R.S. Bohn -- Writer
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Never Too Geeky for the Internet
Posted on OneWord:
YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO BUT YOU’VE GOT TO KNOW WHY IS IT THAT YOU ARE GOING. YOU DONT HAVE TO HAVE A GENUINE REASON TO DO THAT
I very much want to reply with: Yes, but you do need a genuine reason for all caps.
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Today is probably not the best day for me to be talking to strangers on the internet (really, we're all strangers to one another; also, this existentialist frame of mind is not helpful).
It may be a good day to write. Probably it's a fantastic day to go horseback riding on a snowy trail with my dogs, but I'm sans horse at the moment. I have been considering the merits of a mini donkey; mostly, they are adorable. But their rideability is a check in the negative column.
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The other day we watched the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies (because 37,000 viewings is never enough), and we noticed some extra scenes. Most of these were left out of the theatrical versions for good reasons, and we have no qualms with the director's vision. HOWEVER (yes, this is a genuine reason to use caps!), the scene where the Orcs flee Helm's Deep after their defeat and go running into the woods should definitely have been left in. THERE ARE ENTS HIDING IN THE FOREST. Dudes, they stomp the orcs. It was a jump-up-on-the-couch-and-shout/fist pump moment. I mean, it's right up there with Molly Weasley hissing, "Not my daughter, BITCH!" (capslock not mine, but the original author's) and totally blasting Bellatrix into the next plane.
Also, just an aside, but my favorite scene in the films is when the elf army arrives at Helm's Deep. I get misty-eyed every time. "We are proud to fight alongside man once more."
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If you are still reading, may I suggest Christopher Grant's Quick Fire interview over at Richard Godwin's Slaughterhouse? Pay attention to the stuff about doppelgangers and parallel planes. Deep stuff. Fascinating. Dare I say, intriguing and inspiring?
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I don't know what a mini-donkey is, but I want one.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm easily swayed by advertizing.
Also, I liked the elf arrival at Helm's Deep too, which is interesting, as that was one of Jackson's big departures from the books. One that I think worked, and that was actually, in some ways, more fitting than what happened in the book.
I would suggest you google mini-donkey, but you would then be in the same boat as I: Desperately wanting one.
ReplyDeleteI love advertising. If it weren't for advertising, I wouldn't know what I want!
Now, regarding LotR: I haven't read the books in twenty years. I was eighteen. Are you suggesting I re-read them and form my own opinion of films vs. books? Well, if I must. ;) Although, I'm already with you on the elf arrival.
Good lord, don't Google anything "donkey" without throwing on the smut-filter first!!!
ReplyDelete... and the Tree vs. Orc stomping scene - needed to be in the movie way more than the second "Frodo wakes up in a Golden Room, dazed" scene.
Maudlin as it may be, I always get close to losing it when Sam gives his "the best kinds of stories" speech at the end of TTT.
Yes strangers, islands, eternally alone, but I think of you as *my* stranger =)
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of a mini donkey. Big horses don´t do it for me (LOL) -- iz afraid of heights! Would however break a mini donkey, prefer islandic horses.
Talking to strangers on da webz is better than sitting in a hole alone with own weird brain =)
xoxo
I had just commented about doppelganger clocks on the previous post - o prophetic me!
ReplyDeleteLoneliness, a crystal wine to share under the winking stars.
Horseback riding in the snow is enticing until I think about how cold it would be. My Michigan blood has been thinned too much living down here.
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