What do you "assign" to the Shire?

[Hakon]

I assign Twilight Zone Conferences to the shire. I am at one now and it is great. I got to meet some great guys and I got to meet George Clayton Johnson. I will elaborate if anyone wants me to.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I assign having enough money in the bank to buy a two way ticket to Britain.

I also assign the Uncyclopaedia article for Maxwell Edison (http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Maxwell_Edison). It makes me happy!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Lommy, you mean the LotR collaborative game, right?

Lord of the Rings (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=58)

Haven't played it for a while, but it's a cracker - and most challenging (especially, I think, for two players).
Yeah, that was the one. I really liked it, it's brilliant. And I think it is quite challenging for two players, at first I wondered if it's possible to get to the end at all. (Although on second try we - or Lommy Gamgee, respectively, after poor me heroically sacrificed myself to be eaten by Sauron :D - made it almost to Mount Doom - although I think in the end, it's always "almost" and even one step closer makes a big difference.)

And then there is the latest in the set - Middle Earth Quest (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=82&enmi=Middle-earth Quest) - a game set in the 17 year period between Bilbo's eleventy-first Birthday Party and the departure of Frodo and company on the Quest of the Ring. The characters are invented, but the situations which arise in the game are familiar. I have only played it a few times so far, but I am impressed with how well the game designers have brought to life a period which is really only referred to in the back story sections of LotR.
Hmm, that actually looks very interesting. I might as well try to get my hands on that.

And well, you may not be working for the company, but maybe you could ask them to give you some small reward after such large scale advertising ;) I agree with you, though. Most importantly of all for me, the games are not just movie-based. ;)

P.S. Should we assign SpM's return to the Shire...?

[wilwarin538]

I assign Facebook status updates that send one rushing to book airline tickets over Christmas holidays. :D

Ahaha! Which leads me to assign Greyhound Bus Lines to the Shire! :D

[Eönwë]

P.S. Should we assign SpM's return to the Shire...?

I was actually just about to. ;)


Or we could make it more general and just assign all returns to the Downs by old members.

[Lalwendë]

I should add that I do not work for Fantasy Flight Games - on the contrary, they have done well from me over the years - but it is fair to say that they are the premiere producers of Tolkien-themed board games. In consequence of which, I hereby consign them to the Shire. :)

Just be very, very careful if you visit games shop Orc's Nest off Shaftesbury Avenue because you will have your bank manager holding his head in despair (but will probably be helping the economy, or something). Follow that with a trip to Forbidden Planet up the road and you'll be single-handedly getting us out of recession. :eek: ;)

[Thinlómien]

Or we could make it more general and just assign all returns to the Downs by old members.I could definitely assign that. I'm always so happy when someone I've missed reappears - especially if I haven't been keeping in touch with them elsewhere - and lately we've got Valier, Roa and SPM back. It's just wonderful. :D

I could also assign LotR related dreams. I had a very very scary dream where I was Frodo hiding from the Nazgûl in Crickhollow and seeing the black horses walking on the edges of the yard during the day and waiting for the sunset when the Nazgûl themselves would surely appear and knowing there's no way I can run away from them... it was really cool and made me want to read LotR. (I wonder where I was? Maybe in Hollin...)

PS. If I ever have money, it looks like I'm going to buy some board games. ;)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

And Woodchuck draft cider.

Both made the process of cooking a new chili recipe far more effective, in pleasantly differing ways.

How I do adore thee, Google.

[Hakon]

I assign my new haircut to the shire although I no longer have hobbit curls. The hair is too short.

[Pitchwife]

I assign my new haircut to the shire although I no longer have hobbit curls. The hair is too short.
So you'll look even more like a mobster?:D

[Hakon]

I will post a picture on the photos page and you can be the judge.

[Lindale]

I assign finishing a decent attempt of a paper about Islamic feminism. I know so little of the subject, as I only did my research during the past few weeks.

Also, I assign a very well-deserved sem break after a long sem's work. :cool:

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I assign postcards from Lebanon

[Bêthberry]

I assign receiving wonderful news from a friend. :cool: :) :smokin:

[Eönwë]

Daylight savings- an extra hour to sleep.

[Loslote]

I assign four-day weekends - so much sleep...:D

[Lindale]

A day with my long-time boyfriend from distant Baguio, and getting to see the famous sunset on Manila Bay with him. ;)

[Pitchwife]

The simple pleasure of a nice, hot cup of tea on coming home from a walk in the fields with our dogs on a sunny but chill autumn evening.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's so wonderful.

(Although I wonder whether assigning snow to the Shire is not, in fact, something like assigning it to Mordor, because Sam actually did exactly the same on Caradhras, assigning snow to the Shire, but what he intended by it was rather closer to what we mean when we assign something to Mordor.)

[Mithalwen]

When someone you love gets their heart's desire after a lot of hard work, wait and tribulation. My "baby" cousin has got a place at BRNC Dartmouth - after a near miraculous but slow recovery from an eye injury that nearly cost him his sight two years ago

Only hope there is no truth in the old saw on this occasion.... (that the only thing worse than not getting your heart's desire is getting it..).

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I assign reading something that makes me really happy. I love reading!

[Loslote]

I assign reading something that makes me really happy. I love reading!

Oh, definitely! I love reading. That reminds me, I need to get to a library soon. :p

[Hakon]

I assign getting to meet an author you are a fan of and have him sign the book he wrote. The other half of this will be assigned to mordor. Try and piece them together.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I assign getting to meet an author you are a fan of and have him sign the book he wrote. The other half of this will be assigned to mordor. Try and piece them together.
J.R.R. Tolkien's ghost? Er... wight?:p

[Brinniel]

While there are many complaints I have about my college, I do have to assign the wonderful opportunities that the school has to offer. We get a lot of guest speakers and such, but silly me, I didn't take advantage of it my first three years, perhaps partly because many opportunities I wasn't interested in, though mostly it was availability conflicts. But finally I'm going out of my way to take advantage of these events. Today I attended an informal talk with Jason Reitman (director of Juno and Thank You For Smoking) which was very interesting. A couple weeks ago, some of the cast and the director from Boondock Saints came to talk and promote their sequel. A month ago I attended the New Hampshire Film Festival, shamefully my first film fest, and it was quite the experience. It makes me wish I took advantage of these things earlier.

And it sort of makes up for my failing miserably at getting involved with student organisations, which all seem to involve either auditions I can't get into or time commitments that I can't commit to. Not to mention, being the quiet person I am, it's much harder to get involved with these things after freshman year since cliques have already formed. *hates clubs because they're cliquey*

[Nienna]

I assign getting a fabulously new computer. :D

[Thinlómien]

I can second the assignation of reading. Although, currently I should be reading Dante's Inferno and the Finnish translation is rather painful to read... But fortunately I'm reading fabulous Le Guin too and that's not painful at all...

I also assign the Middle Ages. I was just wondering today what could I do when I grow up if I studied Art History, Litearature and a subject called Medieval Studies... mmm...

[Hakon]

I read Dante's Inferno last year and loved it. I read it in English but I could understand some of the original text. The copy I have has the English translation on the right page and the original text on left page. To be honest I am not fully sure if the original is in Latin or an early form of Italian. I think it is a mix of both but I understood some of it, I take Italian in school so I can kind of read it.

Anyway to make this post on topic. I assign typewriters to the shire. I love writing and I always get distracted on a computer but I solved the problem. I have a typewriter now and not only is the sound relaxing but no distractions. That sounds like a bad commercial.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I assign typewriters to the shire. I love writing and I always get distracted on a computer but I solved the problem. I have a typewriter now and not only is the sound relaxing but no distractions. That sounds like a bad commercial.
That's actually interesting and, well, in a way, cool. At the times when one would say the typewriters' time is over.

