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Ataahua
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Apr 25 2009, 9:13pm
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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 b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak. Ataahua's stories
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silneldor
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Apr 25 2009, 9:27pm
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It is delightful to have you join us. It was really interesting hearing your story. Hey, dreams happen don't they? I really got a big smile from your 'hobbit feet'. I now have a viable working 'true' vision of them. I would love to see more of your work. Cheers!
''What connects Nature to the spiritual, or requires the presence of the latter? In positive terms, as Alkis Kontos points out, when nature was still largely experienced as integral, alive and active, 'It was the spiritual dimension of the world, its enchanted, magical quality that rendered it infinite, not amenable to complete calculability; spirit could not be quanified; it permitted and invited mythologization.' And I would add, it still is and does.'' Patrick Curry-Defending Middle-Earth-Tolkien: Myth and Modernity - chapter: 'The Sea: Spirituality and Ethics.' May the grace of Manwë let us soar with eagle's wings! In the air, among the clouds in the sky Here is where the birds of Manwe fly Looking at the land, and the water that flows The true beauty of earth shows With the stars of Varda lighting my way In all the realms this is where I stay In the realm of Manwë Súlimo
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silneldor
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Apr 25 2009, 9:42pm
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for sending your greetings. Yes Dragon Con was such a blast when i was there. I also found your book "Tolkien in the Land of Heroes" very insightful. Yes, live long and prosper yourself:). Cheers!
''What connects Nature to the spiritual, or requires the presence of the latter? In positive terms, as Alkis Kontos points out, when nature was still largely experienced as integral, alive and active, 'It was the spiritual dimension of the world, its enchanted, magical quality that rendered it infinite, not amenable to complete calculability; spirit could not be quanified; it permitted and invited mythologization.' And I would add, it still is and does.'' Patrick Curry-Defending Middle-Earth-Tolkien: Myth and Modernity - chapter: 'The Sea: Spirituality and Ethics.' May the grace of Manwë let us soar with eagle's wings! In the air, among the clouds in the sky Here is where the birds of Manwe fly Looking at the land, and the water that flows The true beauty of earth shows With the stars of Varda lighting my way In all the realms this is where I stay In the realm of Manwë Súlimo
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Altaira
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Apr 25 2009, 9:45pm
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That made me laugh and cry at the same time!
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Listening to everyone trying to fit: "Happy birthday TheOneRing.net" into the Happy Birthday song had me ROFL. At the same time, the overall sentiment, and everyone taking the time to do both the card and the video, brought more than a few tears to my eyes. Absolutely brilliant!! THANK YOU ALL, and thank you Magnus for helping bring all of this together. *Many hugs*
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silneldor
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Apr 25 2009, 10:07pm
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HEY, that was super you guys!!!!
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I really enjoyed that you ALL stopped in with that video. I am still giggling. I'm going back to catch that again. I love your signed card too and your dragon motif. I must say i am tickled pink. I am so happy that you could celebrate our fabulous founders..and us all here on our 10th. It is a true honor and i am truly elated. Spiritually yours in Tolkien too:), with grand thoughts and confidence for the future. sil
''What connects Nature to the spiritual, or requires the presence of the latter? In positive terms, as Alkis Kontos points out, when nature was still largely experienced as integral, alive and active, 'It was the spiritual dimension of the world, its enchanted, magical quality that rendered it infinite, not amenable to complete calculability; spirit could not be quanified; it permitted and invited mythologization.' And I would add, it still is and does.'' Patrick Curry-Defending Middle-Earth-Tolkien: Myth and Modernity - chapter: 'The Sea: Spirituality and Ethics.' May the grace of Manwë let us soar with eagle's wings! In the air, among the clouds in the sky Here is where the birds of Manwe fly Looking at the land, and the water that flows The true beauty of earth shows With the stars of Varda lighting my way In all the realms this is where I stay In the realm of Manwë Súlimo
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 25 2009, 10:14pm
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Amazing card, amazing costumes and props, and pretty good singing too :-D Thanks so much for stopping by the party, and for all the magic you've worked through the 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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DanielReeve
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Apr 25 2009, 10:17pm
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Happy tenth anniversary to TheOneRing.net! Tehanu, Xoanon, Corvar and Calisuri, look upon the vast thing you have wrought! From humble beginnings, TORn has become the cornerstone of Tolkien fandom on the net. TORn is now a living, breathing thing, animated collectively by the wonderful folk who meet there online. Congratulations to all of you TORnSibs out there who have made this incredible community, fanbase and family. And more than that, TORn is an invaluable guide to those of us who work on the films. If we want an up-to-the-minute situation report, we can check out TORn for the definitive answer! So keep up the great work – things will be hotting up as The Hobbit approaches... ;-) Cheers, Daniel Reeve PS. I'll be online as much as possible today and tomorrow to answer whatever questions are thrown my way on this thread - though naturally I can't reveal much about The Hobbit...
