Anarkitty

Oh, hush and go find a pony shirt for the movie.

Me: I think I messed up my name on the Shard. KK: How? Me: I think it's supposed to be the King Mother, as in Mother of the King. KK: But that sounds rather gender confused. Me: See, that would make me all modern and hip. ________________ Me: I should change my name on the Shard. KK: [sighing] To what? Me: How 'bout Anarchy? KK: I think your avatar already says that loud and clear. ________________ Me: I deadlifted two plates today! KK: [nodding with a noticeable lack of enthusiasm and understanding] Hmm. That's nice. Me: [pointing towards rack of weights] See the big ones, the 45s? I had two of those on each end of the barbell. KK: [with horror] Why would you do that? Me: Because I can. KK: If I drool on my finger and then touch [Kobold Minion 1]'s neck, that answer doesn't fly. ________________ KK: What even IS this? Me: Metallica. KK: I swear. You kids and the noise you call music.

Ah, someone who appreciates the Oxford comma! <3

It's not for beginners or people without children.

I am a work in progress. :-) So don't tempt me.

*Tosses meditation rock at Kobold's head.* She shoots! She scores!

Ahem. I don't believe that that's quite what I said. We need to get rid of some of our crap regardless of my current reading material. :-) I only mentioned "attachment" because of the way that you hit the fetal position at the mere idea of giving away a book.

Puns so bad they make your mama slap you upside the head. C'mere, boy.

You've pegged him pretty well, actually. But I have no clue why so many people think Kobold speaks with a Texas accent. I grew up here, and even I don't--unless I'm het up about something. Ooo doggie, y'all Yankees shore come up with the durndest ideas.

I found it vaguely amusing. Then again, I've already started drinking tonight.

None taken. He was homeschooled, so I never had a chance to embarrass him at high school. More seriously, we have a good relationship, and since I want to maintain that, I would NEVER post anything that would truly embarrass him. And as you can see from the post count, I only show up occasionally to harass him. We do have a general household rule that his father is not allowed to join this forum, though. And *I* introduced him to epic fantasy. I started reading The Wheel of Time either before he was born or when he was a toddler, and WoT is how we found Brandon Sanderson. And we read Raymond E. Feist's original Magician series together when he was a pre-teen. And I think we both stumbled onto the 17th Shard around the same time, though he joined first. I also like to remind him that I've read more of Brandon Sanderson's work than he has.

*sigh* I wanted to medicate you, but your father objected. Nessie! Come look at exhibit A of "why you should listen to me more often."

That's cute. You're a good boy.

I can assure you that he has neither life nor girl. However, I am considering ordering a big stack of Brandon Sanderson paperbacks to pass around town to any girl who appears to be quality daughter-in-law material--testing the water, so to speak. Similar interests are important, yes? The question: Do I put his email address in the book in case they like it? Or do I drag him around town with me and "just happen" to run into the girls again? These are the kinds of questions that mothers of un-wed children must consider.

Ha! That's funny even without wine. :-)

I don't have anything to say, but I promised (threatened?) my son that I would post something at wine-thirty. Hey!

Odd fact: Bon Jovi actually had two songs which used that particular phrase. The one you're referencing is called "You Give Love a Bad Name." "Shot Through the Heart" is an earlier song which appeared on their self-titled debut album. In any case, fun re-write. :-)

His father is the Loch Ness Monster.

I have an account here, ya know. If you compare me to a snowman, it will not go well for you.

Is this another attempt to spike me, or an invitation to join your mayhem? Either way, as a mother of five, I already spend enough time in the kitchen.

Technically, it needed to be a wielder of the one power, not necessarily an Aes Sedai. Egwene, Elayne, or Aviendha could have filled that role if Moiraine had not been there. I agree that Moiraine is the obvious choice, but she wasn't the ONLY choice, if you see what I mean.

Same here. I actually love the story itself, but I can't get past the historian writing style. I love The Eye of the World, though. It may very well still be my favorite book in the series. Derivative? I can't say I really care. Shakespeare is derivative; I still read him, too. I care more about how well told the story is, and RJ was a master. I care about a few surprises along the way, which he always provided. The series is not without its issues, but I'll still use the word "brilliant" to describe it. I'm also not a fan of the more gritty, "realistic" books where everybody dies, usually in horrible, nightmare inducing ways. If I want to be depressed, I'll read a newspaper.

"Underwhelming" is a good word for it. No wonder I missed it. Thanks for the answer. Fievel, I agree, and I was glad to see her return. Gamma, she was in the cave, but that's one of the things that any Aes Sedai could have done. It didn't HAVE to be Moiraine. One could argue that it was best that it was Moiraine and Nynaeve, but the reality is that other options were available. Every time the story returned to the cave, I waited for Moiraine to do her big Only-Moiraine-Will-Do scene.

I've only read the last three books of WoT once each, so perhaps I missed something. After Moiraine was lost and before she was rescued, several references were made to Rand's success depending on her being with him at Tarmon Gai'don. So I went into the last book expecting something out of the ordinary from Moiraine, something that had to come from her, a role which couldn't be handled by any other character. And... there was nothing. I waited for it through the whole book, but I never saw an answer. I listened to it on audio rather than reading it since they delayed the ebook editions, so it's possible that I missed something because of that. Did I miss an explanation?

What Zahel is the cosmere pun thread?