Tired of Tolkien - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Orominuialwen · 12-25-2003, 10:55 PM

As for me, my friends are fine with the fact that I love LotR. They don't hate it, and I'm even in the process of convincing them to read it. For one thing though, LotR is definitely (IMO) one of the "healthier" things to be interested in. We know that it's not real, and we tend (as far as I've experienced) to be much more mentally balanced that devoted fans of other things *coughcoughHarryPottercoughcough*. I know I can live without the 'Downs. I went without it for 2 weeks when I was at camp this summer, and for another fortnight when I was visiting my grandma. I plan to give up all use of the computer for Lent. It's good to have other interests though. Fencing is a great sport (I've been doing it for 3 months now), and Irish Ceili dancing (which I also do) is rather Hobbitish. Try playing an instrument, or learning a non-LotR language. But, to quote my dad "Of all the things to be mildly obsessed with, the kids have picked a pretty good one." By "the kids", he meant me and my little brother (who loves LotR as much as I do).

12-25-2003, 10:55 PM	#26
Orominuialwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Umbar, but before the corsairs took over. (Ave Maria University, FL, USA) Posts: 632	As for me, my friends are fine with the fact that I love LotR. They don't hate it, and I'm even in the process of convincing them to read it. For one thing though, LotR is definitely (IMO) one of the "healthier" things to be interested in. We know that it's not real, and we tend (as far as I've experienced) to be much more mentally balanced that devoted fans of other things coughcoughHarryPottercoughcough. I know I can live without the 'Downs. I went without it for 2 weeks when I was at camp this summer, and for another fortnight when I was visiting my grandma. I plan to give up all use of the computer for Lent. It's good to have other interests though. Fencing is a great sport (I've been doing it for 3 months now), and Irish Ceili dancing (which I also do) is rather Hobbitish. Try playing an instrument, or learning a non-LotR language. But, to quote my dad "Of all the things to be mildly obsessed with, the kids have picked a pretty good one." By "the kids", he meant me and my little brother (who loves LotR as much as I do). __________________ Gone for lentSeeyou at Easter! (And on Sundays too, maybe.)