Rantings

ADwD Thoughts

2011-07-16T02:27:10Z

Finished it last night, but I wasn't really up to doing a big post on it. So here you go! Contains a bit of angry fangirl ranting, just to warn you.

I know what you're all probably eager to know my opinion on, but before we get to that I'm gonna get the rest out of the way.

Going into this book, I was excited for Dany, Quentyn & Tyrion. I was also kinda looking forward to Theon & Mel's chapters due to some weird morbid curiosity. I was not very excited about Jon, Bran & Davos. I generally find all their chaps boring.

I was pleasantly surprised when that was not the case. These books are taking forever, though! All in all, I don't feel like much really happened in this one. I started to get frustrated w/ the endless journeying & not arriving at destinations.

I've always thought of Davos's chaps as some of the most boring in the series, but I wasn't bored this time. I'm kind of excited for him to go hunting for Rickon on Skagos. Also, I love that Wyman Manderly is secretly badass! Hell yeah!

As for Bran, OMG BLOODRAVEN IS THE 3 EYED CROW!!!!!!!!! Didn't see that one coming. I squeed about that for a while after I read it. Congrats, Bran! Your chaps no longer bore the hell out of me!

I actually found myself liking Jon in this book! I enjoyed his chapters! He really dropped a lot of the emo (Tyrion picked it up), which was greatly appreciated. I think he made some good choices regarding the Wildlings. The NW is short on men, the Wildlings are there & if they stay beyond the Wall the Others could very well turn them all into a big army of wights. As for his death... I kinda saw the betrayal coming. I'm not convinced he's really dead since he's a pretty major character, but it would be like GRRM to kill him just when I started to like him. I'm guessing either he'll live on as Ghost or Mel will resurrect him. I'm leaning toward the latter.

Ramsay's letter? I say trap. He could have Mance, but if they actually fought Stannis wouldn't they have found Theon & Jeyne? I doubt they could've gotten too far in their condition during a huge blizzard. He probably wants to kill Jon to eliminate any competition for Winterfell.

& while we're on the subject of Ramsay, I totally had a flashback to Darsanga </Kushiel reference> in the Reek chapters. It seemed pretty obvious to me that he raped Theon, & it seems like he castrated him too. I was never that much of a Theon fan before- I did feel a bit of sympathy for him but I still thought he was an ass. Seeing him completely broken just made me want to cry. I cheered when he started to recover & was no longer Reek.

Weird little side note: I kinda enjoyed his conversation w/ Roose. IMO he's the creepiest character in the whole series, but kind of morbidly fascinating at the same time.

Moving on to other creepy characters, I was actually looking forward to Mel's chaps & was disappointed that she only got one. I really disliked her, but I thought it'd be interesting to get inside her head. I admit she kinda rose in my regard during this book. Ghost seemed to like her, although that could've been some spell I suppose.

Moving on. I enjoyed Tyrion's chaps for the events in them & the locations they visited. I really enjoyed seeing the Rhoyne & Nymeria's city!! But as the journey dragged on, I wanted him to just get to Meereen already! His constant brooding over Shae, Tysha & killing his father annoyed the hell out of me. I think I've found where Jon's emo went! & joking about raping Cersei? Wtf NOT COOL TYRION. He's a favorite of mine but I'm really worried for him. Also I'm kinda shipping Tyrion/Penny now DON'T JUDGE ME.

Dany. She's one of my favorite characters in the entire series, but she really pissed me off in this book. She made so many bad choices! Her constantly mooning over Daario really irritated me; it was so obviously All Girls Want Bad Boys. Where is the smart, tough, strong Dany I love? She was forgetting who she was & showed little interest in going to Westeros. Btw, I kind of love that it actually got lampshaded in her last chap & couldn't help but picture the Mufasa in the clouds scene from the Lion King. Her riding Drogon was pretty awesome, though. Her last chapter was pretty wtf... Here's hoping Awesome Dany will be back in the next book!

Barristan is a fucking BAMF. We already knew that, but his chaps just increased his awesomeness.

