All About You

[Alatáriël Lossëhelin]

Wow, just found this thread...

Name (that you go by): Lynn, Lynnie, Lynnard, Mom, Grandma...
Age: let's just say that if I were Frodo, I'd be leaving for Valinor next year with Gandalf.
Occupation: customer service rep for major insurance carrier
Future Aspirations: to retire and still afford my current lifestyle
Goal in life: to be a reflection of Christ's love
Short term goals: make it to Rivendell before the release of TTT
Passion: Christ, my Redeemer
Hobbies: reading, hiking, camping, watching movies, reading and posting on the Barrow Downs and other LotR sites
Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): homemade salsa (hey, I'm from Texas!)

Fave book: LotR & anything else by Tolkien, anything by **** (system edit--just think diminutive for Richard) Francis, the Thomas Covenant double-trilogy by Donaldson, the Left Behind series by Jenkins/LaHaye, Maeve Binchey, early Robert Ludlum, Star Trek:TNG, DS9 & Voyager, and too many others to mention...
Fave movie: FotR, TTT, the 4 Star Trek:TNG movies, On Golden Pond, Shrek, and the HBO movie version of Greater Tuna.
Fave sport: soccer, equestrian events
Fave store: Half-Price Books, Barnes & Noble, Elf-Mart (or Wal-Mart to non-Tolkien people)
Fave music: Michael W. Smith, Third Day, Chris Rice, Hillsongs Praise, Steven Curtis Chapman, The Chieftains, John Denver, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger...

What you can't stand: rush-hour traffic
What you plain dislike: Jerry Springer & others of his ilk; & mindless reality-TV shows
Who you admire: ordinary people who perform extraordinary deeds when required by circumstances
What you most love to do: spend time with family and friends (both IRL friends & cyber-friends), read
Your self-confessed flaws: impatience & procrastination
What intrigues/fascinates you: all aspects of Middle-Earth and its inhabitants
What scares you: snakes, spiders, scorpions, and other such critters...
Quotation to live by: "Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world"


Additional comments: Even after 37 years of reading LotR & The Hobbit, the world of Middle-Earth is still as wondrous as it was the first time I visited. Only now, I'm not visiting...I'm going home & spending time with close family & treasured friends.

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Damn American's being able to drive at like 13 or something like that! We have to be 17 here and I am way to poor to start yet, and I'm nearly 19.

You think you've got problems Mattius? I'm too poor to pay for my flipping provisional!

[Amanaduial the archer]

The reason you can get a pilot's license so early is because to be a fighter, you have to pretty much be under 25, or 30 anyway.

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Name (that you go by):Rebecca, Becka, Reebok
Age: 14
Occupation: LotR fanatic...hopefully a waitress soon!
Future Aspirations: Move to Scotland
Goal in life: To become a horse trainer and teach others the right way to train horses
Short term goals: make it to Rivendell before the release of RotK in theaters
Passion: Horses
Hobbies: Reading, working with horses, swimming, Barrow Downs.
Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): My weird sense of humour...

Fave book: LotR, The Sil, The Hobbit, UT, Among the Hidden, Holes...
Fave movie: FotR, TTT, Braveheart, Legally Blonde
Fave sport: Equestrian events
Fave store: Elf-Mart, Spencer's.
Fave music: Great Big Sea, Three Days Grace, Yakoo Boys, Moxy Fruvous

What you can't stand: People that pretend to know what their talking about.
What you plain dislike: Ignorant individuals, racists, bigots, idiots.
Who you admire: People who can put up with the aforesaid people without killing them.
What you most love to do: Go horseback riding, read, listen to music.
Your self-confessed flaws: I am really, really loud and it takes me forever to make a decision.
What intrigues/fascinates you: Middle-earth and its history.
What scares you: Unattended fires, the thought of being buried alive, tornadoes.
Quotation to live by: "Don't wait for your ship to come in...row out and meet it."


