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She/Her // Interests include knitting, weightlifting, crying about LOTR, adding new hobbies I don't have time for, and overthinking
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finishing my workout at home and the dog is confused and concerned
July 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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just a magical description of music in the house of Elrond
At first the beauty of the melodies and the interwoven words in the Elven-tongue, even hough he understood them little, held him in a spell, as soon as he began to attend to them. Almost it seemed that the words took shape, and visions of far lands and bright things that he had never yet imagined opened out before him; and the firelight became like golden mist above seas of foam that sighed upon the margins of the world. Then the enchantment became more and more dreamlike, until he felt that an endless river of swelling gold and silver was flowing over him, too multitudinous for its pattern to comprehended: it became part of the throbbing air about him, and it drenched and drowned him. Swiftly he sank under its shining weight into a deep realm of sleep.
July 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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fuckin Elves man
'What!" cried Bilbo. 'You can't which parts were mine, and which were the Dúnadan's?" 'It is not easy for us to ell the difference between two mortals,' said the Elf. "Nonsense, Lindir,' snorted Bilbo. 'If you can't distinguish between a Man and a Hobbit, your judgement is poorer than I imagined. They're as different as peas and apples.' "Maybe. To sheep other sheep no doubt appear different," laughed Lindir. 'Or to shepherds. But Mortals have not been our study. We have other business.'
July 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Movie Sam: nice crispy bacon!
Book Sam:
'Fire is our friend in the wilderness.' 'Maybe,' muttered Sam, 'It is also as good a way of saying "here we are" as I can think of, bar shouting.'
July 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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HELL YEAH SAM
Watch out tonight! And you, Sammie, don't go ill-treating my poor old pony! Pah!' He spat again. Sam tumned quickly. 'And you, Ferny, he said, 'put your ugly face out of sight, or it will get hurt.' With a sudden flick, quick as lightning, an apple left his hand and hit Bill square on the nose. He ducked too late, and curses came from behind the hedge. 'Waste of a good apple,' said Sam regretfully, and strode on.
July 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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back to it! I'm listening to it while gardening which feels very Sam coded.
July 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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ooh some Aragorn foreshadowing 🚨🚨🚨
they had a vision as it were of a great expanse of years behind them, like a vast shadowy plain over which there strode shapes of Men, tall and grim with bright swords,and last came one with a star on his brow. Then the vision faded
July 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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I really would have loved to have seen Peter Jackson's take on the barrow-wights. They're so spooky
He heard behind his head a creaking and scraping sound. Raising himself on one arm he looked, and saw now in the pale light that they were in a kind of passage which behind them turned a corner. Round the corner a long arm was groping, walking on its fingers towards Sam, who was lying nearest, and towards the hilt of the sword that lay upon him.
July 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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He's Here
Hey dol! merry doll ring a dong dillo! Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow! Tom Bom jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!
July 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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first "hell yeah, Sam" of the book and not nearly the last
Don't you leave him! they said to me. Leave him! I said. I never mean to. I am going with him, if he climbs to the Moon; and if any of those Black Riders try to stop him, they'll have Sam Gamgee to reckon with, I said. They laughed.
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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got his ass. also, I am an elf, sorry to anyone who has ever asked me for advice.
But it is said: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. The choice is yours: to go or wait.' 'And it is also said,' answered Frodo: 'Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.' 'It is indeed?' laughed Gildor. 'Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
July 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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huge tree limb came down in my neighborhood while I was walking the dog... poor tree
June 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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This line is a lot more somber and practical with the full quote. One thing that has struck me on previous reads is how many of the characters feel like they're on the edge of failure for most of the story, or feel they have already failed, but keep pushing forward and doing their best anyway.
"I wish it need not have happened in my time,' said Frodo. 'So do I,' said Gandalf, 'and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. And already, Frodo, our time is beginning to look black. The Enemy is fast becoming very strong. His plans are far from ripe, I think, but they are ripening. We shall be hard put to it. We should be very hard put to it, even if it were not for this dreadful chance."
June 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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I've thought many times about how I feel this way about my cell phone. Literally I could say these exact words about it. And maybe that's not the best thing in the world...
"Bilbo drew his hand over his eyes. I am sorry,' he said, 'But I felt so queer. And yet it would be a relief in a way not to be bothered with it any more. It has been growing on my mind lately. Sometimes I have felt it was like an eye looking at me. And I am always wanting to put it on and disappear, don't you know; or wondering if it is safe, and pulling it out to make sure. I tried locking it up, but found I couldn't rest without it in my pocket. I don't know why. And I don't seem able to make up my mind.'"
June 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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starting in the very first chapter, the theme of the heroes being open-minded to diverse peoples and ideas, and villains being closed-minded, stingy, and insular. just... interesting

also, happy pride from the Gaffer!
"Ah. but he has likely enough been adding to what he brought at first," argued the miller, voicing common opinion. ' He's often away from home, And look at he outlandish folk that visit him: dwarves coming at night, and that old wandering conjuror, Gandalf, and all. You can say what you like, Gaffer, but Bag End's a queer place, and its folk are queerer.' And you can say what you like, about what you know no more than you do of boating, Mr. Sandyman,' retorted the Gaffer, disliking the miller even more than usual. If that's being queer, then we could do with a bit more queerness in these parts. There's some not far away that wouldn't offer a pint beer to a friend, if they lived in a hole with golden walls. But they do things proper at Bag End. Our Sam says that everyone's going to be invited to the party, and there's going to be presents,mark you, presents for all-this very month as is.'
June 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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additional evidence that Millenials are just Hobbits
"At that time Frodo was still in his tweens, as the hobbits called the irresponsible twenties between childhood and coming of age at thirty-three."
June 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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poor Celeborn, truly the "who?" of the who's-who in middle earth. no one even noticed when he left 😭
"It is said that Celeborn went to dwell there after the departure of Galadriel; but there is no record of the day when at last he sought the Grey Havens, and with him went the last living memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth."
June 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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the most English little jab at his critics
"Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible; and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer."
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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holy shit crisis averted, found them in a box under the DVDs! look at the beauties
a photo of my copies of the lord of the rings series with the 1980s covers
June 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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also this is how my dog watched the Murderbot premiere with me, he may be just the tiniest bit spoiled
the world's cutest dog on the couch, laying with his head and front leg resting on two pillows, covered with a very plush white blanket
May 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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went to see Amythyst Kiah and Larkin Poe last night and they ROCKED
Artist Amythyst Kia onstage with blue lights on her, singing and playing guitar Band Larkin Poe onstage below a speaker, wearing denim, singing and playing their instruments.
May 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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from the youtube comments lmao
Screenshot of a youtube comment that says "Murderbot is babygirl." Below the comment, youtube is helpfully offering to "translate to English."
May 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Went to Dinosaur Land in Front Royal today, it's an old 60s roadside attraction with giant dinosaur sculptures. it's so fun, 100% worth it, the gift shop is fantastic... and they have not one but TWO of my favorite dino, Parasaurolophus!!! excellent curation 👏👏👏
May 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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update on the Banh Mi dog: THE RESTAURANT IS A CHAIN and dreams do come true!!!
holding a banh mi hot dog at a baseball game
April 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Great list, thank you!

also I spent a good 10 seconds trying to figure out how this one about giant carnivorous bugs fit in, before realizing it was an ad
ad for a Sci fi novel called "Price of Vengeance" about a guy fighting giant carnivorous insects
April 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM