IronMistborn

This was a dream I had a few days ago. I was in a movie theater (seeing that Kpop Demon Hunters movie for some reason, which I’m not interested in), and playing with my girlfriend’s cat. Kitty randomly freaked out, and I ended up accidentally sitting on the remote control and turned off the screen. Of a movie theater. I do not know why there was a remote there. so everybody gets ridiculously angry at me for some reason. I run out of the auditorium and out into the lobby or whatever. There’s a wanted picture of me. But it’s a picture of Spider-Man for some reason. So I rip it off the wall. Some dude asks me why I have a picture of Spider-Man in my hand. Then my mom walks out of a Spider-Man movie (which is weird, because it was that Spider-Noir series on Amazon, and she’s not into Spider-Man) and tells me we’re going to sue the movie theater for putting the remote under my butt in the first place. Then I woke up. —— One from a couple weeks ago: It was the classic “I need to go back to high school dream,” even though I graduated HS [redacted] years ago and am now over a decade into my career. So I’m zapped back to teenage years and am forced to go back. I’m goofing off in some dumb assembly with a friend. Ahead of us, I see Moash. And he’s glaring at us. Then I’m walking through the halls looking at the lockers. I force myself to realize that I am a grown man, not a teenager. Then I wake up. —- and another one I had a few months ago. (I write these down lol.) I was at a death metal concert (I love death metal), and at one point during the show, the band brings out this massive incomprehensible monster. It screams a mighty scream that forced us to bow to it. Like our very beings were cowed into submission. You’d think this would he a nightmare, but no, I was like THIS IS THE GREATEST DEATH METAL CONCERT IN HISTORY! (And now I’m disappointed because no real death metal concert could ever live up to this lmao) also in this dream, I wanted to get a cinnamon roll, but I never got it. There was a turtle there who was a real jerk. It kept launching through the air somehow and biting me. Eventually I cursed it out and kicked it. The owner of the venue caught me doing this, and gave me free admission to the venue for life. I do not know why. —- I have some very odd dreams.

Jimi Hendrix died on the same day as Black Sabbath’s Paranoid album was released. September 18, 1970. Pearl Aday, the daughter of singer Meatloaf (known for songs like “I’d Do Anything For Love” and “Paradise By the Dashboard Light”) is married to Scott Ian, guitarist* of the thrash metal band Anthrax. Brandon Sanderson was college roommates with Jeopardy champion-turned-host Ken Jennings. The first recorded autopsy in human history was performed on Julius Caesar. Yes, that Caesar. Mr. Human Pincushion himself. They were able to figure out which was the actually fatal blow. speaking of Caesar, his last words aren’t known, but historians agree it probably wasn’t the sad and poetic “Et tu, Brute?” like Shakespeare suggested. It was probably something much more vindictive, with one theory being along the lines of “I’ll see you in Hell!”

Still holding out for the Adolin/Shallan(s) polycule lmao

Storms, who wouldn’t I want to work with? I’d love to hang out with Navani and the scholars. So much cool stuff to research. I think that’s where I’d be most of the time. Lift is a fellow Edgedancer with ADHD, we’d share snacks. Kaladin, so I could give him the hug he so desperately needs. Adolin, because if there was a Golden Retriever Shard of Adsonalsium, he’d be its Vessel. Wit, for obvious reasons. Taravangian, because maybe a “tragic” “accident” happens. Oh no. My bad.

So I’ll admit that I’m not super well versed in the Cosmere (still have WB, Mistborn era 2, and the SPs to go), so I don’t know what I could do. (Interesting topic and replies though!) But I do know this: If my target turns out to be Taln, I’m just gonna do a backflip into the Honor Chasm, because that is the last fight in the entire Cosmere I’m going to pick lmao.

“I don’t know what they’re supposed to be, but I oddly like them. Look, here’s one with the Bridge 4 design!” WWRTO death metal

“The most important step a person can take is always the next one.” That is genuinely my favorite life quote. I use it so much that even my non-Cosmere-enjoyer girlfriend loves it, and she quoted it to a mutual friend of ours who’s currently struggling with a lot of mental health stuff. ——— “Szeth-son-son Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore white on the day he was to kill a king.” Because come on, that’s a hell of a way to start your story! I love it so much, I’ve programmed a shortcut into my phone to autofill that whenever I type “Stormszeth” lmao. ——— “For the first time in over four thousand years, the Bearer of Agonies fought back.” Do I really need to say why? Taln is the storming GOAT. The Rosharan equivalent of the Doomslayer. (Okay, now I’m imagining Taln just going ape on Braize for 4500 years…) —— “My father thinks I’m a better man than he is. Unfortunately for you…he’s wrong.” Again, self-explanatory. (Headcanon: Upon finding out that Adolin finally merked Sadeas, Hoid gives him gifts, the best fashion outfits from across the Cosmere.) —— “Regardless, please keep your children’s rhymes and songs to yourself. The adults are trying to save the world.” Ishar to Kaladin. Kaladin’s like “Well, this worked with Nale, let’s try it with him.” And then Ishar just completely shuts him down lmao. Like trying to quote Bluey to an ancient being (who also wrote Bluey).

Accidentally reading huge spoilers, then gaslighting yourself into thinking you didn’t actually read it. As in, go full Shallan and lie to yourself lmao. …I also now use Shallan as a verb, meaning to lie to one’s self about things they don’t want to think about. For example, my Sunday D&D character Shallaned himself into pretending he didn’t sell his soul purely for more power to a Fiend. However, he recently met a wizard in a tower who knows a lot about him and everyone else in his party, and now he’ll will have to face that part of his past…and its consequences. I am also Shallaning myself into thinking that Brandon will totally give us the next Stormlight book sooner than the six years out it’s currently planned. (Hey, it’s more likely than us getting Winds of Winter or Elder Scrolls VI lmao) I spent half of WOK thinking Kaladin was blond lmao.

(Rime of the Ancient Mariner)^^^ ATLA Better Call Saul

Melechesh - Secrets of Sumerian Sphynxology. Melechesh is probably a top 5 band (along with Black Sabbath (RIP Ozzy!), Judas Priest, Vader, and my all time favorite band—Iron Maiden) for me and I rarely see people talk about it even in the metal communities. It’s some mixture of black, thrash, and oriental metal, and is themed around ancient Sumer. It absolutely sounds otherworldly. The guitars and vocals sound like some ancient dark rituals. It’s dope.

Most of these aren’t the typical musical numbers in that a character breaks out in song, but consarn it, I can’t unthink of these themes for scenes/characters Way of Kings: WOR: OB: Mistborn Era 1 and SH:

“Szeth-son-son Vallano, Truthless of Shinovar, wore a Def Leppard “Rock of Ages” shirt on the day he was to kill a king.”

A Link to the Past on the Switch VC thing. As much as I love the open air Zeldas (ADHD galore lmao), I had forgotten how much I miss the classic Zelda dungeons and items and such. (I had also forgotten how much I hate those storming Wallmasters…)

Stoneward, maybe? Nick Valentine (Fallout 4)

Black Sabbath, especially if you’re a metalhead.