What do you "assign" to the Shire?

[Orominuialwen]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

silly names like Frank Futter, and Troy Tuck (why don't parents think!!) .

I actually knew someone named Willie B. Horney. Everyone wondered what his parents were thinking...


I assign getting to go to Nationals for robotics. Even though my team didn't do very well and the travel was awful, just getting to bond with my own team and meet people from other teams was fun. It was even fun when I wore our team's mascot suit (a giant badger) and walked around and had random people either hug me or take my picture. Plus I bought what has been officially been deemed the world's coolest water bottle.


Finally getting up the courage to ask someone to prom. Even if I left it a bit late (prom is in 8 days) and had to do it by e-mail because I was too shy to ask him in person, it feels so good to know that I got up the guts to ask him, even if he does say no.


Getting to have a foil lesson in fencing and having your coach compliment you on finally being able to do a disengage properly.

Having tomorrow be the first day in weeks you can sleep late.

Hyacinths. The regular ones smell so lovely and the grape ones just look so adorable!

Silly friends, who decide to eat tree blossoms just because they look pretty.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Advil. Beautiful, wonderful, amazing Advil. And how much it helps your poor, innocent shoulder after you accidentally pop it both out of place and back in in a space of about a second. Takes the swelling right down and the pain runs right away, minus a bit of dull ache. Gotta love Advil.

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Orominuialwen

I actually knew someone named Willie B. Horney. Everyone wondered what his parents were thinking...

That beats my all time favourite which was a friend's American ex who was "Randy Leek IV" . It was the numeral that got me ...if it wasn't bad enough being Randy Leak without inflicting it unto the third and forth generation... Did mean I was not terribly sympathetic to lovelorn friend. Wails of "I should have married Randy, he was lovely" were countered with "Don't be stupid, he can't have been lovely enough to be worth being Mrs Randy Leek IV"...

Anyway to get back on topic, I assign finding out that someone not in the family or immediate circle of friends cared enough about your mother to race for life in her memory last year, even if it makes you feel that you should get off your fat bottom and follow suit ..... maybe next year.....

[Kath]

The nice lady in the cafe who, upon observing the colour of my face, gave me free food!

Lovely, wonderful geography teachers who give you huge extensions on the piece of work you were meant to hand in weeks ago.

The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack.

[Encaitare]

Snarky people. Like Mr. Darcy, or my American History teacher last year. And House. House is worthy of the Shire, except for the fact that he'd probably upset all the hobbits.

EDIT: It was suggested to me that House is a little bit like Gandalf. In the respect of upsetting the hobbits, I suppose he is. And Gandalf has a bit of snarkiness in him at times. And they both walk with a staff of some sort! Maybe they're more alike than I thought!

[Taralphiel]

I assign getting a call-back on an interview I thought I had humiliated myself enough in to not warrant said call. I go for a second interview, which I thoroughly did not expect!

I also assign nice advice from fellow Downer's on the matter. Thank you

And finally, I assign starting the challenge of writing an RPG character out of my normal 'zone' of writing.That is a charcter that's thoroughly evil and nasty *grins* Sorn is a brute, but I love him so! *giggles* I can't wait to write more!

P.S: I second your assignment of House, Encaitare! He brings laughter into my Wednesday evenings, and only now do I see the similarities with Gandalf!

Tara

[Naria]

I know this may sound weird, but I would assign Summer storms to the Shire.

As I am a "big time" storm chaser/watcher.....I just love a good lightening bolt and a loud clap of thunder. Soooo cool

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by Naria

I know this may sound weird, but I would assign Summer storms to the Shire.

As I am a "big time" storm chaser/watcher.....I just love a good lightening bolt and a loud clap of thunder. Soooo cool

My assignment is similar...I assign summer rains. So they're still not quite enough to appease the terrible heat, but at least they do. Somehow.

And yes, I agree with the lightning and thunder. Well, so long as I'm somewhere safe, like inside the Math classroom. They provide a good distraction and/or wake-up call.