What do you "assign" to the Shire? - Page 17 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Thinlómien · 06-14-2006, 02:21 AM

Summer holiday. Warm weather. Sleeping in. Knowing you'll see your dear little sister again in a few hours. Modding a ww-game. The Emperor Penguin. Barrow-downs. Peace and quietness. The beautiful morning and the gentle wind. Cries of the gulls. The birds singing. The blue sky. Sunshine.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-14-2006, 10:34 AM

Sleeping well over 12 hours straight and waking up, for the first time in weeks, feeling completely rested.

Kath · 06-14-2006, 11:32 AM

Getting through a day where you have 4 exams all in a row and knowing you did your best on all but one, and being so grateful you never have to do it again!

Also, people who buy you chocolate to make up for the hell of such a day.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-14-2006, 12:13 PM

Fractals. Seriously, they amaze me.

mark12_30 · 06-14-2006, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

Fractals. Seriously, they amaze me.

I was going to say, rather than hobbitish they seem more Feanorean. But-- well, there it is.

Celuien · 06-14-2006, 03:49 PM

The attending pediatrician I'm working with this week.

On rounds today, we saw a baby with a pacifier. Baby objected to having the pacifier taken away. Attending said, "Is that your Precious? Are you Sméagol, or are you Gollum?"

Made my day.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 06-14-2006, 03:56 PM

Finaly beeing able to download the pictures from your Digital Camera to you computer.

and of course The World Cup. (that might already have been said, but it such a great thing that it deserves to be mentioned twice) YAY football all the time!

Oddwen · 06-14-2006, 08:24 PM

I assign pumice stones. They are wonderful for scrubbing dead skin off of feet.

Ya know, I had a dream last night that I scrubbed my heels and they were so nice and smooth, except that I missed a spot...so today I scrubbed my heels and they're so nice and smooth...except for that spot I missed. Yep. Same spot. (Dr. Dream needn't explain, I think I got it on my own

)

Also, baseball games. I went to my first last month, and I was shocked at how fun they really are.

littlemanpoet · 06-14-2006, 09:19 PM

I assign that unique happenstance: a long lost fellow Downer with whom one shared and rpg, who comes back against all odds, to continue the rpg!

Encaitare · 06-14-2006, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Oddwen

Also, baseball games. I went to my first last month, and I was shocked at how fun they really are.

Oh my... I haven't been to a baseball game in such a long time! Everything about them is fun... the music, the intestines stuffed with guts AKA hot dogs, the fact that you don't really have to pay attention half the time and you'll still know what's going on, cheering and shouting and carrying on when someone hits a home run... now I really want to go see a game.

Thinlómien · 06-16-2006, 04:42 AM

Getting to the upper secondary you applied to. It feels great.

Valier · 06-16-2006, 12:09 PM

I assign growing things. I have recently been attempting to grow a few things, like calla lilies and pumpkins and what I think looks like a citrus tree. I find it really satisfying that they are not dead yet. (as I tend to kill everything I try to grow somehow)

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-16-2006, 05:18 PM

I assign thrift stores with retro jewelry for absurdly cheap prices. Tall glasses of cold water and bonding moments with my mum. Buying books at discount prices, blue skies, and men's ties. Sundresses and iced lattes. Holding hands and dripping cones of soft serve vanilla. Freckles and the wind in my hair.

Cheesy eggs with tomatos, mushrooms, and onions.

Babies that, for reasons I'm totally unaware of, are fascinated with watching me. A baby girl that, upon seeing me for the first time since Christmas, ran to me, arms reaching, and said, quite confidently, "Up."

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-17-2006, 12:29 PM

The very ambitious afternoon plan, after having gotten off work early, of brewing some iced tea, peeling an orange, and sprawling on my bed with a new book. *nuzzles life for a bit like a content and affectionate kitty*

Kath · 06-17-2006, 04:33 PM

Not doing a single bit of revision all day. As in, not even looking at a book or making a single note or thinking about the next subject I have to revise for at all.

And feeling so wonderfully free!

the guy who be short · 06-18-2006, 08:39 AM

People adopting the word nuzzle and using it in everyday life. Nothing could make me happier.

Lalwendë · 06-18-2006, 10:24 AM

Sticking your MP3 player into the stereo and putting it onto random mode and marvelling at your weird taste in music and reminiscing about old tracks from your childhood and from your student days.