"Aegon" & Griff. First off, I don't think that's the real Aegon. I think he's the Mummer's Dragon that's been mentioned. a fake!Aegon appearing was one of my big predictions for this book. However, I kind of like Griff/Jon Connington. I am shipping him & Rhaegar like Fed Ex right now, & I don't even like Rhaegar! Apparently GRRM confirmed that he was indeed in love w/ Rhaegar, which makes me quite happy. This needs to be fic. *clings to new ship since Dany/Quentyn was literally KILLED IN A FIRE.*

Jon Connington/Rhaegar is the new Delaunay/Rolande. You know it's true </kushiel reference>

& now, the Martells.

A few years ago. GRRM said that Martellfen would be very pleased by coming events. After reading this book, I'm left thinking either he flat-out lied or this refers to things that will happen in the next books.

Let's start w/ Quentyn, shall we?

I was a little disappointed that he wasn't like what I'd hoped for (a combination of Doran's personality & Oberyn's sex appeal, also really hot) but I still liked him. I like all the Martells. He was so adorkable. He did not become a favorite, however- that honor goes to Oberyn & Doran.

Many of you who've known me for a while know that some of my biggest hopes were that Dany/Quentyn would happen & he would become a dragonrider. When he decided to attempt it, I got excited but told myself not to get my hopes up too much. Since Quentyn had some Targ blood I thought maybe the dragons would respond to that. Boy, did GRRM smack me down hard. Silly, naive little Martell fangirl. I'm very upset about his horrible death, & a bit angry too. Why make him a full POV & then kill him in the same book he's introduced in? I'm just gonna assume that something that happened in his chaps will be important & GRRM couldn't have shown it through any other character. Otherwise it makes no sense. There were indications that he was gonna be important- he's even mentioned on the fucking book jacket blurb!

Congrats GRRM, you finally got me to cry! I've come close before, but this did it. My heart seriously aches for Doran. His sister, his niece, his nephew & his brother are dead, his wife left him & now his son's dead too. I know they can still have their revenge w/o Quentyn, but I'm still upset. *is seriously tempted to write fix-it fic*

Ok, done with the angry fangirl ranting. I loved the Areo chapter, & now after what happened to Quentyn I'm clinging to it fiercely. We got Mama Bear!Ellaria, who seems to have a good relationship w/ Doran! We have Arianne & Doran working together to great effect. I love how she defends him to the Sand Snakes. They were awesome too. I love how they are now finally working for Doran! Nym in KL should be awesome, & Tyene's gonna spy on the Faith! Also, Doran himself continued to be awesome. I love how he compared Oberyn to a viper & himself to the grass that hides the viper. EPIC.

I'm just gonna focus on Sand Snakes unleashed upon KL.

The List of Martell Artwork: Reposted

2010-03-07T04:41:24Z

Historical Targ Icons

2009-02-01T18:11:40Z

A merry Imbolc to all the pagans on my f-list. And here are some Targ icons.

[33] Historical Targ icons
[5] Current Targ icons (Dany, Viserys, & Maester Aemon)

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Credits
All art except for 34- Amok
34- Silvenger

Backgrounds
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2,13,16,30- designsbyalyssa
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Martell Icons

2009-01-21T07:38:52Z

Prepare yourself for a swarm of Martell icons. Yes I'm obsessed, but honestly there just aren't enough Martell icons around.

