Sunbird Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Tesh said: When you break out in hives from head to toe (literally. My face was all swollen up, and it looked like I had little sausages for toes) and your first thought upon waking up and seeing them is, "Well, off to Elantris I go!" But they are mostly gone now. Thankfully. Still don't know what caused it... Oh man, that sounds horrendous! Maybe it's time to see an allergy specialist and test if you're reacting to something unexpected? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesh Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Sunchicken said: Oh man, that sounds horrendous! Maybe it's time to see an allergy specialist and test if you're reacting to something unexpected? We think it is this new brand of dryer sheets. And the allergist down here doesn't have an open spot till October. But like I said, they are pretty much gone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Cole Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 When you are on the bus, reading WoR and somebody with tattos of the Roshar map and a shash glyph starts talking to you 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 5 hours ago, Tesh said: When you break out in hives from head to toe (literally. My face was all swollen up, and it looked like I had little sausages for toes) and your first thought upon waking up and seeing them is, "Well, off to Elantris I go!" But they are mostly gone now. Thankfully. Still don't know what caused it... I had something similar happen to me a few years ago. I turns out I am very much allergic to lavender (my clothes were washed in a lavender detergent). I somehow must of developed a allergy later in life. 3 hours ago, King Cole said: When you are on the bus, reading WoR and somebody with tattos of the Roshar map and a shash glyph starts talking to you Did he have the shash glyph on his forehead? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 23 minutes ago, Ammanas said: I somehow must of developed a allergy later in life. This is actually normal. You have to be exposed to something to develop an allergy. I learned this the hard way. I ran around barefoot everywhere as a kid. Got stung by bees a lot. My 14th or 15th sting hurt. I knew something was different, and 10 minutes later my foot was swelling. I learned that day that you have to develop an allergy. Things your born with are usually some kind of immune deficiency, where allergies are an immune overreaction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesh Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, Calderis said: This is actually normal. You have to be exposed to something to develop an allergy. I learned this the hard way. I ran around barefoot everywhere as a kid. Got stung by bees a lot. My 14th or 15th sting hurt. I knew something was different, and 10 minutes later my foot was swelling. I learned that day that you have to develop an allergy. Things your born with are usually some kind of immune deficiency, where allergies are an immune overreaction. Or, they decrease over time. Like when I was four-ish, I had a horrible cat allergy. But now I can be around cats and be just fine as long as I wash my hands afterwards. But then there's my horse allergy... Urg, it's bad. This is a weird conversation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyBlu Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 When you are driving past an open field and see lots of little spots of golden color mixed in the grass and you get excited and point and shout out Look at all the Gloryspren! Then the people in the car with you ask what you were pointing at and they think gloryspren is a type of flower they haven't seen before 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesh Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 When you are hiking with a fellow Sanderfan, and you walk through a meadow filled with red flowers, and you call the meadow the Field of Rebirth, and the flowers Marewill flowers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Extesian Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, Tesh said: When you are hiking with a fellow Sanderfan, and you walk through a meadow filled with red flowers, and you call the meadow the Field of Rebirth, and the flowers Marewill flowers. Did you find the Dark Tower? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesh Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 27 minutes ago, Extesian said: Did you find the Dark Tower? I haven't read SoS or BoM yet... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Extesian Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Just now, Tesh said: I haven't read SoS or BoM yet... that's ok Tesh it was a Stephen King reference 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sami Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Tesh said: Or, they decrease over time. Like when I was four-ish, I had a horrible cat allergy. But now I can be around cats and be just fine as long as I wash my hands afterwards. But then there's my horse allergy... Urg, it's bad. This is a weird conversation. My sister has a HORRIBLE cat allergy. Like really bad asthma and getting laid out in bed for a couple days type allergy. Also, I'm allergic to horses as well. Which is really sad because I love horses. Edited September 8, 2017 by Sami 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Tesh said: Or, they decrease over time. Like when I was four-ish, I had a horrible cat allergy. But now I can be around cats and be just fine as long as I wash my hands afterwards. I used to have a mild allergy to cats. If I was exposed to too much cat hair, especially getting it on my face, then my eyes would get itchy and watery and my nose would either run or get clogged up. But now I seem to be mostly desensitized: I can cuddle a shedding cat and the most annoying thing that usually happens is getting the occasional hair in my mouth. No runny nose or watery eyes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sami Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 When your biggest dilemma is whether to preorder oathbringer in hardcover (as the tor version paperback isn't available in au) and have it not match your other paperback SA books, or to wait until it comes out in paperback. Which I have no intention of doing, but still!