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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.

Lalwendë · 02-22-2005, 03:56 AM

Yesterday afternoon I went to my car in a blizzard and had to fumble for my key in my coat pocket. I have a rather heavy silver One Ring on my thumb and it fell to the ground with a loud 'clunk' as I pulled the key from my pocket. So there I was, scrabbling about in the snow and swearing, and grumbling that I'd have to move the car in order to find my lost ring, when I thought I'd go around to the passenger side. There was my ring lying in the snow and I burst out laughing, wondering where film Boromir was. Oh dear...

narfforc · 02-22-2005, 05:03 AM

When my bookcase collapsed under the strain of over 200 Tolkien and Tolkien related books, and I had to pay a carpenter to construct a specially re-enforced one for me. When he told me of a shop he knew that bought second hand books, I left the room quickly, before I grabbed Anduril and beheaded the heretic.

Nimrodel_9 · 02-24-2005, 08:25 PM

I was in a mall a couple days ago when I stumbled upon a book store that I had been in only once, for I had only been to this mall twice before. I remembered there was a Tolkien section and the last time I had been there I was going to buy some books but didn't have any money. I discovered The Book of Lost Tales 1 and 2, The Lost Road and Other Writings, UT, The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and the LotR trilogy. I had not yet acquired the first four. Without thinking twice I pulled them off the shelves (there was only one of each) and went to the purchasing counter. The lady was smiling but she had the look in her eye that said, "You poor child, what did your parents do to you to make you so strange?" I triumphantly walked out of the store after raiding half the Tolkien section.

02-04-2005, 05:26 PM	#1
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	#4
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:.

02-22-2005, 03:56 AM	#5
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Yesterday afternoon I went to my car in a blizzard and had to fumble for my key in my coat pocket. I have a rather heavy silver One Ring on my thumb and it fell to the ground with a loud 'clunk' as I pulled the key from my pocket. So there I was, scrabbling about in the snow and swearing, and grumbling that I'd have to move the car in order to find my lost ring, when I thought I'd go around to the passenger side. There was my ring lying in the snow and I burst out laughing, wondering where film Boromir was. Oh dear... __________________ Gordon's alive!

02-24-2005, 08:25 PM	#7
Nimrodel_9 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 734	I just had to post this.... I was in a mall a couple days ago when I stumbled upon a book store that I had been in only once, for I had only been to this mall twice before. I remembered there was a Tolkien section and the last time I had been there I was going to buy some books but didn't have any money. I discovered The Book of Lost Tales 1 and 2, The Lost Road and Other Writings, UT, The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and the LotR trilogy. I had not yet acquired the first four. Without thinking twice I pulled them off the shelves (there was only one of each) and went to the purchasing counter. The lady was smiling but she had the look in her eye that said, "You poor child, what did your parents do to you to make you so strange?" I triumphantly walked out of the store after raiding half the Tolkien section. __________________ .:A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart:.

02-05-2005, 04:17 PM	#3
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.

02-22-2005, 05:03 AM	#6
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	When my bookcase collapsed under the strain of over 200 Tolkien and Tolkien related books, and I had to pay a carpenter to construct a specially re-enforced one for me. When he told me of a shop he knew that bought second hand books, I left the room quickly, before I grabbed Anduril and beheaded the heretic.