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I have an idea. My dear Sharders, My dear Radiants and Allomancers, and my dear socks and bookies, and writers, and cyborgs, and snake monsters, and hobbits, and Fremen, artists, rangers, writers, and nerds. *Eddie stands up "Not Nerds!"* and nerds. Today is my third shardiversary: I am three years on the Shard today! I hope you are all doing well as much, or perhaps more than, I am. I shall not see you long. I have written this post to bring you all together for a Purpose. Indeed, for Three Purposes! First of all, to tell you that I am immensely fond of you all, and that three years is too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable sharders. I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. Secondly, to celebrate my shardiversary. I should say: OUR shardiversary. For it is a group effort. My time here has been one of joy and fun thanks to all of you. Together we are a community of great people. It is also, if I may be allowed to refer to ancient history, the anniversary of my second Shardiversary post; though the fact that it was my second shardiversary post slipped my memory on that occasion. I was bad at math then, and keeping track of time did not seem so important. Then I said "My third shardiversary and to more to come!" I now repeat it more correctly: thank you very much for collaborating with me on three years of the Shard! I wish to make an ANNOUNCEMENT I regret to announce that - though, as I said, three years is far too short a time to spend among you - this is the END. I am going. I am leaving NOW. GOOD-BYE! Okay, I'm not actually leaving. I don't think it's the right thing right now. It is 100% not the time to leave the Shard. I just really wanted to make that joke. Come on, you gotta admit it: that was funny. I joined the shard 3 years ago. Three years! can you imagine it? I was so much younger then... I hadn't even started MC role-play, I was a smol child, fresh with the opinion that I knew a lot about fantasy when I was and still am clueless. Ahhh, yes, those were the days... I can still remember exactly when I started. I was sitting in my breakfast nook, having just received my mom's permission to get an account. It was bright outside. Ahhh, to go back to that house with the old furniture and sit there while going onto the Shard. My life changed that day. I'd like to think that it was for the better. This community provided me with different perspectives. This community has helped me to realize a fundamental fact. "People think different than I do and that is entirely okay." I thank all of you so much for helping me to realize that and other things about the world and the people who populate it. All of you are wonderful people and I can't name everyone who means a lot to me. I love all of you so much (yes, even you). My PMs are open to anyone who needs to talk! Just know that I may ask that we wait for a little bit before talking because I'm an idiot who has terrible priorities. (Ie, watching strongbad instead of soldiering through Inheritance so I can read more Terry Pratchett and Brandon Mull). *raises jar of Root and slice of pumpkin pie* I have no idea how long I will be on the Shard, nor how long any of you will be, but this I do know. I lost the game. *Eats pie and downs Root*

chat what do i do if it’s all becoming Too Much? if im dissociating and the world just feels Off like why is everything just Agh like why do i want to go to sleep and never Wake Up Again like bro everything is just No right now

You guys. You guys. THERE'S ONLY 39 DAYS UNTIL SUMMER. THAT'S 29 SCHOOL DAYS. I'M SOOOOOOOO READYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Also, story time! My little sister told me earlier today that she's concerned for me, because apparently I say a lot of my intrusive thoughts out loud. And I get a lot of those. She also said that she doesn't want me around her while I'm holding potentially dangerous objects, which I guess is valid because I was chopping some branches earlier with a giant pruner and I told her that if there was ever an intruder in the house to grab it and go for the jugular. -- "Boom, dead. And if that doesn't work, you can always go for the other major arteries. Femoral, brachial... basically any of those will make them bleed to death." She looks at me with mild confusion, mixed with slight horror. "...Why do you know this??" "A girl's gotta be prepared, [name]. You never know when you might need to kill someone out of self defense, or at least mortally wound them. Also," I add hastily, noticing the expression on her face, "I write fantasy books. With sword fights. You know this." My sister pauses, studying me, then reaches for the pruners, which I immediately pull away. "Okay, true. But maybe I should..." "No! ...Hey, do you think if I threw these hard enough, I could shatter the window?" "Honey, that's called an intrusive thought. We don't say those. Just give me the--" "No, Dad gave me these! It's my job! Give me that branch." She begrudgingly obliges, and I cut the branch into a few different pieces so they fit in our black trash can, then I pack them down into the tangle of other branches using the long wood scraps my dad left for us. -- Random comments like these aren't rare from me, but I probably have extra today due to the fact that I got less than five hours of rest. I couldn't fall asleep until about 5:45 (am) and woke up around 10. It was rough. Terrible, actually, but whatever. Hakuna Matata, right? Lol. Anyways, I'm gonna go eat a snack and then do my homework that I totally neglected for the whole of spring break. Wish me luck

