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ok guys stop wait this is crazy im actually in like genuine shock right now so basically lately i’ve been feeling like i’m in an art block and just not making any progress abd then i looked back to a piece i did a year ago and— and— and i literally was dying and i’m gonna publicly embarrass myself and post them here (even though most of y’all have already seen them) they’re actually of the same character this was april 1st 2023 this was april 8th 2024 the iMpRoVeMeNt like BRUH

i'm sorry i'm so sorry I can't do this anymore I love you guys

Film Ideas: - The Robot vs. Humans stereotype, but the 'Robots' are just people that live with VR headsets all the time now. - A world where there is a way to travel for short periods of time to an alternate dimension where you basically live through a scenario in someone's shoes. Like mind meld and it's like they are making the same choices that the same person was making so that they can perfectly understand what someone went through.

song lyrics running through my head... so fun... *sigh*

oh... i guess i won the day thx guys luv u all ~ stick

What's this? A poem?

Inconceivable!

Favorite lines from the scene so far: (consider this a very vague, rubbish teaser lol) ( @shortcake, @The cheeseman, @Experience, @Edema Rue )

They're ADORABLE, I love them. YKYASW you have spent hundreds of dollars on your Sanderson collection and it's theoretically worth thousands?? (Book collecting is wild, man.) When there has been a magnet of Shallan saying "I am plotting tax evasion" on your whiteboard for like a year. When you met some of the people most dear to you in the world on this website.

*cries* you guys this nightmare is going so horribly idk if it's just my writing brain but like maybe i just need to read it out loud-- OH MY CHASMS WAIT I HAVE A LITTLE SISTER *GASP* SISTER SOUNDING BOARD TIME, LET'S GO i'll try and post by the weekend lol, i want it to actually be decent when i put it up xD THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE LOVE Y'ALL <33333333333333333

Ok, tomorrow is the day! Have an amazing few years everyone!

I am new to Brandon Sanderson I am reading the way of kings.

Correct reasoning!! I was born in the state of California, but my parents and grandparents wanted me to be a Texas kid. So my grandmother came from out of state with a sealed test tube of Texas soil, and got permission to place it underneath the operating table. Hence the phrasing.

Hopefully you move up before Szeth shows up for book 5...

To me what makes the most sense is the Radiant and Spren becoming kinda-sorta one being. (Unsure exactly to what extent that is, if it's just "incredibly in-tune-with-each-other partnership" or if it's "This knight's cognitive aspect *is* their spren. They are one and the same now.") The bond is two-way, so the final realization of it should be important for both the spren and the knight. For the spren, the big benefit is being able to exist in the physical realm, and this kind of bond would be the ultimate manifestation of that.The benefit for the knight would be passive use of the surges, like we see spren use, and like we see fused use. I also do think that yes, this makes it as difficult for the knight to break their oaths as it is for spren, because now they are their oaths

HOLY SCUD that was epic but terrifying ALSO I'M GLAD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO WRITES DARK STUFF LIKE THIS--

I captured the Gingerbread man. We have a hostage!

Much thanks! I did in fact forget, and this is very helpful!

Oldblood - Such as Teleb - identified by a blue tattoo under one eye:

Last night was pretty bad. Really bad. I'm better now. And I won't share what I wrote then.

Alright, it's rant time. Subject: Super Mario Bros 2, among other names. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

Got it completed and turned in. My next project was writing the code for a recurrent neural network to analyze HVAC data and make temperature recommendations. That one was a headache and I've been working on it alone for two days, but I'll be graded on quality of work and thought process, not completion. That was due yesterday and I submitted it. My next project today is fix the family bicycles and study for my final exams on Thursday and Friday, which thankfully I don't have to stress about. If I did my math right, I'll still pass even if I only get 50% on them. Oh perhaps, but even procrastinators can eventually get things done. Despite being a rather consistent procrastinator, I'm about to get my Bachelor's degree. Sure, I'm getting it 5-8 years after the rest of my high school class, but I'm still getting it (COVID put some huge detours in my planned route). In my case, my degree is in a field that wasn't even taught 5 years ago and my college still hasn't updated some of their webpages to acknowledge that it's a field of study. Not every time, but sometimes taking the long scenic route still can have things work out, since I wouldn't have been able to even study what I ended up studying.

Trogdor the Burninator!!!!

Now that I've been slowly easing my way back into writing, would anybody be interested if I posted some snippets here and there for some light feedback? And if so, should I start a dedicated thread?

