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This cafe with a random name is a place where all are welcome. Have a cup of tea and sit down with your friends.

What do you guys like talking about outside of the 'Moot? With all the anger that seems to be going on lately, I just want to talk with my 'Moot buddies about interesting subjects, that have nothing to do with Lord of the Rings! (Or any other flammable topic.)

Perhaps we've all come to see each other as one sided, based mostly on our views of Lord of the Rings books and/or movies.

Now we have a chance to talk about anything, as long as it does not lead to anger, name calling, or vehement disagreement.

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To kick it all off, I was wondering today how the first tools were made. You need iron tools to make more iron tools, and I don't imagine you can shape bronze with a rock.

By the way, feel free to ask me questions about forestry or biology! I'm studying forestry at university and I love talking about it.

Cheers everyone!

*shakes head*
Nurvingiel, Nurvingiel, Nurvingiel. :) Dear sweet Nurvingiel. :)
All that you witnessed in the LotR movie forum does not spill out to anywhere else. You will see people in the movie forum that vehemently feud in the LotR movie threads, yet agree here in the GM forum, or elsewhere on the board. I can't explain the conundrum, other than... in some areas we agree and some areas we don't. But none of it spills out to the other threads and forums. :)

I've been on this board since Feb. of this year, and you've been here longer, but I've never seen anyone hold a grudge outside the movie forum. :D I hope you haven't either.

I hope this settles your fears. :)

I don't like tea.

I know people don't hold grudges outside the movie forum, but this thread would be off topic in that forum. Recently, there has been a level of anger that I don't understand. Within threads, I try to mitigate things a little bit, but I thought there should be a place where people could...

Like my failed attempts at mitigation, I'm not sure how far this will get. But I at least want someone to answer my question about tools. :D

And no one's going to make you drink tea Wayfarer. :rolleyes:

...

You know, I had something really witty and cynical that I was going to say in response to that, but it seems to have slipped my mind.

Bah.

Nurvingiel, the reason you don't see grudges spilling over is because people aren't actually angry. Loud, brazen, vehement, and ocassionally obnoxious, but not angry.

Are you sure? Because it doesn't seem normal. Maybe it's just me being overly sensitive.

I am never that rude (as I have seen people be) unless I am actually angry.

Hi Nurvingiel!
Entmoot has become rather boring of late, hasn't it. The same people keep saying the same things over and over, again and again. It's getting rather annoying. I wish movie haters would stay out of the movie forum, and "movie only" lovers would stay out of the book forum. Many people on here don't really care THAT much! Take your excessive anger somewhere else! :rolleyes:
So, anyway, I guess I need to buy a Christmas tree, but I have no room to put one! I'm going to have to create a space, which means moving furniture. Too much work! I know once the tree is in, it will be beautiful. I like to just let it stand undecorated for awhile. Trees look so lovely on their own! But everybody is waiting for the decorations. I think I will eliminate a lot of decs this year. It seems to be a less is more year for me.

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
To kick it all off, I was wondering today how the first tools were made. You need iron tools to make more iron tools, and I don't imagine you can shape bronze with a rock.


Well you start with copper which is a soft ore that can be found in its natural state and shaped rather easily without the need for iron or any other metal. you can make copper weapons using wooden mallets to beat the copper into form. Humans started doing this around 8000 BC. About 3000 years later someone finally realized if you can get the fire hot enough you can actually melt copper and thereby be able to make whatever you want from it. They then took this thinking and combined molton copper with tin and create a harder material called Bronze. and thus the bronze age begins. Bout 1500 BC the Hittites realized that if you could got your fire even hotter you could actually melt iron ore into liquid and iron, of course, was much harder then bronze or copper. and iron ore was everywhere so it was an incredible break through in man's history. so basically you dont really need iron tools to make more iron tools you just need to be able to get a fire hot enough the melt the stuff then you can just pour it into a spade shaped or hammer head shaped hole made right in the earth and in a few hours you have yourself some crude iron tools which you can then use to make more and next thing you know we have silicon wafers and expresso machines. class dismissed.

Ooooo I LOVE tea! :D

So what exactly is forest-what'sit all about? Is it about knowing what kinds of trees there are or it a more indepth kind of 'how to save and care for the forest' thing?

*takes a sip of his tea*

Originally posted by Lizra
... I wish movie haters would stay out of the movie forum, and "movie only" lovers would stay out of the book forum....
*takes tea cake from tray*

What fun would that be? :D After all, it's not the "movie lovers" forum, now is it? ;) :D And besides, that certainly wouldn't be fair,now would it.

After all, I don't keep people who disagree with me out of my threads. I actually encourage the exchange of ideas. And if you look through my threads, many people have helped other mooters with riding themselves of erroneous information (ie, Brill and Catholicism in the REAL debate about RELIGION thread).

However, I think people misunderstand. I know I'm not really angry when I voice my disagreements in the movie threads, no matter what I say or what smilie I put up. ;)

Would you like some one or two lumps, Lizra? :) *stirs sugar into her tea*

I'll take two lumps. (and I'm not reading anymore about movie/book/love/hate....I really don't care what anyone thinks anymore. :mad: ) I have a sore throat, so make it honey....Beorning honey wood do the trick. I think I'll leave that mispelling! It seems to fit in this "tea party in a forest" thread. :) Pull up a toadstool. Thanks for the leson IR. I hope I can find an 8 foot tall fir tree for less than $50! There seems to be all sorts of trees in this forest, but they are much to pretty to cut. Maybe we should decorate one!

*butters a crumpet*
I was reading earlier today about Old English, and that Eorl (or perhaps it was something i dont remember) meant warrior. And I thought: eorlingas. And of course, Tolkien based their language on Old English, so there we have it.

I am not familiar with these movie disputes. I'm amazed people haven't mentioned the political threads.

Oh, by the way, I brought some Russian Tea Cakes.

Originally posted by Lizra
I'll take two lumps. (and I'm not reading anymore about movie/book/love/hate....I really don't care what anyone thinks anymore. :mad: ) I have a sore throat, so make it honey....Beorning honey wood do the trick. I think I'll leave that mispelling! It seems to fit in this "tea party in a forest" thread. :) Pull up a toadstool. Thanks for the leson IR. I hope I can find an 8 foot tall fir tree for less than $50! There seems to be all sorts of trees in this forest, but they are much to pretty to cut. Maybe we should decorate one!
*Hands the honey to Lizra*. :) There ya go sweety. I hope that sore throat heals soon. :) I had one about a week and a half ago. I was worried the little darlings at the school I was substituting for gave me strep. Glad it's not strep though, I don't have health insurance. :cool:

*takes a Russian tea cake* You know you're going to make me very fat with all these sweets :)

Yea! Takes a cheese scone and English breakfast tea with no milk or sugar.

You know Lizra, if there already is a thread like this, maybe we should all head out to a tea party in the forest. I don't want to be redundant.

That sounds more fun anyway - I love being outside!

Originally posted by Ornelírë Mistë
I was reading earlier today about Old English, and that Eorl (or perhaps it was something i dont remember) meant warrior. And I thought: eorlingas. And of course, Tolkien based their language on Old English, so there we have it.
Eorl - son of Leod, founded Rohan's dynasty.

From his name, probably, came 'the Eorlingas' - but anyway, it would be again from the word eorl in Old English.

What's a Russian cake? Why do you call it Russian?

I'll have a piece anyway, if you don't mind, because it is a cake after all. :)

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
Eorl - son of Leod, founded Rohan's dynasty.

From his name, probably, came 'the Eorlingas' - but anyway, it would be again from the word eorl in Old English.

What's a Russian cake? Why do you call it Russian?

I'll have a piece anyway, if you don't mind, because it is a cake after all. :)
Cake? Someone mentioned cake? :)

It's here, we're now! ;) Thanks Ruinel. Well, Isn't this nice! I'm getting filled up quickly. Since it's twilight, lets gather some deadwood to start a fire. Do you think any brownies will come visit? (Don't eat them! :eek: )

Originally posted by Lizra
It's here, we're now! ;) Thanks Ruinel. Well, Isn't this nice! I'm getting filled up quickly. Since it's twilight, lets gather some deadwood to start a fire. Do you think any brownies will come visit? (Don't eat them! :eek: ) AHAHAHA!!! Brownies are my favorite food. :D
oh, you mean those brownies... ;) ...

Originally posted by Lizra
Hi Nurvingiel!
Entmoot has become rather boring of late, hasn't it. The same people keep saying the same things over and over, again and again. It's getting rather annoying. I wish movie haters would stay out of the movie forum, and "movie only" lovers would stay out of the book forum. Many people on here don't really care THAT much! Take your excessive anger somewhere else! :rolleyes:
So I guess there should be no discussion unless everone agrees with you?

There are a lot of people disgreeing with things on the book forum - whether orcs came from men or elves or whether balrog's had wings. Just to name two.

By the way - what movie haters are you talking about I'm wondering? I gave the movies a C - so it can't be me you are talking about. :p And just because you don't care that much - doesn't mean others don't. I happen to care however.

I love tea - so can someone pass me the sugar. :D

Originally posted by jerseydevil
So I guess there should be no discussion unless everone agrees with you?

There are a lot of people disgreeing with things on the book forum - whether orcs came from men or elves or whether balrog's had wings. Just to name two.

Yeah, but those discussions don't go on and on and on, and haven't (at the moment) taken over the Book-discussion forum. :p ;)

Here's the sugar, do you know if we have lemon or wildberry tea by the way? Long time since I tried any of those...

Originally posted by Falagar
Yeah, but those discussions don't go on and on and on, and haven't (at the moment) taken over the Book-discussion forum. :p ;)

Well then maybe we should spread out the discussion on elves and men and orcs and balrogs. So do you think that elves came from men or elves? I think elves.

Originally posted by jerseydevil
Well then maybe we should spread out the discussion on elves and men and orcs and balrogs. So do you think that elves came from men or elves? I think elves.
Men! :mad:

...let's take this outside, before we're thrown out. ;)

Originally posted by Falagar
Men! :mad:

...let's take this outside, before we're thrown out. ;)
You can IM me if you have AIM. :) But there are several places where Tolkien said it was Elves. Treebeard in Lord of the Rings says that it was elves. I consider the Lord of the Rings books - to be the key source because that is the published version. Then the Silmarillion, then letters.