To keep this post on topic: hmm... did I happen to assign... snow? ;)

[Thinlómien]

I read Dante's Inferno last year and loved it. I read it in English but I could understand some of the original text. The copy I have has the English translation on the right page and the original text on left page. To be honest I am not fully sure if the original is in Latin or an early form of Italian. I think it is a mix of both but I understood some of it, I take Italian in school so I can kind of read it.It is Italian unless my course teacher fooled me... ;) My mum recommended trying to find an English translation because the Finnish one is so bad. Or well, it's not bad, but it was translated by a (very famous) poet who wanted to be true to the original poetic form and loved old-fashioned language, so it is at times very confusing. And I think I'd be above avarage both in understanding archaic language and poetry. *sigh* But oh well, I will finish it and it is still enjoyable at times.

[Hakon]

My copy was translated in the 1940's so it reads very differently from a modern translation. It is reads similar to Shakespeare only a little less wordy. I stole my copy, just want to throw that there. A teacher of mine lent me his copy and I have yet to return it. I have a good quote about borrowing books. I will change my signature to it later today.

Uhh to keep on topic I assign rain to the shire. I LOVE the rain.

[Mnemosyne]

Late Medieval Italian. :) One of the awesome things about Dante was that he wrote in the vernacular, which wasn't really done earlier in the medieval period.

I second Lommy's assignation of medieval stuff.

[Mithalwen]

Despite being a non-catholic and pretty much agnostic I am devoted to St Anthony and he has come up trumps again this morning by returning to me against all hope a precious earring as well as a few other long mislaid items which I was happy to see again. It doesn't help that I am fantastically untidy but I hadn't much hope of seeing the earring (some monetary but great sentimental value) again since I lost it on a day when I had ripped out an old carpet and it could quite easily have disappeared down a crack in the floorboards. Also it showed up without me having to sift through a hoover bag of nasties.

[Nerwen]

I assign– the doctor telling me I'm too healthy to need a swine flu shot. YAY! Go me!

*pats self on back with expression of idiotic smugness*

Seriously, it was a relief. I'm a bit of a wimp about needles...:o

[Lindale]

An amazing find at a pawnshop. My jeweler mom found a heart-shaped diamond, around 0.35 carats or more but set in fourteen-carat gold, for just twelve thousand pesos. That isn't a lot of money for a diamond as good as that... but sometimes pawnshops put too much value on the gold but not at the stones.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Crayola. I would be their spokesperson in a heartbeat.

[Loslote]

I assign planning committees for - and I'm not making this up - "the Fall Retreat, which will take place in February." The official-sounding language was most amusing. :D

[Hakon]

I assign fictional worlds that help make your homework fun. We had the assignment to write a war poem for English, we are looking at World War II lately. I have been trying to write some minor poems about some battles in a fictional world I came up with and I changed one around a bit and finished my homework. It was so fun. Yay for creative like assignments in English class.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Apple computers.

Does your computer know how to tell knock knock jokes? Because mine does.

[Hakon]

How does it do that? I have an apple computer but mine cannot tell knock knock jokes.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Under System Preferences, click Speech. Make sure 'Speakable Items' is on. Hold down 'ESC' and say, "Tell me a joke." Enjoy.

[Loslote]

I assign waking up at ten (okay, that is something to assign, but there is more) to a phone call from a friend I haven't heard from in two years. And then having an awesome day to boot! :D

[Mithalwen]

ABS (anti-lock brakes) without which I might not have been here after my car aquaplaned last night - I don't think I would have had the wit or skill to cadence brake when I hit a load of floodwater the lights didn't pick up in time... :eek:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

ABS (anti-lock brakes) without which I might not have been here after my car aquaplaned last night - I don't think I would have had the wit or skill to cadence brake when I hit a load of floodwater the lights didn't pick up in time... :eek:

*shudders* Well then it definitely deserved to be assigned it to the Shire. Scary. So was there flash flood around where you live?

[Inziladun]

I can assign flea medicine for cats. The poor little devils have been miserable for a week, but the tide seems to have turned.

[Lalaith]

Good coffee in my cup, rain outside my window and the Swan of Tuonela on my cd player.

[Mithalwen]

So was there flash flood around where you live?

Not really more the opposite.... a lot of rain in a day after a lot of rain over a long time...I think it was a blocked drain since it was on a main road which is usually clear. Of course all the dead leaves have been blown from the trees and are clogging drains which doesn't help. But we are a lot better off than the poor souls in Cumbria.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Not really more the opposite.... a lot of rain in a day after a lot of rain over a long time...I think it was a blocked drain since it was on a main road which is usually clear. Of course all the dead leaves have been blown from the trees and are clogging drains which doesn't help. But we are a lot better off than the poor souls in Cumbria.

Ah, okay. I thought so because I had only a very vague idea of some floods around GB, given my general ignorance streaming from somewhat limited value of information sources I've had access to lately, and did not know on how large scale it happens and thus if it also was your case.

Aanyway... I assign artificial light, particularly candlelight, to the Shire, and also the idea of common meals with the family.

[Oddwen]

I would like to assign that most worthy and gigglesome word "Busseau".


Busseau.

[Loslote]

I assign impressing my parents so much (aka, proving that I am willing to do whatever pops into their minds at a moment's notice) that they let me move the Internet computer into my room!!! :D

[Mugwump]

I assign impressing my parents so much (aka, proving that I am willing to do whatever pops into their minds at a moment's notice) that they let me move the Internet computer into my room!!! :D
I assign being young enough again that I could have that problem! :cool:

[Boromir88]

I'm assigning puppies. The end. My puppy is no longer technically a puppy (he's going to be 5 on christmas!) but as long as they are still adorable, puppy should be applicable.

When he *was* a puppy:

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v76/139/3/23330393/n23330393_33219398_3044.jpg

A more current one meeting my sister's new puppy (a King Charles Cavalier):

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs076.snc3/14339_715117776314_23330393_41195802_5607221_n.jpg

And since she's also an adorable puppy...my sister's puppy who really wanted to get at the piece of cake dropped on the floor:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14339_715117796274_23330393_41195804_528492_n.jpg

[Nogrod]

That first pic is just hilarious and amazing!

It looks like the traditional sweet little happy-puppy every child would love... but look at the expression! Like an oldtimer expressing resignation, but still looking with sympathy to the younger generations facing their own existential anguishes... :D

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Custom jewelry.

After two years of searching, I finally have the exact necklace I was looking for. You know how? Because I made it myself. And it's awesome.

The end.

:cool:

[Loslote]

I assign spending over two hours making up a diary with my mom and little sister. The first section is the diary of a kinder-gardener, but the book morphs into a notebook where she writes random stuff. It's for a White Elephant gift exchange. The other gifts we're bringing are a white elephant (literalness is always fun) and a Seseme Street picture book. :p

[Hakon]

I assign my new fictional world. I have now created 4 of them and each is unique. I am so proud. I also assign my new video game Assassin's Creed 2. I love it, very fun but it is very hard for me to choose between playing the game or reading the great book I am reading.

[Lindale]

I assign our Cadet's Ball tonight: my long-distance boyfriend came down to go with me, I got to wear a very pretty dress with very pretty shoes, and I got to dance and chat with our usually-aloof and detached (and gorgeous) cadet officers. It's not something that happens everyday--especially the first and third.

[Eönwë]

Snow

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Snow

Definitely.

[Eönwë]

Definitely.

Not as much as in the Fell Winter or Helcaraxë, but we don't get much snow here so we try enjoy every minute of it! (Whereas I suppose to the Finns and Alaskans, it's nothing special).