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silneldor
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Apr 25 2009, 10:20pm
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Your sentiment is very touching
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and emotional and i agree completely about the continuing embodiment of fellowship. Thank you very much for celebrating with us. Cheers!
''What connects Nature to the spiritual, or requires the presence of the latter? In positive terms, as Alkis Kontos points out, when nature was still largely experienced as integral, alive and active, 'It was the spiritual dimension of the world, its enchanted, magical quality that rendered it infinite, not amenable to complete calculability; spirit could not be quanified; it permitted and invited mythologization.' And I would add, it still is and does.'' Patrick Curry-Defending Middle-Earth-Tolkien: Myth and Modernity - chapter: 'The Sea: Spirituality and Ethics.' May the grace of Manwë let us soar with eagle's wings! In the air, among the clouds in the sky Here is where the birds of Manwe fly Looking at the land, and the water that flows The true beauty of earth shows With the stars of Varda lighting my way In all the realms this is where I stay In the realm of Manwë Súlimo
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Magnus
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Apr 25 2009, 10:22pm
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You are too kind... all of you...
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It's the least we could do. I hope you all spotted Mike Mignola in there as well? The dragon is of course Daniel's contribution :-)
Cheers Magnus Weta
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 25 2009, 10:30pm
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I have my copy of your Map up on my office wall at work. Well...actually, I have the poster there. The print is safe at home. Thanks again for doing that for us. You're such an incredibly great sport!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Lynnette Porter
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Apr 25 2009, 10:35pm
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Happy anniversary, congratulations, thanks, and much love!
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TORn has been such an important part of my Tolkien “experience” in the past decade, and I still visit at least once every day that I’m online. You help define Fellowship for all us fans and have given us such a wonderfully supportive community. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Xoanon at a fan convention and enjoying a wonderful dinner in Queenstown with Tehanu. I’ve met many TORn staffers online and at conventions like ORC, ELF, and the Fellowship Festival, and I appreciate the behind-the-scenes efforts of everyone I haven’t yet met but have heard so much about. Thank you so much for your dedication and continuing hard work. My experiences as a Tolkien fan, author, and professor are all the more enjoyable because of TORn. I’m looking forward to DragonCon to renew old friendships and make new friends, and I’ll “see” you online. Here’s to another decade (at least)!
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DanielReeve
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Apr 25 2009, 10:35pm
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Oh, that map was such fun to do! My pleasure absolutely! I've been a Tolkien fan for about 100 years, so all the in-jokes made complete sense, and it was nice to play with images of TORn messageboards as places in Middle-earth. And all the while create a coherent piece of artwork. An excellent project!
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entmaiden
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Apr 25 2009, 10:42pm
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Looking forward to the next 10 years!
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And the opportunity to spend the next several with you and the rest of the Hobbit team. Many thanks for your participation in our message boards, and your love and dedication to The Hobbit.
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Altaira
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Apr 25 2009, 10:45pm
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Thank you so much for dropping in today. We're delighted that you've decide to spend your Sunday among us. We probably neglected to tell you that TORn is a lot like the Hotel California - you can 'log off' but you can never really leave. Also, thank you once again for the amazing TORn map. I still can't quite take in the fact that I have the original. I'm continually amazed and humbled that you and so many people here would do something like that. It means more to me than I can ever express in words. A hundred more THANK YOUs come to mind. Questions! I have a few to start with: 1) Regarding your artwork, I was wondering if you have a favorite medium to work in. I imagine sketches are primarily done in pencil? But, what would you rather break out and start working with? Or, do you enjoy variety. 2) Is there another Red Carpet sketching tour in your future?