Mithalwen · 06-18-2006, 12:16 PM

The adrenalin rush caused by the fear and anticipation of two very esteemed Downers taking a very long time to reply to a thread on which you have just commented

Farael · 06-18-2006, 12:31 PM

Nasty weather which might help you convince the girl you are dating to stay home with you rather than going to the fair.... even though that's as unlikely as no-more Gandalf Uncloaked jokes being written in these forums ever again.

I also assign those who post in ATM and ATS every time around, perhaps trying to have a good Karma?

Rune Son of Bjarne · 06-18-2006, 01:33 PM

I assign that I might not miss out on my Festival after all, because one of my friends might be able to get me a job there. (you walk around putting out fires that are not at the cooking area a couple of times during the festival and then you get your ticket for free)

and even if that fails I can always buy the one day ticket they sell for the last day, this mean that I am going to hear Roger Waters preforming Dark Side Of The Moon.

Orominuialwen · 06-18-2006, 03:15 PM

Relaxing afternoons at home with your family.

Discovering that Gandalf's fight with the Balrog in Moria is listed as a shining example of "Heroic Sacrifice and Martyrdom" in one of your brother's D&D books.

Being told by someone you just met that you seem like a pretty cool person.

Lhunardawen · 06-18-2006, 06:58 PM

Receiving nice hand-me-downs - apparently it's a perk of being the only female having my age and my size in our generation of the family.

Stepping out of the house at 5:30 in the morning with the sound of many birds hidden amongst the trees greeting me.

My Bio prof's projector problems a while ago. Otherwise I would've been marked late.

Friends who never forget.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-19-2006, 08:40 PM

I assign this:

I borrowed a book several months ago. After taking extreme care of it over spring break, I managed to forget it when I went back to school. I had my entire family search every corner of my room to no avail.

I got home and searched. I cleaned my room like crazy and searched. I called libraries, extended family members, cleaned out cars... just in case. My boyfriend helped me search again. No luck.

And tonight... tonight I spontaneously decided to take a flashlight and look in the one in space beneath my bookshelf and guess what book was there?

Rebel Yell by Lance Olsen. Great book. Y'all should read it.

But yes... I assign finding a book I thought I'd lost.

Lhunardawen · 06-19-2006, 10:12 PM

Realizing that an elective class you skipped lunch for, slaved over, and simply dreaded - three years ago - will come in handy after all.

Kath · 06-20-2006, 08:56 AM

The relief that comes from realising you haven't sneezed in 24 hours, after sneezing straight for the 24 hours before that!

Also jigsaws. They're so relaxing!

Farael · 06-20-2006, 09:18 AM

The Red River Ex! I'm still slightly dizzy and I have a rather bad bruise on my leg but it was definitely worth it!!

And I feel so North American too, even if the girl I went with and her friends had their hearts set in trying to make me feel foreign

Oddwen · 06-20-2006, 11:02 AM

Fresh-picked strawberries, straight from the vine and still warm from the sun. Mmmmm.
Even if you do have to brush the sand off.

Mithalwen · 06-20-2006, 12:13 PM

Finding out that your beautiful, bright and beloved god-daughter has landed the perfect summer job (flexible hours, interesting work). She really deserves this break after 3 years of illness and having to restart sixth form in Sept.... Just hope she stays well

Lalwendë · 06-20-2006, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kath

Also jigsaws. They're so relaxing!

Near me, in Bakewell, there is a little toy shop that specialises in jigsaws. They have all the rooms upstairs stuffed full of just about any jigsaw you could imagine, plus any wall space is taken up with completed jigsaws hung up in frames. That's the kind of little shop you'd get in The Shire.

Bakewell also has a little cafe in the attic of an old cottage that sells Austrian sausages, mustards, and cakes, complete with an alpine decoration theme. I love it! And then there are all the lovely Pudding shops, too, and the river bank and hundreds of ducks to feed.

Shame its a bit too expensive for us to live out there.

I send nice little towns with interesting shops and no big chain stores to The Shire.

JennyHallu · 06-20-2006, 12:39 PM

I assign the following argument with my husband:

N: You're an odd duck.

J: No, I'm not.

N: Yes, you are.

J: I'm not a duck.

N: Then what are you?

J: I'm a Jen.

N: If you're not an odd duck, then I think you're a bad egg.

J: I'm not an egg! I'm a Jen!

N: I think you were a bad egg that hatched into an odd duck.

