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Guys I plan to leave the Shard on maybe Wednesday (no I'm not telling you when school ended/ends). My Shardiversary is encompassed by the summer. So ig I have to say something. If I forget you, it's because I'm not following you (I think). @___/Mippo, I've enjoyed getting to know you. Although you don't say enough insane things to make the one liners, you still say lots of funny things that make my day. You are a great sausage. @Through the Living Hopper, you helped me figure out this strange site, and for that, I am in your debt. I also appreciate your pfp. I laugh sometimes when I see it. It strangely reminds me of my little sibling, who looks like a Cryptic running in her nightgown sometimes. @AltonicKeys, you created the Battle for the Sandwich and the Shard wouldn't be the same place without it. Thanks for almost a year of crazy Sandwich-stealing. @Bird Furious, I didn't know you that long, but the time that I did know you was awesome. We all miss you Haly! I don't think that you'll see this, but thanks for your time on the Shard. @ChipsAHoid/[redacted], I'll try not to make this too long. Wow! You've almost lasted a year as both a Shard/irl friend. It's been amazing to have a friend (still sounds strange to say). Storms you're insane. Thanks for introducing me to the Shard/Stormlight, and being the only person in years I feel comfortable talking to. It's been surreal, truly. Thanks for being an awesome Sandernerd/ marimba player/absurdly kind and witty person. Thanks for making me laugh so hard my face hurts. Thanks for a year I'll never forget. Thanks for giving me hope. @CoderDrag0n8, the official ORV Bondsmith! I'm reading it, seriously (not sarcastic). And it's awesome. You're a pretty cool flavored concrete-snorting, fae king, book wyrm, etc. I know there's stuff I'm forgetting please don't kill me no no no. Anyway, the Shard is not the Shard without you and therefore you are the Shard and the Shard is you (don't question my logic it makes sense trust). @Conure1243, you're the most unhinged guy I know (and that is truly one of the best compliments I could ever give). Or maybe the entire world is insane, and you're the only sane one. You never know. Anyway, I love you're amazing quotes and your art that makes my art feel pathetic (which, it is), but that's beside the point. Conure's art is awesome. If you haven't seen it, go look at it because it's insane (and much better than my passable stick figures). I am honored to be the sandwich on the floor. @First of the Tide, the Shardblade you made for me is awesome! I know you're not active on most threads, but that doesn't change how much I've enjoyed talking with you. @GG0z, I still think of you as a 'New Sharder', but you've proven your activity by now. It's very fun fraternizing and being insane together on TLPL. I look forward to hopefully seeing you after summer. Congratulations on me remembering you! *spawns celebratory thunderclasts* @Honors Spectral Image, I believe you were my first Shardbuddy! Thanks for tolerating a year of insanity and confuddling comments! You're super awesome! @Ink and Embers, you're the first Brit I've ever known, and now my opinion of Britain is high. You're so funny and kind and just all around awesome! Thanks for being so nice! I love it when we're both on the Shard at the same time. @KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren, I enjoyed meeting you this year, particularly on the Let's Be Radiant thread. Somehow, I've seriously multiplied my sanity by negative two this year (yes because my sanity was in the negatives before; also, no I'm not terribly sane now but it's an improvement), and I think my oaths had a lot to do with that. Understanding myself and all that nonsense. So, thanks especially for refounding the Knights Radiant. And just being yourself in general. You have more humor than Kaladin, trust me. *sends snow* @Kansas Stormcursed, I wish you were on here more often, but I hope you're having fun! You (like pretty much everyone on the Shard) are super awesome. When I first joined on July 5, my parents kicked me off shortly, and the only Shard username (besides Chips and his sister) by the time school startedwas you. Needless to say, I was momentarily very confused because I thought it was a reference I didn't get, but here we are! Thank you for contributing to this awesome year! @PianoSavant/[redacted], I know you don't post on here much, but that doesn't mean that you aren't an amazing Sanderfan! I love your banner---particularly the taynix art! It's beautiful, seriously. Wish I could see you more often. @The Great Wyver, I miss you and all of your absolutely big windy delectable platter of meaty liquids! Super sad that the Shard is blocked (surprised it hasn't on mine yet but am very happy). Hope you're doing okay! @Through The Living Ash, you're another one I miss. I really appreciated your Ashkalodaness (although I suppose I never learned what Ashkaloda even means). I hope you have an awesome life after high school!!!!!!!! @Through The Living Ketek, Master of Keteks, thank you for letting us be insane nerds together. No, I never joined your cult, but that was because it was too late by the time I noticed what was going on. Don't kill me...please. Fellow engineering nerd, fun acquaintance, and good friend overall. @Through the Living Shadow, yippee for like 70,000 name confusions! I survived! Thanks for your kindness, wit, and wrath. Well, it depends on how you define wrath. I wouldn't describe you as a 'wrathful spirit'. I read your writing, it's good too. @Through The Living Star, we're so similar we're practically clones! Except you're nicer, saner (yes you are don't argue), and better at writing! Also you speak Chinese and play ultimate frisbee and do all sorts of cool stuff. Anyways, stay super cool and awesome and don't leave over the summer bc I'll be sadddd. And try not to die. Too much. I'll miss youuuu. @Verdance, congrats on graduating high school!!!! And you're still on the Shard, so I continue to benefit from your presence. And I actually kinda thought about your username a little, and decided to go on a walk (with a Sanderson book). And now instead of sulking, reading, and being depressed, I stare out at nature, sulk, read, and am depressed! (It's better actually so thanks). @Vielence, I miss seeing you more often and hope you're doing great (and getting your much needed warrior cake)! *sends some as a 1 1/2 month late birthday present*. I have definitely enjoyed your often amusing comments! And update: I found Spartan, he wasn't following me (what a sane guy), which is why this part is a little later. If there's someone else I'm forgetting lemme know so I can clear up that terrible mistake @SpartanBrigade, you're the most awesome 148-year old guy I know! (well, so says your birth date). I've enjoyed the magic and the too juicy steak and the too buttery lobster. All in all, Spartan, you are a really nice guy and thanks for existing! Update 2: I also forgot @Usseewa, thank you for letting @----- (no I want my head attached, like Vie said at some point I think) change your username back. It's been simply awesome. Thank you for your persistent kindness and insanity. Storms that took a while. I'll miss you all. And no I'm not dying. See you August or smth (I might be able to sneak on and marvel at the amount of notifs at some point in the summer, but I won't be active until then).