*hands the tray of tea cakes and sandwiches to JD* Care for any?

I happen to agree with your point, JD. [edit: looks like you posted after I started this post] The point about the book forum. I haven't seen anything really that is out of control... not what I would consider out of control, at least. I certainly understand SGH's position though. I know that some people complained about the discussions appearing heated and angry. It's rather hard to read the emotions the poster has through the text. :) I personally don't hold any grudges toward anyone at the book forum, Black Breathalizer included.

Tessar: as for the "forest-what'sits"... do you mean "forestry"?

You know what I think is funny? People will debate anything anywhere, anytime, even in a random thread with a silly name. :D

*sits back, sipping tea and nibbling scone*

Originally posted by jerseydevil
You can IM me if you have AIM. :) But there are several places where Tolkien said it was Elves. Treebeard in Lord of the Rings says that it was elves. I consider the Lord of the Rings books - to be the key source because that is the published version. Then the Silmarillion, then letters.
He doesn't actually say they're made from Elves. :) I'll PM you the rest, don't have IM (hope you've not closed your PM/box)...
Originally posted by Nurvingiel
You know what I think is funny? People will debate anything anywhere, anytime, even in a random thread with a silly name. :D

*sits back, sipping tea and nibbling scone*
Human nature. :)

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
You know what I think is funny? People will debate anything anywhere, anytime, even in a random thread with a silly name. :D
I have to disagree with you, Nurvingiel... eh... *thinks* ... errrr... :p nevermind. :D

Originally posted by Ruinel
I haven't seen anything really that is out of control... not what I would consider out of control, at least. This, from the chief flamer of the Moot. :D :)

I'm over my initial shock. I don't think it's that bad. I'm surprised that this thread took off actually, go me.

Tessar: as for the "forest-what'sits"... do you mean "forestry"? Haha. In answer to Tessar's earlier question:
Forestry is a very diverse subject. I'm in a degree where we learn to manage the forest, so our different subjects include biology of various kinds, conservation, and forest operations (which is essentially 'how to get the lumber out of the forest'). You can focus on any one of these areas, or on research in Forest Sciences. I chose the 'big picture' approach, but they are all equally important and valid.


I actually prefer Earl Grey to English Breakfast. I'll have that for my next cup.

edit: whoops, formatting tags. and spelling. x_x

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
This, from the chief flamer of the Moot. :D :)
BWAHAHAHAAA!!! Seriously? come on, Nurv :p ... if you think my posts are flames... lol! No offense intended, but really, nothing that I've put up here would be considered a flame at some of the other boards. :) But I do understand that those are not PG-13 boards that I'm talking about. Sometimes I just need to be tapped on the shoulder and reminded of that fact. :D

Originally posted by Falagar
He doesn't actually say they're made from Elves. :) I'll PM you the rest, don't have IM (hope you've not closed your PM/box)...

This is what Treebeard says in Lord of the Rings the BOOK...


But Trolls are only conterfeits, made by the Enemy in the Great Darkness, in mockery of Ents, as Orcs were of Elves.



Nurvingiel - I thougt this was a general discussion between friends? Even friends argue. :)

But Trolls are only conterfeits, made by the Enemy in the Great Darkness, in mockery of Ents, as Orcs were of Elves.
Notice the words "counterfeints" and "mockery", not "made out of".

Edit: Ops, sorry. :o

Originally posted by Falagar
Notice the words "counterfeints" and "mockery", not "made out of".
I see that. But I also know that in the Silmarillion it goes into even more detail on the creation of orcs from elves. So taking the two together - it is elves. I don't think a letter Tolkien wrote only 2 years before his death - when he might have forgotten what he had already published (LotR) or written (The Silmarillion) - is reliable.

Originally posted by jerseydevil
Nurvingiel - I thougt this was a general discussion between friends? Even friends argue. :) Yeah I know, but they don't argue all the darned time. But whatever, I'm resigned to this fact of Entmoot now.

*finishes tea and gets up to brew another pot*

Would anyone else like some Earl Grey?

Originally posted by jerseydevil
I see that. But I also know that in the Silmarillion it goes into even more detail on the creation of orcs from elves. So taking the two together - it is elves. I don't think a letter Tolkien wrote only 2 years before his death - when he might have forgotten what he had already published (LotR) or written (The Silmarillion) - is reliable.
But it doesn't directly say in LotR that theyr're from Elves. It says "counterfeits". As it also does in HoME X, I believe. They were made from Men (or a mix of Men and Elves) in mockery/as a counterfeit to Elves. That's my opinion, at least.

I really hope the threads in the movie-forum will become less "violent" when RotK has been out for a while (I don't think EE will make it any worse).

Oh, and have any of you tasted wildberry tea? What do you think of it?
Originally posted by Nurvingiel
Yeah I know, but they don't argue all the darned time. But whatever, I'm resigned to this fact of Entmoot now.

*finishes tea and gets up to brew another pot*

Would anyone else like some Earl Grey?
Yes please. With sugar or honey.

*brings back a tray with a pot of Earl Grey, a pot of honey, spoons, (ordinary honey, Beorn isn't receiving visitors today), sugar, and cream.*

Tea for all!

I would leap heartily into this debate on elves and orcs, but I really don't have an opinion on this one.

Orcs are a twisted version of Elves, wether they were once Elves or were made in mockery of them. That's good enough for me.

Here's a good question to add to that thought: Can Orcs breed? Request: Let's please not mention the weird orc-membrane-mud-pit scene from TTT, and base this discussion solely on the books.

Here's a good question to add to that thought: Can Orcs breed? Request: Let's please not mention the weird orc-membrane-mud-pit scene from TTT, and base this discussion solely on the books.
It says somewhere (the Silm, I think) that they "reproduce in the manner of the children of Iluvatar".

Thanks! Some tea? *offers tray*

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
Thanks! Some tea? *offers tray*
Haven't received my Earl[y] Grey yet. ;)

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
Yeah I know, but they don't argue all the darned time. But whatever, I'm resigned to this fact of Entmoot now.

*finishes tea and gets up to brew another pot*

Would anyone else like some Earl Grey?

I would love some Earl Grey. With one packet of sugar please.

If some one has a moment may they please pass the krumpets.

Also here is some baklava for all to enjoy.

*Passes tray first to Falagar*

Oooo that's MOST interesting! And yes I did mean forestology or forestry, whichever it is.

*takes a sip of peppermint tea* Ooooooh my nerves. *rubs temples* I've been assistant teaching an acting class once a week and so today from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. consisted of teaching two different sets of children how to act...


Did I mention that all the kids in the first class are under ten, and that the second class isn't much older?

*whimpers and sinks down into his chair*

Thank Goodness I've only got one class left to teach the little buggers... :(

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
*sits back, sipping tea and nibbling scone*

do you have any more of those scones left?

*adds cream and sugar to her cup of tea*

i think i'm going to end up having a tea overload... :D

has anyone else had snow where they live recently? we got about, oh, 7 inches here where i live. it started snowing friday. it's finished though i think.

tea goes so well with cold weather, now all i need is a fire in the fireplace and i'm set! :)

Originally posted by Goldberry1
has anyone else had snow where they live recently? we got about, oh, 7 inches here where i live. it started snowing friday. it's finished though i think.
We got about 12 - 14 inches. Caldwell NJ I know got 14.

all you bastards with your cold weather:(
i love tea shops, theres an awesome one in melbourne called t2 and there was one i went to in Hong Kong called sunsing tea (www.sunsingtea.com) where i got some nice pearl jasmine tea...
hmmm fourth season of the soprano's came out this week on dvd its so good. does anyone else like the soprano's?

Originally posted by jerseydevil
We got about 12 - 14 inches. Caldwell NJ I know got 14. No fair. It's just stupid raining in Vancouver. Well, it was earlier. Stupid nice weather. Even though you can't ride a bike properly in the snow, I really want it to anyway! I love snow. On the other hand, that would make my bus trip home take way longer.

edit: Almost forgot: *passes Goldberry a cheese scone*

Grrr! I always seem to miss the snow. In January this year we had about six inches, they said, fall on the east coast of the UK in just a few hours. So much so soon that there were cars stranded overnight on the M11 motorway, and the buses and trains couldn't run (don't laugh - that's a LOT of snow for us :D).

And where was I then? About five miles away from the edge of it. So near and so far - I never saw a flake. Not one. Not even the thought of one! :rolleyes:

But this morning - hooray! There was frost, and one of those lovely golden sunrises that you only can get in the winter :)

My most recent wipe out on my bike was because of frost. I didn't hurt myself though, so it's all good.

*offers Hemel the plate* Cheese scone?

Originally posted by Millane
all you bastards with your cold weather:(


:confused: Are you crazy? We've just had heaps of "freezing" weather by Melbourne standards, and you want more cold weather? Hopefully with the warm weather won't come more terrible storms like the one we had this week that caused $50 million damage (but didn't affect my area).

I like tea- doesn't make me sleepy unlike Jerseydevil. :D
Pass the brownies, please * drool* . I've ...uh..brought some Aussie Damper. :)

Nurvingiel:
My most recent wipe out on my bike was because of frost. I didn't hurt myself though, so it's all good. Ouch! Would that be a motorbike or a pushbike? I fell off my motorbike on ice - and fell off my pushbike in wet autumn leaves.

Guess which one I got up from completely unhurt (apart from severely bent pride :D) and guess which one I ended up in hospital with, with a broken arm ... :rolleyes:

And I love cheese scones. Thanks :)

We never have snow. Obviously want to have colder weather, with more rain and with snow and stuff... :( I did see snow once though... guess what, it was cold. :rolleyes:

How can you eat cheese scones with tea? :confused:

*pulls up a taodstool*
Mind if I join you? I brought some scones.
*pours herself a cup of tea*

What a nice idea Nurvingiel.

I as well tire from the endless debate over the movies. Everyone's entitled to thier own opinions, whether they love them or not, I just don't care to hear it over and over. But I suppose JD and BB like to debate over it, so fine. I just stay out of those forums now.

On a more cheerful note, Lizra did you find a Christmas tree? We need to get one soon too.

