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Can it really be 14 years?

Annael Immortal Jul 25 2013, 3:19pm Views: 412 Can it really be 14 years? My mind boggles at the fact that it's been 14 years since, looking online for information about the new live-action version of "The Lord of the Rings," I came across theonering net and never got away again. None of us had heard of Peter Jackson, so we all ran out and rented everything we could by him. No horror fan, I was terrified of what he'd do to my favorite book until I rented "Heavenly Creatures." We didn't even know who was going to be cast in the movie yet, and the next year was rife with rumors and vehement debates over Uma Thurman as Galadriel, Ethan Hawke as Faramir, Sean Connery as Gandalf, and Bruce Willis as Boromir. When a casting was confirmed the debates were hardly less spirited; while everyone agreed that Ian McKellen, Ian Holm, and Cate Blanchett were inspired choices, many feared that the young Americans Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, and Liv Tyler would fall down on the job, and most of the rest of the cast were people we'd never even heard of. Orlando Bloom had had only a walk-on part in one movie at that point. I myself felt that Stuart Townsend was too young and too short for Aragorn. I don't have time to compose a mathom, but I read an article this morning about how singing in and listening to a choir is good for your mind and body in just about every way, and so I thought I'd offer up this recording of my choir singing Eric Whitacre's "Seal Lullaby." The recording quality is not great (sorry - we're never hiring that guy again!) but the song itself is. http://rainshadowchorale.org/...20Seal%20Lullaby.mp3 The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives. - James Hillman, Healing Fiction * * * * * * * * * * NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967

grammaboodawg Immortal Jul 25 2013, 4:59pm Views: 272 Wonderful Mathom! Happy TORniversary, Annael!! FOURTEEN YEARS! Mercy! What a ride.. and what a great collection of memories. You're so right about the music, too. That was lovely. It's so thrilling to be a part of one voice :) *raises glass* Here's to another 14 years, m'dear! Happy Days! 4th draft of TH:AUJ Geeky Observation List - May 1, 2013 "There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West." I'm SO HAPPY these new films take me back to that magical world!! TIME Google Calendar TORn's Geeky Observations Lists (updated soon)

DanielLB Immortal Jul 25 2013, 5:25pm Views: 259 Happy 14th TORniversary Annael :-) What a ride you have been on. Here's to a happy 14 more years. The first TORn Amateur Symposium starts this week in the Reading Room! Come and join in!

bborchar Rohan Jul 25 2013, 6:00pm Views: 255 Happy Anniversary :) Hope you celebrate somehow! "I'm the Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the Constellation of Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old and I'm the man who is gonna save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that?" ~ The Doctor

Ataahua Forum Admin / Moderator Jul 25 2013, 7:00pm Views: 255 Happy TORNiversary to a most admirable and excellent Hobbit! Those years do fly by, don't they? And what a great 14 years it has been. :) Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..." Dwarves: "Pretty rings..." Men: "Pretty rings..." Sauron: "Mine's better." "Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak. Ataahua's stories

Rosie-with-the-ribbons Forum Admin / Moderator Jul 25 2013, 7:55pm Views: 247 Happy TORniversary Annael Wow, 14 years, that's a long while. Congrats and to many, many years more to come.

Darkstone Immortal Jul 25 2013, 7:57pm Views: 241 Haapy Anniversary! And a Merry Mid Year! Seems so much has happened, Dr. Annael. Thank you for the warm welcome when I was a newbie! ****************************************** "The tragedy of territorial geeks is that they found the wonderful world of fantasy, then missed its point." -Luke McKinney

Aunt Dora Baggins Immortal Jul 25 2013, 8:37pm Views: 249 Happy TORniversary! And thanks for that beautiful mathom. I've listened to a video of that song that you posted in the past, I think. It's so lovely. I remember when I came aboard, a couple of years after you, you were one of the people who made me feel so welcome. I remember specifically making an effort to remember your nickname after you said something kind to me. I had no idea at the time that eventually we would meet in person. I still have the necklace I made from the sea glass you gave me. It's been great knowing you all these years. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lily Fairbairn Half-elven Jul 25 2013, 8:54pm Views: 233 Happy TORniversary And thank you, not just for the beautiful mathom, but for all your thoughtful posts. (14 years ?!? But I'm coming up on 11...)

