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hydeco.livejournal.com

Hello, this is my first post to the group!

I have been considering dressing as Irene sometime (not sure exactly when, as I have far too many costumes on my wish list right now). I'm going to make her red peplos from the end of "The Thief," although I may take some liberties with the design, as I'm fond of neither velvet nor embroidery (and it says "like a peplos," not "a peplos," so I have a fair bit of freedom there too ... this is why I like costuming from books).

Has anyone else here done any Queen's Thief costuming?

alineadrklrdsis.livejournal.com

I was at a homeschooling convention today (yes, there really are conventions for that) looking for books. I walked past this kid with a t-shirt that read:

    Totally Gen
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
      Fear not, for I am with you;
      Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
      I will strengthen you,
      I will help you,
      I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Needless to say my mind instantly thought of, you know, the Gen that sneaks around in my head day and night. I didn't get a chance to ask if the kid was a QT fan unfortunately.

It did make me wonder if Eugenides the god was really all that happy at their (the gods) treatment of Gen in QoA, Eugenides is Gen's patron god after all. In the version of the books that I keep in my head Eugenides is as fond of Gen as any god can be of a mortal. Though as we saw later in QoA the gods were there watching the whole time, they didn't really abandon him. Any thoughts?

Upon further research the quote is from the Bible, Isaiah 41:9-10.

katyhasclogs.livejournal.com

*is gradually de-lurking*

( Cut for mild spoilers for CoK... )

Current Mood: amused

agh-4.livejournal.com

Friends, friends, remember-thou that The Official Conspiracy of Socks Week? Which Officially came to a halt only yesterday?

(If you are confused, this is the original post and this is one with more ideas.)

I am wondering if anyone went ahead and spread the revolution for the INDEPENDENCE OF SOCKS. And if anyone has anything interesting to report about that, or about other ways you have been spreading the Love of These Fine Books and Knowledge of Another Coming.

...???

Here is my [not quite as crazy and succesful as I had hoped] experience:

( Read more... )

So did anyone have anything exciting happen to them last week, marginally sock liberation-related or not?

If so, Share Away! (And be blessed in your endeavors.)

Current Mood: calm
Current Location: round the corner from homework, actually!

agh-4.livejournal.com

As we all know, it's less than a week until The Official Conspiracy of Socks Week (Feb 12 -- 19), when those inclined shall wear mismatched socks to show their support of Sockish Independence and Liberation. AND spread a little Gen-love, hopefully!

I have, much later than I would have liked (Ah! Cursed un-procrastinating-ness that keeps me away from Sounis!) compiled directions for making an OFFICIAL CONSPIRACY OF SOCKS WEEK PIN!!!!!!!!!!!

( Read more... )

Besides wearing mismatched socks and a pin, here are some other ideas for A CoS various illustrious people have had:
> Sock-shaped cookies, each decorated differently
> Cards promoting the series that can be handed (!) out when people say "WTF? What is a conspiracy of socks?!?"
These could possibly say "Eugenides for ~~king~~ President: because socks want to be free!"
or "For more Sounisian fashion, check out the Queen's Thief series, by Megan Whalen Turner, beginning with The Thief!"
> Everyone posts pictures of the socks they set free, or whatever they did to celebrate the occasion

YAAAAAAAAY!
(ps: After tomorrow, I'm not going be able to access the internet for about a week, but if someone wants to do a day-before/reminder post, that would be awesome.)
Go forth and free the socks, all ye!

Current Mood: weird
Current Location: the road to sock independence

agh-4.livejournal.com

A Conspiracy of Socks ... the international phenomenon to be
THE SOCKS MUST BE LIBERATED!
"socks don't *need* mates" -- Megan Whalen Turner

Something has been brewing here in Sounis. We have felt the stirrings of rebellion, seen for ourselves the injustices that take place every day around our feet, heard the cries of woolly socks deprived of their independence, forced to inhabit the world "matched" with another sock that they outwardly resemble, trapped inside the stiff shoes of conformity. Well, yesterday something amazing happened! It was decided that we shall have NONE of this! We shall advocate for SOCKISH INDEPENDENCE and work to FREE THE SOCKS as soon as we can!

How, you ask? Well, here's how.
Next Friday, February 12, shall mark the beginning of The Official Conspiracy of Socks Week. From then until the 19th, we can support our fuzzy friends by wearing only UNMATCHED socks. Excited yet?
Additionally, as soon as my camera is charged up (hopefully tomorrow) I'll post a picture I've designed so that we can wear pins, which will bring more notice to our cause. They'll say "A Conspiracy of Socks .... Liberation."
Also, we could throw ourselves under buses. However ... that may not further the cause much, because IT WILL BE A LONG AND HARD BATTLE, BUT WE WILL PULL THROUGH! THE SOCKS NEED US, AND WE SHALL MAKE THEM FREE!

If you are slightly confused, because you did not avidly read what resulted from Aspectabund's post yesterday, perhaps this will clarify things.

Be blessed in your endeavors, everyone. FREEDOM SHALL COME, SOCKS! FREEDOM SHALL COME!
Any other ideas to make this EVEN MORE awesome?

Current Mood: jubilant

peggy-2.livejournal.com

As a twist on the Casting Game we love to play so much, think about which character in the books you would cast YOURSELF as, and come to our New Year Fancy Dress Party as that character. And let's not worry about the sex! If you want to be Ambiades, then come as Ambiades. If

maccalla wants to come as Attolia, go for it, Mac! Maybe it's someone you relate to, perhaps it's a personality you would like to try out.

Then tell us why you chose them, your thoughts as that person, or reveal some of the things you (as that character) has done or witnessed that Megan is so Not Telling us.

If you would like to bring a date from another book to the party, by all means bring them along! Introduce them to us, and let us know how they are fitting in and who they are conspiring - I mean, dancing - with.

*Sends out the Heralds with the Invitation, while the musicians start to tune their instruments*

Let the Party Begin!

Current Mood: anticipating
Current Music: Moondance, Van Morrison

keestone.livejournal.com

I've been meaning to do this since July, but since I mentioned it in my comment in the birthday post... What, me? Procrastinate?

I spent a little over a week in Greece this summer, and could not stop taking pictures (I think I took around 700 photos) . . . not just the typical tourist pictures though. I kept seeing things and relating them a little bit to how I picture Eddis, Sounis, and Attolia. So, I figured I'd share a few of the pictures. I've left out most of the really touristy ones, the ones my sisters and me, and most of the really obviously ancient or really obviously modern stuff. So, very little Parthenon, Temple of Olympian Zeus, or Temple of Poseidon here -- it's more the stuff around the corner, the landscape and olive trees (lots of trees ... I'm weirdly obsessed with taking pictures of trees), some Byzantine architecture, and of course some ancient ruins because I couldn't not.

(Link to the album is here.)

The photos of costume I have are mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries so later period than I imagine (I didn't have my camera on the day we were looking at earlier costume), but I found the quality of the textiles, the detail, and the effect of layering fascinating and figured I'd share them too.

So, let me know what you think. Are there any photos that remind you of quotations or scenes? How do you imagine the landscape?

rosalui.livejournal.com

Sry for the recent post spams.

I attempted to do a cosplay, of sorts, to the description of Hephestia. However, I quickly realized that:

1) I will never look like a Goddess, and therefore
2) I ended up looking like a (slightly plain-Jane) Attolia instead. D8

Still, I wanted to share.

Hephestia/Attolia:

( Moar )

( Gen )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: My attic studio
Current Music: "Grandmother's Song" - Vienna Teng

thief-alchemist.livejournal.com

I CANNOT BE STOPPED!

I am re reading QoA, and I got to this part.
( Oh, teh lulz... )

I couldn't stop laughing, imagining Gen in a shirt with gold frogs, of all things.
I have no idea what Eddisian formal wear looks like, so I invented some...

captainsthief.livejournal.com

hi. if anyone has and 'exact' details on eugenides's 'hook hand' such as pictures or other visual references, would you please convey them to me? I am working on my eugenides halloween costume and could use some help with the look of the hook. thank you, i much appreciate any help you can give. thanks!

