After a weeklong hiatus, I'm back with this little "let's listen to all the music that won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in the twenty-first century" project with Howard Shore's score for The Return of the King. How many times have I listened to this? A lot. I couldn't begin to tell you … Continue reading Listening to Things: The Return of the King, original score by Howard Shore
The Return of the King
Sunday Sum-Up: October 3, 2021
And like that, it was October. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The first couple of days of October have been particularly autumnal. It's been cool and cloudy, and constantly threatening rain. Leaves are turning, crows are showing up everywhere, and the nights are getting longer. This is definitely my time of year. I didn't go … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 3, 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: September 26, 2021
It's been a lovely autumnal week around here. I've gone for long walks (but didn't take any photos, oddly) and generally just enjoyed the cool nights and clear days. After a long, hot summer I'm happy to have nighttime lows a little above freezing. When I look at the weather map, the alerts for the … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 26, 2021
Tolkien Tag
Look! Another tag! A Tolkien Tag at that! I'm sure you're all shocked that I'm doing one. I'll just wait over here while you get over this great shock. I'll be over here with Haldir and the Elves of Lothlorien, who most certainly did not pledge their allegiance to Elendil. Anyway. I saw this tag … Continue reading Tolkien Tag
Sunday Sum-up, January 3, 2020
Happy Birthday to J.R.R. Tolkien! The Professor was born on this day in 1892 in Orange Free State in what is now South Africa. Thought I spent yet another holiday at home alone, it was a pretty okay evening. I made plokkfiskur again, watched The Fellowship of the Ring, and finished reading The Return of … Continue reading Sunday Sum-up, January 3, 2020
Classic Remarks: How The Return of the King Film Differed from the Book
Classic Remarks is a meme hosted by Krysta and Brianna at Pages Unbound. Each week, they pose a question about classic works of literature in order for readers to engage in a continuing conversation about elements of classic literature, the literary ‘canon’, and the timelessness of story. If you’re interested in participating, you can find … Continue reading Classic Remarks: How The Return of the King Film Differed from the Book
Sunday Sum-Up: January 5, 2020
I celebrated the New Year by ordering Chinese food, watching The Lord of the Rings movies, and making bad puns. Really bad puns. Aside from my attempts at comedy, this past week was wonderfully relaxing. Though I didn't get extra time off from work for the holiday, I felt like I could just sit down … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: January 5, 2020
Sunday Sum Up: December 29, 2019
After the busy madness in the lead-up to Christmas, I was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief and relax on Christmas Eve. I had an easy drive to my sister's house where I hung out with her family and our parents until the last of us went to bed around midnight. Christmas morning … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up: December 29, 2019
LotR Reread: You Can’t Go Home Again
Chapter VIII: The Scouring of the Shire Of all the things that Peter Jackson left out of his Lord of the Rings films, I've heard the most complaints about the exclusion of 'The Scouring of the Shire'. I get it. This is where we see just how much the four traveling hobbits have grown during … Continue reading LotR Reread: You Can’t Go Home Again
I Want to Start Reading Adult Fantasy, But Where Do I Start?
At a recent meeting of my book club, one of my friends told us about how a guy friend was teaching her how to play Dungeons and Dragons and had suggested that she read Robert Jordan's Eye of the World, the first installment of the Wheel of Time series. I refrained from rolling my eyes … Continue reading I Want to Start Reading Adult Fantasy, But Where Do I Start?
Traveling in Books 