S. Stormy

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  1. My new member title named after a guy who cheered me in a Cross Country race by saying my member title while holding a stuffed elephant. It was really amazing. All the other XC people, are there any other random cheers you've gotten?

    Also. 

    That hill.

    Was.

    BRUTAL.

    It was weirdly terraced? So it had flat and then really steep parts. Was painful.

    1. Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      DO IT FOR THE ELEPHANT!

    2. SmilingPanda19

      SmilingPanda19

      FOR THE ELEPHANT!

    3. Edema Rue

      Edema Rue

      THE ELEPHANT!

  2. HI THANK Y'ALL IT'S NOT ACTUALLY MY BIRTHDAY BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I just made this my birthday because Frodo and Bilbo! Sorry for the misleading.bother.thumb.png.fa9299bf14fcf2887051fe5caf665724.png

    Cus, you know, Internet safety and all that.

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    2. Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      XD

      That's awesome-

      I should switch my birthday to some book character's one.

    3. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      You SHOULD! March 1st is Aragorn and Johnny from Outsiders's.

    4. Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      Aragorn is a good one! Maybe I should find out when Dalinar's birthday is, or whenever Alcatraz's birthday is.

  3. I'm very amused by this:

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    1. Being of Cacophony

      Being of Cacophony

      well, I am. I don't dare make a thread, cause the mods would probably shut it down, but I am the president of the Anti-Shallan Republic. I still associate with people who do like Shallan though, so you're ok. :P 

    2. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      Not just that, that you're Anti-Shallan but Shardbuddies with Shallan.

  4. The epilogue of Bands of Mourning had some intense Marvel-post-credit-scene vibes.

    1. Cinnamon

      Cinnamon

      I can now not get this out of my head

    2. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      Hehe I'm RIGHT, aren't I?

    3. Cinnamon

      Cinnamon

      Indeed, quite so.

  5. Hey all! It's been a while. Sort of. Except it hasn't really. Whatever.
    I made some shoes. Actually I didn't make them, I decorated them. I'm not a cobbler.
    ANYWAY! They're super nerdy and suited exactly to my unique taste and I'm so happy.
    Here they are! Well, here are some pictures of them. I'm not magic.
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    Also I had XC practice today in a temperature of around 102 degrees, Fahrenheit(duh). It was... not fun.
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    2. Edema Rue

      Edema Rue

      I read "and rain will make the flowers grow" and almost started crying. Les mis has way too much of an effect on me.

      That sounds terrible. Running hurts. Drink lots of water and don't get heat exhaustion, I promise it isn't fun.

    3. Slowswift

      Slowswift

      Cobblers don't make shoes either. ;) They mend them. Someone who makes shoes is, disappointingly, simply known as a shoemaker. 

      (In all seriousness, those look great. Good job.)

    4. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

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      I do not miss XC.

      But those are really cool shoes!

      Why thank you. I love the people in XC. Not the running. And thanks!

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      They look really cool! 

      Thanks!

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      Cobblers don't make shoes either. ;) They mend them. Someone who makes shoes is, disappointingly, simply known as a shoemaker. 

      (In all seriousness, those look great. Good job.)

      Oh, sad. Now I feel silly! It's okay. I am silly. And thank you!

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      I read "and rain will make the flowers grow" and almost started crying. Les mis has way too much of an effect on me.

      That sounds terrible. Running hurts. Drink lots of water and don't get heat exhaustion, I promise it isn't fun.

      Same! Except I listened to the songs too much and became a wee bit desensitized. Whoops. That's me with the Outsiders. Very often when I think about

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      Johnny

      I tear up. I'm an ol' softie.

      Oh, and we got to go in for 7 minutes in the middle of it to cool off, and warmed up and cooled down inside.

  6. Don't you hate it when that guy you really, really dislike shows up and proposes to you?

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    2. Edema Rue

      Edema Rue

      When you finish, watch pride and prejudice and zombies. It’s pretty great.

    3. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      I'm scared to. I'm less than fond of gore and stuff...

    4. Edema Rue

      Edema Rue

      Ah. Our drama teacher always uses it as an example of what good stage combat should be like, witty dialogue surrounded by violence (like throwing chairs at Mr. Darcy), which is probably the only reason I enjoy it so much.