*looks at clock*
Oh I must skip out now, off to go horsebackriding. :D And it's 40 degrees outside, lovely.

Originally posted by Elvengirl
I as well tire from the endless debate over the movies. Everyone's entitled to thier own opinions, whether they love them or not, I just don't care to hear it over and over. But I suppose JD and BB like to debate over it, so fine. I just stay out of those forums now.
I'm just not the type of person that will run away and let someone run a show when I completely disagree with them. Silence is a sign of agreement or acceptance. I'm just glad that now civility is being forced and I don't have to hear how if you don't like the movies - you want a page by page book to screen movie. or that if you don't like the movies - you don't understand movie making, or the very deragatory use of the Purist phrase. That I had the biggest problem with. Sometimes you have to rock the boat a little to bring people's attention to how out of control things are getting.

Now - does anyone have any hot chocolate? I just let the dogs out and as it turns out - we got 13 inches of snow. :)

We got 13 inches too. It's so pretty- all fluffy and white on the bushes (at least until my brother knocked it all off the bushes :rolleyes: ). Maybe I'll post pics sometime.

I'm drinking hot chocolate right now, as it happens- want some? This Nor'easter us New Englanders are in will probably last another few days. *passes around marshmallows*

This thread should just be called the "anything topic," or the "off topic thread."

I hate tea.:p

I think I sat on my toadstool too long, It's getting flat! :eek: (toadstool plumping time) There! Thank goodness our snow melted! Today will be a good day for Christmas shopping. The tree is up! I found a lovely tall but thin, Frasier fur for $30. Since my husband just had nasal surgery and can't do any heavy lifting, I brought the tree in, and put it in the stand myself! (What an elf! :D ) I'm going to put only the most beautiful of the beautiful ornaments on it. In fact, I'm not even going to open that second box! I should take it to Goodwill today and have them out of my life for ever!

JD, you're sipping tea and being pleasant....how nice! :) Now, all this tea is making me feel extra "frank" and "real" ....( :rolleyes: ;) )
Things here at EM have deteriorated so badly (in the movie forum) that I don't read it anymore either. I go to another Tolkien message board (gasp!) to discuss the movies. I know BB started it, but we should all know his tounge in cheek comments are merely HIS opinion. He started it, but this is the type of thing that doesn't need, or deserve, "a finish". BB is just trying to get a rise out of whoever, for amusement. If you ignore his baited remarks (or chuckle, or say "that's an interesting but goofy opinion" ) they will soon become inconsequential.
JD, I came VERY close to putting you on my ignore list recently...not that you should really care, but it is weird to want to put someone you usually enjoy on your ignore list. BB's remarks are obvious one-sided sparks, and your (and others) repeated (in content and number) hot air replies have fanned the silly sparks into a huge flame, like a testosterone spewing bellows. If I were you (and I'm not of course) I would put him on my ignore list, and mellow out. If I had a magic wand, I would send you an over sexed girlfriend, a personal masseuse, several pounds of chocolate, and some kind of special pipeweed. (I feel an "I'll speak my mind as often as I please" lecture coming on. )

Ahh! The tea is invigorating! Look ladies....I brought several pairs of Luthien slippers! Lets dance lithly and sensually round the toadstools, till JD is mesmerized and hypnotized. ;) If BB comes by, someone stuff him with cheese scones till he can't speak. Then we'll tickle him till he gets nauseous.

Things here at EM have deteriorated so badly (in the movie forum) that I don't read it anymore either.Well Lizra, hopefully I have now got that forum under control.:)

Originally posted by Lizra
JD, you're sipping tea and being pleasant....how nice! :) Now, all this tea is making me feel extra "frank" and "real" ....( :rolleyes: ;) )
Things here at EM have deteriorated so badly (in the movie forum) that I don't read it anymore either. I go to another Tolkien message board (gasp!) to discuss the movies. I know BB started it, but we should all know his tounge in cheek comments are merely HIS opinion. He started it, but this is the type of thing that doesn't need, or deserve, "a finish". BB is just trying to get a rise out of whoever, for amusement. If you ignore his baited remarks (or chuckle, or say "that's an interesting but goofy opinion" ) they will soon become inconsequential.
JD, I came VERY close to putting you on my ignore list recently...not that you should really care, but it is weird to want to put someone you usually enjoy on your ignore list. BB's remarks are obvious one-sided sparks, and your (and others) repeated (in content and number) hot air replies have fanned the silly sparks into a huge flame, like a testosterone spewing bellows. If I were you (and I'm not of course) I would put him on my ignore list, and mellow out. If I had a magic wand, I would send you an over sexed girlfriend, a personal masseuse, several pounds of chocolate, and some kind of special pipeweed. (I feel an "I'll speak my mind as often as I please" lecture coming on. )
Well - unlike you I will not put ANYONE on my ignore list. I coudl have ignored his ridiculous comments, and allowed him to make deragatory statements toward the book fans. For what purpose? So he could continue on and on and on? Now he's stopped - that's all that matters. Sorry you wanted to put me on your ignore list - but as you said - not that I should care. if you choose to - or anyone chooses to - that is their option. It doesn't affect me - it affects only you. I can reply to you - and you have no idea what I say.

You obviously like to avoid conflict - I don't necessarily like conflict - but I'm not going to just ignore something for the sake of peace. if I have a problem with something that someone says - I will say it. Oh well - you went to another board to talk about the movies. I'm sure they are much more movie friendly then.

If BB is just trying to get a rise out of people then - he should be stopped - he wasn't being stopped - until now as I said. It just took the "movie moron" comment to bring it about - and I don't regret it. It worked. Sometimes the end justifies the means.

As for being nice - I am generally nice - unless you are not nice to me or you attack me.

By the way - i don't get hypnotized or mezmorized - so you will have to just deal with me. I am Rebel Leader.

(I feel an "I'll speak my mind as often as I please" lecture coming on. )OMG Lizra, you were right.:D

Originally posted by Sister Golden Hair
OMG Lizra, you were right.:D
hey - well she got what she expected. I didn't want to disappoint. :p I'm also not the type of person to keep my opinions to myself - even if an entire room disagrees with me.

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
We never have snow. Obviously want to have colder weather, with more rain and with snow and stuff... :( I did see snow once though... guess what, it was cold. :rolleyes:
We have heaps of snow and guess what? It's biting cold! :mad:
At least I have some hot tea to warm myself with.

Originally posted by Jonathan
We have heaps of snow and guess what? It's biting cold! :mad:
But it gives great satisfaction to throw it at others.

No snow here yet. :(

oh tea! how yummy!:D
hey Nirv, can i have one of those cheese scones?:D

btw, i see that radagast the Brown got back his famous christopher lee eyeball avatar.

does anyone here like listening to music while reading a book?
i cant do without.

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
does anyone here like listening to music while reading a book?
i cant do without.
I do - as I told you I used to listen to this one beethoven piece while reading Chronicles of Prydain. Now I need to find it. I don't know the name of it - just the way it goes.

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
What's a Russian cake? Why do you call it Russian?

I'll have a piece anyway, if you don't mind, because it is a cake after all. :)

I don't really know if they are Russian. But they are these sweet little biscuit type things, the recipe I used once required 4 cups of flour.

Originally posted by Jonathan
We have heaps of snow and guess what? It's biting cold! :mad:
At least I have some hot tea to warm myself with. What did you expect? You live in Sweden. ;)
Originally posted by hectorberlioz
btw, i see that radagast the Brown got back his famous christopher lee eyeball avatar.
Famous? :p

JD, I must say I agree with Lizra on some things. You don't have to answer to everything BB says, when he says it to annoy you. Just don't answer.

of course famous!:D
on the 'best avatar' thread i was hearing about it all the time.........

Originally posted by Lizra
Ahh! The tea is invigorating! Look ladies....I brought several pairs of Luthien slippers! Lets dance lithly and sensually round the toadstools, till JD is mesmerized and hypnotized. ;) If BB comes by, someone stuff him with cheese scones till he can't speak. Then we'll tickle him till he gets nauseous.
That sounds like a lovely plan for dealing with both of them. *puts on Luthien slippers*

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
JD, I must say I agree with Lizra on some things. You don't have to answer to everything BB says, when he says it to annoy you. Just don't answer.
Well i don't actually know if he says it to annoy me. And if he does - he just shouldn't say it. It's spamming. I'm just replying.

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
oh tea! how yummy!:D
hey Nirv, can i have one of those cheese scones?:D

btw, i see that radagast the Brown got back his famous christopher lee eyeball avatar.

does anyone here like listening to music while reading a book?
i cant do without. I always get distracted when I do that.

*Passes the cheese scones to Hector* Are you sure you don't want one Radagast? Cheese scones go with everything! :)

Feel free to change the name of this thread to "The Off-Topic Thread" SHG! :) I like that name better anyway. As you can see, I was really stuck for a name when I started it.

By the way - I have Havarti with dill if anyone wants some. :)

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
I always get distracted when I do that.

*Passes the cheese scones to Hector* Are you sure you don't want one Radagast? Cheese scones go with everything! :)

Feel free to change the name of this thread to "The Off-Topic Thread" SHG! :) I like that name better anyway. As you can see, I was really stuck for a name when I started it. Yeah, but cheese scones and tea are such a big part of it now.:D

My mom and I baked some 'death by chocolate' Christmas cookies, that have literally 5 kinds of chocolate in them. Want some?

By the way - I have Havarti with dill if anyone wants some.
me!:D i love cheese!

Originally posted by Elf Girl
My mom and I baked some 'death by chocolate' Christmas cookies, that have literally 5 kinds of chocolate in them. Want some?
'Death by chocolate'? Just my kind of cookies!

Originally posted by Sister Golden Hair
Yeah, but cheese scones and tea are such a big part of it now.:D Cheese scones, tea, and any topic discussions. If only I had known where this was headed... I love it!

Death by chocolate eh? But what a way to go.

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
Cheese scones, tea, and any topic discussions. If only I had known where this was headed... I love it!

Death by chocolate eh? But what a way to go.
Exactly. If I had a choice how to die, that would at least have reached the top-ten, probably been number one.

We need a café. I'm member of some gaming-communities, and famous for my two restaurants.

