Canadian Barrow Downers

[Losthuniel]

So, the american BD-ers are having their own convention. personally, i cant and dont want to travle halfway across the continent. So why not have a convention specifically for Canadian and northern US BD-ers?

[Rosseiliantiel]

Yay! All in favour say Aye!...hullo people, 'Aye!' already...lol.

[Naaramare]

That sounds like an interesting idea . . .*L* I have a bit more trouble than most, living in Northern-Northern BC. ::is very interested:: smilies/smile.gif

[gollum*elf*pup]

Aye! i say! that sounds like a good idea!! where would you have it?

[Thinhyandoiel]

I'm totally game. I, too, cannot afford to travel down to the states for a convention. Something a bit more local would benefit alot of us Canadians, eh? smilies/tongue.gif

[Losthuniel]

so, where does evry1 live? Rosseil, Naurlothwen, and Naurlothwen's two sisters (who are signed up, but i dont know their names, sorry)and i all live in toronto

[Naaramare]

Fort St John, BC. ^^;;; North of Nowhere.

[gollum*elf*pup]

i live in aurora, which is about half an hour away from toronto. i dont know if that 's good or bad.
smilies/biggrin.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

Thats close nuff! Yay! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Aosama, the Wandering Star]

*proudly waves Canadian flag*
I'm from very South BC! I would love a convention, but probably wouldn't be able to go. Could try... great idea!

[Thinhyandoiel]

I'm from Edmonton. Where would we hold this so that (mostly) everybody would be accomodated? smilies/smile.gif

[Losthuniel]

hoom, hum, difficult indeed. i was thinking we could have it some weekend august. what does everyone else think?

[Arwen Imladris]

I live in eastern/northern Ontario. 5-7 hours from Toronto, depending on who's driving. smilies/smile.gif

Hmmm...
Sounds cool to me!

[Losthuniel]

so far:
T.O: 6
B.C.: 2
Edmonton:1
NE ont: 1

D@mn, this is difficult. there have got to be more canadians on this board. we need a dew more ppl before we can do this.

[Ivy of the Woods]

how's it going, aye?
there don't seem to be many Canucks around here...

[Losthuniel]

which part you from, Ivy?

[Ivy of the Woods]

New brunswick

[Galadrie1]

i'm from Deep River. it's like 200 km away from ottawa. i wouldn't be allowed to go to a convention smilies/frown.gif BUT you can all come to deep river for summerfest, cuz my parents don't care what i do then, lol. i know none of you could come, but i'll put up the website anyway:
Deep River - Summerfest 2002 (http://summerfest.ca)

[Glenethor]

Ottawa, ON

[Auriel Haevasawen]

Sorry for bothering you as I'm not a Canadian but may I come too? I know my way around Alberta (Calgary, Banff,Sylvan Lake, Red Deer etc) and can get a plane to Toronto quite easily. I think I may not have enough money for this year but if you hold one next year I'd love to meet you.

[Losthuniel]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CANADA!
http://www.evolutiongsd.homestead.com/files/canada_flag_waving.gif

Happy Canada day, everyone!

[ July 01, 2002: Message edited by: Losthuniel ]

[gollum*elf*pup]

yay! happy canada day yesterday!

http://bestanimations.com/Flags/Canada/Canada-03.gif

(btw, did any of you guys go to wham bam? it was a blast!)

[Losthuniel]

Thius si one major migraine. we are very scatterd across the country, so it is very difficult to pick a place for a convention.

i WANTED to go to wham bam, but my parents wouldnt by tickets 4 me smilies/frown.gif

[Galadrie1]

happy Canada Day (i know, i know, this is a day late.. o well smilies/smile.gif )

[Uialellethwen]

Hey, I AM CANADIAN! (Canada... BEST DARN COUNTRY IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!)

But enough about me, because I don't do the whole convention thing. It's too geeky for my likeing... n/o
"Bleed America!" (a C.D. smilies/wink.gif)

[Lila Bramble]

I come from Mexioc, half the year Canada, half the year Mexico. If it goes ahead, I hope I'm in Canada at the time! It would be grear, becuase everything is in the states! Canada likes Lord of the Rings, too, BarrowDowns!

[Manelwen]

I am stuck in NB. I just got posted here from Edmonton. But soon I will be posted to Ontario...something I am NOT looking forward to. (No offense to Ontario people, its just the circumstances of my move uhm-well to put it bluntly-suck.)

Well, no complaining. At least its not Afghanistan.

-Manelwen

[Luinsewiel]

Anyone else here from good 'ole PEI? happy belated canada day everyone our fireworks sucked!! (and all canada was watching too smilies/rolleyes.gif ) if there was a convention i might be able to go and when i got older i would definatly know for sure. thank you Losthuniel for posting this link in novices and newcomers i'm hardly ever on.
-Luin

[Thinhyandoiel]

Manelwen! Finally! Someone who's lived in my beloved city!