These days, I look in the mirror and find myself a man of lies. I must apologize in advance, I am feeling seriously depressed right now and that is making me dramatic and eloquent; I feel like taking this seriously. At some point I was always going to have to make this decision, and it's not one that I am enjoying making, but I don't really have a choice. This was going to happen eventually. I am terrible at keeping secrets. Some of you may be aware I have some very loving, very conservative, very controlling parents. I have simultaneously defended and complained about them many, many times, but in the end, they love me very much and want what's best for me. Well, they have discovered this 17thShard account that I have, and they do not like it. I cannot say that everything I have said on here is true. I have time and time again expressed opinions on religion, gender and sexuality, mental health, and other topics, and I can't really say that all of it is true. At my core, I lie through my teeth, supporting things I do not truly support, condemning things that I do not condemn, because if I don't, I won't have any friends. You all would dismiss me as hateful and ignorant and never speak to me again, because in some ways I am. I certainly don't hate any of you. I really can't believe that all of this is just some mental illness or something like that. Regardless, I can't keep pretending to support it in any capacity. 2 Peter 2:4-10 mentions a person from Genesis, Lot, who lived in the city of Sodom, an ancient city legendary for its degeneracy and violence. Lot was a follower of God who lived among these people, even becoming an arbiter or judge among them. In Genesis 18, Abraham barters with God, who is planning to destroy the city for its sin. After some time, God agrees that if ten righteous men can be found in Sodom, the city would be spared. Immediately after, the account cuts to Lot. Two male angels have been sent to his house to warn him about the coming destruction. Lot asks them to stay the night in his house for safety, but they refuse, accepting his food and sleeping in the courtyard. Later that night, a mob arrives at Lot's house. Their intentions towards the angels, or strangers, are not pure. Lot literally is in the process of bargaining away his daughters to the mob, but the angels blind the mob, and everyone escapes. 2nd Peter mentions what Lot was feeling: he was greatly distressed, because he loved all the people around him and yet wanted nothing to do with them. You all are not Sodom. But I certainly feel like Lot. I cannot continue existing here on the Shard. Feel free to ban me or wipe my account, I can't say I won't care, it will hurt a lot. But I have already made this decision. After my father specifically violated my privacy, going through my posts, he was immediately shocked at what he saw. Lies. Beautiful lies, from a lonely little boy clinging desperately to some sort of friendship. Very, very convincingly. I cannot justify his anger. I am only glad he held his temper back physically, which he has not done in the past. He is watching, reading through everything I have said, joking or serious, lies or truth, and I'm about essentially stand trial for it. I would like to reiterate that I am 18 years old and would like to be allowed to make my own decisions, but I also would like to have a house and a bed and food and water, and it has been made very clear that enjoying those privileges is not compatible with any form of disobedience. Maybe I really am a hateful monster. I lie to everyone around me, just to cling to them and get something from them. Even when I try to show love, it's almost another form of manipulation. Are we all manipulating each other? On my way to the library where I am typing this, I passed a mother bird protecting her eggs, sitting a short ways away from the railroad track I was using to travel. I stopped, and watched as any time I drew nearby, she would puff herself up and screech at me. It took me a minute to register that I was the threat. I was the looming, dangerous monster who had not thirty seconds ago been screeching harsh lyrics in the woods at the top of my lungs. Why wouldn't she be wary around me? Everything I touch turns water into blood, I don't look away when the bough breaks, I don't really love, I just hate being alone. I am so very happy my parents have taken away my autonomy, my agency, my knives, so I can't hurt myself. And I hate it all the same. And when I return to some form of logical sanity, I just remember how self centered I am. It's not about me. I'm in this love hate relationship with absolutely everything in my life. And when it comes time to decide between the two, I will become the villain to you all. My parents will still see me as deceptive, hateful, cowardly, rebellious, and godless. You all will see me as nothing more than a hateful bigot. There's nothing I really can do to change all this; again, I need a place to live. And in truth, I don't support anything LGBTQ. I really can't say that I believe everything the Bible teaches and say "happy pride month" in the same sentence. A fountain cannot spout both fresh and salt water. That doesn't mean I see any of you any less, if anything, right now I am the worst person on the planet in my own eyes. None of my scant morality, precious philosophy, or arrogant theology means anything without my faith. I cannot continue straddling a line, I have to choose between one or the other- and when my life is completely meaningless without Christ, I will choose Christ. No matter what any of you think of me, I still love you all, I still respect you all, I still appreciate you all. This is goodbye. Whether something I have said here violates Shard rules or not, I will not be returning. Thank you all so much for these few months. I sincerely wish you all the best. - Noah.

