Tolkien void

Elvet · 04-04-2002, 06:55 PM

I'm not sure if this thread should be here or in general messages, but I'm sure an admin. will let me know.
After seeing the TT trailer, I'm major pumped about anything Tolkien. The problem is that all my coworkers and friends have no interest in the topic. It is so frustrating! I'm reading Tolkien letters at work, HomE at home,and listening to the soundtack in the car. I've got picture downloads on my office bulletin board - everyone thinks I'm insane to be so obsessed.
When I'm home, I spend a lot of time on the computer and on the Moot, just to be saturated in Middle-earth discussions. Of course, that only makes me seem more compulsive. Maybe this is just a
'phase' (as my mom used to say) that I'll grow out of - but, heck, I'm in my 40's!
Anyone else out there in a Tolkien void? ( When you're not on the computer, of course)

Renille · 04-04-2002, 11:55 PM

SORT of...it's kind of hard for me to, because if I act too obsessed, my parents think I'm addicted, and get worried. But I do read LOTR when I'm not reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "Animal Farm," and I try to finish the Unfinished Tales. And as soon as my room as walls, Middle Earth will be painted on them!

Menelvagor · 04-04-2002, 11:58 PM

I have that problem too! NONE of my friends are obessed with Tolkien and I have yet to find anyone at my school who is, can you believe that?!

I have compensated by copying the YKYLTTMW list onto my binder in my free time at school.

Elf Girl · 04-05-2002, 01:34 PM

I am, too. I have to mask my enthusiasm, cuz my little brother's to young to read them-he's only 7, he'd be scarred for life-and my parents have read it, but they're not obbsessed.

Khadrane · 04-05-2002, 09:22 PM

I have one friend who is a Tolkien fan (but not a fanatic) and one who is a newbie. (Ugh!

) I still talk about Tolkien though. I drive them crazy.

cassiopeia · 04-06-2002, 02:25 AM

I have loved the LOTR since about 1997 when I first read the book, but I wasn't really obsessed. I wasn't even that excited about seeing the movie (I didn't even see the movie till the middle of January). Now I think I am obsessed. I am so excited about the TT movie and I can't stop thinking about Middle Earth! My sisters have read the book and liked the movie, but they are not obsessed. Oh well, I guess I'm in the right place.

Starr Polish · 04-06-2002, 02:58 AM

There is a bit of a void in my school, but not much. I'm probably the most obsessed, though I can bring it up with my Tolkien literate friends every once in awhile.

FrodoFriend · 04-06-2002, 03:06 AM

Heh. I live in a freakin' ABYSS. No one here's obsessed with anything. Forget Tolkien, there aren't even any teeny-bopper NSYNC fans around here. Not a whiff of obsession for miles around. *sigh*

Khadrane · 04-06-2002, 09:58 AM

That's kind of what my school is like. There were alot of people obsessed with Pokemon in sixth grade, and that's about it.

Daughter of Elros · 04-06-2002, 01:33 PM

As 3/4 of my school is Virtually illiterate, the probbly could'nt even spell "TOLKIEN", let alone read it. My best friend though, is very definately a tolkien addict, and whenever we call each other, we talk about nothing excepy tolkien, Middle Earth, Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, and the Movies!

***Earniel*** · 04-06-2002, 01:39 PM

It's not that bad around here. My sister likes LOTR a lot, but she's just a fan and has shown even until now no a trace of any obsession. A friend of mine is a LOTRfan too, but since she moved to attend a university she is from under my (good) influence and she hardly has time to be Tolkien-obsessed. I was hoping the movie would spark it back into full obsessiondom but no such luck. Another friend of mine has the makings of a Tolkien-obsession and I can talk with her about the movies and LOTR but go beyond that and she's lost. The people around here equall my obsession at least and know even more than I do! This place is paradise, I tell you!

Elvet · 04-06-2002, 04:36 PM

It would be nice to talk about Tolkien in real time. I guess I'll have to find some converts.

markedel · 04-06-2002, 08:32 PM

My school is essentially a void...very sad.

Ñólendil · 04-07-2002, 12:35 AM

My mind is always wandering. Often it is dancing in the bright land beyond the West, on never-fading green.

galadriel · 04-09-2002, 03:12 PM

I am lucky enough to have two friends who are extremely addiction-prone, and who are both LOTR fans. Most of my other friends are weird enough themselves to put up with us, even when we're having long conversations debating balrog wings, or whether vampires go to the bathroom (ok, that was a Buffy conversation, but you get the picture).

