You Know You're a Sanderfan When...

[Draginon he/him]

Here's my experience of showing how to be a Sanderfan: When you buy 80% of his books before even reading one!

[Serce Forts]

These last two pages are too amazing! I recently did a very nerdy thing with my friends and only one of them knows what the Cosmere is. The entire time we made the worst puns and once in a while he asked me questions I couldn't answer. We showed the rest of our friends 17th Shard and when my Brandon Sanderson memory failed and we were about to google something I thought "Coppermind Wiki!" and my friends pretty much slapped their faces. "There's a Coppermind Wiki thing too?" Then a family member joined in expressing his love of Mistborn to our friends and he said "Don't read it until you're sick of other books. All of the other ones are ruined because none of them are as good." (Ruined, I winked.)

I have to join the circle and confess. "I have this problem. Someone says 'ruined' and I can't stop myself. I-I read and think Brandon. I go onto 17th Shard daily and stalk @Calderis. When Oathbringer comes out I-I plan to go to my first official release party with my very own mistcloak. I'll be unstoppable." *Starts sobbing*

1 hour ago, Calderis said:

You've got to understand that.. This isn't something that just goes away. You can learn to cope with it. Deal with it more effectively, but this will always be a part of you now. That's why we're all here. 

We accept you. You can handle this. 

I can? I can. I can! Thanks guys.

*Happily sobs along with @Roadwalker*

[Taliax none (name only)]

When calling someone is a potato is a compliment, particularly if that potato happens to be in a minefield

Also, when you're proud to be in this support group

[AngelEy3 he/him]

7 hours ago, Calderis said:

Does that make you a Sanderfan, or a Sanderfan fan? 

The Sanderfan can cause he mixes it with love and madness the world taste good? 

[thegatorgirl00 she/her]

Hi, my name is @thegatorgirl00, and I've been a Sanderfan for two years now. 

I watched My Little Pony for the first time today. The entire time I kept thinking that everyone was forgetting the Sans in Twilight Sparkle's name. 

[+Extesian he/him]

2 hours ago, AngelEy3 said:

The Sanderfan can cause he mixes it with love and madness the world taste good? 

This is  the best. Definitely my favorite thing since @Roadwalker's genius of telling depressed people "Fleet kept running".

[Silverblade5 he/him]

10 hours ago, Calderis said:

Welcome. Have a seat anywhere you'd like, and remember no one is forcing you to talk. You can if you feel up to it, but we're just glad you're here. 

Hi, my name is Silverblade, and I'm a Sanderholic.

[Calderis he/him]

2 minutes ago, Silverblade5 said:

Hi, my name is Silverblade, and I'm a Sanderholic.

OK, we're gonna have to come up with a new acronym for this group. SA is already taken, and that would get really confusing. 

[+Extesian he/him]

Just now, Calderis said:

OK, we're gonna have to come up with a new acronym for this group. SA is already taken, and that would get really confusing. 

Whatever you end up calling it, I'm going to attend just to recruit new members for my Fight Club. Not that I'm saying I'm Calderis' Tyler Durden and I'm just Calderis' other personality logging on with an Australian VPN each night...

[Calderis he/him]

31 minutes ago, Extesian said:

Whatever you end up calling it, I'm going to attend just to recruit new members for my Fight Club. Not that I'm saying I'm Calderis' Tyler Durden and I'm just Calderis' other personality logging on with an Australian VPN each night...

"We are Skaa. Skaa is what we are" 

"there are no names in Project Odium" 

"His name was Waxillium Ladrian" 

"you're me... The fabrial is in my hand..." 

"the first rule of Ghostbloods is, you do not. Talk. About. Ghostbloods. The second rule of Ghostbloods is..."

"you come to a cave. In this cave you will find your Aviar." 

I should stop 

@Extesian are you the reason I'm so tired all the time? I swear I sleep and it doesn't do anything. Stop running around all night. 

