Gil-Galad, that's lovely attire...really, I'm very jealous.

Why thank you Kitanna...don't want to give m ysecret identity away you know...

Thinlomien's picture is pretty neat.

The babe count is rising, i really like Mad Baggins pic...

I put a quick note on the pix page itself. Its York Minster http://www.yorkminster.org/ & the pic was taken by Lalwende

Sweetness! I'm going there too... (in case you haven't noticed I'm very excited about going... 17 days!) I knew it looked familiar...

Here it's just me and a few friends wearing flower crowns all day. *sigh*

*grins* I want to see when you're done!

Cool, it's great to put some faces to these names! Yes, it's me, KnightofGondor. ("WHO?!") Been a while since my sprite has graced these halls. All of my posting time has been diverted to FreeRepublic.com, which, for a news/politics junkie like myself, is amazing! Plus, the LotR stuff has somewhat died down since the movies have wrapped up. :(

I may look at sending my picture in, too! Is there a page two of these pictures, or are these all there are?

Well said, Tig.

in the honourable words of Strongbad "No two people are not on fire"

Just have to add my two cents here as I'm a bit older and older people feel the need to ramble on now and then.

Took the kids recently to an amusement park which was attended that day by high school alumni, present schoolpersons, etc. Ran into some old friends and acquaintances, and of course saw a bunch of young people whom I'll never know.

Anyway, remembered when I was back in high school and concerned about how I looked, and how I'd wished that I was more like the football star or whatever. Was like those young people that I saw, looking to be hip/cool/ whatever it was called, concerned about the hair, clothes and not looking too stupid or too different.

Now, you might not believe this from where you're standing, but the football star is aged and bald, and some of the hot crowd are middle-aged, overweight, overbaked, overmade maxed-out lifers. Some of the people are miserable, as it seems to me that for them it was all about the outside. Others changed on the outside, but were the same person that I'd known years ago. Weird thing is, now that the all important 'cliche' is no more, alumni who would not look at me back in the day now share stories about their kids.

When we walked that park as teenagers we never thought that we'd ever be like those older people, but here I am now.

So anyway, not that I was making a point, but enjoy who you are - life's too short. You're going to age, you're going to change, and my suggestion is that if you have to get wrinkles anyway, get them from laughing with good friends. :)

P.S. And my son already knows the story of Narcissus...

Amen. -is enlightened-

yeah, I noted the same thing when I went to my 20 year re-union several years ago. The hot, barbie-like cheerleaders were divorced, fat single moms with lots of kids, and the homely plain janes were the beauties. Stoners were cops, and Brains were in AA... I agree with alatar... be happy with who you are!

Yes, I am rather sexy, aren't I?

quite so... bootylicous even(though i myelf am referred as Bootylicous and i rarely share the word)

There must just be something about being a BDer that makes everybody more beautiful. None of us are bad-looking whatsoever, and some are downright gorgeous. :smokin:

It doesn't matter to me what any of you look like, and I imagine everyone else feels the same... so no one should be worried about sending in a picture! I've found that people are a lot more beautiful, even appearance-wise, when you get to know and like them; personalities shine right through onto faces.

Very well said Enca. :)

But I agree with Oro, I think its the downs that makes everyone so good looking. :smokin:

Is it just me, or does this thread seem to have turned into some kind of mutual adoration society ...? :p ;)

Exactly. My point was that we all look so nice because of the wonderful personalities here. One's friends are always much more beautiful when they are friends than if they were people one didn't know at all because they are people whose souls one knows to be beautiful. Sorry if my last post was confusing.

Edit: Cross-posted with Saucepan Man and wilwarin

Hmmm...next time I think that I'm going to have to post more on Narcissus and less on aging. :confused:

I just went to the photo page for the first time...looks awesome, Tig! It's great to see all the Downers' faces...well, almost all. *cough cough GIL-GALAD* :p

for the last time i was not shut down by a bus stop! wait that was another conversation....oh yea, i don't want to reveal my secret idenity...besides the Ka's pic isn't showing her face either...

But, Gilly, if you don't let us see your face, I shall have to paint you with a Strongbad head.

For Ka, I shall use...umm...Sarah. Yes. Hair colour matches, sort of.

Ha! Have fun, that's not my real hair colour by the way. You can blame my friend's camera and computer for that one! If you're feeling resourceful, or just creative, how about striped? I like striped things.


~ Ka

Have you ever taken to thought that maybe some of us don't have faces? It's a pretty reasonable theory for half of the photo page. :p

Just giving a possible answer.


~ Ka

P.S.: Ha! Look what I found! Somewhat of an irony of our predicament. (Thanks Encaitare)

Or hair, or cape, what have you... :p

I hate that term. 'Newbies'. If you're a member, you are a member. And besides, It's time we had some fresh faces around here.

Also, just because we've been here forever doesn't mean we're the most popular, or most 'barrowish' (Is that a word? Correct me if I made it up.) some of our most recent members have such effort and assertive participation that I could only have dreamt about when i first came... And I can imagine others who would say the same.

Amoung members there shouldn't be any monarchy or hiarchy (except of course, for the Barrow-Wight and his/her selected Moderators), just the fact that we've found other wights who delight in the same topics as we do, and want to have a enjoyable time.

Okay, I am done with my rant.

~ Ka

Those fresh corpses tend to be the ones that stink the most... :p

Oh, so now I stink? The nerve of you dead folk! Point taken, Ka. Good to feel welcomed.

Show me the way to the next parfume bar...
 

I gather as Formendacil meant himself, Strider.

Of course, I'm still a relatively fresh corpse myself.

Which might explain the lack of any picture concerning me...

just a random thought Tigerlilly, but it seems rather redundant that the logo at the top of the picture page says "Ghouls of the the Barrow-Downs Revealed". Slightly repetitive. But otherwise, the page looks great! good work!

Yeah, that has been pointed out already.. but when I asked if I should change it, no one really answered.
I didn't really notice that the logo already had "the" in it... worked fast.
Don't know when I'll get around to changing it, though, because it involves redoing it, and my life is extremely complicated at the moment.

OK, don't worry about it at all. I was just wondering if you saw it there.

My picture...
 

Hey, Tig, I haven't been on for a little while, but think it would be okay for me to send you my pic too?

I always come back to visit on special days. Why is that? I think last time was around Christmas...now it's my 18th birthday.

Everyone loves the newest brand... :p ;)


~ Fashion bores me ka

I will try to send a picture but I will have to dig one up. And it will be after exams too. I am suposed to be studying and yet I find myself on the downs. (Hate when that happens :D )

It is neat to see you all, now I actually know what you guys look like. No more wondering about that.

The baby page;cute idea but you might get repetitive remarks. Everyone will be saying "AAAWWW, he/she is so cute!"

Is there a pun in there somewhere?

Forget studying; posting at the BDs is much more important. ;)

Good luck with those exams!

Truly, you will be a responsible parent...