I met a fellow BDer!!

[Valesse]

Thinlómien: Oh, I'll be coming back! I'm going to be taking my masters in England (if not Oxford, itself) if I'll have anything to say about it! You English types won't be safe when this Texan comes rolling back into town!

[Aganzir]

Hi there all non-Facebooking Downers!

Us Finns (Nog, Lommy, Greenie & yours truly) are hosting a Barrow-Downs moot in Finland this summer, early August to be precise. Activities include visiting Nog's awesome log cabin in the middle of nowhere, playing real life werewolf, exploring Helsinki (& Tallinn which is a short ferry trip away), just having fun with awesome people, etc.

If you need a reason to travel to Finland/Europe, now's your chance! Kath & Hookbill have already booked their flights (July 31 - August 13), and in addition to many of us Europeans, some people from across the pond are considering coming. We should be able to provide accommodation for everybody so you need not worry about that.

Contact me (or any other Finn) for further details!

**

Also, this is a bit late but I met Rune & Hookbill in England in December. They are awesome people, even though my love for snow flakes embarrasses Rune, and Hookbill is a weird mushroom. Here's photo evidence that proves we all are sane and mentally stable.

[Galadriel55]

The weird thing about not using your real names is that some fellow Downer could be my best friend, and I won't know about it! I think it would be great to meet another Downer, but that could happen accidentally, and I won't even realize!
So, for those of you who might be thinking the same thing about me, I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Do I have any Downer neighbours?

[Glirdan]

Originally Posted by Galadriel

So, for those of you who might be thinking the same thing about me, I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Do I have any Downer neighbours?

Actually, one Ms. Bethberry and her family live in the same city as you, and myself and Wilwa are a four and a half hour drive north in Sudbury.

Originally Posted by Galadriel

The weird thing about not using your real names is that some fellow Downer could be my best friend, and I won't know about it! I think it would be great to meet another Downer, but that could happen accidentally, and I won't even realize!

Funny thing? Wilwa and I are actually best friends in real life and have been for almost ten years now. Ask anyone who attended the Bostonmoot last year and they can attest to it

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Glirdan

Actually, one Ms. Bethberry and her family live in the same city as you, and myself and Wilwa are a four and a half hour drive north in Sudbury.

This is freaky! Every time I'm gonna see someone, I'm gonna wonder if it's Beth.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

This is freaky! Every time I'm gonna see someone, I'm gonna wonder if it's Beth.

That should keep you occupied. . .

Actually Kath and I, went and visited her in Toronto in the summer. It is a quite nice city.

I just realised that I never wrote about my meetings this summer, I will try to correct it within a few weeks.

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

This is freaky! Every time I'm gonna see someone, I'm gonna wonder if it's Beth.

Are you a member of the Tolkien Society smial in Toronto, Wellinghall, Galadriel55?

Yes, it was lovely hosting Rune and Kath last June; (Rune I had met at Oxonmoot the year previous, and Kath at the Niagara moot. But alas they were here the weekend of the G20 summit, which severely limited our access to various venues downtown, and they were subjected to our endless talk of the unnerving experience.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Are you a member of the Tolkien Society smial in Toronto, Wellinghall, Galadriel55?

Alas, I am not. I never even heard of such a thing! What is it?