Introduction

[pyrrhical she/her]

Apparently this is where we introduce ourselves. It's been so long since I did anything that involved a forum that I'm nowhere near savvy on what, precisely, I ought to introduce about myself, but!

I adore the work of Brandon Sanderson, and so I've wandered here. Specifically, well, all of it. I may have even been talked into reading Wheel of Time for the sake of his writing the last three volumes.

I've always read the Campbell Nominees; it's a tradition. But rarely has one year produced so many brilliant authors. I have to say, 2006 was probably my year. Elantris was a work of genius, and I adored it. (The Temeraire series and Sarah Monette's Doctrine of Labyrinths were also brilliant, for reference.)

That aside, I am in love with The Way of Kings. I am a law student; I have very little free time. In fact, as the president of two organizations, a member of two national competition teams, the head of a non-profit organization, and a member of a dozen committees, some of which are citywide and professional, time is something I sort of have a vague recollection of. I dropped a day from my schedule when I realized I simply couldn't put WoK down, and finished it then and there. It was brilliant, and breathtaking, and I'll likely re-read the blasted thing before the semester is out, regardless of how good an idea that is. (Yes, I do love the Mistborn series, and Alloy of Law, but I figure if I ramble about them all, I'm truly preaching to the choir.)

I suppose that's why I'm here; to talk about my deep and abiding love of WoK, what I think (and hope) about the series, and perhaps some other things, and to meet some folks who loved it as much as I did. Lord knows I can't con anyone I know into reading a thousand pages in the midst of case law.

If you dared to read this actually wanting to know a bit more about me, I am, like I said, a law student, and I'm attending law school in Iowa. (If you know anything about law schools, I've practically narrowed my existence down pat for you.) I'm a 2L, which means I'm not panicky, but I am being worked to death. I'm studying with a focus in children's rights, which means that while I'm going into a field where I could potentially make enough money to buy a small island, instead, I'm going to work for pittance and the smiles on children's faces (all right, no, that's not true, the little ungrateful bastards). Eventually, I would like to write foster care legislature in the hopes of reforming a devastating system of cyclical destruction, in which I have worked and striven for the last five years (if this topic actually interests you, I have a thesis on it). I'm trying to figure out a way to achieve my goals without ever becoming a politician, but seeing as however I say that, people laugh, I'm not sure how well it's going to work. I am not pompous when I say I am well-spoken and a powerful speaker (my competition team status seems to speak for that), but I would rather do the dirty than the glamorous work, since that means it'll get done right. (By which I mean, the way I want it done.)

I also greatly enjoy music (hard rock, orchestral rock, and alternative), bad television, and nerdy board games. I would love to try the Mistborn RPG, but I could never manage the real time commitment, steadily, which stinks.

[Joe ST he/him]

Hey there Pyrrhical, great name nice choice of specialisation, and good luck not getting sucked into the bowels of evil XD

[Zas678 he/him]

I hope that you enjoy yourself here. Good luck with the reform. My nearly-brother-in-law was a foster kid, and from what I hear, it sounds like you could do a lot of good in that area.

What is your non-profit organization about? Child services?