J: Not an egg! Not a duck! I'm a Jen!

N: A Jen? What's that? Sounds...odd...

*fits of giggles all around*
*confused looks at the two of us from Gracie and Miles (the dog and cat, respectively)*

Formendacil · 06-20-2006, 02:07 PM

I assign the swift unravelling of a horrible knot of problems so that what for months made college admission a HUGE headache become so clear and simple... Knowing that you're leaving home in the Fall, for sure, feels great... definitely belongs in the Shire, homebodies though hobbits are.

Lhunardawen · 06-21-2006, 12:08 AM

My CWTS instructor. Never mind that his voice could very easily pass for a lullaby, but he's a member of the Philippine Tolkien Society, talks about quite irrelevant stuff pertaining to Middle Earth as if the entire class knows what he is talking about, and looks at me every now and then as if asking me if he says the right things. And I am the only one who understands him completely.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-21-2006, 09:05 AM

I assign teaching little girls yoga. Cutest thing ever."No, Sky, not 'um', you say 'om'."

Orominuialwen · 06-21-2006, 10:42 AM

Self confidence. Looking in the mirror and thinking "Hey, I look pretty nice!" gives me such a lovely feeling.

Cailín · 06-21-2006, 11:08 AM

All the little birthday wishes I got from my fellow Downers yesterday.

I feel so loved.

**The Saucepan Man** · 06-21-2006, 06:38 PM

I second Cailín's assigment, in respect of those who bestowed their birthday greetings upon me. Thank you most kindly, folks.

I'll try to get round to replying (to clear my PM box, if nothing else

), although I am afraid that I am rather lax when it comes to PMs.

Hence my own inertia on the birthday greetings front (for which I should probably be assigned, yet again, to Mordor).

Thinlómien · 06-22-2006, 02:33 AM

For the sake of not overflooding your inboxes and being late, I congratulate you here. Happy birthday, Cailín and SPM!

I assign congratulating. It's fun.

Kath · 06-22-2006, 04:13 AM

Aha! This can double-up as a birthday greetings thread

Though I already wished you well in the TiG thread I believe.

Anyway, I'll assign feeling so much better in the morning.

Mithalwen · 06-22-2006, 01:55 PM

Open air Shakespeare, even though:

-it is an anachronism
- the Prof wasn't keen
- the local "castle" which provided the setting was assembled form bits brought from ruins about a hundred years ago (really is delightfully mad with a fireplace on the outside..)
- it wasn't really warm enough and I ended up resembling a large heap of car-rugs .

it was still magical.

Lalwendë · 06-22-2006, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Open air Shakespeare, even though:

-it is an anachronism
- the Prof wasn't keen
- the local "castle" which provided the setting was assembled form bits brought from ruins about a hundred years ago (really is delightfully mad with a fireplace on the outside..)
- it wasn't really warm enough and I ended up resembling a large heap of car-rugs .

it was still magical.

Ever been to the Minack theatre at Porthcurno in Cornwall? Like a Grecian ruin, carved into the cliffs high above Lamorna Cove, you watch a play with the sea as a backdrop and the stars as lighting. One of the plays I've seen there was Midsummer Nights Dream, which was about as perfect as you can get.

The place belongs in heaven, let alone The Shire.

06-14-2006, 02:21 AM	#641
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Summer holiday. Warm weather. Sleeping in. Knowing you'll see your dear little sister again in a few hours. Modding a ww-game. The Emperor Penguin. Barrow-downs. Peace and quietness. The beautiful morning and the gentle wind. Cries of the gulls. The birds singing. The blue sky. Sunshine. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

06-14-2006, 10:34 AM	#642
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Sleeping well over 12 hours straight and waking up, for the first time in weeks, feeling completely rested. __________________ peace

06-14-2006, 11:32 AM	#643
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Getting through a day where you have 4 exams all in a row and knowing you did your best on all but one, and being so grateful you never have to do it again! Also, people who buy you chocolate to make up for the hell of such a day. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-14-2006, 12:13 PM	#644
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Fractals. Seriously, they amaze me. __________________ peace

06-14-2006, 03:49 PM	#646
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	The attending pediatrician I'm working with this week. On rounds today, we saw a baby with a pacifier. Baby objected to having the pacifier taken away. Attending said, "Is that your Precious? Are you Sméagol, or are you Gollum?" Made my day. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

06-14-2006, 08:24 PM	#648
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	I assign pumice stones. They are wonderful for scrubbing dead skin off of feet. Ya know, I had a dream last night that I scrubbed my heels and they were so nice and smooth, except that I missed a spot...so today I scrubbed my heels and they're so nice and smooth...except for that spot I missed. Yep. Same spot. (Dr. Dream needn't explain, I think I got it on my own ) Also, baseball games. I went to my first last month, and I was shocked at how fun they really are. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

06-14-2006, 09:19 PM	#649
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I assign that unique happenstance: a long lost fellow Downer with whom one shared and rpg, who comes back against all odds, to continue the rpg!

