New Members - Introduce Yourself Here

[Gil-Galad]

At least no one is forgetting the Decemberween joy... it has spread even to the downs...

[Nimrodel_9]

Gah! Still no newbies. Guess I`d better start dropping little slips of paper that say Do the wave for Boromir the Disco King!!! and my e-mail on them again...

[A_Brandybuck]

OK, I am the first "newbie" for a long long time, I think. ;-)

I've seen this thread very late, but I will give you a short summary of my experiences with Tolkien.
My first experience with Tolkien was approx. 13 years ago with the sweet age of 10. As most of you (I assume) I started to read the other works concerning Middle-earth (a few times). Sadly I knew the English at this age as a not-native englishspeaker not very well, consequently I could read not all works from him. Only these, which were translated into my language (LotR, Hobbit, Sil, Unfinished Tales).
After a short break and some experiences with other Fantasy-novels and their own worlds, I have returned ruefully back to Tolkien with the insight, that these works don't have the depth of Middle-earth (resp. Arda ;-) ).
To my surprise I explored that my english-skills have been risen, so I could read all his works in the orginal.
After a short journey into the grammar of Quenya (and a shorter into Sindarin), I discovered the new world of HoME.
Because of very few time (being a student with children), I only read fragments of HoME. From all a bit, but not a whole book.
Now, I am hoping for good discussions. :-)
'Brandybuck

[Ainaserkewen]

A_Brandybuck, sounds like you know what you're doing. I look forward to seeing you in other threads.

My, my, my...there are a lot of Homestarrunner fans in here. If you don't know what we're talking about,
"Check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out, check it out."

[Boromir88]

Welcome to the downs Brandybuck, enjoy your death .

Hi my name is Mark Wellman, and I am a new member. I first read The Hobbit and LOTR in the 70s and have read them eight times overall. I have also read piles of other fantasy novels. Peace.

[Gil-Galad]

Welcome A_Brandybuck and Mark of Cenla! hope you enjoy the luxury of death, and rotting, and all the gruesome stuff... i hear the buffet is to die for, literally

[Marky Lazer]

Hello, I just got here. And I guess this is the place to say hello... and that what I just did

[Boromir88]

You found the right place, welcome to the downs.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

You all would never believe the number of "old" members who were on the other day. It was astounding. It felt like the good ol' days, when I was but a freshly buried corpse... And when I saw Mattius... I simply said "!!!" Yes, that's right... "!!!" No words were needed to express myself...

And Apple Juice: you're command of English is far better than mine of any second language. With me, I can pick words and phrases out of conversation occasionally (depending on the accent and my mood), but it is easier if I can read it, and even then I have trouble responding clearly.

Welcome and welcome back to everyone.

Fea

A big 'How-Do' to ya, Marky! Enjoy the site. Very friendly place, from what I can tell. Having a little trouble finding the swift streams (threads) but it's a great looking site, and I visit several times a day even if I don't find a thread I can 'add' to.

Well, it's a white Christmas here in upState NY, yeah! I won't be back until after Christmas, soooo.....

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

This gal is outahere! (until monday )

[Mattius]

Thank you one and all. And Merry Christmas!!

[Amanaduial the archer]

Oh, how I love it when I construct a big, long, HTML-thumpin' ol' post, then my computer decides to shut down, thus causing me to lose it...joy.

Mattius! It's a Christmas Miracle! He returns #2! Now, what exactly can we do to stop that rebellious RPGer from running away again... Welcome back, Matt - and hey, Merry Christmas to you too!

(even though I don't understand half of what you're saying)

No, no, neither do I...I've been here for two years and I still have no idea what they're talking about... No, but seriously, I know what you mean: I'm a member of a French forum, English being my first language. You get used to it. You never get used to Gil-Galad, of course, but in general... Welcome to the Downs, Apple Juice. Nice avatar, by the way.

like them very much, but in the other hand, I think they rape the book.

Woah, ok, slightly strong phrasing, sugarsweet. Welcome to the Downs, Thinlómien - hope you enjoy being here What's M.E.R.P? Some sort of Role Playing? 'Cos if so, now looks like a just dandy time to start plugging the RPG rooms to all you newcomers - come to the Green Dragon! Even if you've never even heard of RPGing - well, I hadn't!

Ach, why is there always a limit on the amount of smileys?! I run out so quickly! I would join you in boycotting them, Ainaserkawen, but...aww, come on - look at him, in his cute wee hat!