Ren

Should I invest in a new computer or upgrade the operating system?  I have a black macbook, intel 2.4, 4gb ram, 120gb hard drive (i think.....) just purchased a new battery for it last feb.

my apologies if I forgot anyone, Blume, you're lucky to be in there with just your eyes!  I think I'm missing Wojo.....

Ok, those of you who want to play by either guessing or changing your avatars, post in this thread since we have two others going. I can modify down the road I think.

No it won't be weekly....

Week of Aug 5 character face guessing.
Post a fragment of a characters face and we will guess. Once guessed put your avatar as the full face, then if you want choose another character another day. No pressure, only fun. I want to post characters I think people may be able to guess that I like...

My profession of love for all things


LOTR

So, it's no secret that I feel LOTR is about the best thing since sliced bread. I read the hobbit growing up, liked it ok. Read lotr, like it ok. But with the movies arriving in the early 2000s I decided to reread LOTR. Talk about a religious experience. I was a changed person after that reread. I feel like it wasn't even a reread because it had been like ten years.

I saw the movies, my most memorable was rotk on new years eve into new years day, by myself. Epiphany of sorts.

It changed my teaching, still affects it in a way. I will be programming some Tolkien at the December concert I'm conducting.

I can not wait for the Hobbit, though I'd love to actually attend with friends if possible. We shall see, my friends aren't into it.

So, next week I will be getting inked. I'm fairly certain my tattoo will be on the back of my neck, so I can cover it up. It will be small and it will be a single word. I contemplated many, including fate, strength, spirit, etc. but everyone I've shared the mock ups with has agreed

"music"

Is the word indeed.

Posted below is my mock up of the elvish word for music "lindale". I will be going to a tattoo artist who does a lot of work with Tolkien and he will be showing me some ideas he has, I'll bring mine to the table, and we shall see what comes out of it.

I normally hate tattoos, but I want something I've not contemplated before that no one around me will have and something discreet.

Don't be a square, change that pic on the left of your screen to show us your bright shining face! Just for the week.....

Good to see so many of you participating already!






This was mentioned in a different thread...

Are you willing to put your face as your avatar for one week? It's gotta be your face. You can add effects to it if you like but we were mentioning that it would be cool to see everyone, even if it was for a short while. Are you in? We would start on Sunday.....

And it definitely will not fly/be much fun if only a few people participate.

Oh and feel free to paste your face on a dwarf if it floats your boat...