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesh Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Extesian said: that's ok Tesh it was a Stephen King reference What books has he written? 1 hour ago, Sami said: My sister has a HORRIBLE cat allergy. Like really bad asthma and getting laid out in bed for a couple days type allergy. That's me with horses. Which is sad because I'd love to learn to ride. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sami Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Spoiler 11 minutes ago, Tesh said: What books has he written? That's me with horses. Which is sad because I'd love to learn to ride. This spoiler box was unintended Yeah for me I just get a really bad rash and my face swells up. Unless it's gotten better - I wouldn't know as I haven't been horse riding in a while 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathrangking Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 4 hours ago, Tesh said: What books has he written? Many. He's been active for decades. The new movie IT is based on one of his books. When you dont want to take notes so you breath out and command your pen to write things. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Cole Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 11 hours ago, Ammanas said: Did he have the shash glyph on his forehead? On his chest, opposite to his heart. On your forehead might be a bit much 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oversleep Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 14 hours ago, Calderis said: I learned that day that you have to develop an allergy. Things your born with are usually some kind of immune deficiency, where allergies are an immune overreaction. Eh, you can be born with allergy. The "immune overreaction" is what we call allergic reaction. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, Overstorm said: Eh, you can be born with allergy. The "immune overreaction" is what we call allergic reaction. I thought that most cases of "born allergies" were a similar response that is typically called such, but isn't technically an allergy. Like people allergic to water or sunlight. It's easier to say "allergy" than to try and describe what the actual cause is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelEy3 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Not sure about anyone else or whatever, but I gained permanent photosensitivity after taking some really hardcore anti-fungal meds for a bad run in with some nasty stuff in lake water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oversleep Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 4 hours ago, Calderis said: I thought that most cases of "born allergies" were a similar response that is typically called such, but isn't technically an allergy. Like people allergic to water or sunlight. It's easier to say "allergy" than to try and describe what the actual cause is. I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that the common allergies - like being allergic to some food or pollen - can not be "born allergies"? Or that they're different from the ones like being allergic to sunlight? Allergy is like Allomancy: you're more likely to have it if your parent has it and you can have different one(s) from your parent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 15 minutes ago, Overstorm said: I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that the common allergies - like being allergic to some food or pollen - can not be "born allergies"? Or that they're different from the ones like being allergic to sunlight? Allergy is like Allomancy: you're more likely to have it if your parent has it and you can have different one(s) from your parent. Yes, there is a genetic component that can predispose you toward developing an allergy. It's still something that develops. With my son, when he was first starting various solid foods, they told us to continue watching for multiple times of eating common allergens because it's not common for a reaction to occur on first exposure. There are conditions though that present symptomatically very similar to an allergy like the ones I mentioned, but aren't actual an anaphylaxis reaction 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanetReelo Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 When you force your husband to read SA just so you have someone to fangirl with! Oh, and when your daily struggle is trying to resist reading the available Oathbringer chapters because you want to read it all in one go on the official release date 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesh Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 1 minute ago, PlanetReelo said: Oh, and when your daily struggle is trying to resist reading the available Oathbringer chapters because you want to read it all in one go on the official release date Same. I read the prologue, preordered it, and now I am trying to get through the gigantic pile of books nsaxt to my bed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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