[Pitchwife]

Snow
Most definitely. And dry, cold weather and firmly frozen ground, after November had turned our garden into something resembling a Vietnamese rice field - you could almost surf in the mud.

[Loslote]

(Whereas I suppose to the Finns and Alaskans, it's nothing special).

It's not stopped snowing here for over three days now. We have to go shovel every few hours or risk being isolated from the road system. Alaska has no real road maintenance program, so if you do manage to make it to the roads, there's no guarantee you'll stay on them for long. We've gotten over 86 inches of snow in some places. I like rain better. :rolleyes:

[Hakon]

I love the snow and the rain. We already had one snow day here in New York. As of now we have lots of ice all over the place that is slowly melting.

[Hakon]

I assign the movie Avatar. I got to see it tonight at the Directors Guild Theater in NYC and it is amazing. Cameron did a great job. The script is excellent and the special effects are awesome.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Using all your letters at once in Scrabble. With a 'q.' On a double word score.

[Hakon]

What was the word?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Torques.

[Boromir88]

Nice. The best I''ve been able to accomplish was Zombies...for 54 pts.

[Hakon]

Best I have done was making up a word. I think it was quzia. No one realized I had not spelled quiz until later in the game at which point it was too late for me to change my word. I hate scramble, in fact I hate almost every board game. Well I don't hate chess and I only kind of hate monopoly but still.

[Eönwë]

I hate scramble, in fact I hate almost every board game. Well I don't hate chess and I only kind of hate monopoly but still.

How can anyone hate Risk?

Also, nice work Fea.


PS. *whispers* it's "Scrabble"

[Hakon]

Sorry I wrote that about 1 am on a school night and I have a sinus infection so I am very out of it but still my usual pessimistic self.

[Loslote]

PS. *whispers* it's "Scrabble"

*snickers* I'm sorry, but that's just hilarious. :p

Anyway, I assign 20F temperatures. Yeah, it's windy, but it's sooo warm out...:D

EDIT: xed with Hakon

[Formendacil]

PS. *whispers* it's "Scrabble"

You know you're addicted to the 'Downs when you're trying to work out how this has anything to do with Bêthberry.:p

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I assign firstly being able to assign things to the Shire for the first time in a long while.
And secondly, having the temperature being over freezing, so I didn't have to wear a jacket today!:D

[Loslote]

And secondly, having the temperature being over freezing, so I didn't have to wear a jacket today!:D

No kidding. It's beautiful! I don't think it got this warm all last winter! *is happy* :D

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

No kidding. It's beautiful! I don't think it got this warm all last winter! *is happy* :D
It is wonderful! We went out shopping and such. Everyday since Saturday, it was bloody cold until today. We still went shopping, but I took off my ski jacket the first place that we went to because there was a warm breeze. It was amazing, and quite a surprise.

[Eönwë]

I assign firstly being able to assign things to the Shire for the first time in a long while.
And secondly, having the temperature being over freezing, so I didn't have to wear a jacket today!:D

No kidding. It's beautiful! I don't think it got this warm all last winter! *is happy* :D

How do you survive in such cold weather!?

[Loslote]

How do you survive in such cold weather!?

Hibernation, of course. Haven't you ever watched nature documentaries? Everything in Alaska hibernates, including the sun. :rolleyes:

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

How do you survive in such cold weather!?
That's not cold. I don't think anyone from southcentral Alaska has ever been in the 'cold'. You'd have to go up to Fairbanks or some such place.

Hibernation, of course. Haven't you ever watched nature documentaries? Everything in Alaska hibernates, including the sun. :rolleyes:
Oh yes, we totally hibernate in the wintertime.;) That is how we are on the internet in December.

[Eönwë]

I suppose you must just get used to the constant below-freezing temperatures in winter after a while.

[Loslote]

I suppose you must just get used to the constant below-freezing temperatures after a while.

...it's nicer in the summer. But yeah, you do get used to that. It's not so bad. The bad part is the six hours of sunlight in the winter. :rolleyes:

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I suppose you must just get used to the constant below-freezing temperatures in winter after a while.

Steve, it's constantly below freezing in New York as well. So the freezing point really isn't a good measure of Alaska.

I mean, tomorrow's high here is supposed to be -6 C, with snow. Today's high was around -7 C. And while it's cold, I don't consider it really cold until it hits -26 C.

I'm totally with them: if it had been above freezing, I'd have been wearing a light jacket.

[Eönwë]

Steve, it's constantly below freezing in New York as well. So the freezing point really isn't a good measure of Alaska.

I mean, tomorrow's high here is supposed to be -6 C, with snow. Today's high was around -7 C. And while it's cold, I don't consider it really cold until it hits -26 C.

I'm totally with them: if it had been above freezing, I'd have been wearing a light jacket.
Well, I meant that freezing point is a good measure of the UK. We are really quite a warm country considering our latitude.

[Lindale]

I finally got The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún this Christmas! Yay! Though it costs over a thousand pesos, I used all my savings, plus five hundred from my brother, because I just couldn't let it pass. And I couldn't wait for the softcover edition, which was what I did with Children of Húrin.

Also, I found a copy of Ibsen's major plays and The Little Book of Matisse in a second-hand bookshop, for just less than fifty each! :D

[Groin Redbeard]

I finally got The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún this Christmas! Yay! Though it costs over a thousand pesos, I used all my savings, plus five hundred from my brother, because I just couldn't let it pass. And I couldn't wait for the softcover edition, which was what I did with Children of Húrin.
Good for you! I have had my eye on that book for a while. You just can't beat Northern Mythology!

[Mnemosyne]

Pajamas fresh out of the dryer.

[Inziladun]

Home-made chocolate cake and a week off at home with my 5 year old.

[Loslote]

For once, sparcely inhabited towns. Since mine was the only school in my district to try the Poetry Out Loud competition, I get to skip regionals and go straight to state! :D

[Thinlómien]

Snow!

There's incredible lots of it here, on the roadsides you can find piles taller than me and all the tree branches are white all over. It's so beautiful!

And besides, they say you can go walk on the sea now, the ice is solid enough. Gotta try that as soon as I finish my first BD check in two weeks!

*loves proper Finnish winter*

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Triage.

I love me my triage.

As I was saying to Nienna last night - it was either her or Boro... then again, maybe it was my brother or cousin? - if you aren't bleeding, none of your bones are broken, you're not running a dangerous fever, you can breathe, you're not in labor, and none of your organs are failing, then you can suck it up and wait a few hours.

[Laurinquë]

Being done with my paper telephone artwork! At last! :D It's only 2:56 in the morning.

I suppose you must just get used to the constant below-freezing temperatures in winter after a while.

Theoretically speaking, yes. For me, no. I am moving to the Lower 48 (or the UK!) as soon as I can. But really it's the darkness that hurts you the most, it gets inside your soul and eats you. Not fun.

[Loslote]

Theoretically speaking, yes. For me, no. I am moving to the Lower 48 (or the UK!) as soon as I can. But really it's the darkness that hurts you the most, it gets inside your soul and eats you. Not fun.

Which is, of course, why this is in the Shire thread...;)

But yeah. It's only five thirty and already it's been pitch black for an hour. It gets so depressing, and winter's not even half over yet. :(

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Which is, of course, why this is in the Shire thread...;)

But yeah. It's only five thirty and already it's been pitch black for an hour. It gets so depressing, and winter's not even half over yet. :(
Winter is lovely, isn't it? :rolleyes:

Tea, I assign tea to The Shire!

[Loslote]

I assign 409. It smells awful in large quantities, but it shortened the time spent on scraping the carmalized apple chunks off of a random guy's fridge shelf from days to hours. Plus, it doesn't react horrible with Comet, which ended up being a Good Thing.