And yeah, we are all kinda scattered, aren't we? I definately don't want this in Saskatchewan (no offense, it's just so bloody boring in that province). But I've noticed everyone either lives in far western or far eastern Canada. (so far) And the only compromise I see is Saskatchewan..and that's just not...well, uh. Let's go to Nunavut instead, eh? smilies/tongue.gif

Ah yes, and HAPPY CANADA DAY! (Belated, I know. But I was busy that day!! smilies/biggrin.gif)

[ July 03, 2002: Message edited by: Thinhyandoiel ]

[Galadrie1]

if anyone is able to go anywhere they want at any time ((insane laughter heard in the background)) come to meeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! Ontario is in the middle of everything... lol. anyway, i'm really hyper right now smilies/tongue.gif. did y'all check out the summerfest website? i know that's totally impossible, but it's the only way i'd be able to see any of you.


Deep River, Ontario - Summerfest 2002 (http://summerfest.ca)

ah! i actually read the stuff on the summerfest website!! the awesome harmonica guy is coming back!!! he's amazing!!!
oh, and i don't think there's a map or anything on the summerfest website, so here's the Deep River website.. there's probably a map on there smilies/tongue.gif

Deep River, Ontario (http://town.deepriver.on.ca/)

[ July 04, 2002: Message edited by: Galadrie1 ]

[Lila Bramble]

Does anyone live in Newfoundland?! I hear that place is the coolest ever! I haven't been there, but all my friends have... smilies/frown.gif

[Galadrie1]

I've never been to Newfoundland. i don't really travel in Canada much - i've never been further west than ontario (where i live smilies/tongue.gif) i've gone to PEI though. i do most of my travelling in the States (i've got tons of family and friends there), and i go to India when my family's financial status allows us to take the trip (and when it's "politically" safe to go there).

[Rosseiliantiel]

what should we do bout where to have it? how bout a vote?

[Losthuniel]

I just thought I'd pull this up again, cuz we have some new members..

[Rosseiliantiel]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!

[Salix]

I'm from Calgary Alberta.

[Arwen Imladris]

This is from a while ago but Galadrie1, I will see you tomorow.

Perhaps what we could do would be to have several conventions, like one for each probince or something. I think that this will be way to hard to try to organize but if somebody wants to (NOT ME!!) go ahead and I would try to come.

[Melephelwen]

Sorry to mess around here, as I'm not Canadian, but in *counts on her fingers* 2 years, I am perhaps going to Canada for a few weeks. Don't ask where, 'cause the arrangors(sp?) are also concidering Estonia. Don't wanna go to Estonia yet.
And in 4 years I'm moving to Canada for a year (either Vancouver or Toronto).
Just in case you wanted to know smilies/biggrin.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

Come to Toronto! (not that I'm biased or anything...hehe...I'm hoping this post won't start a big debate over which city is the best) smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Melephelwen]

Well, I'm hoping to go to Toronto (No offense, any Vancouver's who may be around) but there's that small economical thing. I can't find any precise numbers, which can tell me which city is the cheapest.
Anyways, if you hold a Canadian BD-thing, can it wait 4 years?

[Isilya]

I too am Canadian, and d@mn proud of it!! Fredericton is where I hail from!! I think that Toronto or Ottawa would be the best place to hold it, seeing as how we're all spread out.

Now, if I can just convince my parents to let me go.....

[Rosseiliantiel]

I vote Toronto, otherwise the so-called grownups in my family won't let me, and I believe the same goes for Losthuniel (I know her parents.) smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[gollum*elf*pup]

I vote Toronto too...ya I'm odd. I'd probably just be too lazy to go any further. smilies/wink.gif

[Losthuniel]

ungh. I know my family too, and at times i wish i didnt. My cat is the only famliy member i can actually stand to be around.

Anyways, i vote T.O.

[Rosseiliantiel]

Tdot...but when? *ponder ponder ponder*

[gollum*elf*pup]

I'd say summer or some sort of holiday or something, cause that's when most people are free. smilies/tongue.gif
I'm so lost. I need help. smilies/smile.gif

[Isilya]

Summer is good, spring break is also a possibility, but they might fall on different dates.

If we do summer, then we're going to have to get the date picked a half a year in advance. A lot of people will want to know this so they can plan their vacations around it.

[Rosseiliantiel]

Summer would probably be very difficult as everyone is going places unavoidably at all different times.

[Galadrie1]

Spring Break is no good for me (even though I'd probably never be allowed to meet you guys, anyway smilies/frown.gif). My family always visits our relatives during Spring Break... and I can't get out of that. That's the problem with Spring: It's too short to do more than one big trip, so if you've already got something planned, that's all you can do. In the summer, though, you can fit in lots of stuff, and it's easier to change around your schedule... maybe... I don't know what everyone else's lives are like, so...

[Isilya]

Rosseil- That's why we plan it NOW!!

[Thinhyandoiel]

Thank the Valar I turn 18 in two months so I don't need parental permission to go anywhere! ^_^ If it's Toronto, I have a friend there I can stay with, so I guess I vote Toronto. *shrugs* Why don't you all come over to Edmonton? ^_^ jk.

