Veledsier

So.

Today is my Shardiversary.

It has been one year since, after quite a while lurking, I decided to join this community. Little did I know that the choice would mark a turning point in my life.

As I slowly got involved in the activities on the Shard, I made friends. Connections. One of the first friends I made was The Wandering Wizard, who, though I didn't realize it at the time, lived in the same city as me. After some social deduction (and some off handed mentions of penguin...excrement...) I realized where he lived, and managed to meet up with him.

A month or two later I met Cellist and Ranryu, and we got them to join too. During this era a bunch of other Sharders, many that I knew in real life and even more that I didn't, joined, and I somehow became popular.

I fit in this community now. I have a place. I have friends that I can confide in, friends that know how to help me when I need help. Joining this site has given me friendships in real life and made them stronger, but it's also let me connect with so many amazing people, people who think like me, people who I'd been looking for for a long time.

My time here has helped me realize who I am, I think. I've been able to greater understand my interests and goals and values in the last year, and while there were a great number of factors in that, this site, and the people here, have been a huge part in it.

I'm glad all of you became Sanderfans and decided to come here at one point or another. Because you being here has been a huge blessing in my life.

Thank you all, and here's to many more years!

I saw The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in theaters last night.

Still the greatest movie I have ever seen. Peter Jackson was able to very well adapt Tolkien's work, in a way that millions of fans, including myself, love and watch on a regular basis. It is a beautiful movie that everyone should watch.

In other news, Tress arrived.

Any poetry anthologies you like? My mum used to write out poems in a notebook and make me memorize them, in order to improve my English. Example:

But that was years ago and I haven't really read any poetry since. Any recommendations?

Also, 1500 posts, very cool!

I saw The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in theaters last night.

Still the greatest movie I have ever seen. Peter Jackson was able to very well adapt Tolkien's work, in a way that millions of fans, including myself, love and watch on a regular basis. It is a beautiful movie that everyone should watch.

In other news, Tress arrived.

I saw The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in theaters last night.

Still the greatest movie I have ever seen. Peter Jackson was able to very well adapt Tolkien's work, in a way that millions of fans, including myself, love and watch on a regular basis. It is a beautiful movie that everyone should watch.

In other news, Tress arrived.

I always read that as Events and Sightings

Every bloody time.

69% through Rhythm of War! (Making point of a: wow I'm finally getting somewhere, I've been stuck on RoW for ages and b: well funny number but that's an old joke lol)

gotta love some school rap lol

IT CAME!!!

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

Hey, laura?

what movies do you like?

also, what made you decide to follow me, just wondering...lol

Hi guys!! Since Elf is unable to log on anymore, we made a communication thread (inspired by Halcy's)! If you ever wanna hear her updates or send her a message, pop on over, she'll be thrilled :D

Hey, laura?

what movies do you like?

also, what made you decide to follow me, just wondering...lol

Hey, laura?

what movies do you like?

also, what made you decide to follow me, just wondering...lol

Hey, laura?

what movies do you like?

also, what made you decide to follow me, just wondering...lol

Hey, laura?

what movies do you like?

also, what made you decide to follow me, just wondering...lol

Hey, laura?

what movies do you like?

also, what made you decide to follow me, just wondering...lol

Hey, laura?

what movies do you like?

also, what made you decide to follow me, just wondering...lol

Hey, laura?

what movies do you like?

also, what made you decide to follow me, just wondering...lol

Hey, laura?

what movies do you like?

also, what made you decide to follow me, just wondering...lol

It is done.

Last night, I finished Crossroads of Twilight, considered by many to be the last book of the dreaded Slog in The Wheel of Time.

My thoughts?

Well, nothing really... happened. Yeah, there was a ton of conversation between Mat and Toun, which did a lot to develop their characters and the huge differences between Seanchan and Westlanders, but besides learning that he completed half of the Seanchan marriage rites, Mat doesn't do much. Oh, except for ordering his soldiers to kill an escaping Sul'dam, which grates on his conscience the way that the deaths of his former Aiel lover and Tylin do.

