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Local Authors => Brandon Sanderson => Topic started by: Red, White, and Joker on January 25, 2010, 10:34:12 PM
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Brandon announced today through his twitter that there has been an addition to his family. According to him, his new son is 9lbs, 2oz
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Saw that.
Congrats Brandon, hope he has a wonderful life of reading fantasy ahead of him.
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The official nickname is Meatloaf. However, the actual name continues the tradition begun with the first baby.
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Meatloaf? He he. What's the story behind that one?
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Gotta be a good one. Prolly not as good as Limebaby tho.
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My brother is nicknamed Meat-Head by my father, I'm Knot-Head....and still called by it both affectionately and as an insult varying with the circumstances.....
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Wait, the real names have a tradition behind them? How so? I don't see any connection between the two.
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Both involve food?????
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Wait, the real names have a tradition behind them? How so? I don't see any connection between the two.
I don't see the connection either. It's probably something more personal.
Kaz - We're talking about their real names. Not their nicknames.
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That makes me look rather stupid :-[. Maybe they have the same middle initial... my family does that (and none of us can tell you why).
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The significance of Brandon's first child's name should be pretty obvious to Miyabi and firstRainbowRose. But not everyone here has the frame of reference to get it.
The significance of his second child's name wouldn't be obvious to most people here until later this year.
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Will this become apparent to me, Mr. J, and Miyabi sometime next month type tradition?
Also, ook, are you avoiding me? *sniffs*
(Disclaimer! Mi'chelle is extremely tired due to not being able to sleep last night. When she gets tired she gets irrational, and a little pysco.)
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I'm not sure what you mean. Tradition?
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Would I understand the significance of the first child's name, Peter? Because if so, I think I know the connection between the two names (although I don't know the name of the second)...
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Kendra, I do believe you've gotten the first one.
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Kendra, I do believe you've gotten the first one.
Huh? So do you know the connection? Or do you mean I know the first child's name? Because I knew I knew that. But I'm wondering if I have the knowledge to understand the significance of the tradition behind the name. I've suspected it for a while, and now with Peter's comment, it makes me suspect it more. I just want to make sure.
And yes. I am purposefully being vague. Well. Relatively vague, anyway.
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In refrence to what you're being vague to: Yes, I do believe that is what Peter is telling us, is that is where the name came from. (Which, I too have wondered).
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OH!! I get it now!!!!!!!!!!! xD I had previously made Limebaby's connection, but didn't even think of that with Meatloaf.
ha ha.
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Wait, Chris, are you meaning the Meatloaf aspect of the name, or the real name?
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I think he's referring to the real name.
Also, that's an interesting tradition. I can think of plenty of people in the same profession who wouldn't be able to do it...Well. Technically they could--it's just whether or not they should. Names are getting crazy enough as it is....
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The real name.
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i am the embodiment of confusion right now...
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Wow, we really are a group of speculators if we first take his books and make guesses, now his KIDS! If this wasn't a fan site, we would all be stalkers. :nod: :D
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I'm pretty sure we qualify anyway.
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Well i do believe the definition of stalker has changed to incorporate ppl who web stalk, if so then we do indeed qualify.
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You can't stalk the willing . . . wait, is that how that phrase goes?
>>'
BTW I though I'd just leave this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq_CyPHhoYQ) here.
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You can't stalk the willing . . . wait, is that how that phrase goes?
I think I know Chris! Does it start out... "Who are we stalking?"
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On Facebook he posted the firstborn's name as Joel.
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On Facebook he posted the firstborn's name as Joel.
Yeah. Joel is a main character in one his books. So our speculations have been pretty much about that he's naming his children after characters in his books. The second child's name, based on Peter's comment, probably comes from WoK. But I'm not sure. That's just a guess.
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You can't stalk the willing . . . wait, is that how that phrase goes?
I think I know Chris! Does it start out... "Who are we stalking?"
