Introduce Yourself

[JoAnna]

I feel odd about starting a completely new topic just to say, "Hi, I'm new." Didn't exactly find a specific place to do that though, so I'm guessing this is it. If not, just tell me to hush. ;)

All right, might as well get this over with. (I hate introductions. Love meeting new people, but still hate introductions.)

Hey guys. I'm JoAnna, also known as Jo if you're lazy. ;) I'm seventeen years old and I live in the mid-west area of the United States.

Hmm.. what else are you interested in? (I guess if I miss something, don't hesitate to ask.)

I love reading. If I could, I'd spend all of my time doing it, but unfortunately, life seems to demand attention 24/7. I also enjoy writing. It's the easiest way I can express myself and I don't know where I'd be without it. Art is also a big part of my life. I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil and dreamed of being an artist when I was young. In fact I actually told people I was a "professional artist" by the age of six or seven. *snort* Quite the prissy little thing back in the day.

I like cats, the Internet, computers, food, foreign countries, guys, people, the country, movies, theatre, and more stuff. I've suddenly lost interest in writing out everything I enjoy. :rolleyes:

You're welcome to stop by my LiveJournal website to find out more. Probably more than you ever wanted to know. ;)

Now that I've wasted some space, I can leave you fine people alone. :)

Cheers!

JoAnna

[Molk Fx]

Hi :wave:

Simple. Tell us something/everything/anything about YOU (again).

I'm Jonathan. 18. English. I joined the community in the summer of love 2001 and never looked back. Not that I had much choice after selling my soul for some votes in a stupid poll. Met about 27 people from the boards and hopefully will see some more next month in Australia. I'll be able to tell you if online relationships work in real life when I get back too. ;)

As with most things in life, there are always people who have done bigger and better things than you. We have people here who join in '99, have met 50+ people and got married after meeting online. Notice I'm introducing the board rather than myself? That's because I don't have much of a real life.

If your new around here, what better way to let the cult... erm... community... know more about you. Just post whatever your comfortable with, it's up to you.

Oh, and welcome. Been here a while? Post anyway.

[Glorfindel]

Well, some of you know me, some of you dont. Im really an old timer in Imladris, But i have been a bit of a lurker in CoE.

Some of you know me as Findel, Others as Glorfy. Im the guy that put J-Girls LOTR BB's onto my website. A website that has since died, because I'm into bigger things. Since I started visiting Imladris I have become a 'REAL' Web Developer/Programmer, and I guess that's why I lurk more than I post these days. Busy Busy!

Anyway, real person details.

My name is Philip. I'm 20 years old VERY SOON! I live in Wales, in the UK. Im currently doing a website to celebrate the 50 anniversary of Dylan Thomas' Death. :) I work in the Ugly Lovely town called Swansea. I'm a bit of a geek, but also very fond of the idea of being a cool geek.

More from me later...

NEXT!

-= Glorfy =-

[MysticMariel]

Molk you never told me your name was Jonathon. ;)
Anyway my name is Jenny, I'm 13 years old, and I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana in the US. You can call me Mariel. :D

[Arathorn]

Heyla Jo, welcome to the madhouse!! I'm Arathorn, although I'm known more and more now as Thorney! :D Real name's Andy, 21, from the UK.

If you wanna get to know people quickly, come into the chat! There's pretty much always people in there....... :D

[Xyla]

Ooh another Get to know you thread.
Well I'm Xyla :D,
Scooby Gang Member,
Aussie,
20 years old,
Real name: Julianne,
Writer of Imladrisville,
mod of Fandom,
Founder of the World Biscuit Challenge

Thats about all the interesting things about me :p

[ElvenChica]

hums "Getting to Know You" from some Anna and the King movie...

Alrighty then! I'm ElvenChica (obviously), and the amount of nicknames that have protruded from that are endless, so I'll leave abbreviations to you. :) My name is Sam, but my friends on here call me Sool. I'm 15 and live in a podunk town in Colorado. Love my state, passionately dislike my town (hate is such a strong word...or perhaps not strong enough...). I think Rumil is HOT, believe Haldir is alive, and I also believe that Orophin's hair is blue (and he LIKES it!).

I hate introductions too. Actually, I'm generally not too thrilled about meeting new people either. I'm very standoffish of people, and don't trust most that I meet. (however I have no problem talking to and giving my address out to people on here. I'm screwed up, I know.) I don't really care what others think of me (I walk round and round the High School having very in depth conversations about the existence of elves...and fights, but that's not the point.). (I use paranthasis alot.) Most of what I say bears no close attention, and I've found that most people's eyes just coast right over paranthesis. Of course, it's normally where I put stuff that makes what I just said funny and not offensive, so...

I also like the three dots... dot dot dot, I would use them at the end of all of my sentences if I could... but some people may find that annoying... so I best not.

I'm also quite longwinded. Don't get me started jabbering unless you intend either to shut me up or listen to all of it through. Both of these tasks are quite the pains, and involve lots of red tape and paperwork, so I suggest you just don't get me started. :)

As for my interests, I like to write, play the piano (keyboard, whatever), listen to music, and sing. There's probably more, but it's very early, and the list would probably go on and on.

Welcome! :) Best way to get to know people is to jump in and start posting! molk would tell you to read the rules first, but who am i to steal a mods glory? ;)

[The Elentári]

Nice to meet you Jo, welcome to C-o-E! My name's Jo too, although it's short for Joanne, as opposed to JoAnna. :) More common nickname for me by everyone is Jam, or Ent around here. ;)

I recently turned 20, and can feel the years slipping by me. Yeah I know, I'm still a baby to many of you, but then again when I was 13 I also thought I'd develop wrinkles by the time I turned 16. Thank Eru kids aren't always right. :D

I'm an Aussie wombat, doing a BA of Design (Visual Communication) at University. I too grew up with a pencil in my hand and always dreamed of becoming a designer (as well as a vet, marine biologist, circus trapeze artist, actor, singer, dancer, astronaut, and figure skater). I have this year left to go before I graduate.. Might even continue an extra year to get my Honours.. Maybe. o_O

I love dogs, especially mine :D I like eating rockmelons, rockmelon smoothies, Lindt Lindor chocolates and many types of cultural traditional food (like curry, sushi, dim sims, lasagne, pies, BBQs.. :P You know the like!) I fancy nancing blonde Elves, tubby blonde Hobbits of the frypan-weilding kind, and a certain Gondorian character that PJ mutilated in TTT. Other than that, I'm a devoted (Tolkien-based) guild leader & forum admin; a romantic and optimist at heart once you get past the skepticism & weird/lame sense of humour, as well as a walking contradiction!

Oh, and I love stars. ;)

[Théodwyn]

*Theo looks at Xy's list of credentials*

Umm...
I is Amber, 16, live in Australia...
That's about all the interesting things about me. ;)

Plus a self-appointed member of the welcoming committee of ShadowTax, the Red Double-Decker Tourist Bus Of Vengeance! (Duhn-duhn-duhn!). Feel free to jump into the fray any time, m'dear. :)

[KittyCaller]

I'm KittyCaller aka Catheryn aka Cat aka KC or "you, weird girl"

I'm seventeen, and dreading when I'll turn eighteen in August.
I hope to have a career as a writer, but being a procrastinator and having a bad case of writer's block at the moment is not helping.

I like writing, reading, watching movies, and too much tv. I'm attempting to teach myself to play the keyboard, and while I can play just about anything by ear, I can't seem to teach myself left hand. I'm really quite strange, but that's okay. I also have a lot of pets.

[Glorfindel]

You should've said:

"I'm really quite strange, but that's okay, I have a lot of pets."

As if having alot of Pets helps with the being strange bit. That would have been funny!

Sorry, I dont know why I said that!

[mik]

Well, whats interesting to say about me? Youd be amazed, thoroughly amazed at just how much there is to learn about such an interesting and intriguing individual as myself.

For example....erm...you didnt know that I was tall, did you?

...Also, I highly doubt that youd know that Ive been around these boards/Imladris forever?

I like blue?

You knew that? All of that? Ah, well, thats about all that there is to know Im afraid.

Im not an especailly deep or complicated person, I pretty much just do what I want, and what I want to do is laze about, eat and then sleep. Yup, Im a slob.

Im at uni at the moment, which in itself is a small miracle, and how do I spend my time on the rare occassion that Im in a study environment? Messing around at CoE, just the same as I do at home.

In fact, the only reason that Im even here at all is because Im poorly and my house is very very cold, this here library is warmer, so Im sitting here, drugging myself with throat lozenges hoping that if I look at the screen for long enough, the work Ive got to do might do itself and th revision Im supposed to be hard at work at should just mine its way inside of my head.

Procrastination is my middle name.

mik 'Procrastination' Nelson.

Im tall.

[Melancthe]

I'm Michaela, 28, in South Africa. I'm married (to a guy I met at an online dating site) and have a six-week-old baby, which is why I'm spending so much time online lately (maternity leave is a wonderful thing!).

I'm a credit insurance underwriter (after a few wrong turns, like doing chemistry, I finally found a career that I enjoyed), and am studying information management in my spare time

Hobbies/interests/obsessions? LOTR, movies in general, Jack Vance, trilobites and the Internet. I used to write extensively in my spare time, but found that once you did something for money and because you had to, it was a lot less fun, so I stopped.

The last six weeks, I have learnt to appreciate the value of peace and quiet, as well as the importance of sometimes having time to yourself, and being able to spend some quality time with your loved one and a bottle of wine!

[Raistlin]

My name is Yam Ngo Hang/ Raistlin/Ishamael/P Diddy. I lie.

I am in my 20s. Been here for about a year. This place is nice. The people are strange/ quirky.

I dont have any real interests apart from coming here. Apparently I'm also a mod at Angband..figures;)

I am cold, self-centred, egotistical and very temperamental. I hate people and I hate intimacy. I am unable to articulate myself on an emotional level. I am unable physically to touch anyone and comfort them. I feel awkward doing it when have to.

Someone once said I was a romantic at heart...I tend not to take compliments at face value. Still he meant well and I appreciate the thought.

On the other hand i like to watch animals eat one another. Just today I watched this really neat documentary where this goliath Tarantula killed and ate this snake a fer de lance. It was cool.

WELCOME TO COE

:D

[entman]

My name is Mark. I live in Kentucky, USA. I teach high school math and coach football. I love sports and most anything outdoors. I like dogs and other dogs. I have actually been in a movie called "Haunted Ween." It was a B movie and it was just a frat party scene, but there I was. It went straight to video. Filmed at Western Kentucky University at my buddy's frat house.

[Miriam]

Hi JoAnna!

Here I go by Miriam, Miri, or Mir~ and if you read anything about a Bathame that's me too. In Real Life I go by Rachel. *yawn.* I live in the U.S. ~Florida (I don't have a southern accent but I do say y'all a lot) and I dress like a misplaced flower-child.

I'm 18 and live at school most of the year in Ponce Hall (the Canadians find this endlessly amusing). I'm an art student wannabe- Graphic Design and English majors if my evil plan works out.

I have read the Silmarillion, though you wouldn't know it because I've forgotten almost every character's name. I fall in love with authors all too easily~ Before Tolkien it was Douglas Adams~Currently going through everything Francesca Lia Block ever wrote at breakneck speed. Movies? Before LOTR it was Star Wars, I'm rather ashamed to admit.

Oh and I use this little marking a lot~ it's pretty.

What else----hmm. I like elves (I think Legolas is beautiful but don't tell him that- he's probably already got a big enough ego with all these girls swooning all the time!) and elvish- I actually came here originally looking for info on Tengwar. Now I'm an elf-thread girl, we write "freeform collaborative fanfic." which is usually pretty hilarious.

I also believe that Orophin's hair is blue (and he LIKES it!).

((((Sool))))

It IS blue! And he loves it! (I am an advocate of letting the elves express themselves.)

[DinEdhelwen]

I guess I go by Din here... my real name is Kat. I'm 17 and a junior in high school. I live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania- also known as Amish Country. :rolleyes: I love reading, writing, listening to and playing music, and lurking on the boards. I can play six or seven instruments... I'm a band geek and proud of it!Nothing terribly interesting about me... sorry.

[GamgeeLass]

Welcome to CoE, JoAnna! :hug:
Hope you enjoy yourself, and remember that insanity is a precious gift to be cherished. :D

My username is GamgeeLass, and I've picked up a few nicknames along the way. GL, GGLass, Glass, Lass, Ass...you get the idea. I joined Imladris almost a year ago, but wasn't very active until July. I spend most of my time in the chat, Angband, the Hug Cafe, and playing the Mafia Game. I'm a reformed lurker, and currently an unemployed wench. ;)

Offline, my name is Stephanie, I'm 16, and live in Ohio, USA. I'm an animal rights/welfare activist, and will make the switch to veganism when I'm "the one paying for my groceries," according to my parents. I love animals, and live with 11 cats at home. I also enjoy reading and writing. I'm hoping to be a writer. Spend a lot of time at the barn with my retired racing Quarter Horse, Dakota.

My social skills leave much to be desired, but I'm working on it...

[Seiyaryu]

Real Name: Stephanie
Age: ...14
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Grade: Freshman
I'm a bit of a band geek too. I'm nickednamed Frodo within my friends. I love anime as well as LotR.
Anime I love: Inuyasha, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sprited Away, Princess Mononoke.

[Gorlim]

Do my eyes deceive me? Molk...a mod? How the hell did you pull that one off molkster?
:beer:
by the way awesome emoticons! Would there happen to be an emoticon thread where you communicate solely by means of emoticons?

[Frodo's redhead]

hi Joanna! :wave: :hug:

I'm Frodo's redhead!
My real name is Lauren,and I'm from Ft.Wayne Indiana (not too pretty,but in the fall it's quite nice),I'm in 8th grade(with Mariel,we go to the same school),I can draw pretty good but too good (mostly anime),I'm 13 1/2 years old (turning 14 in Feb),a computer nerd:o ,and I play the Cello:)

and i'm short(about 5ft 2in) and hobbity!:D

[Rivenlas]

Welcome to CoE!
I too am from the midwest--what a drought, huh? Anyway. I'm eighteen years old. I love to write--in fact, I've written two books to date and am working on a third. I also enjoy reading and theater, and love to act although currently I have gotten on the REALLY bad side of our drama instructor who also chooses to parts in plays but we won't go into that. ;)
I am also an avid volleyball player and I am totally into watersports, especially the ones which require no effort such as swimming and jetskiing.
I also love LOTR, Orlando Bloom, Jason Isaacs, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix, Russel Crowe, etc and I think maybe I like guys with accents...see any patterns except for JP? ;)
Foreign countries are awesome--I want to travel all over, especially to England, New Zealand, and Australia to name a few.
Well, better go. Nice to meet you, and everyone else who doesn't quite know me!
~Rivenlas

[Turnar]

People 'round here know me as Turnar. Been here since June-ish of this year and got addicted in a day. You might also see me in Angband as the Wielder of the Trouthammer of Doom. My representative smiley: :trout:

RL I'm known as Joseph, and I hail from Mississippi in the US. I think I'm the only active poster from the Land of the Great River, I've never met anyone else. Freshman, 15, and feared by all that go on four legs when I get on the road. I'm thinking about starting a tally for every animal I kill. Dogs of acceptable size are allowed to live - but poodles and such are acceptable targets.

[Moriquendi]

:rotfl: :wave: Kia Ora from New Zealand! Yes that is Right! I livein the one and only Middle-Earth!! Home of Kwiwfruit, Kiwi, The emphermus Taniwha, and The one and Only...Peeetteeeerrr Jackson!!

Hey I am Moriquendi, or Jax.
I am 15 and a really big fan of LOTR, I am at the stage where my mother is about to tape my mouth up to stop me from talking about it!:jawdrop: I love Movies and if you ask me anything about any movie I will tell you the answer and More than you bargened for!:LOL:
I really want to go to the World Premier of ROTK, which is being held BTW, in Wellington NZ.
Neway, I have to go and watch the Two Towers for the thrid time so I better go!

Moriquendi.:jawdrop:

I really like the emotions (Espeacialy this one!!!) Oh BTW. I can't Spell, just thought I warn ya!

[Reba]

hiya Jo :wave: Welcome, and well met. I'm Reba, which is a nickname I picked up a very long time ago from a co-worker who was just too lazy to say Rebecca. And it stuck :)

I'm Canadian, and I live in a little town just north of Toronto, I'm married to an American, Melkor, who is the owner of this site. I'm currently the webmistress because he got too busy with real life work and he dump ... erm...asked me to kindly take over ;)

If you or any of the other new folks have questions about anything, please feel free to PM me or one of the forum moderators. We're here to help!

Also, you'll want to have a look at the Info Booth, linked in my signature :)

[Mirdan]

hello JoAnna! i'm known by many names, but in this and a few other boards i'm called Mirdan :)

i'm also a Midwesterner (stuck in the middle, but go us!)...i like many things, mainly food, traveling, good books, and stuff...am currently attending a pretty large university in the Windy City and i think i've finally decided to major in graphics design. i just hope i don't change my mind for the umpteenth time :rolleyes:


anyways, welcome to Council of Elrond!

[an_lilly]

welcome JoAnna ^_^

my real name is quite long but you can call me an_lilly it’s close to my real name anyway. i’m 22 years old, working as a software technical assistant for 1 & ½ years. i loved watching movies, TV, and reading books. i collect anything related to anime. i’m a big fan of watsuki’s work especially rurouni kenshin. my favorite book is the little prince. although i’m not athletic, i like sports. that’s all I can think of right now.

Enjoy your stay here!:D

[helga]

Helloo... I am Linnea, or Nea, but around here I'm known as helga.

I live and go to Uni in a town called Turku. Originally, though, I come from a teeny tiny little village right in the middle of the forest near a town called Kokkola. All of these places are loceted in the crazy country of Finland. This explains a lot :rolleyes:

Exept the wonderful world of Tolkien, I enjoy... umm... reading Calvin & Hobbes comics, collecting masks, watching figure skating, drawing (Which I wish I was better at), shopping for shoes and sleeping.

nods head knowingly

I mentioned I come from the middle of the forrest, right? :D

[Kathy]

Hello JoAnna!

I'm Kathy, which in a way is my real name, but it isn't what people in RL call me (confusing?!) Well, just call me Kathy ;) I'm 30 years old and I live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I'm single again since a few months :( :D I work as a management assistent, but in September of last year I decided to go back to uni and study English part time. So at the moment I work 2 days a week and I have classes 2 days a week. I love this so much better than working full time :D

I've been around here for a litle over a year now.

I love reading, movies, the usual things I guess. I'm a vegetarian and I love animals (especially my 3 lovely bunnies :) )

Anyway, welcome to CoE. I hope you'll enjoy your stay!

[Lotje]

Ello, and welcome

I'm Lotje, both on the board and in real life. (I'm not very inventive when it comes to usernames)
I'm from the greatest city ever, centre of the universe, Antwerp, Belgium, but I'm currently with my dearest in NC, until immigration tells me to get the hell out of the country.
As of today I've been 18 for 6 years (oh shush, let me dream)

Ummmm .. I like food ... and computers .. and movies .. and some books too.
I'm addicted to chat.
That's about it :)

[Enelya Ancalimë]

I am a new member here so I thought I would introduce myself:

I am 26 years old, I live in Scotland and I am a huge Tolkien fan. I love to read, watch films and talk nonsense!

This looks like a great site so I am off to look around, bye for now *waves*

[AinuAlasse]

Mae govannan, elen sila lumenn' omentielvo. I bring greetings from the Realm of Lindon. My name is Ainu Alassë, kinswoman of Thranduil of Mirkwood and Gil-galad of Lindon. Many a year has passed since I wandered the forests of Rivendell. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it. (Read my story The Jewels of Battle in Rivendell if you want to know more - promise NO MARY SUE!)

Hi all, I'm really Angela Joy - name is translated to Quenya. I am 24 and work as a technical support rep for Bellsouth's DSL Internet Service. I am also an ordained minister who works in the children's and youth department. I got into Tolkien last year, just after the movie came out, but I did read the books first.

I do web design and network installs part time (not much need here in S. Ga) and also do tutoring for Middle School and High School students. I am an avid writer, hoping to be published one day. I have done mostly poetry, but I have written one Christian living book - at age 17 - and distributed that among my friends and family. I am working on another in the same category, but inspiration hasn't hit me for that in a while. So I am spending my time developing "The Jewels of Battle" right now.

[The Elentári]

'Lo, and welcome to CoE, Enelya Ancalimë & AinuAlasse! :wave:

(Btw Ainu, good luck with your endeavours in writing. :))

[StarGazr]

Greetings from Philadelphia.. just thought I would give a quick hello... I've been posting for a week but really haven't introduced myself. I've been a Tolkien fan for about year now... could never read it in high school, and one day in college, I picked up FOTR and couldn't put it down! Now, I'm an avid Tolkien fan and in the process of reading the 12 part "History of Middle Earth" series... facinating! And I am totally looooving spending time posting here and getting to you you all!! :-D

[flowerchild]

hey im new as well,18,originally from australia,but i have lived all around the world ,including england and finland,new zealand,im now currently in finland whit my mom,but at the end of this month ill be back in ol`nz:).

im a big lord of the rings fan,i was brought up in a house full of lord of the rings,my dad useto read the books to me as my bed time story,i have also warhec the cartoon verions when i was little.....:)

i love to meet new people,especially ones who shere my interests ,like LOTR:),i cand spell and i love to do crazy ass things........alot of them,we only have a brief time here,so lets take whatever we can!!!

this sounds soooooooooo cheesy:p

[WillowFae]

Just introducing myself.

I'm an old-timer from Imladris (mainly chat room) but have only just found this place!

I was Linzi on Imladris, and am a web developer from England, currently working and studying at the Open University.

I think that's probably about it really - except to add that for anyone who knew me before, you may be interested to know that I got married on 30 Nov 2002 :)

[mik]

Hey there Linzi.

Welcome back home.

:hug:

Its very very good to see you back again.

[flowerchild]

Originally posted by WillowFae
Just introducing myself.

I'm an old-timer from Imladris (mainly chat room) but have only just found this place!

I was Linzi on Imladris, and am a web developer from England, currently working and studying at the Open University.

I think that's probably about it really - except to add that for anyone who knew me before, you may be interested to know that I got married on 30 Nov 2002 :)


congradulations on your marrige:)

[WillowFae]

Originally posted by mik
Hey there Linzi.

Welcome back home.

:hug:

Its very very good to see you back again.

It's good to be back :)

Originally posted by flowerchild
congradulations on your marrige :)

Thanks flowerchild :)

[TPFKAN]

Linzi! Bout time, girl! :) :hug:

Congrats on the marriage! :)

[WillowFae]

Thanks Ny. And you can thank Mik for passing the url onto me :)

[TPFKAN]

Nyliram thanks mik. :D

[Neithan]

Introduce myself? The details of my life are quite inconsequential, but very well, where do I begin......