Eledhwen Forum Admin / Moderator Jul 25 2013, 9:05pm Views: 234 Happy Torniversary! Where has the time gone?

silneldor Half-elven Jul 25 2013, 10:01pm Views: 226 A joyful Tornniversary wished for you Anneal! I am glad you are here among us, and yes that piece was lovely indeed. I truly enjoyed that:). ''Sam put his ragged orc-cloak under his master's head, and covered them both with the grey robe of Lorien; and as he did so his thoughts went out to that fair land, and to the Elves, and he hoped that the cloth woven by their hands might have some virtue to keep them hidden beyond all hope in this wilderness of fear...But their luck held, and for the rest of that day they met no living or moving thing; and when night fell they vanished into the darkess of Mordor.'' - - -rotk, chapter III Faerie contains many things besides elves and fays and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are one in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted." — J.R.R. Tolkien

Patty Immortal Jul 25 2013, 10:06pm Views: 226 14 years, and we've enjoyed every minute of having you here! Congrats, Annael. Permanent address: Into the West

entmaiden Forum Admin / Moderator Jul 25 2013, 10:35pm Views: 232 Wow - here's to fourteen more! It's been quite a ride, and all the better because of you! Happy TORniversary, dear Annael

Silverlode Forum Admin / Moderator Jul 26 2013, 12:06am Views: 217 So many good memories... and so many great people like yourself to share them! Happy TORNiversary, ritergrrl! Silverlode "Dark is the water of Kheled-zâram, and cold are the springs of Kibil-nâla, and fair were the many-pillared halls of Khazad-dűm in Elder Days before the fall of mighty kings beneath the stone."

dernwyn Forum Admin / Moderator Jul 26 2013, 1:06am Views: 214 Many Happy Returns of your TORniversary, Annael! What a lovely, peaceful song that is, thank you! And thank you for being an important member of our Fellowship here for all those years! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire"

Kelvarhin Half-elven Jul 26 2013, 1:08am Views: 209 Happy TORniversary Annael :) //   Bag ENZ Home of the Hobbit *with thanks to cameragod ;D* One by one they faded, and fell into shadow... One book to rule them all One book to find them One book to bring them all And in TORn bind them In the land of TORnadoes...where the brilliant play

Inferno Superuser / Moderator Jul 26 2013, 2:55am Views: 211 Amazing where time goes doesn't it? I still remember your original nick. I'm glad you're still here after all this time. =) Inferno. ====================== Good night, tOR.Nados. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely delete you in the morning. ======================

sherlock Gondor Jul 26 2013, 11:20am Views: 197 Happy TORniversary, Annael! Love the song!

Starling Half-elven Jul 26 2013, 11:54am Views: 208 Bruce Willis? Well that's an eye-opener and no mistake. Happy TORniversary. I'm so glad you're here. I always enjoy your contributions. And here's to another 14 years and more.

NottaSackville Valinor Jul 26 2013, 12:08pm Views: 196 Here's to another 14 years and more! //   Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville

kiwifan Rohan Jul 26 2013, 6:36pm Views: 201 Mind-boggling indeed and wonderful! Fourteen years ago I had neither read LotR nor an inkling that it was to be filmed, and not even an internet connection, and you were already in the thick of things, as it were! What a rich fourteen years they have been for you, TORn-wise, and I hope otherwise as well (having only been around for the last two of them so I don't really know)! May there be many more of them! Thanks for letting those of us who are comparative newbies have a glimpse at those long-ago days (and especially rumours --- those casting possibilities now seem totally unreal, the worst of them certainly being Bruce Willis, dear me!). And thank you for your music mathom, it's now in my laptop and I can listen to it whenever I need soothing --- merci bien! 'Goodness gracious, you really are a messie!' 'Oh no, I'm not, these are all just mathoms...'

Kimi Forum Admin / Moderator Jul 26 2013, 7:56pm Views: 183 Happy TORniversary, Annael! Thank you for the reminder of those days when it all began. I'm glad to be still sharing the boards with you, an astonishing 14 years later. The Passing of Mistress Rose My historical novels Do we find happiness so often that we should turn it off the box when it happens to sit there? - A Room With a View

Eventides Tol Eressea Jul 26 2013, 8:21pm Views: 182 A very Happy TORniversary, Annael! :) And thank you for that beautiful mathom!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Eventides' Website: ListenUpReviews.com - Rockin' Choices In Entertainment! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "I stepped out of my body to let God slide in; although I'm still dressed in flesh that I spiritually died in. Alive in Christ a new creation started breathin', Life exists and through this came completion. ... I'm not that person anymore (more!)! That's what blood was shed for! No longer a failure, livin' life more abundantly, therefore you'll never see me livin' less than victory." John Reuben. "Desperation, needing You; every last breath I scream for You. Shatter me into a million pieces, make me new. ... Break me, mold me, make me what You want me to be; I am Yours, for You to use, so take and replace me with You." Family Force 5. "Under a light in Bethlehem, I was sifting through the sand; the saline burned my eyes, I was looking for Your hand. I gave up on myself, and left my pride disarmed; I cried out 'I'm alone!' and found myself in Your arms. 'Rest in Me, oh, My love; I have loved you before the world began. Rest in Me, oh, My love; you'll never wander too far to reach My hand.'" Showbread.

Roheryn Tol Eressea Jul 29 2013, 9:31pm Views: 171 Just a blink of an eye...in geologic terms! Hard to believe it's been that long! So much water has flowed under the proverbial bridges since then, yet TORn keeps on going unchanged (almost! -- new board format aside) and continues to keep us all connected. Here's to many happy returns of your TORniversary!