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The New Hobbit Hole

Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

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To: HairOfTheDog
I'm frantically trying to catch up as this thing speeds away... sort of like Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli losing ground trying to catch the Uruk-Hai to rescue Pippin and Merry...
9,361 posted on 06/15/2002 9:54:10 AM PDT by Sam Cree
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To: Overtaxed; all
Hello? Echo answers not.... Where is everyone?

Stopping in, having stolen a few minutes from visiting with relatives. Work is in a mere three hours, I should get to do something fun on Saturday but I couldn't even sleep in because of our visitors! Now you guys will take my precious again. What a nightmare.

But enough... how is Saturday for the other hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, and Men of Gondor?

9,362 posted on 06/15/2002 9:57:45 AM PDT by JenB
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To: Sam Cree
I agree... the casting and wardrobe was so "spot on". I can't think of anyone who could be improved upon - casting wise. I even like Galadriel... I only hate 45 seconds of her part! ;~D Not bad really.

I just posted this at the "recasting" thread, and I like what I said enough to repeat it.... I got to thinking about the remodel of our beach house, where my brother and dad now still live...

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Sorry, but the thing with Arwen taking Frodo across the river still chaps my bum

They make a good salve for that!

Hehehehe - There are parts of the movie that chap my bum too... but not that part. (Mine is the Galadriel Halloween Ghost part)

There are parts of the book that I read through and wonder - Now why didn't PJ just leave it this way? Other places it worked to change the dialogue and I like it just fine.

I am reminded of when we were remodeling our house. We knew what we wanted to do, which was basically to preserve as much about the house as possible, while adding a few new improvements. It is an heirloom house that I grew up visiting on every special occasion. It needed to remain the same house.

We hired an architect to help us with the planning, and he first came back with a drawing of a beautiful house that was just not ours. The little things that meant so much to us, were just a window, or just a wall, to him, and could be eliminated or moved.

As an architect, he saw our house as his palette... He wanted to put his signature on it... And had we let him, he would have created a beautiful, but different house.

He eventually came around to drawings which were exactly what we wanted. We used a couple of his ideas, but I am sure he wonders why we paid the big bucks to a designer so that we could design it ourselves.

To me it feels like the same conflict of emotions...

PJ put his own fingerprint on the story. His vision was beautiful. Some of us that were around before liked the old window more, but I am getting used to the new one, and the house is still ours.

9,363 posted on 06/15/2002 9:59:58 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: JenB
Saturday is just fine here! I am super excited to see the movie this afternoon with Penny... Very excited to see the trailer again in the theater too! Will it slow down this time so I can see evewrything?
9,364 posted on 06/15/2002 10:03:52 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
I don't want to see eve wrything.... I want to see EVERYTHING....


9,365 posted on 06/15/2002 10:04:54 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Jeepers! - Why did I say "recasting" thread? I mean the Rings cast called back for re-shoots thread.

More coffee is needed.

9,366 posted on 06/15/2002 10:08:46 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Me too... somehow I missed this page of responses the first time through and thought we were on 9330 or somewhere therabouts! More Diet Dr Pepper, please!
9,367 posted on 06/15/2002 10:15:20 AM PDT by JenB
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To: Overtaxed
Used to watch it quite a bit until I got tired of the reruns.

Agreed, the endless reruns sucked. However, Food Network is showing some episodes new to the U.S., taken from the early seasons of the show when Rokusaburo Michiba was the Japanese Iron Chef.

9,368 posted on 06/15/2002 10:36:30 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear
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Good afternoon all!

Has been a busy Saturday here, getting some chores done and running some errands. I'm safe at home now though, and apparently just in time, as some heavy thunderboomers are moving into the area. We've already had the lights flicker once, so time for me to log off until they pass through.

Will be back later!

9,369 posted on 06/15/2002 10:37:14 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear
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To: Overtaxed
Time for Breakfast!

Lovely picture OT! I would LOVE to live where I could sit on my porch drinking coffee every morning, and a glass of wine in the evening, looking out at a sight like that!! I"ve had the coffee, but I'll forgo the danish. Gotta get on the treadmill!

9,370 posted on 06/15/2002 11:12:41 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: HairOfTheDog
It may not just be us that want the prize. We may have visitors. We should make sure the place looks nice if they come.

Oh for heaven's sakes! How about if I post the URL of the Precious picture under Breaking News. Or should I just look for a really cool Ring picture

9,371 posted on 06/15/2002 11:21:14 AM PDT by Overtaxed
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Glad you liked the picture! Taking a break from garden work. Not much else is going on.:)
9,372 posted on 06/15/2002 11:37:35 AM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed
How about if I post the URL of the Precious picture under Breaking News.

Yeah, do that and tell them that's the page heading for 10,000...

9,373 posted on 06/15/2002 11:45:17 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: Overtaxed
Taking a break from garden work.

Same here (more or less) I have to be inside while the little one naps.

9,374 posted on 06/15/2002 11:45:56 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
Hehehe....and folks at the site hosting that picture will be cussing me out big time! (Hmmm....I like it when a plan starts to come together...)
9,375 posted on 06/15/2002 1:24:35 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed
Just got back from the store with four new goldfish. We named them: Frodo, Samwise, Merry and Pippin.
9,376 posted on 06/15/2002 3:28:20 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands; Overtaxed; HairoftheDog; ksen; Lucius Cornelius Sulla
My name is Corin and I'm a Freepaholic.

It's been 25 hours since my last post on the religious wars.

My name is Corin and I'm a Freepaholic.

Just think "Friends of Bill" means something entirely different here...

9,377 posted on 06/15/2002 3:39:22 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
My name is Corin and I'm a Freepaholic.

Hi, Corin!

Welcome to the Hobbit Hole... sit down a spell. Put your feet up. Have a nice meal and a pint or two. Or three.

There, don't you feel better now?

9,378 posted on 06/15/2002 4:25:49 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear
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To: Corin Stormhands
No Goldberry?
9,379 posted on 06/15/2002 5:13:02 PM PDT by Rocko
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
After three pints I doubt I'll feel anything.

I must confess I've been reading the posts when pinged today. It's amazing. What a bunch of maroons.

Relaxing here. Will put the boy to bed, have a nice glass of Merlot, read as much in my book as a glass of Merlot will allow...

Family is taking me to King's Dominion tomorrow for Father's Day. Actually it was my idea. We opted not to get season's passes this year. And they're running a half off special for Father's Day. We've had seaon's passes for about the last four years. We can go, do the things we know we like, and get out of there.

We prefer Busch Gardens (we're about 45 minutes from either one), but we'll do that later in the season.

9,380 posted on 06/15/2002 5:13:15 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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