Originally posted by Elf Girl
My mom and I baked some 'death by chocolate' Christmas cookies, that have literally 5 kinds of chocolate in them. Want some? Save some for Earniel.:)

Damn - now I'm in the mood to make chocolate chip cookies.

Originally posted by jerseydevil
Damn - now I'm in the mood to make chocolate chip cookies. Just go eat the rest of your kluski soup.:)

Back from horsebackriding and had a great time. :D

Well I am gald if the movie forum is under control. With the ROTK coming, I look forward to it's discussion, just so long as it doesn't become an argument over who is right.
JD I'm not saying you should agree with everyone (BB) It is good that you stand for what you believe and will speak about it openly. But just because one disagrees with you, doesn't mean you are wrong. BB's derogatory statements were unnecessary if they were ignored, then he wouldn't have created any effect and I think he would have stopped. If he has stopped then great! I'll be stopping in the movie forums to see what everyone thinks of ROTK. :D

Do keep the name of the thread, I like it. Tis quaint :)

kluski soup? :confused: nah, make some cookies, lots and lots of cookies

Those of you with snow are lucky. It has never snowed here and I wish it would. :)

Those of you with snow are lucky. It has never snowed here and I wish it would.I'll be glad to send you some of ours, but what do I get out of it?:D

Originally posted by Elvengirl
kluski soup? :confused:
It's not really kluski soup. It's homemade beef soup - but I make kluski noodles for it (which is a slovakian type of noodle), I have also made shells and I am currently having Ditalini pasta with it right now.

Originally posted by Sister Golden Hair
I'll be glad to send you some of ours, but what do I get out of it?:D

The wonderful warm glow one gets from giving and the of joy from making a fellow mooter very, very happy.........................or would you like cash :D


JD thanks for the explanation. It sounds good, but I still say make some cookies :)

*hands out Death By Chocolate™ cookies, saving 3 for Eärniel*

*on second thought, hands out 3 Death By Chocolate™ cookies and saves the rest for Eärniel*

Originally posted by Elvengirl
The wonderful warm glow one gets from giving and the of joy from making a fellow mooter very, very happy.........................or would you like cash :D
Cash!:D

Originally posted by Elf Girl
*hands out Death By Chocolate™ cookies, saving 3 for Eärniel*

*on second thought, hands out 3 Death By Chocolate™ cookies and saves the rest for Eärniel*
*looks at the crumbles he got*

Do you have the recipe?

Elvengirl, I can give you more snow for less cash! ;) You'll just have to wait a bit...

tsk, tsk such greedy people ;).............on second thought, Falagar how much time are you talking about here :)

Falagar, quit trying to cut in on my business opportunities.Originally posted by Elvengirl
tsk, tsk such greedy people ;).............on second thought, Falagar how much time are you talking about here :) He may never get any snow. I can get it to you express delivery overnight. I will give you the best quality too. Untouched and white. I have heard that Falagar's snow sometimes has a tendancey to be yellow. And I will give you the hard packed kind that looks lovely on the ground, but is perfect for building snowmen. As a bonus, I can throw in some icecicles, and give you 3 extra inches of snow. That's enough to get your school closed for a day. Now if he has a better offer, than I'll eat his yellow snow. Ick.:D

Who is Felagar? :p

Originally posted by Falagar
Elvengirl, I can give you more snow for less cash! ;) You'll just have to wait a bit... Oh, why don't you get us some snow here first?

Originally posted by Artanis
Who is Felagar? :p Haven't the slightest idea.:p

Originally posted by Sister Golden Hair
Falagar, quit trying to cut in on my business opportunities. He may never get any snow. I can get it to you express delivery overnight. I will give you the best quality too. Untouched and white. I have heard that Falagar's snow sometimes has a tendancey to be yellow. And I will give you the hard packed kind that looks lovely on the ground, but is perfect for building snowmen. As a bonus, I can throw in some icecicles, and give you 3 extra inches of snow. That's enough to get your school closed for a day. Now if he has a better offer, than I'll eat his yellow snow. Ick.:D
I can cut your price and give them a BETTER deal. We got 13 inches and you only got 7. Supply and demand. We have the greater supply. :) If you want to see the quality of NJ snow - here is a pic...
http://users.hsonline.net/rrosetta/entmoot/SnowCovered.jpg

I don't want any snide remarks from SGH - I'm supplying pics. You will note that there is no yellow snow and it is not brown or gray. But nice white snow.

If you want others than with my car - I will have to get them to you.

How do I know those pics are from your snowstorm? For all I know, those pics could have come from anywhere. That proves nothing.

Post a pic of snow piled up around a highway sign that says new jersey next exit or something

I have nice powdery fresh Mass. snow! Perfect for skiiing! Any takers?

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
Post a pic of snow piled up around a highway sign that says new jersey next exit or something
I have pics with my dogs that I took yesterday and today - but by the time I get those de veloped - the snow will be gone. :( If you want it - you better claim it. :D

Why would I leave my nice white powdery (but still makes a good base) BC snow? :)

Originally posted by jerseydevil
I have pics with my dogs that I took yesterday and today - but by the time I get those de veloped - the snow will be gone. :( If you want it - you better claim it. :D I claim your snow in the name of Mordor!

Woah! Where'd Arwen come from!? Okay, put down that sword, I was just kidding...

:D

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
Why would I leave my nice white powdery (but still makes a good base) BC snow? :)
Because we had a nor'eastern - so ours came from the Atlantic Ocean water. :)

It helps that you're on that side of the continent. Our Pacific weather is fine. Sun Peaks Resort and Whistler are some of the finest ski hills in the world. :)

Death By Chocolate™ Cookies
Makes about 20.

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened alkalized cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to tepid
9 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled to tepid
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled to tepid
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1. Set the oven at 325 degrees. Line several cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
3. In an electric mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, and corn syrup on moderately low speed for 1 minute. Blend in the butter, bittersweet chocolate, unsweetened chocolate, and vanilla. Beat on low speed until smooth and no patches of egg mixture show. Scrape down the mixing bowl often as the elements come together.
4. Resift the flour and cocoa mixture over the chocolate mixture and blend it in on low speed.
5. Remove the bowl from the mixer stand and stir in the chocolate chips. The batter will be soft and glossy. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it stand for 10 minutes.
6. Place 3-tablespoon mounds of dough onto the lined sheets, spacing the mounds about 3 inches apart, arranging 9 mounds to a sheet (do not crowd them).
7. Bake the cookies for 13 to 14 minutes or until they set. Begin checking them after 12 minutes. The baked cookies will be soft but stable, and the tops, when set, will no longer seem like wet batter. Let the cookies stand on the sheets for 1 minute. Then slide the parchment onto a wire rack and let the cookies cool completely on the paper. Use a wide metal spatula to remove them from the sheet and store in an airtight tin.

Originally posted by jerseydevil


By the way - i don't get hypnotized or mezmorized - so you will have to just deal with me. I am Rebel Leader.

You don't? :confused: You should! :D
Well, anymore overblown hot air from you and it'll be the "stuff with cheese sconce, tickle till nauseous" treatment I guess. :eek: I wonder how quickly BB could be mesmerized...surely he knows a good thing when it dances past him! ;)

So, someone can talk favorably about the movies now, without fear of attack from fuming, furious vigilantes? Good deal! :) And if BB gets smarmy, poof! he is vaporized into harmless gas? Great! :)

Originally posted by Lizra
You don't? :confused: You should! :D
Well, anymore overblown hot air from you and it'll be the "stuff with cheese sconce, tickle till nauseous" treatment I guess. :eek: I wonder how quickly BB could be mesmerized...surely he knows a good thing when it dances past him! ;)

So, someone can talk favorably about the movies now, without fear of attack from fuming, furious vigilantes? Good deal! :) And if BB gets smarmy, poof! he is vaporized into harmless gas? Great! :)
I never attacked people for speaking favorably of the movies. I just got angry with the constant praising of jackson. And everything else I said in the above post. People can like the movies - but when people don't see one single thing that Jackson has done wrong and just wants to excuse everything as "it was the only way to do it".

I know what you mean. :)
Enjoy your snow! We escaped it. :D

At my the high school's graduation party, there was a hypnotist. I almost got hypnotized, but the guy was a total jerk. He started doing wierd, embarassing things to each volunteer who was already hypnotized. I was put off, and never really got hypnotized. Too bad, I wanted to see what it's like. But at least I know that my brain won't let me hypnotized into doing something stupid! :D
The obvious comment is: I just choose to do that anyway, or something along those lines.

By the way, how fair is it that you guys are teasing BB? He's not even here. :D

I would offer him an ordinary amount of cheese scones if he was. :)

Well, I can't remember ever seeing BB in GMs, or any other forum for that matter.

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
By the way, how fair is it that you guys are teasing BB? He's not even here. :D

It's plenty fair - he should get out more, see more of the moot. :) Anyway - do you REALLY want to destroy your tea party with him here? You KNOW we will go at it. :D

He doesn't post very often compared to some of us here. *Looks around guiltily* He's still part of the core of regular posters though.

He did post in the Writer's Workshop, in the Erin the Elf (http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9660) thread. You guys can all feel free to check it out, it's a story I wrote. I did invite him there specifically.

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
He did post in the Writer's Workshop, in the Erin the Elf (http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9660) thread. You guys can all feel free to check it out, it's a story I wrote. I did invite him there specifically.
Oh yes - and I still have to get back to you on that. Sorry. :(

Originally posted by Elf Girl
Death By Chocolate™ Cookies
Makes about 20.

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened alkalized cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to tepid
9 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled to tepid
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled to tepid
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1. Set the oven at 325 degrees. Line several cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
3. In an electric mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, and corn syrup on moderately low speed for 1 minute. Blend in the butter, bittersweet chocolate, unsweetened chocolate, and vanilla. Beat on low speed until smooth and no patches of egg mixture show. Scrape down the mixing bowl often as the elements come together.
4. Resift the flour and cocoa mixture over the chocolate mixture and blend it in on low speed.
5. Remove the bowl from the mixer stand and stir in the chocolate chips. The batter will be soft and glossy. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it stand for 10 minutes.
6. Place 3-tablespoon mounds of dough onto the lined sheets, spacing the mounds about 3 inches apart, arranging 9 mounds to a sheet (do not crowd them).
7. Bake the cookies for 13 to 14 minutes or until they set. Begin checking them after 12 minutes. The baked cookies will be soft but stable, and the tops, when set, will no longer seem like wet batter. Let the cookies stand on the sheets for 1 minute. Then slide the parchment onto a wire rack and let the cookies cool completely on the paper. Use a wide metal spatula to remove them from the sheet and store in an airtight tin.
Sounds very good! Have to try them once.