06-16-2006, 04:42 AM	#651
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Getting to the upper secondary you applied to. It feels great. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

06-16-2006, 12:09 PM	#652
Valier Twisted Taleswapper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: somewhere between sanity and insanity Posts: 1,706	I assign growing things. I have recently been attempting to grow a few things, like calla lilies and pumpkins and what I think looks like a citrus tree. I find it really satisfying that they are not dead yet. (as I tend to kill everything I try to grow somehow) __________________ grand return?........

06-16-2006, 05:18 PM	#653
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I assign thrift stores with retro jewelry for absurdly cheap prices. Tall glasses of cold water and bonding moments with my mum. Buying books at discount prices, blue skies, and men's ties. Sundresses and iced lattes. Holding hands and dripping cones of soft serve vanilla. Freckles and the wind in my hair. Cheesy eggs with tomatos, mushrooms, and onions. Babies that, for reasons I'm totally unaware of, are fascinated with watching me. A baby girl that, upon seeing me for the first time since Christmas, ran to me, arms reaching, and said, quite confidently, "Up." __________________ peace

06-17-2006, 12:29 PM	#654
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	The very ambitious afternoon plan, after having gotten off work early, of brewing some iced tea, peeling an orange, and sprawling on my bed with a new book. nuzzles life for a bit like a content and affectionate kitty __________________ peace

06-17-2006, 04:33 PM	#655
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Not doing a single bit of revision all day. As in, not even looking at a book or making a single note or thinking about the next subject I have to revise for at all. And feeling so wonderfully free! __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-18-2006, 08:39 AM	#656
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	People adopting the word nuzzle and using it in everyday life. Nothing could make me happier.

06-18-2006, 10:24 AM	#657
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Sticking your MP3 player into the stereo and putting it onto random mode and marvelling at your weird taste in music and reminiscing about old tracks from your childhood and from your student days. __________________ Gordon's alive!

06-18-2006, 12:16 PM	#658
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	The adrenalin rush caused by the fear and anticipation of two very esteemed Downers taking a very long time to reply to a thread on which you have just commented __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-18-2006, 12:31 PM	#659
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	This opportunity was too good to pass up... Nasty weather which might help you convince the girl you are dating to stay home with you rather than going to the fair.... even though that's as unlikely as no-more Gandalf Uncloaked jokes being written in these forums ever again. I also assign those who post in ATM and ATS every time around, perhaps trying to have a good Karma? __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

06-18-2006, 03:15 PM	#661
Orominuialwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Umbar, but before the corsairs took over. (Ave Maria University, FL, USA) Posts: 632	Relaxing afternoons at home with your family. Discovering that Gandalf's fight with the Balrog in Moria is listed as a shining example of "Heroic Sacrifice and Martyrdom" in one of your brother's D&D books. Being told by someone you just met that you seem like a pretty cool person. __________________ Gone for lentSeeyou at Easter! (And on Sundays too, maybe.)

06-18-2006, 06:58 PM	#662
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Receiving nice hand-me-downs - apparently it's a perk of being the only female having my age and my size in our generation of the family. Stepping out of the house at 5:30 in the morning with the sound of many birds hidden amongst the trees greeting me. My Bio prof's projector problems a while ago. Otherwise I would've been marked late. Friends who never forget. Last edited by Lhunardawen; 06-18-2006 at 07:13 PM.

06-19-2006, 08:40 PM	#663
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I assign this: I borrowed a book several months ago. After taking extreme care of it over spring break, I managed to forget it when I went back to school. I had my entire family search every corner of my room to no avail. I got home and searched. I cleaned my room like crazy and searched. I called libraries, extended family members, cleaned out cars... just in case. My boyfriend helped me search again. No luck. And tonight... tonight I spontaneously decided to take a flashlight and look in the one in space beneath my bookshelf and guess what book was there? Rebel Yell by Lance Olsen. Great book. Y'all should read it. But yes... I assign finding a book I thought I'd lost. __________________ peace

06-19-2006, 10:12 PM	#664
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Realizing that an elective class you skipped lunch for, slaved over, and simply dreaded - three years ago - will come in handy after all.

