Eddis, Attolia, Sounis

I remember that song from Mama Mia. I thought it was cute.

Here's my Queen's Thief soundtrack.

Me Against the World by Simple Plan (the perfect Gen theme music)

It's All About Us by T.a.t.u.

Evil Angel by Breaking Benjamin

No Fear by The Rasmus

Ice Cold Story

Solitude by Window by Yuki Kajiura (has no words but would make good background music to Gen's window sitting)

Weird by Hilary Duff

Out of The Blue by Aly and AJ

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PEGGY PEGGY PEGGY ARE WE LOCATED IN THE SAME PLACE.

also the dining hall might not work out but I can always treat you to Subway? there are more fox squirrels near the Subway anyway.

p.s. APRIL FOOL'S deargodihopeso

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lol!
no way it's a joke. I lurve this song! so perfect.
plus I like teh sassiness.

I'll treat you if the dining hall doesn't work. Maybe SB Choc - sort of a tradition, eh? But the meeting at the bookstore is still a go, right? call me if not.

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well I mean I lurve this song and I have the soundtrack too. but uh I apply it to...other stuff. also the idea of Attolia doing a dance number on the beach scares me. the sun would reflect off her in painful ways ~~or maybe just dazzle everyone~~.

meeting at the bookstore, definite go! :-D

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oh man. the potential here for trouble ...

(w00t!)

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actually my mental image of Attolia on a beach is her in her heavy velvets with the embroidery (which, let's face it, look like this (http://www.geocities.com/tkvanb/Queen_Amidala_2.jpg)), getting a sunburn.

p.s. do you have a laptop if so should I bother bringing mine?

Edited Date: 4/2/09 04:26 am (UTC)

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OhmygodJadeyou'resuchareprobate.

Plus, Padme is melded forever in my mind with this: http://iharthdarth.livejournal.com/6817.html#cutid1

So lets not meld Attolia in there, too. Please.

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whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat I didn't even bring up towel!Costis or the septuplet's first birthday (which went very well).

...

YOU

YOU BROUGHT IT UP NOT ME.

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I honestly think that assosiating Padme with Attolia in any way, shape or form counts as reprobatishness.

Congrats on the septuplet's birthday, give them each a big hug from me.

(reprobate!)

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bring your laptop.
:-)

eta - the picture
...

(it's perfect!)

Edited Date: 4/2/09 12:35 pm (UTC)

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okay!

*scrambles to finish packing* next time my roommate goes to bed at 11, remind me to pack before that time.

SEE YOU SOON OMG

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willow-41z.livejournal.com

Are you saying Attolia is like a sparkly vampire?

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pigrescuer.livejournal.com

Twilight/Queen's Thief would be a terrible, terrible travesty of a crossover.

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YOU SAID IT NOT ME.

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*seconded*

I have, in fact, drawn a cartoon of this, which sadly has been lost.
The caption is, "you forgot it's a wooden sword"

You know that theory about driving a stake through a vampire???

*apologizes to any twilighters out there*

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(you forgot its a wooden sword)

Gen the Vampire Slayer has a niece ring to it.

*falls into fit of laughing*

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Doesn't it???

And it's Gen the SPARKLY vampire slayer, thank you very much.

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I apologize. Gen the "Sparkly" Vampire Slayer.

When you direct your upcoming King of Attolia movie, you can make Laecdomon a vampire; and rename the story "The 'Sparkly' Vampire Slayer of Attolia". Gen's "You forgot it's wooden sword" line will still fit perfectly.

While we're on this strange thought...

In The Thief, Hamiathes's Gift is a sacred talisman once used to slay vampires during the epic battle that was waged eons ago between humans and vampires (these were the invaders). It was soaked in the blood of so many vampires that it became an object that could give immortality to its human wielder. (Remember, vampires are immortal.) Gen must steal the Gift for his human queen (Sounis and Atollia were overrun by the invader so humans only exist in Eddis now) to protect her from the evil vampire king of Sounis. The Magus had to bring Gen with, because being a vampire himself the Magus can't touch the sacred object.

In The Queen of Attolia, Gen is bitten by the evil vampire empress (that's Irene of course). Now a creature of the night himself, Gen has all sorts of cool powers; but he doesn't have to worry about being turned into a brain dead minion because nobody can tell Gen what to do.

Throughout the entirety of this odd horror flick series, Gen will be defeating enemies through sheer sparklyness.

*laughs uncontrollably*

You'd better never let me near your screenplay, the last eddis.

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I don't think ANYone should let you near ANY screenplay, ninedays, dear.

This is very impressive. I'm speechless. (I know what you're all going to say, don't bother.)

"but he doesn't have to worry about being turned into a brain dead minion because nobody can tell Gen what to do."

*laughs manically*

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I...

*she discards shocked*

impressed myself. I apologize for not keeping my crazy side more in check. I blame it on anime.

P.S.: How did we get on this subject again?

