The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

But not yet weary are our feet...

• 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...
• Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red, Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet, Still round the corner we may meet A sudden tree or standing stone That none have seen but we alone. Tree and flower and leaf and grass, Let them pass! Let them pass! Hill and water under sky, Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait A new road or a secret gate, And though we pass them by today, Tomorrow we may come this way And take the hidden paths that run Towards the Moon or to the Sun. Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe, Let them go! Let them go! Sand and stone and pool and dell, Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight. Then world behind and home ahead, We’ll wander back to home and bed. Mist and twilight, cloud and shade, Away shall fade! Away shall fade! Fire and lamp, and meat and bread, And then to bed! And then to bed!

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[HairOfTheDog]

Hi all - Back from the interview.... I think it went all right.... -was a little icy at first but warmed up and ended well.

They have others to interview next week, so I will not know anything soon.

Then went and bought flowers..... Sonya and I are going to play with them today and see if we can make bouquets and a thingy for her hair.

[JenB]

Cool! Post pictures of this.

Sigh... another half hour and I blow this popsicle stand.

[Fedora]

I hadn't noticed the eyebrow thing--I'll keep an eye out for that. I had noticed the green hair. Here is how the characters from Battle of the Planets are drawn. The girl, Princess, has green hair. None of the characters look particularly "Japanese" to me, although that may be a limitation in my concept of "Japanese".

[Wneighbor]

Congratulations on the interview. All right will work. Since they have interviews next week they won't want to seem to eager at this point. But, I'm sure you impressed them nicely! :-)

Hope ya'll have fun with the flowers. I'm fixinta head up the road... I found another pickup to go look at. Back in an hour or 2. :-)

wish me luck.

[JenB]

That looks a little different from my conception of anime, but I can definitely see the influence. I see what you mean, though.

Someone once told me that coloring - hair and eyes - often indicates something about the character. Unfortunately I know very little about Japanese culture, so this is a mystery to me...

[Fedora]

Battle of the Planets was a relatively early anime, drawn in pretty much the same style as Speed Racer. Incidentally, while I was looking up some stuff on that just now, I discovered where the big eyes came from:

Brief History of Anime

While there were a few pre '50s attempts at animated films, the increasingly popular Japanese Animation (Anime) of today started with Walt Disney and his early animated comics. Heavily influenced by Disney's style of characters with large expressive features, Japanese animators copied the western style concept of animation studios and began to retell their folk tales in an animated format.

Moving from fairy tales on film to science fiction and adventure on television in the mid '60's, "Tetsuwan Atom" (Astro Boy)(*1) "Speed Racer" and "Gigantor" (*2) gave most Americans their first dose of Anime.. The '70s brought giant transforming robots and extraordinary space vehicles; "Grandizer", "Robotech", "Starblazers", "Mazinger" and "Danguard Ace", but for the most part Anime remained the domain of small cult groups of "Anifanatics"

Many people believe that Anime's entry into mainstream American entertainment came in 1988 with the release of "Akira". College fan clubs and societies also played a large role in popularizing Anime to the point of joint US/Japanese productions such as the highly successful "Ghost in the Shell".

*1 -Tetsuwan Atom(Astroboy)

1963-1966, 193 Episodes

Created by Osamu Tezuka. The first anime on American TV and the begining of an anime boom that occurred in 1963.

*2 - Tetsujin 28-go (Iron Man 28, Gigantor)

1963, 83 Episodes

The anime that introduced the giant robot genre. Started showing on American TV with episode 26 or 27.

Chronology of Anime on American TV

1960s

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Astro Boy (1963)

Gigantor (1966)

Marine Boy (1966)

Kimba the White Lion (1966)

Speed Racer (1967)

1970s

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Battle of the Planets (1978)

Star Blazers (1979)

1980s

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Force Five (1980)

Tekkaman the Space Knight (1984)

Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)

Robotech (1985)

Captain Harlock and the Queen of 1000 Years (1985)

Sabre Riders and the Star Sheriffs (1987)

1990s

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Dragon Warrior (1990)

Teknoman (1995)

Ronin Warriors (1995)

Sailor Moon (1995)

Dragon Ball (1995)

Eagle Riders (1996)

Samurai Pizza Cats (1996)

Dragon Ball Z (1997)

Pokemon (1998)

Digimon (1999)

Monster Rancher (1999)

2000s

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Flint: Time Detective (2000)

Gundam Wing (2000)

Tenchi Muyo (2000)

Sailor Moon (2000)

Card Captors (2000)

Detective Conan (2000)

Vision of Escaflowne (2000)

Pokemon GS (2000)

[msdrby]

I am not sure from where they were coming. Maybe from Fort Hood? Possibly JRB Fort Worth?

Uncle Oran folding the Flag with the funeral director was perhaps the most touching and sentimental part of the ceremony.