[Mithalwen]

Being in one piece . Thanks to a small miracle or a lot of luck.

Working even for a little while somewhere I really love.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Thick squishy plush wool socks. Dogs that get visibly embarrassed when you manage to ninja your way into the house without them noticing. Having a job you like with coworkers that like you. Remembering why you were in love with someone, even if you don't love them any more. Sweet potatoes. Cheesy broccoli. Generous people.

Good days.

[Nienna]

Love letters.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Skype.:D

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Meeting people from Boston at your local pub.

[Loslote]

At a birthday party earlier today, I played about five rounds of RL Mafia. I narrated the first game. It was an epic fail, because I accidentally used the last Mafia's name in the Night Kill narration. :rolleyes: It was also funny, because I am never evil! Twelve games (that I can remember) and I've never been evil. I'm sure it means something. :Merisu:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Getting the Music in Middle-Earth book right into my appartment in Finland. :)

[Dimturiel]

Lying in bed until 11 o'clock in the morning with the cat purring close by, watching the snowflakes falling outside. Also, spending an entire day just reading a good book. Ahh, those rare moments of peace...

[Mithalwen]

Listening to Tolkien reading some of the poems from Lord of the Rings and realising he sounds almost as if Elvish were his first language.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Coloring anatomically accurate animal drawings with crayons, birch beer, and counting down the hours until I see my Stick.

[Pitchwife]

Coloring anatomically accurate animal drawings with crayons, birch beer, and [...]
Guess what I first thought when I read this!:D
Yeah - the drawing might get a bit sticky (no pun intended).

[Dimturiel]

I'm assigning the first real winter we've had for quite a long time. I can't remember the last time it snowed so much for so long, especially in February. It snowed like in a fairy tale all day and now everything is white and soft and Faramir (erm, that is, the fir tree outside my window, I named him Faramir, you see...;)) looks quite charming with a thick coat of bright snow. I send him to the Shire too.

[Pitchwife]

I'm assigning the first real winter we've had for quite a long time. I can't remember the last time it snowed so much for so long, especially in February. It snowed like in a fairy tale all day and now everything is white and soft and Faramir (erm, that is, the fir tree outside my window, I named him Faramir, you see...;)) looks quite charming with a thick coat of bright snow. I send him to the Shire too.
Just wait and see. I'm about to reassign snow from the Shire to Orthanc - yes, it's beautiful, but having to shovel all the time gets rather tedious after a while, and taking two hours (instead of 45 minutes) to get home from work because our authorities are running out of salt for the motorways definitely sucks. All that's missing now is wolves crossing the frozen Brandywine...

[Loslote]

Just wait and see. I'm about to reassign snow from the Shire to Orthanc - yes, it's beautiful, but having to shovel all the time gets rather tedious after a while, and taking two hours (instead of 45 minutes) to get home from work because our authorities are running out of salt for the motorways definitely sucks. All that's missing now is wolves crossing the frozen Brandywine...

Wait - your authorities actually put down salt for you? Do they plow, too? My goodness...:rolleyes:

And yes. Snow goes to Orthanc at least. But what should be assigned to the Shire is the wonderful warm spell in Alaska right now - hovering around freezing point. No need for coats, snow is melting, "spring" is almost here...what more could you want?

[Pitchwife]

Wait - your authorities actually put down salt for you? Do they plow, too? My goodness...:rolleyes:
Usually, they do both, at least for the motorways and other major roads, but they're having a hard time keeping it up at the moment, as it's getting increasingly hard to get any salt for love or money.
And yes, I do realize that from an Alaskan perspective, my complaints probably sound like those of a pampered spoiled brat!;)

[Loslote]

Usually, they do both, at least for the motorways and other major roads, but they're having a hard time keeping it up at the moment, as it's getting increasingly hard to get any salt for love or money.
And yes, I do realize that from an Alaskan perspective, my complaints probably sound like those of a pampered spoiled brat!;)

My dear, only the Big City (which admittedly has less than 300,000 people) gets plowed, and even that not fully. Most of us use snow machines or snowshoe or something when it really starts to snow. Most of the backroads are hand-shoveled out only far enough that the shovel-people can get to the highway. Mostly it all shuts down. I think there are supposed to be people to plow, but that never happens. :rolleyes: Oh, and highway snow gets beaten down by traffic until you can't see the snow, only black ice (fine, you can't see black ice either). So...Alaskans expect driving-related delays. :p

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

My dear, only the Big City (which admittedly has less than 300,000 people) gets plowed, and even that not fully. Most of us use snow machines or snowshoe or something when it really starts to snow. Most of the backroads are hand-shoveled out only far enough that the shovel-people can get to the highway. Mostly it all shuts down. I think there are supposed to be people to plow, but that never happens. :rolleyes: Oh, and highway snow gets beaten down by traffic until you can't see the snow, only black ice (fine, you can't see black ice either). So...Alaskans expect driving-related delays. :p
Only us folk that reside in said large city are safe from snow on the roads. . . Sometimes. Most other times there is packed down snow in the roads. The summer is not much better, what with the pot-holes and such. But for everything else, snow machines are the way to go.

[Loslote]

Only us folk that reside in said large city are safe from snow on the roads. . . Sometimes. Most other times there is packed down snow in the roads. The summer is not much better, what with the pot-holes and such. But for everything else, snow machines are the way to go.

Driving is actually better in the winter because the snow fills up the potholes, leaving an acutal road. Very handy. And four-wheelers in the summer. Or dog sled...I know people who do that. Or horse back, but those aren't as helpful once they start freezing to death. They're funny that way. :rolleyes:

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Driving is actually better in the winter because the snow fills up the potholes, leaving an acutal road. Very handy. And four-wheelers in the summer. Or dog sled...I know people who do that. Or horse back, but those aren't as helpful once they start freezing to death. They're funny that way. :rolleyes:
Yeah, not many people that I know keep horses because it's freezing for most of the year. I do like the winter because of the lack of pot holes. It is quite nice, except for the slickness. Just today, we slid down the driveway because of the packed down snow. We don't have a four wheeler, last time we went out places we went in our Expedition. That was a bad idea. We got sand in our car.

[Brinniel]

I assign the support that BDers give to their fellow BDers and their willingness to help out toward an important cause. It is truly a sign of how close a community we really are when so many BDers are ready to back each other up and even sacrifice as a way to show their support. I appreciate what my fellow BDers have done for me this past month and am so proud to be among a group of such wonderful people. :)

I also assign giving something up that so many are unwilling to let go of in the name of a great cause. The experience and outcome are so rewarding that it is totally worth the sacrifice. :cool:

[Nerwen]

Finding this posted in "Yahoo Answers":

What can I do about my misery?
I am a sick man. ... I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man. I believe my liver is diseased. However, I know nothing at all about my disease, and do not know for certain what ails me. I don't consult a doctor for it, and never have, though I have a respect for medicine and doctors. Besides, I am extremely superstitious, sufficiently so to respect medicine, anyway (I am well-educated enough not to be superstitious, but I am superstitious). No, I refuse to consult a doctor from spite. That you probably will not understand. Well, I understand it, though. Of course, I can't explain who it is precisely that I am mortifying in this case by my spite: I am perfectly well aware that I cannot "pay out" the doctors by not consulting them; I know better than anyone that by all this I am only injuring myself and no one else. But still, if I don't consult a doctor it is from spite.

And four people earnestly advised him to seek medical help.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

It sounds to me that while you have not been diagnosed, you may have some sort of psychological or mood imbalance. It is nothing to be ashamed of and it is extremely treatable!!!
The first step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem, and you just did!!! :)
congratulations!!! :D
Having paranoid thoughts, being spiteful, having conflicting ideas/hypocrisy, low self esteem/feelings of worthlessness, negative/neurotic thoughts without purpose, self destruction.