Wow so many offers, now the question is, can you deliver? ;)

I need lots of snow. We need snowmen, snowdays, icicles, skiing, snowboarding. Though there's no mountains....we'll have to make do and it has to last well after Chirstmas. Ah, a white Christmas would be wonderful. :)

Originally posted by Sister Golden Hair
Well Lizra, hopefully I have now got that forum under control.:)

Yes... I'm calling it, "The Scouring of the Moot":D

Say... anything around here besides tea? I'll start with some French Vanilla coffee if you please... and some hot spiced apple cider when I've had too much caffeine. Oh... and any soft oatmeal raisin cookies? Pumpkin pie? My mother-in-law makes this wonderful pumpkin cream pie... top layer is like a pumpkin pie, but not totally set-up (more liquid consistency), the layer below is kind of a cream-cheesy / whipped cream thing - and it's all on a graham cracker crust... fattening to even look at!

Starting to feel like a dwarf visiting the hole of a well-to-do hobbit...

And does anyone ELSE think lembas were just great big chocolate chip cookies? I mean, don't they meet the criteria established?:)

Originally posted by Elvengirl
I need lots of snow. We need snowmen, snowdays, icicles, skiing, snowboarding. Though there's no mountains....we'll have to make do and it has to last well after Chirstmas. Ah, a white Christmas would be wonderful. :)

Elvengirl, what general part of the country are you in (you are in USA, right?)? Do you usually have snow for Christmas?

Here in Chicago it's been spotty... some years we have it at Christmas, some we don't. From what I'm hearing though, this year is supposed to be above average with snowfall. We can hope...:)

Originally posted by Valandil
Oh... and any soft oatmeal raisin cookies? Pumpkin pie?
I made some oatmeal-raisin cookies the other day. *passes around platter* I'm on a bit of a baking spree. But I ate the pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, sorry.

Valandil, I live in the southeastern part of the USA. It has snowed once here, to my recollection; that was 13 yrs ago and the stuff melted as soon as it hit the ground. I don't even consider that it really snowed.

Elvengirl, I am very sorry to say that I have to back out of my generious offer to give you the best deal here on snow. You have waited to long to make up your mind and therefore I will no longer be able to accommodate you. It's all melting. Maybe the next blizzard, huh?:D :D

::grabs a piece of pie and some tea and cries a little:: Man life sucks.

Okay, that's out of the way. Pie makes me do that...;)

We had some snow last week, and my little Escort wagon got stuck. Agrr...but we did have a lovely two hour delay on Friday, which was nice, nice, nice. We're supposed to get some snow tomorrow, and a whole bunch of predictions were going around school as to whether we'll have late arrivals, early releases or no school at all. Tis nice banter amidst all the usual high school crap.

Originally posted by Elf Girl
I made some oatmeal-raisin cookies the other day. *passes around platter* I'm on a bit of a baking spree. But I ate the pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, sorry.

Why THANK YOU Elf Girl!!!:) *tries discretely to hold onto platter and pass one cookie to next person* Say, these *munch-munch* are *mmm-M!* -ery good! *munch-munch*

Elvengirl... too bad about your no-snow situation! Ever take northerly trips around Christmas? Say, anyone ever tell you your name is very similar to Elf Girl's??;) My 5-year-old was quite distressed to learn last night that it's possible to sometimes NOT have snow for Christmas.:eek:

Starr... hang in there! Wrapping up high school and sorting out what comes after is just a hard time. Years from now, you'll look back at it with fond memories... but going through it is an uncomfortably stretching experience. Like I said though, hang in there. Lean on close friends and family. Your family may be of more help than you might expect... EVEN your parents! :)

:( Thanks anyway SGH. Let me know when the next time will be. ;)

Valandil, last summer we went to Canada and we went up to the mountains to where there was some snow and I was able to play a liitle bit in it. That was the first time I ever was able to do anything in snow. I'd love to go up to a lodge somewhere and spend Christmas in the snow. We are thinking of doing that next year. :)

Unfortunately for buyers, there was a rainstorm and my snow is more slushy now. But you can have it DIRT CHEAP!!! :D ;) :p

Dirt cheap. Har har Elf girl! :D

I think I'll get my fill of sticky, white, very deep, bus hampering snow on the way home.

So, are those oatmeal-raisin cookies still being passed around? *Looks around hopefully*

I see the price of snow has just skyrocketed because of lack of suppliers. I'm now selling snow for $100/square foot plus shipping of course. :D We have plenty of white stuff still left - but supplies are limited because it will be gone in a couple of days. Hurry while you can and don't take the muddy kind that others are trying to sell - this is 100% snow.

Originally posted by jerseydevil
I see the price of snow has just skyrocketed because of lack of suppliers. I'm now selling snow for $100/square foot plus shipping of course. :D We have plenty of white stuff still left - but supplies are limited because it will be gone in a couple of days. Hurry while you can and don't take the muddy kind that others are trying to sell - this is 100% snow. I heard you can get the snow vastly reduced if it's yellow snow. ;)

Night has fallen, my snow has solidified again into pristine white ice crystals. Ignore JD's ridiculous price- you can have mine for $50/square foot. Get it while it's cold! Get it while it's icy! Comes with complementary Death By Chocolate™ Cookies!

Originally posted by Elf Girl
Night has fallen, my snow has solidified again into pristine white ice crystals. Ignore JD's ridiculous price- you can have mine for $50/square foot. Get it while it's cold! Get it while it's icy! Comes with complementary Death By Chocolate™ Cookies!
Hey - the death by chocolate is no fair. But thanks for the recipe - I can make it and over them too. :) Plus my snow is STILL better than yours. So there. :p I will however reduce the price to $55/square foot. Now do you want white snow like mine or brown and dingy snow like Elf Girl's?

$100 a square foot? You know I get a plane ticket for not much more. :p

Elf Girl has cookies? Hmm sounds good, but I can make my own, plus I don't want any slushy dirty stuff and no yellow snow. ;)


We bought a Christmas tree today. She's a beauty. Off to decorate it, also making cookies :)

Originally posted by Elvengirl
$100 a square foot? You know I get a plane ticket for not much more. :p
Hey - I brought down my price to $55/square foot. :)

Ah, yes I see that. Hmmm..... still a bit pricey. It'd cost a fortune to cover the city and you know, if I'm gonna have snow it has to be done right. ;)

Valandil: Yeah, I know I'll make it, but it just...ARG! That's about how well I can articulate myself anymore. My parents, and especially my mom, are a HUGE help, and even though she gets on my nerves sometimes, I'm lucky. I tend to be able to talk to her about a lot of things, and she's a tough lady, and I know if she could make it through what she did, I can definitely handle the trials I'm given. They aren't nearly as severe.


Well, got out early today, at eleven. Thinking the possibility of no school tomorrow, but not sure. ::prances to the weather website

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
So, are those oatmeal-raisin cookies still being passed around? *Looks around hopefully*

*Munch-munch-munch*

Hmmm? *looks around guiltily while brushing crumbs off self*

M-mmm... Oh! Whaddaya know! The tray seems to have made it's way *munch-munch* back around to me!! Looks like there's only one left... wanna split it with me?:D

Originally posted by Valandil
*Munch-munch-munch*

Hmmm? *looks around guiltily while brushing crumbs off self*

M-mmm... Oh! Whaddaya know! The tray seems to have made it's way *munch-munch* back around to me!! Looks like there's only one left... wanna split it with me?:D Nurvingiel, Valandil's a pig. He pigged all of them. Look at all the crumbs, and his full mouth. What a pig.:D

Hey, y'all, mind if I have a seat? *pulls out chair and sits down* So is there any chance that we can have an actual Mooter get together, or is that sort of thing unheard of? I know it would be a pain for some of us to show up to wherever it is, because no location is handy for everyone, butI'm sure it could happen. I'll bring the Rolling Rock. By the way, I brough some cashews, Nurvingiel, if you like those, no cookies though :( .

BEOR!!! Why yes... pull up a chair! *thankful for distraction:D *

I've wondered if "mini-moot-meetings' might be tenable... but even that may be tough realistically. In my case, it would be real hard to travel (everyone wanna come to Chi-town?:) :cool: ).

Uh... what if we all got together, face-to-face... and decided we didn't LIKE each other?:eek: :confused:

:)

Originally posted by Valandil

Uh... what if we all got together, face-to-face... and decided we didn't LIKE each other?:eek: :confused:

:)

I can see it now
I:D

Yup *spikes tea with Tequila*, it would have to be a brawl. *takes big gulp of tea* Like adults....

Hey! How bout some tea, everyone!:D

Sure! *sips 'special' tea* Bleah! It tastes like engine degreaser!

*goes back to ordinary tea*

(Tequila and tea!?)

My snow will be melted by tomorrow. You want to buy now, not after jd is the only supplier and decides to drive the price up even higher! So I am prepared to give you a limited time offer!!! $25/square foot!

Um, I think I kindasortamaybe ate the last oatmeal-raisin cookie... :o

I have snow. :P

Originally posted by Sister Golden Hair
This thread should just be called the "anything topic," or the "off topic thread."

Or maybe we should bill it as... "The Thread About Nothing" ;) :D :cool:

Hey, this thread is about cheese scones and tea, we've already established that. :D

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
Hey, this thread is about cheese scones and tea, we've already established that. :D

And coffee and hot apple cider and pumpkin pie and oatmeal raisin cookies...

We've even got folks around here tryin' to sell their snow, fer cryin' out loud!:D

How about 'The Snow Hawking Thread'?

*sniffs* Do I smell chocolate?