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Excuse me, this is Sounis. We don't hold with crazyness-restriction here.

I... I don't really know.

Um... it appears jade said something about Attolia dazzling everyone in a swimsuit, then willow asked if she meant that Attolia was a sparkly vampire, then PR mentioned how terrible that crossover would be, and then... we just couldn't help ourselves, and started talking about what would be IN that crossover.

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That's it.

You never know what will happen in sounis. Do ya?

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kaijuu-chan.livejournal.com

This is one of the few youth series that I would not like to see made into a movie or graphic novel. So little of the books are dialogue; we would miss SO much story.

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*agrees*

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You know, this is a weird one for me. I'd actually be interested in what a movie of these would be like... it would be a definate challenge, and probably revolutionary in the hands of a good director. Trying to get across so many nuances and complications would be insane...

As a wanna-be director, I've given this a lot of thought. The thing you have to realize, is that movies aren't just dialogue. With good actors, you can pull off a movie with almost no dialogue at all - think Wall-E, for example. So honestly, I think it could be done, and well... but it would need to be an uber-movie, big budget, great casting company, buncha people WHO HAD WORKED TOGETHER BEFORE writing the screenplay, and editing it...

To be honest, the director part of me wanted to make a movie out of QoA from halfway through it.

*dodges rotten tomatoes*

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I'd love to see a movie, but there is the definite possibility of someone ruining it. I have feeling that The Thief would make the best movie, because it revoles around one particular journey and physical task.

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TT would be a good one, wouldn't it? The trick would be to have the stories narrated by Gen, but then played out onscreen. Since those are fairly action packed, it would add excitment and regular intervals to the parts of the story which would normally start to get dull to non-readers.

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kaijuu-chan.livejournal.com

I agree 100%. My concern is that no director/writing/acting team could meet my exceedingly high standards in adequately conveying the non-dialogue aspects of these books. I don't want to see another Harry Potter disaster.

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tiegirl.livejournal.com

Okay, TLE, but ONLY if you do it. I'll help anyway I can!

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You know your film terms, the last eddis. You should go to film school, and become a movie director.

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Thank you!

I'm looking into a career in movies, actually. I've sent in an application for a film camp this summer, and I've made several fan trailers and shorts staring my brother and some of my friends - there's a link on the sidebar of my blog, if you're interested.

Haven't dared to go near QT yet, but that might change soon - if G likes the books I'm going to try and convince her to do the Attolia/Eddis scene at the end of QoA with me.

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Deal!!!!

I promise that IF I become a director, and IF I get the chance to make movies out of these, I will consult you guys every step of the way. Possibly very subtly, because of contracts and junk like that - but you would have a huge influence over everything that went on!!!!

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Ooooooh, *love*

My Sounis playlist:

Viva la Vida, by Coldplay (THIS IS THE KoA THEME SONG)

Black Roses Red, by Alana Grace (I've... I've actually blocked an entire QoA based music video for this song in my head. Seriously. I walk through it mentally every time I listen to this.)

Bleeding Love, by Leona Lewis (its got an uber repetitive chorus, but the lyrics themselves are perfect)

I Got U, by Blake Lewis (this is such a great song for Gen/Irene)

Lost!, by Coldplay (the lyric, "just because I'm hurting / doesn't mean I'm hurt" reminds me of Gen)

Cemetaries of London, by Coldplay (not because there are similar themes, but because I can TOTALLY see Gen listening to this really loudly when his dad is yelling at him, just to cheese him off)

Whoa, so much Coldplay on there. And I cut two of their songs off because the list was getting too long.

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ladymoon-kora.livejournal.com

I second Viva La Vida, I can never get Gen out of my head when I hear it. I haven't heard the others, besides Bleeding Love, so I can't really comment, but the lyrics you posted from Lost! seems perfect.

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Oh goodness, and I forgot to put down the really good lyric, "just because I'm losing / doesn't mean I'm lost". Isn't it so Gen??? Here's the song:

Just because I'm losing
Doesn't mean I'm lost
Doesn't mean I'll stop
Doesn't mean I will cross

Just because I'm hurting
Doesn't mean I'm hurt
Doesn't mean I didn't get what I deserved
No better and no worse

I just got lost
Every river that I tried to cross
Every door I ever tried was locked
Oh and I'm just waiting 'til the shine wears off

You might be a big fish in a little pond
Doesn't mean you've won
'Cause along may come
A bigger one

And you'll be lost
Every river that you tried to cross
Every gun you ever had went off
Oh and I'm just waiting 'til the firing stopped
Oh and I'm just waiting 'til the shine wears off

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pigrescuer.livejournal.com

XD

ABBA as a soundtrack to Gen and Irene!

You could have Waterloo, too (about facing your fears).

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sgwordy.livejournal.com

I've been hearing ADELE's cover of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love" a lot lately. I think Dylan is an excellent lyricist and ADELE does a very nice rendition. I've definitely added that one to my soundtrack.

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