From your writing, I get the impression that you can be quite impulsive at times.

While I am not a doctor, I know quite a lot about mental instabilities.

And I know first hand, that it can be extremely tortuous for you and everyone close to you to live with. (so by not taking care of yourself, you are in fact injuring them as well)

I really advise you to put your spitefulness aside and seek medical attention!

It will change your life for the better! Happiness is possible!!
You deserve it! No one should have to be miserable!

You need to take this leap and get better! If you feel too guilty about doing it for yourself, think of your loved ones!!

I wish you the best of luck!

Ah, nothing like a good pretentious literary leg-pull, is there?:smokin:

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Having a sweetheart of a husband who gave me an Easter basket the day after Easter with an iPad (complete with LotR and TS in the Books library) in it. I know he's the real technogeek in this house, but he always likes me to try things out first. What a guy. :D

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

England. I assign England. Lauri and I are hollidaying in Britain and it is grand! I love this place. All of my years of Anglophilia paying off! And, we have the opportunity to meet Downers too! :D

[Student of War]

To the Shire I would like to assign an old wooden toad stool that I acquired at the last birthday party I attended. This is the second time I have unwillingly but politely accepted it in less that 5 years. Used to milk fat cows it has the tendency to grab your trousers when standing up. I must give it up this way so I wont have to wait until my birthday party next year to give it away again.

[Pitchwife]

That sounds like a true mathom, SoW! Definitely belongs in the Shire.:D
And welcome to the Downs, by the way. Enjoy being dead!

[Urwen]

Ah.This is where Lalaith belongs-in land of mirth!;)

[Nerwen]

Ah.This is where Lalaith belongs-in land of mirth!;)

You know, Urwen, I saw you'd posted here, and I thought to myself, "I bet it'll be about Lalaith..."
:D

[Urwen]

Good.Could you repay me by continuing 'Who am I?' thread?;)

[Mithalwen]

the adaptability of nature - I had to stop for a group of deer crossing the lane as I left work and apart from the joy of this sight of the relatively elusive creatures I was amazed how they slid through the horizontal strands of barbed wire to get in to the field (no doubt en route to the open forest 2 paddocks on). Amazing I was sure they would get tangled but it was incredible. None of them were white Bethberry but I am still looking!

[Thinlómien]

Finally managing to rep the last people on a mammoth-size "should rep" list. :D

Also, larping.

And sorting old stuff for moving out. Yikes! :D

[Dimturiel]

It might sound strange, sending thunderstorms to the Shire of all places, but I have to send the one that just ended. It's the first one I've experienced since moving into my new loft, and I have to admit that looking out the window while lying on the bed and watching lightning flash right above you is extremely exhilarating. I'm also sending the fresh air that's outside right now - no dust, finally, which means I can actually keep the window open without sneezing my head off - as well as the fresh smell of wet grass. Ahh, right now it feels great to be alive:).

[Galadriel]

People who don't give up, no matter what, even when they know they will not get any appreciation for it. That, in my opinion, is a hero.

People who treat others as equals, not as superiors or inferiors.

[Pitchwife]

I assign the little duckling we helped out of its egg three days ago. It had fallen out of the nest, and Mom decided she was busy sitting on the remaining eggs and couldn't be bothered. We took it inside and put it in a cage with a lightbulb and hot-water bottle for warmth; after taking a night to make up its mind, it decided it was going to live and promptly adopted my wife as its new Mom. Since yesterday it's got a sibling who suffered a similar fate shortly after hatching to keep it company, and they're both happily chirping away now.

http://s951.photobucket.com/albums/ad352/pitchwife/?action=view&current=entchen004.jpg
http://s951.photobucket.com/albums/ad352/pitchwife/?action=view&current=entchen003.jpg

[Mithalwen]

so cute..and in a few months so tasty with pancakes spring onion and hoisin sauce:p

[Aganzir]

Mith you are evil! :p

Those are so cute Pitch! :D Are you planning to keep them as pets?

[Pitchwife]

Just wait a while, and you may yet see me assign roast duck à la Mithalwen to the Shire...:cool:

Generally, our ducks are not so much pets as slug police. As of now, we have four adults and three ducklings hatched a few weeks ago, in addition to the two little ones. Some of those will have to go (surplus drakes first, lest there be gang bang). We'd prefer to find a new home for them, but if there's no buyer, the frying pan is the alternative; same for the chickens (and believe me, home-grown poultry beats anything you can get from the supermarket!).

Not for these two, however (relax, Agan!). Don't know whether they'll stay as tame once they share the garden with the others, but they're bound to be stayers - at least the perky yellow one for whom Mrs Pitch acted as midwife.:)

[Nerwen]

Aww, these ducklings take me back to when my brother raised one for Biology– you know, to study imprinting.

The whole class used to make their ducklings fight each other at recess– I don't think that was in the project description somehow, but nonetheless the "duck fights" became a popular attraction.

[Mithalwen]

Aganzir, never claimed otherwise :D

Pitchwife, I'd be honoured! And though to be honest, I don't know if I could kill lunch myself, it is probably the most humane way to produce poultry, raising your own.

Nerwen, that is fabulous ... Australian genius for turning anything into a sport you can bet on (one of my cousin's met his wife at the Melbourne cup... )

[Blind Guardian]

Those ducks are cute!

[Lastande Took]

I assign to the Shire: ponies...late spring trees...peanut butter...good books...lush flower gardens...siting beside the creek and reading...apples...misty rain showers...good friends.

[Inziladun]

A long weekend with the family and a few pints of Guinness.

[Blind Guardian]

I assign to the Shire a good book, no peanut butter or corn, and a cool place to sleep :cool:

[kementari]

I would like to assign hot chocolate with two marshmallows on top.

Thermals, that keep me warm in winter...along with a pair of wooly socks for good measures.

[Lastande Took]

Happy Celtic music...cool, misty, early summer mornings...hollyhocks...herb gardens.

[Oddwen]

Roller skating! The parts where I don't fall down, anyway.

[Lindale]

My first paycheck!

[Laurinquë]

My first paycheck!

Those are nice! Just today I relocated an old paycheque. $71 I didn't even know I had!

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I assign Britain. The feeling of riding on the trains. Looking out your window and seeing the beautiful green and brilliantly yellow hills, passing gorgeous brick houses and green leafy trees. Riding through picturesque village and smoggy city. It's all beautiful in its own way.
The feeling of pure bliss of a long anticipated holiday, even though you know it will end, and the longed for return.
And taking trains with your friends. That is always fun! :D
Oh, and did I mention having tea?:p

[Rhod the Red]

The Shire makes me think of the Merry England myth, no doubt it has some influence on Tolkien.

[Nerwen]

The Shire makes me think of the Merry England myth, no doubt it has some influence on Tolkien.

So... you just assigned the Shire to the Shire?:confused:

[Eönwë]

So... you just assigned the Shire to the Shire?:confused:

Well, that's where it belongs, isn't it? ;)

[Rhod the Red]

So... you just assigned the Shire to the Shire?:confused:

No, don't put words in my mouth please

[Nerwen]

No, don't put words in my mouth please

I wasn't. It just sounded funny, that's all.

[Mithalwen]

I assign Britain.... It's all beautiful in its own way.


Not quite true but the tourist board will love you ;)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Not quite true but the tourist board will love you ;)
Haha. *Is Anglophile* Should I go send things in to the tourist board? It really takes someone who truly loves a place to write about it with conviction; or a really good liar. :smokin:

[Lastande Took]

Getting off of work earlier than you expected assuredly goes to the Shire. Although I was looking forward to watching certain movies while waiting for my mom to finish so we could go home...*insert innocent puppy eyes*

To clarify: I work as kitchen help at a retreat center/summer camp. My mom just started as kitchen manager. I was supposed to get off at 3 o'clock this afternoon while Mommy worked until dinner was over. I just happened to have the FotR and TTT ExEd with me so I wouldn't get bored waiting. Turns out Mommy didn't need to stay until after dinner and we both left at 3.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

My mama.

