What do you "assign" to the Shire? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Orominuialwen · 06-18-2006, 03:15 PM

Relaxing afternoons at home with your family.

Discovering that Gandalf's fight with the Balrog in Moria is listed as a shining example of "Heroic Sacrifice and Martyrdom" in one of your brother's D&D books.

Being told by someone you just met that you seem like a pretty cool person.

Lhunardawen · 06-18-2006, 06:58 PM

Receiving nice hand-me-downs - apparently it's a perk of being the only female having my age and my size in our generation of the family.

Stepping out of the house at 5:30 in the morning with the sound of many birds hidden amongst the trees greeting me.

My Bio prof's projector problems a while ago. Otherwise I would've been marked late.

Friends who never forget.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-19-2006, 08:40 PM

I assign this:

I borrowed a book several months ago. After taking extreme care of it over spring break, I managed to forget it when I went back to school. I had my entire family search every corner of my room to no avail.

I got home and searched. I cleaned my room like crazy and searched. I called libraries, extended family members, cleaned out cars... just in case. My boyfriend helped me search again. No luck.

And tonight... tonight I spontaneously decided to take a flashlight and look in the one in space beneath my bookshelf and guess what book was there?

Rebel Yell by Lance Olsen. Great book. Y'all should read it.

But yes... I assign finding a book I thought I'd lost.

Lhunardawen · 06-19-2006, 10:12 PM

Realizing that an elective class you skipped lunch for, slaved over, and simply dreaded - three years ago - will come in handy after all.

Kath · 06-20-2006, 08:56 AM

The relief that comes from realising you haven't sneezed in 24 hours, after sneezing straight for the 24 hours before that!

Also jigsaws. They're so relaxing!

Farael · 06-20-2006, 09:18 AM

The Red River Ex! I'm still slightly dizzy and I have a rather bad bruise on my leg but it was definitely worth it!!

And I feel so North American too, even if the girl I went with and her friends had their hearts set in trying to make me feel foreign

Oddwen · 06-20-2006, 11:02 AM

Fresh-picked strawberries, straight from the vine and still warm from the sun. Mmmmm.
Even if you do have to brush the sand off.

Lalwendë · 06-20-2006, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kath

Also jigsaws. They're so relaxing!

Near me, in Bakewell, there is a little toy shop that specialises in jigsaws. They have all the rooms upstairs stuffed full of just about any jigsaw you could imagine, plus any wall space is taken up with completed jigsaws hung up in frames. That's the kind of little shop you'd get in The Shire.

Bakewell also has a little cafe in the attic of an old cottage that sells Austrian sausages, mustards, and cakes, complete with an alpine decoration theme. I love it! And then there are all the lovely Pudding shops, too, and the river bank and hundreds of ducks to feed.

Shame its a bit too expensive for us to live out there.

I send nice little towns with interesting shops and no big chain stores to The Shire.

JennyHallu · 06-20-2006, 12:39 PM

I assign the following argument with my husband:

N: You're an odd duck.

J: No, I'm not.

N: Yes, you are.

J: I'm not a duck.

N: Then what are you?

J: I'm a Jen.

N: If you're not an odd duck, then I think you're a bad egg.

J: I'm not an egg! I'm a Jen!

N: I think you were a bad egg that hatched into an odd duck.

J: Not an egg! Not a duck! I'm a Jen!

N: A Jen? What's that? Sounds...odd...

*fits of giggles all around*
*confused looks at the two of us from Gracie and Miles (the dog and cat, respectively)*

06-18-2006, 03:15 PM	#1
Orominuialwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Umbar, but before the corsairs took over. (Ave Maria University, FL, USA) Posts: 632	Relaxing afternoons at home with your family. Discovering that Gandalf's fight with the Balrog in Moria is listed as a shining example of "Heroic Sacrifice and Martyrdom" in one of your brother's D&D books. Being told by someone you just met that you seem like a pretty cool person. __________________ Gone for lentSeeyou at Easter! (And on Sundays too, maybe.)

06-18-2006, 06:58 PM	#2
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Receiving nice hand-me-downs - apparently it's a perk of being the only female having my age and my size in our generation of the family. Stepping out of the house at 5:30 in the morning with the sound of many birds hidden amongst the trees greeting me. My Bio prof's projector problems a while ago. Otherwise I would've been marked late. Friends who never forget. Last edited by Lhunardawen; 06-18-2006 at 07:13 PM.

06-19-2006, 08:40 PM	#3
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I assign this: I borrowed a book several months ago. After taking extreme care of it over spring break, I managed to forget it when I went back to school. I had my entire family search every corner of my room to no avail. I got home and searched. I cleaned my room like crazy and searched. I called libraries, extended family members, cleaned out cars... just in case. My boyfriend helped me search again. No luck. And tonight... tonight I spontaneously decided to take a flashlight and look in the one in space beneath my bookshelf and guess what book was there? Rebel Yell by Lance Olsen. Great book. Y'all should read it. But yes... I assign finding a book I thought I'd lost. __________________ peace

06-20-2006, 08:56 AM	#5
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	The relief that comes from realising you haven't sneezed in 24 hours, after sneezing straight for the 24 hours before that! Also jigsaws. They're so relaxing! __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-20-2006, 09:18 AM	#6
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	The Red River Ex! I'm still slightly dizzy and I have a rather bad bruise on my leg but it was definitely worth it!! And I feel so North American too, even if the girl I went with and her friends had their hearts set in trying to make me feel foreign __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

06-19-2006, 10:12 PM	#4
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Realizing that an elective class you skipped lunch for, slaved over, and simply dreaded - three years ago - will come in handy after all.

06-20-2006, 11:02 AM	#7
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	Fresh-picked strawberries, straight from the vine and still warm from the sun. Mmmmm. Even if you do have to brush the sand off. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

06-20-2006, 12:39 PM	#9
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	I assign the following argument with my husband: N: You're an odd duck. J: No, I'm not. N: Yes, you are. J: I'm not a duck. N: Then what are you? J: I'm a Jen. N: If you're not an odd duck, then I think you're a bad egg. J: I'm not an egg! I'm a Jen! N: I think you were a bad egg that hatched into an odd duck. J: Not an egg! Not a duck! I'm a Jen! N: A Jen? What's that? Sounds...odd... fits of giggles all around confused looks at the two of us from Gracie and Miles (the dog and cat, respectively) __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!