[Isilya]

I've never been to Edmonton, is it nice? Hows the mall? smilies/wink.gif

[Thinhyandoiel]

Edmonton's awesome! Our mall? smilies/eek.gif crowded, is all I can say. You want to see the dolphins and you're beating your way through a mob! ^_^ Good shopping though. There's this one shop with all these fantasy gidgets and gadgets, and there were SWORDS! ^_^ I wanted to get one, but you need to be 18 to get a weapon. Drat. When I get one, I'm naming it Anduril or something. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Isilya]

I used to live in Minnesota, we have the Mall of America. I saw a weapons shop, so I went in, and they had STING!!! And other assorted LOTR swords!!

[Losthuniel]

ya, down the street form my school, there's this shop called Excalibor, and it had all these cool weapons, and some beautiful dresses PERFECT for Galadriel, but htey were $$$$$$$. damn

[Losthuniel]

HELLO! LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!
The ROM Just got interesting... (http://www.allianceatlantisfilms.com/twotowers_exhibit/main.html)

[gollum*elf*pup]

smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! They're doing that at the ROM??? That is sooooo wickedly cool...must go!!!! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Galadrie1]

AAAAHHHHH!!!!!! Why can't I live in Toronto?! Aaaahhhh!!!!! That's so awesome and I CAN'T GO!!!! smilies/mad.gif smilies/frown.gif smilies/mad.gif

[Losthuniel]

Gollum Elf Pup and I decided that the ROM TTT thing would be the perfect place for Some of Us to meet up. Anyone else coming?

[gollum*elf*pup]

Come on people, it'll be tons of fun!!! We'll get to see tons o' interesting TTT stuff, and we get to meet each other!!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

YAYAYAYAY! There is something I can got to! YAY!

[Thinhyandoiel]

Oh my god, that's PERFECT!! Now, how to get to Toronto? hehehe....hoy. -_- October 31 to December 1. That gives us a pretty big slot. Two months. ^_^

[Rosseiliantiel]

OK, poll; who can get to Toronto sometime within the said timespace?
ME!!!!!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

And I know Losthuniel can too, as I go to the same school as she does.

[gollum*elf*pup]

And me! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

YAY! 3!

Note to non-Torontonian Canandian bders: NO, no, we are not abandoning you! We want you to be included too! However, the exhibit IS in Toronto...no prejudice, it's all good! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Isilya]

Could we still hold another meeting for all of us who CAN'T make it to Toronto in said time slot?

[Arwen Imladris]

You buy, I'll fly!


If you want to organize something, I would try to be there, however, I don't have my full drivers licence yet and I don't think my parents would think to kindly if I missed school soo.... There are some problems. Where would you have one?

[Rosseiliantiel]

Well, we definately have to try! smilies/biggrin.gif
Although, coordination, cost and in some cases parental permission might be difficult...humhumhum...

*alarming fact: I was reading Tom Bombadil poetry and for most of the day I could only write in lymericks, but it's gone now, thankfully. However, that's way OT*

[Tigerlily Gamgee]

Did ya'll know that The Gathering of the Fellowship is being held in Toronto in December 2003???
Check out the post I put up in this forum named "Gathering 2003".
I already bought my ticket smilies/smile.gif

[Thinhyandoiel]

*laughs* -_- I miscounted...cuz I suck at simple math (not really, I just ... got it wrong somehow) It's only one month. ^_^ BUT! I do turn 18 in November, and I get that weekend off from work (whoot whoot!) so maybe I can come?? ^_^ I can go by bus.... or something. Only takes a few days. lol.

Tigerlily...Really?! Sweet! ...Why is everything in TORONTO?! *grimace* Come west peoples! *stomps angrily* lol. ^_^

[Rosseiliantiel]

I used to live out west in edmonton...but now it don't! smilies/frown.gif Oh well...

Soooo...when are we gonna meet for the exhibit? Who is free when? I am pretty much free (at the moment) for the whole time it's on (sad, sad), so, how about anyone else who could possibly come?

[Losthuniel]

Nov 18? Erk, that may be difficult to do for me, without having the Parentals tagalong. (Its my dad's and my sister's B-days) I'll se what I can do. GEP, Ross, that work for you? Anyone else?

[Rosseiliantiel]

Ehm, I think so...

[gollum*elf*pup]

I'm busy on November 18...how about the 17? smilies/tongue.gif

[Losthuniel]

17th works for me. Work for you guys?

[Rosseiliantiel]

Is that a weekend? Because my Harry-Potter worshipping cousins are visiting that weekend, and I can hardly drag them along.

[gollum*elf*pup]

You have Harry Potter worshipping cousins! Poor you....but that's so funny! You should drag them along, it would probably torture them! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/evil.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

Oh, don't want to do that! First, because their mom would have to come, as they aren't aloud to go anywhere by themselves, second, as one bites when unhappy. If it's that weekend, I can't go smilies/frown.gif smilies/frown.gif smilies/frown.gif they want me to go see the chamber of secrets with them!

[Losthuniel]

Kill them and have done with it.

[Rosseiliantiel]

Not funny (however appealing), Losth, this is real and unavoidable.

