The Invested Beard

I was right! WOOOOOOO

I'm jumping right back in but I just had to post this. Not saying I told you so...but I told you so.

I can't even put anything into words guys. I'm just blown away. AND THIS IS ONLY PART 3 OF THE 3RD BOOK IN A 10 PART SERIES??!?!?!?!

Presumably the ones that the author referred to themselves as "we" and "us". At least that's what I inferred.

Me after finishing part 2. Seriously guys so much good stuff. Notice though even in all the reveals there are still mysteries. Dang it Brandon you're just too good. Can't wait to see what the rest of this book has in store for my already blown mind. P.S. getting to read Bavadin's response to Hoid was quite interesting and telling. Cosmere is getting smaller folks...

Old people react to the Cosmere! You'll never believe what they say!!!

*Salute*

K. As I am a very private beardspren I have given this honor to the human I am currently bonded to. He has graciously accepted. Come in and know me better man! Provide a picture (if you are comfortable with that). See attached. 2. Provide your real name (if you are comfortable with that). Justin 3. Which book is your favorite and why? Ah now this is tricky and it has changed slightly over the past year or so. If you're talking Sanderson, then my favorite strangely enough is Warbreaker. I find the themes, story, characters, and magic system just really struck a chord with me. Stormlight Archive is a very close second, but since they're closely related I guess I can lump it in. Favorite non-Sanderson book? The Beloved Disciple by Vernard Eller. 4. What have been your main contributions to the community? What are you known for? Allowing my beardspren to make snarky comments that make people smile and/or die a little inside. 5. What made you join the forum? I first joined in the beginning of 2016. I was starting to see the Cosmere connections in everything and was looking up info on some of the characters and ran across the Coppermind wiki, which led me here. I lurked for quite a while before joining actually. I was lured in by the promise of cookies. 6. How many hours do you spend on the shard on a given day? Oh man, I usually have it open in a tab while at work, but only check it every so often. I'd say anywhere between 2 and 5 hours a day? I mean come on, there are so many posts it's really hard to take in all the threads and info if you don't spend at least that much time. There's still lots of stuff I've never read as well. 7. Describe your fondest Forum experience. I'd have to say experiencing the random surprise and wonderment when Secret History was announced/released. Being able to get such giant pieces of info and talk about them with people who know everything that's going on and can theorize about it was really special. That and getting to know such excellent and wonderful hobbits...er humans. 8. What is one thing that Brandon does really well? Endings. I have only been let down (relatively) ONE time by an ending Brandon has written. He has a great talent for laying out a bunch of pieces and masterfully weaving them all together into a cohesive narrative climax that hits you right in the feels. 9. What is one thing that he could work on? Time travel and/or cloning technology. I want faster Cosmere release storm it. 10. Which fictional character is the best representation of yourself? That's a very difficult question. I would probably say Faramir. From the books, not the movies. 11. Any additional comments, whether it be about your life outside of the forum, favorite food, your website, or...anything! Well I'm one of the older (not oldest) forum members at 37. In my past I was a completely different person and was brought out of addiction and a life of self destruction so if anyone ever needs to talk about that stuff I'm more than willing to listen. I've been married for 10 years and have three kids: Eliana (7), Job (4), and Abram (2). I've been a musician and artist my whole life, but have fallen out of practice with drawing/painting and have been feeling like I should at some point pick it back up again. I live in California's Central Valley, I'm a follower of Jesus, I like talking theology and philosophy (but not really typing it out for some reason I find that exhausting). Favorite food? Pizza. If you were a child of the 80's and early 90's and your favorite food isn't pizza I don't know why. That's pretty much the overview of me and who I am. Good to meet you all.

Three hours ahead of me so I should get it at 9 PM??? Oh boy oh boy...

Well, if were able to do such a thing...and if I were planning on doing such a thing...I would most certainly not confirm it in a public setting like this. Nope. Not something I'm planning on trying.

Wait...so...if I just set my system time and date to the 14th...would that trick Amazon into thinking I was in the time zone where it should have been released?

I'm almost with you, just not on the book part. I will indeed listen to various lectures or sermons while driving long distances. Just can't do books.

As long as no one asks me to be a soul patch.

I can now change my form. BEHOLD! I am a mustache.

Well I have some free time at work today. I think I'll hack into Amazon's time server and change today's date to the 14th. That way we get our kindle editions a day early.

I can't do it for a couple reasons: #1 - I feel like I'm being read to like a child. The person reading audiobooks usually sounds like a grandpa or grandma complete with patronizing voices for different characters and overacting of emotions. #2 - The opposite of the reading ahead thing. I like to be able to say "Wait. Did I really just read that?" and then read the passage again and let it soak in. #3 - Some completely unexplainable thing that is a gut reaction.

You ask that like I've never chewed on a toenail before. No armpits, thanks. Would you rather have your legs cut off or never be able to read another Sanderson book in your life?

I'll be going dark for a bit on the forums as well. I don't know if I trust myself to not peek at spoiler posts or accidentally see something. I'm hoping for a really slow work day tomorrow so I can just sit at my desk and read all day.

So very interesting stuff. I'm of a mind that the Unmade are definitely "unmade" Listener cognitive shadows. Eshonai? Why you gotta go and die? I'll miss you, but I'm not counting you completely out of the running yet. Oh and this really reinforces for me why I don't listen to audiobooks. Bleh. Give me written text any day.

No, but I like your style for bringing that up.

Huh. I thought Brandon had called it that at some point. Okay well I still like the idea.

Interesting that even the Stormfather is under the impression that the Oathpact is broken...

That sucks, I'm really sorry about that. Whoever did that should be put in jail.

I changed my mind it's kind of lame.

I don't feel spoiled, just more consumed with a DESIRE TO KNOW WHAT THE HECK HAPPENS IN THIS BOOK!!! STORM IT!