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Kath · 02-03-2005, 12:24 PM

Being obsessed can be really helpful though. For example I was in THE most boring psychology lesson the other day so my friend and I tried to psychoanalyse all the members of the Fellowship.

Aragorn - a depressed guy who is not entirely certain of his heritage so turns his father into a godlike figure and tries to emulate him

Legolas - unsure of his sexuality and so cant decide whether to wear a dress or trousers

Merry and Pippin - twins separated at birth which explains the connection

Frodo - has an inherent weakness towards becoming a junkie

Thats as far as we got, maybe some more tomorrow if the lesson is boring again.

Hama Of The Riddermark · 02-03-2005, 01:34 PM

You know you're obsessed when:

When you're watching the film, you don't need to pause it to go to the toilet as you can mentally play back the bit you're missing in your head, and when you get back the film has reached the EXACT point you got to in your mind. (Guilty-I'm one of the most retentive people you'll ever meet).

You start doodling in a Spanish Literature lesson and after ten minutes of mindless drawing you end up with a god-damn perfect rendering of Anduril in the margin of your vocab test (Guilty).

You asked to study LotR for your AS Level english coursework, got turned down, and exclaimed "Fool of a teacher!" (Guilty).

Your idea of a good sunday is to sit and watch all three LotR films on the trot (Guilty).

You own more than one copy of each of the books, as you didn't have them at college and you didn't want to wait until the weekend to get them and start reading them again (Guilty).

You know more about LotR history than you do about WWII (Not Guilty, but I know one person who is).

Encaitare · 02-04-2005, 03:05 PM

... when you're nearly driven mad out of being denied the chance to write about LotR.

On my English Regents exam, which I just took recently, there are four essays. Some here will not be familiar with what I am about to talk about so I shall explain. On one essay there is this thing called the "critical lens." This is a quote by some famous person, and you are supposed to agree or disagree with the quote and then support it using two books/short stories/plays you read at some point, and literary elements from them (setting, POV, theme, etc.). It's totally bogus. So the "critical lens" (ugh, I feel the need to make little quotation marks with my fingers whenever I say that

) was about how every great story is about a journey of some sort.

Now, I had asked my English teacher previously if the books had to be those we had read in school, and she told me yes. I was absolutely going out of my mind, torn between whether to disregard what she said and write a brilliant, ten page essay about LotR (because it's oh-so applicable), or be a good little student and write about something by Nathaniel Hawthorne that isn't nearly as interesting. In the end I begrudgingly wrote about things we read in school, but still... it's not as though LotR is some sort of obscure work or anything.

Curse you, New York State Regents board!

Kitanna · 02-04-2005, 05:26 PM

Nathaniel Hawthorne?! Noooo! I'm sorry, I'm done. For my creatice writing class I'm so close to giving in and writing a LOTR fanfiction. All the stuff I've turned in so far has had LOTR mentioned at least once. I'm sure my teacher's already figured out I'm pretty obsessed with LOTR.

Encaitare~ Is that a Priscella: Queen of the Desert avatar you have there? I can't tell. If it is, excellent choice.

elronds_daughter · 02-05-2005, 02:43 PM

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Curse you, New York State Regents board!

A resounding "Hear, hear!" to that. On topic....

You know you're obsessed when you learn that you have to do a report about an author for school, and immediately decide on Tolkien, without considering any other options. (Are there any other options, really?) And when you find out that you also have to write a critical review of one of said author's works, you leap for joy at the excuse to read more Tolkien! (To this I must plead: Guilty as charged.)

Luinilwen · 02-05-2005, 04:17 PM

Guess which british author my research paper is on?!
Also, we had to write a sonnet in class and I worked a LotR quote into it. I haven't learned tengwar yet, but my notebooks are filled with runes and my own alphabet.
Another sign of obsession:
When relatives ask you what you want for Birthday/ Christmas/ grauation, you just hand them a list of LotR stuff you already own.

Nimrodel_9 · 02-06-2005, 07:03 PM

You can't have a dream without Frodo or Aragorn or whoever popping out, no matter what is going on. I love dreams.