[Rosseiliantiel]

Wow, I was in a bad mood yesterday. It is funny. Just not plausible. Well, yes, plausible, but not realistic. Well, yes...
*ahem*
The point is, I can't. Not from lack of skill or motivation, rather fear of...consequences. Can we please, please, PLEASE try to change the date? For my poor sanity, or insanity, or...meh.

[gollum*elf*pup]

Yeah, sure. How about the 16? Or maybe the 22? Or 23? I am pretty much not doing much the whole month (except going to the Royal, yay!) so any date would probably be okay. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

Ooh, wait, my cousions are leaving at noon on the 17! If it's in the afternoon, I can probably go! smilies/smile.gif smilies/smile.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Losthuniel]

Is the afternoon on Nov. 17 (its a Sunday, in case you wanted to know)good with everyone?

[gollum*elf*pup]

Yes, that's fine!!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

Yay!
Something to think about:
How will we recognize eachother? Obviously I know what Losth looks like, though, ya...what o'clock shall we meet, and where (in the ROM)? Who else can come?

[Losthuniel]

MY GOD THIS IS GIVING ME A MIGRAINE. okay, rant over. I'm thinking 4:00 OUTSIDE the PLANETARIUM building. (that's where it's being held) That'll give us two hours in there. everyone, GET TICKETS NOW. NOW NOW NOW! TicketKing (http://www.ticketking.com) or, order by Phone:

Phone:
416-872-1212
1-800-461-3333

Ticket prices:

Adults
(18-64 years)
$15.00

Seniors
(with valid
seniors card)
$12.00

Students
(with valid
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$12.00

Children
(5-14 years)
$7.50

Who is comming?

[Galadrie1]

Wah! I can't go! I want to go soooo badly, though! I was talking to someone who had gone, and he said it was amazing! Blast you lucky, lucky people who live in Toronto....

[gollum*elf*pup]

I'm coming! I'm also bringing my friend, and my sister. smilies/confused.gif Do you have to buy tickets in advance? Or can you just buy them there???

[Thinhyandoiel]

Agh, I am so mad. I can't go!!!! >_< I forgot to book off a weekend at work...*sighs* Dammit. Schedule's already up, too.

[Rosseiliantiel]

smilies/frown.gif People who can't come smilies/frown.gif
sure, anyone who's coming can bring whoever, Losth's and my friend Mary is coming too.
Oki, Losth an I have tickets for 4:30 cos I have another engagement (Irish dancing) that goes until 3:30 but its in the beaches so it will take that long for me to get to the ROM.

[Losthuniel]

definitly order them in advance. I'm not sure if they sell them @ the door.

I thinki it would b better if we met at the steps of the ROM. Just cuz im not quite sure where its being held. 4:30, at the steps to the ROM, yes?

[gollum*elf*pup]

Wahhhh! So my dad tells me yesterday I can't go!! Since I live kinda far away, and the santa claus prade is being helf that day, (which goes right pass the ROM, so it'll be really busy) I won't be able to get a drive smilies/frown.gif

[Losthuniel]

oi vey. We've been fraught with disaster from the first. I guess we'll have to try for a time later on in the year (like summer!) *sigh* this is too bad...

[Rosseiliantiel]

Botheration. Hmmm...maybe we can all go to TTT all together or something...

[gollum*elf*pup]

Hey Rossiel thats a good idea!

[Rosseiliantiel]

I had a WHAT? An IDEA? And a GOOD one at that? This is a sure first...ok moving onwards...Thanks smilies/biggrin.gif

My brain hurts far to much to start planning right now.

[Rosseiliantiel]

The Two Towers exhibit was REALLY COOL! I wish everybody could have come!

[gollum*elf*pup]

Ooh, tell us about it!!! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

Ooh, where to begin...
First of all, it was really REALLY crowded and there were some exceptionally dumb people behind us who called Hobbits, 'Muggles' and could not tell the difference between a hunting knife and a sword. But I digress.

It was a big, long, glorious walk-through type thing and along the way there were cases with props from the movie, such as weaponry and jewelry and various variousities. You name it, they had it! The mithril vest was beautiful! And they had the One Ring near the end!

So you went through all these rooms that were themed and decorated as places from the movie, they had Fangorn Forest (with fake trees and artificial fog, but well done), the Golden Hall (complete with fire pit and carved columns), Helm's Deep, Orthanc, and basically everywhere else. In some places they had up whole sets as they were in the movie, such as Saruman's office-thing (he's very messy, books everywhere!).
They also had strategically placed TVs with snippets from the movie.

Then at the end, there was drumroll a gift shop. With a whole lot of really random stuff, such as LotR Sour Gummies. But they also had some really nice elven-type clothing, and Losth and I bought shirts. All in all, a tiring but good day.

Oh, for some sort of teleportation device so you all could have come! smilies/frown.gif smilies/frown.gif

[Losthuniel]

I'm plotting a way to steal Arwen's bedroom set. Mine.

[gollum*elf*pup]

Wow, sounds cool! I get to go on Sunday! Huzzah! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

Ooh have lots of fun!
smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif
It'll be great!
But prepare to wait in line, in the cold, for a LONG time.

