In a land far away I posted an essay by one of the co-collaborators for the Wordpress site Heirs of Durin. The essay was called "In Defense of Thorin Oakenshield." I come before you today presenting another essay by DarkJackal this time regarding Thorin and Boromir and their similarities, and differences ( Read more... )

There is something about rainy, cloudy days that invigorates me. The muddled clouds allow me a sort of grace to think and dwell. There is a reflection in the heavens that I do not seem to get as much in the sun. Or rather, a different kind of reflection. Rainy days give me a sense of humanity. Not solely in the obvious manner of the clouds are grey ( Read more... )

I realize that months have flown by since last I wrote a proper journal entry, and days since I last posted anything not inspiration-related. School has been busy and will only get worse from here on out thus I expect no consistent entries until Thanksgiving break when one of my biggest papers (and stress level) will be done. Beyond that, life has ( Read more... )

Originally posted at excerpts-from-tolkien at Tumblr.
Artwork: "Sauron" by JonnySlowhand


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There was a man whom Sorrow named his friend ( Read more... )

I got myself a Goodreads account; or more like I am using my Goodreads account. I have decided to go on a small hiatus again although this one is more naturally lead and not because of emotional reasons. Lately I have been turning my computer off and simply just doing things outside of its reach. However, I have been updating Goodreads when I get ( Read more... )

"To see the world,
things dangerous to come to,
to see behind walls,
to draw closer,
to find each other and to feel.
That is the purpose of Life."

I have made excellent head-way through the second in the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn Trilogy (the first was The Dragonbone Chair). I am on page 647 out of 729 within four days. I hope to start the next ( Read more... )

I am a bit lazy at the moment to dish out a full account of what has happened in the past few days, all positive I assure you, but I will at least let everyone know what I have been doing in my time besides being on the internet (which I did practically cut off for a few days).

I have been reading from a very long book entitled The Dragonbone ( Read more... )

I have had this grand epiphany that if I left from the internet for a whole week that no one would probably really remember I existed. I mean, none of my real life friends talk to me. Now, to their credit most of them are busy people but I mean really--I apparently am the only one who feels like texting other people to see how they are doing. I ( Read more... )

There was a biting chill in the air; the winds whipped with wild abandon. Winter was ever here in this place. The snowy peaks seemed to tower endlessly towards the sky; the waves of snow-blanketed earth were a white sea to get lost in. What trees lingered here were hearty, unforgiving things. Yet there was warmth also: in the two that trekked the ( Read more... )