My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a 15 year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark. Sometimes, he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy - the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical: summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring, we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds. Pretty standard, really. At the age of twelve I received my first scribe. At the age of fifteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum, I suggest you try it.

[mephistophelian]

Thanks for the tip Neithan, mmmmm nice and smooth

[Neithan]

I try and help any way I can. ;)

[mik]

lol Neith! Ive been waiting for someone to do that for ages.

[LOTRLegolasfan]

Hi everyone!
Im LOTRLegolasfan, duh. aka Malia!
IM 13 1/2 live in Southern California and like reading, writing, playing piano and other instruments and bugging people on this forum about spoilers on Legolas in ROTK!:D :p ;) :D

[Rámë]

Howdy, I'm new here myself. Had to come visit since I am a rampant Elrond fangirl. Well, maybe not 'girl' since I'm way too long in the tooth. Fanwoman. Oh, feh.

Anyway, I'm a Texan, and when not swooning over the master of Rivendell, I may be found flying, playing SCA, writing, reading, playing 'The Sims', or gardening.

Nice to meet y'all.

[Merry's_Pixie]

Well, I'm a newbie so I guess here's the best place to introduce myself.:) So here goes.

My name here is Merry's_Pixie but in reality my name is Ashley, but my friends call me Ash. I just registered here yesterday, which was January 14th, or Bilbo day by the pic on my LOTR picture calendar. I'm a fifteen year old girl, but my 16th birthday is February 2nd!:D Woo-hoo, I'll be a driving Pixie! I live in Tennessee, Johnson City to be more precise. Um, as you can tell from my name, I'm in love with Merry(Dom Monaghan) and what my name doesn't tell ya is that I'm in just as much love with Frodo(Elijah), Pippin(Billy), and the loveliest elf I've ever seen Legolas(Orlando) and their listed counterpart. Oh man do they make me...:swoon:! It may not be much but I've see Fellowship of the Rings 18 and a half times and only seen Two Towers a sad three time, really need to see it again. I love to read and am reading The Two Towers right now. I'm sadly the only obsessed LOTR fan in my house, but luckily for me, my absolute best friend in the whole wide world is as big a fan as me, still tryin' to get her to join this board as well and she may do it once I tell her about the TIG section! Um, I've been known to quote LOTR on a reagular basis to the annoyance of most my friends who aren't as enthused about LOTR as I am. Um, I'm a LOTR Pixie but a little bit of an :angel: with a twist of :devil: in me....but we mustn't forget that theirs a little elf in me too. So I'm basically a tall pointy eared, green-eyed, red-headed teenage girl with a halo and a pointed tail!:) So I'm basically one of those rare types of elves!;) Well, I guess I've bored you enough with info about me so I'm gonna go now. CYA!:D

*Goes to watch LOTR again and :swoon: over four-nineths of the Fellowship!:D*

[skyfiery]

Hi all. I'm new here as well. :)

I'm 18, female, and am from Singapore. I'm currently in college now, taking Literature, Geography and Economics, but maybe I'll change to take Mass Comm. I'm interested in astronomy/cosmology, hyperspace theory, and love to read/write in my spare time, as well as watch cartoons. :P I like Batman, the Magician and X-Men, other than LotR.

Sky

[Frodo's redhead]

Originally posted by Merry's_Pixie
I'm a fifteen year old girl, but my 16th birthday is February 2nd!:D Woo-hoo,

whoa!:eek: you're b-day is a day after mine! Cool!:D I'm a bit younger though,still 13 until Feb 1st.I can't wait,I'm hoping to go see TTT again on my b-day.;) :D

[Merry's_Pixie]

Originally posted by Frodo's redhead
whoa!:eek: you're b-day is a day after mine! Cool!:D I'm a bit younger though,still 13 until Feb 1st.I can't wait,I'm hoping to go see TTT again on my b-day.;) :D
:cool: Coolness! Well, happy early birthday!:) :D

[Frodo's redhead]

Originally posted by Merry's_Pixie
:cool: Coolness! Well, happy early birthday!:) :D

Thanks!:hug:

Happy early b-day to you too,Merry's_Pixie!;) :D :clap: and cheers!:beer:

[AngelAmidala]

Originally posted by AinuAlasse
Hi all, I'm really Angela Joy - name is translated to Quenya. I am 24 and work as a technical support rep for Bellsouth's DSL Internet Service.

Wow...I wish I had known you back in December. A board I'm 2nd in command at had a problem with a guy trolling our board who uses Bellsouth's DSL service.

Anyway, I'm Jenn...26...mostly known on other boards as AngelAmidala as well. :)

I work at a college in New York called Marist College. I'm technically a computer operator...which means I take care of the campus mainframe and run backups on it and print all sorts of exciting stuff for the offices on campus.

Because of this job, I can take classes practically for free...I just pay the cost of the textbook(s), activity fee, and registration fee. I've spent the past couple years taking classes I took before to try and get a better grade and also took classes I was interested in but never got a chance to take when I was a full-time student. This semester I'm taking Intermediate Algebra...to keep up my math skills.

While I'm at work I spend a lot of time at another forum, which I mentioned briefly at the start of my post. And in my other free time I like to read, listen to music, and watch TV or movies.

As for LOTR stuff...My favorites are Legolas and Pippin. I recently found out that I share the same birthday (month and date, not year) as Billy Boyd (August 28th).

Can't think of much else to say...but that I really like it here! :)

[Persephine]

Hi Jo !!! This is Seph, the crazy Legolas freak speaking !!!

Okay, my real name is Cindy and I'm 15. I'm from Malaysia.

Other than that, I'm still a Legolas freak. Enjoy your stay here at CoE !!!

[Groovy Gal]

Hiya! I'm Groovy Gal, but most people call me GG

My username is GamgeeLass, and I've picked up a few nicknames along the way. GL, GGLass, Glass, Lass, Ass...you get the idea.

We have been confused with one another before ;)

My real name is Zoë, i'm 13, and I live in England. That's all the info you're getting :p

[ElfStone]

Hi JoAnna and everyone else!

I'm Linda. I'm 34 and live in Colorado, by the beautiful Rocky Mountains. I have been married for almost 11 years to my college sweetheart, who is a big LOTR fan...he got me interested in it all!

We have 3 children ages 6, 4, and almost 2. I am a former elementary school teacher...and currently am a stay at home mom, with lots oif volunteering as a Girl Scout leader and at school. In my free time I work on phoito scrapbooks, read, and do LOTR things!

Nice to meet you all!

[Tigger]

Entering the fray here....

I'm Tigger, my nickname which was given to me by my College roommates after watching me try to get rid of excess energy before going to interview/cover a pre-Nagano Olympics hockey game where Canada's womens team was playing Team Finland for the College TV station. That was a fun night!! Anyway....

My real name is Denise and I'm currently living on the Manitoulin Island in Northeastern Ontario, but was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario. I'm visually impaired due to a disease which causes tunnel vision and have had two kidney transplants over the years. All which have made me really cherish each and every day no matter what it brings. I turned 30 in October and I'm looking forward to the adventures my thirties are going to bring me. :)

I adore reading, music of all sorts, photography, counted cross stitch, crochet and many other interests which are too numerous to mention. I've been using my love of crochet to help out the little ones who are born too soon at the Neo Natal Unit at the hospital in Sudbury. Being a part of Project Preemie and Linus have really helped me during some dark days over the last few years and give me a chance to make a difference in someone's life.

I graduated w/a diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario five years ago, but due to some medical challenges and fighting w/doctors to get those challenges resolved, I haven't had a chance to really get out there and use my skills yet. I'm leaning towards something in Media Relations w/a sporting organization or w/a charitable organization. My dream job would be w/the Canadian Olympic Commitee or w/Skate Canada, the national figure skating governing body.

That brings me to my other passions in life (other than LOTR) and those are skating, curling and hockey!! I love all sports, but those three in particular. I'm counting down the minutes right now till the coverage of the US National Figure Skating Championships start. Really looking forward to tonight's Ladies event. That thing's going to be one heck of a catfight!!

I also played Lead and Skip in High School on our Curling team and would love to get back to it. Only reason I'm not involved w/the local club is because they allow smoking in the rink and I'm so deathly allergic to the smoke, there'd be no way. Someday though!!

Here on COE you can usually find me over at the Aragorn Haven swooning over the soon to be King. :D I'm also in the Hug Cafe and various other threads. Also started a skating discussion thread here, the PPI Skating Club and posted my thoughts about the recent Cdn Championships. Looking forward to hearing comments about tonight's US Championship coverage.

Anyway....That's a bit about me. I need to go now. I'm being summoned by my cat Puss Puss. His Majesty seems to think he needs a mid afternoon snack. :D

[cherie_c11]

Ok hi everyone
Name's Cherie can't use a nikname or I'd forget who I am
:D
I live in Pennsylvania, USA
Am 32, widdowed 4 years.
I love to read especially JRRT, Kurtz, McAffery, Lakey and many others.
Love animals which may explain the fact that I have 4 cats, 5 ferrets, an 80 gallon fish tank and one 34 year old hores named Whiskey who still out lasts the young ones on the trails and seems to plan to live forever, like me.
I also love the Bible and teaching the Bible.
Have been posting here for abnout two weeks but feels like I have always been here.
I am completly hooked on the movies and seem to watch FOTR about once a week. Check out the info here and on onering to find the lates info and am currently scouring the vidio racks for Huck Finn starring Elijah.
Favorite characters are Frodo and Samwise. Whish I could be their pal.
I can see a little of myself in them both.
If I were a character in LOTR I'd most likly be arragorn's half sister of somthing like whish I could translate my name into Quenia how do you do that?
I work in a resturaunt doing most everything and am known as the soup nazzi, cher bear, cherie berry and ooohhhh look out shez in a bad mood.
Well ther is lots more but you don't want to know all that boring stuff. Glad to be here and meet you all.

[Rae]

Hey all,

I discovered your little party after reading the Mr Middle Earth Pagebt and thought it looked like a fun place to be :) I'm Rach I reside in the UK and am huge fan (Ok I'm obsessed by) all things elf particularly The Prince of Mirkwood and Haldir.

Looking forward to hanging out in the Wood, and hopefully finding out who actually wins the pagent *fingers crossed for Haldir as Legolas did not make finals *g*)

[Rana]

Hi, I'm another newbie. This is my first post. I would have done it sooner, but I had a heck of a time deciding on a name.

I'm a fairly recent Tolkien fan (since about a few months before FOTR came out on video). I've been thinking about joining a LOTR message board for some time. This one isn't too small or too big, and the people here seem really nice.

[lithorose]

Oh no! Not MORE newbies!!!!!:eek:

Just kidding, welcome to CoE!:)
We're a pretty friendly site.
Rae, sounds like you've already discovered the Wood, so I won't recommend it to you.;)
Rana, this is a one-stop for all your Tolkien needs.(well, almost) I stopped surfing other places after I joined, because everyone here is so on top of things. So have fun!

Just to warn you this thread will probably get moved to the Pony:)

[Xyla]

And Moved it has been :)
WElcome to COE and Fandom,
I'm Xyla the Fandom Mod, If you read the Mr Middle Earth Beauty Pageant you'd know me as the head ARagorn swooner ;)

But just so you know, all off topicy stuff goes here in the Prancing Pony, not Fandom :)

Have fun :D

[Arathorn]

Heyla!! Welcome to the madness! :D

[Gilrandir]

Ooo... more fresh meat... Kitty licks her chops hungrily.