I think it can still have merit to the degree that as his bond increased, the number he could draw did increase (Some in the Chasms learning in WoR, More fighting Szeth (after third oath), even more turning the Highstorm Winds to protect the captured humans, etc. )it's just that they were not being pulled from Shadesmar, but from the environment (and were therefore a different group each time - until he was able to form Plate). Well, with a possible side of "Some Surges are limited by the level of Oaths." (such as Skybreakers cannot access Division until the Third Oath) This, of course, relies on the interpretation that Squires (whom are First Oath - without a bond) are "borrowing" the Third Oath abilities of their Radiant; which is distinctly different from First Oath Kaladin in WoK, and partly different from Second Oath Kaladin in WoR.

Update: 30 days without my phone starts today. I'll still be on here somewhat on my laptop, but activity will be inconsistent during this time. Y'all are awesome!

Kaza feels the shockwave hit, and his back arches as it hits him, throwing him, knocking him out. Dammit kaza. Get up. not the time for seeing stars. DO SOMETHING RIGHT. He hits the ground again after a bounce and falls still. Not dead, but out.

* B l i n k s*

Personally, Goner doesn't have angry vibes front and center, but I can definitely see it

I just love being awake at 3 in the morning. Even if it is for a special day over here in Australia. Maybe the one time I am on the Shard at this time.

AHHHH that's terrible!! Theatre and injuries, man...

im starting to slowly translate this arcane language

I did not mean to re start this AYE. No war, I just want Allies

*hugs* You know how to reach me if you need someone to talk to.

*hug*

Sure

Hmm ok guys why did she just get 8 hours

You're gone for now, but come back to a slew of BIRTHDAY wishes!

Fair enough. I finished a section of my art project! Now I just need to finish it before Friday... Hey, @Duxredux, how'd that essay turn out?

“Pig robbery!” - Friend 1 ”Gimme your pigs!” - Friend 2 ”You can have my wife!” - Friend 3 ”Hold on just a second…” - Me (We were playing the card game Cover your Assets and friend 2 stole friend 3’s piggy banks)

Who are you calling different? *I've done this joke so many times.* I think that those Windspren yanked from Shadesmar when he swore each ideal, as the groups of them seem to get bigger and then at 4th there was enough of them to form plate. Just a theory, no actual evidence.

I think I would find this acceptable; for any other radiant. I wonder if Kaladin is different somehow. The Stormfather certainly acts like he's different (Son of Tanavast).

You know your not wrong. Maybe Autonomy is using misdirection and playing the long game. Giving Harmony and those allied with him an obvious target, the Set and Trell, all the while slowly corrupting a pre-existing religion that has become the most prevalent to her own ends. Sounds almost poetic, the religion created by Kelsier to give the Skaa hope and the will to rebel against tyranny, becoming slowly corrupted by a tyrant far worse than the Lord Ruler to control the masses. In fact: Elantris Speculation Spoilers

Happy Birthday Tell Chaos the citizens say you're the best on shardcast.

~_~ JUST BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE SHARDER IS TALL DOESNT MAKE ME SHORT

Lol I just got an email from the Missionary Visa Team Guess I gotta fly out to SLC by Tuesday I live on the other side of the country

I will yield to the need to sacrifice one to save the many, if I am out of options.

Well, I'm going to guess that the fifth oath is something Kaladin is going to swear in the next book. The fourth oath was pretty straightforwardly what he'd been struggling against for most of the last two books, so it's not a surprise, but how tough it's been for him means that we probably have missed the foreshadowing of the fifth oath. I think we HAD to have some foreshadowing of the fifth oath, because giving Kaladin a totally new thing to struggle against would feel weird if we haven't had inkings of it before. It might be something to do with his new work helping people with their mental health. That got just a few chapters in this book - enough to show that it was important, but not enough to say that that storyline is complete. Hmm. think the fifth oath is going to be something about how you have to protect the whole person - mind, body, and spirit. Most of the protecting that Kaladin has done personally has been about preventing people from being stabbed - understandable, because they're in a war. But more abstract things like protecting a person's independence, protecting their spirit, are still there. Maybe it'll build on the fourth oath. The fourth oath was only about acceptance, knowing that a Windrunner can't protect everyone. But the fifth might be when he recognizes that some things are more important to protect against than bodily harm. I still think there's more realizations to be had there. Yeah, Kaladin is now accepting that sometimes, he'll fail and not protect someone. But there's a step further - times when Kaladin could step in and protect someone from physical damage, but shouldn't, because protecting that person's autonomy or integrity or honor or something else is also important.