WHOS EXCITED FOR REN SEASON?? I AM!!! so, here’s some REN FAIRE FIT PICS!!!! piece-by-piece walkthrough with info on each part, in case you’re curious: the outfit :3 i’m literally so obsessed i can’t— is it possibly slightly overkill? yeah, maybe a little bit. do i care? absolutely not. *ob* *sessed.*

guys help i'm so burnt out i can't even like write a poem about it i'm so done i just want school to go away and never come back LIKE WHY DO I HAVE TO MAKE 85 ANNOTATIONS ON THIS 8 PAGE PACKET?!?!?! i got it today it's due tomorrow and it's a *test grade* like WHUT ugh i'm so done but yeah i'm feeling burnt out and stuck and empty

Alright so today, I’m wearing the Harmony hat (check Sanderson’s store if you don’t know what I’m talking about), my denim jacket, a t-shirt, and sweatpants, and my mom says bye to me by telling me: “You look like you’re gonna go catch Pokémon.” I cannot tell y'all how great my mom is.

nobody: literally nobody: every single worksheet/page of notes i own, for actually no reason:

Life is so busy right now but I’m in such a good mood and I wanted to share the joy. i am so proud of myself for committing to getting something done, no matter how good or bad, and not expecting perfection from myself for once. Here it is. a webtoon im starting… GRAY https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/gray/list?title_no=95459 please come read it! Like it! Comment! Or subscribe! It would mean so freaking much to me. thank you all for being so amazing

Blue and orange tiles? Perry the blue and orange tiles!

I finally wrote a poem again! WARNING: It's probably the longest I've ever written. Why Can’t We Fix This?

Quick life update: I MADE POPPED CORN ON THE COB I POPPED IT AAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHA IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY Also, the fit today was absolute fire and I got told I was giving DM vibes, which I gladly accept. (No, my hair isn’t pink anymore :(( but it will be again) Anywho i have a boatload of homework how are you guys?

i'm going to prom with @Dead todayyyyyy we're gonna take pictures at a nearby lake before we go, so I'll try and post some pictures at some point today and i'm gonna be up until at least 3 am because of post-prom stuff! I'm really excited!! I really like my dress, and we figured out the hair, makeup, and shoes situation - I'm getting my hair done professionally still, my friend is gonna come over after that to help me with my makeup, and my sister did stop by with some shoes for me to pick from (and go out to eat with my brother and grandma while I went to the temple yesterday, but they did get me McDonalds so it's fine) and I chose black flats but yeaaaaa I'm really excited

*side eyes entire shard population* So... why'd I win yesterday? -_^ I have something cool to share!! My dad gave me a new travel mug thingy last night and it's my favorite color! AND I PUT A STORMLIGHT STICKER ON IT SO I HAVE TO SHARE A PICTURE- ISN'T IT GEORGOUS!!!??!?!?! I'M SO HYPER AND YET I HAVE NO ENERGYYY WTHECK IS THISSSSSSS T-T IDK WHAT ELSE TO SAY!! LOVE Y'ALL!!! ~ STICK

Making songs is hard. Idk why but I felt like writing my own song(s) and I have a pretty good idea of one in my head, but chords are just like ?????? and I'm very confused. The lyrics part isn't nearly as bad though, cuz I can words okay enough, but I don't think I have the confidence in my singing skills to actually sing the lyrics but oh well. It's still fun. Music is really cool.

