Sept. 18, 2006 - I am in Tolkien heaven
I just received my order of The Hobbit, The Lord of The Rings, The Simarillion, Unfinished Tales, The Book of Lost Tales Part One and Part Two. I am so excited! Guess what I'll be reading and researching for the next few months. *grin* These books along with A Tolkien Miscellany and The Lord of The Rings Sketchbook by Alan Lee are going to keep me engrossed for a good long while. At last, I've started my Tolkien library. Westu Paulina hál.
pondered at 1:12 pm Monday
Sept. 22, 2006 - Happy birthday halflings!
Today is Bilbo and Frodo's birthday. At the start of Lord Of The Rings Bilbo celebrated his 111th birthday. Frodo celebrated his 33rd birthday and came of age. There is much celebration in the Shire.
pondered at 4:30 pm Friday
Sept. 18, 2006 - I am in Tolkien heaven
I just received my order of The Hobbit, The Lord of The Rings, The Simarillion, Unfinished Tales, The Book of Lost Tales Part One and Part Two. I am so excited! Guess what I'll be reading and researching for the next few months. *grin* These books along with A Tolkien Miscellany and The Lord of The Rings Sketchbook by Alan Lee are going to keep me engrossed for a good long while. At last, I've started my Tolkien library. Westu Paulina hál.
pondered at 1:12 pm Monday
Sept. 15, 2006 - The Shire of Bend, Oregon
"The Shire is a development that borrows its basic design concept, styling and features from an era where the sense of community, the beauty of the land and the interaction of the residents with the land had high value. The Shire brings the spirit of a great age to daily living. The Shire has many flavors of eighteenth century English architecture and landscaping chosen because the style of the period was enchanting, evoking good feelings of a simpler lifestyle than the present. The Shire is a place where just the beauty and charm of the grounds and the structures make you relax, smile and be happier. We set out to create a lifestyle rather than a subdivision."
I want to live there! Oh my, I may have a new goal for myself. I would give anything to live in such a place. *sigh* Check it out!
pondered at 9:42 pm Friday
Sept. 06, 2006 - Gollum's Song / Gollum's Riddle
The cold hard lands,
they bites our hands,
they gnaws our feet.
The rocks and stones
are like old bones
all bare of meat.
But stream and pool
is wet and cool:
so nice for feet!
And now we wish ---
“Ha! Ha! What does we wish?”
Alive without breath;
as cold as death;
never thirsting, ever drinking;
clad in mail, never clinking.
Drowns on dry land,
thinks an island
is a mountain;
thinks a fountain
is a puff of air.
So sleek, so fair!
What a joy to meet!
We only wish
to catch a fish
so juicy-sweet!
pondered at 1:12 am Wednesday
Sept. 04, 2006 - my Tolkien library
I joined a fantasy book club and ordered a set of 6 books by Tolkien. It has The Hobbit, The Lord of The Rings, The Simarillion, Unfinished Tales, The Book of Lost Tales Part One and Two. It's all 6 for $63.99. I already have The Hobbit, but I'll donate my extra copy to the public library or save it for a gift.
I received The Lord of The Rings Sketchbook by Alan Lee and Good Fairies, Bad Fairies by Brian Froud. I perused the faery and sketch books, they are so beautiful with embossed binding and glossy pages, I love them! I'm very excited about starting my Tolkien library, I plan to buy one copy of every book I can get my hands on. :P I have some excellant links to do research with and to find what I want to add to my collection. tolkienlibrary.com and tolkienbooks.net. Doesn't take much to make me happy.
Stats: First Time Visitors - 52!!! Wow, thank you!
pondered at 8:42 pm Monday
Sept. 02, 2006 - Special Editions
On Aug. 29 a 2 disk special edition of each LOTR films hits the stores. It has the theatrical and extended editions of the films, with 85 unseen added documentary minutes. I'm giddy. lol It will be awhile before I can afford the new editions, but I'm patient. I joined a book club and ordered The Hobbit, The Lord of The Rings Sketchbook, A Tolkien Miscellany *grin*, Good Fairies Bad Fairies, and Cell by Steven King. I can't wait to get them!
I leave you with some Elvish from the LOTR films and an Elvish name generator.
Ónen i-Estel Luinëcollo.
I gave Hope to Jeremy.
Ú-chebin Estel anim.
I have kept no hope for myself.
Namárië! Nai hiruvalyë Valimar!
Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar!
pondered at 11:34 pm Saturday
