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queensthiefI know there is at least a 70% chance you guys have done this already. If so, tell me and I'll remove the post or do something.
1. You rewrite song lyrics so they relate to the books, like so:
Lets get down to business to defeat the MEDES*
(Teleus sings this to the Guard daily)
or
Hmm, what is that mysterious ticking noise? It sounds kind of...catchy
Gen, Gen, Eugenides...**
Feel free to add more
*If you don't know this song, I feel sorry for you.
**Potter Puppet Pals!
1. You rewrite song lyrics so they relate to the books, like so:
Lets get down to business to defeat the MEDES*
(Teleus sings this to the Guard daily)
or
Hmm, what is that mysterious ticking noise? It sounds kind of...catchy
Gen, Gen, Eugenides...**
2. You drove 20 miles over the speed limit to the bookstore to get your copy of A Conspiracy of Kings
3. When you finally got a hold of your copy, you kissed the cover, scaring any nearby person.
4. You spend your free time thinking about how Attolia and Gen spend their time alone together. You assure yourself that you are not a dirty minded person, and this was forced upon you by Megan Whalen Turner, since she refuses to write it herself. You really have no choice in the matter. (I actually like that Megan does this, but I can't deny that deep down, I wish she did write a scene more than a few sentences where they were alone with no attendants or anybody)
5. You dream of marrying Costis, and you plan a very detailed wedding. You would dream of marry Gen or Sophos, but you're afraid to even think about what Attolia and Eddis might do to you.
6. You have weekly dreams about Eugenides.
7. After reading the books, you looked up on the internet how to pick locks and tried it for yourself. (Just it case you're wondering, it's harder than Gen says it is.)
8. When anyone points out a flaw in the books, you react like this: WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT! THESE BOOKS ARE PERFECT! GO JUMP OFF A CLIFF!
9. You hate lending your books to people, simply because you don't like being separated from them.
10. Ironically, you never have the books, because you always lend them to people in an effort to make everyone you know become obsessed with them.
11. You check this Sounis Livejournal community everyday so you can have your daily Gen fix. Sort of like a drug.
12. Not only do you check Sounis every day, but you also go back to previous posts and read discussions that took place eons ago.
13. Upon first discovering the series, you had to flip over at least one of the books over right after finishing it for the first time and immediately started rereading it. And then you did it again. (For me it was The King of Attolia, how about you?)
4. You spend your free time thinking about how Attolia and Gen spend their time alone together. You assure yourself that you are not a dirty minded person, and this was forced upon you by Megan Whalen Turner, since she refuses to write it herself. You really have no choice in the matter. (I actually like that Megan does this, but I can't deny that deep down, I wish she did write a scene more than a few sentences where they were alone with no attendants or anybody)
5. You dream of marrying Costis, and you plan a very detailed wedding. You would dream of marry Gen or Sophos, but you're afraid to even think about what Attolia and Eddis might do to you.
6. You have weekly dreams about Eugenides.
7. After reading the books, you looked up on the internet how to pick locks and tried it for yourself. (Just it case you're wondering, it's harder than Gen says it is.)
8. When anyone points out a flaw in the books, you react like this: WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT! THESE BOOKS ARE PERFECT! GO JUMP OFF A CLIFF!
9. You hate lending your books to people, simply because you don't like being separated from them.
10. Ironically, you never have the books, because you always lend them to people in an effort to make everyone you know become obsessed with them.
11. You check this Sounis Livejournal community everyday so you can have your daily Gen fix. Sort of like a drug.
12. Not only do you check Sounis every day, but you also go back to previous posts and read discussions that took place eons ago.
13. Upon first discovering the series, you had to flip over at least one of the books over right after finishing it for the first time and immediately started rereading it. And then you did it again. (For me it was The King of Attolia, how about you?)
Feel free to add more
*If you don't know this song, I feel sorry for you.
**Potter Puppet Pals!
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Date: 4/11/10 05:21 am (UTC)Not that I've EVER done this. *cough*
15. You consider bunnies the most badass animals ever.
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Date: 4/11/10 05:58 am (UTC)*doesn't have time to dream other--*
MILES GEORGE YOU STOP PULLING YOUR SISTER'S HAIR RIGHT NOW
*sighs*
two-year-olds. what am I supposed to do?
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Date: 4/11/10 06:08 am (UTC)I do think we've done this before, but it's been awhile, so why not do it again?
Your roommates can quote the books, not because they've read them as many times as you, but because they've heard you quote them so often. ("I don't think I've heard you say that many words in a row. You--" "--sounded almost articulate. WE KNOW.")
When reading the books aloud to your friends and a friend who hasn't yet read the series happens to overhear a bit, they comment that they're impressed that you already know the tone of voice that the dialogue is supposed to be in even when it only tells what tone it was in after the dialogue. (Too tired to make this more easily understandable. I have faith in your skills of understanding, sounisians.)
Your copies are marked, cross-referenced, and even have some illustrations. (This makes it so that your sister, who lives a few-hour-drive away, can't just check the books out from the library when you [finally] get her to read them--she has to have the marked copies. But you allow her to take your precious books away because she NEEDS to read them.)
If you did not already have the ability to raise only one eyebrow, you have taught yourself how to do it.
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Date: 4/11/10 02:23 pm (UTC)Sweet Goody Gumdrops! FIVE TIMES?!?!?!?!?!? I stop myself after the third time, but FIVE? You could probably rewrite/recite the book from memory word for word!