Additional comments: Middle-earth and its inhabitants are...the most fascinating things I have ever looked at. It intrigues me how many people love these stories on such a high level. Dead Ringers Unite! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

[Mattius]

Well, I haven't put my profile down for a while so here goes.

Name (that you go by): Matt, Pagey.

Age: 18

Occupation: Student (tax dodger) and part time shop assistant.

Future Aspirations: Get into University of Sheffield to study History.

Goal in life: Get a book publsihed.

Short term goals: Get through summer holidays without any annoying distractions, ie too much work.

Passion: Writing

Hobbies: My girlfriend, writing, reading, and all the usual stuff.

Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): Nothing at present but hopfully I will be the first person to walk on the Sun, hey I'll do it at night so its not so hot.

Fave book: The Hobbit, because its just so damn funny and great.

Fave movies: Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Terminator, T2, Alien, Aliens, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Star Wars past and present, Spiderman, Goldmember, Predator and loads more.

Fave sport: Football, you know the proper one where you use your feet, not big shoulder pads and get called 'jocks'.

Fave store: Free Spirit where I work because I get half priced stuff.

Fave music: Incubus, Hed (PE), Rage Against The Machine, System Of A Down, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Green Day, KoRn, Hundred Reasons, Less Than Jake, Lost Prophets, Guns 'N' Roses, Puddle of Mudd, Static-X, Nonpoint, Lit, The Offspring and NOFX to name but a few.

What you can't stand: Big Brother the reality TV show. It is without a doubt the most pointless show on TV. It is made even worse by people who don't even know who George Orwell is and that his idea is used to promote such tripe.

What you plain dislike: Idiots, they are taking over the world. There is even one in the most important job on the planet.

Who you admire: War Vet's. Not the kind who cure liitle cats and dogs though.

What you most love to do: Spend time with family and girlfriend and read and post.

Your self-confessed flaws: Too laid back.

What intrigues/fascinates you: History.

What scares you: Spiders.

Qutation to live by: "Don't aspire to have more, aspire to be more"

Additional comments: Christ, I have work in an hour, better get ready- see ya!

[ June 23, 2003: Message edited by: Mattius ]

[Lyta_Underhill]

One thing I've noticed about this thread is that the vast majority of posters are in their teens or early 20's. And congrats, Earwen, on being the youngest at 11! What I want to know is, who is the OLDEST Barrowdowns member? I can tell you I've got the Saucepan Man beat for attained physical age (but not for number of operating brain cells). I am also enjoying this thread for the obscure things that pop up on it: for instance, I thought I was the only person who saw and enjoyed "Puma Man," but apparently it is a Burrahobbit favorite! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] . I'd do the form, but I'm out of time and I think about these things too long when I try them. I'll leave the rest to your imagination if you wish to go there!

Cheers!
Lyta

[Amanaduial the archer]

Your girlfriend's a hobby?!

What scares you: Spiders.

Ah, excellent, another arachnaphobe! All the best people, Matt, all the best people...only big spiders, but still...*shudder*

You have good taste in Music and films, sweet.

[Beren87]

Your girlfriend's a hobby?!

Women are enough work to be considered a hobby. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Jeez, I may not have to fill out the survey again, nearly all of Matt's answer's are mine, even the name! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Edit: Wow, [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] 2000 posts!

[ June 24, 2003: Message edited by: Beren87 ]

[Helkahothion]

And congrats, Earwen, on being the youngest at 11!

Isn't that illegal? You have to be thirteen to be here right? Oh well, don't mind me.

The oldest? My guess is either Child, Birdland or Pio.

