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I was thinking it could also potentially just be some logical consideration, but it does seem pretty unlikely that that's the case. But I mean... It could be. So I guess the real question is if they're the ones who figured this out, or if it was something else, like a Shard, that they learned it from.
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Hm... Maybe not totally crazy... "I will unite." What is more fractured than tons of interconnected but still separate creatures literally made up of tons of separate, individual creatures? (Completely random and definitely crackpot idea: Adonolsium). The Dysian Aymians don't really have a large, up-front role in the books yet. As far as I'm aware, Lift is the only person with a semi large part to have met one. So, I think we can assume that these guys are going to become a larger part of things, and Dalinar will probably become aware of them. 'cause he needs to destroy/unite them. Maybe he'll gain that connection through Rysn, somehow? Edit: also, in my mind, the "us" in "one of them will destroy us" could mean one of three things- the Sleepless on Roshar, the Sleepless across the Cosmere, or Roshar as a whole. Maybe the entire Cosmere, if we want to get a little crazy. Post edit: are they predicting the future with that line?
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I'm breaking my promise.
I'm sorry.
Hm... I've basically only been posting status updates recently and nothing else... Sorry guys.
BUT I JUST FINISHED DAWNSHARD AND MVXNFSTJRDJGDMGCMCMDJFSNJFK!!!
Oh.
My.
Gosh.
If you haven't read it, do. You will not be disappointed. There's some good stuff in there.
10 days until RoW.
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I forgot to back the Kickstarter when it was still open so I haven't gotten to read it yet
I preordered it on the Apple bookstore and it says I'm getting it on the 10th. I'm so excited but I'm also slightly concerned because I have a lot of English essays due this week and I know for a fact I'm going to procrastinate and read Dawnshard instead.
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I won't post another one of these for a few days, I promise...
I have The Sound of Silence stuck in my head.
I can't stop thinking about it. It's really a beautiful song. I absolutely love the lyrics, especially the lines, "the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and tenement halls." I don't know why. It's just really good, both from a music and a writing stand point.
Here are the lyrics for interested parties.
SpoilerHello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silenceIn restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silenceAnd in the naked light, I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence"Fools", said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed
In the wells of silenceAnd the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls"
And whispered in the sound of silenceAlso, I think I convinced my parents to potentially get me a katana for Christmas, so that's really fun.
NaNoWriMo is going well. I'm up to 11,000 words overall.
11 days until RoW! (Or is it 10 at this point?)
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Dawnshard or NaNoWriMo?
Dawnshard, NaNoWriMo?
*internal conflict*
I'll finish this chapter. Then I'll go write.
Dawnshard is making me so happy, though. It's really nice to have some new Cosmere content. I can't wait to get some info on dawnshards!
AND GUYS THERE ARE 12 STORMING DAYS UNTIL RHYTHM OF WAR IS OUT! THAT'S LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!
And NaNoWriMo is going well. I have a 2,000 words per day average so far. Excluding today, of course.
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(Look at the bottom for the RoW countdown).
NaNoWriMo
Day 1
*screaming*
Due to RoW being released in the freaking middle of NaNoWriMo, I decided to aim for 40,000 words this year instead of 50,000. I figured I'd do the normal 1,600 daily up until the 17th, then I'd have a lower average every day so I could easily do both RoW and NaNo.
So I sat down at around noon to get started today, thinking i could maybe get 2,000 words, if I got into things. A solid head start, right?
I wrote 3,360 ish words spread out from noon to now.
A new personal record.
And I'm dying and need to do a lot of homework tomorrow and it's late.
Urg.
But I only need to write 1,200 words every day now in order to get to 40,000 by the 30th, so that's good... Maybe I'll hit 50,000 anyways.
*screaming*
What I did write today actually wasn't half bad, though. I think.
Okay, sorry for the random spew of... Well, random spew. I'll try to keep these short and spread apart this month. From now on, at least.
15 days until RoW!
*screaming intensifies*
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Oh, and if you like old silent movies that are kind of creepy, The Phantom of the Opera Nosferatu is a great one. Pretty much any movie made before 1929 (I think that's the right date (if not please educate me)) is in the public domain, and you can find old silent films for free on Wikipedia.