[ November 29, 2002: Message edited by: Rosseiliantiel ]

[gralin musicteeth]

hello, all you Canadians! I, also, am a Canadian! Yaaay!! But what's better...
I AM A NEWFOUNDLANDER!!!!!!!!!!
and the only self proclaimed one here that I can find!!!
GO ME!!!

[gollum*elf*pup]

Grrrrrr-ness, lines! Oh well, lines are fun! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Losthuniel]

Bring Silm. Read.

[Rosseiliantiel]

Hello, gralin musicteeth
Welcome to our topic smilies/biggrin.gif
I, too, have Newfoundland blood in me, but it's about 3 generations old, and I live in T.O. O well.

[ November 30, 2002: Message edited by: Rosseiliantiel ]

[gollum*elf*pup]

LoL, it was so much fun! No lines or anything! We wanted to steal everything...LoL. smilies/tongue.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

No lines? Grrr, we should have gone this weekend. I am going to take my sleeping bag and a lot of chocolate and sneak in to the exhibit and live there. Mwaha. smilies/evil.gif
smilies/biggrin.gif

[ December 01, 2002: Message edited by: Rosseiliantiel ]

[Rosseiliantiel]

Newsflash:
Losth, another friend of ours, and I have tickets for TTT on Wednesday. Looks like we're not all going together. That fell through thoroughly. http://pub56.ezboard.com/fantibarrowdownsfrm5.showEditScreen?topicID=38.top ic&index=15

[gollum*elf*pup]

Lol, I have tickets for Wednesday too...just probably at a different theatre. Next time though! Cause we all have to see it like 20 times, right? smilies/evil.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

I plan to be pushing around that number before the new year!
Losth and I got to be some of the geeky fanatics in costume, we wore period shirts that we bought at the Rom exhibit smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Galadrie1]

20 times?! Sheesh... I'll be lucky if I get to see it four times... smilies/frown.gif It's kinda hard to see movies here 'cause it's a 45 minute drive to the theatre. smilies/frown.gif

[gollum*elf*pup]

Did you guys see the Two Towers ice sculptures in Toronto? Some of them were kinda cool! I liked the flying Nazgul one. I have some pictures, I'll post them up later if I get the chance. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Arwen Imladris]

I didn't get to see them, however some of the best can be found here. (http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1041482621)

This is my favourite
http://img-www.theonering.net/images/1103-icesculptures7.jpg

[Elven-Maiden]

I'm Canadian too! I'm from Ontario, about 2 & 1/2 h from T.O., but I'll be moving there next year, hopefully.

[Arwen Imladris]

Hey people we are awsome! Look at this site! (http://entertainment.sympatico.ca/movies/index.html) It says that canadians rated TTT as the best movie! Yaa!

[gollum*elf*pup]

Tee-hee, us Canadians are just so smart, eh? We know what the good movies are. smilies/tongue.gif

[Arwen Imladris]

While Americans flock to see movies about a rap-singing kangaroo, oversexed honeymooners and a child-stealing witch called the Tooth Fairy, Canadian moviegoers are sticking to The Lord Of The Rings, with Chicago closing quickly in the box-office rankings as it moves into more theatres.

Check It Out! (http://www.torontostar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777270575&call_pageid=968867495754&col=969483191630)

Oh ya! Canadians are cool! (Actually cold cause it is WINTER!) Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[Galadrie1]

Canadians are cool! (Actually cold cause it is WINTER!) smilies/rolleyes.gif That was bad, Arwen. Very, very bad. smilies/tongue.gif

So.... I take it we've given up on trying to meet, huh?

[ February 01, 2003: Message edited by: Galadrie1 ]

[luin'loki]

I have an idea!We could put it in a small town like Rodney(it is right beside Lake Eerie and Michagen.[Hope I spelled it right])and that's where I'm from but I moved to St.Thomas. It's got this huge park and an old lot that my cousin(who is Wil Smith.Raise the roof)owns and we could party there!Does anyone know where St.Thomas is?If you do,you might know where West lorne is,which is right beside Rodney. smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Arwen Imladris]

That was bad, Arwen. Very, very bad.

I know, sorry. (Actually, not really but if I say that, I will get in even more trouble. Opps)

So.... I take it we've given up on trying to meet, huh?

Well, I will see YOU tomorrow, probebly, unless I die, which could happen. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Reyna Evergreen]

I'm game. It'll be fun methinks.

[Mithadan]

BW, Sharku, Mr Underhill and I have been monitoring this thread and others like it. While we understand why members would want to meet one another, we are a bit concerned and wish to emphasize that care must be taken if you choose to arrange such a meeting.

First, the Barrow-Downs itself is not involved in organizing such meetings and does not intend to be in the future. These meetings are arranged by individuals or groups of individuals and we take no responsibility for the outcome. The decision to meet is made by individual members at their own risk. We are not providing transportation, accomodations or security and are not involved in the choice of locale or the agenda.

If you choose to meet, individually or in groups, please think it through, plan carefully and be careful! Meet in public with other persons present. Make sure that others know where you are going and who you are meeting. Think twice before providing personal information to other members such as e-mail addresses, telephone numbers or home addresses and do not send anyone money or credit card information.

