Penumbra

A long time ago I went to a musical for the first time and the first scene the stage was enveloped in thick swirling mists and my brain immediately went to "MISTBORN MUSICAL, YES!"I would pay a lot of money to see Kelsier sing out his hatred for the noblemen. Either him, or possibly Hoid, could probably throw a performance resembling something of Clopin in Disney's the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Don't ask me why I see those two in that ... Also seeing Warbreaker in musical form would make for some absolutely magnificent set dressing and stages.

I believe it has been quoted by Sanderson that Hoid specifically refused the shard that was offered. Who knows how that exchange went down though, maybe they offered him a really "bad" Shard. If it was specific that he was offered a shard, I guess he wasn't picking one. Maybe they offered Odium to him, and Hoid was smart enough to pass it along and not turn into ... well, Rayse/Odium.

This is more or less what I've come to believe myself (so I guess I espouse this theory? Or, uh, what is it called here?). The only thing that I'm hesitant about is why Hoid would orchestrate the shattering of Adonalsium to begin with. I don't think he did it out of malice or a lust for power. Perhaps vengeance at most, or to save something else. Perhaps Adonalsium had to be attacked to be saved, or something like it. One thing that bothers me is how would they know what would happen to Adonalsium once they shattered him? How could Hoid have foreseen that Adonalsium would split and be re-forgeable?

Probably just walk around and marvel at all the empty streets, take a ton of reference photographs, and treat myself to a large serving of Frozen Yoghurt from the Froyo Bar in city. If noone was there to charge me I could just throw on all the toppings I've ever dreamed of. Yesss!

Mistborn. It's the most utility that also includes some version of "flying". It's a close call to being a surgebinder with progression though, because healing people is cool and my chili plants would survive.

I think Hoid refused a shard because he was aware that the intent of holding one would change him. Perhaps he does want power, but knows better than to just take one shard and get "trapped" with it's intent (it didn't turn out super useful for Preservation, for example). If he wants to be Adonalsium 2.0, he'd be wiser to make sure that he can take them all at once somehow. But yeah, I wonder if Hoid isn't trying to correct an old mistake rather. Power hungry doesn't seem to fit him, but then again he's kind of a sly mastermind so who knows.

Thank you for the words! I'm trying to look after my own goals and dreams as well as my health in this. Sadly those two collide a bit right now. I recieved an offer for internship at a really cool company (who I want to end up working for at some point anyway!) but they're across the country and I would have to leave my partner and home to intern there and be all alone in a new scary city. I know noone there! I know this will put a lot of additional stress on me, and the internship is pretty high pace (seems to essentially be a job but with a mentor). Putting my haelth first would mean staying home with less stress ... but putting my dreams first would mean going away to take the chance! So many decisions in so little time haha.

I hope so! I think I'm more afraid of offending my classmates, who are all more or less fighting for the same spots and fully aware that I'm the one holding up the line :b

@Mestiv @Delightful I have asked people for a lot of help ... and I've changed my mind so many times I don't dare ask for more help. Right now I'm slowly being pushed into a choice I thought was great 2 weeks ago but I'm now having massively cold feet about it. I just saw the contract I was gonna sign and it scared me off again. But my other options might have moved on by this point sadly. I'm trying to find an internship, and while companies are pressing me for an answer as fast as possible, I'm still trying to make up my mind, and trying to not burn any bridges while getting the time to make up my mind! It's super tricky and I have 0 training in this lol. I'm seeing a psychologist but the next appointment isn't until next week (which should be after this whole ordeal is over one way or another). Tried to meditate but it's never been harder than now. Pro's con's lists have changed my mind, but I think it might be too late to set the changes in motion right now.

I have to make a choice that determines the following 7 months of my life and my relationship to a large part of my industry. I have an anxiety diagnosis that I thought I had under control but it gets especially bad when it comes to choices like this. So it's back full force. To make matters worse, things I had not expected suddenly got involved in this choice and now I have more options than I thought I would ever have and I can't think straight to determine which options are good and which are bad, or how to reply to people and handle them professionally. I can feel my social intellect dropping for every email and I worry I burn bridges by acting weird/disorganized/flakey. People are getting tired of hearing me worry and I understand them. I'm tired too. It's getting to me pretty badly at this point. I don't eat, I don't sleep, and I constantly walk around with a sense of panic even though this should be a positive experience :/

Nice! I went online to pre-book it on Sci-Fi Bokhandeln Stockholm now. The 14th is earlier than I expected though!

I think for me it ends up being Shallan, actually, even though she really annoys me sometimes. Her struggles with living true to herself, even just finding out what the truth is and accepting it, balancing it with her responsibility for her family and ambitions and covering it all with a thick layer of snarky humor kinda ... strikes a chord. And her taking on the role of being the witty one to try and help I recognize as well. Her love for artistry and biology ... And I really relate to Pattern, weirdly.

Yeah brr. I've been to Australia and seen some of them, so I'd like to claim that personally my own fear of spiders is COMPLETELY rational (even though I currently live in Sweden where no spider will harm you).

I have a Huawei p9 lite. It was very cheap considering how much phone you get (a samsung phone with slightly worse specs was about double the price). I've thrown it in the ground about 15 times and it still works, so I'm happy.

I'm an INFJ. Took the test several times some time ago and always end up INFJ hah ... I loved finding that out because for me it was a relief to know and realize that my thought patterns and ways of taking in information are something that other people experience as well (even if INFJ's are supposed to be "the 1 %" or whatever). I live with an ISTP guy. Conversations get really interesting when we try to understand each other's viewpoints :B

This wish shall be granted. However you shall also understand every spoken language of animals, and birdsong will just never be the same again. Nightwatcher, I ask to have more time in my days.

I have noticed they began translating Mistborn to swedish recently. The names of the books seem ... decently accurate (and sound way less cool. "Uppstigningens brunn" is literally "the well of ascension", so good on them for that, but to me it sounds like someone just got out of a bath for some reason). I'm admittedly still afraid to leaf through them and see what they changed all the names to ... Edit: From what I read online, they didn't change the names (aside from naming The Lord Ruler something closer to "The Overlord"), so yay.

I feel obligated to inform you that I am now an obligator I have no idea what my obligations are.

I'm Penumbra and I'm scared of Oathbringer spoilers. I'm in Sweden, but I'm hoping the english edition will be released the same date here as everywhere else (and that my local book store will be quick to acquire it!). I decided to wait because I have a ton of work to do right now until about November anyway and can't spare the time to re-read the first two books OR read and really get into Oathbringer :c

We know Hoid wants nothing more than instant noodles, so he'd walk right past all the fancy restaurants in Hallandren. Denth eats the richer food. Who would win Americas next Top Model; Rock or Elend?

Reading all of this makes me want to throw a Cosmere inspired dinner party. But I have approximately 0 local friends who are into the Cosmere so I guess I'll have to eat it all myself 8)

I've been at risk for being killed/judged by nobles, then Kelsier, and now Kaladin. huzzah!

This is a lovely picture and I need it right now. Went and found it and it's now my wallpaper on my studio computer. also on the topic: you know you're a sanderfan when you accidentally call hurricanes "highstorms" in every day talk with people who don't read sanderson (or fantasy) at all. It's just such a good term, my brain has accepted it into regular vocabulary.

I mean, there is blue wine in real life, and I guess wine mead for amber wine? What in the worlds do they make these wines in Roshar out of anyway?

Oh, thank you! I totally forgot that was what they were. But this sounds a lot more fun, to be honest.