Welcome to CoE, where, as Lady Corleone (I think) rather appropriately said, "people become psychopaths overnight". Enjoy your stay... while it lasts. ;) :D

[Nilmandra]

Welcome to CoE, Rana and Rae :wave: Oh yes we are all really nice in here :angel: Well most of us :D Psst. Watch out for Xyla who will chew you up and spit you out if you dare diss DSG aka Aragorn :p

Oh and the Pony mods... :eek:

*Nil quickly runs away*

[Molk Fx]

Is that my cue? *ahem*

Hey. :wave: You may wanna check out Membership Rules & Guidelines (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226). Play nice and stuff!

[Rana]

Originally posted by Xyla
And Moved it has been :)
WElcome to COE and Fandom,
I'm Xyla the Fandom Mod, If you read the Mr Middle Earth Beauty Pageant you'd know me as the head ARagorn swooner ;)

But just so you know, all off topicy stuff goes here in the Prancing Pony, not Fandom :)

Have fun :D

I was going to post in the Prancing Pony, but then I noticed that Rae had already started an introduction, so I thought it would be better to add on to it rather than start another post.

[Tar Eleon]

Originally posted by Rana
I was going to post in the Prancing Pony, but then I noticed that Rae had already started an introduction, so I thought it would be better to add on to it rather than start another post.

Don't worry. That's good for keeping the mods busy, since it's such a civilized place they need something to do :D:D;)

[Sijy]

Hello, I'm a newbie too, never had the courage to come in and say hi in a newbie thread :)

It looks like you people have a cool little site going on, and I'd be glad to join it in my spare time...

Don't let the post counts deceive you, nowadays they let you start out with 250 posts just so us newbies won't start spamming up the place to raise our post counts;)

[Gorbag]

Welcome Rae and Rana. :)

And Sijy. :D

[Fleurdelacour]

Welcome! :)

Can I poke you?

[Arryle]

Welcome Rana and Rae, to the absolute chaos that is the Prancing Pony. Enjoy your stay :D!!

[Rana]

Um. . .sure, I guess you can poke me. Just not too hard!;)

[Molk Fx]

Originally posted by Tar Eleon
Don't worry. That's good for keeping the mods busy, since it's such a civilized place they need something to do

:LOL:

Clearly not a mod :p

[Colli]

:) Welcome to both of you! Have fun, and remember to ask if you ever need anything. :D

[Luthiea]

Drags thread up from the bottom of the list and gives it a light dusting

Hi there newbies!

Come in, come in! Join in the fun! :D

[qleap]

Originally posted by Colli
remember to ask if you ever need anything

Well Collli, let's see, I'd need... well, house cleaning, say, twice a week, then, what else... ohh laundry and all ironing, and if you can queue at the post office to pay bills too it'd be great :D :D :p

What? What do you mean only newbies? I AM one! at least I feel like one! :D

Hi Rae and Rana :) very nice names!!

[LOTRLegolasfan]

hi! im sort of a newbie been here for a few weeks though, introduced myself once but hey! what the heck! You can call me Malia (as LOTRLegolasfan is kinda long) I live in US, (southern California) and im obsessed with Legolas and his hair!

[Sijy]

Sijy :hug: Malia

Welcome to the Council-of-Elrond!!!

I live in soCal too(there are a few of us)!!

I'm not obsessed with Legolas, but Eowyn on the other hand...;):p

(love your sig :D :D )

[Chilin]

Hello people!
I'm new to teh site, and you see I'm kind of lonely:( This site is cool! Wow!:) I'm sure everyone is cool!:cool: so back to the lonely part, can anyone be my friend? :) so sent me a message!:D

[Fleurdelacour]

It's another newbie :devil: can I poke you?

Oh yes, welcome, yes, welcome.

[Aduial Estel]

Welcome, all n00bs! I promise I'll play nice, though I can't speak for anyone else. :p

::huggles all the newbies...what am I talking about, I'm still a newbie too::

[PegUnicorn]

I was not sure were to put this and took time to read all the rules... Hopefully I am doing things right.

Anyway my name is Nico age 18 from New Jersey. I love Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and happen to run into this site. I figured I will join and meet people. I been on other Lord of the Rings sites and anime and manga sites and so on... So if you recognize my name from any where else it might be me. :D My favorite character is Aragorn. He is just so beutiful and lovely. :o

Anyway I gues thats it. :p

[Ingwe]

Hi PegUnicorn...... and welcome to the forums.

You can find this site very interesting.....:D

COE is the best site to talk about LOTR!!!

[Tar Eleon]

Originally posted by PegUnicorn
I been on other Lord of the Rings sites and anime and manga sites and so on... So if you recognize my name from any where else it might be me.

No chance, once you entered here you will be assimilated you'll never go out again and check out other sites....;) ...and so nobody in here will recognize you from other sites :)

[Aduial Estel]

Welcome, PegUnicorn! My name is Maia, it's nice to meet you. You'll love it here, I promise. I remember the old days, when I was a newbie [cough cough, a couple weeks ago] and I used to be a part of all these other boards...and now those other boards are but a fond memory. ;) This place sucks you in, it really does. But in the best way possible, I promise. Enjoy yourself here! :hug:

[PegUnicorn]

Hey thanks... lol.... It probably will do that for all I know. Knowing me and everything... I get sucked in easily. :D

[LOTRLegolasfan]

HI NICO! cool name! My name is Harmony but you can call me Malia! (dont ask...:rolleyes: ) Im a newbie too! (sorta)Have fun here!:D

[Fleurdelacour]

Welcome to the madness! :D

Can I poke you? No newbie has said yes yet ;)


Oh and as you're a Harry Potter fan, come join us, in the Leaky Cauldron.
:)

[AinuAlasse]

Hi Peg, it's Sauron from TOB. I'm known as KingdomWarrior at most places, but that name was taken here, so I had to use my Elvish Name.

Good to see you here, hope you enjoy it. :)

[LOTRLegolasfan]

im bored so...HI AGAIN!
Fleurdelacour-how do you poke?:confused:

[PegUnicorn]

Hey great someone I know from another forum... :D

Anyway thanks for the welcome.

Poke me... Well if you do I will bite.. ;) :D

[thedeadparrot]

Mwahaha... another newbie :devil:

I mean, welcome. :D

[Aduial Estel]

TDP, shhh....we don't want to scare away the victims, cough, new visitors too soon, do we? ;)

[Christi B.]

Hi Peg! :wave:

Welcome to the board! :) Enjoy your stay!

[PegUnicorn]

lol... I am more likely to scare people away. :p

Thanks for the welcomes. ;)

[Princess Aurora]

Hellooooo, Peg! :) Welcome to the loony bin. :D

[Arryle]

Hi PegUnicorn :)! My name is Arryle and I am one of the moderators here in the Prancing Pony. Welcome and well met :D!!! When you get as chance, please stop by our Information Booth (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24) and check out our site rules. Let any one of the mods here know if you have any questions.

[Luthien Falassion]

Hello to everyone here at CoE. This looks like one of the most pleasant forums I've been on in a very long time! I look forward to spending time here!

Me, I'm a 15 year old girl (nearly 16) from the West coast of the US. Naturally, I'm a HUGE Rings fan! The more minor interests I have are writing ( I have a novel in progress - 80 handwritten pages and still going!) , I love music ( I play piano and saxophone. Piano has been in my life for almost 10 years now.), and I love new people! Hopefully I'll get to know some more of you soon!

Other hobbies include Elvish. I'm obsessed with learning it, and I've written a tutorial. It's much like an experimental tutorial at Ardalambion, but I've put my personal twist on it! Hopefully I can put some of that Elvish knowledge to use here!
See you all around,
Namarie!

EDIT: As for my screen name, it's my real name in Elvish. I couldn't think of anything else that wasn't taken! :)

[Aduial Estel]

Mae govannen, newbies! ALL SHALL ENJOY THEMSELVES HERE AND DESPAIR! </scary Galadriel moment>

Ahem. My name is Maia, welcome, welcome. Have a great time here, this really is a great board, full o' nuts galore!

[majrog]

whew............
Finally I found where everyone went to...
Well, I am majrog and somewhat a-new...again.
I thought that the first destruction of Bel's pizza place was bad but WOW!!!!!!
Anyone know where a comfy corner is for me to take a nap at?

[childofvalinor]

i like poking! poking is fun! i'm new! i love lotr!:notworthy

[Molk Fx]

Velcome New People! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/tales/vampa.gif

Feel free to sign up to the Census (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=568)!

Also the Membership Rules & Guidelines (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24) is a great bedtime read.

[LOTRLegolasfan]

cool Luthien! I play piano, and write too! (not in elvish though):D
Im 14 though...:)
---childofvalinor- how do you poke? i wanna poke tooooooo!:(
anyways...welcome all...:D

[Celdomiel]

Hello to everyone here at CoE.
Although I'm brand spanking new, I hope to get to know a few of you soon ( I hang around in chat under a variety of names!)

Me, I'm very musical, I love classical music like Rachmaninoff and Gerswhin. Like someone above me, I've been playing piano for about 10 years now, and I write as well. My screen name is just something I made up. I really wanted Undomiel, but it was taken. So, I just decided on Celdomiel (think celeborn when you say it. Kell-doh-mee-elle). :)

I love LotR with every fiber of my being! Hope to get to know a few more of you soon! Best wishes!

[childofvalinor]

wow! I LOVE LEGOLAS TOO! HE IS THE HOTTEST LIFE FORM IN THE UNIVERSE!

long live legolas! :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy legolas is a god! i play piano too! *goes and updates profile* legolas :swoon:
anyway have to go, it be school time! my birthday is in 12 days! wahoo!
ps. poking is an exact science. however,pretty much anyone can master it, if fingers are strong and do not break easily, and if they have good eyesight. :cool: :trout:

[Molk Fx]

ME TOO!

But tell the people here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=6)

[Dorklord]

I just registered today

I love reading fantasy and the LOTR movies just blew me away. I started coming on the net and now I finally registered. Hope to see you all soon :)

[Poppa]

Welcome. 'Tis a great place to call home. Hope you enjoy it here.

[lady_finduilas]

i'm not a newbie, but okay, let me introduce myself...

my real name is Nina Lou, but my friends call me Nina. I live in Makati City, the Philippines. Nice shopping malls, but no beaches like my home - Cebu (where legolass is from!)

LOTR is one of my passions - I can talk all day about Middle Earth! but I still have to learn Elvish - don't have the time yet! but i'm meeting up with the members of the Philippine Tolkien Society this sunday, so hopefully i can get myself a good teacher. I signed up on other LOTR sites also but I think CoE (and Imladris before it) is the friendliest site.

welcome :hug: :hug: :hug: to all newbies!

[Cotume]

I think I should introduce myself. :D

My real name is Emily and I'm 14. (Who'd have guessed? :D)
I'm from the US East Coast. My username is my name in Elvish, (One of the many names I have. :p) and I LOVE LOTR!!!!! It is my favorite thing to watch, read, etc. I hope to learn Elvish someday, but I'm still struggling through Latin.

I think that's all I'll say for now. :D

[Chilin]

I'm a newbie too!
Well I'm kind of getting to know the site and hey it's way cool. Everyone is nice here! Hey Fleurdelacour I love your avatar!:D

[Roddimir]

I new and feel a little out of place for all those who have scores of posts.