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Date: 4/11/10 02:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 4/11/10 03:38 pm (UTC)Most likely because locksmithing has progressed considerably since antiquity, just like everything else. The locks Gen is picking are probably much less complex than our own.
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Date: 4/11/10 04:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 4/11/10 06:39 pm (UTC)4. Did you know that Megan has been heard to say that she wrote out the entire wedding night scene then didn't put it in the book? There has been talk about house-breaking, bribing small children, etc.
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Date: 4/11/10 06:55 pm (UTC)...
WHAT?!?!!??!?!?!?!!? *fumes with anger* I bet she's lying just to make us suffer. "has been heard to say" is very...ambiguous.
Truth be told, I like that she didn't put it in the book, but maybe she'll add it as a short story in the last book? Or, in the distant future, when special anniversary editions are released... (Ok, that's very unlikely, but why not?)
ridiculously random thought, but I need to say it because I keep on forgetting to ask: Wasn't A Conspiracy of Kings supposed to have a map in it?
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Date: 4/11/10 07:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 4/11/10 11:53 pm (UTC)Mwt, please, have mercy!!!!!! At least release it someday for us to read... please please please with an olive on top? No sand, even? we will triple check so there is no sand.
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Date: 4/12/10 12:39 am (UTC)Yeah! Pweeaaaaasseee?
Way too obsessed? What? There's no such thing!
Date: 4/12/10 12:58 am (UTC)You stared happily at #6 on the New York Times bestselling children's book list for about five minutes this morning even though you'd already seen it posted here.
There are about a bazillion words that make you think of the books whenever you hear them, and you can pretty much connect ANYTHING if it doesn't already. Try me!
If you have to choose between colors, you always go for yellow to be like Gen.
You snickered happily to yourself when your mom said "Alrighty dighty!" because it sounds like Dite.
You practice writing with your left/right hand -- whichever one you don't normally use.
You put a count-down to ACoK in your homework planner and calendar. Come to that, ALL YOUR PAPERS have qt doodles on them.
You plan in depth what to wear to meet MWT, but you can't decide which country's colors to dress in. Erm, and when you put on socks, you often pick colors that represent certain characters to you. ("Hm... the Magus ... Green. And black with reindeer.")
Me too with the dreams! And the rewriting songs!
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Date: 4/12/10 02:20 am (UTC)...wait
she. so. would. do that
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Date: 4/12/10 02:36 am (UTC)How about these:
You amuse yourself by asking what certain characters would do in various situations, either hypothetical or actual. (Unfortunately, a lot of the answers tend to be stealing or violence, which might not work out.)
Whenever someone makes a) a really interesting point or b) a critique about the books, you spend the rest of the day thinking about it, including rereading relevant passages.
Also, I'm listening to the book on CD of The Queen of Attolia (recorded by Jeff Woodman) for the very first time. I listen to it while I'm driving to school, and I practically drove into the curb the first time Attolia spoke. I had no idea she'd be so creepy to listen to! (I nearly fast-forwarded through a certain scene, but I forced myself to listen. I did NOT cry, thank you very much, though it's a darn good thing that I was on a straight stretch of road with little traffic, because I think I was being a little erratic in my driving habits.)
Thanks for getting us going on these--they're lots of fun!
Re: Way too obsessed? What? There's no such thing!
Date: 4/12/10 02:58 am (UTC)You look at nearly eveyone you see and compare them to how you think the characters look almost without realizing it.... and no, that is not creepy at all!
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Date: 4/12/10 02:59 am (UTC)*considers, then does opposite*
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Date: 4/12/10 03:37 am (UTC)Um, should we be concerned for your welfare? Maybe you should listen to other books on tape? Books that won't make you prone to car crashes?
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Date: 4/12/10 03:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 4/12/10 05:41 am (UTC)Thanks for the info.
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Date: 4/12/10 05:50 am (UTC)I just finished listening to that recording, but Irene did not creep me out. Maybe because I listened to KoA first?
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Date: 4/12/10 05:52 am (UTC)WWNND?
I like it! Someone should put that on a t-shirt.
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Date: 4/12/10 06:15 am (UTC)*whistles innocently*
Okay! Okay! I confess! Whenever I hear the opening of Ice Queen by Within Temptation, which goes like this...
When leaves have fallen
And skies turned into grey.
The night keeps on closing in on the day
A nightingale sings his song of farewell
You better hide for her freezing hell
On cold wings she's coming
You better keep moving
For warmth, you'll be longing
Come on just feel it
Don't you see it
You better believe it.
...I have my own version running through my head...
When thieves have fallen
And skies turn to grey.
The night keeps on closing in on the day
A nightingale sings his song of farewell
You'd better hide from her freezing hell
On cold wings she's coming
You better keep moving
Forward, if you love your hand, Gen
Come on just feel it
Don't you see it
You better believe it.
It matches the music and everything. It's awesome!
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Date: 4/12/10 03:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 4/12/10 03:28 pm (UTC)Although--well, I listen to books on CD all the time when I'm driving, and I often wonder if the other drivers on the road think I'm crazy, sitting at red lights and laughing my head off, or looking distressed, or occasionally yelling things like "Yes!" or "Nooo!" or "You idiot!" at the characters.
Fortunately, this community is very accepting of insanity, so I don't think you'll be too scared by these admissions.