I like that word...zonked. It just sounds funny.
Yeah, any way, I'm zonked. Man, that's such a cool word!
Moving past zonked, on Friday we watched 'The Two Towers'! It was awesome. Of course, we stayed up until midnight watching it.
Erestor is rather sensitive--he didn't like the scary parts. I, however, am slightly more...bloodthirsty...not really, but I scare less easily.
I can't even name my favorite character! I liked pretty much all of them (Eldarwen, I repeat, you were right. Haldir is totally AWESOME *sniff*!)
Rather pressed for time...and very zonked :D.
[Too busy writing NaNoWriMo book to paste signature]
Izori
Showing posts with label J.R.R. Tolkien. Show all posts
Showing posts with label J.R.R. Tolkien. Show all posts
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Injuries
I'm extremely injury prone. Besides having my sweet, kind, caring, gentle brother 'break' my finger, I have also sprained my ankle, done something to my back, re-sprained my ankle, 'broke' my big toe (also partly courtesy of my brother) and bravely sacrificed my finger providing food for my starved family (translation: I burnt my finger taking muffins out of the oven). Poor me. And with all of this...I can type!
And I'm very bored.
Sooo...ah, yes. You may have noticed I have a Lord of the Rings character quiz on my sidebar. You also may have noticed that I have changed characters. When I first took the test, I was Arwen. Then I took it again (this time to put it on my blog) and I became Elrond. Not that he's bad or anything, I'd much prefer to be a girl character. So I re-tried and re-tried, and I was still Elrond. Finally I just did the quiz again without trying to be anybody...and I'm Arwen! Yay!
Izori
And I'm very bored.
Sooo...ah, yes. You may have noticed I have a Lord of the Rings character quiz on my sidebar. You also may have noticed that I have changed characters. When I first took the test, I was Arwen. Then I took it again (this time to put it on my blog) and I became Elrond. Not that he's bad or anything, I'd much prefer to be a girl character. So I re-tried and re-tried, and I was still Elrond. Finally I just did the quiz again without trying to be anybody...and I'm Arwen! Yay!
Izori
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Book Review: 'The Return of the King"
I actually began reading this a little while ago, but we're so busy with things (like schoolwork) that I sort of got stuck. Anyway, on to the main point of my post.
"The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Frodo and Sam are continuing their journey to the land of Mordor so Frodo can complete his mission: destroy the Ring in the fiery Mount Doom. But Gollum wants the Ring back, and he is willing to fight Frodo on the brink of a volcano for it.
Very good (all J.R.R Tolkien books are good). Eowyn and Faramir do kiss, but I didn't mind that so much as I do in other books. I really liked the sword-fights.
Izori
"The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Frodo and Sam are continuing their journey to the land of Mordor so Frodo can complete his mission: destroy the Ring in the fiery Mount Doom. But Gollum wants the Ring back, and he is willing to fight Frodo on the brink of a volcano for it.
Very good (all J.R.R Tolkien books are good). Eowyn and Faramir do kiss, but I didn't mind that so much as I do in other books. I really liked the sword-fights.
Izori
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Book Review: The Fellowship of the Ring
I would have read it earlier, but I couldn't find it and I knew we had a copy of it. But now since I dug it out of my parents bookshelf, I can do a review! :D
"The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R Tolkien
(The 1st book of the Lord of the Rings)
On his 111 birthday Bilbo Baggins, the wealthy owner of Bag's End, suddenly disappears, leaving his cousin and heir, Frodo Baggins, with his possessions, including a Ring. Frodo knows almost nothing about the Ring until Gandalf, the wandering wizard who was a good friend of Bilbo's, shows up and tells him about it's strange history. He also tells Frodo that the Ring is very dangerous, and must be destroyed before evil hands get ahold of it. So Frodo and three of his friends--Pippin, Sam, and Merry, set out to the Land of Mordor so they can destroy the Ring. But the mysterious dark-cloaked riders following them don't look like they're simply wandering around their path by accident...
If you ever try reading (or thinking about) parts of this book when it's dark out, there's wind outside, and your door is open just wide enough for it to cast really creepy shadows, you will have a hard time sleeping. But I absolutely love reading scary books. I highly suggest 'The Fellowship of the Rings'.
