Just one single day before I get to see Fellowship of the Ring. I can’t remember clearly now, but it might be two (maybe three) years since I first heard of this movie, and this wait has been almost unendurable. I was hoping to make a midnight showing tonight but there don’t seem to be any in my area. So I’ve revised my countdown below [since removed]; instead of ending at midnight tonight, it will end at 8:15 PM December 19, when I plan to see this movie at my neighborhood cinema.To get in the spirit, here’s an MP3 of Professor Tolkien himself, recorded in 1952, reading an early and chilling part from the first book. (I tastefully added a bit of room echo to give it some presence.) Bless us and splash us, root and twig, I cannot wait!
Happy Birthday to me. Looks like an amazingly busy week coming up too — almost enough to rival May. But details will have to wait for later.
Happy Halloween.And Happy Birthday to my Dad.
Not much to add right now, since I’m once again glued to the TV, the radio, and the news sites. Here are a few important links I’d like to share. Please visit, please donate.
“The lights go on and the stage is set”
radio ad as well.
And now we are at war. I don’t want this front page to turn political or to antagonize anyone if my views do not match yours, so the diatribe I began to write has instead been moved over to my Message Board. Like most people I am still fixated on the events of last week; I can’t get them out of my mind. The Internet has been a great resource, providing not only news but allowing for weblogs and photos of first-hand experience. Here are a few of the most valuable:
Research shows eating pizza can protect you from sunburn. A unique mix of ingredients is the perfect combination to keep out harmful UV rays, say scientists at Dusseldorf University. Just 40 grams of tomatoes and olive oil a day could triple the skin’s ability to protect itself against the sun. They added that a pizza would only offer protection for about two weeks, after which another dose would be needed (and, spoil sports that they are, that sunblocks are still more effective).