Everyone else in my school is more-or-less normal and boring, but we all have a mutual understanding: if they agree to zone out our high-pitched squeals about elves and vampires, we'll ignore their rantings about eyeliner and sales at the Gap.

Pailan · 04-09-2002, 04:42 PM

Elvet, you are not alone. I have sunk into a Tolkien Void as well. My friends make fun of me on stien night at the brew pub as I drink from my Burger King Goblet (the Gandalf one).

No one will ask me what movie to see because they know the answer. Oh well. Thank god for entmoot!

cee2lee2 · 04-09-2002, 08:40 PM

I'm not really obsessed but I like the books and the movie very, very, very much!

Elvet, that's a good idea to read the letters at work.....That way you aren't right in the middle of a scene when break's over.

Elf Girl · 04-09-2002, 08:50 PM

Ack! A not-obbsessed one! Really, cee2lee2, be careful around the insane Entmooters.

cee2lee2 · 04-09-2002, 08:59 PM

I'll heed your warning, Elf Girl, and git myself outta here!

Halley_Brandybuck · 04-09-2002, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FrodoFriend
Forget Tolkien, there aren't even any teeny-bopper NSYNC fans around here. Not a whiff of obsession for miles around. *sigh*

Excuse me? I resent - er resemble that remark!

my dad hasn't read it for a while and me and him talk about it but the only contact my brother has had (older, mind you) is the movie

but my friends are used to me being obsessed with things... Im an N Sync freak (I saw Lotr on Thursday and then went to an N Sync concert of Friday... pretty good balance there, no?)

04-04-2002, 06:55 PM	#1
Elvet Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Orillia, Ontario Posts: 221	Tolkien void I'm not sure if this thread should be here or in general messages, but I'm sure an admin. will let me know. After seeing the TT trailer, I'm major pumped about anything Tolkien. The problem is that all my coworkers and friends have no interest in the topic. It is so frustrating! I'm reading Tolkien letters at work, HomE at home,and listening to the soundtack in the car. I've got picture downloads on my office bulletin board - everyone thinks I'm insane to be so obsessed. When I'm home, I spend a lot of time on the computer and on the Moot, just to be saturated in Middle-earth discussions. Of course, that only makes me seem more compulsive. Maybe this is just a 'phase' (as my mom used to say) that I'll grow out of - but, heck, I'm in my 40's! Anyone else out there in a Tolkien void? ( When you're not on the computer, of course) __________________ "But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were needful for the wise to know."

04-04-2002, 11:55 PM	#2
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	SORT of...it's kind of hard for me to, because if I act too obsessed, my parents think I'm addicted, and get worried. But I do read LOTR when I'm not reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "Animal Farm," and I try to finish the Unfinished Tales. And as soon as my room as walls, Middle Earth will be painted on them! __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

04-05-2002, 01:34 PM	#4
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	I am, too. I have to mask my enthusiasm, cuz my little brother's to young to read them-he's only 7, he'd be scarred for life-and my parents have read it, but they're not obbsessed. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

04-05-2002, 09:22 PM	#5
Khadrane Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Middle Earth (I wish) Posts: 670	I have one friend who is a Tolkien fan (but not a fanatic) and one who is a newbie. (Ugh! ) I still talk about Tolkien though. I drive them crazy. __________________ Few know whither their road will take them till they come to its end. -Legolas FRODO LIVES! ABORTION IS HOMICIDE

04-06-2002, 02:25 AM	#6
cassiopeia Viggoholic Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,749	I have loved the LOTR since about 1997 when I first read the book, but I wasn't really obsessed. I wasn't even that excited about seeing the movie (I didn't even see the movie till the middle of January). Now I think I am obsessed. I am so excited about the TT movie and I can't stop thinking about Middle Earth! My sisters have read the book and liked the movie, but they are not obsessed. Oh well, I guess I'm in the right place. __________________ Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

04-04-2002, 11:58 PM	#3
Menelvagor Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: lurking on the edge of conversations Posts: 924	I have that problem too! NONE of my friends are obessed with Tolkien and I have yet to find anyone at my school who is, can you believe that?! I have compensated by copying the YKYLTTMW list onto my binder in my free time at school.

