Sometimes I'm a bit sad to know that any future children of mine will live in a house that's quiet and orderly...

because that's certainly the way this house is when my mom's gone for a while and I'm in charge. And it's so different from how I grew up!

My parents are away, going to a conference for my dad's work, and then a few days of tourism. It ( Read more... )

What books are the first you remember being read?


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Meet Mirkwood:


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I need cool concept pick-me-ups every once in a while, so being referred to this was fun: Little People in a Big World
I would pass this off as a fun little gimmick, except the way the guy sets up these shots is masterful. I try to appreciate art on all scales. ^_^

I'm reading the kiddos the passage through Moria. I'm surprised to find that Tolkien ( Read more... )

Surveying Middle-Earth

David Berberick and I had a little chat about Tolkien last night. ^_^
He's the guy whose survey you may have seen linked to about LJ, asking about why Tolkien is popular. I filled out the questionnaire and said I'd be willing to be interviewed, just for the heck of it. He contacted me back, which was flattering enough, but I ( Read more... )

Whooosh. I'd forgotten, not how Two Towers ended, but how much of a cliff-hanger it was! The emotional investment of the Tower of the Moon sequences is just really strong; I love how Sam just unfolds in that fourth volume. The way he mimicks Gollum is just a beauty to behold. Grim Sam=priceless.

I was much struck with how taking The ( Read more... )