Bloody silmarils, book II, chapter 46: The Young and the Restless (PG-13)
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Presented at Mereth Aderthad 2025, this paper makes the case thata, although the term "aromantic" had not yet been coined in Tolkien's day, many of his characters can be read as aromantic. The paper takes a closer look at Aredhel, Bilbo, and Boromir as three examples of characters who can be read as aromantic.
 Beaverton Night Market β’ Beaverton, Oregon Saturday, August 9, 2025 Nikon Z8 β’ NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S f/2 @ 85mm β’ 1/1000s β’ ISO 1600 |
In 2023 the Beaverton Night Market was held twice β once in July, and once in August. Iβm not sure there was a night market in 2024. Instead, there was a full weekend of the Legendary Makers Market.
This year, the Legendary Makers Market was held on the same weekend as the Oregon Country Fair, so I wasnβt able to go. And, this year, the Beaverton Night Market was only one night.
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Title: A Slight Miscalculation
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Crossover: LotR/Silmarillion
Disclaimer: All belongs to Whedon & Tolkien. No money is being made here, it's all in good fun.
Summary: Anariel didn't mean to divide and conquer, it just kind of happened.
Word Count: 1110
( A Slight Miscalculation )
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Crossover: LotR/Silmarillion
Disclaimer: All belongs to Whedon & Tolkien. No money is being made here, it's all in good fun.
Summary: Anariel didn't mean to divide and conquer, it just kind of happened.
Word Count: 1110
( A Slight Miscalculation )
Four art pieces for Scribbles & Drabbles 2025.
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The mods are doing some cleanup on the tagset, and we have a couple questions.
If you nominated Lady of the Blue Brooch, please let us know what fandom it was intended for? The association was lost. We think it's meant for LotR books.- If you nominated "Worldbuilding: Gandalf enlists Lobelia on the Quest instead of Gandalf" in the Hobbit book fandom please clarify to the mods what you intended? (We think it's meant to be "Gandalf enlists Lobelia on the Quest instead of Bilbo" but maybe we're not thinking far enough outside the original timeline?)
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Discotek and AnimEigo both announced new licenses at this year's Otakon!
From Discotek we have...
Megaman (USA series)
Shin-chan (English dubbed version)
Urotsukidoji: Sequels of the Overfiend
Goldenboy
Lupin the 3rd: Castle of Cagliostro redubbed
Sgt Frog: The Movies
Zegapain
Digimon Movies 406
Monster: The Complete Series
Higurashi: When They Cry Kai
Higurashi: When They Cry Rei
Project ARMS
Zone of the Enders: Complete Collection
New Aim for the Ace
...and toku series like Kamen Rider Amazon and Kikaider 01
From AnimEigo we have...
Hotori: Simply Wishing For Hope
Alien Nine
...and updates on their release of Looking for the Full Moon, a magical girl series that's intrigued me for a while now.
Title: A Promising Start
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Crossover: LotR/Silmarillion
Summary: Breakfast at Elrond's house. Some people are more cheerful than others.
Word Count: 1030
( A Promising Start )
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Crossover: LotR/Silmarillion
Summary: Breakfast at Elrond's house. Some people are more cheerful than others.
Word Count: 1030
( A Promising Start )
It was in July 2024 when I purchased my first ukiyo-e woodblock print β of Ultimate Madoka. While I was waiting for production of that artwork, I ended up purchasing a second ukiyo-e print β a re-creation of one of my favorite prints by Hiroshige Utagawa. At Shin Hanga Gallery I was lucky to get a print of Ohahi Bridge and Atake in Sudden Shower. I had purchased from them in the past, and they are a reliable vendor. I placed the order at the end of July 2024 and received the print in perfect condition two weeks later.
I held off on getting the print framed until the framed Madoka print arrived. I wanted to make sure the Hiroshige print frame was compatible with the Madoka print frame. My Madoka arrived near the end of June 2025, and right away I Went to Chrisman Framing to get my Hiroshige print framed. Tony was very helpful.
The job estimate was two weeks β so, mid July. However, the frame I had selected was out of stock, and there was a four week delay for the material to arrive. So the total wait was six weeks. But it was worth it. The framed print is beautiful.
Itβs hard to see, but the frame is a very dark brown. I needed the frame to not clash with the Saia oil pastel frame. The new frame does look too close to black, though.
Iβve temporarily hung the three pictures that will be on the gallery wall in the new library β just so I could get a feel as to how they will look. Because the art is radically different between them, I was a little concerned β but I think things will work out OK.
I held off on getting the print framed until the framed Madoka print arrived. I wanted to make sure the Hiroshige print frame was compatible with the Madoka print frame. My Madoka arrived near the end of June 2025, and right away I Went to Chrisman Framing to get my Hiroshige print framed. Tony was very helpful.
The job estimate was two weeks β so, mid July. However, the frame I had selected was out of stock, and there was a four week delay for the material to arrive. So the total wait was six weeks. But it was worth it. The framed print is beautiful.
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Itβs hard to see, but the frame is a very dark brown. I needed the frame to not clash with the Saia oil pastel frame. The new frame does look too close to black, though.
Iβve temporarily hung the three pictures that will be on the gallery wall in the new library β just so I could get a feel as to how they will look. Because the art is radically different between them, I was a little concerned β but I think things will work out OK.
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When I say "random," I mean it: My thoughts wandered from one thing to another.
I learned from one of the language bloggers who I follow on Instagram that the Chinese people have come up with a nickname for Trump: ε·ε»Ίε½ (chuΔn jiΓ n guΓ³), which means "Trump builds country." I'm sure if Trump is aware of this he's flattered by it, but only because he's not aware that the "country" being referenced here is China, the idea being that by making America look so bad, he's making China look much better by comparison.
Which got me to thinking that no matter what one thought about Biden, at least when he president, I didn't worry about him stumbling us into a war.
And thinking about the possibility of us ending up in a war made me think about my maternal grandfather. Like most men of his generation, he served in the military during World War II. Unlike most men of his generation, he talked about his experience, specifically to complain about what a miserable experience it was. Out of a strong desire not to get shot at, he joined the Seabees (naval construction battalions) before the army had a chance to draft him. Once he had gone through boot camp, the US Navy, in its infinite wisdom, thought it was a good idea to take a young man who had never been more than 100 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico and send him to Alaska to help build an airfield. And all of this was to be done:
- while wearing boots that hurt his feet (my grandfather had super-narrow feet, and the navy only issued boots in medium),
- without proper medical treatment for his migraines, and
- while being fed food that constantly upset his stomach.
Obviously it was better than getting shot, but the experience was miserable enough that he would still complain about it 40 years later. One day, my grandmother had had enough of his complaining about his military experience, and she asked him "But aren't you proud of getting to do something for your country? Wouldn't you do it again?" He thought about it for a moment, and then, in all seriousness, said "If they were coming from the west, and they made it as far as [a small river about 5 miles west of their house], I might think about it." And thinking about it now, I'm like "Same, Granddad. Same."
By Anne McCaffrey.
This is me being late to the party again, since this book was published in 2001.
Back in the day, when I first read the Pern series, I finished at All the Weyrs of Pern. Maybe because I didn't know about the others, or maybe they weren't even out yet. But also it felt like a satisfying conclusion.
But The Skies of Pern was the final book that Anne McCaffrey wrote solo, and also the final book in the timeline. So it's kind of been on my bucket list. Over the past year, I've been doing a reread of the Pern books, so it seemed like a good time to finally check it out.
( Spoilery musings )
This is me being late to the party again, since this book was published in 2001.
Back in the day, when I first read the Pern series, I finished at All the Weyrs of Pern. Maybe because I didn't know about the others, or maybe they weren't even out yet. But also it felt like a satisfying conclusion.
But The Skies of Pern was the final book that Anne McCaffrey wrote solo, and also the final book in the timeline. So it's kind of been on my bucket list. Over the past year, I've been doing a reread of the Pern books, so it seemed like a good time to finally check it out.
( Spoilery musings )
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Title: No One Expects
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Crossover: LotR/Silmarillion
Summary: Tindomiel found out she missed something...
Word Count: 310 (says Word)
Ambarussa were the only ones entirely unfazed when Tindomiel appeared out of nowhere on the terrace where most of the household and their visitors had been enjoying an evening stargazing. Her parents were only mildly startled, and her brothers mildly annoyed, but the rest of her kind were various shades of surprised – particularly Nerdanel’s parents, who hadn’t seen her make use of the powers of the Key before.
“Where is she?” Tindomiel demanded with no preamble.
“Where is who, my dawn child?” Elrond asked patiently.
“Anariel, of course,” Tindomiel replied impatiently.
Maeglin appeared behind her, with an expression that said he’d tried and failed to talk her out of what was plainly a mission to tell off her sister.
“I believe she’s gone to bed already, pumpkin belly,” Celebrían replied. “Whatever you’re annoyed about can wait until morning.”
“There’s no way she’s asleep this early,” Tindomiel snorted, and promptly vanished, presumably to her sister’s rooms.
“You tried, Nana,” Elrohir snickered.