We're sorry to throw a wet blanket over this but we are concerned about peoples' safety and want to emphasize that this is not an "official", sanctioned event sponsored by the Barrow-Downs. If you choose to meet, good luck and we hope that you enjoy yourselves. But please be careful!

[Carlas]

Id like to say that Im a Canadian B-Der and proud of it! smilies/biggrin.gif But also that it really doesn't matter where your from, the best part about this place is meeting people from other countries! smilies/tongue.gif

[amyrlis]

Oh Mithadan! Once a lawyer, always a lawyer I guess! Good advice though.

I made my first ever trip across the border to Canada this past weekend. Who-ya it's cold up there! Almost ghost-town-like because of it. Better wait until Spring to arrange a get-together so people (well, wimps like me) will actually be willing to leave their houses!

[gralin musicteeth]

I guess there's no other Newfies here is there? smilies/frown.gif oh well. Who wants to go to Montreal?

[Galadrie1]

I do! smilies/smile.gif

[gralin musicteeth]

YAY! take me with you...

[Bêthberry]

Bethberry, with a modest degree of smug satisfaction, notes the quite credible command of good English on the Canadian Barrow Downers thread.

[hobbit punk]

Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia! Wow! Excitement! I just love living here.. smilies/rolleyes.gif

A Canadian convention would be really cool..but I am saving all my money to go to Germany in the summer.. Meh! I can pull something together. smilies/biggrin.gif

[ March 13, 2003: Message edited by: hobbit punk ]

[Beregond]

Nice to see many Canadians here! smilies/smile.gif

[Lindril Arvilya]

Hello, all! Yes, I too am a Canadian Barrow-Downer.
I'm up two hours north of Toronto, around Collingwood, the skiing place. (I was in Toronto yesterday for an audition, though, and I'll be living there next year if I get accepted. Hopefully either George Brown or Humber colleges.)
I was priviledged to see both of the exhibits in Toronto: The Fellowship one at Casa Loma, and TTT at the ROM. Unfortunately, I didn't know about this meeting thing then, or I would have tried to help out with the organizing.
I went in costume with one of my friends, too! But the lines were too long for me to get into the gift shop. We looked from a distance. smilies/rolleyes.gif
Nice to see a few Torontonians on here though. And did someone say they were from Sydney? I went there once.

[Gorwingel]

I am Not Canadian, but I just want to say is that I love Canada. It is great, the people are so nice, and it is such a beautiful country. Even though I am from the US I have been all over the Country. I only live about 4 hours from Vancouver B.C. and it is one of my favorite cities in the entire world smilies/cool.gif
So it is great to see all these Canadians, because you are all very nice, wonderful people.

[Arwen Imladris]

Gee, thanks Gorwingel! *Arwen Imladris blushes* I think that our neighbors to the south are quite nice as well! smilies/smile.gif

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Aww, thanks Gorwingel! You deserve a special shoulder-pat.

Two hours east of Winnipeg. So so small, I hate my town. Can you believe it: only two LotR freaks in my class! And I am one of them!

[Rosseiliantiel]

Gorwingel has made me happy. This is a rare occurence. I am happy! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Gorwingel]

Thanks, I hope to maybe go up there for a small trip in the summer. I have been to so many places (New York, Paris, Rome, London...) and Vancouver (or Victoria) is one of the places that I would actually consider moving too (Vancouver has the most amazing Park I have ever been too, and the city is so wonderful to walk around and everything) Though every time I have ever went there it rained. I proudly wear my Roots team Canada shirt many times throughout the year.
I have also visited the east part of the country, which is enjoyable, but different. Though I think I would need to take a longer there to experience it more.

[Beregond]

Just stay away from our politicians! smilies/wink.gif

[Arwen Imladris]

<font color=red>Happy Birthday Canada!

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Ah! Finally! A Canadian BD'ers thread!!
*kisses computer*
Happy Canada Day, eh!

A convention sounds lovely!

[EDIT]: I posted here before?! Since when? Oh, I remember now...

[ July 01, 2003: Message edited by: Horse-Maiden of the Shire ]

[Gil-Galad]

right... well i'm happy too sya i am canadian and i live in Calgary, the stampede just ended and i didn't go as usual,....i'm heading too the devils land so all of you count me blessings, give me some canadain irish luck (liek i have more then enough) and i 'll be gone most of august

[Genevieve]

I don't live in Canada smilies/frown.gif , but I DO live in northern US. Alaska, actually. But my dad has been talking about going to Canada sometime soon. I have been to Victoria and Vancouver before though, and I think Canada is really awesome. You guys are really lucky you live there. smilies/smile.gif

Toodles.

[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Thanks, Genevieve! Yeah, Canada does rule, doesn't it...

[Genevieve]

smilies/biggrin.gif Yeah. Canada is the best!! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Nehani]

Genevieve and I live in the same town (AK). We live very close to BC (Canada). I LOVE Whitehorse, and the Yukon. We do annual roadtrips up there (ravenous skeeters). Well, we'll be going there soon. Does anyone live in Whitehorse, or somewhere in the Yukon?

