or at least that’s what empire magazine gave RotK in their review. Whee! Five days…less, really, given that this day is closer to being over with and I’m seeing it at midnight…last night during my shows there were two new commercials for LotR…it’s so nice to see ‘Starts Wednesday’ instead of the farther-away-seeming ‘December 17.’ So nice that the last one ends on a date with one of my favorite numbers it it…
Entertainment Weekly also gave RotK an A, which is cool. You can check out ew.com if you’re a subscriber or I think you can buy the issue today.
LotR viewing tonight??? I hope so! It’s been a while since I’ve seen FotR, extended or otherwise. It’ll be nice to see it again. Wanna join us? lol. Happy weekend!
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Whee! Snow!
StandardWell, color me surprised. It is actually snowing! I believe this is the first official snow for the StL area…or at least that’s reached the ground. It’s not sticking, of course, because it’s been around 50 the last few days, but still. Snow! Whee!
This is cute: Newsweek’s Mail Call, with letters from readers about their recent LotR article.
I’m so happy that I got rid of some spyware thing that was making any url I typed into IE change to some stupid search page. Thank you Spy-Bot. Free is good.
I hope it keeps snowing. I can’t wait to go sledding on Art Hill. We could practically walk there. Yay snow!
Late again
StandardI just found out that the University College at my alma mater is offering an english lit class on Tolkien. Of course, registration started quite a while ago and the class is full. sigh. I could have gotten excited about that one. Maybe they’ll offer it again, as this is the first time there’s been a class like that…maybe next fall. I just love how I can’t take anything that doesn’t require a previous semester of class or that damn Organic Chemistry that I should have taken when I was in school. Gaaah! I don’t want to be late anymore.
Perhaps that’s why I ran…because it was something I could be first at. Something I could win. As long as you ran the race there was no way you could be late. Just last. and thank goodness I was never that.
Well, there’s always tap dance, but I somehow doubt that the lab would like paying for that one. Having nothing at all to do with science, etc.
I want to take advantage of the tuition remission benefit that I get for working here…though since I (and my parents) have put so much into the school already doesn’t it make sense that I should be able to take a class or two for free?
Mom keeps saying that if I paid as much attention to the things I do at work and back in school as I do to the Lord of the Rings I’d be much better off, and it’s true. *sigh* Tell me again why no one wants to just pay me to write? Oh yeah, my standards are too high. Blah. I’m getting that scared feeling again about work. You know, am I doing well enough, am I working hard enough, am I learning anything that’s worth what they’re paying me? I even had a dream with some of my coworkers last night. It was a little offputting and for some reason had the gold medallion from Pirates in it. Go fig. I wasn’t even watching Pirates last night. Foreboding.
*forlorn* why isn’t the layout working?
Hobbits might not be sexy, but they sure are funny
StandardTake a look at this article…I was amused. Too Clever By Half :: SPIN MAGAZINE ONLINE
An excerpt:
In any group of people, each member often develops a particular identity — the brain, the jock, the drama queen. Did that happen to you?
Monaghan: Once, when we went back for reshoots, the four hobbits were riding horses.
Boyd: Elijah was having a lot of trouble with his horse, but he was trying to be a leader, and Sean was having an allergic reaction to the ?horsies. Dom was in a bad mood —
Monaghan: — I was grumpy because of certain technical things that were pissing me off about the scene.
Boyd: And I was just in stitches watching all of them. It was so funny. And a girl from the special-effects team was standing there with a friend, and she looks at us and says, “Sneezy, Happy, Grumpy, and Doc” and walked away.
And happy belated 27th birthday to Mr. Monaghan…he celebrated yesterday. By going to a premiere, perhaps?
Random thought…Orlando Bloom is a Capricorn. I’m supposed to get along nicely with Capricorns. hey baby, what’s your sign? er. yeah.
A week and a half hour
Standardyes, that’s right. In exactly 7.5 days I’ll be sitting in a theater anxiously waiting for the opening credits of RotK.
Just as I was leaving for work I caught the tail end of a radio promotion where you call in and they were giving away tickets to some movie sneak preview. It took them all the way until the end of the promo to say the name of the movie, but of course it was RotK. How cool would it be to see a sneak? sigh. The last winner was a secretary calling in for her boss who was in a meeting. How’s that for dedication? Just once I’d like to win something like that…passes to a movie I’d really like to see. Anyway.
I love how no one says anything about the new layout…mmph. just me being glory-seeking I guess. and I can’t get that stupid picture to move up for the life of me. what is wrong with my tables? sigh. Any clue as to why there’s that little break in the middle of the blend? Please look at the code and tell me.