Suilad,

Anuion

[Estella Brandybuck]

Name (that you go by): Danielle or Danni, whichever floats your boat
Age: 16, last I checked
Occupation: High school bum, but will probably need a job later...
Future Aspirations: Fantasy writer (hope hope)
Goal in life: To publish a book or two, and to maybe make someone's life better
Short term goals: Be able to recite the Man in the Moon song from FotR
Passion: Writing. And eating.
Hobbies: Reading, writing, drawing, playing video games
Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): Being the palest person alive and being one of the few teenagers to still own a 1987 Nintendo (and to still frequently play it)

Fave book: Out of LotR? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Return of the King
Fave movie: The Empire Strikes Back
Fave sport: Hmm... does foozball count?
Fave store: Barnes & Noble, with Hot Topic in a close second
Fave music: John Williams, I suppose... I love Jimmy Buffet and Metallica, though

What you can't stand: Ignorance mixed with arrogance
What you plain dislike: Onions
Who you admire: My friends, for being able to put up with me
What you most love to do: Write
Your self-confessed flaws: I don't have a lot of common sense
What intrigues/fascinates you: Sunsets and the stars
What scares you: Being without my friends
Quotation to live by: I've got three: "Don't trust your head, Samwise, it is not the best part of you." - Sam; "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter!" - Yoda; "And don't spend your time looking around for something you want that can't be found. When you find out you can live without and go along, not thinking about it, I'll tell ya something true - the bare necesseties of life will come to you." - Baloo, my idol [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Additional comments: Well, let's see... I'm what you might call an Uber-Geek - I'm obsessed with LotR, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Star Trek, and even Disney movies. I think that makes me the geekiest person on the planet. Go me. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

[Beren87]

The oldest? My guess is either Child, Birdland or Pio.

Thenamir, perhaps?

[Yavanna228]

Thenamir, perhaps?

Beren, you read my mind. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Funny how age disappears here, how our discussions (usually) transcend those bounds. Funny, but wonderful.
Peace

[Sapphire_Flame]

Funny how age disappears here

Yeah, it is. For a long time I actually thought that Helka was nineteen, and I thought Aman was, like, twenty-two or twenty-three.

Then there are those nice little moments when you think someone is a guy, but turns out they're actually a girl. Very embarressing...

[Amanaduial the archer]

The oldest? My guess is either Child, Birdland or Pio

Not Pio, I'm pretty sure.

and I thought Aman was, like, twenty-two or twenty-three.

Man, I should not have revealed my real age... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I'm flattered, Sapphire.

And congrats, Earwen, on being the youngest at 11!
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Isn't that illegal? You have to be thirteen to be here right? Oh well, don't mind me.

No, it isn't. You just have to get your parents or legal guardian to sign a slip to say you can come on. That or lie about your age, but no one would ever dream of doing that now, would they...?

Name (that you go by): Matt, Pagey

Pagey?

I have wondered what your name is, Matt- I guessed it would start with those four letters. But Matt...Matthew, Mattius, Mattias, Matthias?

[Sapphire_Flame]

That or lie about your age, but no one would ever dream of doing that now, would they...?

Oh, no, of course not. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Eru forbid someone on here is lying about their age!

[elven maiden Earwen]

No, it isn't. You just have to get your parents or legal guardian to sign a slip to say you can come on. That or lie about your age, but no one would ever dream of doing that now, would they...?

Lie about your age. Who would ever think of doing that! *Cough, Cough* [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

And correction. I’m not 11 any more I turned 12 in May.

[ June 26, 2003: Message edited by: elven maiden Earwen ]

[Diamond18]

I'm stalling because I have other stuff which needs doing, but I'm too lazy to do it. It's time to fill this out again.

<font color=red>Name: Diamond, or Sarah Rose.

<font color=red>Age: Still 18. My birthday is September 30th if you'd like to send me a present.

<font color=red>Occupation: Library page, pseudo-Librarian, author.

<font color=red>Future Aspirations: To be published. Buy my books, would ya? They'll be under the name Sarah L. Rose.

<font color=red>Goal in life: I still don't really get that question. It's the same thing.

<font color=red>Short term goals: To get psyched up enough to work on reviewing someone's story, then work on writing the chapter of my own story which I've been writing and erasing for the past couple days.

<font color=red>Passion: Writing.

<font color=red>Hobbies: Pulling wings off of faeries.