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Now, what defines scary? A great one that's basically just "delaying the inevitable" is The Cold Equations. (Tom Godwin?) Literally anything by Poe. One of my favorites is The Cask of Amontillado, and The Masque of Red Death is super good too. The Raven is also probably one of my favorite poems ever. The Tell-Tale Heart is great too. This isn't Halloween scary, but still is scary, in a way. Flowers For Algernon (I've only read the short story version) is fantastic. (Daniel Keyes) Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury is pretty intense. I haven't read it for a while, though. The Phantom of the Opera (book) is amazing. The masquerade scene was inspired by The Masque of Red Death. If you like murder and torture chambers and ghosts, read it. (It's so good)! (Gaston Leroux) And Frankenstein. Read Frankenstein. Just do it. Everyone needs to read it. Once again, lots of murder, but it raises a lot of questions that a lot of the time don't have simple answers. Which is scary. (Mary Shelly) I wish I could suggest some stories by this kid who was in my creative writing class last year! He wrote some really good horror stuff. But I don't have access to those, so... So there are a few novels and short stories. Happy Halloween!
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We're in the teens!
19 days until RoW!
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Honestly, I have no idea. I have this really good friend I've known since I was seven, and she's one of those people who is friends with everyone And everyone tells her about their problems. I mentioned this specific personality test when I was doing all my research on it, and she told me about her friend. This might have been eighth grade, though, since she was in high school....
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The reason I said that is because i know someone who knows someone who, based on her results, decided she should drop out of high school as a sophomore. I don't know what came of that or how she got to that conclusion, but... Yeah.
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Why didn't i find this in seventh grade? I went through this phase where I did extensive research on the MBTI, and it's SO INTERESTING. I'm an INFJ, by the way, although i have a few traits that would fit the INFP category. Some things I learned: The scores are determined using percentages. If you get a percentage really close to 50 in any of the categories, look at both that personality type, and the one where the precentage is really close flipped. For example, if you get I (75%) N (75%) F (80%) J (56%), read the page for INFJ and INFP. This isn't a scientific test. It was created by a mother-daughter team with no science to back it up. However, the majority of the time it's super accurate for a lot of people. The people who don't for into any one grouping might fall smack dab in the middle of two or three personality types. People like putting themselves and others in groups. There's obvious ones, like race and gender and religion, and we use these to understand ourselves as well as other people. (I'm not saying this is bad, it's just super interesting). I think we do this to help ourselves process the world and people around us more easily, and what our place in life is. We shouldn't rely on these types of tests at all, really, but it's super interesting to see how we use them and apply them to ourselves and others, right next to these other things like race and gender and religion. Those are just some random things I've learned or thought about over the past few years in regards to the MBTI. But seriously, don't rely on these tests for anything, really. They aren't scientific, it's super easy to get whatever result you want by just knowing what the different categories are, and they can cause a lot of issues. They can be super fun to analyze or to just take for fun. I'm not trying to dismiss that. Just be aware of how seriously you are taking your results.
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Wow! Apparently I hit sixty followers.
Cool.
Thanks, guys!
That's sixty one people who get notifications whenever I post one of these...
*evil laughter*
Can you tell it's really late here again?
27 days until RoW!
I'll attach a picture of this thing I made with some brush pen things I stole from my sister. This is the extent of my artistic ability. The picture is poor quality, as I took it on my Kindle, which is probably about five years old at this point. Why'd i make it? I dunno. It looks kinda cool, though, I think.
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Oh, and I'm planning on submitting a short story to an anthology in December. I haven't written it yet (and NaNoWriMo and RoW are going to make it difficult to squeeze in), but when I do, would any of you be willing to offer some feedback? It'll be less than 6,000 words. I got into this anthology last year, and it'd be great to do it again.
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Middle Schooler's Club
Tesh replied to Bearer of all agonies's topic in Social Groups, Clans, & Guilds
Well, I guess my middle school experience was just particularly awful. I mean... I actually have friends now! It's great that you guys are enjoying it, though. Stay positive! -
You know, that's really accurate. And we'd never hurt you. Hurting people is bad.
