Reiyeka

Oh wow, what a spread! I’m American, born in Louisiana, grew up in the US Virgin Islands. Currently live in NYC. My mom is from the Philippines but never taught me her language so I only speak English fluently. I hope one day I’ll buckle down and learn it.

Oooh! That's really cool, I would love to see more. I'm imagining like a Tiny Kredik Shaw game, haha.

When you make an expanded Excel spreadsheet of the Ten Essences chart from the Ars Arcanum so it can be color coded…so you can plan out your fan art color schemes with ease. When the question “do you think you would be able to tell if I was a kandra?” comes up during pillow talk.

Aha. I would have a really hard time taking them apart each time! Why don't you just get more legos and start a museum? Eh? Eh?

Wow, that's so freakin cool! Where do you set these up? Is it all one big piece? Or several sections?

Hmm, I need to give a listen to Within Temptation and Delain, a friend suggested them a while ago since I love Lacuna Coil and Nightwish. In agreement with traceria and GreyPIlgrim on listening to albums. I listen to a mix of things but I definitely favor the progressive rock genre. Some goodies on rotation, not necessarily the best or most recent of the artist: The Raven That Refused To Sing - Steven Wilson (he is my music equivalent of BS) Demon - Gazpacho (sometimes I think they write their music as OSTs to fantasy novels) The Octopus - Amplifer (had to buy immediately after hearing the title track) The Fallen Host - Blueneck (post-rock?) In the Absence of Truth - ISIS (post-metal?) Zwei - Turing Machine (I admit the band name was what got me, but it’s some good math-rock) Bosnian Rainbows - Bosnian Rainbows (related act to The Mars Volta) Cloak and Cipher - Land of Talk (current indie obsession) Lastly, getting stoked for the new Opeth album, “Eternal Rains” on loop as I type this up. I could go on, there’s too much good music out there. Hail to the Thief is my favorite Radiohead album but all mentioned are fantastic.

Aha, this is really comforting me on the Navani front. You are probably right that it’s likely Gavilar at the root of my suspicions of Navani. I’ll agree on the choice Navani had to make between the two of them. From Dalinar’s perspective it might have felt like she was toying with him then, but he’s seeing things differently now that things have changed. There is always a time and a place for the Hoff. I’m hooked on a feeling…high on believing (your side of things bwhahaha)

Yes, I totally agree with you on all points! I know its a little irrational and I am trying my best to explain a gut reaction. Please bear with me as logic may not apply… Mind you, I don’t have an issue with her now being with her husband’s brother, he’s been dead for a long time and she can do whatever she wants. And she does, and it’s great! Screw Alethi culture and its taboos. It’s a nice twist and adds extra tension. Perhaps it doesn’t need to be explained or I am filling in the blanks incorrectly, but I want to know more about her marriage to Gavilar and what things were like before he died. I get the feeling there’s some secret we don’t know about. It very well could be good secret (protecting Gavilar/family) and I’m assuming the worst. Navani’s so nice on paper but what happened in her past? Is the worst thing she did toying with two brothers’ hearts when they were all different people back then? She certainly doesn’t need to have some dark past, I just…wonder if she’s hiding something. Maybe she is just a good wife and mother and I’ll feel bad I ever doubted her! But to quote the great David Hasselhoff, “I can’t stop this feelin’ deep inside of me…”

Ahh! I know, for shame!!!! I do like them together, though. I like how happy Navani makes Dalinar. They deserve that. It’s more about Navani for me. I was very suspicious of her when she was introduced and during the woo-ing phase. By the end of WoR, I was like “fine, she is a good person and doesn’t seeeeem to have bad intentions,” but I also had this sinking feeling that all the good is going to turn to heartbreak later on. Then I start getting suspicious again. I hope my gut is wrong about Navani, but we shall see!