Originally posted by Elf Girl
My mom and I baked some 'death by chocolate' Christmas cookies, that have literally 5 kinds of chocolate in them. Want some?
And of course you do this on the one day I'm lying sick in bed. :rolleyes: :p

Can I try one?
Originally posted by Elf Girl
*hands out Death By Chocolate™ cookies, saving 3 for Eärniel*

*on second thought, hands out 3 Death By Chocolate™ cookies and saves the rest for Eärniel*
You're the best, Elf Girl! :D

*munches on cookies*

So I'll die of liverfailure anyway, this way I at least get to have fun... and chocolate. :D

Say, is that fresh tea?

It sure is! I've made lemon herbal tea this time. It should make a sickie feel better. :)

*pours Eärniel a cup and one for herself*

We're just non-stop tea here guys! Anyone else want some?

Excuse me, I have to go to the washroom after three cups of tea. :D

sure! i'll have some of that lemon herbal tea... if you some to spare! ;)

it's a little cold here in my room, i could use something to warm me up.

So... what's shakin', everybody? :)

Just sitting here, looking around the place and imagining what it looks like... (if I may take the liberty to describe your tea shop, Nurvingiel:) )

One wall, of course, has a counter and display case, showing all the nice goodies to be had, and a pleasant person behind it to wait on us.

On another wall - I think a fireplace would be nice.

One wall has a passage to the washrooms... uh, I hope we don't just have one unisex type, so we don't have to wait in line after drinking all these caffinated drinks.

Some nice windows to the outside... where there's snow on the ground.

I'd kinda like to put some Christmas decorations in one corner - but don't want to squeeze out other holiday traditions... so do we have a sequence of rooms, or maybe an octagon-shaped room (so we get 8 corners!).

Now... anybody going to see any movies in the near future?;)

Where are the taodstools? ;)
I agree, this place could use some holiday decor. I'll help with the tree and we can put up decorations for any holiday, if wanted. :)

Now, I've just made some rice crispie treats, so they will be passed around if anyone wants some.

Movies....Besides ROTK, I'm going top see TTT EE in theaters, which I haven't seen yet, so I'm excited! :D

I want to see the Last Samurai. Has anyone seen it? I've heard good things about it.

Did you say there was snow outside?
I'll just be out there, if anyone needs me.....*runs out the door* :D

I liked your description Valandil, especially the octagonal room! Four of the walls are windows, and the display case/counter are in front of the walls. Behind that is the kitchen, from which delicious baking smells waft.

Frequent customers are allowed to use the kitchen too, so Elvengirl's rice krispie squares are still hot.

We should put up a Christmas tree, and Kwanzaa and Hannukah decorations are welcome as well.

Movies:
I want to see RotK, the Last Samurai, and Master and Commander this Christmas.

Is "The Missing" (correct title?) any good? Think it came out over Thanksgiving... and haven't heard much.

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
We should put up a Christmas tree, and Kwanzaa and Hannukah decorations are welcome as well.

Plus Rhamadan (SP?) and Festivus;) ! That still leaves five corners open...

One corner can get a winter-solstice themed display, if no one else minds. :)

*Pours herself hot chocolate and removes a very large, moist, sugary cookie out of a tin on a shelf.* Anyone else want some?

Originally posted by Elenka

*Pours herself hot chocolate and removes a very large, moist, sugary cookie out of a tin on a shelf.* Anyone else want some?
No thanks. I already had 2 hot chocolates, one latte, two fairy flosses, some chips, a chicken wrap, a bag of lollies, an oreo, some pasta, some chicken, some bread and watermelon today. I'm so full, the idea of that moist, sugary cookie is enough to make me shudder. :D

Valandil, hasn't Ramadan finished already?

Yup it has. And I don't think Muslims over Ramadan would be visiting a cafe... to much temptation, unless it's past sunset. (My dear Muslim friend had a great deal of difficulty this year... she lost six pounds and she's skinny as a twig already... :( )

*Pours -big- mug of green tea.*

Goddess my day has been stressful. And that movie was bloody weird. Tea helps. Tea is good. :)

Say, Nurvi... just a bit of Tea Room chatter... I saw where on the thread Azalea closed that you asked about Eomer's wedding to the daughter of Prince Imrahil. No need to look too far for that one - I think it's outlined in the appendices.

So... any good munchies around today?:)

I don't get to read LotR again until I get home (in two days), but I'll look at the appendecies then. :)

There's always good munchies around here! Today I'm making fried egg and onion sandwiches, with fried garlic and ketchup. It may sound gross to some, but it is delicious.

Nurvingiel's Enhanced Fried Egg Sandwich:

All you do is fry up thinly sliced onions, and coarsly chopped garlic. When they're almost done, add the egg beside them in the pan. (More efficient, and they'll all be done at the same time.)

In the meantime, "butter" 1 piece of fresh bread with ketchup. When the egg is cooked, put it and the fried garlic and onions onto the bread. Top it with another piece of bread to make it a sandwich obviously.

Tip: You may want to break the yolk in the pan to make the sandwich easier to eat.

Serve with: Soup, milk, and other tasty things.

For those of you who want to wuss out and not try it, here's a box of ginger snaps. ;)

*starts making a fried egg sandwich* So, who wants one?

Originally posted by Valandil
Say, Nurvi... just a bit of Tea Room chatter... I saw where on the thread Azalea closed that you asked about Eomer's wedding to the daughter of Prince Imrahil. No need to look too far for that one - I think it's outlined in the appendices.

So... any good munchies around today?:)

What thread was that anyway?

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
What thread was that anyway?

The book (EDIT 'resurrection') thread started by hectorberlioz... your question was next-to-last post, followed by Azalea's close.

I'll pass on the egg sandwiches for now, maybe later...;)

Nice av Nurvingiel! :)

*peeks in curiously*

Hey, what is this place? And do I smell an egg sandwich?

*tummy rumble noises*

Originally posted by Rían
*peeks in curiously*

Hey, what is this place? And do I smell an egg sandwich?

*tummy rumble noises* I think the title of the tread pretty much answers your first question...

and yes, tere are indeed egg sandwiches close by!

I have a test in English tomorrow - not literature, but grammer and vocabulary. In the last test I got 82. :( hope I'll have a better grade this time...

82%? And you're complaining? :eek: In any case, good luck for tomorrow! :)

You'll do fine Radagast, you speak/write great English. :)

*munches on shortbread*

So, anyone seeing the long awaited film today? I'm going tonight am I'm kind of excited. I'm trying to to get my hopes up, but I can't help it. :D *crosses fingers*

Originally posted by Eärniel
82%? And you're complaining? :eek: In any case, good luck for tomorrow! :) Errr.. yeah?

I got 60 in grammer ( :(), 100 in vocabulary.

Nurvi - I just had lunch, otherwise I'd ask for one of your egg sandwiches - I love them!

I also like a fried-egg wrap - fry a coupla eggs up, then put in a tortilla with some green onion and tomatoes - yum!

*sits down in a chair with some tea and scones*

*SIGH* - aaaahhhhh! Friends and food!


Sorry about the grammer test, Raddy - grammer's a bear! :mad: But your English is really good, and congrats on the vocabulary test :)

Originally posted by Elvengirl
You'll do fine Radagast, you speak/write great English. :)

*munches on shortbread*

So, anyone seeing the long awaited film today? I'm going tonight am I'm kind of excited. I'm trying to to get my hopes up, but I can't help it. :D *crosses fingers*
What did you think of it (and everyone else around here for that matter)? You've probably already said a lot about it in the Movie-forum, but might as well ask here since it's one of the big happenings at the moment. ;)

Originally posted by Rían
Sorry about the grammer test, Raddy - grammer's a bear! :mad: But your English is really good, and congrats on the vocabulary test :) I'll be fine.:( I'm having troubles with putting the correct form of the verb. I usaully get 80 though, I've never got a 60! :eek:

*takes another cup of tea, without any cheese scones* I still can't see how you eat cheese with tea...

A cafe? I'd like to have a cup of tea just now... *sits down* Nice to meet you mooters. *offers cookies* :)

Oh, thanks, I'll have one!

*takes a cookie*

Yum!

Can I pass you the cream and sugar?

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
Errr.. yeah?

I got 60 in grammer ( :(), 100 in vocabulary.

Hmmm *munch-munch* English grammar must be tough to a non-native. *sschhhlluuurrrrrrp* There are just so many EXCEPTIONS to all the rules! *munch-munch* I guess it has to do with how the language came to be... input from so many diverse sources!

Spam, anyone?

Originally posted by Rían
Can I pass you the cream and sugar? Sugar, please. Mm, tasty tea...

*Yawns* It's late evening here, you know, so to yawn is quite natural. :)

Originally posted by Valandil
Hmmm *munch-munch* English grammar must be tough to a non-native. *sschhhlluuurrrrrrp* There are just so many EXCEPTIONS to all the rules! *munch-munch* I guess it has to do with how the language came to be... input from so many diverse sources!

Spam, anyone?
Spam? On box? No thanks, already eaten enough meat for today.
It's those Norse and Saxons fault, confusing the english people with all their funny words and messing around with the language like that.

Cookies! But do they contain chocolate?

Originally posted by Falagar
Cookies! But do they contain chocolate? Yes, of course! Take one!

Originally posted by Almie
Yes, of course! Take one!
*takes one and chews happily*

They really taste good. :)

Edit, double post.

Originally posted by Falagar
They really taste good. :) Ah, that's nice to hear. :) See you!

*passes Almie the sugar*

No thanks on the Spam, Val - I have plenty :D *admires her post count*

Originally posted by Rían
*passes Almie the sugar*

No thanks on the Spam, Val - I have plenty :D *admires her post count*
You registred 1 month before me?! :eek:

Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, I have some serious spamming to catch up with. ;)

*sigh* I have a nice little quandary everyone... tell me what you think:

Have made plans to see RotK in the very, VERY distant future (the 23RD!!!). Have been thinking of sneaking out to see it a little sooner first (don't think my friends will mind at all). The QUEEN of Arnor says that I can see it tonight, but have to wait until we have all the little princes settled in for the night. The little boogers don't stop kickin' at least until 9:00 pm, I'm prob at least a half-hour drive to a theater - so I'm looking at a 10:00 pm start. Lessee... 3:20 for the film - after previews, mad dash to the bathroom, drive home... figure I'm lucky to get in bed by 2:30 in the am.