I have to question You consider yourself an ally And you listen to Albert Mohler regularly The same Albert Mohler who’s rap sheet includes but is not limited to 1: Decrying a memorial for a trans activist 2: Saying in regard to trans folks, “we cannot affirm someone in a delusion” 3: Opposing the repealing of the “don’t ask, don’t tell policy” which banned openly queer Americans from the military 4: Opposing birth control for women 5: Proclaiming that married couples who choose not to have children are rebelling against God’s order 6: Being so thoroughly opposed to gay marriage that he signed the Manhattan Declaration, a document calling Christians to fight against queer and reproductive rights among other things. The Catholic Church had a significant hand in writing the Manhattan Declaration, and so emphatic was his opposition to queer/reproductive rights that he signed on despite believing the Catholic Church to be “a false church” and that accepting their doctrine would be to “compromise Biblical truth” 7: Proclaiming that Muslims are motivated by demonic power 8: Supporting America converting the people of Iraq to Christianity in the style of old colonial powers I know there’s a policy against politics I respect that I would argue that this isn’t politics Politics is discussing where to send foreign aid Politics is discussing to what degree regulations should be implemented on the private sector Politics is debating big vs small government This is not politics The ability of two consenting adults to marry and choose whether or not to have children is not politics Women’s access to reproductive care is not politics Freedom of religion, all religion, is not politics The ability of trans folks to exist is not politics These are basic human rights And an ally who listens to someone like Albert Mohler is Concerning

There is a new reading from a dropped secret project that was just read in London. Here's the link: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/554/#e17193. The story is set thousands of years before Rashek and Alendi, so long ago that they still use bronze for weapons and armors as well as phalanx and war chariots. It's such an ancient past that it explains the origins of the Deepness. There's a few interesting things I've noticed while reading it. The first one and the most important one is the complete lack of the white, Preservation's Mist. It's absent and even replaced with the black smoke called the Murk, which forms as night sets. It obscures clouds and stars, just like the Mists does. That sounds a lot like Ruin's Mist. From it the Midnight Dead emerge, forming out of the smoke, bones included. An individual Dead doesn't seem to linger for a long time as they fade as new ones appear. Those Deads are said to be the souls of angry dead people, buried for specific purpose, which would mean they might be some form of Cognitive Shadows. What's more, they whisper unrecognizable words, which might pose some kind of threat as people put wax in their ears. However, they seem to be somewhat mindless in their behaviour. It looks to me that Ruin's directly involved with the Dead and the Murk. The Ageless was mentioned a few times, a ruler of Iratrians, who are on an offensive war. He rules from Mount Dominant and rumors said he can control the Midnight Dead. The city of Caldweth is independent, but on map it belongs to Iratrian and it was said that the Ageless hasn't enforced his rule over them in decades, which might mean he was busy elsewhere, or he was/is absent. Once again, that sounds like Ruin to me. Silver is used to create swords to fight the Dead - which suggest that they really are CS akin to Shades. There is also a flower that repels them - maybe it's even the Marewill flower? And lastly the Gwit people, or Gway Fiatelle, failed in the past and they are forbidden from carrying a sword until they redeem themselves. They act as mercenaries and by tradition are given a sword by others. They usually have pale skin and brown hair and wear a silver sword pendant - they do not look like Terris. There is no sign of Preservation, Mists or any kind of Metallic Arts present in the story. From all of this I speculate that the story takes place either shortly before Ruin's imprisonment by Preservation or shortly after, because it looks like Preservation hasn't set up the Mistsnapping and the Mists yet. The Murk is most definitely Ruin's investiture, which I think was later splintered off by Preservation and trapped in the Atium cycle in the Pits of Hathsin (this idea aligns with WoB and WoB). The Ageless might be Ruin himself or his agent trying to conquer Scadrial for him to destroy it, or to free Ruin if he's already imprisoned - but only the "controlling the Dead" part makes me believe this. Then there is a question of what Gway Fiatelle did to condemn the entire nation? The only thing I can think of is that one of them was the first one ever to Ascend at the Well of Ascension (after Ruin's imprisonment) and caused this whole mess with the Midnight Dead somehow, however this doesn't really fit with the absence of the Mist and the presence of the Ruin's Mist. Honestly, it's a pity that Brandon has dropped the book and it probably won't be finished as the lore sounds really interesting and nothing like I've imagined. I'm super curious now how did the Deppness and the Mist appear for the first time, what's going on with the Dead and the Ageless and how Ruin and Preservation fit into all of this, but unfortunately we are unlikely to get the answers to those questions. What do you guys think of this reading and what are your theories about all of this?

GUYS MY GRADE JUST GOT UPDATED I HAVE AN A!!!!!!! Even after getting a C on the final lol...

Honestly today was kind of crazy for me I have so many emotions I've stopped feeling them But it rained and I ate ice cream under a metal swing in a park in a thunderstorm then drank tea in a friend's kitchen and did Maths and hugged people and found a random bright pink pen And I think everything will be okay, in the end We're all people and we're all a little bit in love with everyone And I think we'll be okay.

D-Day Take a couple minutes to remember the sacrifice of all the men who fought this day, 82 years ago

I've recently noticed an uptick in the amount of interest in the double eye chart, especially as it relates to Truthwatchers due to their position opposite of the Bondsmiths. And indeed I think this is warranted. And I intend to look into it. Now going over Truthwatchers, first I want to go over their position on the chart, and in particular the orders connected to them. They sit in the position opposite the Bondsmtih, while also standing between Edgedanncers and Lightweavers, just as Bondsmiths are between Stonewards and Windrunners. Why do I bring this up? Because I often took too long looking at the comparison between Windrunners and Edgedanncers, each having a spren named after one of the Shards, Honorspren and Cultivation spren, together with Lift being able to use Progression while under Urithiru's suppression to believe that Progression is Cultivation's truest surge, and what made Truthwatchers special. And while I do still believe Progression to be Cultivation's truest surge, I no longer believe it to be what truly makes Truthwatchs tick. Instead I want to propose that the upper and lower halves of the chart are not simply opposites, but mirrored. It is not the surge they share with Edgedanncers that makes Truthwatchers special, but the one they share with Lightweavers. In WaT Szeth makes the following observation He calls Truthwatchers the oddest of the orders, something usually reserved for Bondsmiths, and the surge used immediately afterwards is that of Illumination. Additionally what this Honorbearer demonstrates for us is clearly the power of Fortune, seeing things as they are and as they could be. The only other order that is described with this attribute is that of the Lightweavers. Indeed we can see other examples of this such as the Truthwatcher who wrote the following in the gem archive I therefore propose that just as Bondsmiths hold the powers of Connection, Truthwatchers hold the powers of Fortune.

We did it!!!

