Music, Mystery, Middle Earth, and Mitochondria

Greetings, all!

My dear People! My dear Bagginses and Boffins, and my dear writers and artists, and OYANers, and bloggers, and Burrowses, and Camp Nanoers, and nerds, Bracegirdles, friends, musicians, and Proudfoots. Proudfeet! Proudfoots. Also my good Sackville-Bagginses…today is my 17 th birthday! 

Greetings, all! Saturday, September 22 nd was an important day for members of the Lord of the Rings fandom, being Bilbo Baggins and his nephew Frodo Baggin’s birthday. Many Happy Returns to them!!! *confetti horns blow and cake is passed around* (Shh, I know they’re fictional characters. It’s still awesome to celebrate their birthdays. XD) In honor of this special holiday, I am participating in Hamlette's Annual Tolkien Blog Party !!! Many thanks to  Hamlette for hosting this fun celebration and for creating the 2018 Tolkien Party Tag. Shall we begin? :-D 1.  What's your favorite Middle-earth story/book? I love The Hobbit best, I think; but the Tale of Beren and Lúthien is also near and dear to me. <3   2.  Do you have a favorite subplot? Legolas and Gimli’s bromance. XD I also love Gimli and Galadriel’s friendship as well, and (even though it’s sad) Faramir, Boromir, and Denethor’s story. :’-(  3.  What's your...

Greetings, all! "My dear Bagginses and Boffins, and my dear Tooks and Brandybucks...Today is my one hundred and eleventh birthday: I am eleventy-one today!" Well, as of today I am officially Eleventy-One. Okay, just kidding. I'm 16. I’m old. Oh dear. :-Z XD Anyway…when I was little I always thought of 16 as being so grownup and mature, that when you were 16 you made all the right decisions, were completely put together, and knew exactly what to do when different situations arose. Hehe, nope. That is not true. Not even a little bit (at least not for me; maybe there are 16-year-old’s who are completely put together and make all the right decisions but I know I am definitely not one of those people XD). "I have called you all together for a Purpose: to tell you that I am immensely fond of you all, and that eleventy-one years is too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable hobbits."  It’s a great feeling to know that ...

Greetings, all! It seems like it’s been ages since I last posted! I always forget how crazy the post-holiday season is; catching up on school and sickness leave little time for blogging. Anyways, I’m back from my unexpected hiatus with a couple of updates and some exciting news: I GOT BRACES!!! Apparently, I was supposed to get them sooner (according to the orthodontist) but at least I have them now, and they already making a difference in my smile. I also got a palate expander which is making life…interesting…to say the least. I can’t talk right or eat right with the expander. I’m hoping I only have to have it in for a little while longer. Another exciting thing that happened last week was that my brother and I got to go see The Return of the King in a theater!!! There’s an old opera house near me that was turned into a movie theater where they only show classic movies such as Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, It’s a Wonderful Life (we went and saw that in December), Ho...

Greetings, all! Hamlette wants to host a LoTR read-along this fall\winter on her blog, The Edge of the Precipice ! Her only stipulation is, she needs at least five people to be interested to make it worthwhile. So, I get to recruit people! XD   If it sounds like something you’d be interested in, check out the blog post here and if you decide you want to join, leave a comment there letting her know! :-D Hope you can join us!!! Namarie!

Greetings, all! Today is Bilbo's and Frodo's birthday, September the 22nd! Kendra Lynne and I are going to interview each other about favorite LOTR characters, scenes, quotes, and themes; as well as share some LOTR trivia, gifs, and movie scenes! Enjoy!!! XD (Ahem; we apologize for any typos; it was difficult to write this post with two people and a bad internet connection on Mem's side. :-Z)  A Little About Us: I'm a super geeky Christian homeschooled teen. My MBTI personality type is INTJ; and I'm very unemotional and reserved.  My interests include reading, writing, movie making, listening to music, playing musical instruments, martial arts, photography, fandoms, and cake decorating.  I've loved LOTR and The Hobbit ever since I first picked up The Hobbit at age 7 and read that classic line: "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." I also have two other blogs: https://inkandpagereviews.wordpress.com/ : a book r...

Greetings, all! Today is LoTR day!!! *cue much jumping, screaming, and flailing* To celebrate, I joined Hamlette’s Hobbit party (click link here if you want to find out more) and I am going to answer the questions in her LoTR tag. Enjoy! 1.        How long have you been a Tolkien fan? Ever since I picked up The Hobbit at age seven and read that classic line, “In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit.” 2. Has your love of Middle-earth affected your life? Most definitely. I have learned some things about life-as well as writing tips and character development-by reading LoTR and The Hobbit. Every time I pick up a Middle Earth novel or companion book, I find more gems of wisdom just waiting to be discovered. (Not to mention I joined a fandom. That always affects my life. ;-D) 3. If you had to take the One Ring to Mordor, which character would you choose for your sole companion?...