05-19-2010, 05:12 AM | #81 |
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My Hobbit is the illustrated version, my Silmarillion is just a paperback, and my LoTR is a one-book-edition with a movie cover. However, my Dutch LoTR has a nice white cover with golden lettering and an illustration I think from the man himself.
Funny how you can tell us Tolkien-fans apart. We compare our book-editions like another would compare cars.
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05-19-2010, 05:31 AM | #82 |
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Yes I do! But my mum has a black one. Actually, we did discuss it because I said I was buying my mum one for her birthday last year. I remember now
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05-19-2010, 07:42 AM | #83 | |
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We have two Hobbit editions in the family, one is the Ballantine Books edition from 1973 (cover of the River-Running and Bilbo on a barrel) and the other is the Houghton Mifflin edition from 1989 (really cool cover of Smaug on his treasue-heap) The Silmarillion edition is that published by HarperCollins in 1994, and Lord of the Rings is Unwin Books 1979 (my favorite!)
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05-19-2010, 07:56 AM | #84 |
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My Sil is grey with silver writing on front, but no pictures.
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05-19-2010, 11:28 AM | #85 |
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"And we're back on M.O.O.T. 102,2 with the Moots playing this Depeche Mode tune slightly changed and this Maryah Carey tune also slightly changed (a rebroadcast from a earlier date)..."
Your own personal Hector Someone to hear your prayers Someone who cares Your own personal Hector Someone to hear your prayers Someone who's there Feeling unknown And you're all alone Flesh and bone By the telephone Lift up the receiver I'll make you a believer Take second best Put me to the test Things on your chest You need to confess I will deliver You know i'm a forgiver Reach out and touch faith Reach out and touch faith Your own personal Hector... Feeling unknown And you're all alone Flesh and bone By the telephone Lift up the receiver I'll make you a believer I will deliver You know i'm a forgiver Reach out and touch faith Your own personal Hector Reach out and touch faith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY5GY...eature=related "And here is the Maryah Carey tune..." There's a Hector If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraid Of what you are There's an answer If you reach into your soul And the sorrow that you know Will melt away And then a Hector comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a Hector lies in you It's a long road When you face the world alone No one reaches out a hand For you to hold You can find love If you search within yourself And the emptiness you felt Will disappear And then a Hector comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a Hector lies in you Lord knows Dreams are hard to follow But don't let anyone Tear them away Hold on There will be tomorrow In time You'll find the way And then a Hector comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a Hector lies in you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvhW1Kyxpfw Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 05-19-2010 at 11:32 AM. |
05-19-2010, 11:36 AM | #86 |
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GW, thanks a million for the inspiring songs!
I think the court should take into consideration all the good qualities I have as enumerated in these two songs!
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05-19-2010, 11:44 AM | #87 |
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Indeed they should!
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05-19-2010, 12:47 PM | #88 |
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Make A Statement About A Visual Occurrance Entailing A Female of the Species With Special Emphasis As To This Person Local Location This Friday & WE!
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05-19-2010, 03:01 PM | #89 |
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My Tolkien book collection provides samples from various artists.
My TTT and RotK paperbacks have Alan Lee illustrations. My Sil hardcover has a beautiful Ted Nasmith illustration on it. Then I have the LotR appendix as a separate book, with a front cover drawn by John Howe. So I have maybe the three most famous Tolkien artists right there My FotR and the Hobbit have covers by two additional artists too. Don't worry, I will
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05-19-2010, 06:06 PM | #90 |
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Tonight I tried to make a pot of rice a special way.... first I rinsed out the rice about six or seven times till the water was coming out (somewhat) clear, then I let it sit in water for about 20 minutes before putting it in the pot... let it come to a boil, turned off the heat, and then covered the pot for 20 minutes.
I will say... it didn't burn, and it isn't hard at all, but it's quite sticky and just a tiiiny bit mushy, which it wasn't supposed to be. *sigh* Could be a couple of things... either my pot is too thin (the website warned about that), I didn't use the right kind of rice, I didn't let it soak long enough (site said 20-30 min), or it could be something like the garlic powder that I added to the water. Oh well... still pretty dang delicious . Had it with a stirfry of beef, ham, broccoli, orange bell pepper, onion, celery, and mushrooms. There was very little meat in it, as I was trying to be really heavy on veggies and light on the meat, but the whole thing just turned out tasting fantastic . I was very happy with it. I think this is week three of my diet, and my body is definitely adjusting to the more veggies thing. I still wish I were eating a cheese burger or summat, but I'm not having to stuff myself as completely as I was at first to feel full. |
05-19-2010, 06:26 PM | #91 |
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I never cared for bell peppers, regardless of the colour.
Rice and stirfry are always good, though. I found a tea in the cafeteria labelled Red Rose. This made me want to hear that gorgeous round, Rose Red, but alas, I can't find any good versions on youtube.
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05-19-2010, 07:25 PM | #92 |
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Those are amazing. I've had mine for five years and counting. Unfortunately a bit short on space, with only 1 GB.
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05-19-2010, 07:33 PM | #93 |
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I just gave my woefully abridged presentation on the Cahuilla Indians, which is the local tribe in the desert where I live. It was supposed to be abridged to about 10 minutes, 15 maximum. But they let me keep talking and when I was finally finished, before we even got to questions and answers, I was told I had been up there for "well over half an hour." After Q&A, I had been up there almost 45 mins.
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05-20-2010, 02:59 AM | #94 |
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05-20-2010, 12:38 PM | #96 |
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You guys are crazy. Bell peppers are the greatest vegetables ever invented.
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She wants us to believe that she owns a hobbit as a slave, and furthermore she abuses this hobbit by marking it up with her illustrations. Yeah, real nice Earniel. SO artistically inclined.
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05-20-2010, 01:38 PM | #98 |
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My copy of The Hobbit has his Rivendell painting as its cover. I just love that picture ...
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Do avocados count as vegetables? If so, then they are DEFINITELY the greatest vegetables ever.
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05-20-2010, 02:00 PM | #100 |
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MY copy of the hobbit has a picture of Gandalf walking up to the door of Bag End, where Bilbo is smoking a Pipe. I don't know who did it, but it came with the movie books (which are the ones I have). I don't feel very special, but I do own the books.
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