Timewaster's Guide Archive

considering that Brandon has not only finished about half the book, but also finished the first revision of that half, I am totally in favor of splitting it if it means we get a book faster than we would have. I am DYING to read some more WoT.

Ok, I feel I need to chime in here. Addict, alcoholic, legal definitions, yadda yadda.

Anyway, even though I said I was a teenage alcoholic, I am not an alcoholic, nor was I ever. I only fit the "book" definition of an alcoholic accoriding to AA.

during my early to mid 20s, I drank every day, all day. I got drunk every single night. I would put vodka in my coffee to wake up. Then one day, I decided I had had enough and quit. I never had any urges to drink, and even the same DAY I quit, I went to a bar and did not drink, yet they still call me an alcoholic and try to say "oh, you will always be one, etc etc." It is a bunch of bull. I am not, and never was, addicted to alcohol, even though I was barely sober for a day for nearly 5 years.

I am however, a caffeine addict, and a nicotine addict.

dont believe the rhetoric. An addict is someone who cannot quit on their own. No more, no less.

no different than 40 year olds boasting about it either Shaggy, having a few drinks and a good time is one thing, getting loaded and passing out is another and thinking you are "cool" for doing so is just stupid, no matter what age you are.

Bruce Campbell drives his car back to midieval times and kicks you know what with a chainsaw. Classic B movie from him.

I dont think the Dark One will, or can, die. In order to "die" he would have to cancel out Light. typical when autors use Light and dark (day/night, whatever) to describe good and evil, their destruction can only come about by combining, or cancelling, with the other force (also see "Ruin" and "Preservation" in Mistborn). You cannot have Good without Evil. The Dark One does not die here, but maybe "bottled up" again, waiting for the next cycle of ages to restart the whole process again.

Quote from: AbominableMonsta on December 09, 2008, 11:04:25 PM

Its great to pull out when you and your friends are drinking. You can just sit back and watch the show.

Yeah....never happen for me....I don't drink and I have no friends that do. I've heard many times drunk people are quite funny, though. It's something I want to see sometime, if only to laugh...

honestly, I get bored among drunk people, very bored. I havent drank in 10 years (10th anniversary was Dec 22nd) and while drunks can occassionally be funny, 99% of teh time, it is just pure stupidity.

I loved the ending too. I, also hate when emotioanl strings are tugged for their own sake. In this instance, Vin and Elend get to be together again in a way. they have "moved on" and that in itself was emotional without being overly so.

also, the ending left open a new beginning (possibly a new series) for the future. Basically, a colonization type setting, where you have a lush world with zero settlement, but a shedload of people. for the most part, all of the cities and towns had been destroyed anyway, levelling them wasnt really that bad of an idea.

But back to Vin and Elend: Their deaths where actually quite apropo, and if they had not died, I would have been disappointed.

you will need to sign up for a card from your local branch, but all the branches are interconnected and you can request a book from any library (except Block Island) and they will deliver it to your branch.

Warbreaker, I believe, is not in print yet. It is only in draft format and has not yet been sent to teh publisher (I think).

the library system apears to have all (or most) of the WoT series available in print and audio. good luck! (oh, and now you know at least 1 other Rhode Islander into these books )