06-20-2006, 08:56 AM	#665
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	The relief that comes from realising you haven't sneezed in 24 hours, after sneezing straight for the 24 hours before that! Also jigsaws. They're so relaxing! __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-20-2006, 09:18 AM	#666
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	The Red River Ex! I'm still slightly dizzy and I have a rather bad bruise on my leg but it was definitely worth it!! And I feel so North American too, even if the girl I went with and her friends had their hearts set in trying to make me feel foreign __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

06-20-2006, 11:02 AM	#667
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	Fresh-picked strawberries, straight from the vine and still warm from the sun. Mmmmm. Even if you do have to brush the sand off. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

06-20-2006, 12:13 PM	#668
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Finding out that your beautiful, bright and beloved god-daughter has landed the perfect summer job (flexible hours, interesting work). She really deserves this break after 3 years of illness and having to restart sixth form in Sept.... Just hope she stays well __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-20-2006, 12:39 PM	#670
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	I assign the following argument with my husband: N: You're an odd duck. J: No, I'm not. N: Yes, you are. J: I'm not a duck. N: Then what are you? J: I'm a Jen. N: If you're not an odd duck, then I think you're a bad egg. J: I'm not an egg! I'm a Jen! N: I think you were a bad egg that hatched into an odd duck. J: Not an egg! Not a duck! I'm a Jen! N: A Jen? What's that? Sounds...odd... fits of giggles all around confused looks at the two of us from Gracie and Miles (the dog and cat, respectively) __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

06-20-2006, 02:07 PM	#671
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,326	I assign the swift unravelling of a horrible knot of problems so that what for months made college admission a HUGE headache become so clear and simple... Knowing that you're leaving home in the Fall, for sure, feels great... definitely belongs in the Shire, homebodies though hobbits are. __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

06-21-2006, 12:08 AM	#672
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	My CWTS instructor. Never mind that his voice could very easily pass for a lullaby, but he's a member of the Philippine Tolkien Society, talks about quite irrelevant stuff pertaining to Middle Earth as if the entire class knows what he is talking about, and looks at me every now and then as if asking me if he says the right things. And I am the only one who understands him completely.

06-21-2006, 09:05 AM	#673
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I assign teaching little girls yoga. Cutest thing ever."No, Sky, not 'um', you say 'om'." __________________ peace

06-21-2006, 10:42 AM	#674
Orominuialwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Umbar, but before the corsairs took over. (Ave Maria University, FL, USA) Posts: 632	Self confidence. Looking in the mirror and thinking "Hey, I look pretty nice!" gives me such a lovely feeling. __________________ Gone for lentSeeyou at Easter! (And on Sundays too, maybe.)

06-21-2006, 11:08 AM	#675
Cailín Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lurking in the shadows. Posts: 711	All the little birthday wishes I got from my fellow Downers yesterday. I feel so loved.

06-21-2006, 06:38 PM	#676
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	I second Cailín's assigment, in respect of those who bestowed their birthday greetings upon me. Thank you most kindly, folks. I'll try to get round to replying (to clear my PM box, if nothing else ), although I am afraid that I am rather lax when it comes to PMs. Hence my own inertia on the birthday greetings front (for which I should probably be assigned, yet again, to Mordor). __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

06-22-2006, 02:33 AM	#677
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	For the sake of not overflooding your inboxes and being late, I congratulate you here. Happy birthday, Cailín and SPM! I assign congratulating. It's fun. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

06-22-2006, 04:13 AM	#678
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Aha! This can double-up as a birthday greetings thread Though I already wished you well in the TiG thread I believe. Anyway, I'll assign feeling so much better in the morning. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-22-2006, 01:55 PM	#679
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Open air Shakespeare, even though: -it is an anachronism - the Prof wasn't keen - the local "castle" which provided the setting was assembled form bits brought from ruins about a hundred years ago (really is delightfully mad with a fireplace on the outside..) - it wasn't really warm enough and I ended up resembling a large heap of car-rugs . it was still magical. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace