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6 hours ago, Ookla the Grammatical said:
I got an odd one today. I was doing math and then the quadratic formula gave me an idea. Not sure how, they're not really related, but it did.
One time in math class we were graphing data and my teacher was explaining outliers, so then the rest of the class period I was building a story in my head called Outlier. I eventually changed the title to fit the rest of the stories in my universe, but now a major plot point of my fantasy series is literally based off of something I learned in math class.
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When you somehow think that today is December 17th and are confused/disappointed because the livestream hasn't started yet, only to realize that it is only the 15th and all day long you were hyping yourself up for something that is actually in two days.
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1 minute ago, Ookla the Rōnin said:
Nah, you poison them with the bread. You put the antidote in the jam.
But leave the antidote out of the jelly.
I literally logged back on to correct what I said. I was like WAIT IT'S THE BREAD-
But yeah, then I guess jelly would be more effective.
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1 hour ago, Ookla the Grammatical said:
Yes, there's a difference. Jam is made with fruit parts, jelly is made with fruit juice. Jam's better.
Also you can poison people with jam.
EDIT: I realized after posting this that the reference I made was incorrect and it's the bread that's poisonous. It's been a long day, my dudes. My brain is fried from writing essays all day long.
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3 minutes ago, Ookla the Rōnin said:
I once hit my friend with a mass market copy of WoR.
Ask her about it.
She'll still complain.
I don't feel bad, though.
She ripped the back cover a little.
My actions were justified.
My friend jokingly pretended like he was going to hit me with the WoR hardcover but then he accidentally actually did it.. I complain about it all the time too, but my complaints are justified because I wasn't being annoying or destroying books. Your actions are also justified
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Prompt: 12 Days of the Cosmere
This looked kind of fun so I wrote something (although it's kind of stretching the prompt). I've never written fanfiction before, but this takes place during Words of Radiance. I would've made it longer, but I already procrastinated on an essay while writing this and need to actually do homework now
SpoilerIt had happened again. Panicked, Kaladin kicked open the door to the Bridge Four barracks, receiving concerned stares as he began to race through the warcamp. Storms! he thought. I set up guards and everything. And somehow they still did it. They’re still writing on the walls.
He’d received the news from Skar a few seconds earlier. The men had once more discovered writing on the walls outside of Dalinar’s rooms, which meant that Kaladin had failed. Again. These days, failure was becoming something he understood all too well. But he couldn’t dwell on that...not right now. He’d reprimand himself later.
Attempting to push aside the thoughts that condemned his shortcomings, he inhaled, drawing in Stormlight from the spheres inside his pocket. He burst alight, the glow settling around him and the familiar feeling coursing through his body. He was a blur of blue as he dashed towards Dalinar’s rooms, and an even faster blur as he Lashed himself towards the palace.
He quickly arrived at the palace’s entrance, and then he let himself fall back to the ground so he could run the rest of the way. Storms! he thought again, heart racing as he further closed the distance between himself and his destination. Storms. Storms. Storms.
Eventually, Kaladin made it to Dalinar’s rooms. He stopped at the doorway, panting as he quickly glanced around the room. Dalinar, Navani, and Adolin were all staring at him, their faces confused. “Sir!” Kaladin managed, his voice quick because of his anxiety. “It’s my fault. I’m so sorry. I’ll post more guards next time. I have to do better.”
Dalinar sighed, putting one of his hands to his head “Son,” he said calmly, “this has happened multiple times. It’s not your fault. But now that you’re here, come take a look at what they’ve written.”
Kaladin nodded, walking over and trying to ignore the smirk Adolin wore on his face. Putting his hands on his hips, Kaladin studied the message that was scratched on the wall before him. The glyphs were done crudely, obviously with an unpracticed hand. But this time it surprised him; the message was different.
Twelve days, it read. Celebrate. Christmas comes.
“Alright,” Kaladin said after having looked over the glyphs. “What the storms is Christmas?”
Navani, who held a cup of orange wine in her fingers, was the first to respond. “We don’t know, Captain. But the only other thing this person has warned us about is the Everstorm. So whatever Christmas is… it’s probably something highly dangerous.”
Highly dangerous, Kaladin thought. Absolutely wonderful.
“I’ve tasked my scholars with discovering what this ‘Christmas’ is,” Navani continued. “We need to be prepared in case something goes wrong.”
Dalinar nodded curtly. “Yes,” he said. “There’s not much us soldiers can do about it right now, but I suggest we do revise our guard system. While it’s not your fault, Kaladin, I do think your suggestion to post more guards would be wise.”