Because no matter how old I get, when I'm sick or hurt, I want my mom.

But mostly because I know she would love the gardening she'd get to do there, and she works too hard to ever have time to just play in her flowers. And she deserves it.

[Galadriel]

I would assign anyone to the Shire who can translate this for me in Quenya:

And that I said my limbs were old;
And that I said my blood was cold,
And that my kindly fire was fled,
And that my withered heart was dead,
And that I might not sing of love? -
How could I to the dearest theme
That ever warmed a minstrel's dream,
So foul, so false, a recreant prove!
How could I name my love's very name,
Nor wake my harp to notes of flame!

Could someone please translate that for me? I would be very, very grateful.

Cheers!

[skip spence]

The Icelandic language, in the form of singing in particular.

[Nerwen]

I would assign anyone to the Shire who can translate this for me in Quenya:

And that I said my limbs were old;
And that I said my blood was cold,
And that my kindly fire was fled,
And that my withered heart was dead,
And that I might not sing of love? -
How could I to the dearest theme
That ever warmed a minstrel's dream,
So foul, so false, a recreant prove!
How could I name my love's very name,
Nor wake my harp to notes of flame!

Could someone please translate that for me? I would be very, very grateful.

Cheers!

Sorry, the grammar of this too is just complicated for me to attempt. You could try asking the person who runs Ardalambion, (http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/) though there seems to be a problem with the site at the moment.

[satansaloser2005]

Darvocet. Because it's the only thing that kept me from passing out this evening. For that, it should have some lovely cakes too. :)


Also, Nerwen is assigned to the Shire for ruffling up the Werewolf glossary over in Mirth. Well, for other reasons too, of course, but that one comes to mind. ;)

[Dimturiel]

That bitter-sweet feeling one has after finishing a great book. On the one hand, you're sad that it is over and wish that it could have lasted longer, on the other hand, you cannot deny the sense of fulfiment after you have read it. I also wish to assign an extremely underrated - to my knowledge at least - writer of historical fiction named Rosemary Sutcliff. There is something in her style and ideas that reminds me of the spirit of Tolkien's books and I think that she would truly deserve a place in the Shire along with more appreciation.

[Nerwen]

I also wish to assign an extremely underrated - to my knowledge at least - writer of historical fiction named Rosemary Sutcliff. There is something in her style and ideas that reminds me of the spirit of Tolkien's books and I think that she would truly deserve a place in the Shire along with more appreciation.
Seconded. I thought she was at least fairly well-known, though.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Never heard of her. . .

I always felt weird about Historical fiction and even Counterfactual History, even though it is intriguing, I always fear that some of the fictional part will remain in my brain and with time mistaken for historical facts.

[Mithalwen]

Never heard of her. . .

I always felt weird about Historical fiction and even Counterfactual History, even though it is intriguing, I always fear that some of the fictional part will remain in my brain and with time mistaken for historical facts.

I felt a bit like that but I did read Wolf Hall and much to my suprise really enjoyed it... seemingly my struggle with Tudor and Stuart History at A-Level has worn off a bit after about 20 years...

[Mithalwen]

I assign Heren and Fordim posting on the same thread within 12 hours. A little glimpse of old times which made me ridiculously and disproportionately happy even after a joyful day (sharing the world's delight at the liberation of 33 latter day sons of Aule from the ground and on a personal level a significant improvement in my father' health )

[Thinlómien]

I assign Heren and Fordim posting on the same thread within 12 hours. A little glimpse of old times which made me ridiculously and disproportionately happy even after a joyful day (sharing the world's delight at the liberation of 33 latter day sons of Aule from the ground and on a personal level a significant improvement in my father' health )So happy to hear these good news, Mith!!! :) :)

Could also second the assignation of H-I and Fordim's posting and the rescue of the Chliean miners...

As for myself, I'd like to assign re-finding my passion for writing and finding delight in my quite tedious work. :)

[Mithalwen]

It may be temporary in fact it probably is since there is no cure for his underlying condition - or anno domini - but every good day is a bonus - and at the beginning of the week I thought we had lost him in mind if not body. So it looks like I get the old buzzard back for a bit and that it was mainly ill not old this time. :D

[Thinlómien]

It may be temporary in fact it probably is since there is no cure for his underlying condition - or anno domini - but every good day is a bonus - and at the beginning of the week I thought we had lost him in mind if not body. So it looks like I get the old buzzard back for a bit and that it was mainly ill not old this time. :DSo kind of best there could be? Aww! *hugs*

[Galadriel]

Lounging in the back of the library and chatting away to glory with friends while the librarian remains in oblivion ;)

[Inziladun]

Rather than assigning my sprained ankle and scalp laceration to Mordor, I decided to assign them to the Shire for not being a broken ankle or requiring stitches. :p

[Aganzir]

Rather than assigning my sprained ankle and scalp laceration to Mordor, I decided to assign them to the Shire for not being a broken ankle or requiring stitches. :p
Ouch, what happened to you?

I'd like to assign to the Shire being able to sleep in tomorrow after getting way too little sleep the last few nights.

[Inziladun]

Ouch, what happened to you?

I was in a hurry and tried to jump down the last few stairs in my house. I wasn't far enough down the steps and hit my head on the overhang, coming to rest at the foot of the staircase. :o :rolleyes:

I'd like to assign to the Shire being able to sleep in tomorrow after getting way too little sleep the last few nights.

Slumber is overrated. "A morning without coffee is like sleep." ;)

[Galadriel55]

A morning when you wake up nice and early without the help of an alarm clock and you are not sleepy and the weather is beautiful.

[elronds_daughter]

Knitting. :)

[Galadriel55]

Yes, definitely knitting!

[Galadriel]

The satisfied feeling you get when you finish a huge project :p

[Loslote]

I assign the fact that I survived, unscathed, a rather nasty car crash. The passenger side (where I was sitting) indented over two feet. I went briefly into shock (can't breathe, curl up into a ball, all that fun stuff), got glass in my hair, and am pretty sore right now, but otherwise, I'm fine. :eek::D

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I assign the fact that I survived, unscathed, a rather nasty car crash. The passenger side (where I was sitting) indented over two feet. I went briefly into shock (can't breathe, curl up into a ball, all that fun stuff), got glass in my hair, and am pretty sore right now, but otherwise, I'm fine. :eek::D
Phew! Car accidents can be quite an experience. Once our Expedition got hit by a semi, but that wasn't nearly as nasty as what you describe. It's lucky that you're safe. :)

[xMellrynxMaidenx]

I assign horses. (Someone said ponies, so I'll assign their larger counterparts) :) Because they are magnificent creatures, imo.

I also assign pumpkin pie. Because I freaking LOVE that stuff! :p

Glad you're okay Loslote. Car accidents indeed can be quite the experience and take its toll on the people involved.

[Galadriel55]

I assign a big mug of hot chocolate after a good snowball fight.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I assign a big mug of hot chocolate after a good snowball fight.
I can so second that.

Also, I assign sushi. It's awesome!

[Galadriel55]

I assign regular chocolate (as opposed to hot chocolate). I just love it! Once I start eating, I can't stop until I've emptied the house of all chocolate food. The funny thing about it is that no matter how much of it I eat, I never get full :p

[Galadriel]

I assign regular chocolate (as opposed to hot chocolate).