I haven’t talked about this yet on here. But I am currently on a mission for my church. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later day saints and am about 15 months into a service mission. It’s been really great and I have truly seen miracles and many amazing things. I know this may come as a surprise especially to those who I met at Dragonsteel because I didn’t mention it. But I just didn’t feel comfortable at the time. This post is more about me becoming more comfortable about sharing my beliefs than a life update. So if you’re not interested or don’t really care that’s fine. This is for me. This community has meant so much to me the past several months and has given me the motivations and courage to push my self to do more and be more proactive. You are all great and I know I am going to be here a long time. I hope this doesn’t make anyone feel alienated, that is the last thing I want, but I am who I am. And that is a son of God, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later day Saints, a Missionary of the Lord, and have depression, ADHD, dyslexia, and dysgraphia. I know this is a lot to say for one statues update but I felt that I needed to stope being afraid to have the discussions about my beliefs and my struggles. I have been on meds for years for both my depression and ADHD, and have been in some dark place both before and after I started the meds. I also have had my faith tested many time, but I also have had it reinforced countless times. If anyone has any questions about my faith, my mission, or my disability feel free to ask. And if anyone is struggling with dark thoughts, whether it do to depression or not, please know that I am always willing to talk about it. I have been in the deepest depths of depression before and I will all ways be here if someone need to talk, or even is they just need someone to listen. I hope you all have a great day and cant wait to see what happens next on this amazing sight Your friends and fellow world hopper Evan (aka Silver Phantom)

ok i know i’ve posted twice already today but heres a mini life-update

thank you for all of the birthday wishes! I have a lot of notifs, but I'm going on a field trip soon and I wont be back for another like 3 or 4 hours so I'll check them when I get back

life is weird

Okay it's WAY past morning, but here's some more details about prom! My gf slow danced a bunch of times and it was amazing The DJ played Rasputin and SO MANY people sang along He also played the Macarena, and doing the dance with all those other people was a lot of fun I didn't get prom king, but a friend of mine did, and we got to hang out this morning, so that was cool There was a photo taken of the senior class and it was a lot of fun wrangling everyone into place One of my friends thought that I said my gf is 13 (she's not. We're only a little more than a year apart in age), so that was… an interesting conversation There was, unfortunately, not a Rickroll this year After prom was over, my gf and I sat in my car and talked about GoT lore for a bit Right before we were about to kiss, Winged Hussars by Sabaton started playing. The beginning of that song is very intense and very sudden, and it was so unexpected that we both burst into laughter I didn't go to post-prom, but I still didn't get to bed until after 1am Those who did go to post-prom weren't allowed to leave the venue until 2 or 3 in the morning It was so much fun, and I'll definitely go next year, if I can get in as my gf's +1. However, I am EXHAUSTED. Not only did I stay up super late, I also got up at like 8, then ran around playing airsoft with a bunch of my friends for like five hours. That was fun, but WOW am I sore now.

you guys i got three new fantasy clothing pieces yesterday at the thrift store :3 :] i will post pictures later today, as well as pics of the whole current ren faire fit because i’m literally obsessed. i just need to find a decent necklace and a few extra accessories now.

to have someone head over heels for you and not being able to reciprocate is like the worst feeling ever tempted to write a poem about it ON THE OTHER HAND today was amazing idk why it just was and i got three whole assignments done in just my spare minutes during classes THREE!!! i have three more to do before i’m done for the day, and i’m saving the other six for tomorrow. or later today, i dunno. BUT IM GONNA BE HELLA PRODUCTIVE!!! and it’s gonna be awesome!!! and if i get it all done before 4:30 i’ll post a song let’s do this :determined-smile:

Yeah... That moment when you stumble into someone else's writing And are returned to the crying wreck You were Earlier... April 18 - A day for tears.

you guys i have discovered a way to access school-blocked websites

guys I got some pictures from prommmmm I have to double check with @Dead to make sure I can post them, because he's in the pictures with me but yeah I'll ask him within the next two hours or so

Omg you guys my girlfriend's Ren Faire dress arrived the other day and she is GORGEOUS. It's this white fluffy dress with a layered skirt, and she's going to pair it with a corset that has these floral patterns all over it and it's amazing. We're going in May, and I can't wait. (Still haven't ordered those gauntlets )

My birthday is in two weeks. oh my gosh. guys, I’m literally so close to being an adult. I didn’t think I’d be able to make it here. I’m so glad I did

AAAAAA- I FINISHED YUMI THIS MORNING AND IT WAS AMAZINGGGGG!