My name is Roddimir, and I'm 14. I'm from the Midwest and I love to read write and discuss Lord of the Rings. My hobbies are swimming and hanging out with friends (I don't really know if that's a hobby but oh well!)

Cotume- I know Latin! That is a great subject.

[Aduial Estel]

Welcome, welcome, welcome newbies! I think you'll find this is a great place to be. Nudges the others. Psst! Fresh meat!

Ahem. :: puts on warm, welcoming smile:: :hug:s to all the newbies, my name is Maia.

To those learning Elvish: Very good, 'tis a beautiful language and definitely worth learning. Mae govannen.

To those learning Latin: Salve! Quid agis hodie? Latin is about as useful as Elvish. ;) Just kidding, just kidding...Elvish is WAY more important. [Can't you just see it, on your resumé: "Special Skills: Speaking Elvish..."]

Enjoy your stay 'round these parts. And don't worry about low post counts...you'll rack 'em up soon enough [just no post slutting, lest the mods come and get ya! ;)].

[Hellga]

I missed quite a few newbies because I were away :(

Hellga hugs everyone who joined recently

I am Hellga, also known as the Crazy Russian, and the Evil Trivia Queen :) I am 19, stuck in Omaha, Nebraska (you know, that state where cows outnumber people 5 to 1), though I was born and grew up in the beautiful Ural Mountains. I sold my soul to the University of Nebraska system in order to get Doctor of Pharmacy degree. I love history, geography, languages, parasitology and occasionally chemistry (when I don't have to study for an exam in one of my chemistry classes).

If you are ever bored or need someone on whose shoulder to cry, I am at your service :)

[Elfëa]

Simple. Tell us something/everything/anything about YOU (again).

Okay...

Nick: Elfea (yes, I can do the dots above the name but I can't be bothered) - also go by the name Ellie Caro somewhere old. Elfea means "star-spirit" in Quenyan and that's about how far I'm in my studies of Elvish.
Age: 20 in few months (which I find scary)
Boards: I've been around here and KD for almost year now - but over CoE I'm mainly posting at the Harry Potter part of the forum. Over KD you can find me from the Asylum where the post sluts reside... ;)

Something else - well, I'm total internet addict with at newly got livejournal (Thanks to Anarie) and homepage somewhere. I study English and Creative Writing in UK (Wales), but I'm Finnish and visit my family in Finland during holidays :)
Hobbies include horse riding and writing fanfiction (well, that's newly started and rather hmm... used as a try to write something long.)

In general can be said that I'm total (Harry Potter and LotR) geek... (yes, people have met me :p)

Also in love with these two :p and :trout:

thinks better and stops...

Oh, and I shouldn't wander over Pony... I've got my hands in too many threads already... :o

[Rhianwyn]

:eek:

I didn't see this thread here. Oh well...

:wave:

I'm not new to LOTR; it's practically required reading for a sci-fi/fantasy writer (which I am :D). Usually, I hang out at boards devoted to another major media franchise, but I've been curious about CoE and I thought I'd check it out. I don't recognize anyone here, but that's okay. ;)

I'm 35, live out in the Down East region of North Carolina, and I'm a freelance writer. (That's what you call yourself when you haven't gotten anything published for 10 years. :p ) Graduate of N.C. State University (GO PACK!), fledgling webmaster, and cheesecake fiend.

There you have it. :)


Rhianwyn
User and abuser of parentheses and smilies...

[Rue]

'allo everyone 'ere!!!!:D

Me am 17 going on to 18 this July...dreadest the thought, me am growing OLD!!!! Noooo!!!! Me is in college right now, knocking me head on the wall and hoping that someone would please run my Econs teacher OVER!!! :mad: :p

me interests ~ tolkien and elves and hobbits (those WOnderful creatures, you know?) and Dunedain (swoon,swoon :swoon: ) and Ents and Valar and, me thinks you get the idea....me also loves talking to friends and listening to music. any type at all is fine...me also a Nicholas Tse fan (Asians might know him...and hate him)

me reside in Malaysia in a small town called Petaling Jaya (ok, so it's not THAT small) me has three older brothers which me *thinks* has something to do with the violent tendencies to hit people (don't worry, no one's ended up in the hospital...yet) :cool:

me thinks this is enough about me. any more and 'me' is gonna be irritating, me thinkest...so bye!!!

Rue:trout:

[Alcyone]

Hi all, this is My first post!
:D

[Frodo's redhead]

hi Alcyone!!!
Welcome to COE!!!! Make yourself at home;) :hug:

[Rhialto]

Hi all,

A good friend of mine introduced me to these boards. I've been hanging around here for a while, but she has persuaded me to finally register and de-lurk. I've been a Lotr fan for a long time and my enthusiasm has only increased with the release of the movies.

Looking forward to posting here more!

Oh yes, before anyone gets confused, I'm male. :D

[Melancthe]

Originally posted by Rhialto
A good friend of mine introduced me to these boards. I've been hanging around here for a while, but she has persuaded me to finally register and de-lurk.This good friend wouldn't happen to be a fellow Vanceophile, Gladiator fan and red-haired wench, would she?? :D

Welcome!

[Rhialto]

Originally posted by Melancthe
This good friend wouldn't happen to be a fellow Vanceophile, Gladiator fan and red-haired wench, would she?? :DI'm not a red-haired wench. :D

But yes, you're right. I suspect she might also be a Theoden swooner too. Dunno where I got that impression from. :)

PS. Howzit Mel, and thanks to Aragaunt for the welcome too!

[bugland]

i've been here for a while and just realized i started posting without properly introducing myself.

LoTR was one of the staples of my family, as in, every one of us kids read it about 50 times. i'm a 26-year-old American female weirdo.

:D

P.S. oh, and BTW, also a red-haired wench (but obviously not the person you're discussing).

[Frodo's redhead]

Originally posted by bugland
P.S. oh, and BTW, also a red-haired wench (but obviously not the person you're discussing).

me has red hair too:D sorry,I can't help but be obvious:D

[Rhialto]

All these red-haired wenches around here! Now I'm really glad I registered! :D

[Hellga]

CHeck the scrapbook :D

My hair is reddish brown with most reddishness due to magic product of modern chemistry, known as hair dye. :D

Hellga hugs all the newbies :hug:

Welcome, but beware: these forums are highly addictive :D

[alqua]

Hi, I'm new here! I'm a 19 year old girl from Finland. I've been a fan of Tolkien for a bout 2 years now, basically ever since I first read The Hobbit. I study classical philology at the University of Helsinki and am also interested in the languages that Tolkien has created. I'm trying to learn Quenya at the moment and I'd like to get started with Sindarin some day as well. :)

[Melancthe]

Originally posted by Aragaunt
You know, I think you need to prove that you're a red-haired wench. A picture will do fine. :)http://www.claymel.co.za/melancthe/melancthe02.jpg

Proof enough? And I see there are lots of other red-haired wenches in the various picture threads ...Vanceophile? As in Jack Vance? I read The Dying Earth series a while ago, and really enjoyed it. Vance has a real way with words.Another Vance fan! He's my favourite author - he could rewrite the telephone directory and I'd :swoon: over it.

(we're getting off-topic here ... sorry, all! :) )

[Frodo's redhead]

cool pic,I'll try to get one soon if I can for proof that I am a red-headed wench;) :D

[Luthiea]

I'm Luthiea. I'm 24 and I'm depressed and go on about it too much because I'm pathetic - that's all you need to know really! But I can be happy and jokey sometimes, this not being one of them. Also it's really late but I can't be bothered going to bed (and come 8.15 I won't want to get up either, isn't life wonderful! :( )

Men are allergic to me. Or something. It's damn annoying anyway, but what can one do, save from battering them over the head with a club and dragging them into my den! :D

I've been here nearly a year and am going on my second meet, in Ireland on 21st March! Which should be good. Should hopefully get some photos taken there.

Looks at all the ginges in the place. I've got strawberry blonde hair!! :D It's about the only thing I like about myself. It's naturally that colour (inherited from my Grandad :) ) although I do enhance it a tiny bit from time to time (not that anyone ever notices!).

I'm Scottish also. I love animals, LOTR, the countryside, the warmth of the sun and various other things.

Hello to all the new folk :wave:

[Elfëa]

Gah. Luth dear - go to the doc soon and ;) drag yourself away from the depression. Don't give in. (hey, it's easy to say when you're doing fine :))

:wave: Hello all newbies :p

stalks back to MI

[childofvalinor]

luthiea, i agree with Elfëa. i get depressed too, but not because im ill or have a miserable life, but because this world sometimes seems so pointless! but thats very rare. im a perky lass! with...(take a random guess)....RED HAIR! well its brown with copper and plum and red. :D hi people! i think i've been in here before....otherwise why would i get an email saying there had been a reply? tut tut. i do have a terrible memory! :D

[Madeline Elster]

Hi, my name is Madeline and I decided to mosey on down here and say 'ello! :D

I'm 18, soon to be 19, an aspiring writer, a shameless film addict, and a huge Pippin fangirl. :swoon: I run a site called Hogsmeade & Bree (http://www.hogsmeade-bree.com) which is for LotR and Harry Potter (did I tell you I'm a big Potthead as well? :D) a nd write reviews for another movie site. er, yeah, I think that's all you need to know about me. ;)

[Eowyn]

I don't know if it is the right section of the forum to introduce myself and I apologise if I am wrong!
I'm Eowyn and I am a great fan of lotr.
my favourite characters are Eowyn, Aragorn, Galadriel and Legolas!!!

[Green Man]

Welome Eowyn!

Come on over to the Eowyn Swoon Thread (see my link below), which is for both guys and gals.

Hope you enjoy your time here!

:)

[faramir's girl]

Welcome m'dear! Have fun!:D

[Amberion]

Welcome Eowyn

Glad to have you aboard:cool:

[LOTRLegolasfan]

hello Eowyn! :wave: Welcome! :D

[thedeadparrot]

Welcome. :wave:

May your smilies always turn out right. :D

[The Shieldmaiden]

Hi Eowyn! Welcome to COE! :wave:

I'm a fan of Eowyn too and you'll find we're not the only ones. Green Man is more or less the official leader of the Eowyn fans here, but be careful - he gets a bit drooly from time to time. ;)

Have you read the books? If not, beware that Fandom and Movie Discussion have spoilers.

I hope you enjoy yourself here!

The Shieldmaiden

[Hellga]

Welcome to CoE, Eowyn :) :hug:

[Céanen]

Hey, wait a minute...

I'm new, too- can I get some lovin' like our lady Eowyn here?

I'd even take a trout! (I need friends...)


Oops... almost forgot...Hi Eowyn!! (great name:D )

[Elf Maiden]

:trout: ;)

Welcome, both of you :D.

[Céanen]

Hooray!! My first trouting!

I am honored, Elf Maiden... many thanks!

Life is good.

[Arathorn]

Glad to meet the pair of you :D

[Gorbag]

Welcome Eowyn and Céanen..... :)

:trout: :beer:

[Mirdan]

:beer: for Eowyn (cool username, btw)

and here's a :trout: for you, Céanen! just as requested! ;) :D



welcome to the Council of Elrond! :hug:

[Molk Fx]

Originally posted by Céanen
(I need friends...)

I'll be your friend, if you pay me. :)

[Luthiea]

Hi there Eowyn!

