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This is really neat
Apr. 6th, 2014 09:51 pmI saw this site mentioned by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pegkerr: Middle Earth Meditations.
I've listened to a couple of them now, and afterwards, I felt so relaxed, and just as if I had spent a quiet day in the Shire. I was almost a puddle when I was done!
Here's one of them:
pegkerr: Middle Earth Meditations.I've listened to a couple of them now, and afterwards, I felt so relaxed, and just as if I had spent a quiet day in the Shire. I was almost a puddle when I was done!
Here's one of them:
Fic Update and other things...
May. 6th, 2013 08:08 pmFINALLY I have updated "Eleventy-one"!
"EleventyOne Years: Too Short a Time, Book One"
Chapter 22: Afternoon at the Great Smials at Many Paths to Tread
Chapter 22: Afternoon at the Great Smials at Stories of Arda
Chapter 22: Afternoon at the Great Smials at FF.net
The Bagginses arrive at the Great Smials for Adalgrim's wedding.
Also, this is a rec for those of you who, like me, enjoy reading fic on their e-readers. I have tried out a few of the online things for uploading fic, and found most of them wanting. Missing chapters and messed up formatting, or simply not wanting to upload on my comp. So for a couple of years now I've had to copy/paste fic into a doc and then convert it into PDF for uploading on my Nook. Even then sometimes words would be randomly out of place.
Well, at least for fics at ff.net and Ao3, I now have a solution: FLAGfic. It is SO easy! I have requested that they add MPTT and SoA to their list of archives that they work with--I hope that they will! Meanwhile, I have managed to snag several stories some of which I've never read before. I have a request: I know a lot of my friends post at ff.net as well as SoA and MPTT--some of you I already know, likeshirebound, blslarner and lindahoyland, but not others. If you post there as well, please leave me a comment so I can find your stories!
Finally, a bit of a personal thing; ( Read more... )
"EleventyOne Years: Too Short a Time, Book One"
Chapter 22: Afternoon at the Great Smials at Many Paths to Tread
Chapter 22: Afternoon at the Great Smials at Stories of Arda
Chapter 22: Afternoon at the Great Smials at FF.net
The Bagginses arrive at the Great Smials for Adalgrim's wedding.
Also, this is a rec for those of you who, like me, enjoy reading fic on their e-readers. I have tried out a few of the online things for uploading fic, and found most of them wanting. Missing chapters and messed up formatting, or simply not wanting to upload on my comp. So for a couple of years now I've had to copy/paste fic into a doc and then convert it into PDF for uploading on my Nook. Even then sometimes words would be randomly out of place.
Well, at least for fics at ff.net and Ao3, I now have a solution: FLAGfic. It is SO easy! I have requested that they add MPTT and SoA to their list of archives that they work with--I hope that they will! Meanwhile, I have managed to snag several stories some of which I've never read before. I have a request: I know a lot of my friends post at ff.net as well as SoA and MPTT--some of you I already know, like
shirebound, blslarner and lindahoyland, but not others. If you post there as well, please leave me a comment so I can find your stories!Finally, a bit of a personal thing; ( Read more... )
Someone wrote me poetry
Apr. 13th, 2013 09:16 pmford_of_bruinen asked for prompts for poetry, and she wrote me two lovely poems about little Turin and Sador Labadal! They are very touching and (of course) a little sad, seeing as they are about Turin--but quite lovely!OK, everyone...
Oct. 28th, 2011 11:15 amMy entire morning has been consumed (I won't say wasted, because I loved every moment of it!) by Mark Reads The Hobbit!
This is a guy who has never in his life read anything Tolkien, not The Hobbit, not LotR, none of it! Not only that, he's never seen the movies either or been exposed it much except, apparently, people who stared at him in incredulous disbelief! So it's almost like vicariously reading TH for the first time again. I adored all of his reactions and stuff, and felt compelled to comment on each post. (It's really HARD not to say anything spoilery, but I think I managed fairly well on that score. SPOILERS THERE ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!! If you plan to comment, do read his rules about spoilers.)
So run, don't walk, over there to see his wide-eyed and incredulous reactions to the story as a story he's never seen before. (BTW: LANGUAGE! There is definitely LANGUAGE all over his posts, especially the one that starts with the sixth letter of the alphabet.)
But seriously, adorable and fun!
ETA This site is fun, too: http://rot13.com/index.php What a neat way to talk about spoilers without spoiling anyone!
This is a guy who has never in his life read anything Tolkien, not The Hobbit, not LotR, none of it! Not only that, he's never seen the movies either or been exposed it much except, apparently, people who stared at him in incredulous disbelief! So it's almost like vicariously reading TH for the first time again. I adored all of his reactions and stuff, and felt compelled to comment on each post. (It's really HARD not to say anything spoilery, but I think I managed fairly well on that score. SPOILERS THERE ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!! If you plan to comment, do read his rules about spoilers.)