<font color=red>Famous for: *Snerk.*

<font color=red>Favorite book: I'd rather just say favorite authors. It's easier. Tolkien, LeGuin, Lewis (though I have a few beefs with Narnia) Dickens, J. Austen, Jan Karon, Frank Peretti and some people I know from FWW (see link). And other ones which I've forgotten.

<font color=red>Favorite movie: Indiana Jones, LotR, O Brother Where Art Thou? among others. I watch a lot of movies, so things change with my mood. I like Spielberg's movies, and Shyamalan's, and sometimes I'll watch stuff 'cause Mel Gibson or Harrison Ford is in it.

<font color=red>Favorite sport: The over-hyped, glitzy American Football. Hey, it's entertaining. Stuff actualy happens on a regular basis. *cough*

<font color=red>Favorite store: I shop very little. And when I do I just go to whatever place has what I want.

<font color=red>Favorite music: matchbox twenty, matchbox twenty, matchbox twenty! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] Acutally, I listen to all sorts of music: rock, classical, soundtracks, folk... and a wittle bit of country pop (just Nickel Creek). But I like rock best. Bands like Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Evanesenence, Puddle of Mudd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, Everclear, Saliva, Train, Live, U2, etc. Oh, and Santana.

<font color=red>What you can't stand: Writer's block! Argh!

<font color=red>What you plain dislike: Um... the Beasty Boys. And most forms of rap, really. Also, elitist snobs. But I'm in a languid, happy mood right now, so I won't list all my pet peeves. It would overload the server.

<font color=red>Who you admire: Lots of people. My family, some friends and internet acquaintences. Otherwise, I'm becoming apathetic towards most public figures. But I still admire J.R.R. Tolkien. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

<font color=red>What you most love to do: Well, it's a toss up between writing, listening to music, chatting or emailing online, and pulling wings off of faeries. But, considering that I can do all those things at once, there you go.

<font color=red>Your self-confessed flaws: A short temper and tendency to become depressed. When I am depressed, I could overload the server with all my real or imagined flaws. But I'm happy right now. Mowing the lawn does that for my moods.

<font color=red>What intrigues/fascinates you: Human relationships. Any sort: strangers, acquantences, co-workers, customers, friends, enemies, siblings, parent/child, extended family, lovers, etc.

<font color=red>What scares you: The future, and driving in heavy traffic.

<font color=red>Quotation to live by: Let it slide. (Hey, I told you what kind of mood I'm in).

<font color=red>Additional comments: I really think we need some new questions for this thread. Maybe someone should post a new questionnaire sometime. This one's nice, but you know. I'd be interested in some new stuff to mull over.

Diamond

[the phantom]

I hate that red font on black, Diamond! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img]

A librarian, eh? My last girlfriend was going through graduate school to get her masters in Library Science.

She was really boring though. She was too timid and quiet, not independent enough, and definitely not weird enough (for me anyway).

The over-hyped, glitzy American Football. Stuff actualy happens on a regular basis. *cough*

And what, pray tell, is that cough for? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] (no arguments here)

Everclear

Good for you! Have you heard their latest cd (the whole thing)? It's real good.

[Maikadurwen]

name that i go by [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]my hobbit name)Maura
age:12
occu:middle school
future aspi:to get in a good colledge
goal in life:to be an author like tolkien
passion:TOLKIEN
hobbies:reading writing acting
famouse for: getting my story published
books:all lotr and lotr related
movie:fotr
sport:softball
store:books a million
music:lotr
what i cant stand:anti tolkienists
plain dislike:frodo haters
who i admire:elijah wood
what i love to do:read and write sparring and archery
self confessed flaws:lazyness and sleepyness
qoute to live by:follow your hear not your hard head
[img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

[Helkahothion]

Another Maika? [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] Maikadilwen will not be pleased. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Anyway, you got your story published? That's cool. In a book I think? Which one is it?

Abedithon le,

Anuion

[Everdawn]

What scares you: snakes, spiders, scorpions, and other such critters...