Perrin had an excellent moment, with him getting rid of his ax. The conversation he has with Elyas afterwards is very well written and I could really see the connection those two men share, what with them both being Wolfbrothers. Besides that and finding where the Shaido, and thus Faile are, Perrin, like Mat, doesn't do much.

It's the same with pretty much all the characters; with Elayne and Egwene's POVs, CoT is basically a recap of Winter's Heart but from their perspectives.

It's a good book with a lot of lore and character development, but nothing bloody happens. If Jordan had written 7-10, or perhaps 8-10, as a single volume, cutting out all the fluff and the nothing that happens, it would have been very, very good.

I started Knife of Dreams this morning, and from the prologue and the first two chapters, I can already tell that KoD will be much better paced (and more stuff will happen) than Crossroads of Twilight.

Overall, solid 7.5/10.

It is done.

Last night, I finished Crossroads of Twilight, considered by many to be the last book of the dreaded Slog in The Wheel of Time.

My thoughts?

Well, nothing really... happened. Yeah, there was a ton of conversation between Mat and Toun, which did a lot to develop their characters and the huge differences between Seanchan and Westlanders, but besides learning that he completed half of the Seanchan marriage rites, Mat doesn't do much. Oh, except for ordering his soldiers to kill an escaping Sul'dam, which grates on his conscience the way that the deaths of his former Aiel lover and Tylin do.

Perrin had an excellent moment, with him getting rid of his ax. The conversation he has with Elyas afterwards is very well written and I could really see the connection those two men share, what with them both being Wolfbrothers. Besides that and finding where the Shaido, and thus Faile are, Perrin, like Mat, doesn't do much.

It's the same with pretty much all the characters; with Elayne and Egwene's POVs, CoT is basically a recap of Winter's Heart but from their perspectives.

It's a good book with a lot of lore and character development, but nothing bloody happens. If Jordan had written 7-10, or perhaps 8-10, as a single volume, cutting out all the fluff and the nothing that happens, it would have been very, very good.

I started Knife of Dreams this morning, and from the prologue and the first two chapters, I can already tell that KoD will be much better paced (and more stuff will happen) than Crossroads of Twilight.

Overall, solid 7.5/10.

I just realized the address I had in Backerkit was wrong.

I should have realized this much sooner.

I sent in a help ticket. Hopefully them wizards at Dragonsteel can fix my silly problem.

And then, just maybe, I'll get my copy of Tress...

It is done.

Last night, I finished Crossroads of Twilight, considered by many to be the last book of the dreaded Slog in The Wheel of Time.

My thoughts?

Well, nothing really... happened. Yeah, there was a ton of conversation between Mat and Toun, which did a lot to develop their characters and the huge differences between Seanchan and Westlanders, but besides learning that he completed half of the Seanchan marriage rites, Mat doesn't do much. Oh, except for ordering his soldiers to kill an escaping Sul'dam, which grates on his conscience the way that the deaths of his former Aiel lover and Tylin do.

Perrin had an excellent moment, with him getting rid of his ax. The conversation he has with Elyas afterwards is very well written and I could really see the connection those two men share, what with them both being Wolfbrothers. Besides that and finding where the Shaido, and thus Faile are, Perrin, like Mat, doesn't do much.

It's the same with pretty much all the characters; with Elayne and Egwene's POVs, CoT is basically a recap of Winter's Heart but from their perspectives.

It's a good book with a lot of lore and character development, but nothing bloody happens. If Jordan had written 7-10, or perhaps 8-10, as a single volume, cutting out all the fluff and the nothing that happens, it would have been very, very good.

I started Knife of Dreams this morning, and from the prologue and the first two chapters, I can already tell that KoD will be much better paced (and more stuff will happen) than Crossroads of Twilight.

Overall, solid 7.5/10.

I just realized the address I had in Backerkit was wrong.

I should have realized this much sooner.

I sent in a help ticket. Hopefully them wizards at Dragonsteel can fix my silly problem.

And then, just maybe, I'll get my copy of Tress...

I found the coolest Wheel of Time posters on Displate.