Nehani

[Ainaserkewen]

Greetings from everyone, I'm at camp, and havnt seen you all in a month, but I am actually in Victoria BC at a cadet band camp. It's cool and I thought with the last few minutes of my pay internet I'd check in and say hello, anyway, I will talk in two weeks, and I love you all, somebody Pm me and give me a fill in on everything that's been happening since I've been gone.

I'm playing lotr soundtrack music here, I love playing the trumpet, it's awsome
ps I got my level 5 musician today!

[Galadrie1]

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! smilies/biggrin.gif I always feel like a hobbit on Thanksgiving -- helping my mom cook a huge dinner, eating a huge dinner, etc.... Ha ha, kids in the US are in school right now. smilies/evil.gif

[Esgallhugwen]

Pumkin pie pumkin pie pumkin pie, I lllooovvveeeee pumkin pie, but we only has one preciousss. Must get ten pies and hoard them yess. ok I'll stop that, Hello fellow Canadians I do not believe I've posted here before, and I just happened to chance upon this thread today because I've finished my other business in the RPG's and other things I'm involved. smilies/biggrin.gif Wow, well that's all for now I suppose. Just thought I'd say hello and make myself known as a Canadian!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Ainaserkewen]

Does anybody here know of any celebrity appearances at our premiers of ROTK?
I know Ian Mckellen was in Vancouver for FOTR and his only complaint was that you can't drink in your hotel rooms here smilies/biggrin.gif
You know, I'm so jealous. One of my best friends grad-ed last year and now he's moving to New Zealand this month! His exact quote was,
"Woot I'm going to the Shire!"
I hope he gets into the premier and sends me lots of (sob) pictures. smilies/frown.gif

[Rosseiliantiel]

Hello everyone, after a long absence.

I don't really go on the Downs anymore, just dropping by to say 'mae govannen', so:

Mae Govannen.

La. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Ainaserkewen]

Any Canadian Barrowdownie who lives anywhere near the west coast who has "The new VI" channel, be sure to tune in on Thursday(tomorrow) at 10 pm, they're doing a behind the scenes look at the ROTK movie. Lots of spoilers I'm sure. As well, they're doing some kind of trivia contest on the 10th but you have to live in Victoria. For more info, PM me, and I'll get it to you.
See you on a thread,
bye!

[ 3:45 PM December 03, 2003: Message edited by: Ainaserkewen ]

[Ainaserkewen]

I'm trying to get this thread fairly active again...unless I am the ONLY Canadian left. I think not.

Tell me canadians...who did Trilogy tuesday...how was it? I'm dying to know.

[Arwen Imladris]

No, you are not the only Canadian, don't worry!

I didn't get to go to Trilogy Tuesday, but some people I know that went found that there wasn't a whole lot of people, at least not at the theatre they went to. Aparently ROTK started at 10pm, 2 full hours before it was officially released! They had about 30 minut breaks inbetween each movie, and there were different contests, like one you got a T-shirt if you had the best Nazgul scream!

[Valier]

I'm from Canada as well Saskatchewan(what a mouthful) glad there is other canucks here...but some of the other Downers are so exotic...well to me anyways!

[Farael]

I'm from Canada as well Saskatchewan(what a mouthful) glad there is other canucks here...but some of the other Downers are so exotic...well to me anyways!
Saskatchewan! Ha!! you live in an Igloo, eh?
Oh, wait.... I do live in Canada.... hold on, I do live in the praries as well :D Manitoba to be vague enough so that no one will think I'm giving out too much personal information... go Canada! we do rock... specially in -40 degrees weather!

[Valier]

oh howld ownd my tun ist sthuk too igwoo al... lol good to see another priarier. Enjoying the weather are we?

[Gil-Galad]

Calgary is always fun...


cheers as i am a Calgarian and a Canadian

[Farael]

Lovely how you said Calgarian first and then Canadian... you think you're better than us people from the prairie, eh? well, you are probably right :confused: No, darned I've been living here for too long!

I don't know about... wherever in Sask. you live Valier but over here EVERYONE seems to hate this city... then they go ice-skating, or they play hockey, bike around or hike during summer.... and of course, there are a few (admittedly not many, but probably enough) bars and such. I think it's the small town mentality... people want to be in big, busy metropolies rather than easygoing small cities. Personally, I love it here, much better than NYC-sized Buenos Aires.

Disclaimer: My use of the word "eh" pre-dates my immigration to Canada. Eh IS a word and I've been using it since I can recall.

Edit: And to answer Valier's last question, the weather has behaved yesterday and today. It rained!! that's something you don't see very often in December. And today it's zero degrees!!! I couldn't be happyer.

[Gil-Galad]

and where did you exactly immigrate from?

[Eowyn Skywalker]

I'm Canadian. I can't profess to being a frequent BDer anymore, but I'm Canadian. I'm from Alberta, actually...

And now that I've just informed the world I'm Canadian (rather than the joke about "Eh" in my location) I should now make some quip about my pet beaver in my igloo...