You would hate australia, summer, everywhere is crawling with snakes, in Queensland at least [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]


Mattius : OMG! You love Queens of the stone age and Static-X?!!! I LOVE THEM! I saw Queens of the stone age at The Big Day Out!!! It was awesome!
*ok im all excited now, i better calm down*

[Amanaduial the archer]

Not fair- they're playing at Glastonbury and I cant get tickets! And so are Evanescence, I think...*sigh*

Future Aspirations: To be published. Buy my books, would ya?

Damn right.

[Gorwingel]

Diamond, when are your books going to be published exactly?

I wish you the greatest of success [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

[Earendil Halfelven]

Name (that you go by): Ken or Kenny. Its Kenneth if my mom starts yelling at me. For all those Kenny's out there-Southpark STINKS!!!

Age: 17 (18 in Sept.)

Occupation: a senior ('bout time) in highschool

Future Aspirations: join the FBI and enlist in the Army Reserve

Goal in life: defend America!!!

Short term goals: graduate from school

Passion: US history (Amer. Revolution, Civil War, WWI & WWII) and politics, especially arguing with liberalists. Thats always fun! You expected me to say Tolkien, didn't ya?

Hobbies: Civil War reenacting and teaching the ignorant public about history

Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): being chased by wild javelina's at Big Bend National Park.

(These are listed in order of preference)
Fave book: Stephen King, including Misery, Salem's Lot, and Pet Cemetary (pet cemetary was so freaky that I never finished it.), Tolkien, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Crucible, Catcher in the Rye, and Fahrenheit 451. The banned books are always cool!

Fave movie: HBO's Band of Brothers, Gods and Generals, Les Misarables (the one with Liam Neeson), Dumb and Dumber, A Beautiful Mind, The Count of Monte Cristo, FOTR, TTT, Gettysburg, both Ace Ventura movies, The Lost Battalion, Hamlet with Kenneth Brannagh, Signs, Dances with Wolves...I love movies!

Fave sport: playing basketball but not watching it, rubgy, and European soccer.

Fave store: don't have one but Barnes and Noble is cool.

Fave music: Incubus, Enya, Chevelle, Beethoven (especially the violin solos), Evenascence(I know I spelled that wrong), Our Lady Peace, and others I can't think of.

What you can't stand: the liberalist takeover of America, and all the violent peace demonstrators from New York, San Fran, France, Germany, Russia...

What you plain dislike: people who criticize Pres. Bush for doing the right thing (yes, I do mean the war in Iraq), liberalist, Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Who you admire: Pres. Bush and the American military. And kudos to the Brits for helping out also.

What you most love to do: CW reenacting, play my fife, listen to Michael Savage, watch MSNBC (told ya I love politics).

Your self-confessed flaws: I have no flaws! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

What intrigues/fascinates you: the history channel and all the shows they do about serial killers.

What scares you: not being able to serve my country in the military. Hence, my desire to be in the Amry Reserve, so that way I'm a soldier that makes more money! [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

Quotation to live by: The greatest risk is not taking one.

Additional comments: look below...

[Yavanna228]

Wow, Earendil, kudos to you for being so staunch in your beliefs.
Diamond- Keep us updated on your writing ventures! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] What genre do you write in?
Peace

[Diamond18]

Diamond, when are your books going to be published exactly?
I wish you the greatest of success

It's just an aspiration right now: it'll be a very long time. A very... long... time... *sigh* Thanks, though. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I hate that red font on black, Diamond! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img]

<font color=red>What? This? *looks innocent* C'mon, you old grouch. It's Christmas in June! [img]smilies/redface.gif[/img]

She was really boring though. She was too timid and quiet, not independent enough, and definitely not weird enough (for me anyway).

Hmm... I don't know anyone like that at my library. You should come to Wisconsin if you want to meet weird girls—even our librarians are looney.

Good for you! Have you heard their latest cd (the whole thing)? It's real good.

Um, no... See, my library doesn't have it... and I can only afford so many CDs. I'm very cheap, I rely on the radio heavily. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] But speaking of Everclear, they're going to be at Summerfest in Milwaukee tomorrow night. Weird girls, Tolkien manuscripts and Everclear in concert, we've got it all here! Evanescence is going be there too, Aman. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] But I'm starting to sound like a member of the tourism department, so I'll shut up now.