For sake of simplicity, assume full spoilers for the Cosmere to date of writing. Abstract (TL;DR): An observation made in Rhythm of War led to the craft of a falsifiable hypothesis, and a logical, in-universe experiment that can be crafted to test the hypothesis. If the hypothesis is eventually proven true, it allows numerous real-world harmonic and acoustic phenomena to be applied to phenomena derived from Investiture in nearly seamless fashion, from the bottom up. Scope: There is a critical distinction that must be made regarding the scope of this work. I am not here to assert specific frequencies etc. in terms of raw numbers, e.g. A=440 and similarly derived phenomena. As is with all (western) music, especially for those not of the 2nd Heightening, things will be described and derived, generally, from principles of harmonic relativity. With that in mind: Observation: Rhythm of War, Chapter 15 Epigraph: A light blinking in a regular, one could say intervallic period, could be expressed as a number, one that can be converted into an, albeit low, frequency in Hz. Label this frequency as f2. Take a measurable source of the Pure Tone (for now using real-world terms as opposed to Realmatic, this should clear up shortly), in this case the Pure Tone of what is Investing the logicspren. Take that and use it as a constant, label it f1. Hypothesis: Fundamental, f1 will have a neat mathematical relationship with the pulse of the logicspren, f2. Specifically: If this mathematical relationship holds true for the logicspren, it can then be extrapolated to say any localized, periodic oscillation of Investiture is a direct translation from the source Intent's frequency. Therefore, this gives birth to a new principle of Realmatic Theory: The Harmonic Series, when translated into musical terms, reflect the series of phenomena known as overtones. This topic alone is a rabbit hole unto itself, so to avoid falling in, let me quickly annotate an additional constraint to the scope of my portion of the discussion; The Harmonic Series, and thusly the possible consequences of Invested action, go on upward infinitely and forever. My discussion on it should not. Let's take the real-world term pure tone, referring to merely the waveform of a given fundamental pitch, or tone. Pure Tone, in the Realmatic sense, likely refers to the combination of two things: The Realmatic Fundamental; the Realmatic equivalent to the real-world pure tone. The infinite Invested Harmonic Series resonating off the Realmatic Fundamental in totality. Below is the same diagram of the Harmonic Series from before, now representing the whole of Realmatic Pure Tone, with the Realmatic Fundamental traced briefly (shoutout to MS Paint): Subharmonics and Everyday Sounds: Every sound we hear has a frequency. From the shining overtones of an immaculate choir, booming low brass, and the rat-a-tat-tat of a snare drum; to the whirring of engines, human speech, and rapping one's knuckles upon a desk. There are essentially entire subgenres of music dedicated to making definitive tones out of manipulating ordinary sounds digitally. What are the other implications of this hypothesis, if correct? Singer Rhythms: The lateral move of applying this notion of subharmonics to the Rhythms Singers use adds a layer of complexity, as Rhythms seem, per the text, to be almost universally asymmetrical. How then, do they attune to somewhere in the sequence of the respective Realmatic Pure Tone? Let's first analyze the form that is the Singer Rhythm: Like real-world rhythmic patterns, Singer Rhythms have an internal structure, and can be ever repeated. Take, for instance, a relatively simple real-world rhythm that could feasibly mimic that of a Singer Rhythm: This can easily be split into two sections: This may produce, when sped up in a similar fashion to that of the hypothesis' logicspren, or that of Gabe the Dog (R.I.P.), the presentation of two oscillating tones. Tones that, if sped up further, oscillate fast enough to form a dyad, or interval in musical terms. Dyads, like a properly resonant (lower case) pure tone, or Realmatic Fundamental, also end up 'ringing' their own Harmonic Series, with the segment, or overtone, that becomes acoustically strongest depending on the delta, or interval, of the frequencies in the dyad. The dyad formed through the expression of the Singer Rhythm, for this framework to hold, would have its strongest overtone be in line with somewhere in the sequence of Realmatic Pure Tone, be it the Realmatic Fundamental, or somewhere else in the Pure Tone. Resolution of Ambiguity: This model, however, produces an complex, yet solvable, logistics problem. If one gives each Intent a specific, unknown to us for the purposes of this work frequency aka Realmatic Fundamental with which Pure Tone rings out of their own infinitely scaling Harmonic Series, one will inevitably run into overlap. That problem suggests the possibility of recipes for in-universe confusion like powers not working as intended, or deriving the wrong Invested Art altogether. The distinct lack of those problems being prevalent at any relevant scale in the Cosmere suggests the system already found a solution. I propose that this solution too mimics real-world phenomena, in this case harmonic context. For simplicity's sake, let's take a segment of the series that comprises a Realmatic Pure Tone, and analyze the role of shared frequencies between Intents. In other words, as the Harmonic Series goes on forever, any given Realmatic Pure Tone contains common chord tones with others: Each of the chords presented here are sharing one tone. Meaning, put in Realmatic Terms, this ambiguity can be solved with a combination of Intent and Connection. F major is different from C major is different than A-flat major. Dominion is different from Ruin is different from Odium, or whichever combination is deemed relevant; despite any similarities or overlap. Throw this back to the Singer Rhythms. It's no wonder that humans cannot be taught them, they lack the right Connection and/or hardware in the form of gemhearts to attune properly. The Novel Nature of Hybrid Shards: Hybrid Shards, such as Harmony, are said not to be a combination of its original Intents, but more of a novel being, or Pure Tone, derived from them. Take the Realmatic Fundamental of each Intent involved in the synthesis. Once together they form, like asymmetric Singer Rhythms sped up, a dyad. But rather than changing the tones forming the dyad to align with differing portions of Realmatic Pure Tone; the dyad rings out, of which the strongest overtone formed becomes the new Realmatic Fundamental which will then ring out its novel Pure Tone. Alternatively, some interaction with combination tones of some sort better reflect the phenomena. However, the specifics of the math even in relative terms, and the descriptions of underlying mechanisms in that realm escape me. Perhaps that is where my ability as attempted Realmatic translator meets its limit. Regardless: I am fully aware of the sheer massive scale in terms of new information, let alone recontextualization of existing canon, that lies above. I commend beyond measure anyone willing to go through this journey of a post, bearing with my own attempt at putting knowledge we have under new contexts and lights. I can only hope the Surges of Illumination and Progression, so to speak, have served me well. As with many other theories out there, there's bound to be mistakes, misconceptions, and/or misapplication of concepts and ideas. Regardless of perceived innate error-this has been some of the most fun I've had writing in my entire life. Journey Before Destination.

