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lord of the rings

  • A Tribute to Middle Earth

    Today I learned that Christopher Tolkien died. He was the son of the renowned author J.R.R. Tolkien who many consider the father of modern fantasy. It’s strange because I feel like the world that both father and son built is such an epic legacy, both on the pages and outside of it, that his death…

  • Why I Love The Hobbit

    I’m a professional woman with a full-time job. Tonight I’m going to see the midnight showing of The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Some people think these two statements don’t go together. For some reason folks have a hard time believing that an adult with a full plate of responsibilities would be interested in taking time…

  • Elijah Wood + Stephen Colbert = Lulz

    Woot! Finally got my writing in today. Yikes, I thought for a little while there that I wasn’t going to be able to get it done in time. Between allergy shots, a late dinner, and having to rush home to help my sis who got locked out of the house – it’s been a busy…

  • A Daring Escape

    A Daring Escape

    So I have indeed been working on my NaNo the last couple of days, I just haven’t gotten a chance to update it. I didn’t meet my 2k goal yesterday evening, and ended up calling it quits early due to a headache, but I did pound out an additional 2.5k today. So I think that…