Current Mood: thankful
Current Location: home
Current Music: none

jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com

So today I went to the Art Institute of Chicago (FINALLY FINALLY unfortunately it is being renovated and so everything is very confusing so I will just have to go back. Darn) with some friends of mine, one of whom is a Classics (Latin and Greek) major, much like our dear friend

philia_fan. She and I have been to museums together before, and our usual pattern is to find the important stuff (e.g. American Gothic) and then run to the Ancient section and swoon over the mummies and the Greek pottery together (I name off all the Egyptian gods, she explains the difference between Geometric and Oriental Grecian pottery).

So today we were indulging ourselves in the delights of the ancient world, and admiring the Roman glass (of which they had a LOT, which is really cool, because glass tends to, uh, break after 2000 years), when suddenly I saw something that made me stop and squee in the middle of the museum. (It was a museum-squee, but it was still definitely a squee.) I then had to explain to Classics major (for I have failed her and not lent her my books yet) that I had just reread The Queen of Attolia and how Eugenides likes to steal earrings but how his grandfather stole...

( SUPRISE POP QUIZ (answer under the cut) )

And so, because I was SO excited, I took a picture of it for y'all to see.

( VISUAL EXAMPLE )

Also, just for kicks, we were looking at a Roman copy of a Greek statue (which I learned had probably been made of metal and then melted down because that was how the Romans rolled, yo), and Classics major commented that the statue was wearing peplos, and so I thought of Moira and took a picture to share of that as well.

( also turns out that back then, they used clothes to show off women's bodies, rather than just sculpting them nude. Man, the things you learn by going to the museum with a Classics major... )

Anyway, that was my exciting venture into Thief/real life collisions today. :-D

Current Mood: ecstatic
Current Location: dorm
Current Music: silence!

aspectabund.livejournal.com

And that's why I give the guards leather breeches.

( Some armor designs and a couple questions )

pigrescuer.livejournal.com

( Pictures )

Enjoy!

Did I do this posting thing right?

Current Mood: artistic
Current Music: U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name

aspectabund.livejournal.com

I believe a slight explanation is required. I tend to spell the "Whalen" part of Mwt's name wrong. After pondering this for a while, I had a revelation that it was because I was thinking of Michael Whelan, the well-known fantasy illustrator. That figured out, I now had to make myself spell Mwt's name correctly. So, whenever I'm typing Megan Whalen Turner, I stop for a sec and think, "Oh yeah, like the mammal."

Somehow, through thinking this and by bringing to mind the only picture of Mtw that I've seen, they combined to form Megan "Whale" Turner.

And might I add: what a pretty whale she is. 8D

EDIT: Oh, hey, now that I'm here anyway: what sort of armor would Costis and Aris and Teleus and co. wear? ~~I ain't doin' no hoplite armor, except perhaps for a 300 spoof.~~ Right now, I'm thinking a conquistador-ish breastplate, light chainmail underneath (hah, oxymoron), helmet with ear-flappies, knee-high boots, leather breeches, and longsleeved collared shirt. Detail-wise, I have no idea yet though. *nomnom* My words are delicious!

EDIT #2: Checkers decided to be all canon about it and check the books. Lol. So now (for guards):
-breast and backplate
-cloak (!!! Yay !!!)
-kilt
-chain skirt overtop
-undershirt
-leather tunic
-shin and shoulder guards
-sword
-'tis blue and yellow
-it doesn't spell it out for us, but the way Costis has to hold his scabbard when he's running so it doesn't whap his legs leads be to believe the sword is attached like it usually is, like this: http://static.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/gems/booknook/sabriel.jpg

-although it doesn't mention this either, one would assume they wear helmets. Checkers? 8D

Soldiers would wear something similar except:
-with big-ass shields (Maybe? Yes? No?)
-quilted tunics instead of leather tunics
-definitely wear helmets
-no breast or chest plate, quilted armour covers this too.

And everyone wears blue and yellow. :)

Does anyone have anything to add?

EDIT #3: Ahahaaha! They should totally wear this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gouldman44/112821534/ and this picture also, so you can see the shoes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Changing_the_Guard2.jpg Lolol, not. I wouldn't make Costis do that. I mean, at least the Vatican Swiss Guard get pants. XD

Current Mood: My mouth tastes funny
Current Music: The Shins - Girl Sailor

sandtree.livejournal.com

I thought you guys might like to know that I am going as the Queen of Attolia for Halloween. I'm pretty excited, even if only my mum will get it. :P

So, any suggestions? I thought I'd go for a red dress instead of green because, uh, I'm biased - red is my favourite colour. I've already got the appropriate jewellery (besides the headband, not sure where I'm going to pick one of those up...)

