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I can't stand that we're allowing this to happen. The whole thing with Adam Lambert and the AMA's is such blatant discrimination, I'm in shock. Sometimes it feels like I don't live in the real world. That I've made a place in my head where people share my values, and beliefs... That my level of optimism is unreal. I am genuinely floored every time these laws get passed, or that ABC is just allowed to cancel performance after performance under the guise of FCC regulations. The same regulations that let Brit & Madonna kiss on primetime... and Pink to simulate oral sex on stage at the 2004 Billboard awards. But heaven forbid a gay man be sexual! Now you have gone too far.
I just... am so frustrated. ABC isn't truly the problem. Neither is the FCC... or even the NY Senate. They are just symptoms. Run by people. Knowledge is the only thing that can truly open a mind... so I guess we just have to keep speaking up. But lately? It feels like we're building more walls, than tearing em down. | |
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| Don't forget to tune into Eastwick tonight at 10 pm on ABC. It's Darren's last appearance; what did you think of the episode?
For those in the UK, Eastwick began airing on November 24 on the Hallmark channel. The next showings are on December 5 at 10 pm & 11 pm and December 6 at 2 pm. I'm not certain if they're going to air the entire season or not. | |
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⌈ Secret Post #1062 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 125 secrets from Secret Submission Post #152.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 2 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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sorting picks
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sorting picks;joannabanana23 chose N/A karaz chose ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) rowena742 of Ravenclawmmailliw chose daydream11 of Slytherinproudlyfreckled chose mettisbutterfy of Ravenclawthisaestus chose wildebeth of Slytherintotal points; Gryffindor: 000 Slytherin: 200 Ravenclaw: 200 Hufflepuff: 000 Being chosen as a Sorting Pick earns your house 100 points. Each period, the Sorting Minions choose a person each as their pick for that week. Pay close attention to what you say in your votes. Giving detail and showing care when voting could help you become a sorting pick in the future. Thank you. | |
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| Hello there every one, i was woundering if anybody could help?
for the final section of my theater design im doing harry potter and we have to do pages on related the threatre productions
so its hard not to inculde the toally awsome very potter musical!! basicaly i was woundering if there was an email for some one that i could ask about the set, costume, ligthing ect.. makers and pictures so i can display and write about them. the 2 things im most intrested in is the dragon and voldies make up?
anything would help thanks!
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I have two of them: Doing the Unstuck by The Cure and Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas. I never get tired of them and I always listen to them when I'm feeling down; they make me feel better even if it's just a little bit.Day 02 → Your favorite movie
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| Volume 64/Issue 1 Circulation: Eight-hundred and eighty-six. Welcome all!
Hi, everyone! This is estelanui, travelling the globe and stepping in for your regular Wednesday editor, empy, who is off travelling her Country. Meanwhile caras_galadhon is bravely holding the stronghold, bless her! Normal service will resume may be, may be not... eventually. :)
Note from the Mods: Please encourage friends on your friends list to join and send their news. If you have an announcement you would like to make, a fic you’d like to promote, a question you’d like to ask, we invite you to simply format it according to the rules on the info page and email it to middle_earth_news@yahoo.com. You do not have to be a member to post but we are an open community and encourage everyone to join now. Only the mods may initiate new posts but comments are encouraged. MEDIA NEWS:• From Born of Hope:
We're pleased to inform you that the film is online now. Direct link: Born of Hope - Full Movie
• From Ian Collier, Tolkien Society Publicity Officer :
2 Hemispheres, 2 Seminars, 2 Calls for Papers
The Tolkien Society Seminar for 2010 is happening in two parts, one in the UK and one in Australia arranged by the Tolkien Society in partnership with Tol Harndor: The Australian Tolkien Society. The Tolkien Society Seminars provide academics, students and independent scholars with a venue for interdisciplinary dialogue.
Tolkien & Birmingham, 26th June, Birmingham, UK
Papers are invited on the theme “Tolkien & Birmingham”.
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Tolkien’s Odysseys – Middle-Earth and Beyond
28th August, Melbourne, Australia
“You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.” - Frodo quoting Bilbo in “The Lord of the Rings”
This significant annual event in the Tolkien calendar is being held in Australia for the second time. The Tolkien Seminar will be held in Melbourne just before ‘Aussiecon 4’ (http://www.aussiecon4.org.au/), the 68th World Science Fiction Convention (2nd to the 6th September).
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• From TORn:
The Hobbit Pushed to 2012?
A few days ago, we reported here that Peter Jackson has indicated filming for The Hobbit will be delayed to mid-2010. Doing the math on how long it took to film The Lord of the Rings movies was sobering with respect to achieving a 2011 release, but we found reason to be optimistic in the fact that many sets, set designs, etc. won’t have to be created from scratch. Today, however, we’ve been alerted to more sobering news on the release from the WaxWord blog over at thewrap.com:
“Executives close to the project said that Warner Brothers is now likely to release the first film at the end of 2012, and not at the end of 2011 as had been hoped for by the fans. The second part would be pushed to 2013.”
No need to lose hope for a 2011 release yet though. The article also quoted PJ as saying a final decision about the release dates won’t be made until the screenplays, budget and schedule are complete. More than ever, all eyes are on Guillermo, Peter, Fran, Phillipa and the studio.
TTT at Radio City Press Release
www.TheRadioCityLOTRconcert.com. There is only one Lord of the Rings. Come share in the power. Tickets are now on sale for the highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, which will be presented live to film at Radio City Music Hall for two performances only, on Friday, October 8th and Saturday, October 9th, 2010.
Turbine Launches LOTR Online: Siege of Mirkwoodage
WESTWOOD, MA –December 1, 2009 – Turbine, Inc. today launched The Lord of the Rings Online™: Siege of Mirkwood™, the digital expansion to the award-winning massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG). Siege of Mirkwood expands the online world of Middle-earth where players join forces to press further eastward into the dark, foreboding and treacherous forest of Mirkwood and take part in the epic conclusion to Volume II of The Lord of the Rings Online.
Join the Struggle Against Sauron! On Facebook!
Facebook users, get ready for an adventure! You can now experience the world of Tolkien via your Facebook account with the officially licensed Facebook app – ‘The One Ring.’ Microcosm Games has developed a great app which allows you to explore Middle-earth as one of the heroes of The Lord of the Rings, and join in the struggle against Sauron. COMMUNITY NEWS:CHALLENGES/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS:• onering_stills challenge: Special Challenge #1 - Header Challenge: Voting
Voting ends Thursday at 8pm EST
• nzstories: December Themes
December is already here so we have our next set of monthly themes. We're continuing to break down the extended edition movies by scene to honor the spirit of filming. Please remember, though, that these are not written in stone. You are welcome to post about anything related to the films, the books, the cast and crew; anything at all regardless of what's listed here.
This month's themes:
* The Fellowship of the Ring: Scenes 9 - 11 At the Green Dragon through Frodo and Sam sleeping in the forest
* The Two Towers: Scenes 9 - 13 The three hunters chase after the Uruk-kai through Merry and Pippin discover the White Wizard
* The Return of the King: Scenes 11 - 16 Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith through Sam warning Gollum as they climb the stairs.
• lotr_lims challenge: Round Nine Sign-Up Post.
This is the sign up post for Round Nine. The first challenge will be posted on Monday, January 11th. You may comment to the post/sign up until Monday, January 18, 2010. FIC/ART NEWS: • caras_galadhon wrote Use (Aragorn/Boromir, Rating: R, Aragorn had missed much…)
• blackbird_song reposted The Red Shoes (Billy/Dom, Rating: R, Billy's life running an unknown dance school takes an unexpected turn when a young dancer walks in one day looking for a job)
• rakshi wrote A Bit Of Wet Tongue and Faith or Fear (Sean Astin/Elijah Wood, Rating: PG)
• lbilover wrote The Woodjin: Close Encounters of the Fowl Kind (Sean/Elijah, Rating: PG)
• rhyselle completed for NaQuaWriMo Of Elves, Men and Peredhil (At the end of the Third Age, Elrond Half-elven arrives in the Blessed Realm. Rating: PG)
• Links from mews1945:
shirebound Repost of a hobbit story in which Pippin gets an offer he can't refuse. Can You Sing, Master Hobbit? .
ithiliana A Frodo/Faramir drabble. Rating: Mature. Autumn Return.
gamgeefest posted deleted and alternate scenes from her story, Distractions. Distractions: Deleted and Alternate Scenes.
kortirion For Tolkien Weekly. Old Man Willow. Family Honor.
surgicalsteel In which Aragorn completely loses control of a discussion over a discussion regarding budgets, and Serindë advises him of certain facts. Control.
jay_of_lasgalen For Tolkien Weekly. Part of a series. The Road North.
just_ann_now For Tolkien Weekly. Boromir. The White Tree.
Thanks, Mews! DISCUSSIONS OF INTEREST: • Via The One Ring Forums
Forums: Movie Discussion - The Hobbit
Peter Jackson: First Script Is Completed - At a press conference for The Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson has confirmed that the first script for The Hobbit is completed. "The Hobbit will be two movies and we've written the first script and delivered it to the studio whom seem happy with it", the New Zealander told reporters. "We're now halfway through the second script and Philippa, Fran, Guillermo and myself are doing the scripts and having great fun".
Hobbit 1 Will End Here... Because (I'd Put Money On It) - To me it's very obvious and brilliant if the final moments of the Hobbit (1) end with some dramatic music in the background and a wide shot of the Lonely mountain. Much like the Two Towers ended. So i think it's safe to say that the film will split before the death of the dragon. It will show the remaining party walking towards the mountain and you will see it looming in the distance above low lying clouds. It will be epic and also hinting at what to come for Bilbo and the rest. CLASSIFIED:• From lotrips_finders:
Help the Newbie! - I've been reading in this fandom for just a month or so. I've been a LOTR fan for some 30+ years, but I haven't read the fic till now. I love the characters but I've been afraid the fic would just be too sad, like the books. I've explored some of the archives like West of the Moon, and found some very good fics, but alot of them are just too angsty for me. I would adore to read some long, slashy, romantic, happy Frodo/Sam stories, where the Quest doesn't happen, or happens years later, or happens in such a way the Frodo and Sam are happy together in the end. Does anyone have some recs for me? RESEARCH AIDS:Where did the hobbits come from? - Although Tolkien says, that the Hobbits are closer to men, than to any other race of Endor, the question of their origin is still open. TRIVIA: Yesterday’s BOOK question: What was the name of the Eomer’s sword meaning ‘battle-friend’?
Answer: Gúthwinë
the_marquis, bagma, lindahoyland and frolijahfan all answered correctly.
Today's MOVIE question: Who catches the bouquet at Sam's and Rosie's wedding in RotK?
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| So I knew that Randall Terry got his start in my town. I did not know just how intimately connected with the clinic I am at (for school*) he was until I decided to read up on it (around page 248). The clinical director, who I chat with about dogs and look at pictures of children with, is still there! The one who had to deal with Terry and his obstructing, harassing, chaining-self-in-procedure-room early ways. It makes me wonder if stupidhead hadn't moved away what would have happened. I am glad it is no longer the screaming, slamming bodies into cars, fist-fights they once were - because of being on private property and bubble laws - but still in the back of my head I think about how it was. Here. And it really brings home how dedicated this awesome staff is, that they got through all of this and are still at it, and don't explode in anger at how Terry is still at large and barely concealing his delight at the deaths of abortion providers. We go about the day, counseling, teaching, providing, even to women who say they are against abortion. And my school instructor finds it surprising we do not allow boyfriends and such beyond the waiting room. *They offered me a job, which I totally would have taken them up on if I wasn't moving out of the area after I graduate, in a month. | |
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| Hey! The meta is obviously not up yet, and that's my bad--the holiday and all the traveling and all that messed up my time to fix that up, but I'm working on it now! :D It should be up tomorrow! in the meantime, if you forgot to link your post, I'm leaving the post open until midnight (PST) tonight, if you want to still want to get your thoughts in! | |
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sorting contest #05
sorting elite.
contest information; Ending Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009 @ 9:00PM CST (10:00PM EST) Section: Contest Prompt Post Eligibility: All Hogwarts Elite Members possible points; 1500: First Place 0003: Each Vote contest prompt;Right before the official sorting takes place, one application will be chosen randomly (I'm thinking a hat might be involved. Or maybe I'll close my eyes and point. Or something.) and the house which had the highest percentage of members voting on that application will receive an extra 1500 points. Happy sorting! | |
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| 01. Name: Alexandra 02. How did you find out about Hogwarts Elite? I was poking around LJ looking for an interesting journal and found alliana07 in an icon-making community. It turns out she had a Hufflepuff banner that led me here! 03. What made you start reading the Harry Potter series?As a girl, I always wanted to be an illustrator. One of my favorite illustrators was Mary Grandpre and while my mother was away on business in New York, she noticed a display loaded with Mary Grandpre illustrations and bought me The Sorcerors Stone. It was the very first week the book had come out in the US, and I was hooked from day one. ( To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure! ) | |
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