Kaymyth

Yeah, that's a good point, and if you're running a breeding program, you'd need both. Likely they've got men from the appropriate lines ready to, well....yeah. The whole thing is just icky. But you can get by with a lot fewer men than women in such a program, if all you want is babies with powers. And it probably will take a lot of women. Granted, there might be some women involved willingly. It's rather up in the air right now as to whether Wax's sister is actually a captive or a willing participant. But I'd say that they're almost certainly targeting women from the right lines who probably don't have powers themselves. Grabbing active Allomancers could be dangerous; I'd be willing to bet that known Allomancers of the more dangerous types were stricken off the list from the start.

Certainly no harm in trying. You might be surprised at how well "remaining politely firm with idiots coming in to pick up their car" can translate into leadership skills. And if it turns out to be nothing more than another interview under your belt? So be it; you'll have that much more practice before landing your real job. Though I find it hard to imagine that every librarian's dream isn't to work here:

You could well be right. But I try not to anticipate the twisty brain of the Sanderson too hard, because I know I'll get it wrong. So I just try and speculate based on available data. There are a few other obvious factors in there. Like, why are they taking women and not men? I'd hazard a guess that it's because the Set perceives women as being easier to overpower. By the same token, they've probably stricken some names off the list under the auspices of being "too dangerous". You wouldn't want to kidnap someone who's likely to have pewter in their system and go all Hulk Smash on your people.

That's the beauty of it! She's already a pony! All I have to do is train her to believe that she's awesome! Once she believes that she's at least 20% cooler than everybody else, my work will be done.

I'm still holding out hope that you wind up in the KC area so that I can continue my tradition of unofficially adopting young adults with crazypants parents and embarking upon a deprogramming routine.

It's just one option, and assuming that they had to research to know that Marasi was illegitimate. In a society like that, it's quite conceivable that it was more of an open secret than a real secret. Scandals like that are juicy; people love to pass on that sort of detail. Basically, everybody knows, but nobody will say it in front of any of the family, because that would be rude. Wax didn't know because he was out of the society loop for two decades. So there's also the alternate theory that I put forth earlier, that they had a full list that they were working off of, and the sisters were just the first two on the list that they stumbled onto at the reception. They were working off of sketches of the women; I can't imagine that each Vanisher had more than two or three pictures that they were looking for. It might be that they just grabbed the first two matches that they found. This would go along with the notion that maybe Marasi's parentage isn't as tight a secret as Lord Harms would have preferred.

Unless they were specifically trying to filter for the best targets - women that they believe wouldn't be sought as hard as others. Marasi's illegitimacy may have actually made her a juicier target, as they might have assumed that she would be "less important" than other women on the list. That wouldn't explain why they went for Steris, but it would explain Marasi.

You are totally qualified for things, it's just that the librarian job market is tight and there are a ton of people looking. Keep at it. Find someone who will help you practice interviewing. The more you get used to talking to people and answering questions, the easier it's going to get. Interviewing is itself a skill that may not necessarily have a rusted thing to do with whether you're the right person for the job. I know that my husband totally credits his Toastmasters membership and experience with turning him into a interviewing rock star. He's an extreme introvert. This is not something that comes naturally to him, so he learned how to do it. You can have all the qualifications in the world, but the more comfortable you are with talking yourself up to complete strangers, the smoother it's going to go.

OK. And the grade on the precalc quiz came in alright, so all that's left is the physics. Which I cannot help you with, but you have a thread for that is being answered by other people.

I'm sorry I don't live close enough to you. I'd totally have let you pop over and practice on mine. And then you'd be looking at me all, "Dingdangity, woman, this Artley is a piece of crap!"

I believe that what is stated is that Vin is a role model, not the role model. Basically, I get the impression that there are currently gender roles in Scadrian society, but that the Ascendant Warrior path is an accepted method (at least mostly) of breaking out of one of those roles. It probably varies between the Basin and the Roughs, too. The cultures would almost certainly be somewhat different, and there may be variances between the cities, as well. We know that each city essentially has its own government; there are likely to be societal differences that have formed. And the Terris enclaves no doubt have yet another cultural norm that they follow.