The one little problem is that I generally get up for work at about 5:00 (but I CAN sleep in until about 6:00). It's Friday tomorrow, and I imagine I could go on adrenaline... what do you fellow Teacup Cafe-ers think of this absurd plan though...???:confused:

Nyquil works wonders ... 0:-)


JOKE!

I'd say go for it, as long as you think you can drive safely to and from work :)

Originally posted by Valandil
*sigh* I have a nice little quandary everyone... tell me what you think:

Have made plans to see RotK in the very, VERY distant future (the 23RD!!!). Have been thinking of sneaking out to see it a little sooner first (don't think my friends will mind at all). The QUEEN of Arnor says that I can see it tonight, but have to wait until we have all the little princes settled in for the night. The little boogers don't stop kickin' at least until 9:00 pm, I'm prob at least a half-hour drive to a theater - so I'm looking at a 10:00 pm start. Lessee... 3:20 for the film - after previews, mad dash to the bathroom, drive home... figure I'm lucky to get in bed by 2:30 in the am.

The one little problem is that I generally get up for work at about 5:00 (but I CAN sleep in until about 6:00). It's Friday tomorrow, and I imagine I could go on adrenaline... what do you fellow Teacup Cafe-ers think of this absurd plan though...???:confused:
It's an impossible, stupid and hopeless plan. I say go for it. ;)
Though I would make up some good excuse for work the next day, just in case...

You could wait 'til saturday, but I guess you have other plans then?

Originally posted by Falagar
You registred 1 month before me?! :eek:

Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, I have some serious spamming to catch up with. ;)

:D

*soaks her aching fingers*

Oh, yes Valandil do see it, if you can. It'll be worth it. :) I saw it last night at 10:30. I didn't get to bed till after 3. But I was soo excited and still am that I don't feel tired at all.


*munches on some more shortbread*

Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
Errr.. yeah?

I got 60 in grammer ( :(), 100 in vocabulary.

My dear Radagast, when I graduated I just managed to get 82% on English and that was my second best grade. To me 82% is something to be proud of. That's why I was so surprised you seemingly complained it wasn't good enough. It's a pity about the 60, tenses can be a bore. But the 100 on vocabulary is awesome. :) I don't think I ever had that much on vocabulary.

Originally posted by Falagar
What did you think of it (and everyone else around here for that matter)? You've probably already said a lot about it in the Movie-forum, but might as well ask here since it's one of the big happenings at the moment.

Oh no! Don't mention any spoilers, please. :eek: I haven't been visiting the movieforum for days now so I wouldn't read anything about RoTK before I've seen it. And that could take still a few days. Crud.

Originally posted by Falagar
You registred 1 month before me?!

Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, I have some serious spamming to catch up with.
Hey, what should I be saying in that case then? She registered nine months after me. But our Rían Half-elven has very fast fingertips. ;) Where did I put that tape again? Ah there. *waves it threateningly at Rían* :D

Originally posted by Elvengirl
Oh, yes Valandil do see it, if you can. It'll be worth it. :) I saw it last night at 10:30. I didn't get to bed till after 3. But I was soo excited and still am that I don't feel tired at all.


*munches on some more shortbread*

And YOU thought you wouldn't like it...!!! Silly Elvengirl!:D :cool:

Originally posted by Valandil
And YOU thought you wouldn't like it...!!! Silly Elvengirl!:D :cool:
I know :D Maybe I should always go into movies with low expectations ;) So don't let us get your hopes up too much. :D

Originally posted by Eärniel
Where did I put that tape again? Ah there. *waves it threateningly at Rían* :D
EEP!

Um, gotta go pick up the kids! *runs for her life*

Hi everyone. *Pull up a chair* Just thought I'd drop by since I'm waiting patiently for the ROTK to open here (and I want to boost my post count :) ). I think I'd like lots of chocolate cookies and iced coffee (because it's hot here.) In one week exactly I'll be watching the ROTK. Pardon me while I die of impatience... :D

Welcome to the Moot Almie, are there any of those cookies left? :)
I've sure eaten a lot in this thread.
**Drinks third or fourth cup of tea**

I saw RotK yesterday (the 17th) and it was sooo good! I greatly enjoyed myself, and I'm glad I was forewarned about some of the more questionable changes.

You know the saying, "Promise low, deliver high" ? Well I had very low expectations, and RotK exceeded them fantastically. (That's a veiled compliment, in case anyone wonders.)

:D

I agree, Nurvingel. see above post. :)

Well, did our friend Valandil get to see the movie last night?

*takes a sip of tea*

Originally posted by Elvengirl

Well, did our friend Valandil get to see the movie last night?


*comes in from the cold*

Oh - I over-heard that... no, didn't get out to see it, unfortunately. I was pretty tired anyway. Too little sleep the night before last.

I'm entertaining the same kind of thoughts about tonight, but realistically doubt it will work (much the same reason). So... maybe I'm gonna have to wait clear up to the 23rd!

Hey - my two older boys are in a Christmas play at church tonight. They're 5 and 3. The 5-year-old (he's a shepherd) has an established history of 'stage-fright' in these kinds of things - so we'll see how he does this time. The 3-year-old (a sheep) is making his first stage appearance. Our concerns about him are quite the opposite... he may ham it up and try to steal the show!:D He MIGHT even start running around the platform area and the rest of the sanctuary... *sigh* Always out of control, that one!:eek:

:)

* comes in noisily and sits with muddy boots up on chair *

* looks around and tries to look like he knows what's going on *

I'm probably seeing the film tomorrow and am wondering whether to read the spoilers or not.

* pours tea out of cup into saucer *

Hmmm. Any advice?

* SLURRRPP!! *

Originally posted by The Gaffer
* comes in noisily and sits with muddy boots up on chair *

* looks around and tries to look like he knows what's going on *

I'm probably seeing the film tomorrow and am wondering whether to read the spoilers or not.

* pours tea out of cup into saucer *

Hmmm. Any advice?

* SLURRRPP!! *
Advice: it's up to you. Some people have the whole movie spoiled for them if they know anything at all about the movie. I assume you've read the books so you know the story, but you are asking about specifically what PJ did to the story.. and should you be warned ahead of time.

For me, I read the spoilers. I'm waiting until probably this weekend or next week to see RotK... not sure. The spoilers sort of made my decision on whether I should wait out the crowds or rush to see it.

Ah Ruinel... you've discovered the thread of Sir Spam-alot!:D

Spamalot? :eek: That be MY ship!

*takes over the thread in a bloody coup*

*Has a nice cup of tea with lemon and sugar* ;)

Originally posted by Valandil
Ah Ruinel... you've discovered the thread of Sir Spam-alot!:D
I was aboard the jolly ship Spam-alot a long time before this. :)

Originally posted by Nurvingiel
Welcome to the Moot Almie, are there any of those cookies left? :) Thanks, it's quite nice here. :) Yes, I have some cookies left, or would you rather like gingerbread, our Christmas special? *passes the plate with full of goodies*

Valandil, the Christmas play thing sounds funny. I guess the sheep doesn't have any lines? Or perhaps "baa"?

Originally posted by Almie
Valandil, the Christmas play thing sounds funny. I guess the sheep doesn't have any lines? Or perhaps "baa"?

OH yes... and you should hear how he SAYS "baaa"...:D Not exactly like a little lamb... but he IS three!:)

Originally posted by Rían
:D

*soaks her aching fingers*
Such a spammer... Gwai, do you see what a big spammer Rían has become. *wipes tear from eye* I'm so .... proud.

Originally posted by Ruinel
Such a spammer... Gwai, do you see what a big spammer Rían has become. *wipes tear from eye* I'm so .... proud.
It's your fault and you know it. :p You registred 5 months after me, and have 3.5 times as many posts. You've passed Rían!

*takes a big sip of tea*

Originally posted by Ruinel
Such a spammer... Gwai, do you see what a big spammer Rían has become. *wipes tear from eye* I'm so .... proud.

*sprays tea across room* LOL!!!!!! *cough, choke, splutter*

sorry, everyone :o - here's some napkins....



I saw ROTK last night and was pleasantly surprised - actually pretty good.

Val - I liked to know spoilers, because otherwise I just sit there all nervous and thinking "what will they foul up NEXT?!?!?" I'd rather KNOW what they fouled up, then I'm not so nervous about it and can enjoy the good parts. But that's me - you may be different.

Cass - Hi! Here's some fresh chocolate cookies, and the iced coffee is over there :) *hands a plate*

I didn't want to see too many spoilers, (but curiosity got the best of me and I looked at a few, just a couple, anyway. :o) because I didn't want to have preconcieved idea at what the movie would be like. I would suggest not seeing any spoilers, that way you don't have any expectations.

Spamalot thread?:eek: *shifts nervously in chair*

*Comes in looking flushed and a teensy bit drunk with happiness* Ooh, I'm so happy. Today was the last day of school until next year. And I didn't have a single academic class all day cos we went ice skating and then watched the student-staff basketball game, and then watched the Flying Aces throw frisbees around our gym. It meant upwards of two hours sitting on the bleachers, but, eh, who cares, it's Christmas break. And I got to see all my friends right after school.

*Grabs cookies, iced coffee, a coke, and a large potion of gingerbread. Then removes a tin of pumpkin muffins from her backpack and places them on a table.* Yum!

Originally posted by Eärniel
My dear Radagast, when I graduated I just managed to get 82% on English and that was my second best grade. To me 82% is something to be proud of. That's why I was so surprised you seemingly complained it wasn't good enough. It's a pity about the 60, tenses can be a bore. But the 100 on vocabulary is awesome. :) I don't think I ever had that much on vocabulary. My average was 95 last year. I was soooo proud of it.... this year I have until now a 93, and I'm stillproud, but my grades did get down...

Anyway, I think Belgium's educastion is better than ours...

Originally posted by Elvengirl
Spamalot thread?:eek: *shifts nervously in chair*
No, no, no - we're just kidding each other.

more scones? *hands plate over*

*snatches a scone*

We're very proud of you, Rian. Who knows, you may one day take Ruinel's place as first mate! ;)

Look forward to hearing more about RotK from you.

*wipes tea off his shirt with napkin*

Originally posted by Rían
No, no, no - we're just kidding each other.

more scones? *hands plate over*

Oh, yes I know, I was just joking too. :D

*looks at scones*
Why yes, thank you! I'll have one or two.

