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[frodo_naatulien]

HI to all! : D

I'm so sorry I've not kept up with everyone. I know it seems that I haven't been around much, and... : ( ... I haven't. My life seems to have gotten so busy since I graduated. I sometimes sit and wonder how in the world I was able to keep up with everything and go to school at the same time. I swear I don't think I could ever do it

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[melyanna_65]

Hey dear, it's nice to hear from you again!!

Thank you for the lovely manip!

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

*lots of hobbity hugs*

[frodo_naatulien]

Hi Melyanna,

Aww, you're always so sweet!
Wish I could be around more.
And, thank you, I'm glad you like the manip.

*Christmas hugs* : )

[lyrastar77]

Gorgeous manip! There's nothing better than a good dose of Frodo and Sam, whatever the time of year ...

Have a wonderful festive break! :-)

*Christmassy hugs*

~Lyra

[frodo_naatulien]

Hi Lyra : )

Ooh, what a pretty icon you have there.

And thanks so much, I'm glad you like the manip. I've been so disconnected from everything, including my photo software, that I'd almost forgotten how to use it -- not that I really knew how to in the first place ; ). Thankfully (though I'm still in the learning stage) I can play around with it and at least end up with something somewhat decent (if only imo) when all's said and done. Though I gotta tell ya, it sure took me a long time to do. I feel sure I could get much better at it if I could ever find the time to get more practice in. *exasperated sigh*

I had a wonderful relaxing holiday this year, thank you. I hope yours was the same!

*Hobbity Hugs to you* : )

[lyrastar77]

Hey, good to see you around again! :-) I suggest you definitely carry on playing around with that software! There can NEVER be enough F/S manips -- never! The more explicit, the better too!! Hey, would an innocent like me ever say something like that??!! :-O

I had a wonderful relaxing holiday this year, thank you. I hope yours was the same!

You're welcome. But ... erm, no. Apart from the odd day here & there, I can't pretend it's been relaxing. I have way too much to do & to worry about! Still, there's always next year to look forward to I guess ...

*big hobbity hugs back*

~Lyra

[frodosweetstuff]

Awwwwww, a post from you and such a lovely manip!!!! Thank you!!

I'm sorry that you were so disappointed about the state of the fandom when you came back. But it is to be expected, isn't it? After all, a lot of people have RL that change and demand more time and so fandom suffers, especially if it isn't as shiny and exciting to someone as it used to be.

But there are still enough people who love the hobbits and who post excellent fics! You will have to go to people's LJ instead, rather than go to WOTM.

Still, it's great to hear from you again. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! *hugs*

[frodo_naatulien]

Hi Sweetstuff : )

Awww, thank you! I'm so glad you like it.

The dwindling fandom knocked me for a loop most definitely. Yeah, I know it's to be expected, and that things change, and people change, and this, that, and all the other, but gosh, it's such a bummer, isn't it? I just wasn't expecting it, though I really should have since I, myself, am just as much to blame for the dwindling. *that just about kills me to admit that* : (

But there are still enough people who love the hobbits and who post excellent fics!Well, I'm glad you said that! But where/who are they? There are quite a few that I used to read -- regularly, I guess you could say-- but I've not seen anything new from those writers in some time. And even some of those writers, that I have so thoroughly enjoyed in the past, have switched to different fandoms. : ( *bigger pout* I am, of course, always eager to read from any, and all, who write F/S fics, I don't care who they are

[frodosweetstuff]

Oh, I forgot to mention that due to the LJ 'scandals' a lot of people have been feeling unsafe or unwanted here and that makes it all a lot more quiet around here, too.

I, myself, am just as much to blame for the dwindling. *that just about kills me to admit that* : (
Well, if you don't have the time, you don't have the time. But there is nothing stopping you from coming back when you have a few hours again and we'll be welcoming you with open arms! :)

You should check the Waymeet challenges and see who posts F/S and then go to their LJs for more. I've had a look at your profile and I think you should friend Lbilover's other LJ, Patchworkfamily and then maybe these people: Elderberrywine, Aussiepeach, Angharad001, Igraine1419, and errrm, go the the fic overview of this year's Frodo/Sam advent calendar in my LJ - there are so many more writers in there and most of them are still active. :D And you can check out the Hobbit Month posts, most of the people there are F/S fans, too.

*huggles* I hope you will get over your shock and enjoy fandom again!! :)

Just curious ...

[lyrastar77]

I just spotted your comments here. I would agree, definitely, that the unfortunate decline in numbers here is *not* just down to the sad but inevitable waning of interest on the part of many fandom members. There's more to it than that.

But I just wondered exactly what you were referring to when you said:

I forgot to mention that due to the LJ 'scandals' a lot of people have been feeling unsafe or unwanted here and that makes it all a lot more quiet around here, too.

What scandals, exactly?

~Lyra

[aina_baggins]

Hi Juliana! It's so lovely to see you! I know what you mean about fandom dying down. It's all terribly sad. Some people have high hopes for a re-emergence when The Hobbit comes out in 2010, but I'm not getting my hopes up. I try to be grateful for what we have left and enjoy the things that came before :)

What a beautiful holiday card! I really hope that you had a great christmas and that (though busy) things go well for you in 2008!

*hugs tight*
Aina.

[frodo_naatulien]

Hi Aina! : D

I haven't seen you in... forever! Ok, yeah, I know that's completely my fault, sorry.

I have been very busy! And I haven't even started looking for a job yet!! *rolls eyes* My husbands business has kept me busy, and the kids, and the holidays, and family... yada-yada-yada! ; ) I've spent more time with distant family members in the last couple of months than I have in years. I have to say that it has been rather nice. Not all under happy circumstances but things are looking up.

Yes, the dwindling fandom saddens me greatly. I swear I cried when I found out that WOTM was shutting down. It literally stunned me. And then my thoughts quickly turned to Room for a Little More. I know that you were still in the early stages with the site and didn't have the volume of writers that WOTM did, but I knew darn well your site would be just as popular. You had a beautiful layout, and it was very pleasant and easy to navigate. I was so hoping that it would be back up and running, to take WOTM's place if you will, but I couldn't get

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