NamelessThirteenth

Alright, here we go, @mattig89ch, @Del-light-full... The Art of the Lure - Part I Disclaimer: This is not a complete guide to landing the girl/guy of your dreams. Keep in mind that these do not always apply, and they are not sure win. This is, as you can see, an art, not a science, so please keep that in mind. Warning: This guide's intended purpose is to help the user land the girl/guy they desire. This is NOT a skillset to be used on everyone indiscriminately, as this is a midnset that I despise, and it would greatly offend me for you to iuse it that way. I am also not responsible for any damage to the user, be it from incorrect use, or the intended target's reaction. This will, I hope, be a complete guide...however I don't have the time to sit here and write consecutive for about two hours, so I'll publish it in parts on this thread ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lesson One: Conquer your fears As simple as this sounds, his is usually what stops most people from approaching the girl/guy of their choice. It is the first, and most likely the largest hurrdle you will ever face in your path into the Art. Unfortunately, there isn't much I could say at this point, besides that you must always think positive thoughts. Don't put yourself down - the minute you imagine a failed scenarrio after ou approach the girl/guy, you have already failed in reality. Keep a positive outlook. Also, push yourself into it. I'm not saying to profess your love at step one. However, this is the starting point. Start a conversation, say hi...anything. What worked for me is that I'd just stop thinking about it. There's a linebetween courage and stupidity, and I just launched myself into the stupid and went ahead and started a conversation. Finally, don't be afraid to try again. He/she is a person, not a life or death apocalypse run. You will try again, and maybe then it'll turn out fine ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lesson Two: A smile - the greatest weapon Simple - smile more, and smile often. A good excercise is to spend a long time, say a day, forcing yourself to smile, whatever it is you're doing. In a coule of hours you'll find that this habit sticks, and it'll also have the benefit of keeping you happy. Studies show that smiling aids the brain's release of endorphins, and keeps you happy. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lesson Three: The Four Elements of Starter So, you want to start a conversation. How do you do it? Simple. Experience and studies show that the human mind finds it easy to speak on four things: Goals, Money, Studies and Fitness. Of course this varies from person to person. You'll see that cosmere is not up there, and for a good reason. This is generalised, because this may be the first time you talk to this guy/girl. If this is the case feel free to use the four elements of starter. Ask him/her What are you planning to do in the future? Or Did you study for the exam? Of course, these all don't apply if you know her well. While you may be inclined to use one of these starter topics, know that it is always better when you use your own. If you know he/she likes books, talk about books. If you know she (not he) likes Cosmere books, talk to her about them, then send me her number... All in all, you'll find that conversations become much easier to hold the more you know about him/her. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lesson Four: Forcing an answer Okay, this sounds weird. For the record, DO NOT TORTURE YOUR CRUSH. There, I said it. There a some techiniques out there which are basically methoids of asking your question so that you do not receive no for an answer. Extremely, devilish, this method is probably the most powerful weapon in your arsenal. That said, do not overuse it - it, as most weapons, wears out from extended use. The Double Bind: Simplest method of them all. You want to ask for, lets say, his/her notes. When you ask your question, bypass the question completely and underpin it with intricacies...alright that sounds confusing. Here's an example: "Can I borrow your notes and return them to you after lunch? Or can I keep them till tomorrow?" This tricks the brain into focusing on the second question. Rather than think about whether they actually want to give you the notes, they'll think about the time frame given. The good thing about this method is that it can be practiced: try it on your friends and family. There are also many other techniques mentioned across a variety of media, so go out and explore, although this proved for me the simplest and least confusing one ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dammit, Brandon, leave us guessing

What world?

Yeah. I remember last year someone recommended Gardens...I restarted the book three times before I actually kept going into the series. Now i'm kinda happy because Erikson can give me my fantasy fix until the next Branderson. On the topic, how long did it take for you to finish each book?

How about techniques for relationship creation? I can do that

Your rank is Stormfather for God's sake, that means there are so many people out there who like and respect you that you shouldn't even be worried...

Can someone please explain to me what this thread is? TBH I thought it was for lonely people needing help with their relations, but close inspection showed some married couples (congrats!!!), so... I really wanna know so that I know what I can post on this thread

How do you add a quote?

The way the world is right now, you gotta add Lime Green Crayola to the list so that someone out there doesn't get offended. That, aaaand there should be an option to switch, in case of the surgeries people are undergoing nowadays

Kaladin does NOT have long hair in my head, and every time I see him on the cover I ask who dis? Then I remember...Besides that, Janah in my head is waaaaay slimmer then we see. Maybe it's just the way she is described, but she sounds like a gorgeous blonde twenty-year old Finally, Harry Potter always had messy hair in my head, so much that i hated the movies coz they straightened his hair

I just watched a movie called Snatch, probably the most laughs I've had in a long time - the sequence where Boris the Bullet-Dodger stayed alive was hilarious

Oh memories of ice is amazing...way better than gardens of the moon by a long shot. it brings to getehr my favourite characters into readable perspectives: we get to see Caladan, Rake/Mop, Whiskeyjack and Silverfox (sick name BTW) working together and get perspectives; we get Toc back (yaaaaaay), this time he's with more weird people; and we get to see something like thirteen gods holding councils in a city assaulted by sons of necrophiliacs, lead by Anaster - who is by far the sickest nemesis Erikson has thought up yet. Oh yeah, and Cladan has Thor's hammer, except it's actuall Burn's... All in all, a rolllicking read, just can't tolerate Kruppe

thanks @AngelEy3

basically just my introduction...that, and my witty title

an someone please explain to me why Iskaral Pust wnted to feed Icarium to the Azath in Deadhouse Gates? I'm reading Memories of Ice now, so it doesn't really matter but I figured I might as well know...bear in mind no spoilers past book 2 please. On another note what is the chronological order of Malazan book of the Fallen (not including any books by ICE)?

@aemetha So true. now that I think about it

That's never been a problem before...

Yup

Was this in a WoB or something? Anyway even if this is the case then the Nahel Bond ideals add to the spiritweb and make it what it is

My exact inspiration

Can we please brainstorm some quotes about the Knight Radiant/Recreance? I'm tyring to create something real cool and I need quotes, but I can't find good ones on my own

After some thought I realized that Shardblades cause poeple's eyes to burn away, and that dead Shardblades in Shadesmar have no eyes...could there be a connection between the two facts? When I think about it, humans have three aspects: Physical, Cognitive and Spiritual. If we assume that the soul is the spiritual aspect (I think that's been confirmed), it becomes clear that what a Shardblade does is: 1) Seperate a person from his Spiritweb 2) Make the connections between the three aspects unravel So it takes the soul, and it takes the eyes...eyes are windows of the soul (maybe). So then if we assume that this is why the eyes disappear, then why do the Spren's eyes disappear after the bond dies? My theory is that a spren (which only has one part, the cognitive part) achieves Spiritual and Physical aspects from a Nahel Bond. Swearing the Ideals constitutes the spren's Spiritweb, and adds to it, which means that a spren's spiritweb is made of Oaths and Ideals. Then, when the Radiants broke their bonds, they "broke" the spren's Spiritweb, robbing them of their souls (eyes) and their physical form.

To be honest I really do think that Navani is the best candidate but then I deeply think about it and I remember how the plot goes so far off the predicted rails and we all get confused...RIP Elhoker and his Almost-Bond...and so my theory is: The sibling bonds with Graves

Ground breaking theory: Brandon will make Shallan destory oshar in one big Chernobyl