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Middle Schooler's Club
Tesh replied to Bearer of all agonies's topic in Social Groups, Clans, & Guilds
I know for a fact that I was one reaaaaaaaally annoying middle schooler. (And... Middle schoolers who end up in the high school for one reason or another can be really annoying. And freshman. A lot of freshman are really annoying too). Middle school sucks. I think that you can complain... The middle schoolers here are obviously children of culture, after all. And all of a sudden I feel really old... But at the same time REALLY YOUNG. I'm a sophomore. It was only three years ago that I was in seventh grade, severely depressed, had no friends, and was all around miserable. But at the same time, it was three years ago. I'm gonna say this, then leave you children to discuss middle school. It'll get better. It might be good right now, but it probably isn't. No matter what, things will change, and there will be good things ahead. New friends, new hobbies, a new stance on life. Be smart, and things will get better. It might take years. For me it was eighth grade when I found my friends. It might be when you're fifty. Hang in there. -
*sigh*
I hate it when this happens.
My mind is so full of information... Don't do history homework for four hours before going to bed.
I'm thinking about Saladin and Ashoka and the Byzantine Empire and the Momluk Turks and the Samurai and how they moved from straight swords to curved ones and how their armor is made from leather and about Japanese feudalism and China's influence on Japan and how Japan was attacked by the Mongols twice and about Chompa rice and the Grand Canal. (Sorry for any misspellings. Did I spell misspell right? It looks weird).
Yeah, we're transitioning from China to Japan in history.
And yes, it's nearly one in the morning.
Yes, I'm eating a bagel.
Yes, I have school at 6:30 in the morning. (Seminary)
Yes, even if I go to bed now and then miss seminary I'll get almost no sleep.
I CAN'T GO TO SLEEP.
GAH.
Shoot. Now I'm thinking about RoW, too.
27 days...
There are a solid three status updates in a row with nothing in between. All of them are really weird.
Back to reading my book...
My bagel is gone now, too, so that sucks...
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30.
Days.
Until.
Rhythm of War!!!
YAY!!!!
I made one of those paper chains to count down, and it's slowly getting shorter!
And my Bridge Four poster will get here tomorrow, so I'm super excited about that, too.
And RoW!!! Yay!
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Two things.
One.
How do you pronounce Siri?
Is it, "Hey Siri, how many days until November 17th?"
Or,
"Look at poor Sigh-Rye over there. She can't go riding into the sunset and forget all her problems."
Or something else?
Two.
Book advice.
I just finished rereading Frankenstein (holy crap it's so good) and am currently reading Lord of Chaos and a short story anthology. Ignore the anthology.
And I really want to re-read the first trilogy Mistborn again.
My bird's being super weird right now, by the way.
Do I continue reading Lord of Chaos and try to finish it before November 17th (I'm about halfway through), or kind of read it in the background and try to re-read MB before November 17th (which I can easily do)? Or do I do one, and if I finish it do the other? Thoughts?
Bonus question.
Male or female bird? I'll be getting Kaladin a buddy soon. Males are super fun, make beautiful chirping sounds, and don't bite super hard. Females make these sort of squawking noises, (guys, Kal is talking to a piece of paper right now (actual words, by the way)) and hormones can be really dangerous. (Egg laying). They can also bite to the point of drawing blood. But I am fine with all these issues and know how to deal with them.
What do you guys think?
For names, if it's a boy, I'll probably name it Spook, and if it's female, I'll probably go with Syl or Vivenna depending on colors.
Thanks for reading this super random thing! I'm just really indecisive.
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Well, that was my intention!
It's down as April first for a reason.
And I've decided if I get a blue male, it'll be Spook, but if it's green he'll be Pippin.
In regards to gender, I guess at this point it just depends on where I get them. I've been talking to someone who has four chicks right now, but I also know somewhere else I could go. I could also rescue.
Thanks guys!
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You Know You're a Sanderfan When...
Tesh replied to Shardbearer's topic in General Brandon Discussion
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This has completely derailed. But yes, Studio C (up to season eight) is amazing.
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As they say in Studio C, turn them into horcruxes so then they at least have part of a soul!
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*snort* This has been much appreciated.
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Um... Plants convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. We convert oxygen into carbon dioxide. And we need oxygen to live... I didn't know blue eyes or red hair was a mutation! That's really cool!
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Might I request a meme? I actually don't think any of you know me very well, I've kind of been in hiding until recently... (By the way, these are great).
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I preordered it on the Apple bookstore and it says I'm getting it on the 10th. I'm so excited but I'm also slightly concerned because I have a lot of English essays due this week and I know for a fact I'm going to procrastinate and read Dawnshard instead.
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