Slowswift

You get a black eye as the repaired gauntlet is mistakenly ejected from the machine at high speed! *inserts a pair of Oculator's Lenses*

Aw man, that stinks. I was just going to attend a musical event that got cancelled, and I'm miffed. Can't imagine what being on the other side is like. Hope you can make it through. *mails hugbot to your location*

White Tree is best tree, 10/10.

I believe Lift mentions in passing that she found it while scavenging in Urithiru, though I may be misremembering some of the details.

I forgot about the flute mention! That was awesome. I hope they get the recording up soon...

Random Stuff is dead, and Discord has killed it.

Just caught up last night, and, well, that... happened. So far I've loved eps. 1 & 2, vaguely disliked ep. 3 for terrible pacing and a complete lack of subtlety, quite enjoyed ep. 4, and loved ep. 5. Can't wait to see where this season goes!

Not gonna lie, Destiny Tangent sounds like a character from My Little Pony. ...which is what I thought it was, until my brain caught up with me. I've been watching too much pony lately, y'all.

Goodness, how have I just now found this thread? Yes, I absolutely love fountain pens! (One of my favorite podcasts/blogs is The Pen Addict, fittingly subtitled "There are worse addictions, right?" Right?! ) My first was a Waterman Hemisphere Blue Obsession I got as a Christmas gift, and it was down the rabbithole from there! Since then I've rather impulsively acquired a decent collection of the things. 15, I think, at last count? ranging from dirt cheap to "uh..." in price. Someday, I might even get one that costs "ack!" In terms of actually using the things, though, that's a bit trickier. I use my pens for notes at church, and I've taken up journaling, all in an attempt to make sure I actually use the darn things instead of letting them gather dust in a drawer. Maybe I'll go full insanity one day and write a novel longhand with them... Really, though, I've always been obsessed with pens ever since they let me use ballpoints in school instead of pencil (I hate writing in pencil. It's like nails on a chalkboard for me). I was always interested in trying new pens, and found that I preferred rollerballs. Of course fountain pens were a natural extension of this, helped along by endless time spent looking through the pen sections of the Levenger catalog. But I think where it really started was the Waterman ad from the 80's my mom has framed in her office.

I can say after finally seeing both parts that I'm cautiously optimistic for the direction of Season 12! Looking forward to the rest of the season, now that Chibnall finally has his feet under him it seems and everyone is settling into their roles. I dunno, but welcome!

@Shard of Thought You have a lovely voice! And I kinda know how you feel -- something similar happened with me when I was younger, though my experience was more borne of crippling naivete than anything else. I also just want to echo what Jaywalk and Nathrangking said. They've put it much better than I could! I'll just leave you (and anyone else who needs it) with an Emerson quote I love:

The music from both The Mandalorian and Rise of Skywalker is utterly glorious. Bravo, Mr. Williams and Mr. Göransson!

*piles on with the hugs* To quote the world's most memeable poster, keep calm and carry on, and know that if you need to let off some steam we're all here.

Heard this utterly beautiful song for the first time recently. Thought I'd share it with y'all!

Sad we missed you, but look forward to finally meeting you next time!

Looks like we have at least four people, then? Also, does anyone have Cards Against the Cosmere deck they can bring?