[55] Martell Icons (Oberyn, Doran, Elia, Ellaria, Arianne, Obara, Nymeria, Tyene, Sarella)

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Credits
Artwork
1,6,14,48- guad
2,11- Eric Wilkerson
3- Michael Calandra
4,8,10,12,22,25,26,31,45,47,52- mathia
5,7,13,23- regendy
15- Seth Eye
16- John Gravato
17- John Matson
18- jezebel
19,28,30,33,34,38,43,44- holofernes
20- Xia Taptara
21,54- Linda Tso
24,49- Sir-Heartsalot
27- Tomasz Jedruszek
32- motodraconis
35,40,50- Amok
36,41- M.Luisa Giliberti
37- Kyena
39- Senekha
42- skyclearblue
46- Maria Perovic & Goran Gligovic
51- matitablu
53- Uwe Jarling
11,55- Martina Pilcerova

Backgrounds
1,6,8,9,10,11,23,24,25,27,40,48,55- urbanstrokes
17,22,31,32,36,41- kiaharii
3,5,7,14,29,53- existenceofme
2,18,47- greensleeves
4,21,26,28,38- zodiacflames
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33,49- sarahkjrsten
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Please credit if you take.

Asoiaf Character Icons- iPod Series

2008-12-30T17:42:13Z

Set 2 of my asoiaf iPod icons, Set 1 can be found at valyrian_forged.

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Art Credits:
Bran- matitablu
Arya- adhara
Margaery- cinsangel
Asha- holofernes
Renly- harpseals
Brienne- motodraconis
Euron- holofernes
Victarion- holofernes
Theon- serclegane
Catelyn- serclegane
Melisandre- serclegance
Aerys- Amok
Rhaegar- urgueth
Jon- guillemhp
Robb- guillemhp
Littlefinger- LadySnow
Varys- serclegane
Olenna- Sir-Heartsalot
Lyanna- nejna
Obara- Martina Pilcerova
Robert- henning
Sandor- holofernes
Sansa- Lena_Hyena
Tyene- Michael Calandra
Nymeria- guad
Tyrion- anowyn

Martell Icons, Now Accepting Requests!

2008-12-26T22:32:00Z

[21] Martell house icons

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I am now accepting requests for other house icons. If you have a phrase you'd like me to use, please put it along with the name of the house in a comment. I'll be making a 2nd post for the request icons.

Disney Characters in Westeros Houses

2008-11-22T21:40:33Z

Icons based on my Disney post in jesteros. I think I'm a bit addicted to making these.

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We couldn't decide if Mulan was a Martell or a Stark, so I made her a Martell cause I'm biased. We also debated about Jafar being a Lannister or a Targ, but I think he's more of a Targ.

If you take, Credit.

Historical People in Westeros Icons: Batch 2

2008-10-22T18:19:06Z

These are just too fun to make.

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Yeah, I know Targaryen was suggested for Tolkien in the original jesteros thread. I'm sorry, but I just don't see it. I think Stark is a better fit for him. Couldn't you just picture him sitting under a weirwood tree?

If you take, credit.

Historical People in Westeros Houses

2008-10-08T23:57:06Z

Inspired by the recent post on jesteros.

42 Icons

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Westeros High Icons

2008-09-08T19:09:40Z

Inspired by Westeros High School.

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Ignore those last 2 blank spaces. I'm still getting used to using icon table generators.
Please credit if you take

Vote Oberyn!

2008-08-03T04:02:01Z

Promotional Icons for jesteros's Sexiest Man in Westeros competition.

[17]Oberyn Icons
-7 text
-3 images
-7 both

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Art Credits
1, 2, 14- holofernes
3- Amok
13, 16- M. Luisa Giliberti
12, 27- kyena
15- mathia

House Icons, Set 2

2008-07-23T15:51:09Z

The 2nd set of my asoiaf house icons. The first set may be seen here.

[28] asoiaf house icons

Preview:

Stark
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Tully
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7. 8.
Greyjoy
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Lannister
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15. 16.
Tyrell
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Targaryen
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Martell
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27. 28.

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House Colorbars!

2008-07-19T04:55:10Z

In this post we have house colorbars for

westerosorting. Bear with me on these- I'm still a Photoshop n00b. But I'm getting better!