So I wanted to share a quick thought I had from my scripture study lately. The particular thought actually came during my mission, but I recently reread the verses in question. In particular it has to do with the Fall of Adam. As you all know one of the defining beliefs of the Church is that the Fall was a necessary part of God's plan, and it allowed us to have agency, children, and a knowledge of good and evil. One of the things that had always confused me however, was why God couldn't have created Adam and Eve in a mortal state directly. They already had agency and a knowledge of good and evil in the pre-mortal world, it just seemed unnecessarily complicated to me. Well after years of studying off and on I found the answer in 2 Nephi 9. In particular verses 6, 8, and 9. This for me gave the answer, as it revealed something about the nature of death, in that it by nature separates us from the Father, and that the Resurrection is what is needed to bring us back into His presence. Indeed Samuel the Lamanite teaches as much in Helaman 14:17 So in other words, mankind needed the ability to die in order for Christ to preform the Resurrection, however God couldn't create us in a state where we could die, as death separates us from God, and it would be unjust to do so unless a violation of the law was made, requiring the Fall of Man to occur as a violation of the law. I know it's just some small thing, but it genuinely was one of the most impactful moments for me, as it showed that constant scripture study can answer some vexing questions, but I'd like to hear your thoughts. I'm also working on another post for here, so watch out for that.

Have you guys ever wanted to say something and not be able to find the words? Because that's what I'm doing right now. I want explain my feelings to people, like all the weird things going on in my head, and I just can't express it. Plus there's those fun words from Darkness that scream that everyone's gonna hate me and I'm gonna sound crazy and it's just a spiral. I'm not quite sure what to do...

Hey guys, I'm back ♥ I may not be as active, but we'll see I don't know what else to say here, but I'll be postin something in cgd

I’m back! So, I made this a year ago, so it looks a little old and cracked. Also, it took me so long to get the perfect shade of blue that it started to partially dry, so you can see that too. Also you can see a spine is missing in the front. And yes, I know the images are showing up weird.

ok guys so basically i'm going on an 18 month mission for my church i actually kinda started earlier this week but i just wanted to say thank you to everyone on here for treating me with such love and kindness and just like chatting and hanging out with me i'll be back november 2027 (that feels insane to say) but i just am really grateful because yall are really great see you in 18 months take care yall echo out

Dear 17thShard, I, Coder or the Drag0n8 family, will be away until further notice. I will return at approximately mid-sunday my time, and shall depart this world approximately 1:30 today my time. Goodbye and Good Luck, Coder

Alright guys, I changed my name! Thanks to @CoderDrag0n8@Usseewa@Conure1243@Keteᛕ@Aeoryiand @GG0z (sorry if I forgot anyone) for helping me find a new name!

Yea, as a trans person in the UK, JK Rowling is a big concern. Legislation was recently passed saying everyone has to use the public bathrooms of their AGAB; the main pressure group pushing for this received over a quarter of their funding from JK Rowling. On a more personal level, she's essentially the reason my parents are ... as they are in regards to trans issues. They, like a whole load of other people, first encountered the whole thing through reading what JK Rowling had to say about it, as a profiling public figure, so it gets fixed in people's minds as the first thing they learn and it gives a whole massive platform for transphobes to air their views. It's been ... interesting. She keeps getting more and more popular and then the money goes to fund support for anti-trans legislation and it's all kind of complicated. One of my autistic trans friends has a long-term special interest in Harry Potter and has a really complicated relationship with it as a result. Supporting LGBTQ+ people is great! Thank you for being better than, like, 50% of the population, genuinely. No one's going to stop you doing what you want to do, and no one's trying to "convert" you or try and crush all the joy out of living. It can be good to learn about the different effects of hobbies, though, but if we stopped everything that contributed to climate change (for example), we'd have to stop respiring. It can just be good to learn, though.

The mods will interpret the rules as they decide. Until then, I'm going to address the one outstanding thing here. Let's use an example: Perhaps you've heard of JK Rowling, the author of the hit series Harry Potter. Perhaps you know that she has allegations of transphobia against her. But do you know what specifically? As you can probably tell by the example, there's a lot of kinda... bad stuff here. Perhaps worse than just the term "transphobia" can describe. Now consider this: When you're buying a Harry Potter book, guess who's getting paid? Now I'm not telling you to stop reading Harry Potter or whatever, you can make your own decisions, but I do really think that it is important to realize that the full picture is much more than meets the eye, and that you have to be mindful of who you choose to support. Verdance, I don't think anyone is forcing you to stop listening to whatever you want to listen to, or doing whatever you want to do. And no one would leverage the label "ally" against you in order to manipulate you into doing something. But Spartan has a right to be concerned here. You can say one thing, but if you're supporting someone who is known for doing terrible things within the LGBTQ community, you're not really helping. So just be mindful.

