The Hall of Fire

Just booked tickets for Elora and I at the IMAX theatre for Saturday the 14th. Looks pretty good.

Decided to read this book after the recent election. My wife read it earlier and said I'd be interested in it as it has a rather in-depth look into the history of the United States from someone outside the country. Nick Bryant explains how the hate, divisiveness and paranoia we see today are in fac...

Another friend https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20241112/9a8d8622f9a32f0f2769b1e9a59340ca.jpg That is an incredible pic! And the ultimate trust I get from Crowley is she got the two kids to wander about the yard foraging before sneaking off for a nap in the sun. She couldn't care less if I was walk...

Our resident Ravens are entering their spring nesting period. They have been collecting just the right sticks from the yard, and sometimes they will bring things to us in return. Shiny rocks, a wingnut, a tile square, sticks, etc. I'll find my photos and share them. I do have the pix of the gift ho...

The 10 sci-fi/fantasy books/book series that mean the most to me..... Hmm... Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien Dune by Frank Herbert (1st 3 books) The Black Compan y Series by Glen Cook 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury The Foundation Trilogy by ...

Nice review, Snowdog (though I'd kinda like to see your wife's spicy version :twisted: ) :rofl: I had to sanitize it because some of the boards I still participate on don't like language. Since it is 88% her review anyway, I'm writing my own as I take notes while binging through the eight episodes....

Right. On to the last episode... where to start... a mixed bag for me, which kind of sums up my thoughts on Rings of Power in general. • The highlight of the Season are the scenes between Charles (Celebrimbor) and Charlie (Annatar/Sauron). I had doubts about the look of Celebrimbor, but he brought ...

To me, it's always been a given that we were going exploring into the world of fanfic, much like what PJ did, so I'm not hoping for much, especially with the 'usable lore dance' the producers are having to do with what they can get. That said; it's clearly well into the realm of a fanfic, so I accep...

*I* heard there’s a season in Melbourne where magpies attack people. Only if they see you as a threat during nesting season. Usually bicycle riders will get swooped on streets or park-paths. It's kind if like dogs chasing cars in a way. Occasionally walkers, but I've never had a problem as I tend t...

... I'll add to that the recycling of "a far green country under a swift sunrise" during the Numenorian funeral last time. This transform's Gandalf's speech to Pippin in Minas Tirith from an almost mystical revelation into just some old guy quoting Bible verses. ↑ This. Lazy writing pulli...

Lord of the Rings 1950's Movie Take...

Him: Most likely be the one to stab you in the back.
Her: Most likely to have lifelong daddy issues
Them: Most likely have a shared facebook account.

Not to mention Elendil's daughter. Númenor's insurrectionist power couple. https://i.imgur.com/S0hRaK0.png I admit I cheered when he got punched in the face. Eärien gave me the one cringeworthy scene so far in S2 ... I'm going from memory so likely paraphrased... Valandil: "Were being stripped...

Watched Ep 4 & 5 together. After a decent start with the first three, I thought Ep 4 was all over the place I assume they were just 'bridging' from the early episodes to the later episodes with the story snippets. Was definitely the weakest I've seen. Ep 5 got back to Annatar and Celebrimbor an...

Our Resident backyard Ravens. Maw is looking at me and Crowley is picking something off the Jade Tree. https://i.imgur.com/FBTAyb6.jpeg This is 'Muffin', a very intelligent and friendly Australian Magpie. Took a bit to establish her trust, but she liked her 'human' time. https://i.imgur.com/Hl4vBr7....

I busted up laughing when I came across this today!

In this context, I have to appreciate ROP. They made a bold attempt to create a story that was true to Tolkien but also original and suspenseful in itself, with characters that are not pasted from PJ movie canon but that could conceivably evolve into those characters. I think they mostly succeeded,...

Halfway through the season and it is remarkably better than S1. I haven't really come across any seriously cringeworthy moments yet, though I thought the 'watcher in the mud' scene was a bit of a reach. Enjoyed Tom Bombadil, and hope he gets more 'Bombadilish' in the future.The Barrow Wight scene w...