Hullo to Ceanen too :)

Hope you both enjoy your new home! :D

[Reba]

Welcome and well met Eowyn and Céanen! :wave:

[calenkhelek]

HOWDAY!!! :D

You two will find yourselves pretty unseperable from this place after a few weeks :) I hope you are prepared to give up your social lives ;)

[LOTRLegolasfan]

Welcome Ceanen! :wave: :D

[Nilmandra]

Welcome to CoE Eowyn! :wave: I'm an Eowyn fan as well.


And here's a welcome :trout: for Céanen :D I think I've welcomed you in Movies Forum before. Oh, and don't take Molk up on that offer. He'll just break your heart and leave ;)

[GamgeeLass]

Welcome to CoE, Eowyn and Céanen! :) :hug:

Hope you both enjoy the place, and quickly develop addictions like the rest of us. :D

[bombadil]

Ooga shakka.

Welcome to the place thats 'ere. My name is bombadil, but you can call me Bombie, and I'm a study in the School of Weird.... wanna enroll? :arrr:

On a different note, more than likely a B# if you're dealing with me, I bid you welcome Eowyn.

Just a word in your ear though...watch these crazy buggers round here. They be crazy. :D

[Melkor]

Welcome Eowyn to my humble site. I hope you enjoy your stay. :)

[Raistlin]

:hug: to Eowyn and Ceanen

Have Fun or die :D

[Dorklord]

Dorklord says:

Hi..Im Dorklord

I also have red hair. In some perverted fantasy.

[one.elven.girl]

Hi Eowyn and Ceanen.:wave: Welcome and have fun, but if you don't, you probably won't be killed. By me, at any rate.;)

[Cotume]

Welcome Eowyn and Céanen! :hug: I hope you'll have fun here!

And here's a special :trout: for Céanen.. :devil:

[Elgiva]

Hiya Eowyn and Céanen!!!!! :wave:

Hope you enjoy it here!:)

[Arryle]

Welcome Eowyn!! And please everyone, do NOT let Green Man know of her presence on these fair boards! ;) :D


I am going to merge this thread with our very own Introduce Yourself (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2281) thread, where you can meet and greet other new and not so new Poniers! :D

[Estelio]

After numerous trying I finally got here... ;) Harder than I taught. By all means is this always this hard?

So...

I've been reading your messages and planned to join this "ring" at last. I think I have a habit to read what everybody else is doing and not participate :) , mostly 'cause I'm sooooo bad in English (guess you already came aware of that... :D ). But what I really want to know is where are you from and how often do you read this forum?

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Conor]

Welcome Estelio. Have a good time. I am from Ireland. I surf the CoE everyday at the moment but come next week it will be more infrequent.

[Molk Fx]

:wave: I wish I was a new member again! You get to know people and everything is so... new. Anyone suggest another site I can join? Remember you can't link non-PG sites, because it's against the rules and I've most likely already registered on it.

But what I really want to know is where are you from and how often do you read this forum?

I'm from England, I'm just not home right now. I tend to visit this forum daily (where as it used to be hourly) and I love long walks on the beach.

[J-girl]

Hiya Estelio! :wave:

I'm from Australia and I read these boards once or twice a day, or sometimes more if I'm bored or if something exciting/controversial happens. :devil:

;)

:hug:

[Gorbag]

Welcome Estelio. Hey, you speak English better than me and I'm English, so that's a good start. :D

Enjoy it here. It's a nice place.

Oh, and I like Pina Collada's... and getting caught in the rain.



:cool:

[Nilodlien]

Welcome Estelio!

It can be hard to be a new member, but most people here are very nice and do not always sing 1970's songs (:trout: Molk and Gorb). Just find some threads that interest you and jump right in.

I live in Seattle, Washington, United States and come here most times I'm online. There are some lovely people here - and some entertaining ones (Did I already mention Gorb and Molk? :confused: )

[Hellga]

Hi Estelio! Welcome to CoE!:hug:

I am a Russian from the Urals but currently I have my lair in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, which is not a great place, but they pay me well.

I read it every day, but I don't read every forum every day. Mainly it is Pony and Lit Discussion, and I read no more than a half of all active threads.

:hug:

[Gorbag]

And don't worry Estelio, not everyone here is from a weird place like the USA.. :D

Where are YOU from by the way? :)

[Gilrandir]

Heya Estelio!

I'm from Taiwan, and I check the boards every day, if possible. Yes, I'm an Internet addict... Gil hangs her head in shame.

Don't forget to check out the Information Booth and other stickies at the top of the boards... they're the ones that seem to stay on the top all the time. Gosh-durn cheating mods... :rolleyes: ;) :D

Oops, did I say that out loud? :eek: ;)

[Pennquelle]

Hi Estelio! Welcome!

I'm from that weird place... the USA. I live in San Diego, California. I come here almost everyday, but don't have very much time to post anymore.

I admire anyone who can speak a second language! :)

[Estelio]

Well,
I'm from Finland, but occasionally I live other places too... :confused:

[Nilmandra]

Hiya Estelio. I'm from Singapore. And I check the boards more than once a day ;)

(Or at least I used to until this week :()

[helga]

Oooh, another Finn! Check the link in my sig! ;)

How often I'm here? Well, sometimes every day, sometimes less... Depends on what's going on in RL. :)

[GamgeeLass]

Hi Estelio...welcome to CoE! :)


I live in central Ohio, in the United States. I usually visit the boards at least once a day, sometimes more often. I also read more threads than I post in...it's difficult to shake that lurking habit. :D

[TPFKAN]

Hi Estelio! :wave: Welcome aboard.

I'm from the USA, in West Virginia. I'm here every day, several times a day. Sometimes I post a lot, and other times I just watch and observe.

[dream wanderer]

I'm from Virginia USA...

I'm here several times a day.

Your English is fine.

dream wanderer

[Melancthe]

Hello, Estelio! :wave:

I'm from South Africa. I usually check the boards at least once a day, barring such occurrences as overdue assignments and an excess of work.

[Daisy]

Welcome :hug: Estelio.

I live in a small town in Ontario, Canada.
No computer at home, so I check in here on my lunchtime from work.

:wave: See you around. ;)

[[M]ad[C]at]

Hi and welcome, Estelio! :wave: :)

I'm from Singapore too, and lately I'm on the boards for as long as I'm awake! :eek:

Though I expect this to end in July... :(

And my lurking and posting balances out 50/50. :)

This thread is cool. :)

[Aiwendil]

Hi Estelio.:)

I'm from Scandinavia too (Sweden). I post here occasionally, depending on accessibility to computer and so on. Your english is really good IMO.

Aiwendil

[Seuvilen]

Hey Estelio. :wave: Welcome to CoE!

I'm from England and I visit this place a couple of times a day usually, as in every time I'm online. Be warned, it's very addictive. :p

[Heri]

:wave: Heya there, Estelio!

I'm Heri, and I'm here all day. ;)


Seriously, though:

I spend very long hours at the pc, since I like to type out my notes (instead of writing them in notebooks) and study on the laptop.

Also, I have several of my lecture books and compendiums on CD-Rom form, since it's not only cheaper *cough*(dupes)*cough*, but it's easier to search for precisely what you want, and they're much much easier to lug around. :D


So every once in a while, I just open an IE window and do a bit of posting. :D

[entman]

Welcome Estelio! I'm another yank. I live in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA.

I'm usually here every day, and sometimes for several hours at a time. I tend to post a lot in threads I like, but not much in others.

[Kat]

hi Estelio! I'm Kat and I'm from the USA. I haven't been here in...wow... a couple months at least? I have 15 posts including this one...so yeah,I'm not here very often. during the summer,though, I'm here and in the chat every day for at least 3 hours. :hug:

-Kat

[Massive_Attack]

Hi Estelio, and welcome to the Council-of-Elrond forums!

I'm from little New Zealand - the land of buzzy bees, sheep, Xena, and... well, that's about it.

I try to check these forums each day if possible.

I hope you have lots of fun here! :)

[Camelia Took]

Hey, welcome! :) I am Camelia Took, the as-yet mostly unknown hormone-laden hobbit with a penchant for elves and LoTR humor, especially if written by J-girl and/or Heri. I hope you have fun here, and if you need anything... don't ask me, I'm pretty much a n00b here as well... :rolleyes:

[Cotume]

Hello! I'm from Virginia, USA. (The wierd place)

Hehehe.. your English is better than mine. I generally make about 10 typos and 6 misspellings in one three word sentance. :LOL:
I try to check here everyday, but I don't often manage it on weekends.

Welcome again and have fun!:D

[Arryle]

Hi Estelio, and welcome to Council of Elrond! :)

I merged your thread with an already existing thread for new posters to introduce themselves, so settle in, and get to know some of your fellow CoEers! :D

[Amberion]

Hi Estelio

I'm from the land of OZ (Australia if you did not realise) and not the land of Hippie Dragons (Austria)

I am here at least once a day, unless I am not.:cool:

I am a member of the Mod Squad so if you want to ask questions about the board , send me a private message or post in an ask the mod thread and we will help you out:)

[bombadil]

Hi Estelio, I'm from North Carolina but for the time being I live in Swami Bombie land.
Everyday I turn on my computer and stare at the screen but sometimes I don't know if I'm here or not. Let's say for arguments sake, I'm here maybe 5 times.

I'm also part of the Mod Squad so if you have any questions......ask Amberion :D

[[M]ad[C]at]

:LOL: You can also ask this guy here <Points to above post> about anything at all in his domain, the Music forum. He knows everything. Trust me. ;) :D

[Yaksha]

Originally posted by Heri
So every once in a while, I just open an IE window and do a bit of posting.


I'd like to nominate that for "Understatement of the Year" please :D



I'm Yaksha, Super Moderator :cool: for C-o-E.

I live in Phoenix. I am currently attending DeVry University. I graduated with an Associates degree in Electronics and Computer Technology and am currently getting my Bachelors in Technical Management, another year and 3 months.

I used to live in Washington State, but it's waaaay to cold and rainy for me, so I moved to the desert :p

I currently work at DeVry University as a Tech Assistant in the computer labs, where I spend most of my time posting on the boards and getting paid for it :D

[Hellga]

Heri, I do the same thing :)

I do most of my work on computer, so I often get here for a few minutes and then run away :) So I usually visit 4 times a day for about 10-15 minutes a visit, occasionally longer, often less.

I only read few threads and post when I feel like it (disregard my post count... I don't know where those numbers come from... hundreds of short silly pointless posts like this, which no one ever reads anyway...).

[Monkfish]

I am me and you are you.:)

[Heri]

Originally posted by Yaksha
I'd like to nominate that for "Understatement of the Year" please :D


:p I am not obsessed... just intensely focused. :p

Oh... ok ok ok. I put the sess in obsessed. ;) Happy? :D

[Helm Hammerhand_II]

its the old helm hammerhand, im back. Where have u been council of elrond? I kept clickin on the link but nothing came of it until now?????:confused: Glad to see the imladris descendant alive and kicking anyway and hello to all members(old and new)Lets rock!!:cool: :cool:

[legolass]

Hi, Estelio! Welcome to CoE (sorry for the late welcome) :hug:

I'm from the Philippines and I'm here everyday - about 5 hours or so ... good thing I can do what I want at work.

:eek: Did I say that out loud? ;) :D

Welcome! :)

[Nilmandra]

Hiya Helm Hammerhand_II. Welcome back! :wave: Glad you found your way back here. Did you do it through www.imladris.net? Since both addresses will lead you straight here now :) Hope you find old friends back here. Btw, this thread a bit off topic for Movies. There is already a welcome thread in Pony so I'm moving this over to be merged. Hang on!

