
Wake early, read. Eat breakfast, attempt to start a conversation with her mother, fail, read some more. Go out, usually to the library in the summertime or to her favorite spot under a tree outside of town to read some more. Paints or sketches at home often; visits in town, helps clean the house. Eats supper with her mother. Reads some more. Retires early and sporadically cries herself to sleep.

5. Night owl or morning person? (Optional: What time do they usually wake up? Go to bed?)
Morning person. Lillee loves to rise at a ridiculously early hour (usually about 4 AM in summer, earlier during the schoolyear). She finds that the world is much more peaceful before the little town begins to stir.

6. Do they have a sweet tooth?
Lillee loves fruit above all else. She has never encountered a fruit she didn't like, and often stops in town to see if any new fruits had been delivered to the grocer's. She enjoys peppermints, as they last a long time and are good for sucking while she's engrossed in a book.

7. What colors are their bedroom?
A pale, white-yellow color with sheer  white curtains on the windows. When she was little, she would often wrap herself in the curtains and pretend she was a bride.

8. Can they cook?
Lillee is afraid of the stove, fire, knives, and just about everything else in the kitchen. However, she does like to help their cook in the kitchen as it is one of the only times she can talk to someone.

9. What is their favorite household chore?
Dusting. She likes to use the feather duster and go through all the closed-up rooms in the house, making gigantic dust storms and dancing around while no one is watching.
10. Favorite kind of tea?
Green tea, lots of sugar and steaming hot.


If you have never tried BP, I highly recommend it. It really does help you get to know your characters, especially if you're like me and don't have enough time to devote to them on a daily basis =)

God Bless

~Elisabeth