It'd be a really weird one, too. Thanking the Buffistas for obsessive deconstruction of the LoTR movies. Thanking fandom for helping to improve my writing skills, because you'd never believe how much you can learn by writing media-based gay porn...
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
Dana - Aug 21, 2004 1:15:06 pm PDT #2983 of 3902
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Astarte - Aug 21, 2004 4:48:26 pm PDT #2984 of 3902
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
They should tape that acceptance speech and show it every Oscars (tm)
DavidS - Aug 21, 2004 5:53:24 pm PDT #2985 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Too bad they don't do acceptance speeches for grades. "I'd like to thank the Buffistas . . . "
I thanked the Buffistas in the acknowldgements for my book.
sumi - Aug 30, 2004 9:25:40 am PDT #2986 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
From TORN:
LOTR Exhibit Moves to Houston in 2005?
eekfrenzy writes: I just came back from the Houston Museum of Natural Science, where to my delight I found out that the Lord of the Rings Exhibit will be shown in summer 2005. Apparently Boston isn't the only US stop! The Houston Museum of Natural Science web pages do not yet have the exhibit listed, but I verified it with several Museum workers.
Also, a piece from the about the Sun-Times about the Chicago's Children's Choir learning elvish to sing in the LotR Concert.
-t - Aug 30, 2004 9:35:58 am PDT #2987 of 3902
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, excellent. I can make a trip to Houston in 2005 easier than I can get to Boston now.
Thanks for the link, sumi! I probably wouldn't have seen that on my own.
Dana - Aug 30, 2004 9:43:51 am PDT #2988 of 3902
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Choir members are immersing themselves in Elvish through books and movies, and will put in about 40 hours of Elvish singing practice before the October performance.
Oh, please.
sumi - Aug 30, 2004 9:44:49 am PDT #2989 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
How much time did your group take?
Dana - Aug 30, 2004 9:46:21 am PDT #2990 of 3902
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Our Elvish "practice" consisted of having a Tolkein freak in the chorus who pronounced the words for us. Our conductor said that so far, there's been one in every chorus.
Also, the words are generally written phonetically in the score. And the kids don't sing *that* much, so they can't possibly need to study Elvish. Sometimes children's choruses are weird and obsessive, though.
Astarte - Aug 30, 2004 12:08:29 pm PDT #2991 of 3902
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Yay! I can get to Houston!
libkitty - Aug 30, 2004 2:33:07 pm PDT #2992 of 3902
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I thanked the Buffistas in the acknowldgements for my book.
Awww...
Choir members are immersing themselves in Elvish through books and movies, and will put in about 40 hours of Elvish singing practice before the October performance.
Plus, studying the Elvish, while unnecessary, sounds like a heck of a lot of fun! This is basically saying that they get to read the books and watch the movies. And I would imagine that they would put in at least 40 hours of singing practice between now and then, and if it were in Elvish, then there you are. It just goes to show how you can make just about anything sound onerous or fun, depending upon how you put it.