Exactly!
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Kendra, this is accurate. However, it is apparently not as direct of a lift this time.
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Yeah. Joel is a main character in one his books. So our speculations have been pretty much about that he's naming his children after characters in his books. The second child's name, based on Peter's comment, probably comes from WoK. But I'm not sure. That's just a guess.
I hope he isn't getting the name from Warbreaker....Although Susebron Sanderson has a nice ring to it.
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Kendra, this is accurate. However, it is apparently not as direct of a lift this time.
Like instead of Szeth it's Seth? (I'm not saying that's what it is, I'm just using it as an example...)
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Do many people here actually know his real name?
Lol. I can see this name being one you might have to guess the correlation if it isn't straight forward. It could be done a lot of different ways in a lot of different names. >.< Well at least I can think if a good number.
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Do many people here actually know his real name?
I know I don't....But that's okay. I'm trying to tone down my whole 'stalking Brandon' deal anyway...Not that it was ever as bad as some people on here...But I'm not naming names. *looks at two certain individuals*
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You can't stalk the willing. xD
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Haha. I knew you'd know I was referring to you. :P
Also, excuses, excuses. Although Brandon does seem rather willing, so I can't really blame you, but...even with the willingness, my oversensitive conscience gets the better of me. It's lame. I should purge myself of this burden, so I can tackle the finer forms stalking in all its shady glory.
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Kendra, you'd better not be looking at me as the other person. I am not a freaking stalker! *pout*
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Kendra, you'd better not be looking at me as the other person. I am not a freaking stalker! *pout*
Uh. No! Of course I wasn't! Gosh....
Perhaps, as Chris pointed out, 'stalker' was too strong a word. I mean, being an ultra-fan doesn't necessarily equate to being a stalker....generally...
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Kendra, you'd better not be looking at me as the other person. I am not a freaking stalker! *pout*
Uh. No! Of course I wasn't! Gosh....
Perhaps, as Chris pointed out, 'stalker' was too strong a word. I mean, being an ultra-fan doesn't necessarily equate to being a stalker....generally...
I've always preferred the term 'happenstance shadower'...
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Uh. No! Of course I wasn't! Gosh....
Perhaps, as Chris pointed out, 'stalker' was too strong a word. I mean, being an ultra-fan doesn't necessarily equate to being a stalker....generally...
Then who is the other person you were referring to?
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Then who is the other person you were referring to?
....Well. My last comment was actually me lying. I thought for sure you'd call me on that....All the exclamation points and all. I'm not really an exclamation point kind of person....More ellipses.... :P
I meant it in total fun, though, so it's not like I was really calling you a stalker! (And this exclamation point, just so you know, is real... I'm being serious. And yes, I know after saying I'm not an exclamation point kind of person, and then putting this here could very well make you think I'm lying when I say this, but I'm really not. I'm telling the truth. Even if you think I'm lying about telling the truth about this....It's a really complicated mess I've just tangled myself up in, but....oh well. The point is, the stalker thing was a joke....And this is a very long parenthetical notation (although, this remark isn't part of the point....but I digress...from my previous digression...))
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No worries. I was pretty positive you were calling me out anyways. But here's the thing, you can ask Chris and Josh and Eric, and, well anyone who talks to me for a second. I don't want to be known as the stalker... thus my exclamation points. I don't mind if it's teasing, but I do have to defend myself a little.
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I know. You've defended yourself to me in the past, if I recall correctly. Which I do....And I totally understand. I'm actually the same way... I may joke about stalkerish tendencies, but a stalker is one of the last things I actually want to be.
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I'm sorry to get off topic here (not that I don't love people making up with each other and stuff) but I'm a new Brandon fan and I was wondering what is the 'Limebaby' and 'Lemonbaby' deal. I know Brandon's first kid was named Joel (though I haven't read a Brandon book that has a main character named Joel) but I don't know why he was called "limebaby" or why the second is called "Lemonbaby" or "Meatloaf". If anyone could help me it would be GREATLY appreciated.