Tell your logic center to remind your emotional brain that your mother probably doesn't want you to get the Anchorage job, because that would render her unable to drop in on you at her whim. I like this plan. It is a fine and fertile plan, and we will call it This Plan.

It's in the Ars Arcanum at the end of Alloy of Law.

Oooh, nice. A Steelrunner in the mix! I have high hopes for getting a lot of good mechanics information for Eva out of this book.

Sorry it's taken so long to respond to this; I was out all day at Pagan Pride Day. The answer: rather messily. You mix it up more or less the same as you would for body art, but a greater amount. Mix the dried henna powder with an acidic liquid - some people use tea, I prefer lemon juice diluted with a bit of water - to the approximate consistency of very wet, spoogy mud. Then you need to let it sit overnight (about 12-18 hours is the best window at room temperature). Wet your hair. This is important if you don't want to have massive tangles later, as the henna mud is pretty thick. Depending on how long the hair is, divide it up into sections. Put on gloves, apply liberally, wrap it in plastic wrap (I like Press-N-Seal best), and then wrap a towel around that. Holding in warmth will help the color release faster. I usually leave it in for about three hours. After that, hop in the shower, and rinse, rinse, rinse. Go ahead and shampoo and condition as well, and just make sure you get all the mud out. It won't stain porcelain or synthetic fabrics, so most baths/showers/curtains should be fine. At first, it will look very, very orange. It needs a couple of days to oxidize and darken. What color it turns out depends on the color you start with; for my naturally strawberry blonde (heavy on the strawberry) hair, it comes out a brilliant and very natural-looking shade of red. True blondes will be a lighter red, light brunettes will be auburn, and dark brown to black hair will pick up reddish highlights. It won't ever make hair lighter, but the red you get does not fade. Chemical reds start to go at about 4 weeks in, but henna is forever. And literally forever, too; it actually seals off the hair shaft, which then resists taking any chemical colorants. The only way to get henna out (without destroying your hair with bleaching, which may not even work) is to let it grow out. I shudder for the sadness of that alternate universe that has not been exposed to the awesomeness that is me. Do not cheat yourself out of the first appearance of River Song. The creepy is worth it. ...I actually think I need to go back and watch it now, with the new perspective of knowing everything that she's been through leading up to that episode.

Applying henna to wet hair is far superior to applying it to dry. The color takes the same, and I lose less than a quarter of the hairs in combing it out afterwards. Experiment: successful!

,,,I think I want a job conquering evil genies. That sounds way more exciting than my current job.

D'aww, no. You're awesome, Twi. You're good enough, you're smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like you! These are patterns that your parents have programmed into your thoughtmeats. It's taken years and years for them to be ingrained, so it will take time to untangle and remove them. Getting out of the toxicness will be the first step, and then we'll help you sort out truth from programmed fiction, and then you will prove them wrong.

Well, according to my timestamp it was an hour after, too. So that might help sorta?

It's 1:27 where I am. Which helps you not at all, as I am in Kansas City and you are in the UK.

Yes; if I remember correctly, all or almost all of the Pathian earrings are made out of melted-down Inquisitor spikes.

Seek at your local colleges, and you may find.

I wouldn't actually advise a move to Portland right now. I have friends living there, and apparently the job market is so atrociously degree-inflated that even to get a position as a barista you have have a certification that costs $$$$ and so much experience (that you usually have to get as an unpaid intern). Unpaid barista interns.

I think you catch some of the worst of it being in Texas. There are a lot of places here in the States where you'd feel more at home, I think. Heck, even though Missouri and Kansas aren't exactly known for being liberal bastions, the KC area has a remarkable and supportive myriad of subcultures. There are a lot of other cities like it.