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greendragon
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May 12 2008, 6:36pm
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I have a confession to make - I'm rather scared about the Hobbit movies...
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Not for the reasons you might guess. I'm not worried about Smaug's voice, or who will play Bilbo, or if the elves should be tra-la-la-la-y, or if the trolls should have a talking wallet... No, dear reader, my fear is for my bank account...
I remember the heady days of the LotR movies, when it seemed like every week - nay, every DAY - there was some new piece of merchandise I wanted - nay, NEEDED - to buy. The 'free stuff' was even worse - the cold sweats of panic I vividly recall, as I realised, 'Wal-mart has ten new badges for its employees to wear. What must I do to make sure I get them ALL?'
Yes, my name is greendragon and I'm a collectorholic.  My apartment is already bursting at the seams; how could it possibly hold all that Hobbit stuff which I just KNOW is waiting to come my way? My bank account is flinching and squirming at the thought even as I write this!  Anyone else out there know that feeling? The 'must - have - the preciousssss...' type feeling that washes over you every time a new line (no pun intended!) of merchandise is launched? The panicky 'I have to have this to show my true fandom!' feeling you sometimes get, or the 'my collection/life just won't be complete without that' dread?
I know I'm not alone in this insanity! You know you're out there! To those narfs (*snert*) who manage to enjoy the movies without the collecting which goes with it, be happy you don't suffer from this sickness! Be glad - to paraphrase Shakespeare - that you are 'not without fandom, but without the illness should attend it...' 
There's only one solution - I'll just have to start saving now, so I can afford to splurge when the movies come out. And, of course, so I can afford to move to a bigger place...  
'There are older and fouler things than orcs in the deep places of my fridge...'
'You never know what will happen next, when once you get mixed up with TORnsibs and their friends.'
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I have a confession to make - I'm rather scared about the Hobbit movies...
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greendragon
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May 12 2008, 6:36pm
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*hand shoots up, sirens blaring* Oh gd
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grammaboodawg
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May 12 2008, 6:45pm
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now now, gramma, remember you are saving for a very big trip :-) //
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hatster
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May 13 2008, 10:22am
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Maybe we should start a seperate bank account now.
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deej
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May 12 2008, 7:46pm
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A few years ago...
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CAhobbit
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May 13 2008, 3:46am
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Ive tapered my collecting to mainly Sideshow stuff now.
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deej
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May 13 2008, 12:01pm
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Man how cool would a giant Sideshow/WETA Smaug be...
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leo
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May 15 2008, 11:15am
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Oh, I'm with you on that...
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Jazmine
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May 12 2008, 8:58pm
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Forgive my ignorance...
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Dreamdeer
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May 12 2008, 10:25pm
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Lot's of useable items were released....
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CAhobbit
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May 13 2008, 2:23am
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Such as?
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Sunflower
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May 13 2008, 5:08am
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Long gone now....
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CAhobbit
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May 13 2008, 5:38am
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Yes, Sunflower! You understand!
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Dreamdeer
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May 14 2008, 3:13am
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Etsy is the "drug" of choice for some of us. ;)
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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May 15 2008, 4:00pm
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Adirondack!
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Dreamdeer
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May 15 2008, 11:56pm
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Maybe for the wood elves?
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Idril Celebrindal
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May 16 2008, 4:25am
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I saw a little of it at work, which is ironic
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glorfin
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Jun 5 2008, 4:14pm
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That green flash on the horizon...
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Dreamdeer
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May 14 2008, 2:58am
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A little delayed reply
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turimel
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May 26 2008, 12:38am
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OK, that was weird
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turimel
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Jun 6 2008, 3:45pm
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*nods head in understanding*
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namadriel
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May 13 2008, 12:24am
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Oh no ...
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Elven
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May 13 2008, 1:35am
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Far from pathetic!
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Dreamdeer
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May 14 2008, 2:56am
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I missed out on buying too much
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Kelvarhin
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May 13 2008, 1:56am
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I'm one of those NARFs
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entmaiden
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May 13 2008, 3:11am
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I stand with you, Entmaiden.
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Ataahua
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May 13 2008, 10:02am
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Oh, man!
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Aerin
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May 13 2008, 3:14am
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Call me superstitious...
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Dreamdeer
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May 14 2008, 3:04am
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Unfortunately,
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Aerin
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May 14 2008, 2:47pm
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When I told
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Nimloth
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May 13 2008, 4:51am
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I don't regret my Burger King ring...
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Patty
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May 13 2008, 4:15pm
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I'm probably in the minority here
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Kelvarhin
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May 14 2008, 3:19am
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That elven brooch is LOVELY!
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Patty
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May 14 2008, 5:16am
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Thanks Patty
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Kelvarhin
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May 14 2008, 5:35am
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That dress is lovely, too...
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Patty
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May 14 2008, 4:18pm
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It was and is very special :)
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Kelvarhin
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May 15 2008, 2:02am
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Now that's what I'm talking about!
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Dreamdeer
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May 14 2008, 4:29pm
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Thanks Dreamdeer
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Kelvarhin
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May 15 2008, 2:01am
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Someday I'll photograph my collection of leaf jewelry, too. :) //
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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May 15 2008, 4:03pm
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Nice!
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Idril Celebrindal
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May 16 2008, 6:49pm
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Love F1
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Kelvarhin
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May 17 2008, 7:00am
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I know what you are saying!
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Compa_Mighty
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May 13 2008, 8:12pm
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Why aren't all the responses visible?
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Aerin
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May 14 2008, 2:07am
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Oh, there they are!
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Aerin
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May 14 2008, 2:09am
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Duh!
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Aerin
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May 14 2008, 2:42pm
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No need to move to a bigger place...
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leo
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May 15 2008, 11:14am
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just to say...
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greendragon
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May 19 2008, 8:59pm
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