Someone posted a "Lost Jewelry" notice on the BB at work today, and the next 20 response were things like "My precious...." and "Hang on to it, my nine servants will be by to collect it shortly."
::snerk::
Wash: I didn't think you were one for rituals and such. Mal: I'm not, but it'll keep the others busy for a while. No reason to concern them with what's to be done.
'Bushwhacked'
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.
Steph L. - Dec 22, 2003 11:03:04 am PST #661 of 3902
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
tina f. - Dec 22, 2003 11:10:59 am PST #662 of 3902
Another story of unbridled geekery:
Walking to the deli to get a soda this afternoon I went past a frame shop that had the most mesmerizing maps up in the window. These metallic/gold 3-D rendered HUGE maps of Rohan, Gondor, the Shire, etc. A woman stopped and looked into the window with me and then turned and said. "Did you ever think you would contemplate buying a metallic 3-D poster before these movies came out?"
FTR - I went in to ask how much the Shire one was, but thankfully for my apartment, they were sold out and the owner didn't want to part with the displays.
LotR is taking over the world! Wheee!
Kathy A - Dec 22, 2003 11:25:45 am PST #663 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
These metallic/gold 3-D rendered HUGE maps of Rohan, Gondor, the Shire, etc.
Drool...
I think I'd prefer something like this over a movie poster for my place. BTW, did you notice the family tree in the study at Bag End? It looked very neat--drawn like an actual tree, but it obviously had names in place of leaves.
tina f. - Dec 22, 2003 11:33:04 am PST #664 of 3902
Just so happens Kathy - that you can buy one in the same style (gold, 3-D) of all of Middle Earth right here.
But I can't find the individual Rohan, Gondor, etc. ones online.
Not that I'm frantically looking now or anything.
Kathy A - Dec 22, 2003 11:40:52 am PST #665 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Darn you wee tina!!! t shakes fist tina-ward
I must now mark this post and do some ordering after Christmas...
tina f. - Dec 22, 2003 11:44:15 am PST #666 of 3902
Happy to do my part to make sure LotR-based products account for at least 25% of the GDP this year.
Sean K - Dec 22, 2003 11:44:43 am PST #667 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
DAMMIT!!! I MISSED THE NUMBER OF EEEEEEEEEVIL!!!!
t shakes fist Kathy-ward
Kathy A - Dec 22, 2003 11:45:33 am PST #668 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hehehe t gives Sean a Gollum-like smile of triumph
DavidS - Dec 22, 2003 3:55:39 pm PST #669 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Saw it again with Emmett today (liked it better on second viewing since the disappointments were known and there was plenty of other detail to focus on for a second viewing).
Two notable Emmett comments:
on seeing Shelob stab Frodo
Emmett: "But he's wearing Lithril!"
Then I snuck a glance at him during the end to see if he was bored during the series of endings. To the contrary...
after the movie
Me: So what was your favorite part?
Emmett:
[thinks about it]
The ending.
Me: Did you get emotional?
Emmett: My eyes watered a little bit.
Volans - Dec 22, 2003 4:02:45 pm PST #670 of 3902
move out and draw fire
Hearting Emmett a lot.
All three movies have been that way for me - first shock at the disappointments, then growing appreciation for the details.