...Oh. Crud. My beaver's eating through my computer cor...ZXXZXZZZZZZ fXxXixiiiIiii...

*BOOM*

That was a joke.

[Farael]

and where did you exactly immigrate from?

Sorry buddy, I missed your question.... I'm originally from the beautiful (not) metropolis of Buenos Aires, Argentina. After going back there on vacations last summer I must say, I'm sure glad I moved over here!!!

[Naria]

hey, I like our igloos! And our polar bears and our snow mobiles for transportation and our year round winters! LOL

I am also from the bare prairies. Nice and flat that's the way I like it. Although vacationing in BC is a plus! Wherever I go though I can't wait too come "home".

[Gil-Galad]

so far i count 5 people living in the praries... 3 for which live in Alberta...

[Farael]

Well, the thing is life in the prairies is too Shirely (or should I say Shired?) so it's a natural fit that we like Tolkien's work.

Seriously, summer in Winnipeg is really like The Shire.... nice weather (For the most part) and if the mosquitoes are not bugging you, it's so green and pretty... people working on their lawns, deer jumping around my backyard (although that happens during winters as well) squirrel and other such animals with many children running and biking around.... and during summer, as I'm most likely not going to school, I get my six meals a day! :D

[Glirdan]

Gil, update that to 5 in prairies, and three in the second biggest Province, great (ya, right, that's why we have to do the stupid literacy test and EQAO testing stuff) Ontario. And to top it all off, all three of us live in the beautiful (more like polluted) city of Sudbury.

Speaking of us three (Wilwa, Wayne and myself) where has that butterfly flown off to? And how did she carry a big, ugly (joking Wayne) Gobiln with her? I'll get to the bottom of this...tomorrow.

Getting back on topic... If we are to have a Canadian convention, why not make it halfway and go to Thunder Bay. Or somewhere in Manitoba?

[gralin musicteeth]

I think everyone should come down to Newfoundland and have a convention. Or maybe I will have one by myself, as it seems that I am the only Newfoundlander here. :( oh well.

[Gil-Galad]

uh yeah, manitoba or Sascatchewan, thunder Bay isn't half way for me

[Farael]

Yes, in Manitoba.... and of course, the only good place to make a convention in MB is Winnnipeg... yes, yes, my precious, Conventionses should be done in Manitoba... (sorry, I haven't gotten over the fact that a friend said that I was "more evil than Gollum"... was that a compliment?)

Although I wouldn't mind travelling somewhere else... but then, I dont have the money to do so.

[Glirdan]

I'm really broke as well, so, this might be difficult for me to make it, as well as Wilwa and Wayne.

[Farael]

Roadtrip!!!

Just as a side thought, I should be able to accomodate some people at my place this May (I think the 25th or so) but I don't really know you guys and I'm not sure I'd be fine with having a bunch of strangers over at my place... even if it is tolkien loving strangers :p

I guess Canada is just too big to have a "canadian barrowdowner meeting" eh?

[Gil-Galad]

hmmm, it doesn't have to be a big personal meeting, we could work out a cyber-meeting on some chatroom?

[Farael]

hmmm, it doesn't have to be a big personal meeting, we could work out a cyber-meeting on some chatroom?

That'd be easier to accomplish... if anyone knows how MIRC works, we could even get a barrow-downs server I think =P but it'd work as slowly as a cyber-turtle so we might as well use an existing server.

Doesn't the BD have a chat?

[Gil-Galad]

it does, but some non downers use it

[Esgallhugwen]

Wow...we have our own thread?! This is too sweet. I'm from Alberta by the way in case Gil-Galad hasn't mentioned it yet. Not that I know him face to face, but I do know what his face looks like.

It would be lovely to try and have a convention, I think we'll need more people though. Enough that an actual reasonable number will attend, but we Canadians are a shy lot so maybe I'm shooting high.

Start saving up kiddies and maybe in few years our dreams will come true.

[Glirdan]

I would start saving, but I have band trips to save for not to mention college or university. I would love to meet you all face to face, but I think a Cyber-chat would be just as fun.

[Farael]

A convention in Winterpeg!! then we can all dress up like Aragorns and Eowyns.. with the odd Legolas or Gimli. I've been growing my "Aragorn-hair" and now I'm even growing my "Aragorn beard" (or in other words, I have long hair and now I got lazy and I'm not shaving)

Yet a chat would be fun... if everyone has mIRC (which I think is probably the best program for chatting) we could meet somewhere some day... I should be more or less available next weekend (but take into account that I will NOT be available during the Superbowl)

[Gil-Galad]

i still say cyber-chat is better then meeting face to face for now, some of us are probably still in our late-teens and if i know my mother, she wouldn't trust any of you, well maybe Esgal but i have to meet her first face to face

[Esgallhugwen]

Well perhaps a chat would be fine for now. Then in a couple of years or so we could all get together. I suppose Winnipeg would be the best option (that's going to be quite the car ride for some of us), except for those who are lucky enough to live in Manitoba.

But yeah it would be cool to actually meet some fellow BDers face to face. Don't let my chatty-ness on the downs fool you, I'm quite shy in RL.