The Tolkien Middle Age Club

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

well I was going to England anyway. . .my errand was not to buy books. I was there to visit family and watch football. I went to Middlesbrough v Everton and Man U v FC Copenhagen.

(The ticket ended up not costing anything for me, my grandmother decided to pay for it as a pressent.)

[Laitoste]

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

(The ticket ended up not costing anything for me, my grandmother decided to pay for it as a pressent.)

I wish my grandma would buy me a plane ticket somewhere...or send me some money. As it stands, I am cashless, and am going to need money soon. Oh well. Such is the lot of the college student. Moral is, Rune, I'm jealous.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Laitoste

I wish my grandma would buy me a plane ticket somewhere...or send me some money.

I would love that kind of Grandma's too... many of them!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

well it is not something that happens often, infact this is the only time it has happened.

[Farael]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

I would love that kind of Grandma's too... many of them!

Hey Nogrod, howcome you are in the Middle Age club? I thought you qualified for the oldi... *ahem* coming of age club Not that I mind you being around, just kidding around a bit.

But I'm afraid my friend that while I hold you in the highest of esteems (no joke there) you were not the reason for my post.

Originally Posted by Macalure

It is precious to me.

Taken completely out of context, it reminded me of a situation today at work to which I hope at least some of you can relate (and perhaps even humour me with a little discussion). My co-worker is an avid movie LoTR fan (and I'm working hard to convert her to a book fan as well) and since we had had yet another upsetting talk with the 'piece of work' we have as a boss neither of us felt like working. I'll save you the long rant on my bosse's shortcomings but as it happens she tried (unsuccessfully) to take a picture on her cellphone to which I responded by taking mine and making my best impersonation of Gollum and his precious.

Then I realized how true that is. I don't know about you folks, but before I had a cellphone I thought they weren't necessary. I've only had it for two months, but I have to admit that I'd be lost without it. Ok, perhaps not LOST lost, but I wouldn't want to loose it. It's mine! My precious!!

What do I mean? well, thanks to my celly I've been able to keep in touch with two friends, one in Indianapolis and another in a nearby city I hadn't talked to often for a good while, I'm able to arrange for rides much more easily (which will be really useful when temperatures start dropping below -30 C which is what I'd call COLD cold) and let's face it... All those little gadgets like the camera and what not might be mostly useless but... they are cool.

While I'd like to hear your thoughts on cellphone-dependance, I'd also like to expand the question to "what other modern-day One Ring's can you think of?" and give a bit of an explanation of why, obviously... shopping-lists are good but not for an answer here

[Brinniel]

I'm not much of a phone-talker and rarely contact friends by phone, so I'm probably not quite a dependent on it as others my age. My main dependence for my cell is for family reasons. Now that I'm away at college, I enjoy talking to my parents and sister every few days- after all they're the ones who know me best. I mostly use my phone as an alarm clock. I nap a lot and without that phone, I'd never make it to class.

My main dependency: my laptop. It has my whole world on it- my homework, my music, my pictures, my entertainment, and most of all the internet. Without my computer, I'd be out of touch with the rest of the world. From the internet, I check the daily news and keep in touch with friends. And of course, 90% of the time I'm here on the Barrow Downs. Oh boy, I don't know what I'd do without this site....

Computers are awesome.

[Macalaure]

There you have it. No cell phones here. Cell phone: nada. I don't even have an answer machine. If somebody wants to call me and it's important, they will call again later. The idea to be reachable all the time is, in fact, a little scary to me.

There were times when I wore a watch almost everytime. Then someday, some months ago now, it broke, and my second one just after it. Since I'm lazy, it took me some time to get them repaired, and in that time I was wearing none. The first days it was weird, but then I more and more realized that you don't really need one all the time. It is a liberating feeling! Now I don't wear watches anymore and it's no problem ever. My two ones still lie on my desk at home - unrepaired (I told you I'm lazy).

I feel like a modern rebel!


PS: I heard about people who wear memory sticks around their necks. What does that remind me of?

[Farael]

Originally Posted by Macalaure

PS: I heard about people who wear memory sticks around their necks. What does that remind me of?

What's a memory stick? you mean the things you plug into the computer to transfer files? (I.e; Modern-day floppy disks?)

Here's a thought for you guys. Want another "Ring"?

The Internet. And the 'downs is a part of it. Raise a hand if you have NEVER EVER procastinated and put yourself in a bad situation because of over-using the 'net (including visiting the 'downs for a bit too long ).

hmmm.... see? I thought so.