I'll definitely post pictures here after the event, and you can all tell me whether or not I did credit to the almighty Attolia. :D

Current Mood: chipper

aged-crone.livejournal.com

I'm starting another thread because the old one is so far back.

I was just re-reading KoA (again) and got to the part where Attolia goes to Gen's tent and sees Galen removing the hook from Gen's arm. (Pause for a moment while my heart melts over Gen's pain, and Attolia's recognition of it). Anyway, it's mentioned that Galen's wearing the "green-trimmed tunic of a physician." Okay, okay, I'm stretching things, but what struck me was that green is usually the color of healing in Eddis and Attolia, but Attolia wears it in that cell...

Not sure what conclusions I can draw from that, it just seemed an interesting thing!

emerald-happy.livejournal.com

“dressed for dinner in a cool green gown the colour of sage leaves, was the queen of Attolia. Embroidered around the neck of the dress was a ring of flowers, white petals on the green ground, with delicate leaves a shade darker than the dress." - QoA

( Read more... )

Current Mood: contemplative

emerald-happy.livejournal.com

From Rowana's initial earnest ponderings, to MWT's mention in her first email (where she, I believe, authorized us to ruminate upon it), to the Great Underwear Theory, discussion about underwear has been a proud tradition here at Sounis. Hebe even found us some suitable examples that Gen might wear and her post on Attolian fashion is sure to bring up ideas.

So I'm holding a Design Underwear Competition here at sounis where you have to design underwear for one of MWT’s characters. By designing I mean, draw and label the various features, make the underwear and post photos with explanations or describe them in poetry, song or crackfic in whatever creative way you see fit. That's, in whatever creative way you see fit. *laughs manically* Yes. MWHAHAHAH...

There could be sheep print fabric to remind Gen or Ornon and to help him get to sleep. Or a pair with pockets to hold thieves’ tools and inkpots. Or matching pairs for those involved in the five-way marriage. Just keep it within the community's PG13 rules and maybe behind a LJ cut for less reprobatish souls. Also: One entry per reprobate.

As what happened with

anachred's wonderfully organised Sophos Fan Art Competition, entries should be posted on separate posts. ~~Deadline for entries to come in (before I do a voting post) is currently 2 weeks from today, Wednesday 26th September.~~

The winning entry is the one with the most votes. Prize for the winning entry will be ~~a limited edition (so limited you'll have to raid MWT's house to get another one) handmade doll of Attolia in the green dress she wore in QoA~~ a handmade doll of the character wearing your underwear design. [In the case where we don't actually know what the character looks like much (yes, I'm thinking of you, Costis) I'll make doll look how you want him/her to look like.]

Go Reprobates! And thanks to Checkers especially for idiot-proofing this post.

EDIT: since no one has entered the deadline is currently tentative. I won't put a deadline on until a few people have entered.

Current Mood: creative
Current Location: Patagonia, where else?

hebe0.livejournal.com

Recently in the Conspiracy Room we've been discussing Attolian etc. clothing, in particular what the men wear (and yes, underwear did get mentioned!). Checkers suggested discussing it here as well.

So, how do you visualise the clothes, or don't you? It seems pretty much up to our imaginations - the books are mainly vague (on purpose, I think?). For the men I've seen various mentions of pants/trousers, a kilt, shirts, undershirts, overshirts, tunics, coats, robes, and a cape - but not all together ;-) And we know Eddis sometimes wears trousers instead of a dress or robe.

And how distinct do you think different regional fashions are? KoA has the King wearing a Medean style and Relius Continental, and talks of an Eddisian tunic.

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Eddis, Attolia, Sounis

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I think about this way too often...

A thought about Gen and his clothes...

Sockish follow-up???

All You Need To Help Free The Socks!!!

A Conspiracy of Socks!

wsk - Invitation to a Fancy Dress Party

"Ooh! Olive trees! Landscape! Atmosphere!"

Hephestia/Attolia & Gen Cosplay

I am on a roll.

Eugenides' Hook

Of Fibula Pins and Peplos

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