  7. *A single thread in a tapestry*

    *Though its color brightly shine*

    1. Justice_Magician

      Justice_Magician

      *Can never see its purpose*

      *In the pattern of the grand design*

  8. THE LOKI SEASON TWO TRAILER IS OUT

    I REPEAT

    THE LOKI SEASON TWO TRAILER IS OUT

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    2. Silver Phantom

      Silver Phantom

      It looks so good

    3. Cinnamon

      Cinnamon

      I know!!!! My best friend texted me as soon as it came out :P IT LOOKS AMAZING!! 

    4. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      I think he's going to have a lot of chances for the Tom Hiddleston Hairflip™ in this season. We already saw it... twice, I think? Maybe three times? In the trailer.

  9. FSY was amazing. Ditto to @Thaidakar the Ghostblood's SU about it. This is all I have to say.

    1. Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      Fsy is amazing.

    2. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      I miss all the friends I made, though!!

    3. Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      Thaidakar the Ghostblood

      saaaaaaaame

      They were all awesome. 

      I found out on Wednesday that a girl from my company is in my stake.

  10. Has anyone seen the movie my profile picture's from?

    (the Scarlet Pimpernel)

    1. The Isochronism

      The Isochronism

      Yes, and it is one of my all time favorites. Respect+++ for the profile picture.

    2. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      Whoo thank you! You have good taste, my friend.

    3. The Isochronism

      The Isochronism

      As do you. ;) 

  11. RED:

    A WORLD ABOUT TO DAWN

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    2. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      MY GOSH @2EmLee2 I AM JEALOUS!!

    3. Edema Rue

      Edema Rue

      DUDE THATS AWESOME!! I’ve seen it at 3 different places now and I cry EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

    4. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      I haven't seen anything on Broadway yet. 

      Yet!

  12. A foray into the world of digital art:

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    1. Robin Sedai

      Robin Sedai

      It's so pretty :wub:

    2. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      Thank you :) 

  13. PSA: Around The World in 80 Days is a pretty awesome show and you should watch it. I especially love the intro.

    1. Odiumiumium

      Odiumiumium

      Ooh that intro is beautiful. 

    2. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      I know, right??

  14. Thoughts:
    Cross country is the best sport, camaraderie-wise at least. Have I done many/any other sports? Nooo... but XC is amazing.
    Funny out-of-context sentences:
    "I accidentally waterboarded myself with my hair."
    "I looked at a horse and said, 'That cow looks like ice cream!'"

    If I get a tiny, cute(male), puppy with black, curly/shaggy fur, I will name him Johnny. You can't stop me.

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    2. The Bookwyrm

      The Bookwyrm

      Marching Band is the best sport.

    3. IheartKaladin4eva

      IheartKaladin4eva

      bro running is the worst. but i love x country so much. everyone is always so nice :wub:

    4. The Isochronism

      The Isochronism

      I also love Cross Country. Such a great sport.

  15. Hey y'all! It's my Shardiversary today(has it really been a year?)! And I just wanted to say y'all have been awesome!
    First, I'm going to mention someone that I don't really know, but that I admire, and that's @Treamayne My friend, you always are so painstaking in answering all the theories and you always put so much time, thought and effort in answering and citing everything. Go you! Sorry if this is random.
    Next up is @Shining Silhouette. You're so friendly and SO AMAZING at piano. You are one of the first people who comes to mind when I think of cool Sharders. I'm not good at articulating my thoughts, so this won't be very eloquent, but just know that y'all are all awesome, not proportionally to how much I say about you.
    @CalanoCorvus, you're such a good writer and are so friendly and cool to hang out with. Thanks for reading my story!
    @The Wandering Wizard, you're such a cool dude. Your wisdom and randomness are so much fun.
    @Cinnamon, you are so sweet and so much fun to be around! Go you. And thanks for all your feedback on The Night's Broken Daughter.
     @Shadowed, continue being awesome, because you already are! But keep doing it! Thanks to you too with your help on TNBD.
    @Robin Sedai, you are kind and awesome and also articulate. Good job!

    Sorry this has been really short and I KNOW I'm forgetting some people. But if I don't post this now, I never will.
     

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    2. Robin Sedai

      Robin Sedai

      Aw, thank you for the kind words :wub: Happy Shardiversary!

    3. Shadowed

      Shadowed

      Happy shardiversary!! keep being an amazing human!! 

    4. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

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      PS: How's that friend's journey through Stormlight Archive. Did they continue after Way of Kings?