So two things today. First is I finally finished my woodworking project. To be clear, I made this only because I am a Lord of the Rings fan and I specifically really like Gandalf. So…. I made his pipe Again I dont intend to actually smoke with it. Nor do I think I actually could. How a made it was not how a real pipe is made so I pretty sure I would die if I tried to smoke with it. Anyway it was a really fun project and I am planing on making a few more Also today was my first day of my new work out retune (and my first ever workout retune) my goal is to be able to dunk a basketball before end of summer. I will be posting my progress here weekly. The NBA regulation hight for there hoop is 10ft. My reach is 7 feet 9 inches. And my current standing jump hight is 8 feet 11 inches. It is also recommended to have about 6 inches above the rim in your jump in order to dunk. So I have 19 inches to go for standing. Yes I know that my running jump is higher, but I don’t have a way to measure that short of running and then jumping full speed into a wall, so I will get back to y’all on that

straight chilling metro boomin across the spider verse album oooooo bangers all around

To the theatre, regarding security: Hey. I hate you. Did you know that? And I’m tired of you. Because you are mine. I know you, And so I can hate you. You no longer dazzle me, And so I can be exhausted. The hours I spend serving you Are no longer magical And that’s all right. I am becoming a part of you, As you are becoming a part of me. You are familiar, Even if I don’t always understand you. You are home, Even if you aren’t always safe. The extremes fade away, leaving routine in their wake. And routine… I used to think I would never stop being awed by you. But I have. And I’m glad. Because instead of my hero you’re becoming my mentor. Instead of my dream you’re becoming my friend. Someone I’d sit by on a bus, Someone I’d ask to watch my things, Someone I’d take a selfie with, Someone I’d laugh with, Someone I’d cry with. Your magic falls away and in its place I find something genuine. And now there is no question if it will last, Because even if it doesn’t, You cannot forget me As I cannot forget you. So thanks, My friend, For being my friend. Thanks, My friend, For letting me inside. And thanks, My friend, For the promise of tomorrow. Rue

Is it the look of a fire that you remember? Or the burning it leaves on your skin? Do you remember the orange flames reaching towards you, or the kisses left behind by the heat? The rain drizzles down onto the gray pavement and all I think of is your smile. I think, I think, i think. That was always the problem, wasn't it? I thought too much and you never thought enough. You wove yourself into the very fabric of my being, into the humanity in this husk we call a body. And now I can't look at the stars without thinking of what might have been. You had your demons, alright. But you always shied away from mine Did they scare you? Can you imagine how they scared me? Love was supposed to be the absolution, the salvation. Love was supposed to be a cup of tea on a winter day; a warm bed on a rainy day; wine on a moonlit night. Love was supposed to be so much more than this. And yet. Downy snow falls around me and it feels like your touch. I run my thumb through a lighter and your laughter echoes like a church bell. Because you were a fire, strong and burning How I wished we could have burned together But now my soul scatters away like the ash of an unwanted thing. Unwanted, undesirable Loved, craved, With you, I was all of these. I changed myself, bones cracking and heart shattering so you could form me as you wished. Weren't you supposed to accept me? Wasn't i supposed to be much more than clay? Did you love me for me, or for what you could make me? I don't think I'll ever know. I can only blame you as much as I can blame myself. Fire eats everything in the end, the buildings, the people, the life It will eat the earth itself and the birds will wander aimless on a barren wasteland. Because it takes its beauty from destroying And it's only lovely as long as you're not the one it's ruining We were never meant to be. We weren't "right person, wrong time" because for the right person there's never a wrong time. We were simply young and dumb, drunk on life and each other. I can't hate you, and I hope you don't hate me either. This chapter ends, now. Page turned.

I took the ACT today. Hoping for a 36 so I never have to take that bloody, flaming, scudding, sparking, storming, rusting, light-blasted test ever again

i need a buddy to go with me to some haunted hotels Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, either room 1513, 913, or 511 The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, room 401, 407, 428, or 217 THERES MORE BUT LIKE THOSE ARE MY TOP TWO WHO WANTS TO GO

So, let's talk money. Say you happened to have 250,000,000,000 U.S. Dollars. (250 Billion) And say you wanted to know how much that is. Let me tell you. A $1 bill weighs about 1 gram, right? Well, if you weighed your 250 billion dollars in pounds, 550, 800,000 pounds of paper money. To put that in perspective, The Statue of Liberty weighs 450,000 pounds. Your 250 Billion dollars is approximately equal weight to 1,224 Statues of Liberty. It's 249,838,677,396 grams. That's about as heavy as 42,369 fully-grown, male African elephants. That's a LOT of money! If you want to see this fascinating 2-minute video that goes more in-depth then I'll link it here. Video Link Anyways, this was an interesting trip, thanks for coming with me! ~ Stick

Y'all remember when I said I was going to the National Zoo? Welllll... it was 60 degrees (F) and rainy, so it got canceled. We did go to the Philidelphia Museum of Art instead and I got a bunch of cool photos that I might post at some point I'm still really behind on schoolwork and we still aren't very good mental health-wise, so that's why I haven't been on as much. Apologies to everyone I'm RPing with currently, I'm trying to do better. How are all of you? Anything interesting happen while I was gone? Anyway, Love you guys! ~ Stick

PROM WAS AMAZING. More details in the morning when I'm not so tired that I couldn't find my glasses… while wearing them.