So run, don't walk, over there to see his wide-eyed and incredulous reactions to the story as a story he's never seen before. (BTW: LANGUAGE! There is definitely LANGUAGE all over his posts, especially the one that starts with the sixth letter of the alphabet.)
But seriously, adorable and fun!
ETA This site is fun, too: http://rot13.com/index.php What a neat way to talk about spoilers without spoiling anyone!
OK, everyone...
Oct. 28th, 2011 11:15 amMy entire morning has been consumed (I won't say wasted, because I loved every moment of it!) by Mark Reads The Hobbit!
This is a guy who has never in his life read anything Tolkien, not The Hobbit, not LotR, none of it! Not only that, he's never seen the movies either or been exposed it much except, apparently, people who stared at him in incredulous disbelief! So it's almost like vicariously reading TH for the first time again. I adored all of his reactions and stuff, and felt compelled to comment on each post. (It's really HARD not to say anything spoilery, but I think I managed fairly well on that score. SPOILERS THERE ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!! If you plan to comment, do read his rules about spoilers.)
So run, don't walk, over there to see his wide-eyed and incredulous reactions to the story as a story he's never seen before. (BTW: LANGUAGE! There is definitely LANGUAGE all over his posts, especially the one that starts with the sixth letter of the alphabet.)
But seriously, adorable and fun!
ETA This site is fun, too: http://rot13.com/index.php What a neat way to talk about spoilers without spoiling anyone!
This is a guy who has never in his life read anything Tolkien, not The Hobbit, not LotR, none of it! Not only that, he's never seen the movies either or been exposed it much except, apparently, people who stared at him in incredulous disbelief! So it's almost like vicariously reading TH for the first time again. I adored all of his reactions and stuff, and felt compelled to comment on each post. (It's really HARD not to say anything spoilery, but I think I managed fairly well on that score. SPOILERS THERE ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!! If you plan to comment, do read his rules about spoilers.)
So run, don't walk, over there to see his wide-eyed and incredulous reactions to the story as a story he's never seen before. (BTW: LANGUAGE! There is definitely LANGUAGE all over his posts, especially the one that starts with the sixth letter of the alphabet.)
But seriously, adorable and fun!
ETA This site is fun, too: http://rot13.com/index.php What a neat way to talk about spoilers without spoiling anyone!
Oldies but goodies...
Jun. 20th, 2011 04:10 pmI've been uploading a lot of my favorite old fics onto my Nook and re-reading them. It's pleasant to discover that the stories are as interesting and moving as they were when new, and since it's been a while since I read most of them I have forgotten enough since the last time that I'm still a little surprised by parts of them.
The main criteria I have been using (other than "I liked them") is that they are longer stories—multi-chapter, or if not, connected into a series so that I have a nice long block of reading, for when I am riding in the car, or in the waiting room at the doctor, or having lunch out by myself, and I can get engrossed in a story that will not end too soon.
Anyway I thought I might rec some of them. They've been posted long enough that perhaps some of you newer folk on my flist have missed them, or perhaps some of you who remember them from before might like to re-read them too.
I just finished a series by Jeodo Brandybuck. I have not seen anything new from Jeodo in a very long time, but these stories not only are favorites of mine as stories, but also they are my favorite type of story: pre-Quest friendship fic featuring our four lads! ( Read more... )
The main criteria I have been using (other than "I liked them") is that they are longer stories—multi-chapter, or if not, connected into a series so that I have a nice long block of reading, for when I am riding in the car, or in the waiting room at the doctor, or having lunch out by myself, and I can get engrossed in a story that will not end too soon.
Anyway I thought I might rec some of them. They've been posted long enough that perhaps some of you newer folk on my flist have missed them, or perhaps some of you who remember them from before might like to re-read them too.
I just finished a series by Jeodo Brandybuck. I have not seen anything new from Jeodo in a very long time, but these stories not only are favorites of mine as stories, but also they are my favorite type of story: pre-Quest friendship fic featuring our four lads! ( Read more... )
Oldies but goodies...
Jun. 20th, 2011 04:10 pmI've been uploading a lot of my favorite old fics onto my Nook and re-reading them. It's pleasant to discover that the stories are as interesting and moving as they were when new, and since it's been a while since I read most of them I have forgotten enough since the last time that I'm still a little surprised by parts of them.