      Indeed she did, and is on here as @IheartKaladin4eva

       

      Thank you all for being amazing.

  16. All y'all artist people. Any tips for shading? I'm seriously struggling to figure it out. I can't do anything that actually works and adds depth.

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    2. Kajsa :)

      Kajsa :)

      I’ll record a little something for you, Stormy :) what exactly are you trying to shade? Just anything?

    3. Lament on the Wind

      Lament on the Wind

      Hi! An art human here!Here are some things that I hope will help:I suggest looking up references and art websites (here are two of my favs:https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/asaro-head-9d26548182f8465a8e97371a9170561e,https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools) and if you're using graphite pencils then maybe use different lead mines or pencils,because those are the usual culprits in shading gone wrong.The softer the lead,the more volume can be added to the drawing <3.

      My best tip for shading that really got me out of trouble is to keep it as simple as possible.The darker the shade,the more depth that section has,and the opposite with lighter spots and highlights.

      I really hope this helps,and I'm sorry if it doesn't <3.

      Byeee!

    4. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      Faces, mostly. Sorry for the late response, I didn't really get around to it. But I wanted to!

  17. I HACKED THE PIANO!!

    Okay, so actually not hacked. It's an electric piano(but it sounds pretty real), so you can transpose the key it's in! So I can play the lame All I Ask Of You sheet music in a boring different key, but it sounds like the original key! It's so cool!!! 

    Also, if you hold down the sustain pedal while you turn my piano on, all the notes are permanently sustained and stop being sustained if you press the pedal. It's fun.

    1. Kajsa :)

      Kajsa :)

      mine does that with the sustain :P 

      THAT'S COOL THOUGH

    2. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      I know!! I was so sad that the sheet music was in the lame key, but it sounds SO gorgeous now!

    3. IheartKaladin4eva

      IheartKaladin4eva

      brooo i love transposing things, my favorite thing

  18. Vibrato slowed down is hilarious. Try the main theme for Phantom of the Opera as a reference.

    Oh, and it also sounds awesome on 1.5 speed.

    1. Lotus Blossom

      Lotus Blossom

      sing oOoOoOnce aAaAaAaAagAaAaAaAaAinNnNnN with mEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeE

      oUuUuUuUr strAAAAAAAAnge duEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEet

    2. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      My dad heard it and was like, "[Shallan], stop torturing Sarah Brightman!"

    3. Lotus Blossom

      Lotus Blossom

      LOLLL SO TRUE

  19. I know I just did a status update, but...
    "There's still a lot of good in the world. Tell Dally. I don't think he knows."
    If you know, you know.
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    2. Being of Cacophony

      Being of Cacophony

      I honestly loved it.

      "Stay gold Ponyboy. Stay gold."

    3. Edema Rue

      Edema Rue

      It was honestly a really good book, but my English teacher was so bad it was impossible to enjoy it.

    4. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      Just rereading it, and it's seriously a good book!

  20. So you know how I was all excited about this play I'm in? Where I get to be a lead and have a bunch of lines?
    Well, it's not going great. Mr. and Mrs. Mouse (Mortimer and Myrtle) barely know their lines and giggle every five seconds and the two stepsisters will always go WAY too far with their argument(they start screaming at each other and the only way to stop them is to physically move between them).
    On the bright side, there are at least 6 kids who legitimately doing great.
    Oh, did I mention that the show is two days away?
    It's not a big deal... just a low-key play thing with only one performance... but I've worked pretty hard on this... and I'm frustrated.

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    2. IheartKaladin4eva

      IheartKaladin4eva

      Good luck!!! :(

    3. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      Okay so we did a dress rehearsal today and it went SO much better!! I'm so happy, and it's gonna be better than I thought.

    4. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      WOOO IT WENT WELL I'M SO HAPPY!!

      The culmination of two months, over in less than one hour. Wow. That's theatre for ya...

  21. You know that mom

    1. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      ;)

      By the way, I'm Shallan Stormblessed.

    2. Shining Silhouette

      Shining Silhouette

      I do know that mom!

      Lol my notifications have been so insane lately I just haven't been able to keep up so I just saw this :P

  22. Pop quiz for random bystanders! (no, not Random Bystander, although if you happen to see this, you can respond!;)): In Phantom, is the line "say you need me with you here beside you" or "say you want me with you here beside you"?

