Hey everybody, sorry I've been gone so long. Did you miss me? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I shall now proceed to comment on just about everything everyone has said, so prepare yourselves for a long post.

I'm kind of like that, too. I'm not really that shy, per se, but I seem to be about my obssession (odd, that I should be embarassed about it or something, since I'm very obssessed and have been for let's see.... four years?).

Isn't it a blast?

That is a very good idea! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I should do that! Hopefully sometime one of us will actually find one of those notes.

Wow! You're lucky! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] How did you find out? I wonder if any of the theaters near me is doing that.....

Very creepy. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

Well, that's my first post in a series of trying to get caught up. I guess I'll continue tomorrow or whenever I can.....

Thank you! I love that pic of Arwen! It's so pretty!

When you're doing research on the net, and read 'Sardinian' as 'Sindarin.' (happened to me this afternoon)

I missed you, Luthien! Welcome back [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I do stuff like that all the time... I read something today... what was it... Gah! I can't remember! ... Hmmm...

-When you write "Do the wave for Boromir the Disco King" on the extra paper in the art room, in hopes that a fellow Downie will find it.

_When you write your name in Tengwar on your hand... and science notes... and scetchbook...

When you refer to your boyfriend as "the Elf" since he greatly resembles a Noldo, height, intelligence, technological skills, and everything.

When you choreograph a sword fight with your friend for the Renaissance Faire next school year at your school, just so you can use your very Elvish-looking sword. (Of course I really need to work on my upper-body strength too so he won't kill me or anything.)

Oooo! You have a Renaissance Faire at your school?! Lucky! I'm going to one this weekend, in Conneticuit. I can't wait for Sunday... I'm going to wear my Elvish dress... if I finish it. And I need ears...

I've spoken of my dress so many times... I'm such a show-off [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Thanks, Goldberry. I just thought that Aragorn avatar was looking kind of old, so I replaced it with the flame. Didn't know there'd be so many people with new avatars though!

When you see something startling, you cry 'Ai! Ai!' like Legolas does.

we're getting close to having 300 posts in this thread! Let's keep it going!
Arwen

NOT FAIR!!! Why are all the groups I'm in led by idiots? Example: for our activity in December, my young women's group is going to go to "enrichment night" with the Relief Society. [img]smilies/redface.gif[/img] *boring...*. Meanwhile, the Teachers quorum (14-15 year old boys) are going to see RotK on opening day for their group activity! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] IT'S NOT FAIR!!! WHY DO THE YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERS HAVE TO BE SUCH LOSERS?!?!?! *mutter, rant, fume*

Yeah, I gotta get to class, so I'll be back later!

Abedithon le, a hebo gladhad!

~*~Aranel~*~

You know you are obsessed when all through English class while you are supposed to be doing more insultingly easy grammar lessons, you are staring at the lovely supply of The Hobbit books on the bookshelf. Then you start quoting lines from The Hobbit, which gets you some strange looks and questions. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

When we finally do read The Hobbit in class, I am going to be sure I read out loud for a lot of the time so people don't mispronounce names and such.

When you practically cry because you remember that it's only September 25, and for the past two days you had been thinking it was October, so it was a whole month closer to November 18. Yes, sometimes I have a little problem with months. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

I missed you Luthien!

When you have to write an essay about three imaginary friends for school, and you make up three hobbit lasses, Pervinca Oldbuck, Asphodel Bolger, and Marigold Proudfoot. In fact, you go on the Downs when you should be writing said essay (it's already a day late!)

When you're doing one of the new crosswords you see a clue that says "hottest steward" [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] and immediately think of Meela.

You get vey excited when you find out that the french word for Dwarf is Nain. [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

Guess what! Apparently one of the guys who worked on translating stuff into Quenya and Sindarin for the LotR movies lives in my city and he's giving a talk at the public library in November [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] !!! Now if only a movie theater near me would show FotR, TTT, and RotK back to back for the premiere, my life would be almost perfect!

[ September 25, 2003: Message edited by: Orominuialwen ]

[ September 25, 2003: Message edited by: Orominuialwen ]

*giggles*

Today I turned almost all of my archaeology notes into Lotr references.

Oh, I shall do that! Tomorrow, I think. (using the name Elennar Starfire of course!)

Indeed, it is!

OHHHHH!!!! *Elennar is extremely jealous*
Is there any chance you live in Utah?

