Lewis took five years to chronicle Narnia
Tolkien took twelve years and Rowling had ten
Lucas spent nearly three decades on Star Wars
And we all know how well that turned out in the end

Is anybody surprised that Tolkien has the slowest rate (by far) of the three mentioned? I didn't think so.

George R. R. Martin, Write Like the Wind(I try hard ( Read more... )

Guys. GUYS. The google ngram chart maker thingee is the coolest thing I've seen today. Check out, for instance, a graph of elf-words! You can see where the Hobbit comes out and completely changes the game! And there's another nice big bump for D&D!

Guys! I could even use this for serious endeavors! This is SO COOL!

Although this is ( Read more... )

LIT' AND LANG'

Once there were two little groups ( Read more... )

Them:

"But what about second breakfast?"
"Elevensies?"
"Luncheon?"
"Afternoon tea?"
"Dinner?"
"Supper!"

Him:

"Now now, Jamie, one meal a day is quite enough."

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Guys. GUYS. I have a husband who counters Lord of the Rings* quotes with Doctor Who quotes. AND IT'S AWESOME.

* I say LotR and not Tolkien because Tolkien would never have ( Read more... )

Happy March 25th!

I can think of at least 7 significances of the day: 3 Christian, 3 Tolkien, and 1 completely coincidental, but it makes me happy.

After March 14th, perhaps my very favorite day of the year. Not least because it's SPRING and GORGEOUS.

So, go out and enjoy today on whatever level is most appropriate for you!

Happy March 13th! Stab a spider in the face!

...yeah, yeah, I say this every year.

Him: So now I have to go collect elf blood.
Me: Wait...I thought the Dwemer were dwarves...
Him: They are. But in Skyrim dwarves are a kind of elves.

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whut?

( Every time Moriarty says 'the Final Problem' take a shot )

So, the trailer for The Hobbit is up. Well, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Because for some reason this needs to be two movies. (Well, I suppose the fact that it's two movies means that they will have absolutely no excuse for cutting Beorn. None at all.) Anyway ( Read more... )

I watched "Family of Blood" last night. And it reminded me of some things I'd been meaning to post for some time. But first: "Dear Show, Please stop problematizing...yourself. Some is good. Enough is enough. Love, Me."

In one of the attached "rants" to Arthur, King of Time and Space, the author writes:

"As readers of this space know, I ( Read more... )