“What under the stars can she be so worked up about?” Irissë asked.
“Oh, that’s easy – no one told her we weren’t in the Halls anymore,” Ambarussa shrugged.
“Yes, she might have missed something,” his brother smirked.
“She really didn't miss much.”
“I think she’ll find Anariel has views as strong as her own,” Galadriel remarked.
“Still mad she ran you off, huh?” Ambarussa grinned.
“Children,” Nerdanel said pointedly.
“I thought you two wanted to spend some time in your own house?” Celebrían asked Maeglin, trying to find a more neutral topic of conversation.
“Tinu’s been looking for ways to keep busy since Uncle Finno doesn’t want us underfoot while dealing with Uncle Turukano.”
“Make sure to mention that to Anariel,” Irissë suggested with a wicked grin. “I suspect she’ll appreciate hearing Finno tore him to shreds.”
Elrond sighed.
“To think I once believed life in Aman would be peaceful.”
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Crossover: LotR/Silmarillion
Summary: Tindomiel found out she missed something...
Word Count: 310 (says Word)
Ambarussa were the only ones entirely unfazed when Tindomiel appeared out of nowhere on the terrace where most of the household and their visitors had been enjoying an evening stargazing. Her parents were only mildly startled, and her brothers mildly annoyed, but the rest of her kind were various shades of surprised – particularly Nerdanel’s parents, who hadn’t seen her make use of the powers of the Key before.
“Where is she?” Tindomiel demanded with no preamble.
“Where is who, my dawn child?” Elrond asked patiently.
“Anariel, of course,” Tindomiel replied impatiently.
Maeglin appeared behind her, with an expression that said he’d tried and failed to talk her out of what was plainly a mission to tell off her sister.
“I believe she’s gone to bed already, pumpkin belly,” Celebrían replied. “Whatever you’re annoyed about can wait until morning.”
“There’s no way she’s asleep this early,” Tindomiel snorted, and promptly vanished, presumably to her sister’s rooms.
“You tried, Nana,” Elrohir snickered.
“What under the stars can she be so worked up about?” Irissë asked.
“Oh, that’s easy – no one told her we weren’t in the Halls anymore,” Ambarussa shrugged.
“Yes, she might have missed something,” his brother smirked.
“She really didn't miss much.”
“I think she’ll find Anariel has views as strong as her own,” Galadriel remarked.
“Still mad she ran you off, huh?” Ambarussa grinned.
“Children,” Nerdanel said pointedly.
“I thought you two wanted to spend some time in your own house?” Celebrían asked Maeglin, trying to find a more neutral topic of conversation.
“Tinu’s been looking for ways to keep busy since Uncle Finno doesn’t want us underfoot while dealing with Uncle Turukano.”
“Make sure to mention that to Anariel,” Irissë suggested with a wicked grin. “I suspect she’ll appreciate hearing Finno tore him to shreds.”
Elrond sighed.
“To think I once believed life in Aman would be peaceful.”
A collection of drabbles primarily featuring male characters from the Legendarium
Apparently the last time I logged in to make a post was to do a 2024, Wrapped. I don't actually know if I had intended to do listening or a year in review because we are now 8 months into 2025 and I never did it.
This is a post I drafted on Tumblr because people were talking about struggling to find lesbian characters they bonded with. I also don't have any lesbian blorbos...sad and terrible, actually, but I did scrub my brain for all the lesbian and sapphic books I actually generally enjoyed.
These aren't all five star reads, but for the most part I mostly enjoyed them, even if I think they could be better.
( Continue )
This is a post I drafted on Tumblr because people were talking about struggling to find lesbian characters they bonded with. I also don't have any lesbian blorbos...sad and terrible, actually, but I did scrub my brain for all the lesbian and sapphic books I actually generally enjoyed.
These aren't all five star reads, but for the most part I mostly enjoyed them, even if I think they could be better.
( Continue )
Fandom: Tolkien
Rating: T
Characters: Daeron, Mablung, Caranthir, Curufin, Celebrimbor, Feanor, OCs
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Daeron settles back in among his own people, travels to Tirion--and meets Fëanor.
Note: This fic takes place just after High in the Clean Blue Air.
AO3 / SWG
Mezza Voce (Half Voice): with medium or half volume—used as a direction in music
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Rating: T
Characters: Daeron, Mablung, Caranthir, Curufin, Celebrimbor, Feanor, OCs
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Daeron settles back in among his own people, travels to Tirion--and meets Fëanor.
Note: This fic takes place just after High in the Clean Blue Air.
AO3 / SWG
Mezza Voce (Half Voice): with medium or half volume—used as a direction in music
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