Izori
"The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R Tolkien
(The 1st book of the Lord of the Rings)
On his 111 birthday Bilbo Baggins, the wealthy owner of Bag's End, suddenly disappears, leaving his cousin and heir, Frodo Baggins, with his possessions, including a Ring. Frodo knows almost nothing about the Ring until Gandalf, the wandering wizard who was a good friend of Bilbo's, shows up and tells him about it's strange history. He also tells Frodo that the Ring is very dangerous, and must be destroyed before evil hands get ahold of it. So Frodo and three of his friends--Pippin, Sam, and Merry, set out to the Land of Mordor so they can destroy the Ring. But the mysterious dark-cloaked riders following them don't look like they're simply wandering around their path by accident...
If you ever try reading (or thinking about) parts of this book when it's dark out, there's wind outside, and your door is open just wide enough for it to cast really creepy shadows, you will have a hard time sleeping. But I absolutely love reading scary books. I highly suggest 'The Fellowship of the Rings'.
Izori
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Book Review: The Hobbit
I only really needed to read the beginning to do a review, but I couldn't really put it down after I began :D (And I'm not going to just copy the back of the book this time)
'The Hobbit' by J.R.R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit who has an extreme dislike for adventures, is living peacefully in his little home until one day a wizard named Gandalf shows up. Gandalf has been absent from that part of the world for a very long time, but his reputation of starting adventures is still present. When he tells Bilbo that he is going to organize another of his adventures and that the hobbit is welcome (or more like required) to go along, Mr. Baggins turns him down. Not to appear very rude however, he says that Gandalf can come and have tea with him tomorrow. But at tea-time the next day, Gandalf shows up--along with thirteen dwarves! Bilbo has no choice but to come along on the adventure, the goal of which is to defeat Smaug the Dragon and take his treasure. And to do that they have to cross the Misty Mountains, go through the dreaded Murkwood Forest (without getting lost), and fight goblins until they finally reach the abandoned city of Dale and Smaug's Mountain.
It's really good with all the trolls, goblins, and swordfights, and it's pretty exiting. I definately suggest it. Probably my favorite part is when the company comes across the trolls. All by itself that part is a really good troll-story. My dad used to read that part to me. (We did a lot of troll-stories especially when I was younger. They're a Norwegian, Scandinavian in general, tradition.)
Izori
'The Hobbit' by J.R.R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit who has an extreme dislike for adventures, is living peacefully in his little home until one day a wizard named Gandalf shows up. Gandalf has been absent from that part of the world for a very long time, but his reputation of starting adventures is still present. When he tells Bilbo that he is going to organize another of his adventures and that the hobbit is welcome (or more like required) to go along, Mr. Baggins turns him down. Not to appear very rude however, he says that Gandalf can come and have tea with him tomorrow. But at tea-time the next day, Gandalf shows up--along with thirteen dwarves! Bilbo has no choice but to come along on the adventure, the goal of which is to defeat Smaug the Dragon and take his treasure. And to do that they have to cross the Misty Mountains, go through the dreaded Murkwood Forest (without getting lost), and fight goblins until they finally reach the abandoned city of Dale and Smaug's Mountain.
It's really good with all the trolls, goblins, and swordfights, and it's pretty exiting. I definately suggest it. Probably my favorite part is when the company comes across the trolls. All by itself that part is a really good troll-story. My dad used to read that part to me. (We did a lot of troll-stories especially when I was younger. They're a Norwegian, Scandinavian in general, tradition.)
Izori
Monday, April 20, 2009
Book Review: The Two Towers
Even though the voting poll for reviews still had a few days to go I pulled it down, because it's unanimous for more reviews. What I'll do is I'll have the review as a post, and I'll put the Amazon link on the sidebar (if anyone's interested in buying it), instead of putting the review as well on the sidebar. So, here goes.
'The Two Towers' by J.R.R. Tolkien
This is the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Here is the back of the book:
"Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They lost the wizard Gandalf in a battle in the Mines of Moria, and Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their excape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs.
Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin--alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go."
I really liked reading it. Some parts (I think) are a little confusing, especially if you tend to skip-read like I do, but it's really good. I could see that it's an allegory more than I could see it in the other books, maybe because I'm older now.
Izori
'The Two Towers' by J.R.R. Tolkien
This is the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Here is the back of the book:
"Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They lost the wizard Gandalf in a battle in the Mines of Moria, and Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their excape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs.
Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin--alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go."
I really liked reading it. Some parts (I think) are a little confusing, especially if you tend to skip-read like I do, but it's really good. I could see that it's an allegory more than I could see it in the other books, maybe because I'm older now.
Izori
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