Kaladin proclaimed his agreement and saluted before then being dismissed from the meeting a minute later. As he made his way back to the Bridge Four campfire, Christmas dominated his thoughts. What terrors awaited Roshar on this strange day? What was it?
I’ll find out, he thought, grumbling quietly to himself. Whatever it is, with my luck, it’s probably not going to be very cheery.
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Just now, Ookla the Rōnin said:
I'm going to say it again and again...
I really want a sword.
The problem is, as replicas, they're probably made from stainless steel, which is great for display swords, but utterly useless for practical weapons. I think the Stormlight books might be a better option in this scenario. (It doesn't stop the swords from being epic, though.)
I would never use the other two swords in a fight, but Sting is actually really sharp and might work reasonably well as a weapon. But there's also the problem of range and getting close enough to do any damage because it's a really small sword.
I have been hit in the face with a WoR hardcover, though. And it hurt so bad that my eyes started crying against my will. So yeah, Stormlight books are also good weapons.
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1 minute ago, Ookla the Ethereal said:
I LOVE ALL OF THIS AHHHH
Just now, Ookla the Rōnin said:They're all so great!!! AHHHHH!!!
The one nice thing about having been a socially awkward bookworm for most of my life is that the merchandise in my room is storming amazing. Also the swords are my backup plan in case someone tries to break into my house.
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1 minute ago, Ookla the Rōnin said:
Here's my Lord of the Rings stuff:
(Sorry about the formatting, I think you'll have to click it for it to look normal)
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And here's some Harry Potter stuff that also looks really cool:
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I've been collecting these since 5th grade so I would like to note that I have bought these over six years and am not a crazy person that bought them all at once
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Just now, Ookla the Ethereal said:
I’ve been wanting a cape or cloak for ages now, but I have no idea where to get a good quality one that isn’t ridiculously expensive.
During the cloak part of the initiation ceremony, we could have our new members recite oaths (like Radiant oaths, but... for awkward people), and after they do that we can bring out the s’mores and sweaters?
That’s still so awesome. What swords do you have?
I have Anduril and Sting from Lord of the Rings, and then the crown is Aragorn's crown. I also have the sword of Gryffindor.
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I really wish I had a cloak. I have three swords and a crown, but somehow I don't have a cloak and that's very disappointing.
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43 minutes ago, Truthwatcher at the Rim said:
When a friend you converted to Stormlight starts calling you "Master Radiant".
They are now your squire
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2020 has been kind of weird for me because my mental health is doing like 10 times better than it was before. I love being able to be a hermit in my room and no one being able to judge me for it. Last year I was so stressed and miserable because I kept being dragged into social situations and I tend to panic and get overwhelmed around people. I get really claustrophobic in crowds and it can lead to panic attacks, so now I can't even be in situation where there's a crowd and it's storming amazing.
Two years ago I also had what I think was situational depression, but I'm not really sure if that's the right term for it. All I know is that the whole year was really bad for me and I ended up in therapy. But luckily I only felt that horrible for a short amount of time, and after that I've been doing fine. Also if you look at my Shard profile you can kinda see that I suddenly stopped posting sometime in 2018, and that's because that's around the time when I just gave up on doing everything I enjoyed. I kind of joke sometimes about how my account is three years old and I haven't posted that much... but the sad truth is my account's like that because I was severely depressed for a while and didn't have the motivation to do anything at all.
Anyways, I don't know why I wrote this. I'm doing really good right now; the chaos of 2020 has actually helped me relax a lot and I'm so much happier. Life before death!
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*is chasing!*
(Honestly I'd probably get tired of running after like three minutes so I don't think you guys have much to worry about)
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5 minutes ago, Ookla the Tortured said:
Do you know da wae?
Yes I do know da wae. I have spoken.
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2 hours ago, Ookla the Empyreal said:
This is the way.
I was waiting for someone to say that
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8 minutes ago, Ookla the Rōnin said:
We should do it in an alternate universe where Covid isn't a thing so all of us with anxiety issues can have a break.
Assuming we can either a.) find Megan or b.) find a perpendicularity.
These are good options.
But if we don't have an alternate universe, instead of wearing masks we can all be nerdy Mandalorians and just never take off our helmets. Helmets count as masks... I think?
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17 minutes ago, Ookla the Grammatical said:
I've done both of those, and I'd rate them higher than you did.
I don't know if it's just me that did it really badly, but it didn't work out well. Honestly the stovetop thing kind of worked until I burned the marshmallow; that's when everything went wrong.