I guess what irks me the most about this is that having been military, and knowing protocol for how things are done, they should have had #1 a cell phone and/or a beeper, #2 a map to the cemetery, and #3 a time of arrival. The ONLY excuse I would accept as valid a this point would be a complete vehicular breakdown in the middle of nowhere. At the very least, they should have called.

[JenB]

That's interesting stuff!

Hmm, the big eyes have never, ever reminded me of Disney. Possibly because all Disney character eyes look the same to me - Cinderella, Snow White, Mickey Mouse, you name it.

[msdrby]

Anyone know where area code 504 is located?

[msdrby]

nevermind, it's New Orleans.

[Fedora]

Hmm, the big eyes have never, ever reminded me of Disney. Possibly because all Disney character eyes look the same to me - Cinderella, Snow White, Mickey Mouse, you name it.

LOL! I guess Disney does have a format they tend to self-replicate :) I can see how they influenced anime, though, which is probably one reason much anime tended to be of higher artistic quality than US cartoons until recently when the Japanese influence began to raise the bar here. When Disney produced Cinderella and Snow White they used some innovative methods of animation to attain a higher level of production that anyone had before them (except maybe Max Fleischer), but with the coming of TV and the need for fast production, later cartoons tended to drop in production quality for the sake of efficiency, as illustrated by Hanna-Barbera's use of stock animation. I'm guessing maybe the older Disney method continued to develop in Japan while US cartoons were toning down for the TV market.

[Wneighbor]

The ONLY excuse I would accept as valid a this point would be a complete vehicular breakdown in the middle of nowhere. At the very least, they should have called.

You're right. I feel very sad as a part of our society that no one made it to the ceremony for this. My condolences on that as well. It should have happened.

[Overtaxed]

We have knives again!!!

Great! Now if I could only find someone who sells liver pudding online....

[Wneighbor]

Mind if I rant?

I just got back from my second trip of the day looking for a vehicle. Okay, as far as a pickup goes, if that's what I end up getting I know what's important to me. I want a 1/2 ton extended cab with any V8 and manual tranny. Okay, I know they're rare. Have known that forever.

But the MEN who come out to sell vehicles at car lots really piss me off!!!

"Well, why do you need a manual transmission?" DUH! Because I want one.

"Well, ma'am, you really don't need that V8, a V6 will do." [WN restrains herself from slapping]

"Well, ma'am, women don't usually want things like that." I don't give a flying fig what any other woman ever asked you for!!! Just tell me if you got one or can get me one!!!!

And last but not least, "If you want to look like a gal with a really hot truck you just need to buy one that looks flashy, you don't need the performance!" I am still shaking at that one!!!! If I wanted something that *looked* hot, I'd have that *NOW* instead of a little normal looking pickup with an old muscle car engine and a manual! Freakin' dumb*$$*$!!!!

</rant

(but reserve the right to do it again in this vehicle search)

BTW the only sales person who found what I wanted was a lady. Imagine that.

Okay, you guys know that I am not a feminazi... but sometimes.... guys just don't get it!

[msdrby]

You're entitled to rant. I can't believe the attitude salesmen have towards women. They do everything in their power to get you to buy what *they* want to sell you, rather than what have actually asked for. Someday in the not too far ahead future, we are going to have to buy a car for me. We won't be buying until 2005, so no salesman will want to touch us ~ no sale = no commission. Hopefully, that will keep the dogs at bay!

[300winmag]

I am not sure from where they were coming. Maybe from Fort Hood? Possibly JRB Fort Worth?

Were you promised a military honor guard? If so, you really have a reason to be upset.

Since Michigan has no major military facilities, it falls to the VFW to supply honor guards to those who request it. This is what happened for my father's and uncle's funerals.

Seven old guys with M1s with blank adapters, and one playing Taps on a boombox. It still broke me up.

[JenB]

Fascinating!

The only animated movie in the past few years that has been good without being heavily influenced by anime, IMO, is "The Emperor's New Groove" - which was so unlike the last few things Disney's put out, I couldn't believe it was theirs.

Sigh... I have to find an outfit for a funeral tomorrow.

[Fedora]

I think that since the rise of computer animation a lot of US animation has become more anime-ish--maybe computers make it easier to do that or something.

I haven't seen Emperor's New Groove. I generally try to avoid Disney stuff now, although I rented Atlantis recently and that was better than I expected. For the most part I only watch pre-1990s Disney stuff, though--I think about Little Mermaid was when they really started to go downhill.

Whose funeral do you have to go to tomorrow?

[Fedora]

"Well, ma'am, you really don't need that V8, a V6 will do." [WN restrains herself from slapping]

You should've dumped one of these on his head:

[JenB]

"Atlantis"? You mean "We ripped the plot out of 'Stargate'"? Though the scenery was well animated, I'll give them that.

A family we know had a baby with ancephaly last week and he died Wednesday night.