Colorbars
[14] House Colorbars
Stark

Film grain version:

L to R: Sansa, Ned, Arya, Bran, Lyanna, Robb. Jon isn't there cause I don't consider him a Stark- he's a member of the NW & therefore a member of no house.
Credits:
Sansa: guillemhp
Ned: yaviel
Arya: bardoftheseas
Bran: LostEwe
Lyanna: nejna
Robb: guad

Tully

Film grain version:

L to R: Catelyn, Edmure, Catelyn, Blackfish, Lysa, Blackfish. There just aren't enough Tullys, so I had to use Cat & the Blackfish twice.
Credits:
Catelyn: guillemhp
Edmure: Amok
Catelyn: bardoftheseas
Blackfish: Amok
Lysa: Amok
Blackfish: serclegane

Greyjoy

Film grain version:

L to R: Victarion, Euron, Balon, Aeron, Theon, Asha.
Credits:
Victarion: Amok
Euron: henning
Balon: Amok
Aeron: Amok
Theon: Amok
Asha: Amok

Lannister

Film grain version:

L to R: Tywin, Tyrion, Jaime, Cersei, Joffrey, Tommen.
Credits:
Tywin: sunamori
Tyrion: Amok
Jaime: mathia
Cersei: pojypojyJoffrey: kyena
Tommen: motodraconis

Tyrell

Film grain version:

L to R: Margaery, Loras, Willas, Mace, Loras, Queen of Thorns. Had to use Loras twice here.
Credits:
Margaery: Amok
Loras: carlzeno
Willas: guad
Mace: Amok
Loras: Amok
Queen of Thorns: SirHeartsalot

Targaryen

Film grain version:

L to R: Dany, Aerys, Aegon, Viserys, Egg, Rhaegar. Had to use some historical Targs since, well, there aren't exactly many current members of the house!
Credits:
Dany: feliciacano
Aerys: Amok
Aegon: Amok
Viserys: Amok
Egg: Amok
Rhaegar: silvenger

Martell

Film grain version:

L to R: Oberyn, Obara, Arianne, Doran, Tyene, Nymeria.
Credits:
Oberyn: M. Luisa Giliberti
Obara: Martina Pilcerova
Arianne: holofernes
Doran: mathia
Tyene: Michael Calandra
Nymeria: SethEye

If you take, credit.

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In totally unrelated news, we had a blackout at work today due to a large thunderstorm. The power was out for about an hour. They had us escort all the customers out & then made us straighten up by folding & putting clothes away while we waited for the power to come back on. Why they couldn't just send us home, I don't know.

Asoiaf icons!

2008-07-10T05:20:10Z

Asoiaf:
[5] Martell Quotes
[28] House Icons, inspired by

rhombal's excellent series of HP house icons.

Preview:

Martell Quotes:
1. 2.
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5.

Asoiaf House Icons
Stark
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Tully
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Greyjoy
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Lannister
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Tyrell
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Targaryen
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Martell
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If you take, please credit.

LolMartells

2007-08-20T17:02:29Z

I think I'm addicted to making macros now. ROFLbot makes it quick & easy for those of us who don't have Photoshop.

We begin this post with Doran macros.

by mathia

also by mathia

also by mathia

Cause Dornishmen wear their hair long

Come on, you know Doran was hot when he was young

by M. Luisa Giliberti. You know it's true. He does.

by Amok

They've found their 3rd!

also by Amok. I really want an icon that says that.

also by Amok. I have an urge to put this on do_me_oberyn's community info page.

also by M. Luisa Giliberti

And finally....

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Because I didn't want to junk up the fanmoot macros thread

2007-08-18T22:57:14Z

artwork by mathia

from Fantasy Flight Games

artwork by Amok. This dress just doesn't look Ellaria to me.

by adharaphoenix

by Mike S. Miller

by M. Luisa Giliberti

You know it's true. By mathia

by Amok

For Oberyn/Willas shippers. Because we are so canon.
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For Those Who Support Censorship

2007-05-31T01:49:39Z

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion; or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech; or of the press; or of the right of the people peacefully to assemble; and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

"Those who would give up the essential liberty for a little bit of temporary safety deserve neither liberty, nor safety," -Ben Franklin

Censorship is un-American.

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2007-05-16T23:56:12Z

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