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On the topic of s'mores, this summer I was quarantined, bored, and tried to make s'mores inside my house because I couldn't go to a campfire. None of the methods I used worked very well, so now I'm going to rate and explain them (because they're honestly kind of hilarious). I burst out laughing now whenever I think about the things I did because of my s'mores addiction.
Microwave: 2/10
The chocolate melts fine in the microwave, but the marshmallows become an unholy abomination. They inflate, dry out, and become disgusting. I used a bunch of those tiny marshmallows, and this worked somewhat decently (although they now tasted horrible). However, do not put a normal s'mores-sized marshmallow in a microwave. After I took it out of the microwave, I sat there staring in disappointment at the thing I'd created, vowing to never do it again.
Holding marshmallow over stovetop: 4/10
Tasted delicious and actually worked pretty well, but I'm an idiot and then let the marshmallow catch on fire. I almost set off the fire alarm and the entire house smelled like smoke for the next hour, even though we opened every single window in the house. Then I got yelled at by my parents. Would not recommend.
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3 hours ago, Spren of Kindness said:
I relate to Kaladin a bit. It's the older sibling instincts. And I relate to Elend (because books), and Steris.
What about other author's works? Who do y'all relate to from those?
I remember reading Kingkiller Chronicle and relating to Auri. She's kind of a strange character to relate to because she's honestly really weird, but there's certain aspects of her character that remind me of myself.
I know this is a manga, but I also relate to L from Death Note. It's actually for the most stupid reasons ever. I too eat unhealthy amounts of candy, get way too little sleep, wear the same outfits all the time, and hate socks. I identify with this dude so much and I seriously wish I was joking.
What I've learned right now from typing this out is that I am a complete weirdo. I'm concerned now.
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2 minutes ago, Ookla the Rōnin said:
(Trying to keep the conversation going, because this is great...)
What Sanderson character do you guys find is the most similar to you? I'd personally have to say I'm a weird combination of Elend and Shallan.
*realizes how awkward that was*
*is glad to have a place to post stuff like this where everyone else is in the same boat*
I'm Renarin when I'm at a social gathering or around people I don't know, but when I'm around people I know well I'm a weird mix of Lightsong and Syl. So basically at school and parties I'm incredibly awkward, but around friends and family I'm pretty compassionate and have a weird/witty sense of humor.
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2 minutes ago, Ookla the Sprinkle said:
Wow. Even now I can barely make it through LotR. I definitely couldn't have made it through in elementary school. I listened to it on audio, but I've still never read it.
Yeah, I struggled through it a lot on the first read through. But after I read through it once I appreciated it a lot and that's when I became a fan. I also watched the movies like hundreds of times.
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3 hours ago, Ookla the Rōnin said:
What were your guys's favorite books in elementary school? Mine were Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, Septimus Heap, Fablehaven, and The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flammel. (This was a genuine list I had, by the way.)
My favorites were Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter was my first obsession, and then I read Lord of the Rings. I didn't really appreciate LOTR at first because it was more difficult to read, but by the end of elementary school I was basically a die hard fan. I still love Harry Potter and LOTR, and that's a good thing because my room is basically covered in merchandise that I started buying back then. I have a ridiculous amount...It's honestly kind of concerning. But my room looks epic now so I don't care.
However, I am kind of embarrassed of the other fandom I was in. I was one of those kids that read Warrior cats and roleplayed as cats on Animal Jam (and maybe in real life too). I feel like every school had a warrior cat kid, and, unfortunately, that was me. I only read the first 4 before literally rage quitting because I couldn't handle my favorite character dying, but those 4 books were enough to make me crazy.
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30 minutes ago, Ookla the Uscritic said:
You know you're a Sanderfan when you're reading a book and all you can think is "That name is symmetrical. Blasphemy."
My first name is a palindrome...
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Socially Awkward Bookworms
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I really like being cold. Heat, on the other hand, I can't stand. Sometimes I'll actually panic and feel sick because I can't handle the heat, and then my parents have to take me inside and calm me down. I hate when that happens because it's always when we're doing something fun outside, and then everyone has to take a break because of my weird reactions.
When it comes to being cold, though, I've done a snowball fight without gloves on and barely felt anything. My hands were obviously reacting to the cold because I could see them getting red, but I couldn't really feel any of it. I also got hypothermia once because I swam in a very cold lake and couldn't tell how cold it was until I came home and my body temperature was too low.
The more that I'm thinking about it, I'm noticing that my reaction to temperature is just really weird in general. Maybe I'm also a vampire.