[legolass]

Hi, Helm :) Welcome back to CoE! Glad you found your way over here :) I'm merging this with the "Introduce Yourself" thread :) Hang on.

[TPFKAN]

:eek:


Hiya Helm! I tried to email you when we started up this site. Guess you didn't get it.


Welcome home! :)

[mikeybooboobrat]

Hi everyone. I guess I should introduce myself as well. I have a couple posts on COE but mostly lurk. I guess I'm the OLD one of the group. I'll be the Scout master..lol:D I'm 54 and have been a firefighter in VA , USA for 27 years. I became a LOTR fan WAY back in the 60's. I love the books and the movies and can't wait for ROTK. This is a great group of people here and I'm glad I can join the group. :)

[TPFKAN]

Ooooh. Guess that makes me the Den Mother. ;) :D

Hi!

[legolass]

hi, mikey! Glad to have you as part of the CoE family! :hug:

[Tethra]

Welcome back Helm_Hammerhand! :wave:

Where have ya been all the time? :p

Anyway it's great to see you back on board. :) :beer:

[mikeybooboobrat]

Thank you very much Legolass. I'm glad to be here.;)

[Aurora]

Hi everyone!:)
I’m Aurora.
Have been lurking around here for a while and figured it was on time to interduse my self.
( got addicted to this place in an extraordinary short time:D )

I live in Norway (it don't seems to be so many of us here:( )
I’m female and have two children.
Occupation: engineer.

Been a Tolkien fan for many years and my books are almost falling apart (have to get som new).

I’m usally here several times a day (checking on my favorite the married life:clap: :notworthy )

See you all!

[Leitharhynn]

Hi everyone!

This is my first post in COE, because I thought I should introduce myself before trying to post anything else. :)
I'm a 24 years old female from Tarragona, in Catalonia (a region located in north-east Spain). As you have probbly noticed, English is not my first language, so I beg your forgiveness for any mistake I could commit (or have already commited :o ).
Since I read LotR many years ago, I have felt fascinated by everything Tolkien-related. I also liked the movies, and just can't wait to have a copy of the TTT DVD! :)
I've already visited this site and read the messages in these forums for some months, and I've enjoyed every thread I read. Now I have decided it is time for me to register and try posting by myself :)

Leitharhynn

[Luthiea]

Hi to Leitharhynn, welcome to CoE! :) And I think your English is very good, better than my Spanish (which is pretty non-existent :p ).

Hi to Aurora (do you post at KD aswell?) and the other new folk! :D

[legolass]

Welcome Aurora and Leitharhynn to the best messageboard on the net! :) :hug:

[Erebwain]

Hi, I just joined here after being forced to do so by Ishamael, and Molk told me to go introduce myself here... so... err... hi!

Hate these things really, but thanks for not forcing me to start a thread of my own for it... :p
anyways, know some people already, I think, but for the rest...

I'm 21 years old, live in Norway, and I'm a comp sci student... (for those that might understand norwegian, høyskoleingeniør datateknikk is my line of studies currently)
Most likely I'll only be found in the chat, where I've been for a week or so already... :p but who knows, might be that I get around to posting every now and then...
Sorry for making you read this crap, btw...

[Aurora]

Thanks Luthiea and legolass :)
I'v been lurking around on KD as well, but don't post so much.
Velkommen Erebwain:)
Godt at det er flere av oss her.
Aurora

[[M]ad[C]at]

Hey Ereb! Glad you could make it! :D

Hi Aurora! :wave:

[Molk Fx]

Originally posted by Erebwain
Sorry for making you read this crap, btw...

Nah, you've started off good. You mentioned mine and Ish's name so people know you're in with the cool crowd. ;) You spoke a different language, the fickle female population will be swooning in no time....... No, I'm not bitter :mad:

[Nilmandra]

/me :swoon: for Ereb


:D


Welcome to CoE ereb :hug:

[Hellga]

Hi Erebwain, welcome to CoE! :hug:

Hellga is partial to Scandinavians ;) :p

[helga]

Oh, yet another Scandinavian! Welcome!:) *cough*checkthelinkinmysig*cough*

Hellga is partial to Scandinavians

Proudly pats her twin on the head

[Hellga]

Proudly pats her twin on the head

I am teachable! I am trainable! :D :hug:

[Raistlin]

originally posted by molk fx
You mentioned mine and Ish's name so people know you're in with the cool crowd.

OOh Im cool..:D

Ishy struts...http://smilies.f-o-o-l.de/walk.gif

btw welcome to CoE..see i'm supposed to be a mod here at CoE so I gotta welcome ya http://smilies.f-o-o-l.de/nubee.gif


http://smilies.f-o-o-l.de/knuddel.gif :beer:

[Neithan]

:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: Wow..... thatas was funny... :-p

[Heri]

:wave: Welcome Aurora!

:wave: Welcome Ereb!

:wave: Welcome Leitharhynn!



:D Hope you have fun here! :hug:

[Erebwain]

Thanks for the welcomes Aurora, MadCat, Molk, Nil(*helps up* you seem to have fallen...), hellga, helga(I will...), Master Majere(did I spell that right, btw? been a while since I read those books) and Heri :)

:hug:

Aurora: Pleier alltid dukke opp noen nordmenn... men her ser det ut til å være mest svensker... :rolleyes: :p
j/k

[Aduial Estel]

MANWE! YOU MADE IT! ::glomps Erebwain::

:hug: :clap:

[Erebwain]

Hiya Aduial, long time no see! :) :hugs:
*goes to attempt to get some im thing working*

[Mirdan]

Originally posted by Leitharhynn
This is my first post in COE, because I thought I should introduce myself before trying to post anything else. :)

¡hola! Leitharhynn! bienvenido a Council of Elrond! no te preocupa mucho...habla inglés muy bien! :clap:

but no, Spanish isn't my native language, and i can't speak Catalan :( but i do hope i said what i had just said right! :D


welcome back to:
Helm Hammerhand_II :wave:

and another round of welcomes to:
Estelio
mikeybooboobrat
Aurora
Erebwain

:hug: and :kiss: to everyone else whom i have missed. go ahead...i think i've earned a :trout: for my late welcomes!

[Leitharhynn]

Thanks to Luthiea, legolass, Heri, Mirdan and everyone else for your nice welcome. :)

And greetings to all the people that, like me, are new here. :wave:

Luthiea and Mirdan: Thanks for your praises on my English... I suppose my English may seem not bad if I have an English-Spanish dictionary near ;)

And Mirdan, you speak Spanish pretty well. :) If you are ever interested in learning Catalan, just tell me! :)

Leitharhynn

[Tigger]

Hi Leithrhynn!!

I'm Tigger and I'm from Northeastern Ontario in Canada. Welcome to CoE!! From what I've seen, your English is just fine. :)

[Hellga]

Hi Leitharhynn! Welcome to CoE! :hug:

Don't worry about your English, it is just fine :) (though I am myself a non-native speaker :))

Spanish is the next language I am going to learn (after I get German to satisfactory level). Though I plan on learning Castillian dialect. Are the differences between Castillian and Catalonian Spanish significant?

[Ridlah]

Twas just by sheer chance I came across this site! My post count may be low but i'm far from being a n00b. I was a member of Imladris back in the day, but when the site went down one day I thought that was it. But nein for it is here! After many many months I have finally found y'all! I doubt anyone remembers me (i can't even remember if 'Ridlah' was my original username or not), but I remember alot of you. Well here I am anyway, still a Haldir fan. :D

Sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place, mods. But I needed to hi to everyone. :)

[Yaksha]

Glad you found your way back Ridlah! :hug:

Welcome to the Council-of-Elrond :)

Psst, check your PMs

[Arryle]

Right place(Pony), but the wrong thread :)! That's OK though...I'm gonna merge this with the Introduce Yourself thread. It's a nice place for oldbies and newbies to get to know each other! :)

[kcamericanangel1]

Hello everyone I know that I should have told you a little bit of and introduction about myself. So you will be able to get to know me.

My name is Kristina Christian! I like to do sports, play games, make movies, websites, and also make new friends.

So far here I have no friends and I am pretty new.

I enjoy being aroung other people and getting to know them. But, I can easily be hurt to. And I am sorry to anyone that I hurt their feelings for. If I did hurt your feelings I am terribly sorry. And I did not mean to do that.

I hope that we will be able to get to know each other. And if we do we can also become great friends as well.

I am glad to meet you and I hope that you enjoy your stay here. Thank you and have a wonderful day! :)

[Monkfish]

Hello!

Before anybody says anything different, I`m the sensible one with the FIRM grip on reality.:D

(It`s that AMBER and GREENMAN you have to watch out for!);) :D

[kcamericanangel1]

Thanks for replying to my thread Monkfish. That's good that you have a sensible grip on reality. :) Okay I will watch out for Amber and Greenman then. Thanks for the warning. ;)

[Aduial Estel]

Monkfish is the sensible one? :eek: You learn something new everyday. ::shrug::

Welcome, Kristina! Honey chile, I don't know who's been hurting your feelings around here, but I hope you kick back and enjoy your stay 'round these parts! :hug: I think you'll find this board pretty addictive, but don't worry, we're mostly nice people. Harmless for the most part. ;) Anyhoot, have fun kiddo! :hug:

[kcamericanangel1]

Thank you very much! I hope that I will enjoy my stay here. You are right that there are nice people here to talk to. But, for me they are hard to find. Let's just say that I hardly have met any nice person.

But, thanks for answering my thread. And have a wonderful day! :)

[Melkor]

Welcome to my website :)

Please read the rules and guidlines, check out the info booth, and enjoy your stay. :)

Some of these posters are a bit wordy, but as long as you play nice I'll be there for ya. ;)

[kcamericanangel1]

Thank you very much! I really will enjoy that. Okay, I will read your rules. Thanks!;)

[Arryle]

Welcome Kristina! :) If you have ay questions about the site rules, or anything site related, please feel free to PM me or any one of the moderators here at CoE!

[kcamericanangel1]

Thank you very much for telling me about this. Dont worry I will ask for help when I need it. ;) Thank you once again and have a great day! :)

[Evenstar_18]

My real name is Bre (pretty much:D ) and I live in upstate NY. I love LOTR (obviously) and read the preciousssss books the first time when I was about eight. I found Imladris more than a year ago and have been camping out here ever since. :)

I just turned 20 and feel very old. :( I am a sophomore in college, majoring in chemistry and euro. history and I plan to become a physician (if I am not killed in chemistry lab and manage to not blow myself up:p). Tomorrow is the first day of spring term classes :(.

I enjoy lots of things and like to try new things. I am too tired to think of the things I enjoy at the moment, however. :rolleyes: ;)

~Evenstar

[Delyth]

Hi,
I'm new here too,
I'm a 22yr old female uni student in Wellington, New Zealand.
I'm studying Geography and Public Policy.
I love the LOTR movies and I can't wait for the final one! It's just so exciting to see it all so 'real'! I missed the first premiere in Wellington, but was there last year (though I couldn't see a thing!) I'm gonna be first in line this time round! :D
I read the books first when I was 13, and I was absolutely absorbed by them. Didn't read them again till before the first movie came out, though.
Other favourite authors - Terry Pratchett and Anne McCaffrey
I used to check up on the news on the old Imladris site, and then it dissappeared. I was pleasantly surprised when an old link sent me here :)

Delyth

[Massive_Attack]

Welcome to the CoE forums, Delyth! :)

Always good to see another Kiwi around here!