04-06-2002, 02:58 AM	#7
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	There is a bit of a void in my school, but not much. I'm probably the most obsessed, though I can bring it up with my Tolkien literate friends every once in awhile. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

04-06-2002, 03:06 AM	#8
FrodoFriend Halfwitted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eryn Vorn Posts: 1,659	Heh. I live in a freakin' ABYSS. No one here's obsessed with anything. Forget Tolkien, there aren't even any teeny-bopper NSYNC fans around here. Not a whiff of obsession for miles around. sigh __________________ Fingolfin lives! ... in my finger! The Crossroads of Arda - Warning. Halfwit content. Not appropriate for people with IQ of over 18. The Fellowship of the Message Board Nyáréonié - The Tale of Tears

04-06-2002, 09:58 AM	#9
Khadrane Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Middle Earth (I wish) Posts: 670	That's kind of what my school is like. There were alot of people obsessed with Pokemon in sixth grade, and that's about it. __________________ Few know whither their road will take them till they come to its end. -Legolas FRODO LIVES! ABORTION IS HOMICIDE

04-06-2002, 01:33 PM	#10
Daughter of Elros Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 69	As 3/4 of my school is Virtually illiterate, the probbly could'nt even spell "TOLKIEN", let alone read it. My best friend though, is very definately a tolkien addict, and whenever we call each other, we talk about nothing excepy tolkien, Middle Earth, Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, and the Movies!

04-06-2002, 01:39 PM	#11
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	It's not that bad around here. My sister likes LOTR a lot, but she's just a fan and has shown even until now no a trace of any obsession. A friend of mine is a LOTRfan too, but since she moved to attend a university she is from under my (good) influence and she hardly has time to be Tolkien-obsessed. I was hoping the movie would spark it back into full obsessiondom but no such luck. Another friend of mine has the makings of a Tolkien-obsession and I can talk with her about the movies and LOTR but go beyond that and she's lost. The people around here equall my obsession at least and know even more than I do! This place is paradise, I tell you! __________________ We are not things.

04-06-2002, 04:36 PM	#12
Elvet Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Orillia, Ontario Posts: 221	It would be nice to talk about Tolkien in real time. I guess I'll have to find some converts. __________________ "But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word of things that once were needful for the wise to know."

04-06-2002, 08:32 PM	#13
markedel 'Sober' Mullet Frosh Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queen's Posts: 1,245	My school is essentially a void...very sad. __________________ "Earnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom"

04-07-2002, 12:35 AM	#14
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	My mind is always wandering. Often it is dancing in the bright land beyond the West, on never-fading green. __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

04-09-2002, 03:12 PM	#15
galadriel Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: a castle made of clouds Posts: 459	I am lucky enough to have two friends who are extremely addiction-prone, and who are both LOTR fans. Most of my other friends are weird enough themselves to put up with us, even when we're having long conversations debating balrog wings, or whether vampires go to the bathroom (ok, that was a Buffy conversation, but you get the picture). Everyone else in my school is more-or-less normal and boring, but we all have a mutual understanding: if they agree to zone out our high-pitched squeals about elves and vampires, we'll ignore their rantings about eyeliner and sales at the Gap. __________________ Human kind cannot bear very much reality. dreamflower - for all things Lady Galadriel

04-09-2002, 04:42 PM	#16
Pailan Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: aisle 12, seat#2 Posts: 449	Elvet, you are not alone. I have sunk into a Tolkien Void as well. My friends make fun of me on stien night at the brew pub as I drink from my Burger King Goblet (the Gandalf one). No one will ask me what movie to see because they know the answer. Oh well. Thank god for entmoot! __________________ "Holy Entmoot, Batman!" "Who knows, Robin? This strange mixing of minds may be the greatest single sevice ever performed for humanity! Let's go, but, inconspicuosly, through the window. We'll use our Batropes. Our job is finished." Oh, btw, Frodo lives.

04-09-2002, 08:40 PM	#17
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	I'm not really obsessed but I like the books and the movie very, very, very much! Elvet, that's a good idea to read the letters at work.....That way you aren't right in the middle of a scene when break's over.

04-09-2002, 08:50 PM	#18
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Ack! A not-obbsessed one! Really, cee2lee2, be careful around the insane Entmooters. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

04-09-2002, 08:59 PM	#19
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	I'll heed your warning, Elf Girl, and git myself outta here!

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