Oh, but one more thing. Earendil Halfelven, my brother is a soldier in Iraq right now. He says it's hot, hot, and for a change sometimes, hot. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

EDIT:

Oh, hee... just saw this (so make that two, eh eh eh)

Diamond- Keep us updated on your writing ventures! What genre do you write in?

Fantasy! Of course. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] You can click on my link, it's to my writer's group's website. Though nothing of mine is up there yet... I've been too much of a perfectionist to try getting it put on the public "magazine" site yet. But eventually.

[ June 28, 2003: Message edited by: Diamond18 ]

[Everdawn]

Yeah, my brother is in the Royal Australian AirForce, and he was in Iraq, home now. Much to my dis-liking of ever going... Now, i dont want a fight, but whatever the other nations decided to do thats their business, it wasnt as if we (AUS) even had an army to send... we have like 2 boats and a few planes...lol...

What could we really do??? ah, anyway, its done now isnt it, no use dwelling in the past... on the brighter note.


Yeah, I like evenescense. (why is thier name so hard to understand.).. You guys should all come to the Big Day Out! It's MAD! Im not kidding, its better than anything in the whole world!!! ahhh! its been months since ive been and im still excited.

Loony librarians, sounds about right, i know this chick who is going to be one and she is stranger than me, quite a feat ill say...

[Luinalatawen]

Name (that you go by): Danielle (same as Estella Brandybuck!)
Age: 18
Occupation: College student
Future Aspirations: to get married & have kids, eventually...
Goal in life: same as above
Short term goals: decide on a career, be a good college student
Passion: playing musical instruments
Hobbies: Reading a LOT, collecting stuff, spending time online
Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): My awards and recognition for both my academic and musical talents. Playing the flute, piccolo, and piano.

Fave book: Any book by Tolkien, The His Dark Materials trilogy, Summers at Castle Auburn, and many, many, MANY more.
Fave movie: LotR, The Mists of Avalon, Ever After, A Knight's Tale, and pretty much any other movie set in the medieval time period
Fave sport: volleyball, gymnastics
Fave store: any bookstore with an extensive fantasy section. I usually go to Borders.
Fave music: LotR soundtracks, alternative rock, classical.

What you can't stand: I'm a pretty tolerant person, so nothing in particular is coming to mind.
What you plain dislike: celery. I HATE it.
Who you admire: my mom.
What you most love to do: sit outside on a nice spring day and read for hours, play musical instruments
Your self-confessed flaws: I'm lazy a lot of the time... probably because I'm too much of a dreamer.
What intrigues/fascinates you: people with a huge amount of talent in a particular area
What scares you: the idea of being alone
Quotation to live by: "Fare well, not fare forward, voyagers."

Additional comments: I stay up way too late.

[Lyra Greenleaf]

UPDATE:

What you can't stand: Blazin Squad. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

[the phantom]

especially arguing with liberalists

Ha ha! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] In one of the classes I'm taking this summer I've had to do that a lot. Normally I just sit back and let people say their silly ideas, but the kids in this class are really extreme (they want capitalism to die, they want hard working, successful people to give all their money to other people even if they're lazy bums who just sit around having babies and aren't even trying to get a job, they oppose anything having to do with standards or morals, and they preach tolerance all the time yet they are completely intolerant of people who don't share their views).

I can't let behavior like that slide, so I've been making them look really silly in our in class debates. You know you're arguing well when they always respond like this "Well... ummm... I can kind of see... well, I don't know... I think I still disagree because... ummm".

You should come to Wisconsin if you want to meet weird girls—even our librarians are looney.

Do the weird girls in Wisconsin love sports though? Another big reason we broke up was because she couldn't name a baseball team. Well, I'm oversimplifying, but her complete lack of sports knowledge was a major annoyance.

Well Diamond, you should try and come to our little Mid-West meeting in Indianapolis. I'm going to have all of Everclear's music along with me. Then you'll hear what you're missing.

[Earendil Halfelven]

they want capitalism to die, they want hard working, successful people to give all their money to other people even if they're lazy bums who just sit around having babies and aren't even trying to get a job, they oppose anything having to do with standards or morals, and they preach tolerance all the time yet they are completely intolerant of people who don't share their views

thats horrible! hippie's with communist idea's [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] ...I think I'd get high blood pressure in that kind of class. I bet their parents were "flower children." That would explain their low morals and dislike of capitolism. They should get out of the '60's...

[Olorin]

Name (that you go by): Ben
Age: 15
Occupation: Student
Future Aspirations: To make a difference in the world.
Goal in life: To become a CEO.
Short term goals: To do well in school this year.
Passion: Anything Tolkien Related, Business, Computer Stuff
Hobbies: LotR, reading in general
Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): I won't bore you with all of spectacular achievements! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Fave book: The Fellowship
Fave movie: The Fellowship
Fave sport: Not too athletic.
Fave store: Hmm... Don't really have one.
Fave music: I love music of all sorts. From classical to rock.

What you can't stand: Disrespect, Lack Of Ethics And People Chewing With There Mouthes Open (ooo, can't stand that!) Hehe.
What you plain dislike: Negativity
Who you admire: Tolkien, Einstein, Most Of My Friends, My Parents, And Many More
What you most love to do: Read
Your self-confessed flaws: Too Many To Count
What intrigues/fascinates you: Business
What scares you: Death (too an extent), Sauron taking over. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Quotation to live by: "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then don't be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." -Olórin

Additional comments: Hmm... I don't know what to say here. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

[ June 28, 2003: Message edited by: Olorin ]

[Gorwingel]

Occupation: a senior ('bout time) in highschool

Earendil Halfelven are you still in school right now, or are you on summer vacation? (Do you go to all year school?). I am too going to be a senior (or maybe I could already consider myself a senior [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] but it still just does not sound right calling myself that) the class of 2004 rocks!!!

[*Varda*]

It's been so long since I did this, I just decided I'd do it again.

Name:Varda…oh, my REAL name? Lindsay
Age:16, 17 in November
Occupation:A penniless high school student in her last year, job searching.
Future Aspirations:To go to university and do a degree in something I enjoy (hopefully, I’ll work that out before the summer ends, when I have to apply)
Goal in Life:Is there much of a difference? Uh…to be happy in whatever I do
Short Term Goals:Do well in my highers, find a job, hopefully do well in advanced higher English.
Passion:All things LotR, reading, writing, getting to know people
Hobbies:Same as above, though I like singing too, although I’m not great at it.
Famous for:I’m totally unfamous.
Favourite Book: : LotR, the Silm, His Dark Materials trilogy, Harry Potter, Tess of the D’urbervilles, The Chronicles of Narnia.
Favourite Movie:Both LotR movies, although I still have issues with #2, Shrek, Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet.
Favourite Sport:Sport? Exercise? Don’t do much of that…my favourite is probably anything that won’t involve a trip to the hospital.
Favourite Store:: H&M…it sells so many clothes…heaven
Favourite Music:I love the LotR soundtracks, I like Pink, Evanescence, Destiny’s Child, TLC, Amy Studt. I like a lot of things at the moment, it’s too long a list.
What you can't stand:Selfish people, ignorance, bullies, war.
What you plain dislike:Spiders, although I’m less afraid of them now. Oh, and I dislike Blazin Squad, Avril Lavigne and many other music out there.
Who you admire:: People who achieve their aims through peaceful means, my friends and family.
What you most love to do:Read
Your self confessed flaws:: I can be quite short tempered sometimes, not as tactful as I could be. I also tend to bottle things up far too much.
What scares you:Death and what comes after
Quotation to live by:An eye for an eye and the whole world will be blind.
Additional Comments:Is this the part where I'm supposed to make a witty comment? If so...I'm uninspired, so I'll just say that I love the Barrowdowns *tear* and happy posting!

[Yavanna228]

the class of 2004 rocks!!!

Woohoo! You got that right, Gorwingel! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Ok, calmed down now... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Peace

[Orual]

Name (that you go by): You can stick with calling me Orual.

Age: Older, younger, or the same age as you.

Occupation: Unemployed student, though I have been paid for my writing once. (Okay, it was a contest that I placed in, but I can colour the truth a little bit...)

Future Aspirations: To be a successful writer, shopkeep, and to "live so that when [I] come to die, even the undertaker will be sorry." (Mark Twain)

Goal in life: Leave it a little better than I found it.

Short term goals: Learn all of the songs from "Once More, With Feeling" on the piano.

Passion: Writing. Then acting and music.

Hobbies: Writing. Then acting and music. (Plus the Barrow-Downs!)

Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): My cartwheels, my rapid speech, and (among my circle of friends) my writing.

Fave book: The Lord of the Rings, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

Fave movie: I'm not much of a movie person...the LotR movies, Cool Runnings, the Sixth Sense, What About Bob?, and I'm sure that if I saw the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie I'd love it. I love the series. Would the musical episode count? It was an hour long...

Fave sport: I guess surfing the Internet doesn't count...lol, basketball and swimming.

Fave store: Barnes & Noble, Hot Topic (don't even bother calling me a poser, I've learned to tune it out.)

Fave music: Alt. rock (or radio rock), such as Everclear, matchbox twenty, Good Charlotte, Live, Lit, blink-182, etc.

What you can't stand: Intolerance. I know it sounds clichéd, but it really upsets me.

What you plain dislike: Well, intolerance, of course, but also bad grammar and spelling (call me picky).

Who you admire: Anyone who makes it through with a smile on their face. And James Marsters. (Five points to anybody who knows who that is.)

What you most love to do: Read, write, act, play music, listen to music, hang out with my friends.

Your self-confessed flaws: Me? Flaws? (Egotism! Not to mention uncontrolled anger, irritability, pessimism, and occasionally, mild despair.)

What intrigues/fascinates you: Acrobats. Especially Cirque du Soleil. Humans aren't supposed to move like that.

What scares you: Where should I start? The declining state of the environment, corrupted politics, corrupted religious leaders, lack of civility, respect, and honor among people, and shall I continue?

Quotation to live by: The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.

[Gorwingel]

Yavanna, that must mean you are probably a senior, and you are probably going to graduate in '04. Wonderful, yeah, we are going to be the best! *gives a virtual high five* [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

[Diamond18]

You have exquisite musical tastes, O. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

And Phanty ol' boy, that's awful tempting. But I could just rustle up a few minutes time at work and put in an Inter Library Loan request (ILL... haha...) Maybe I will-ill-ill... (Is there an echo today?) And yes, Wisconsin is known as a sports loving state—what country have you been living in?? [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

[Earendil Halfelven]

Gorwingel - yeah I'm on summer vacation right now and I'll start my senior year in August. And I agree-- 2004 RULES!

Name (that you go by): Meals
Age:13
Occupation:none
Future Aspirations:To maybe become a actor and get kissed
Goal in life: to become someone that at least one person can remember
Short term goals: to go to collage and get a part in another play
Passion: LotR and Acting
Hobbies: Reading, Acting, and Dance
Famous for (okay this is where you get to brag about yourself): Being Weird, obnotsius and funny, also being hiper
Fave book: I doknow i like a lot but i guess Long Patrol of the redwall.
Fave movie:I doknow
Fave sport: Field Hokey
Fave store: Barns and Noble
Fave music: Coutry
What you can't stand: Popularity
What you plain dislike: Chicken
Who you admire: Mom Dad Maggs my big sis my cous Jamie.
What you most love to do: READ and Act
Your self-confessed flaws: Biting my nail and over dramatict and short tempered
What intrigues/fascinates you: animals and Life
What scares you: horrer films
Quotation to live by: I’m not sure?
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