Haven’t really discovered much discussion on Navani, but I don’t particularly love her character. Yeah, she’s a hot mama and I can understand how she dealt with her grief over Jasnah. Her work with fabrials is very cool. The renewed romance between her and Dalinar is pretty adorable. But there’s just something about her. Maybe I’m hung up on her playing the two Kholin bros back in the day, I’m not sure. Dalinar has also gotten more meh for me, it could be because of being more involved with Navani, but I’m more forgiving with Dalinar. I didn’t care for Adolin in WoK, but he really turned around for me in WoR. He got some grit and became much more interesting. I am a fan of Renarin and I will admit that its probably (most likely…definitely ) because he fits my “type,” haha. Quiet, wears glasses, means well, seems pretty sweet and good natured. He’s pretty much in the background of the story so far, so that makes him a little mysterious. But that’s just me. Also, not too crazy many of the interlude characters, excepting maybe Tarvangian and Eshonai. Lift is only kind of awesome, still awesome, but not all caps AWESOME. *runs, pours sand over summoning circle on way out*

Ah yes, raindrops on the window might be the ideal reading situation, with a warm beverage within arm's length. Noises can be distracting for sure, especially talking, since has an unpredictable pattern. I'd say I'd prefer ambient patter>silence>gentle music>talking>dubstep? (I haven't tried reading to it, but I imagine that might be especially hard, haha) Oooh, nice. Classical and instrumental music does seem like a good choice for studying. It guides you to continue, if its too silent I might let my mind wander on its own. Good easy listens, would be very relaxing to read to those. Although Lily Allen might be too lyric driven for me to concentrate. She does have a lovely voice, though.

I had been planning to read Mistborn, but after getting the very highest of praise for WoK from my SO, I read WoK as my first Sanderson novel. I poked around in the wiki during my read and found this small note about Hoid at the bottom of one of the pages. Felt like I uncovered some epic secret and I even looked around the room to make sure I was alone, haha! Cosmere achievement unlocked, I eventually found this place and lurked for a long time. I read more books and started having an uncontrollable urge to make fan art and here we are.

PC all the way if it were up to me, but sometimes you gotta be on the console for the games you love. I do have quite a few consoles at home, but I’ve never bought one for myself. My domain was always the PC growing up and the console was something to be hijacked from a younger brother, roommate or boyfriend. Buying a console never felt necessary to me because I could never justify the cost when I’d rather just invest the money into my computer. However, I feel a little differently towards consoles because now I actually make money, haha, and there are many games I like that I would have missed out on if I didn’t have access to a console. It’s mostly JRPGs and other games that don’t get ported to the PC. So when the time comes to buy the next one, I’ll be chippin’ in cash money. I actually play a lot of games now on the PC with a controller. It was because of some carpal tunnel issues at first, but now I do it voluntarily if I want to relax at my desk. I also discovered that some PC games work really well with a graphics tablet, if you set it up.

Ummm...yes, Tatiana Maslany is awesome. The show does have some plot things here and there where it's just like, "ahhhh, why did she do that, that was stupid," or "how is she stiiiiill getting away with this." But I continue watching because her performance has me hooked. She does such a great job, especially when she is one of the clones pretending to be one of the other clones. Ugh, it's great! I heart Cosima, but I think Alison might be tied for my favorite. She seems more grounded in reality than the other ones. Sure, she's paranoid, but for good reason, crazy stuff is always happening. Sometimes she seems like the only one who is actually scared of the consequences of all the clone tomfoolery.

I usually like to seek some kind of distraction or escape. Things that work best for me are listening to music or being around a loved one who will make make me laugh or try to cheer me up. I’ll try to distract myself with things I enjoy, watching TV, gaming, drawing, etc. The thing is, sometimes you don’t know why you are feeling down and for some cases it makes me feel worse to puzzle it out in my head or try to explain it to someone. You want an escape so the feeling will pass, so you can forget about it or maybe realize it wasn’t that big of a deal. However, some things are a big deal and a distraction simply isn’t enough. The problem will come back. If it is serious I will need to be very alone. I will go to something like a mind palace…maybe more like a mind sanctuary. Something I dream up where everything is okay, where there exists a version of life that is how I want it to be. It’s very comforting, but it is another escape. Although, it does help me figure out what it is I want and what I think is missing that I wouldn’t otherwise be able to admit to myself. This kinda went a little deeper than I intended. I happened to be feeling a little blue when I wrote this up, but it made me a little feel better. So I’m going to post in just in case it helps someone else.