The RotK soundtrack arrived last night…mucho happy is me. Pretty stuff. At first listen I think TTT might be better…but this one sure has a much better ending credits song, sung by Annie Lennox. If you go to lordoftherings.net or lordoftherings-soundtrack.com you can listen to it, I believe. It’s fun because Billy Boyd and Viggo Mortensen sing some of Tolkien’s songs on here…it will be nice to hear them in context come next week!
Whether or not the time on this thing actually says noon is up to debate, but know I posted this at noon according to my clock. And that’s all that counts.
People asked…I answer. sort of.
StandardQ: What’s the highest mountain in Ireland? A: According to Ireland – EnchantedLearning.com, the highest point in Ireland is Carrauntoohil, which is 3,414 feet (1,041 m) tall. Carrauntoohil is located in southwestern Ireland, near Killarney.
Q: Where is Legolas’ dress up game? A: I’m assuming you mean the one at the Orlando Bloom Files…? At any rate, that’s the only thing I can think of…
Q: Merry Christmas in Chinese? A: If you mean the translation, here it is:
Sing Dan Fae Lok (Cantonese) or Shen Dan Kuai Le (Mandarin)
And whoever asked about 1975 pop culture…I wasn’t alive then, so I’m probably not the best person to expound about high points of the hippie age…talk to your mother.
It is time
Standard…for a new layout, anyway. Still working the kinks out, as usual. But at least the front page is pretty!
Nine days till RotK. Can you believe it? Perhaps I should run a poll…should I really dress up for the premiere? I wonder who else will come in costume…my thought is that it’s going to be rather chilly. Not that the costume isn’t warm, but it’s not as if I’m an elf who does not feel the wind’s bite…thoughts?
PromoGuy dot Net: Monday Mission 3.49
1. Do you have any vacation time from work saved up for the Holidays? Or are you taking any time off or traveling this month? What are your plans? My vacation time was officially available in the middle of November, so most likely I’ll take a day or two off. It’s not like we’re planning on going anywhere for christmas or new years (no where out of town, anyway) so I might only take off Christmas/New Year’s Eve because the actual holiday ‘days’ are paid holidays for us. Whee paid holidays. No big plans…maybe I’ll strip the old trunk that my aunt gave me. Loads of fun, you know.
2. When do you do most of your blogging? During the day, at work, at home, at night? Right now, mostly at work, because the internet is soooo much faster. When I was in school it was back in the dorm (yay ethernet). I have to admit I do most of it during work because that’s when things happen. But I do actual work sometimes, really.
3. What tends to keep you from blogging more? Or could it be that you blog too much and should do less? It’s the having something interesting to say that gets me…that or I get caught up in surfing elsewhere…
4. Do you like dressing up and/or “role playing?” I think I’d like RP if I ever got to actually do it…I love dressing up (whee theater) and things like the renaissance faire, and I have a secret desire to be in a period film. Perhaps one day, grasshopper…
5. When choosing a mate, there are some things you can overlook (boob size, hairy backs, beer belly, bad teeth, hair lip, etc.) and some things you just can’t (see previous list). What are some of thing things you can live with when picking your partner, and what are the things that are a “must have?” Um. Bad breath can go either way…but to tell you the truth I’m really just looking for that tall dark and handsome guy who’s smart and witty and loves me for who I am…like I’m ever gonna find an Orlando Bloom lookalike…I guess my standards are just too high.
6. My neck and back are in a constant state of tension. In fact, on the rare occasion that someone gives me a neck/back-rub, I am so tense that it hurts when they work out the kinks. I am just more used to being tense than not. I think I need help. Have you ever had a professional massage or ever been to a Chiropractor? I love professional massage. It’s a good thing. But they’re over so quickly…
7. Inspired by the Amazing P3nis Patch…. Does size really matter? Yeah you know exactly what I mean too. Men, what have you been told and what do you know to be true? Girls, what is the real story and is that what you tell the guys? Have you ever been scared of one that was too big? For both: why do you think this debate is still going on? Since I’m a virgin, this question really doesn’t apply to me…
BONUS: Do they know it’s Christmas time at all? Gosh, I hope so.
What are the odds?
StandardExtreme Caloric Restriction Dieters
You know the calorie restriction stuff I was working with Luigi on? Still am, sort of…well, there’s going to be a 20/20 special on ABC tonight where they talk to a couple of the dieters, and amazingly enough, they’re people we work with. I guess it’s sort of a small group anyway, but it seems funny that out of all the people they could have chosen, I know them in sort of an abstract way. Just by blood, but still… 
Don’t forget, Orlando Bloom on Jay tonight as well! Whee!
So this is why I don’t understand guys
StandardThe Mind of a Man
Just thought I’d share.
Don’t forget about the ABC Primetime Return of the King special tonight at 10 ET/9 CT! Whee! And Elijah Wood was on Jay Leno last night, and Orlando Bloom will be on Jay tomorrow…yay publicity 