    Put your answer in a spoiler!

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    2. Lotus Blossom

      Lotus Blossom

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      oh i thought we were talking about all i ask of you when raoul and christine sing it :ph34r:

       

    3. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      Spoiler

      Ah, but I carefully phrased it to avoid that specification. I'm evil:ph34r:

       

    4. Labyrinth

      Labyrinth

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      Same :ph34r:

       

  23. Should I change my name to Shallan Stormy?

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    2. Labyrinth

      Labyrinth

      Haha

      Y’all have any ideas about what I should change it to? I’m thinking about Aloha, because in the SE game I’m in someone made a typo, and I said that for the duration of the game I would not respond to Alpha, only Aloha. But that is more a joke and I want some more serious and cool, you know?

    3. Edema Rue

      Edema Rue

      Everything is serious and cool here. 

      I quite literally named myself after a group of fictional traveling performers :D

    4. Robin Sedai

      Robin Sedai

      I was so confused when I got this notif, like what the heck who is S. Stormy and why am I following them :lol:

  24. For some reason, something about the way Michael Crawford sings at 3:53 of Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer creeps the heck out of me.

    This is all I have to say.

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    2. IheartKaladin4eva
    3. Labyrinth

      Labyrinth

      It’s throwing me off too. Especially the pic, I keep expecting to see Syl xD

    4. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

      Yeah, I changed it for Mental Health Awareness Month, so bad timing. Sorry, still Shallan!

  25. Yesterday was a wonderful day. After school, there was a fundraiser(buy and paint ceiling tiles to go on the ceiling). Here's mine(I did it with a friend):
     
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    Also I had (marinated)caprese salad for the first time in a long time, and it was SO GOOD. As good as I remember.

    The highlight! I finally watched Phantom of the Opera! (not live. But the recording: the 25th Anniversary Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall or something like that.) I've listened to the songs plenty, but I'd never actually seen it! It was SO GOOD, you guys! I did not love Raoul(Hadley Fraser); his All I Ask of You was NOT comforting or sweet like I would have liked, he seemed more... annoyed with her than anything(although apparently he didn't know the song as well as he liked). But other than that, it was everything I dreamed. Which is happying.

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    I probably would have cried more at the end if I didn't know exactly what was going to happen. Also Ramin Karimloo is such a good Phantom. Him covering his ears at the end of All I Ask of You? 
    Perfection. Sad perfection. 
    Oh, and also! His sad, lonely, broken rendition of Masquerade at the end is absolutely heartbreaking.
    Someone on the Internet articulated why I love PotO so much: because Phantom is clearly the antagonist, but he is so sad and sympathetic. Murderer, stalker... but so sad.
    Also, Raoul didn't do a very good job raising up his hand to the level of his eyes.
    Oh, and at the end during the bows, the actor still has the costume on but he's acting like a normal cheerful, friendly person and it's very disconcerting.
    Bye, y'all!
    (this felt like a @Kajsa :) status update for some reason. Not a bad thing, just odd. Huh.)
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    2. Cinnamon

      Cinnamon

      Phantom is amazing. That is all I can say :P 

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      One of my friends likes to use his watch to reflect light into our eyes and whenever he does I sing "Keep your hands at the level of your eyes" (to block the light, not a noose) and then, we just start singing Phantom together. Its fun :D 

       

    3. Kajsa :)

      Kajsa :)

      We watched it in choir toward the beginning of the year, but all the kids were being so loud that I couldn't hear it...

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      (this felt like a @Kajsa :) status update for some reason. Not a bad thing, just odd. Huh.)

      lol this kind of does remind me of one of my own SUs.

    4. S. Stormy

      S. Stormy

       I find it hilarious how

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      Madam Giry is like, "now remember, KEEP YOUR HAND AT THE LEVEL OF YOUR EYES" and he's like, "yup, got it, will do" and then he confronts the Phantom, doesn't do it, and then Phantom puts a noose around his neck. Like... um, feel like you could have prevented this... pretty easily.

      Also, I asked IheartKaladin4eva if she knew how it ended, and this is what she said:

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      "Hmm.  I think so? Smt like, oh u have to marry me, and she’s like, imma take off ur mask oh no ur hideous imma run away now and then he like, dies from sadness? 

      Don’t tell me what actually happens"
      I'm glad she doesn't actually know. That will make it all the more tearful when she does watch it.