When you ask your dance teacher if there's any chance you'll be learning disco. (I shall do this tomorrow) Wave squid at the disco king!

If the reason for writing "TREES" on your hand is that Dom, being obsessed with trees, did that, then we, being obsessed with LotR, should write "LotR" on our hands. Once again, I am doing this tomorrow. Oh, I'm going to be busy!

Meneltarmacil, I wish that I went to your school, but I don't because we have only had two meetings thus far. (tomorrow is the third)

--When you, being a cat lover, name every stray cat you see after a LotR character. Thus far, there's a Luthien, an Aredhel, an Idril, a Glorfindel, and a Tom Bom.badil wandering around. Only they don't know it yet.

--When you and some people you hardly know end up having a very loud discussion of LotR very much in public and you end up correcting about half of the pronunciations.

--When you can recite the movie.

--When you have decided that the guy you currently like must be a Ranger because he's unfortunately not handsome enough to be an elf, but he has the grey eyes, dark hair, and weathered look of a Dunedain. (But he certainly sings like an elf. Or an angel. Take your pick.)

--When you plan to call your boyfriend Beren and make him call you Tinuviel. (If I ever get a boyfriend, that is...)

--When you freak out because a sight with pictures of costumes from the movie has a nonexistent character mentioned by name and rant about it for about thirty minutes.

Ah, we can dream... It's as my Gaffer always says, "you have to plan for the future!" ...Although I doubt he meant it that way... "Dad, I'd like you to meet my boyfriend, Beren..." ... Don't worry, you'll find someone, love [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Hey Luthien_ Tinuviel, I got the colors on my braces in blue and gold! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Thanks for the idea [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

-When you check the for new posts at the Downs before even checking your e-mail

-When you write your state's "standardized test" essay on The Lord of the Rings... *guilty as charged [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] *

Wow... I used so many emoticons in this post...

sounds like me [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

When you wake up in the middle of the night, and feel like crying because you woke up right before the best part of your LotR-related dream. (happened to me last night!!) Although, when I woke up enough to realize I wasn't really Arwen, I felt like crying because of that!

[ September 25, 2003: Message edited by: Arwen1858 ]

Why thank you all! I feel so special! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

[img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Only one more day until the RoTK trailer online, though. I think....

I did that, too! You get really weird looks for naming characters Myrtle and Estella.

Me too! [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

And this ties into one of mine: When you are writing a comic book for your own amusement, so of course you pull LOTR characters into it..... By the way, Elennar, everyone in my comic is doing the wave for Boromir the Disco King. Do you mind if I have someone say "Wave kings at Boromir the Disco Squid"?

You should name one Beruthiel. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Captain Von Trapp, by any chance?

You're welcome! It's so nice to know you inspired someone to do something obssessive....

I do it all the time.... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Now for my additions:

-When you relate everything in your English class to LOTR (Sam is a dynamic character, Gandalf is dynamic, Gwiahir is static....)

-I've worn my ring necklace every day but one for the past two weeks now (or something like that). I've gotten so used to it that I didn't even think to be self-concious going to the store and the library wearing it! That's progress! And a sure way to meet another Downie or get a chance to refer someone..... *plotting*

But I haven't seen a Beruthiel; they're all named after the character they most remind me of.

Luthien was grey and lovely, Aredhel was independent and unpredictable, Idril and Glorfindel were both gold tabbies, Tom was high on catnip, I think. But I haven't seen a depressed black cat yet.

Not fair, Luthien, not fair. *blush*

And to make this an on-topic post...

--When you find yourself singing "The Road goes ever on" while walking home from school.

--When your best friend takes one look at you when watching the movie, before you say anything and just says "Don't." You cringe, but obey. (at least, I didn't do it out loud...)

--When you love your English teacher forever because he let you watch EE FotR in class one day. (Sadly, we didn't get to finish.)

You're probably better off where you are, since I am practically the only person at my school who knows anything about LOTR. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

[img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I do! Whereabouts do you live, Elennar?

Heh. I've worn mine every day since I got it, which was...about a year and a half ago. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] In fact, when my youth group was watching the video about when we went on Trek, you could always tell who was me because of the Ring. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Go me!

~Whenever I'm in the library, there are always a bunch of guys there playing Magic: the Gathering, and I keep thinking I hear LotR refences when I know it's a different thing.

~My mom can't stand being in the room with me when I watch Fellowship, owing to the fact that I speak all the lines along with the characters. It drives her nuts. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

Abedithon le, a hebo gladhad!

