Iconic post

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

Lovely Sousisians, I come bearing Christmas New Year's Valentine's Day February Blahs St. Patrick's Day Queen's Thief Quote Awareness Month gifts. Yeah, I made that up. Basically, I intended to gift these to you a while ago, but I'm only getting around to it now.

Without further ado:






All quotes/inspiration taken from the Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner
Icons made by FreeNarnian (for Sounis - because they're worth it)

Steal (take freely), use (they look nice with practically any outfit, even orange scarves), and leave nice notes by my dinner plate (comment and tell me which ones you like - it gives me the warm fuzzies and helps me decide what to make in future)!

See my previous batch of icons here: http://freenarnian.livejournal.com/789.html

Comments

[nepheliad.livejournal.com]

I'm a terrible lurker who never ever posts but eeeee I love these so very much! "Stop whining and go to bed" is probably my favorite, though I'm sure most people I would use that icon on would not actually get it.

(I generally use Dreamwidth and Insanejournal, my presence on IJ is highly limited -- so if they pop up there, credited to you, that's me. :>)

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

haha, thanks so much! It's an honor to pull a lurker out of the shadows. ;) Enjoy the icons!

[booksrgood4u.livejournal.com]

Why, hello there! Congrats on you Sounisian debut!! See how easy it was? XD (Look - I have a "Stop Whining" icon, too!)

I really love the "I'm not as dumb as you think I am, even if you are!" icon....I love that quote so much!! Poor Philologos doens't get enough love. Nice job, FreeNarnian!!

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

<3 Philologos

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

My favorite is the "I might need to throw more inkpots" one. A phrase that can fit many occasions. Taking, with credit. Thanks!

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

^_^

[bookaddict88.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I love the "Peace" and "dying of boredom" ones!

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

I like those ones too. Can never go wrong with teal.

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

Btw, your icon there makes me LOL. every. single. time. :D Oh, Gen!

[manderelee.livejournal.com]

THESE ARE SO LOVELY!!!! XD

I keep scouring my brain for where that boredom quote came from, and all I'm coming up with is Howl's Moving Castle, when Howl had the sniffles. Where in QT did that quote appear? (Gee... sounds like I need to do a reread.)

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

Does sound distinctly Howl-like, doesn't it? But then: Howl/Gen = same difference. :) As for the quote, I think I got that one browsing goodreads...

[booksrgood4u.livejournal.com]

It's somewheres in TT....Sorry, that's all I've got, but at least that narrows it down from four books to one :)

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

Really? My instinct said it was from somewhere in KoA, maybe when Gen is going stir-crazy after his injury? I just re-read TT and I don't remember it - then again, see icon.

[meltintall3.livejournal.com]

I looked the quote up in each volume using Google books, and the closest match is Costis talking to Aris: "Until I die, I think...probably of boredom." KoA p.80

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

I'm beginning to think Gen may've tricked me into using a Howl quote in a batch of QT icons. O_O

[heatherzundel.livejournal.com]

Totally believe it. :)

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

I would be embarrassed if it wasn't so amusing!!

[xoxeskel.livejournal.com]

you sounded almost articulate and I might need to throw more inkpots are my favourite. Lovely work. ♥

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Glad you like them. :)

[meltintall3.livejournal.com]

#3, 7, 10 and 11 are my favorites. I also like 9 and 16.

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think 7 is my favorite. :)

Who is the lovely face in your icon, out of curiosity?

[meltintall3.livejournal.com]

You're more decisive than I am, I see. :)

That's Amalie von Schintling, from Karl Joseph Stieler's portrait. The crop and coloring on this particular icon reminded me of Attolia.

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

It's gorgeous, and somehow I guessed it was a German painter.

And now your 'jewellery' icon has me laughing and I'm not even sure why exactly! :P

[meltintall3.livejournal.com]

Good eye! I like to think I'm not too bad at spotting the time period of a painting, but I'm not so great different schools or countries of origin.

Well, I did mean it to be semi-appropriate and amusing so my work here is done. :)

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

I like both ink pots ones, philogolos' one, and Costis' articulate one. Because I'm not. Articulate.

[heatherzundel.livejournal.com]

I love ALL of these. But most especially the ones with Costis, as Gen w/Costis on the roof in KoA is one of my all-time favorite scenes. I was grinning like a loon reading these. They are all quite lovely. But I also *love* that you included the "moon promises" one, because I really think there is potentially more to that theme than MWT has let on to yet...

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

Ooo, tell me your theories?

[pico-the-great.livejournal.com]

Oh man, these are fantastic, and I am absolutely taking "stop whining and go to bed," as these are some my my favorite lines in the series. (What is the line he says after this? something like "other people get messages like X and Y - I get told Z" - I don't have the books with me, or I'd check. Wanna use it as the icon's tagline.)

Thanks for your awesome efforts :D

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

haha, that quote always resonated with me. ;)