Am I the only one who didn't know that Jared Hess, who directed Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, is directing the Minecraft movie? I think, I really think we're in safe hands. Bro, that movie is going to be a masterpiece of cinema. I cannot wait. That's actually got me hyped fr now.

hey guys I promised I'd post pictures from prom, so here they are

My dad: You're obviously depressed and are showing symptoms like being tired all the time, insomnia, really low energy, aching, and low appetite, and you have a really hard time waking up and getting up on time for school on 5 hours of sleep on average. So how can I help you with this? Me: I don't know maybe anti-depressants and an actual structured routine supported by my parents, which neither seem to be willing to help with? My dad: Nope, absolutely not. If you don't try harder and just do better, I'll just send you to a military school for six months! That's obviously the solution! Me: (-_-)

I’m 99.99% straight. The 0.01% is me imagining myself as Aziphrael. I’m not technically watching the show if it’s just a few compilations on YouTube. Right?

Welcome friends to my morning where the only radio stations playing are Taylor Swift Taylor swift and Taylor swift- I know its a large variety!

This is my rant for tonight: Goodnight, hopefully.

Sometimes, instrumental music just hits DIFFERENT. Sacrifice by Alan Lennon (which i'm sure i've talked about before) is especially beautiful. It's just so raw and yet dramatic and it tells such an emotional story. It actually reminds me of a scene in my series where one of the main characters, who was very close to the FL, dies (hehe @The Halcyon Girl knows what i'm talkin' 'bout). It's the FL's breaking point, and her built-up pain suddenly overflows into this moment of utter and complete defeat. I literally have chills right now. Here it is on spotify, and here's a youtube version. Ahhhhh it's just so scrumptious Here's a mix of similar music I like to listen to on Youtube, as well as this one (2 hrs), this one (40 mins), and also this one (1 hr), all of which I highly recommend. I especially enjoy them during writing sessions. You'll probably like them if you enjoy Tommee Profitt and fantasy movie soundtracks. I love them so much oh my hailstorms i literally can't

Update on the last SU: I ordered a pair of gauntlets, a tunic, and a new pouch, since my old one isn't large enough for my phone. I think they'll pair well with my gambeson and my boots. Def gonna share the fit when it all gets here.

Uh…I should probably say this somewhere other than a quickly forgotten reply to an earlier SU. Spoilers for length and probably being boring: Anyway, basically I’m the only boy (other than my teachers) going to a 7+ day trip in June. Hopefully it’s fun. Oh yeah, if anyone wants to see my project, a ten minute long documentary on Toy Story, PM me, and I think I’ll need your email and I can send it to you.

AHHHH GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS!!!! I WAS JUST A WITNESS TO THE MOST EPIC BURN BATTLE I'VE EVER SEEN!!! I WROTE IT ALL DOWN FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!!! AND YOU MIGHT KNOW BOTH OF THESE PEOPLE!!! Veil- @Part Of The Narrative Shard boi- @Shardwatcher01 Me- @Just-A-Stick (me) ENJOY!!! THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT TOOK- *dies* *revies* BUT IT WAS AWESOME!!! There's a lesson here. Don't get into a roasting battle with @Part Of The Narrative. She is a worthy foe. ~ Stick

I'm curious if anyone will actually see this. Well, I guess we'll see. So I'm taking an art class right now that requires us to make trading cards, and I really wanted to do something either Mistborn or Stormlight-esque. I have to make two cards, so they'd either be focused on Ruin and Preservation or two of the ten Radiant Orders. What would y'all rather see? And if you'd like to see the Stormlight designs, which Orders do you think I should use? Edit: So this is actually like a "should I do this or this" kind of thing so I'm asking for a decision from y'all. Lol thanks.

update: taking the day off school slept in a bit more doing much better gonna eat a good meal, then get some work done

Eddie! I heard you got to state drama! how'd it go? how'd you do?

me singing while cleaning the bathroom is chaotic af