The New Hobbit Hole

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Evening, all...

Sounds like all of the Hobbits (and Dwarves!) had productive and/or fun days. Rose and I went to see Austin Powers: Goldmember. We got to see the Two Towers trailer again... maybe I missed it when we were at the theater a couple of weeks ago, but it seems this trailer had more in it, including quick looks at Faramir, and Merry & Pippin in danger. From the descriptions I've seen here, it seemed more like the extended trailer from May (the one attached to the end of FOTR.) No pics of Treebeard, though!

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, the fact that they decided to not do chemo could mean two different things, either he didn't need it, or there isn't any point. Since he feels good, I am hoping it is the former.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

I just saw an ad on TV for FoTR DVD!

You think that's something... when we went to the mall for the movie, we stopped by the Waldenbooks bookstore first... they had a window display with the actual DVD packages!!! I was all I could do to keep from breaking the window and getting a copy!

It was the full screen version though, not the wide screen... so I was able to resist the temptation.

[Overtaxed]

Since he feels good, I am hoping it is the former.

Me too. Or maybe he just told them he wasn't going to do it.

[HairOfTheDog]

I have to go buy a DVD player tomorrow. Gonna buy one at the first store I go to...

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

When I was in Walmart last week, they had a very simple, basic DVD player (no frills) on sale for about $68. I'm thinking we'll get one for our second DVD player, so we can play DVDs on our little computer-room TV. (Our current DVD player is on the bigger living-room TV.)

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Or maybe he just told them he wasn't going to do it.

That can be dangerous. One of my uncles had a mole removed from the back of his arm, that was diagnosed as pre-cancerous. The doctors told him chemo probably wasn't necessary, but offered it as an option. He told them, if they thought it wasn't necessary, he wouldn't have it. 6 months later he had cancer in pretty much every major organ in his body, and he died not long after.

Prostate cancer can be detected so early now that the doctors probably think chemo isn't necessary. I'm hoping for Sir Ian's sake they're right.

[HairOfTheDog]

Yeah - I could go simple like that... OR, I have heard that some of them will play Windows Media and Quicktime files on CD, so if I can find one with that feature, I will get it. I can't see how it would work with all the different formats that are out there, but will take my bootleg with me, just in case.

[Overtaxed]

Prostate cancer can be detected so early now that the doctors probably think chemo isn't necessary.

I hope that's right. I had two family members diagnosed with cancer. Both did chemo and radiation and one did surgery. All it did for them was make their last months miserable.

[2Jedismom]

I made myself a huge chocolate soda and then made the boys one each as well...not huge though. Still, they didn't care for them and there was no call letting all that good stuff go to waste, don't you know?

[2Jedismom]

I just think this is a "sweet" DVD player...

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

All it did for them was make their last months miserable.

Yeah... in my family, it's easier to keep track of the relatives who've died of something other than cancer. It's a shorter list.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

they didn't care for them

< blink > What recipe did you use for the chocolate sodas?

[2Jedismom]

I know! Can you believe it??

I made them by putting chocolate syrup in the bottom of the glass, pouring in some ice cold selzer and stirring it till it had a foam. Then dropping in a scoop of chocolate ice cream and then topping it with whipped cream.

I am waiting to get over being nearly ill from the ones I drank after supper so I can make myself another one! LOL

[JenB]

Sounds nice but I would prefer a nice, cold, chocolate malt, what do you think?

[JenB]

Where are the sneaks?

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Pardon me, I have to go make a trip to the refrigerator... back in a minute!

[JenB]

Bring me one of whatever!

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Some of us are still around!

[JenB]

Uh-oh...