Ewww I hate hot chocolate. I always end up burning my tongue. Dark chocolate all the way. Preferably filled with cherry sauce or peanut butter :D

[Aganzir]

Good knives. If you want to make me happy, give me a sharp knife and put me to slice tomatoes.

[Mithalwen]

Seeeing new members with Tolkien sourced names rather than Spambot999

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Falling asleep thinking about things in very bad Finnish. Well... Finnish/English hybrid.

Sleepy-Fea: "Stupid snowmobilers. Hän on crazy infuriating drunken mehiläinen."

[Aganzir]

People who study Finnish. ❤

"Tyhmät lumikelkkailijat. Hän on hullu raivostuttava juoppomehiläinen."

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

"Tyhmät lumikelkkailijat. Hän on hullu raivostuttava juoppomehiläinen."

:D

[Galadriel55]

Posting here in this thread!
Posting in any thread!
Reading other people's posts!
Being on the Barrow Downs!

[Aganzir]

Posting here in this thread!
I second that. Now that most Downers are on Facebook, the assigned to Mordor/the Shire threads have been neglected. It makes me sad - even though I admit I've done little to remedy the situation.

[Pitchwife]

I assign this adorable little wolf cub, who's keeping me from virtual wolvery these days:

http://up.picr.de/6321530yei.jpg

House-training him, on the other hand, goes to Orthanc. (And no, Mith, he's not available for chinese cooking!:p)

[Mithalwen]

Oh Pitchwife, I am not so bad!!! I may be mainly a cat person but I do like nice dogs.. in fact I am thinking of getting one when I have settled somewhere. http://petside.co.uk/breeds/assets_c/2009/01/bedlington-terrier-thumb-334x250-169.jpg
This is the breed of dog we traditionally keep in my family but they are not cat compatible so it may have to be something else....

[Galadriel55]

Long weekends!

Mith&Pitch: both of the pups are adorable!:Merisu::D

[Mithalwen]

They are very strong willed... "head of a lamb, heart of a lion" :D

Anyhow I assign spring flowers emerging, going somewhere you have always wanted to visit, and finding something you thought was lost (even though it was where it should be and where you had already looked, leading you to think you were losing your marbles).

[Galadriel55]

When you can't think of anything at all to assign to the "Mordor" thread... :D

Or when RL doesn't provide you with anything such!

[Mithalwen]

Galadriel that is very wise. My mother used to say one should be grateful for every uneventful day and when I was young I thought a dull life was a strange thing to show gratitude for, then when life started getting eventful in a bad way I realised how right she was. Like that Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times".

And while I am here I will assign that blessed combination of black coffee and a really good farm shop bacon sandwich. I may have to have a second breakfast...

[Bom Tombadillo]

Hmmm. Tolkien's works (obviously!) and finding other people in real life who read them. People who speak one of the Eldarin languages, whose illustrious ranks I hope to join someday.

Kittens!!! :D (Or at least cats that look like kittens. I have one that never did get around to growing up.)

[Mithalwen]

Drinnking champagne. It really is lovely. Yep I had a nice morning.... :cool:

[Anguirel]

long live young Prince Eldarion and the beautiful Cathryn of Bucklebury, eh

[Mithalwen]

Well it was possibly the only royal wedding attended by Ents. :D

[Galadriel55]

long live young Prince Eldarion and the beautiful Cathryn of Bucklebury, eh

I second that.

[Galadriel55]

I assign Greensleeves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5ItNxpwChE).

[Mithalwen]

Strawberries - fresh from the field - I went to the PYO this morning and got a huge punnet - and guzzled about half a pound before I got home... :o

[Galadriel55]

Strawberries - fresh from the field - I went to the PYO this morning and got a huge punnet - and guzzled about half a pound before I got home... :o

That can go for any kind of berries (edible and good-tasting, that is)... Whenever I go berry-picking 2/3 go in my stomach... :D I once told my mother that she doesn't need to supply me with a container, because the best one is my mouth. :p

[Galadriel55]

Pie. Homemade pie. Me and my mother made one out of rhubarb yesterday. It was delicious!

Summer.

Daydreaming.

[Galadriel]

Pie. Homemade pie. Me and my mother made one out of rhubarb yesterday. It was delicious!

I prefer apple pie with clotted cream :D Preferably warm, on a crisp, cold winter afternoon. Bliss.

Oh, and a book in my hand would be pretty nice too, while I was eating.

[Galadriel55]

Food in general. When there's lots of it.

PD and PA days in school. I wish there were more of them.

Today. Not yesterday, just today.

UT. And the canon.

Being in a good mood.

Random posts that make me laugh.

[Galadriel]

Finally learning how to cook basic food that keeps me on my feet and provides me with necessary nourishment! :D

And chocolate shops. Always chocolate shops.

[Aganzir]

Finally learning how to cook basic food that keeps me on my feet and provides me with necessary nourishment!

And chocolate shops. Always chocolate shops.
Both are definitely Shire-worthy. There are few things in life better than food. Which reminds me of...

I assign the sex life of dwarves. You'd think we had already covered everything there was to say about it but turns out we haven't, as last night proved. Both Lommy and I went to our respective classes very tired. Yes, we like dwarves better than food. ;)

[Galadriel]

I assign the sex life of dwarves.

Haha. But why Dwarves in particular? :confused:

[Galadriel55]

People who you don't know that see a copy of UT in your hand and say, "Do you also read Tolkien?" I wish such occurances happened more often.

[Galadriel]

People who you don't know that see a copy of UT in your hand and say, "Do you also read Tolkien?" I wish such occurances happened more often.

It's never happened to me :(

[Aganzir]

Haha. But why Dwarves in particular? :confused:
Because my character in the RPG we're playing is a dwarf. I have no idea why our chats about him almost always turn to sex even though it could be argued that the sex life of dwarves is an oxymoron. Either way it's fun.

[Galadriel55]

I have no idea why our chats about him almost always turn to sex even though it could be argued that the sex life of dwarves is an oxymoron.

Hehe, lol. :D

But what happened to your avvie and Pride Rock? :(

/kidding, I like the new ones ;)

[Oddwen]

Having working heat in your car and nice warm gloves.

Nerdy friends.

Oranges and almonds.

Finding pretty clothes.

Good days.

[Inziladun]

Coffee. With none of that "cream or sugar" nonsense.

[Aganzir]

But what happened to your avvie and Pride Rock?

/kidding, I like the new ones
I can't remember how long I'd had that avvie (since I've been fairly inactive this year) and at the moment I'm so enamoured by K.J. Bishop's novel (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2004/jan/31/featuresreviews.guardianreview29) that anything else as a location would feel wrong.

Finding pretty clothes.
Finding's Oddwen's clothes on your floor when you clean up.
(It's your belt. Would you like me to send it to you?)

[Galadriel]

There are few things in life better than food. Which reminds me of...

Oh yeah, how could I forget: stollin (spelling?) bread! :D

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I assign being done, done, DONE with a project on a politician. It is so relieving. :)

[Galadriel55]

I assign being done, done, DONE with a project on a politician. It is so relieving. :)

I assign being DONE with any project (but especially on politians, I agree with you).

What's up with people changing their avatars lately? ;) TGEW, I think you're the third this week. If I didn't forget or miss anyone. :eek:

[Galadriel]

I assign being DONE with any project (but especially on politians, I agree with you).

If I had to assign being done on a project, I would choose a Maths or Chemistry project.

[Galadriel55]

If I had to assign being done on a project, I would choose a Maths or Chemistry project.

I assign Maths (more specifically, algebra, geometry, and trigo) and Chemistry. :p I love them! The only thing I really don't like about chemistry is lab reports.

And, since I'm here, I assign a lab that I will do in the near future. My hypothesis is that the school will be demolished by the end of it. :D

(Explanation: it involves more toxic substances and "dangerous" reactions than any other lab we've had so far, and when there are 20 pairs of students who think they know what they are doing messing around with them.......yeah.)

[Galadriel]

I assign Maths (more specifically, algebra, geometry, and trigo) and Chemistry. :p I love them! The only thing I really don't like about chemistry is lab reports.

And, since I'm here, I assign a lab that I will do in the near future. My hypothesis is that the school will be demolished by the end of it. :D

...Why does EVERYONE I get along with love science and business while I have my nose stuck in arts?

[Galadriel55]

...Why does EVERYONE I get along with love science and business while I have my nose stuck in arts?

I don't like business, and I like arts. :) I can also ask why does everyone who I get along with know what they'll be doing in a few years (like what majors they'll be taking in Uni), and I don't have the faintest clue?

(Oh, and it's amazing that the school is still standing. We managed to survive with only a small burn on the table. :D)

[Aganzir]

Lying on the couch and being irritating while flatmate and her boyfriend cook for you.

[Oddwen]

I assign toast.

Mmmm, wether it's a crusty sourdough bread with sharp cheddar cheese, a crispy wheat bread with cinnamon and sugar, a barely browned white with butter, garlic powder and a hint of salt, or a soft crusty bread soggy with meat drippings......mmmmmmmmmmmm.

Also I assign finding old computer games you used to love as a kid. I used to play an gorgeous old tetris-clone puzzle game and have recently picked that up again. Hurrah!

[Lindale]

I assign several things to the Shire:


Ebooks that come in handy during traffic jams, most of them Tolkien books
Android devices
Being able to adequately answer a torture session at Criminal Law
Two consecutive long weekends! Some well-deserved RnR at last :smokin:

[Galadriel55]

Early dismissal in school. I got out an hour and a half earlier than usual today. :D

[Galadriel55]

Musical instruments. Need I explain?

[Galadriel]

Early dismissal in school. I got out an hour and a half earlier than usual today.

A whole week off at college! :D

[Galadriel55]

A whole week off at college! :D

Luckyyyyyyyy!!!


I assign real books. The ones made on paper, not electronic devices.

On Friday in one of my classes we had a discussion about what we think will happen to books in a hundred years. I told them that my books at least will be in excellent shape and still in use, if you expect me to live till 120. :D

[Inziladun]

Apple pie with generous amounts of cinnamon. :)

[Galadriel]

[QUOTE=Galadriel55;666810]I assign real books. The ones made on paper, not electronic devices.


I know, they're just so beautiful. I just got a lovely bookshelf installed in my (bare) room. One that my mum will have to share with me, but it's mine, see, and I've a mind to stare at it all day and neglect my studies :D Now just imagine how useless that bookshelf would be without books. A shelf without books - what a depressing thought!

Apple pie with generous amounts of cinnamon.

And ice-cream! :D

[Galadriel55]

Apple pie with generous amounts of cinnamon. :)

And ice-cream! :D

Seconded!

[Galadriel55]

I assign snow. Seeing it fall and cover everything, and the way everything shines after, and how bright all that white looks compared to what was before, and the way it creaks under your feet if it's cold outside, and just that it makes the world look so perfect and clean that I feel guilty stepping outside. It's snow from the Shire.

[Galadriel]

I assign snow. Seeing it fall and cover everything, and the way everything shines after, and how bright all that white looks compared to what was before, and the way it creaks under your feet if it's cold outside, and just that it makes the world look so perfect and clean that I feel guilty stepping outside. It's snow from the Shire.

The Shire doesn't usually get snow! :D but point taken. I've never seen heavy snow save once as a child, when I was in the mountains. After that, only a few snowflakes in a different country :(

[Galadriel55]

The Shire doesn't usually get snow! :D but point taken. I've never seen heavy snow save once as a child, when I was in the mountains. After that, only a few snowflakes in a different country :(

Every winter we had at least two or three heavy snowfalls (by that I mean over 30 cm), and a thinner layer every couple weeks. This winter, though, this is the second (!) and deepest (!!!) - about 10cm, I'd say - snowfall we've had. It's really sad. This is Mordor weather.

And the Shire does get snow - not a lot of it like Caardhras blizzards, but light gentle snowfalls like we've had this morning.

[Mithalwen]

Getting postcards from people's holidays. Now "everyone" is on facebook people don't send them so much but it was lovely to get one from the BVI today even though I know the sender has been home for nearly a fortnight.

[Inziladun]

Business trips that take me to the Gulf of Mexico beaches. :cool:

[Galadriel55]

Business trips that take me to the Gulf of Mexico beaches. :cool:

You need those :cool: sunglasses there, eh? ;)



I assign the three essentials of life: Downs, books, and chocolate.

[Inziladun]

You need those :cool: sunglasses there, eh? ;)

Precisely. :D



I assign the three essentials of life: Downs, books, and chocolate.

I concur on all three.

[mark12_30]

I assign elvish music to the Shire.

Wait... that doesn't quite work, does it?

[Lalwendë]

I assign elvish music to the Shire.

Wait... that doesn't quite work, does it?

Do you think they might like elvis music though? ;)






Sorry, I could not resist.

[Boromir88]

I assign elvish music to the Shire.

Wait... that doesn't quite work, does it?

Do you think they might like elvis music though? ;)






Sorry, I could not resist.

No, no, only the music from the king (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvyNOg4jSRg&feature=related) gets assigned to the Shire.




(Sorry, couldn't resist either :D)

[Eönwë]

Do you think they might like elvis music though? ;)

I thought it was only Aragorn that liked Elvis... :p

edit: Haha, never thought x-post on this thread.

[Galadriel]

I assign phone calls from friends when you most need them and are feeling rather worse than a pile of Orc-dung.

I need to wash out my mouth. :rolleyes:

[MCRmyGirl4eva]

Elves. Can't forget to give those. Sam Gamgee would cry, otherwise!

[Galadriel55]

I assign exams.

Yes, you've heard me right. And I didn't mix up the threads. We only has six (:p) of them, and they are stretched out over 2 weeks, and they only take about 4 hours including the transportation to/from school and etc. So I have so much free time now! I'm less stressed now than I was a month ago.

I guess all this will change once exams will be "real". Like, real real. I'm taking in every moment of this time, though. I don't think I'll get away that easy next year (hmm... I say that every year...)

[MCRmyGirl4eva]

I assign Ms. Girard (Erm... Mrs. Buckley... she got married last summer... Sorry Lady Buckles!)

Seroiously, Latin Softball is the most fun thing in the UNIVERSE! (Especially when the teacher plays too and you make her translate "Servus verbat alterum servum baculo" [The slave beats the other slave with a stick]) ;) :cool: :p

[Galadriel55]

Sailboats and boating. Though it might not be the most common thing in the Shire, the hobbits prefering breakfast and warm baths, I'm sure there are a few Basso Boffins that would enjoy a trip on a yacht.

[MCRmyGirl4eva]

I assign cookies. And cheese balls. And sodapop. I'm hungry. Anyone for cyber-elevensies?

[MCRmyGirl4eva]

Having a boyfriend who randomly pops up with a rose for no apparent reason :)

[Mumriken]

I think I assign health to the shire and the form of beauty that appears in simple things. Yeah and btw the comment above me, that egosentric stupid world view clearly derives from Mordor.

[Galadriel55]

Yeah and btw the comment above me, that egosentric stupid world view clearly derives from Mordor.

Really? What a coincidence - I can say that about the comment above mine as well!

[Lollipop010900]

Tolkein and all his books,

Every other fantasy book,

More books...

And a nice shady tree under which i can read all those books.

You can tell i like books:)