Hi, umm I was recommended by Usseewa to join this thread yesterday, so here I am don’t really know what to post here yet, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out

Grad Cap for today (I'm graduating)

so… im trans a girl my pronouns are she/her i came out on cgd Something about it makes me really want to post in this blog this feels like something one of you would post meaningful poetry about but i am not a poet, so I will just dump some words here … *can’t find any* *decides to recycle past words for some reason* hmmm I’ve been staring at that quite a bit. it feels… really good *recycles again* Yes, that is very wrong formatting. Quoting is… weird on my device. so I am a girl. that feels really good… *continues* ummm as I’ve said, I never have conclusions *tosses in more recycle*

what the rep ninja just happened 26 notifications is crazy

i love having days that are productive but not busy like you're getting stuff done but it's not in a rush. it's not pressured. it's just productive because you wanted it to be it's very like calming and also empowering i feel like because it's like wait i can get stuff done that I want to do just because i want to do it, not because anybody's asking it of me today i had a good breakfast, stretched, worked out, hung out with my little bro, started the laundry, did some sketches, and sang some songs (and taught myself body percussion for one of them that's fairly simple but is much harder than it should be with the rhythm of the song--it's half syncopated and half on the downbeats so it's like bruh). i'll share my creative endeavors today because why not? i feel like i havent shared in a while so yes sketches dear crane wives: hire me i beg of you anddddd now im gonna finish the laundry, tidy up my room, and maybe do some writing or paint my nails cuz why not i have school tomorrow through thursday AND THEN IM DONE and im so excited i do have summer homework () buttttt it's okay i'll probably like the books anyway :PP

Hey y'all I'm back and I wanted to say some things so uhhh I was in a psych ward the past week and I actually had some of the best days of my life there. I also had some pretty crappy days. But I met some amazing people and I'm honestly really missing them all. There was also this girl that I mayyyy have liked. She's bi, too. We talked a lot and spent time together and it was amazing. I talked to the other people too and had more IRL socializing than I've ever had, I think. Of course, we were all, like, near each other so it was easier, but still, I feel I grew a lot emotionally and socially and stuff. The thing is... I'll most likely never see them again, including that girl who I really would have liked to talk to more. I wish I stayed longer or got some way to contact her again, idk. The regret is very very painful and idk. But I may have a crush on her? Also, for the most part people were accepting of me, especially the other girls who I hung out with the most. Before that I'd barely socialized IRL with girls, and this was just great, idk. There were also some great guys (and some ones that made some days awful), and they were pretty accepting too, I think. But... I felt loved, idk. They made me realize that I think of myself way too lowly. I put myself down too much and have done it so long that I don't even see an alternative as a possibility, it's just become ingrained: that no one would ever like me (as a friend or otherwise), and otherstuff so, the regret is gone for now. it helps that I have something to remember them by, but regret may come back later and... it's just very painful for me and I cannot handle it. regret of not getting their numbers or something and that I'm no longer there with them. I have to return to my crap life.

You're referring to this WoB, I believe: And this artwork for Shards of Creation: Brandon said in the WoB that he hadn't 100% made up his mind on Skai but was leaning towards she/her. My guess is he changed his mind.

me because my AP lang teacher told me that he loved reading my writing this year and that im gonna use my skills to change the world/make it a better place (who is cutting onions)

hey yall its been a sec since ive last posted here a classmate of mine took her life on friday idk its been a lot i really want to tell everyone here that life is too precious for this and you deserve better and there are so many people who love you even if at times it feels lonely out there reach out please. doesn't have to be anything long or deep or serious but even just sending a and getting a back can be something. or it could also be starting a conversation thats long or deep or serious. please just know there is help waiting for you wherever you are. the world is so much better with you in it, and ik that sounds cliche but in situations where there are no more words left, thats all we can say okay thats all love you folks

Honors Ghost has a message for everyone For the first time since 5th grade, she’s gotten all As this quarter, and she’ll be back in a week

I find it horribly ironic and honestly kinda fascinating just how far my voice has shifted from what it was when I originally joined Like, initially I was chaotic and childish and kinda stupid. That was for a variety of reasons, but that tone is just…not here anymore? I want to present like that. To yap and be energetic. It’s fun, and I assume that’s what people relate with me. For some reason tho, I just can’t Sorry if you miss that person. Honestly, I don’t know if she’s coming back (this is stupid and angsty, I know. I just needed to say it)

The inevitable moment that I found this while sorting through artwork has come...

I just got back, I need to go to bed But there is something about eating tortilla chips at like, 10 PM, that is so fricking addictive. Like, I am crawling on the floor, dehydrated and about to die, but I can stop whenever I want. Hello, and Goodnight. I may be awake for like, 2 more seconds on PMs, but I AM NOT reading my notifs, ill let them move from 92 to 500 when I wake up tomorrow.

This is just something I wrote right now If it doesn’t make very much sense I apologize I’m really tired and running a fever It’s mostly just an explosion of thought Also note that this isn’t addressed to anyone here It’s aimed at another group of people (Yes Coder I know I should add paragraphs and indentation)

“When we step outside, we step into God’s classroom.”—Elder Gong ”Touch grass.”—also Elder Gong Also, one of my favorite verses from 2 Nephi 9 is verse 48.

