Icon meme

[vilakins]

From sallymn

1. Reply to this post, and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon fun.

Here are the icons sallymn chose.


Ah, this one has a long backstory. When I was still a fairly new B7 fan, people were discussing what coats of arms characters would have. entropy_house did some research and found arms for them all, including Restal ones with crossed rakes (!) and three stars--perfect for a space-going thief. We even wrote a joint story about it all complete with links to the arms. The Restal ones, IIRC, belonged to a medieval French family from Dauphin who showed bravery on the battlefield. Perhaps while also being very nervous?

The icon consists of the arms Marian created from the descriptions we found. I added a Latin motto, an old joke that Vila uses in my Vila Restal's E-mails.

semper = always
ubi = where
sub = under

You work it out! :-)


This is the icon I use when talking about NZ topics. I draw it from memory from a key-chain I sent overseas because it has a nikau palm, Rangitoto Island (just off Auckland), and some pohutukawa flowers (coastal tree, flowers in summer). As a bonus, the Maori word "nikau" is pronounced like "neeko" so it also sounds not far off my name.


I own this gladiator cow. I saw it in a the souvenir shop of the Waipa Delta when I went on a birthday cruise on the Waikato and had to have it. You can find out more about it (and see it taking on a Roman legionary) in my original post. As it's cool and eccentric, I use it when talking about things I consider to be.


It's my Lost OTP, Locke/Island! And it's true; their love endures all.


It's a red Swingline stapler! I use it for office madness because one starred in the film Office Space, a cult hit for those of us who have worked in IT and/or cube farms. There was a sad little character who loved it dearly and says that line when he finds it on someone else's desk. Swingline didn't actually make a red stapler then, but so many people wanted one, they brought one out. I gave Greg the Red Swingline 747 a couple of years ago--hey, it's a geek cult item, look at the customer action shots--and he says it's the best stapler he ever had. And when he got back from Bulgaria, someone else had it so he got to say the line!

Comments

[vandonovan.livejournal.com]

Ah, I always did wonder about the Restal coat of arms! XD What fun. XDXD

I know I just did it, but do me anyway! Just... maybe pick different ones than the ones I just did. XDXD

[san-valentine.livejournal.com]

Love that Beatles icon !

Keep meaning to scan in some Yellow Submarine images and make icons from them.

[vandonovan.livejournal.com]

Yay Beatles, thank you! I bet there are Yellow Submarine icons on beatleicons if you don't want to go through the effort yourself. XD

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

OK, here goes! :-)

[san-valentine.livejournal.com]

I did this meme a little while ago, and it's fun. I've got lots more icons for you to choose from now, so choose away !

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

(the dread Pirate Roberts, right?)

I love the Vader one!

[the-summoning-d.livejournal.com]

Ah, your Office Space icon makes me happy!
Sir? I believe you have my stapler...?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

An Office Space icon comes in very useful!

I assume you want to play too? Here goes:



BTW do you know sallymn? Big Mag 7 and a B7 fan too. :-)

[sorsha-khan.livejournal.com]

I only have a few icons (basic account *sigh*), but do me anyway ;-)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

[babel.livejournal.com]

Well, I figure I should give you a chance to get back at me. Do me.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Here ya go! :-)

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

I know I don't have many and their basic, but me too.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I do love that cow :)

Okay, since turnabout is fair play, you wanna pick 5 of mine?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

That cow is very much your sort of thing! :-)

OK, these ones: