My two fandoms get merged in the Dumbledore/Gandalf marriage. :)


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Title/Link: The Grey Havens
Vidder: idetta
Summary: In Middle Earth there's more than one way to lose the ones you love forever.
Rating: PG
Length: 3:21 minutes
Why I rec this: This vid is intensely beautiful. It parallels the stories of loss and departure of Frodo/Sam and Aragorn/Arwen. idetta chose images of good-byes, of looks, of landscapes and scenes ( Read more... )

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Some days I am so glad that Pippin became the Thain of the Shire. It makes my heart sing, actually.

I wrote about this and still stand by every word:

The Shire will love him as no Thain was loved before. And a strangely comforting thought it was, that one day Merry would speak the customary oath which for generations each Master of Buckland had ( Read more... )

Day Twelve Still thinking about the Day 11 challenge ...
In your own space, rec at least three fanworks that you think would make a good intro into XYZ fandom.

I get asked sometimes for recs of fannish works for people who are not in fandom. I find this very hard. Fandom has its own dynamics, and stories or art that fandom loves, Muggles non- ( Read more... )

I received the most awesome gifts this holiday season. :D

( My Holiday Gifts )

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for all fest mods!

I arrived Thursday evening at my parents' home in Swabia, and while I still have one work edit on my laptop that needs to be finished before the 31st, all my other commitments are done!

I plan to spend my time

• catching up with hd_holidays that just posted a 70K story,
• reading hoggywartyxmas whose Grand Opening is tomorrow morning (dress robes ( Read more... )

My reading for this month's chapter at read_lotr_aloud:

Reading from: The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter II, 9 "The Great River"
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Reader: vaysh11
Length: 00:03:11
File Size: 3.1 MB (mp3)
Download: mp3



( Passage from the Book )