It is a dim night. Not dark or stormy, the moon lights up the scenery outside your window quite well, but you are exhausted after a long day. You open a secure private browser, the process taking an irritating amount of time, and log onto a secret forum, BlackWeb. Nothing much has happened since you last visited, except a user you don’t recognize, anonymous account 228B22, has posted a new thread. ”Horror. It has a bad reputation, like metal or certain corners of the internet, but there are certainly pieces of art from the genre that are worth your time in some sort of way. What media from the horror genre abroad has struck you, whether good or bad, profound or shallow, terrifying or unsettling? Discuss.”

Hi guys This very well might be my last post. I'll try to get on tomorrow but my parents are having a hard cutoff, I think. I'm writing this in response to all the pms and stuff I've been getting. I have problems, and those are a result of me being me. I can't lie, it's not in my nature. I can't lie to myself anymore. And I have the courage to write this now that I'm leaving I guess. Seriously, this is more for me than you. Don't feel the need to read it, particularly the whole rant. I'm just trying to understand myself, I guess. I don't think this is useful to you in any way. I needed to write it anyway.

happy QUEER MONTH =3 ima go to pride fest with my lesbian besties and the crush also if yall care i cut my hair to shoulder length and bought a lot more baggy clothes eventually i want a pixie cut but i don't want to give my mum a heart attack

I need a vote. Should I go on my High Adventure on my birthday? (for context, my high adventure would be a survival camp-out thing where we’re given limited gear, some scriptures, and told to go have fun and not die) *don’t worry, we’ll be watched over by adults, they just won’t intervene a lot* But I won’t have my phone, and I won’t get to see all my friends who aren’t in my ward. So like, my only option for celebrating my birthday would be getting tossed in a lake(at least until I get back) Thoughts? Im leaning towards going on the high adventure

Hey guys! I'm back. Welcome to summer! School is out for me now, and I don't have a school computer. I can use the library ones though, what I am doing right now. I'll be using these on and off for now.

Guys when did I miss an entire new generation of sharders what Like I look at the people posting in all the threads and recognize so few I’ve only been mostly inactive

Hey everybody. Thought I'd drop a line and introduce myself. I've been struggling with anxiety (especially social) and depression for most of my life. Grew up in a rural conservative area in the 90's, so mental health wasn't really a thing there other than maybe a little help from a general practitioner. Started my real mental health journey after an abusive marriage, and subsequent move to another state several years ago. I've read Brandon for years, ever since he finished Wheel of Time for Robert Jordan, but it wasn't until the last year that I've really started to connect with the characters and all of their flaws in meaningful ways. I always enjoyed the books, but I guess I wasn't in a place where I could recognize what they're going through. I especially connect with Kaladin and Renarin in Stormlight. I'm very protective, but don't really take care of myself well enough, and I can relate what it's like to be alone in a crowded room. But as I re-listen to the books again, I'm finding new connections all the time. I feel like it's the first time I've really had this that I can recall. I've never had much in the way of community, and I've even had to cut off most of my family at this point. It's just me and my partner. She had to cut off her family, too, and is from out of state and doesn't have any local friends, as she's disabled and isn't able to get out very much. I guess I'm just looking for someone with some common interests to talk to. My anxiety makes it really difficult to meet people, and even this took some working up to.

i have my college algebra final, spanish test, and physics final all today as well as an audition after school wish me luck

YESSSS I HAVE TEN SHARDBUDDIES NOW!!!! @Fizz9@CoderDrag0n8 @NerdSandwich@Conure1243@Through The Living Grub@Verdance@KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren@Ink and Embers @IAmThatOneGuy @GG0z Thank you guys for being awesome!!!!

GUYS WHAT IN THE STARS I just got on the Shard and checked my rep. HOW DID I GET 23 REP WHEN I'M NOT EVEN ONLINE??? You guys are too nice.

I have great news! As y'all know (or know now), I have been accepted into college, and the college just accepted my residence application. Now, I must study to prep.

Measure up, they say “Be like the others, it’s not that hard” But I see the others And they’re dying as much as I am, heart, body and soul Measure up, they say To the ones who work now, relax later To the ones who we have lost, long ago Work and die now, be dead later Measure up, they say When the cup has no bottom and each accomplishment, each success falls into the void Measure up, they say As a projection of self As if saying that will solve all their problems as well as mine As if they’re not perpetuating a loop that has existed as long as we have

The waters prevailed over the mountains, covering them seven meters deep. life is death we struggle to find who we are and see so clearly who we were by then we have died the old drowning in empty time to stay the same is to give up rebirth a walking grave, static and stagnant a corpse moving with the current drowning in a world of water Don’t let yourself be pulled under listen to your conscience fly above the water and find an olive tree to rest and watch the rainbow some fly away and never return dark and independent those it has left wait forever don’t forget to fly but be a dove

when you're suddenly able to pull everything back and your story just kinda ties itself up in a pretty little bow