The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

[ecurbh]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

[Wneighbor]

'Bout 15 years ago somebody convinced me to make a list of 300 goals in life. 100 normal everyday practical things. 100 fun things and 100 impossible it'll-never-happen things. Funny thing is, some of the first goals acheived were on my impossible list. And now, I think I've done a fair portion on all 3 lists. Remember, With God, all things are possible! :-)

[Overtaxed]

I'm listening to Mercury Theater with my afternoon tea.

[My back yard]

hey! So sorry I missed the gal last night. Tell her I said hello, and hope you bring her here soon. Took Corey and David to the bus to regionals and I've had all day to just hang around by myself. So rare. I've been piddling around, and playing in the kitchen. Playing with sugar. Playing my URU game. Such a beautiful day here. I want to make something interesting for dinner. Don't know what yet. Seems to be chili day on the Food network thing. Might start with some salsa. Yummm.

[300winmag]

If you're talking about a large number all to one unit, I'd be happy to ship them for you. I was thinking in terms of onesies-twosies. I guess it also depends on when you have another package of other goodies scheduled, and can include them then.

I'm pinging Steve to this so he can know that they're getting the snips. They will probably go out with another shipment of HH pocket knives, since I won't have these shears until later in the month, either.

We just have to get the word out as to WHY we're sending them. Mainly to keep stuck in a boot top, for quick access to cut away webbing, etc.

[JenB]

My impossible list would be things like "rule the Galaxy" and "discover new life form". But that's a cool idea!

[RosieCotton]

One of these days before I head to the bookstore again, I should get you to e-mail me a list of good science fiction authors. It's not a genre I read a lot, but every time I'm at the bookstore I think maybe I should get a few...but the covers have a tendency to look pretty corny and I don't know how to tell if what's inside is any good! I know Heinlein...but already have some of his books, and find him a bit too technical at times. Don't know any others to trust.

I did get two Ellis Peters book and an Agatha Christie I don't think I've ever read - didn't know there were any such critters out there in the wild.

[RosieCotton]

On my impossible list: find a good, Catholic husband who wants at least half a dozen kids, and to homeschool said kids.

Kidding, just kidding! Actually...that prolly belongs on the "fun" list...

[JenB]

If you like Ellis Peters, try a book called "Doomsday Book" by Connie Willis. It's science fiction, but a time-travel novel, and the 'back in time' bit is set in the Middle Ages. I don't want to give anything away, but seriously it's one of the best books I've ever read.

Willis's "To Say Nothing of the Dog" and "Passage" are also brilliant, though not as beautiful as Doomsday Book.

[JenB]

I haven't decided on the number of kids I want. Probably a small family, four or five kids. Definitely homeschool. Also I want a nice, geeky Calvinist husband.

[RosieCotton]

OK, THIS time I'm saving that name to a file so it doesn't get lost in the depths of the Hole...

[JenB]

Hehehe...

Seriesly, some of Connie Willis's stuff is brilliant. Some of her older short stories are really dreadful. Like Heinlein, only the other way around; she improved, he degenerated.

[RosieCotton]

The sci-fi type books I've like in the past were either kind of combination fantasy and sci-fi OR time travel.

Like...though it has some questionable stuff, and I haven't read the later books in the series...I really liked "Time and Again". Jack Finney.

[JenB]

Ah, then you should like Doomsday, and To Say Nothing of the Dog, which is also time travel but is as light as Doomsday is dark. Beautiful plots, both of them, tight and marvelous. The prose styles fit the stories exactly, and I love the hero of To Say Nothing... that book made me a fan of boaters (the straw hat, not people in boats)

Let's see. Other books... hmm... I shall have to think about that..

[RosieCotton]

Woo-hoo! The library has Doomsday. And the other you mentioned is available by interlibrary loan.

[Professional Engineer]

[RosieCotton]

BTW, sometime this week I should be getting Princess Bride from the library. Interlibrary loan for that, too. Should be a fun read. ;-)

[JenB]

Every library should have Doomsday. It's in my top five books. Most people I know who've read it put it right up there.

To Say Nothing is a fun read, just not a work of genius. Or not quite the same level of genius, anyway.

And Princess Bride is just fun to read! The style is great, and I personally love the ending.

[RosieCotton]

Is the ending any different from the one in the movie?

[Wneighbor]

Salsa's good! :-)

I've completely got Myranda out of the master bedroom now and actually went in there now and put in some of *my* stuff! :-)

Looks like this project I've been working on for 6 months might actually happen. My library is starting to look like a library. 'Cept, I don't have the books on the shelves yet, just stacked in the floor. Myranda's new room looks like Myranda's room.... and all that's left is my room.

Still wondering howcome I always put off the part I really want to do till last.

[Corin Stormhands]

...geeky Calvinist husband.

Isn't that redundant? ;-)