REDIRECTING!

Dear Readers,

This blog has obviously decided to take a semi-permanent vacation. In order to remedy this, I shall now post a link to The Filmmakers' Circle. I strongly encourage you to take a look at this network of beginning independent film making studios. If you're waiting for something to happen here, well, I'm afraid this blog has Dead Blog Syndrome. Its authors are rather stretched to thin with regards to scheduling.

http://filmmakerpi.wordpress.com/

Dear Flame of Arnor....

I have decided to become a Mexican, so I shall not see you for quite some time. Mexicans, please do not be offended; I love your lack of emphasis on productivity! Why else should I choose to become a Mexican? Honestly, though, there are some things in the Mexican culture that I love, like the afternoon siesta.

New Look

I guess the new look is here to stay. YAY!!!

Weekly Quote

Do you know how long that so-called "weekly quote" has remained the same? Yes, that's right, pretty much since this blog was started. So, I promise.... no, wait, I sound like a politician. I will change it this weekend, guaranteed. Oh, now I sound like a salesman.

Where Should This Blog Go?

READERS: If you are reading, what kind of material would you like to see on here? Do you like the diverse material, or would you prefer to see something strictly Tolkien (back to our original roots)?

Off Topic

I would like to take the time to give a brief apology to our readers. We have gotten way off topic since this blog was founded, and I'm sorry if that causes any confusion. However, our blog description does say that we present the world through Tolkien's eyes. Now, that may be a bit of a false statement, since our eyes are completely different from those of the great Tolkien. But, that doesn't stop us from trying!

Advice from Lewis

CS Lewis developed a concept of a 'Second Friend,' a person who likes all the same things you do, but disagrees with you and can argue well. We all like LOTR, so we need to find something to disagree on so that we can be second friends to each other.

Question

What did the other composers do music for?

And why is Howard Shore not on the list. This is a LOTR blog after all!!!

Don't be Bored

In the appendicies to The Return of the King, there is an entry "The Watchful Peace Begins." During this time, Gondor placed fortresses on the borders of Mordor to keep in the enemies. Nothing happened for hundreds of years.

Bear this in mind as you bear with me. I have been insanely busy these last two weeks, which is why I haven't really been posting anything. Why have I been busier? I have no clue.

The Day of The Polls

Another day has passed, and another poll hath closed it's doors.

Well, that's not exactly poetry, but the poll is closed, and Tolkien
won by a CLEAR majority. Sorry all of you Chesterton fans. :-)

Reactions

Okay, I though I would try using these reaction thingys. Since we've
been coming up with pretty much anything (which we can still do of
course), I thought it would be good to know exactly what people are
reading and not reading. So here they are! Take a quick look after each
of your posts to see who's reading and who's not!

A New Quote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As you can see, I finally got around to putting up a new quote. I
didn't actually go through and pick one though: Carmen suggested
it. So as you can see, I'm still getting settled here.

Another quick note. The poll is over. It was a tie between the
Fellowship and both the Fellowship and The Return of The King
(I changed my mind by the way).

Chesterton?

Who was the other person who voted for Chesterton besides me?

By the way, I voted for Chesterton because his writings cover a wider array of topics and his style is better. That being said, in terms of a single achievement, he has nothing that comes even close to Tolkien.

LInk (Not the Nintendo Character)

The description of the link to the Disciples of Diotima blog is now officially accurate. In the space of one day, one post has recieved 25 comments.


(A note from Ancient Greek Philosopher)
COME SUPPORT MY SIDE!!!!!

Seriously, this is probably the most heated debate I've ever seen.
And I need help with the negative (okay, only partially negative)!!!!

Non-Topical Subject :-)

Just so none of you are in the dark about this label. :-) When I label
something as "Non-Topical Subject :-)", I simply mean something
not Tolkien related. This is simply to emphasize that this blog is a
Tolkien blog first, but that anything may be discussed on it
(anything reasonable).

Still Under Construction!!

If any of you have a relevant Tolkien picture, could you send me
a link? I've found numerous ones, but I'm pretty sure they're all
copyrighted (although I've found them on other blogs). It would
be nice to have a fancy picture I can put on the title especially.

I hope you can all read this now!!!!!! I also hope you've all found
out how to post an comment. Don't tell me you're all fancinated
by my debates with Old Fashioned Liberal. :-) By the way, be sure
to visit his blog at http://aestheticsforum.blogspot.com/.

This Is Not Entirely My Blog!!!!!!!

I thought I would let those of you that I have invited to this blog
(thanks for coming by the way) that I'm not the only administrator.
Old Fashioned Liberal is the other administrator (I haven't found
out how to list the contributers yet).

Since this blog hasn't really gotten off the ground, I think we should
limit our posts to Tolkien (and Lewis) related articles (excluding
you Old Fashioned Liberal).

The Flame of Arnor

As you have probably guessed, this is a Tolkien oriented blog.
However, it is not limited to Tolkien related subjects. To put it
bluntly, this is an everything blog!!!!! But Tolkien will be a
prominent part of it (I'm guessing). If you're a Tolkien fan, keep
reading!!!!