~*~Aranel~*~

When wonder why you haven't posted on this thread yet-as you have all these amateurs beat by a mile.

When you find yourself angrily quoting the book at the screen- at the theater yet.
"It's yet we may Mr. Frodo, you mop-head!"

Ah! I do have a reputation! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

When you feel uneasy about your new non-LotR signature.

He He He. Some of these are funny. How about:

-You go on a geography field trip and the scenery is like Rohan at the beginning of the 2nd movie and imagine Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli running round the hills. When you tell your friends, they finish your sentence for you.

-Returning from the said field trip, you notice a shop called Rohan and your said friends say 'We know Francesca.'

-A few nights later you are telling your mum about the said shop and she says she knows too! And its a chain of shops. You then ask for some clothes from this shop. (She laughs)

-In Maths, you are doing simultaneous equations but instead continually write 'Silm....'

-At school on a huge board you see the name 'Proudfoot' and are hyper for the rest of the day.

-Your dad calls your dog (named george) Smaugy and explain who that actually is.

-At a meal when your only brother is out at the cinema, you manage to turn every subject to LOTR and keep it there until you start eating again. The brother being out is good because he turns everything away from LOTR. Nasssty, isnt he precious?

I think thats it for the day. Hmmmm

[ September 26, 2003: Message edited by: elf-girl-63 ]

] Amateurs?!?! Have you read the whole thread, Oddwen? And the thread before that? And the thread before that? I thought not! Then comment not at will on our expertise. Obssessive is as obssessive does.

Mop-head?!? Someone's got some explaining to do! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

And so as not to make this an irate post, we love ya, Oddwen. But please don't call people mopheads for no reason. He's very sensitive, you see. He's sniffling as we speak. And I'm running out of tissues. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Many pardons if I have offended you. *bows*
Mea Culpa.
I did not mean that in an offensive or belittling way. Just sarcastic. I have trouble being serious.

I dearly love Sam, and would never call him a mophead intentionally, it's just a temporary moment of seething against scriptwriters for not totally ruining but just twisting one of my favorite quotes so that it isn't anymore. I tend to take things out on the actors.

So, in short, forgive my arrogance, ignorance, and salty language, dear friends.

I would offer you an extra box of tissues, but I'm using them at the moment. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

You know you are obsessed with LotR when you canstantly insult LotR haters in elvish. Whan your room is plastered with LotR pictures. When you say "What in the Shire is that?!", "What the Mordor", "Namarie", "What`s it doing?! You stupid, fat Hobbit! It Ruins it!","Go kiss an orc!", and "By Sauron, I`ll get you!" HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Sorry, I`m a bit, ahem, I mean, EXTREMELY CRAZY!!!!!!!!) I also like to rehearse scenes out of the movies, just to annoy my brother and friends. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

When you're the only Tolkien fan at your school, and you get chills reading passages in the Lays of Beleriand. Also when you stop explaining the difference between LotR and HoME

Thanks for that Oddwen. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] I am no longer offended in the least. You have trouble being serious, and I have trouble being sarcastic in writing. I suppose that's what smiley faces are for. What would we do without them? I look forward to hearing about your obssessive acts! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

My whole family was in the van last week, and while we were out, I caused my mom to think I had gone insane. I saw a place called Mirkwood flooring and Interior!! So I started talking to myself about it, then just started laughing. My mom looked at me like I was crazy. Then again, I probably am! Most of us on here probably are [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Logan, I go to Logan High School.

hmm, obsessiveness...

I scared a guy today with a gollum imitation. Also at the pep rally (its homecoming week at my school, blah) I yelled "bado orch echado meleth" (go kiss an orc) at the cheerleaders. I don't lke the cheerleaders much, can you tell? (no offense if any of you are cheerleaders, I don't like the ones at my school)

*guilty* ^ ^;;;

-When you start making a manga of a LotR Road Trip... ( ^ ^;;; )

Elennar, what a wonderful idea! I should do that (it's homecoming week at my school too. Unfortunately, my school's name is not Logan. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] )

--When your sci-fi club ends up discussing LotR across the room very loudly, with the actual sci-fi fans looking rather lost and bewildered.

--You shout "WAVE KINGS AT BOROMIR THE DISCO SQUID!!!" at the top of your lungs at random moments.

--When you almost physically attack someone who says she hates LotR.

--When your best friend is so used to that sort of thing that she restrains you almost before you act.

