I missed Wednesday again. You know what? I don't care. Life will go on, whether I blogged or not. Besides, I've not been entirely sure what I want to blog about. I don't want to blog about just writing all the time. There are hundreds of blogs out there for writing, and all of them are better than mine. I'm into other things besides writing, anyway. Art, clay, beads, for starters. I would like to blog about those, too.
Oh, and I'm also a TV show junkie. Seriously, I sit and collect TV shows as voraciously as I collect books. And CD's. I have become a Whovian. I've fallen for the Eleventh Doctor, though. Most of my sisters prefer Nine.
Finally, it's Christmas time. I've been super crafty this year for Christmas too, so I forgot those little things I'm supposed to be doing in the world, such as blog posting. I can't mention any crafties I've done, since the clay thingies are Christmas pressies, but most of the things I've been making have turned out pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself. Perhaps AFTER Christmas I shall post pictures. But I mean, Christmas! How can anyone stay on schedule during Christmas? Not me! I'm too full of excitement and Christmas carols to retain something as mundane as a schedule!
So, that's my post for today. As a something else, one which is Christmasy, and one which is not, I shall now post these two videos of Josh Groban. One is of him, doing his Toy For Tots thing. (I hate the commercials.) The other is the single for his upcoming album, ALL THAT ECHOES. I am in LOVE with this single, which is called BRAVE. (Again, I hate the adverts!) I hope you enjoy both these videos as much as I did. (Aside from the adverts, of course. :)
God bless, and have a MERRY MERRY MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! Cat
...because, once again, I missed my Saturday. Truly, it did NOT feel like Saturday yesterday. Don't know why. Totally forgot it was. So, here's my Sunday post instead.
1.) I freakin' LOVE Christmas!!! (Just like THIS cat):
2.) I absolutely love "Mickey's Christmas Carol", and I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song from it:
3.) One of my favourite Christmas movies of them all is "It's A Wonderful Life," and that could be because I utterly adore Jimmy Stewart.
4.) I do not like snow at all, but this is the only time in the world I actually like to have snow on the ground, simply because it makes the world feel like Christmas. I mean, which FEELS more like Christmas?
5.) I do NOT like the generic "Happy Holidays" or "Seasons Greetings." Everyone knows this is Christmastime. Therefore, please use the proper greeting.
6.) I tend to feel extremely crafty during Christmas, and I never give myself enough time to get projects done, so I end up feeling a bit like this:
Yes, I think I'm a Whovian. At least a Doctor Eleven Whovian, anyhoozle
That's all for now. I hope youse all have a good week, and for those of you who celebrate it, I hope your third week of Advent is quite wonderful too.
You know what irritates me? Whenever I come up with an idea for my blog, LIFE comes swooping down with an "LOL, you thought you'd have TIME for this, didn't you?" and ruins all my Great Expectations. Sigh.
Instead, after a verra, verra, verra long absence, I materialize to post this Unexpected Blog Party blog post, hosted by Nessima over at Arda Nessimava (minus the super-cool accents over the first A in Arda, and the I in Nessimava.) Since I love Lord of the Rings, and am expecting to see the midnight showing of the Hobbit (all by my ONESIE too, if needs be), I thought it would be appropriate to post this. So, here we go!!
1. How did you first hear about LOTR & The Hobbit?
In my family, if you don't read the Lord of the Rings at least once in your lifetime, there is something WRONG with you. Like, WRONG.
I read The Hobbit when I was... gosh, nine or ten, and the Lord of the Rings directly after. I mean, after Bilbo, you want to read about more hobbits. You know? So, I guess I've known about the books for... er, let me think... at least fifteen years.
2. How many times have you read LOTR/The Hobbit? Or have you yet to read it at all?
I don't remember. I've read both LOTR and The Hobbit so many times now I've lost count. They are more hilarious and more heartbreaking each time I re-read them.
3. Would you name your child after a character from it?
For a long, long time, I have wanted to name one of my sons James Peregrine. Now, if and when I get married, I WILL name a son James Peregrine... mostly because James Faramir just sounds, yanno, weird.
4. What are your thoughts on Tom Bombadil? Do you think he should have been in the movie?
I liked Tom Bombadil in the book. However, I feel the addition of him in the movie would have made the film a bit long and wandering. It worked in the book. I don't think it would have worked in the movie.
5. Do you have a favourite piece of poetry from any of Tolkien's books?
I love ALL the poetry!! However, there are some favourites, such as the Lay of Luthien, and all of Sam's poems.
I love THIS stanza from the Lay of Luthien:
"Tinuviel was dancing there
to music of a pipe unseen.
The light of stars was in her hair,
and in her raiment glimmering."
And I love THIS stanza from Sam's song while he's in the Orc Tower:
"Though here at Journey's End I lie in darkness buried deep,
Beyond all towers strong and high, beyond all mountains steep.
Above the shadows rides the sun and stars forever dwell,
I will not say the day is done, nor bid the stars farewell."
6. Have you read any of Tolkien's work besides LOTR and/or The Hobbit?
Yes. I've read The Silmarillion, the Book of Lost Tales, Forgotten Tales, Roverandom, Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by Niggle, The Smith of Wootton-Major, and The Father Christmas Letters. Loved them all.
7. Can you write in the Tengwar?
Not yet. ;-)
8. Were you at all disappointed that Prince Imrahil wasn't in the movie?
I liked him in the book, but he was another of those characters that would have just "cluttered" up the movie. There were already so many prime characters and so many stories, it would have been hard to add another one. Though, I would have liked to see more of Arwen's brothers, Elladan and Elrohir.
9. What would happen if you and Denethor were put face to face?
Freak! Why you try to burn Faramir alive?!?!?!?!
10. Would you rather reside in Edoras or Minas Tirith?
Minas Tirith. I have always wanted to be a Gondorian. Maybe because Faramir is a Gondorian...
11. What think you of Éomer's armour?
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawesooooooooooooome!!!
12. What do you think of Boromir?
Loved. That moment, when he keeps looking up at Merry and Pippin, and finds that extra strength to keep fighting for them... *heart thumps. Tears flow*
13. Which is your favourite LOTR couple: Sam & Rosie, Aragorn & Arwen, or Faramir & Éowyn?
Faramir & Éowyn. They were both so alone, so full of sorrows. Then, when their eyes met for the first time in the Houses of Healing, it was a "FINALLY! HAPPINESS!!" moment.
14. Did you shed any tears when Thorin died?
Not the first time I read it. Now, however, I tend to get a bit misty about the eyes whenever I read about his death. He wasn't such a bad dwarf. It's going to be AWFUL when he dies in the movie!!
15. Which is most terrifying of the following: orcs nabbing you in your sleep, giant spiders crawling out of dark tunnels and forests, Nazgul standing right over where you're hiding, or a ghost army that doesn't like you very much?
The Nazgul. I mean, everything is pretty terrifying, but the Nazgul are something else, man. Shriek!!
16. How well would you enjoy life as a hobbit? Would it be preferable to being something like, say, an elf? Or a Ranger?
Hobbits seem to engage in a lot of group activities. I'd like to be a Ranger. All that lovely alone time...
Have a happy Wednesday, and remember... ONLY TWO MORE DAYS UNTIL THE HOBBIT COMES OUT!! *Swoon*
And now, because I love the song following the tragic moments after Pippin discovers Merry is missing and Eomer finds Eowyn nearly dead on the field of battle, I'm including this video clip. Plus, it's mostly about Eowyn's healing, and her first meeting with Faramir, which I LOVE!
