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I would like to announce that as of this evening I have a car. Well, actually, it's a minivan. It's not new--very well used, but it works fine. I would furthermore like to announce that, though I approve of the naming of cars, and I especially approve of giving cars fandom-related names, I do not plan on naming my van. Simply by owning it, I have already made it awesomely nerdy. (because now it's Ellen's Venture)

I'm not actually sure--I wasn't involved in the photoshoot. I can probably find out though.

An effect like that would be great if it could be done in real life In my first attempt I tried using synthetic organza which, when cut into strips, has a more floaty effect due to static electricity, but it tangled too much and ended up looking like a shaggy gray muppet. They're made of a variety of different fabrics cut into strips with the edges sealed to keep them from unraveling. I actually deliberately went for a cleaner look (I've seen others use rougher and more tattered fabrics) because mistcloaks would be made for nobility. But you're right, they would get a bit ash-covered from use.

A while back I made mistcloaks for some friends, and they've sent me some really awesome photos, I wanted to share.

from The Scarlet Pimpernel always reminds me of Mistborn--of Ruin, specifically. With lyrics like "Just see how virtue repays you/you turn, and someone betrays you/betray him first, and the game's reversed"

I did start the series in high school and I made it through all that were out at the time (through Crossroads of Twilight I think). Then when the next one came out I couldn't be bothered to pick it up ... I did try to start the series again now that it's almost finished, but I only made it through book 6 this time. I did know Hyde's first name was Edward ... apparently my parents didn't though -- that would have been my sister's name, had she been a brother.

I'm still trying to track down pictures, I didn't get any on my own camera. Brandon posted one on his twitter though, I'm the Inquisitor.

Hello Moru, I do costumes too! And I don't think I'm the only one here who does. Good luck with that! Do you know where you'll be going to college? I started college wanting to do theatre work ... it's still a possibility, right now though I'm working in a historic textile collection and doing costume commissions on an individual basis.

I think technically I first heard of him from the webcomic "Unshelved" which does book reviews (in graphic format) on weekends. The comic is about librarians and they chose to recommend Alcatraz ... I dunno, seems suspicious. But, I did not read the book at that point. Some time later, I was lent "Elantris" by a friend who assured me that "it's by the guy who's finishing WoT, but don't hold that against him," or something to that effect (I have nothing against WoT, my friend though, doesn't seem to be a huge fan). I read it very quickly and loved it, although it took me a couple more months before I read Mistborn -- I think there was this thing called school that got in the way a bit. It was not until much later that I made the connection that, oh, Brandon wrote that wacky-sounding book that Unshelved recommended, too.

That's really interesting, I wouldn't have thought that just two weeks would be enough to change that. I stand corrected -- thanks for sharing that.

It could lead to some interesting psychological issues, if the hand they were better at using was the obscene one, or maybe some would never even realize that they weren't just clumsy and uncoordinated. Perhaps there are no left-handed women? Their biology doesn't seem to be quite the same as ours so it's possible that works differently too.

I *think* Narnia was my first fantasy though I'm not positive. I remember we ordered a box set from the Scholastic book club and my mom said "they got the numbers wrong, I guess that's why we got such a good price" so for the longest time I thought that re-ordering them in chronological order was a mistake. But I guess I can see how it could make sense to read them in that order too. It makes more sense than watching Star Wars in chronological order, and I know someone who insisted on that ... But when I read Narnia I was still in the stage of reading books my parents gave me. I'm not sure, but I think the Tamora Pierce Alanna books were my own real introduction to fantasy. And for science fiction it was a book called "The Keeper of the Isis Light" which I expect very few people have heard of. I remember in my fourth-grade class the smart boys were reading Tolkien and Asimov and I wanted to be like them, but I didn't ever quite like their books as much as they seemed to ... I think at that age I needed books about girls to really help me get into the genre.

I ... suppose so? (I'm sorry, I don't know you well enough to tell if you're being serious here or not)

I had a fun time at Vericon. There was also sort of an impromptu Q&A session on Friday evening after the panel, but any vaguely important questions flew out of my head and I asked a rather silly one (no, shardplate doesn't look like Iron Man). Unfortunately I didn't take notes on other questions ... there was some interesting discussion on laws of physics vs laws of magic, I don't remember all the details on that though. A few questions on his upcoming publishing schedule, but I'm pretty sure it was all stuff I'd already seen online. Plus he liked my costume -- that made me happy :-D

I read the Wise Man's Fear yesterday. Normally I feel a tad guilty when I read a book that thick in a single day but this time I had a perfect excuse. And it was excellent. A little more along the lines of a traditional fantasy novel than the first one, but this is certainly not a bad thing. This may not be really spoilerish but I'll hide it anyway.

I'm wondering about the term "safe hand." I don't have a problem with the concept itself, in fact I like that they have a modesty custom that isn't related to any of ours. But I'm curious about where it came from, and if the term "safe" is significant. Safe isn't the alternative to public, it's the alternative to either in danger or dangerous -- so maybe the name for the practice is a holdover from when it was more than just a modesty issue? I may be reading way too much into this, but on the other hand, I'm getting the impression that this forum encourages reading way too much into stuff :-)

Thanks everyone! leinton, I'm glad you like my name -- it's actually the one I was born with. I'm one of those boring and/or crazy people who uses her real name online.

Hmm, I like it! I admit I wasn't that impressed by the US cover art, it never struck me as particularly unique or distinctive. I'm not sure though that I really like the idea of using this style of art for all his books. I wasn't at all a fan of the UK WoK cover and the Mistborn ones are only so-so. I feel like the Elantris cover manages to say a lot more about the book, while still keeping that same stylization (I guess because it shows something happening, rather than just someone). I'd love to see a cover in this style for Warbreaker.

Hello, I joined the site a while back but haven't done much of anything here, hardly even lurk. I'm a big fan of Sanderson's books although I'll admit to not having read his WoT books or Alcatraz, yet. This is probably a fairly standard introduction here -- I am not that great at coming up with random interesting facts about myself. I was at Vericon this past weekend so if I met any of you there, hello again!

I agree with this sentiment. I also think that Christopher Eccleston could play Kelsier quite well.