You know, I never usually eat this many sweets and pastries. :D

Originally posted by Gwaimir Windgem
We're very proud of you, Rian. Who knows, you may one day take Ruinel's place as first mate! ;)
*makes evil plots whilst enjoying her scone*

OK, I'll head over to the movie review thread ...

I'll be sure to smuggle some latkes out from the Hanukkah party I'm going to tomorrow night. :)

::is stuffed with candy::

Yumm...I like Christmas parties at school. Too bad I had to miss the one my friends were doing tonight because of work. :mad:

::snatches scone, and scuttled to a corner, nursing a cup of tea:: I'm very tired...

::sips some tea:: I prefer human flesh and blood.

*tugs on Thuringwethil's sleeve*

Excuse me, but are you by any chance related to Dracula, marm?

*stuffs some gingerbread in his pocket and ambles over to read Ri's review*

You've given me hope for the final film. :)

Looking forward to your latkes Elf Girl! What are they? (I assume food.)

*sips tea* I never stop drinking tea here. :D

I've been studying Quenya all day (a good excuse to avoid Christmas duties...), and now I feel totally giggly. :D Must be those word endings... I came here to have some rest, and a nice cup of tea. May I?

What a day! Time for my first trip to the Teacup Cafe...

Ah, sweet milky tea, crumpets - relaxing heaven :)

Indeed. Let me see what I've done today...hmm, slept, slept, slept, eaten a great deal of chocolate, gone to the store, and sit by the computer.

Ahh, good to finally get some rest. :rolleyes:

Eating chocolate can be very tiring. All that reaching over to get another one... :D

Originally posted by sun-star
Eating chocolate can be very tiring. All that reaching over to get another one... :D
True...Should probably lie down a bit, try to get some sleep.

Oh, I love tea! I would like a cup of green tea, please!:)

Today I've been running, eating chocolate, watching television an dlistening to music. What have u done?:p

*pours Nerdanel a cup of green tea*

Today I tweaked my resume and wrote cover letters for jobs I want in the summer. I also started reading the Fellowship of the Ring... again! Yea. :D

Odd request, but could someone post a link to two threads in the Movie forum: Mooters reviews, and the one where we discuss wether or not LotR is a successful adaptation ?

Links aren't working right on my computer for some reason, so if I'm viewing any forum, I can't see the thread titles, and can't access them. Anyone else experiencing that?

Originally posted by Nerdanel
Oh, I love tea! I would like a cup of green tea, please!:)

Today I've been running, eating chocolate, watching television an dlistening to music. What have u done?:p
I'm preparing myself for the hard Christmas time, and all that food. ;) Luckily I (if I can still move after Christmas) train Taekwondo.

By the way, I notice you live in Vasa, is that where they make that...bread (which I can't remember what is call in English)?

"Vasa - You become what you eat"

Falagar No, actually that bread is made in Sweden.:p I think the name comes from their ex-king, Gusaf Wasa.

Yeah, Christmas time is hard for us, who exercise. But sometimes u have to take a longer break, and why wouldn't right now be a great time for that?;)

Originally posted by Nerdanel
Falagar No, actually that bread is made in Sweden.:p I think the name comes from their ex-king, Gusaf Wasa.
*smacks head* I knew that...must be the lack of sleep lately.:)

Well, I should smack my head into something too. I can't even write Gustaf!:rolleyes:

Yeah, lack of sleep can cause some trouble. I know.:)

Originally posted by Falagar
"Vasa - You become what you eat" "Vasa - Du blir vad du äter". Yup, that's a Swedish brand of crispbread alright. Not something you would eat at a café like this :)

Originally posted by Jonathan
"Vasa - Du blir vad du äter". Yup, that's a Swedish brand of crispbread alright. Not something you would eat at a café like this :)
No, this is cookies-only zone. :)

Ah, hello everyone. I need a nice cup of hot cocoa, today has been a tiring day.
There was a race this morning so I had to get up around 6:30, but alarm clock went off around 5:00 :rolleyes:. I then ran 5K in 50 degree weather, very refreshing. ;)

Then there was several hours of Christmas shopping, followed by 3 1/2 hours of standing outside in a Winter Wonderland. My church sets up this Christmas event called Winter Wonderland, where they have shows, pony rides, Santa, etc. I was volunteering for that.

So anywho, I am cold and need to warm up and relax. :)

Wow! Nice work Elvengirl, I think you've got us all beat for accomplishments today! :D

Why wouldn't we eat Vasa? We eat everything here, not just cookies.

That's cool that you're in taekwondo Falagar. I'm in karate. Who else is in a martial art here?

I took a karate class when I was in the second grade. The instructor told my mom that I had good technique but not enough power. I have no idea why I remember that.


Let's see... today I help my grandmother get out Christmas decorations. Then my mom picked me up and when I got home I did absolutely nothing until my sister's boyfriend came over. We convinced my sister to watch FotR. She kept referring to Gollum as "Yoga". :rolleyes: I think she fell into the abyss with Gandalf.

Originally posted by Elvellyn
I took a karate class when I was in the second grade. The instructor told my mom that I had good technique but not enough power. I have no idea why I remember that.
Of course you had no power - you were six! Nice work on having good technique, that's the most important thing. Ever felt like going back to karate? :)

My family and I decorated our Christmas tree too! It's exciting, and very beautiful.

*sips tea*

we haven't quite gotten around to decorating our tree yet... in fact we just got it and put it in our house yesterday. we're a bit behind on the whole christmas thing. :rolleyes: we made a bunch of cookies today though!

tomorrow is my last day of school! (well, i'm making it my last day... otherwise i'd have to go tuesday as well.)

Nice sig, Goldberry! :)

Don't know if my dad has even bought the tree, but he claim that we will decorate it tomorrow...

We decorated our tree on Thursday, and it was quite an "extended" family affair. My sister's fiance and my boyfriend were both there, mostly to help with the tall boy duties, since the majority of my household is small. The evening was great (even when my stepdad accused my boyfriend and I of not actually looking for decorations when we were...blarg...), but a bit ruined near the end of the evening because of a lovely family spat. :rolleyes: Ah, well.

We have a bit of a Charlie Brown tree...it's smaller than our past trees, and doesn't have any presents under it. I don't mind too much though. Christmas isn't all material things.

We decorated our tree yesterday too! It looks cool. It's a Ukranian Christmas tree, so we have to give it Ginger Ale. "Wha..?" you say? Well allow me to explain.

Ukranian Christmas is later than Dec 25, but they put up their trees the same time as everyone else. To keep it looking nice for the longer period of time, they water it with something sweet rather than plain water. The tree uses sugar for 'tree maintenance', and stays looking fresh and green!

Now that we're all in the Christmas spirit, how about some Egg Nog with a little nutmeg sprinkled on top?

*sets down empty tea cup #4, and pours self a cup of egg nog*

My grandparents are Ukrainian and I didn't know that. :o What does the tree look like? My grandparents had an ordinary Christmas tree if I remember correctly.

We put our tree last week. It's a real one, so the house smells of beautiful pine.

Yum, I'll have some eggnog too, thank you. :)

I've heard of giving the tree sugar water, we've done that a few times, but I've never heard of giving Ginger Ale. Hmm.. might try that one year :)

*passes Egg Nog and nutmeg to Elvengirl*

Oh, it is an ordinary Christmas tree. We just got it from a Ukranian man who told us about the tradition. It's a Douglas-fir and doesn't have a strong smell. It's a very nice tree though, but not special apart from the Ginger Ale.

I did imply that it was somehow extraordinary. Oops! :D

I thought you might have decorated it with Ukrainian decorations. All I remember about my grandparents' tree was that is was decorated with candles and baubles and ordinary Chrismassy things.

It's actually quite cold and windy and rainy here today, despite it being summer, so I might take a mug of eggnog, thank you.

*settles down with eggnog and little Christmas puddings*

Ah thanks Nurvingel, do we by any chance have a bit of whipped cream?

So, is everyone done with their holiday shopping?

*hands out latkes smuggled from Chanukah party, along with chocolate coins, with complimentery dreidels*

By the way, any of you ever heard of 'gløgg'? I can't remember what it's called in English (it's a hot drink, tastes a bit sweet and is sometimes served with raisins and/or nuts).

That sounds delicious! Glogg. I'm intrigued.

*peeks into Teacup cafe, and sees everyone in there pigging out on sweets!*
hey i want some!:D anyone for some ginger cookies?
or ginger tea? a bit of 'the nutcracker' playing?

*pigs out on sweets* :D It's what we do here.

I'd love some ginger cookies, thanks Hector. You changed your avatar... I liked the old one stern-faced one better.

ok, thanks. i'll change it.:) i liked it better anyway.....

hey! what do ya think now?:D neat eh?

oh, and just for the record....here are some ginger bread man cookies.

Did someone say 'gløgg'? Mmmm .... That Christmas feeling ... :)

hector, nutcracker is nice. I'll bring some ballet dancers!

Nice Hector Santa Claus Berlioz.

Well... the boys did OK in the Christmas Program Friday night. The older one actually said his line (!!!) without hiding or running off-stage. The younger one generally stayed where he was supposed to be and didn't run all over the place and yell - as we feared he might.

We had a nice event at our church last night too. Door-to-door Christmas caroling isn't really permitted in Chicago. We had sort of an indoor caroling service... just all kinds of Christmas music. It was real nice. :)

My wife has taken care of most of the Christmas shopping - nice because my days are quite long with the commute. Tonight she wants me to run by a store to pick up a few accessories for the one big toy she got our boys to share (it's a castle - I'll be getting different characters that can go in it). I also plan to take the opportunity to actually get HER something. We just passed our 10th anniversary and life was real crazy at that time... I'm thinking some nice jewelry - but not entirely certain. Neither of us is really into it that much (at least I don't THINK she is), but maybe I'll do it anyway...

Since this tea party moved indoors, it has become hazardous to my figure. ;) Enjoy all the treats folks, I'll be dancing among the trees, with the toadstools, in my new slippers! Cheers!

Originally posted by Artanis
Did someone say 'gløgg'? Mmmm .... That Christmas feeling ... :) Glögg? Yup, can't have Christmas without it :P
*pours a cup of glögg and puts raisins and almonds in it*