Koru: Maori symbol representing a fern frond as it opens. The koru reaches towards the light, striving for perfection, encouraging new, positive beginnings.
"Life can't be all work and no TORn" -- jflower "I take a moment to fervently hope that the camaradarie and just plain old fun I found at TORn will never end" -- LOTR_nutcase
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entmaiden
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Apr 25 2009, 10:45pm
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Welcome to the Tolkien family!
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There are many times this community is just like a family - for good and for not-so-good reasons. But we wouldn't have it any other way. Here's to more collaboration on the Hobbit movies
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entmaiden
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Apr 25 2009, 10:46pm
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Your book is a treasure, and I'm looking forward to the next one. Best of luck with it!
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entmaiden
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Apr 25 2009, 10:47pm
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We met briefly at ORC II, when I was helping Altaira with the scholar panels. I've enjoyed your work so much. Isn't it funny how so many of us became web-savvy because of Tolkien? There's some irony in that.....
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entmaiden
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Apr 25 2009, 10:51pm
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I love hearing how someone can land their dream job. Best of luck getting future dream jobs, and hope to see you in New York in October!
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entmaiden
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Apr 25 2009, 10:52pm
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I so enjoyed seeing Anne at the ORC panels. Thanks for the good wishes, Anne!
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Greg Wright
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Apr 25 2009, 10:55pm
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Isn't it funny how so many of us became web-savvy because of Tolkien? There's some irony in that..... And yet it's not surprising. As I wrote somewhere once, Tolkien was no Luddite... and he certainly made use of the printing press, didn't he?
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silneldor
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Apr 25 2009, 10:56pm
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It is wonderful having you around as a sib and to celebrate with us on our 10th surrounding our fabulous four . You have been so gracious with your help. I will always remember the fun you created with the map conspiracy for our dear Altaira and..well, i better clam up here. What other things are you planning in the 'watercolours, oils and acrylics' department? Your acrylic paintings are amazing. I love tree and landscape paintings, particularly Bierstadt's work. Are you considering anything along these lines? Cheers!
''What connects Nature to the spiritual, or requires the presence of the latter? In positive terms, as Alkis Kontos points out, when nature was still largely experienced as integral, alive and active, 'It was the spiritual dimension of the world, its enchanted, magical quality that rendered it infinite, not amenable to complete calculability; spirit could not be quanified; it permitted and invited mythologization.' And I would add, it still is and does.'' Patrick Curry-Defending Middle-Earth-Tolkien: Myth and Modernity - chapter: 'The Sea: Spirituality and Ethics.' May the grace of Manwë let us soar with eagle's wings! In the air, among the clouds in the sky Here is where the birds of Manwe fly Looking at the land, and the water that flows The true beauty of earth shows With the stars of Varda lighting my way In all the realms this is where I stay In the realm of Manwë Súlimo
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entmaiden
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Apr 25 2009, 10:56pm
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Wow - thanks to everyone at WETA!
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I got a WETA pin several years ago, and I wear it proudly on any occasion. Thanks for bringing Middle-earth to life for so many of us. You all totally rock!
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Altaira
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Apr 25 2009, 10:56pm
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Sharing our "Tolkien experience"' together
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How excellent to see you here, Lynnette! Your message reminds me of how we've all come here today along such different paths, all of us bringing our own "Tolkien experiences" with us. It's quite mind-boggling if you really stop and think about it. I'm so glad we got to share part of our experiences with you and vice versa. Thank you for stopping by, and here's to seeing you again soon!
Koru: Maori symbol representing a fern frond as it opens. The koru reaches towards the light, striving for perfection, encouraging new, positive beginnings.
"Life can't be all work and no TORn" -- jflower "I take a moment to fervently hope that the camaradarie and just plain old fun I found at TORn will never end" -- LOTR_nutcase
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entmaiden
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Apr 25 2009, 10:58pm
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I was amazed, truly, by your work. It was so wonderful to be able to listen in and then discuss with my fellow TORNadoes.
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entmaiden
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Apr 25 2009, 11:02pm
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So nice to see you here so you can celebrate with us. Hope all is well, and I'm trusting you will tell us your Hobbit news as soon as you can.
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