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There are various sites that talk about how big a baby is at different gestational stages, and one of them compares the size of a baby to that of a lime (I think an earlier one compared the size of a baby at that stage to a pea, and etc.) Limebaby stuck. :) At least, that's how I remember it.
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Thank you that clears up a lot.
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Joel is the main character of Scribbler. One of Brandon's books that isn't published.
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Oh...thank you again. I actually started reading Scribbler a little bit but then stopped when I ran out of the first chapter of material.
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I think if you look around long enough you can find the first three chapters.
As for meatloaf, if you look on the first page we were all confused about that one.
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They stopped at limebaby because the next size up was jumbo shrimp, and they were uncomfortable calling the baby by the name of something so delicious.
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Ha ha. Thank you for clearing all this up you guys are really helpful. Also I will definitely look for more of Scribbler.
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It is my favorite book . . . pretty much ever. After re-reading it /again/ (I think that's time 15 or 16) I have decided that it IS my favorite book. Sorry Elantris, you'll just have to live with being no. 2.
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Scribbler's even better than the Mistborn Trilogy?
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Well, it's different than Mistborn. Scribbler is a YA steampunk, and although I'm not quite sure I'd say it's better than Mistborn, it is REALLY good. And I'm saying that just based on the version I read--which Brandon has stated has problems but that he knows what's wrong with it and how he's going to fix it. I'm sure that when it finally gets published, I will wholeheartedly agree that, yes, it is in fact better than Mistborn.
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Awzome. Do you know where I can find some. It seems that pretty much anything Brandon writes is fantastic. I've only read the Mistborn Trilogy, part of Scribller, part of Warbreaker, and part of the Liar of Partinel. So as you can see I still have a lot more to read.
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I'd recommend finishing Warbreaker and then reading Elantris, just so you can be caught up to all the normal people who only read published books. :D Also the Alcatraz books. Every time I read them in public I have to look around sheepishly a lot, because I keep laughing. BYU has the only publicly available copy of Dragonsteel in existence, but Brandon is lifting large chunks out of that to use in WoK and the rest of TSA, so I'm not sure reading it is a good idea. Didn't stop me though. :P
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Yes well I'm actually about to start Elantris (I got 2 copies of it for Christmas) also I'm waiting to get Warbreaker in paperback. I can't wait to read WoK because Dragonsteel was so good. I will definitely check out the Alcatraz books. Thank you. I find it kind of sad that Brandon wont be able to write the Stormilight Archives Series very fast (or at least that's what I've heard from Peter) because he's so busy (though I'm not saying he should give Wheel of Time because that's also another book series I'm excited to read).
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I'd recommend finishing Warbreaker and then reading Elantris, just so you can be caught up to all the normal people who only read published books. :D Also the Alcatraz books. Every time I read them in public I have to look around sheepishly a lot, because I keep laughing. BYU has the only publicly available copy of Dragonsteel in existence, but Brandon is lifting large chunks out of that to use in WoK and the rest of TSA, so I'm not sure reading it is a good idea. Didn't stop me though. :P
Hey! I am perfectly normal! I just happened to get access to Scribbler through certain methods and so I read it. It's actually the only unpublished Brandon book I've read. So...yeah. I'm not like Chris, and Mi'chelle, and those people (...however, that's not saying that I wouldn't want to be like them...because I would. :P ).
Anyway, I agree you should finish with the published books before moving on to Scribbler. And if you can get Dragonsteel, go for it. I haven't been able to yet. I tried to ILL it, but for some reason BYU-I wouldn't let me. I'm still not sure why, because I thought for sure it would be simple to ILL a book from BYU to BYU-I, but apparently I was wrong...
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Thanks for the help I will definitely try to finish the published books first and then try to obtain Scribbler through "certain methods." :)