[Diamond18]

No, I do not think Elrond looked anything like a vampire, and I did not think Arwen was a pixievixen and I do not think that the movie was some awful terrible travisty (my word, those posts in January 2001 sure were pessimistic, weren't they?)<P>I pronounced Celeborn "Seleborn" the first time I read the book, but then I read the pronounciation guide and have no trouble now. In fact, when my mother read the book, I *made* her read it out loud to me (this was because she could not stay awake while reading it to herself. I would catch her sitting over it sleeping...tsk tsk tsk). Anyway, I sat there correcting her every time she misprounounced something. <P>And the only way you can abbreviate my name without incurring my wrath is to leave off the 18 and just call me Diamond.