--When you write an essay for AP English comparing Frodo and Beowulf.

[ September 26, 2003: Message edited by: Tinuviel of Denton ]

When any word that starts Cele, you pronounce Kele

While in Sydney on my holiday i was sailing on the harbour and i saw another little sailing boat called The Hobbit I went nuts! My mum just rolled her eyes.

You know your obsessed with LOTR when, while sitting up in a tree at two in the morning(just like the elves of the golden wood *sigh*), you decide to assign everyone you know an "inner middle-earth character" ...then take a year to decide on one for yourself... Eyown was my final choice...

Here's a couple:

You know you're obsessed with LOTR when you get marked off on an English paper for misspelling 'mellon'.

You know you're obsessed with LOTR when your fencing equipment has names like 'Orcrist', 'Anduril', and 'Bill the Pony'. And other fencers who haven't read the books start calling them by their names.

When you and your friend go to see a movie just to see the ROTK trailer. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] (only 12 and a half hours left til we go!)

Phoo. I live down in Riverton (near Sandy), and go to Riverton High School. (Methinks they have a hard time coming up with original school names here...)
Heh, I so gotta do that sometime. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] I hate cheerleaders. And there are some guys at my school that do look like orcs, so...
Wheee! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Right on! You'll have to let me see some of it later.

Abedithon le,

~*~Aranel~*~

[ September 27, 2003: Message edited by: Sapphire_Flame ]

Indeed. People can be so uncreative.

*gets mental picture of cheerleaders making out with orcs* EEEWWWW!!!!! That was disturbing! Poor orcs! [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

The notes I made to put in Tolkien books say:

Wave squid at Boromir the disco king!
www.barrowdowns.com
PM Elennar Starfire!

I included www.barrowdowns.com for the people who don't know about it yet, so they can come here too!

Edit: It turned into a link! weird!

You know you're obsessed when you notice that if you move one space in 'one ring to rule them all' you get 'one ring to rule the mall.' You then proceed to parody the entire ring poem by moving spaces, and writing things how they sound. It's pretty dumb, but here it is:

Three rings for the elven king sunder the sky,
Seven for the dwarf lord sin their halls of stone,
Nine former tall men doomed to die,
One fort he, dark lord, honest dark thrown,
In the land of more door where the shadows lie.
On erring to rule the mall,
On erring to find them,
On erring tub ring the mall,
A din the darkness bind them,
In the land of more door where the shadows lie.

I was tired. When I'm tired my brain does weird things. (like thinking my math teacher sounds like a bagpipe, and bagpipes look like turkeys. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] so I thought about turkeys shouting math problems at me, instead of doing my assignment.)

[ September 27, 2003: Message edited by: Elennar Starfire ]

When you see something reading "Nolo News" you think it says "Noldor News". ^ ^;

Sapphire-- IF we ever get a new scanner or get this old one to be undead, then I'll be able to show the LotR road trip manga.

Oh, & a question: Even though I wasn't around when Boromir was crowned Disco King, can I still have something on the side of my binder that says in all caps DO THE WAVE FOR BOROMIR THE DISCO KING!!! with a squid beneath it? (which has earned me 2 weird looks thus far^ ^)

Wow, I started a new page on this page!! ^ ^ eheheh...^ ^;;

[ September 27, 2003: Message edited by: Naz ]

[ September 27, 2003: Message edited by: Naz ]

I feel so stupid for asking this, but what's with this whole Boromir the Disco King? Could someone please explain it to me? You know you're obsessed with LotR when you go through the History of the Lord of the Rings and understand most of it too!

Go here and it will all be explained to you. The madness starts on page three.

You know you're obsessed when:

You get a job at BK solely for the fact that they are going to promote FotR.

You keep all frycartons, tray liners, cups, etc. from said promotion.

The owner of the store gives you first dibs on said promotional posters.

You cry because you are not eligible for the contest held at BK.

You are asked "Hey Alice, anything new on the LotR front?"

You constantly wonder why a Nazgul was not featured in the "Ring of Power" BK toys, and Celeborn was.

You kept a running countdown on FotR and TTT.

Said countdown was spoiled because someone kept either taking your doodled napkins down, or writing "evil" on them.

You only want your driver's licence so that you can drive yourself to the theater to see RotK. (I've got til the eleventh!)

You are going to make a LotR spoof starring the dog.

Umm...that's all the ones I can think of at the moment.