In English class you have to make a slide show about you. You immediately go to ninecompanions or another LotR site with lots of pics to insert on nearly every page.

02-03-2005, 12:24 PM	#1
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Being obsessed can be really helpful though. For example I was in THE most boring psychology lesson the other day so my friend and I tried to psychoanalyse all the members of the Fellowship. Aragorn - a depressed guy who is not entirely certain of his heritage so turns his father into a godlike figure and tries to emulate him Legolas - unsure of his sexuality and so cant decide whether to wear a dress or trousers Merry and Pippin - twins separated at birth which explains the connection Frodo - has an inherent weakness towards becoming a junkie Thats as far as we got, maybe some more tomorrow if the lesson is boring again. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

02-04-2005, 05:26 PM	#4
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	Nathaniel Hawthorne?! Noooo! I'm sorry, I'm done. For my creatice writing class I'm so close to giving in and writing a LOTR fanfiction. All the stuff I've turned in so far has had LOTR mentioned at least once. I'm sure my teacher's already figured out I'm pretty obsessed with LOTR. Encaitare~ Is that a Priscella: Queen of the Desert avatar you have there? I can't tell. If it is, excellent choice. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

02-06-2005, 07:03 PM	#7
Nimrodel_9 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 734	You can't have a dream without Frodo or Aragorn or whoever popping out, no matter what is going on. I love dreams. In English class you have to make a slide show about you. You immediately go to ninecompanions or another LotR site with lots of pics to insert on nearly every page. __________________ .:A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart:.

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02-03-2005, 01:34 PM	#2
Hama Of The Riddermark Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 282	You know you're obsessed when: When you're watching the film, you don't need to pause it to go to the toilet as you can mentally play back the bit you're missing in your head, and when you get back the film has reached the EXACT point you got to in your mind. (Guilty-I'm one of the most retentive people you'll ever meet). You start doodling in a Spanish Literature lesson and after ten minutes of mindless drawing you end up with a god-damn perfect rendering of Anduril in the margin of your vocab test (Guilty). You asked to study LotR for your AS Level english coursework, got turned down, and exclaimed "Fool of a teacher!" (Guilty). Your idea of a good sunday is to sit and watch all three LotR films on the trot (Guilty). You own more than one copy of each of the books, as you didn't have them at college and you didn't want to wait until the weekend to get them and start reading them again (Guilty). You know more about LotR history than you do about WWII (Not Guilty, but I know one person who is).

02-04-2005, 03:05 PM	#3
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	... when you're nearly driven mad out of being denied the chance to write about LotR. On my English Regents exam, which I just took recently, there are four essays. Some here will not be familiar with what I am about to talk about so I shall explain. On one essay there is this thing called the "critical lens." This is a quote by some famous person, and you are supposed to agree or disagree with the quote and then support it using two books/short stories/plays you read at some point, and literary elements from them (setting, POV, theme, etc.). It's totally bogus. So the "critical lens" (ugh, I feel the need to make little quotation marks with my fingers whenever I say that ) was about how every great story is about a journey of some sort. Now, I had asked my English teacher previously if the books had to be those we had read in school, and she told me yes. I was absolutely going out of my mind, torn between whether to disregard what she said and write a brilliant, ten page essay about LotR (because it's oh-so applicable), or be a good little student and write about something by Nathaniel Hawthorne that isn't nearly as interesting. In the end I begrudgingly wrote about things we read in school, but still... it's not as though LotR is some sort of obscure work or anything. Curse you, New York State Regents board!

02-05-2005, 04:17 PM	#6
Luinilwen Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Under the shadow of a doubt. Posts: 11	Guess which british author my research paper is on?! Also, we had to write a sonnet in class and I worked a LotR quote into it. I haven't learned tengwar yet, but my notebooks are filled with runes and my own alphabet. Another sign of obsession: When relatives ask you what you want for Birthday/ Christmas/ grauation, you just hand them a list of LotR stuff you already own.