The main criteria I have been using (other than "I liked them") is that they are longer stories—multi-chapter, or if not, connected into a series so that I have a nice long block of reading, for when I am riding in the car, or in the waiting room at the doctor, or having lunch out by myself, and I can get engrossed in a story that will not end too soon.
Anyway I thought I might rec some of them. They've been posted long enough that perhaps some of you newer folk on my flist have missed them, or perhaps some of you who remember them from before might like to re-read them too.
I just finished a series by Jeodo Brandybuck. I have not seen anything new from Jeodo in a very long time, but these stories not only are favorites of mine as stories, but also they are my favorite type of story: pre-Quest friendship fic featuring our four lads! ( Read more... )
The main criteria I have been using (other than "I liked them") is that they are longer stories—multi-chapter, or if not, connected into a series so that I have a nice long block of reading, for when I am riding in the car, or in the waiting room at the doctor, or having lunch out by myself, and I can get engrossed in a story that will not end too soon.
Anyway I thought I might rec some of them. They've been posted long enough that perhaps some of you newer folk on my flist have missed them, or perhaps some of you who remember them from before might like to re-read them too.
I just finished a series by Jeodo Brandybuck. I have not seen anything new from Jeodo in a very long time, but these stories not only are favorites of mine as stories, but also they are my favorite type of story: pre-Quest friendship fic featuring our four lads! ( Read more... )
A fic for me!
Jan. 2nd, 2010 06:48 amActually a very long and lovely fic for me!
"Anonymous" (at least until Thursday) has written me a beautiful pre-Quest fic, in TWO PARTS because it would not all fit on one post!
To Absent Friends, part 1
To Absent Friends, part 2
It's a lovely story about Frodo's first time to return to Buckland for Yule after becoming Master of Bag End. We get to see him making arrangements for the Hobbits of the Hill, before he leaves, and a delightful time is had by all-- both at Brandy Hall and at Bag End!
If you are looking for a long and delightful way to pass the time with hobbits-- this most certainly is one!
"Anonymous" (at least until Thursday) has written me a beautiful pre-Quest fic, in TWO PARTS because it would not all fit on one post!
To Absent Friends, part 1
To Absent Friends, part 2
It's a lovely story about Frodo's first time to return to Buckland for Yule after becoming Master of Bag End. We get to see him making arrangements for the Hobbits of the Hill, before he leaves, and a delightful time is had by all-- both at Brandy Hall and at Bag End!
If you are looking for a long and delightful way to pass the time with hobbits-- this most certainly is one!
A fic for me!
Jan. 2nd, 2010 06:48 amActually a very long and lovely fic for me!
"Anonymous" (at least until Thursday) has written me a beautiful pre-Quest fic, in TWO PARTS because it would not all fit on one post!
To Absent Friends, part 1
To Absent Friends, part 2
It's a lovely story about Frodo's first time to return to Buckland for Yule after becoming Master of Bag End. We get to see him making arrangements for the Hobbits of the Hill, before he leaves, and a delightful time is had by all-- both at Brandy Hall and at Bag End!
If you are looking for a long and delightful way to pass the time with hobbits-- this most certainly is one!
"Anonymous" (at least until Thursday) has written me a beautiful pre-Quest fic, in TWO PARTS because it would not all fit on one post!
To Absent Friends, part 1
To Absent Friends, part 2
It's a lovely story about Frodo's first time to return to Buckland for Yule after becoming Master of Bag End. We get to see him making arrangements for the Hobbits of the Hill, before he leaves, and a delightful time is had by all-- both at Brandy Hall and at Bag End!
If you are looking for a long and delightful way to pass the time with hobbits-- this most certainly is one!
A Rec and a New Friend
Sep. 19th, 2006 09:59 pmI've a new friend here at LJ, galadriel90, whom I know from Stories of Arda. She just got an LJ, and now she's posted a beautiful poem! I hope you will check it out, and be sure to let her know--and friend her if you like.
http://galadriel90.livejournal.com/775.html#cutid1
galadriel90, whom I know from Stories of Arda. She just got an LJ, and now she's posted a beautiful poem! I hope you will check it out, and be sure to let her know--and friend her if you like.http://galadriel90.livejournal.com/775.html#cutid1
A Rec and a New Friend
Sep. 19th, 2006 09:59 pmI've a new friend here at LJ, galadriel90, whom I know from Stories of Arda. She just got an LJ, and now she's posted a beautiful poem! I hope you will check it out, and be sure to let her know--and friend her if you like.
http://galadriel90.livejournal.com/775.html#cutid1
galadriel90, whom I know from Stories of Arda. She just got an LJ, and now she's posted a beautiful poem! I hope you will check it out, and be sure to let her know--and friend her if you like.http://galadriel90.livejournal.com/775.html#cutid1
