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MountainWasHere

@mountainwashere

Geology student, history buff, writer, speed reader. I can also burp the alphabet.

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MountainWasHere
@mountainwashere Sep 18, 2018, 2:03 AM UTC

Epic Fantasy Lineup: Mistborn

Brandon Sanderson has a LOT of fantasy books out, but the series I first encountered (and that Sanderson first became really well known for) is the Mistborn series. [Image source] The Mistborn books…

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MountainWasHere
@mountainwashere Sep 17, 2018, 1:23 AM UTC

My Future Steemit Plans

The few of you who read my blog regularly have probably noticed my infrequent posting the last couple months. I'm here to talk a little bit about what's been going on with that, and what my plans for…

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MountainWasHere
@mountainwashere Sep 16, 2018, 5:09 AM UTC

Epic Fantasy Lineup: The Wheel of Time

Sorry for the long absence, just got done moving for the first time in over four years. The new place is awesome, but man was that a hassle and a half. Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series is one of…

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MountainWasHere
@mountainwashere Aug 18, 2018, 11:27 PM UTC

Nature Identification Thread #23- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!

It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify, and I, along with anyone else who woul…

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MountainWasHere
@mountainwashere Aug 17, 2018, 3:00 AM UTC

Epic Fantasy Lineup: Malazan Book of the Fallen

The Malazan Book of the Fallen is easily one of the weirdest- and biggest- of the giant epic fantasy series. There are ten books in the main series, as well as an additional six book side series, a c…

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MountainWasHere
@mountainwashere Aug 16, 2018, 6:23 AM UTC

Epic Fantasy Lineup: Jim Butcher's Codex Alera

It's no secret that I'm a huge sucker for epic fantasy. Part of that is my reading speed- I read really, really fast, so most books are over just way too fast for my taste. A good epic fantasy series…

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MountainWasHere
@mountainwashere Aug 10, 2018, 10:17 PM UTC

Nature Identification Thread #22- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!

It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify, and I, along with anyone else who woul…

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@mountainwashere Aug 9, 2018, 9:43 AM UTC

Book Review: Charles Stross' Laundry Files Series

Charles Stross' Laundry Files books are my single favorite series of spy thrillers, bar none. They're also my single favorite Lovecraftian horror series, bar none. I don't know what provoked Charles…

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MountainWasHere
@mountainwashere Aug 5, 2018, 3:57 AM UTC

Urban Geology Part 1: Manhattan

The character of any city will to a great degree be shaped by its underlying geology. Chicago's even, straight grid is possible thanks to its flat terrain. San Francisco's steep hills underlie much o…

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MountainWasHere
@mountainwashere Aug 2, 2018, 10:39 PM UTC

Nature Identification Thread #21- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!

It's time for the weekly nature identification thread! Post pictures of plants, animals, rocks, or other cool stuff that you've photographed but can't identify, and I, along with anyone else who woul…

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