Edited July 22, 2017 by Calderis

[Tesh Any pronouns]

When you see pieces of cotton floating every where and this is the first thing that comes to mind: Oh! Windspren! Oh. No, their just cottenspren. (True story)

Or when you realize your dad is under the influence of Ruin because he had a surgery forever ago that involved him getting a screw in his knee. (But he's honestly an awesome guy).

[King Cole he/him]

Hi.. im cole and im here because well... I spend hours and hours on this site and i cant stop. 

[Sami she/her]

When you think of David or Alcatraz every time you see a potato or carrot

When your whole family and all your friends know the exact release date of Oathbringer, exactly which book is the best to start with should they ever wish to start reading the Cosmere, your likes and dislikes plus speculations of that book, who you ship (because you keep repeatedly asking them long after they've finished), and that Brandon Sanderson is undoubtedly the best author in the world (even if they've never read his books)

When you see all your fellow Sanderholics around you and wonder truly what you've gotten yourself into - but then  don't care.

Edited July 22, 2017 by Sami

[Taliax none (name only)]

When you're writing a story completely unrelated to the Cosmere, and you have to keep stopping yourself from including spren in the background and making your magic realmatic 

[Sparkrunner he/him]

"Wristwatches" with all sixteen feruchemic metals.

[Sunbird she/her]

You know you're a Sanderfan when you see an ad for a book called A Pattern of Lies and immediately think of Shallan's spren.

[Taliax none (name only)]

25 minutes ago, Sunbird said:

You know you're a Sanderfan when you see an ad for a book called A Pattern of Lies and immediately think of Shallan's spren.

Heck yes. That practically could have been the name for Shallan's book.

Probably already said, but when you own multiple copies of Sanderson books to loan out to friends/family.

[Sami she/her]

When you are playing Scattergories and put down "Ryshadium"  for animal, and "Roshar" as a foreign place and nobody else has absolutely no idea what that is

Edited July 23, 2017 by Sami

[Brightness Enna she/her]

21 hours ago, Taliax said:

When you're writing a story completely unrelated to the Cosmere, and you have to keep stopping yourself from including spren in the background and making your magic realmatic 

The number of times I accidentally put spren into a setting description... *facepalm*

But, actually, Realmatics are actually helpful for creating your own magic systems. Just don't tell anybody they're Realmatic, and maybe break a few rules. (I've found that I'm more creative when I impose rules and then try to think around those rules. Realmatics is just the sort of thing that helps my imagination really get going. )

[Oversleep]

On 22.07.2017 at 8:19 AM, Calderis said:

"We are Skaa. Skaa is what we are" 

"there are no names in Project Odium" 

"His name was Waxillium Ladrian" 

"you're me... The fabrial is in my hand..." 

"the first rule of Ghostbloods is, you do not. Talk. About. Ghostbloods. The second rule of Ghostbloods is..."

"you come to a cave. In this cave you will find your Aviar." 

"No swords, no Aons"
"If this is your first night in Elantris, you have to fight."

[King Cole he/him]

Whenever you are up till 2 in the morning on 17thshard because you have nothing better to do...

Hey look at the time

[Calderis he/him]

When the Shard is able to hand out copies of Aether and your checking your inbox every 10 seconds like a crazy person even though you know it's not going to go anywhere after it's sent. 

Is it here yet? Is it here yet? Sweet Endowment please is it here yet? 

[Ammanas]

You consider one of your duties, as Best Man, is to flood the chapel of the bridegroom's chapel on the wedding day.

[Calderis he/him]

When you get a Brandon story you haven't read before so you temporarily abandon the Shard. 

Off to read Aether! Later all! 

[Ammanas]

43 minutes ago, Calderis said:

When you get a Brandon story you haven't read before so you temporarily abandon the Shard. 

Off to read Aether! Later all! 

When you are such a big Sanderson fan that, ten minutes after you make a pronouncement of abandoning the shard, you post in the Uses of Hemalurgy thread.