So you're planning on going to the world premiere of The Return of the King there in Wellington? You may want to check out this thread some time: Wellington, December 2003 - RotK Premiere (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3074)

[Tigger]

Welcome to CoE!!! :)

[Strombarge]

Hi everyone, just wanted to stop in and say hello to all my old friends. I hope all is well. Any news that I should be aware of?

[HobbitAinsley]

Well, first the earth cooled. Then the DINASAURS came! But they got big and fat and died and turned into oil; then the arabs came and bought Mercades Benz's... ;)

[Luthiea]

Hi there Strombarge! :wave:

I don't think we met before (well Imladris was quite a while ago and I've got a bad memory :rolleyes: ) but helllloooo! :D

[Rosie Gamgee]

Strommie! How the hay are ya? :D

Rosie :hug: Strommie

[Amberion]

Howdy Strom

did you hear that they are making films of the Lord of the Rings?:LOL:

[bombadil]

Hey there Strom dude, ain't you spose to be some kinda ranger or somethin'? I sorta forgot. ;)

[Arryle]

Hey Stromby...welcome back!!! I merged your thread with this handy dandy all purpose Introduce Yourself to the masses thread :)!!! Glad to see you back around! :D

[bombadil]

I wondered what happened Arryle. I looked for this thread after I posted and didn't see it. I thought maybe I'd jinxed Strom by saying I didn't remember him and then when the thread disappeared I thought "wow! that was a short trip...forgotten already"! :eek:

[Tim Benzedrine]

Heya, Stromboli!

News? Well, I'm Dreamy! Wait, that isn't news. Um....nah, everything is pretty much the same old same old. Wait, I'm not sure of LisaS's regularity status, there might be new developments there, you'll have to ask her again if ya can find her.:D

[Professor Higgins]

Well, I am 26 year-old female, red-haired (OK, I colorate my hair, normally I must be blonde) Russian from Moscow
I am legal advisor in an investment company, I speak (let's count) 5 languages
I love opera, football and Formula 1
What else? I have a cat called Bars and he's my only companion for the time being, cause I drove out my boyfriens about a month ago.
the life's beautiful!

[Imrhien]

Hi, everyone! My RL name is Brandi, but here I go by Imrhien. I guess Im is good.

I'm a 26 year old pre-k teacher, and aspiring children's book writer. Got a few books written, just afraid to do anything with them.:rolleyes: I love my job (most days) and love kids, but don't have any.

I live in Texas. Married. As far as pets, I have 3 hermit crabs named Jamie, Elee and Clyde. (I love fluffy furry animals, but I'm alergic. :( )

I'm a shy person in RL. It's wierd. I was in Drama Club in high school and loved acting, still do, and not at all shy on stage. But, in real life I am.
I think alot, and people wonder about me, cause I usually don't say what I"m thinking. I mostly lurk around here, and post in the Movie Discussion Forum.

[Diora Maria]

Hi,

I am Diora Maria. American. I live in Michgian. I love fantasy, horror( Brian Lumley) and mystery( PD James and Agatha Christie.

I used to have two dogs but they both died.


I play piano and cello.


I am not much of a talker as you can see. I live a pretty quiet life. I love LOTR but I dont know which side I would want to be on. I think both sides are good points for having the ring.

[jesuisalleeaujardin]

:notworthy hello... i'm new to this forum and just wanted to say hi. both my sisters have been members for a while and can't stop talking about it. i finally got myself to join. :D

i'm studying french, italian and spanish. anyone want to help me out with homework? :D

cheers,
jesuisalleeaujardin

[Arryle]

Welcome jesuisalleeaujardin. Phewww, I just got tired typing that nick! :D I hope you find lots of great things to post about here. Please remember to read these (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) first! :)

[jesuisalleeaujardin]

:D hehe - i couldn't think of any other name. my french homework is looming over me. you can call me jesus ;) but, ahh, now isn't a good time to be struck by lighting. my friend looked over my shoulder and ranted, "next time you're gonna sign up for these, THINK about your handle first!"

i can go by jardin. :)

jardin
jesuisalleeaujardin

[~Jazmyne~]

Im not exactly new. But I havent introduced myself properly so here goes!:

I'm Jazmyne and Im 13 f. I am a regular person with some issues of course but who doesnt have any? lol I am learning Quenya. And there is an awsome site called www.middle-earth.ws it is so kool and there are many people who are willing to teach. And they will correct your mistakes without being arrogant. :D Pretty kool huh? Well, Namaarie 'il'er

[Mirdan]

welcome jesu...ah, jardin and ~Jazmyne~ to the Council-of-Elrond!

:beer: :beer:

[alison]

Testing testing.... Hi everyone. I'm Ali... from the BBC LOTR message board. It's being silly tonight so I thought I'd pop over here instead and attempt to register. Finding it a little hard to navigate my way around at the moment but give me time. Bye for now.

Ali x:) :

[Halbared]

Hola Ali, hope you enjoy your visit here, and come back for more, I think there's an introduction thread somewhere, dunno where, have a look.

Oh yeh, I'm the boss round here see, just do as I say, and you'll be fine;)

Got a spare fiver?

[Luthiea]

Hi Alison! Welcome to CoE :)

Luth notices Ali's location Ooohh you're from Scotland too! :D

:hug:

[celebfea]

Welcome to CoE. If you have a favourite character head to fandom. Just join right in everyone is very welcoming here :)

And since when have you been in charge Halb??? ;)

[Aldaron]

Run Ali, run like the wind. Don't fall victim to the Blackadder. The link Halb mentioned is here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2281&highlight=Introduce+yourself). Welcome! I hope you have a wonderful stay!:wave:

[alison]

Thanks everyone :)

[Gimli the Dwarf]

And ignore Halb. He likes to be in charge but he ain't, in reality :p
Nice to see ya, Alison! And I hope I'm not spamming this thread- I don't think I am since it ain't closed. I'm Gimli, and I tend to attack anyone who insults dwarves within my vicinity.

Now no one can call me unfair. :devil:

[Aniviel]

Ali, hi it's Jen. If you go to the thread entitled We come from another Planet, here on the Prancing Pony thread click on last page, you will find the other exiles over there.

Good to see ya kid! :)

[Tami of Ithilien]

Hi Ali :wave:

There are quite a few of us from planet beeb seeking refuge over here - we've started a thread - "we come from another planet" if you care to join us over there! :D

It's a pretty big place this - at least compared to beeb! But I'm finding my way around. It takes a bit of getting used to, having separate threads for everything, but I'm getting to like it over here :cool: I'm sure you will too.

Tami

[Elle E. Finn]

Hi Ali! Great to see you. Welcome to C-o-E; do hang around, it's a great place!

[legolass]

Hi, alison! Welcome to CoE! :)

Do stop by our Information Booth (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226), and make yourself comfortable. We're glad to have you with us.

I'll merge this with the Introduce Yourself thread :) Hang on :)

[AnulaCalimdal]

'Ello, my name's Anula Calimdal (Though I go by Kentra Shinataku often as well) ^-^ Very few of you will remember me since I've been gone since forever, making a few attempts over the past year to begin posting again, but always got side tracked and never had time (Hey, high school is busy.) But it's the summer now, meaning there is much more time. I also joined four other forums that I'm active in and I missed CoE because nothing could be the same.

But since I've so many new people come in during my absence, this is an introduction to them, and to the people who don't remember me ^-^

::waves at everybody:: Hi!

~Anula

[Arryle]

Welcome, Elle!!!!


Arryle glomps Anula...

You're finally back!! Huzzah!! :D

[Nighthawk]

Hi all.

Gimli, don't worry, Dwarves kick ass. So do all the other races.

[lyric]

Hi Nighthawk, and welcome :) I think we have an Ohio invasion going on ;)

Hope you have a lot of fun :)

Anula great to see you back :hug:

[Gil-Estel]

mwahaha its all my fault!

[AnulaCalimdal]

Ohioans rock. ::waves to fellow people who live in the state of dangerous cities and farms::

::hugs Arryle and lyric:: Thanks for the rewelcome^-^ It's good to be home.

~Nula

[BloodFire]

'Nula!

BF glomps

1x2x5! ;) :devil:

Hi NightHawk! Come join the insanity in Angband, 'kay?

[Hellga]

Of course I remember you, Anula! I even remember you from Imladris days when you had a slightly different nick :) :hug:

[Orelle]

Hi... I'm new too... right. Anyway, I'm a teenager from California, considered a nerd at my school--I've got a rep of having a different book to read everyday, oya! Erm... nuts about Lord of the Rings, obviously. Hm. I suppose that's all that's interesting.
Oh yeah. One more thing: I'm a fem. ;)
~Orelle

[Neithan]

Hiya! Welcome to the Party Orelle!

You will enjoy it here, we are a fun loving bunch. Just make sure you have a good snse of humor, and don't take much seriously here, and you will have a great time.

[BloodFire]

I know how that goes, Orelle, with the different book everyday! Welcome to C-o-E, the bestest place on the 'net! :)

[Arryle]

Hi Orelle and welcome to CoE. Take a minute and check this (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) out. It'll help you out a lot around here! :) Enjoy posting.

[Molk Fx]

^ Da woman!

y0 new people.

[jesuisalleeaujardin]

Originally posted by Arryle
Hi Orelle and welcome to CoE. Take a minute and check this (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) out. It'll help you out a lot around here! :) Enjoy posting.

hey... no one told me about these rules when i started... i think... mwahahaha. ...

http://www.smilies.org/basesmilies3/kahaha.gif

jardin

[munkiy]

my name is munkiy, nicked munk, munky.... other variations of it.

in rl its josh though ;) i live with Yaksha and thats how i got introduced to this and chat at ImLadris.

[ElvenChica]

You live with Yaksha....as what? His cook? His housecleaner? Decoration? Monkey? What?

Now real intro. You're name is Munkiy, aka Josh. Do you like long walks on the beach? Cookies? Killing sheep?

;)

[munkiy]

cookies are good, killing sheep...not so good. and we take turns cooking, and i guess you could say im a better "decoration" than yak, no offense though, but no.

i do enjoy working out though...

[[M]ad[C]at]

Psst, his spaghetti kicks-ass. Apparently. :p

[crazycat]

Hi everyone my name is Vicki and I am new. Love this site there are such wonderful people here. I am 34 years old and have 2 little girls. I currently substitute teach and in the fall am going back to finish my degree.

[Mirdan]

would you look at that...two psycho cats posted in a row! ;) :D

welcome to the Council-of-Elrond, crazycat! :beer:

[crazycat]

Thanks for the welcome Mirdan. Around my house at times I think I might be going a little psycho. Actually I have no imagination at all to come up with a name that isn't already taken. I do though have a cat that falls asleep on my monitor and falls off sometimes. Therefore the name crazycat. It is great to meet you all.

[[M]ad[C]at]

Good to see another feline around here! Welcome! :wave:

[legolass]

Hi, crazycat and welcome to CoE! I sent you an email :)

Welcome to CoE, Nighthawk, Orelle and munkiy!

and welcome back, Anula! :hug:

[munkiy]

why thank you Legolass and welcome crazycat.

darn right my spaghetti is great, i will make it for aina and she will tell you :)

[Gil-Estel]

Munk its legolass not the elf hero himself
hehe

[munkiy]

lol ;) thanks. its been fixed

[Gandalf Da White]

Well i am sort of new and my name is Kay! i live in the UK where the weather here is not very enjoyable...if you get my drft! i have very kool friends such as people who call themselves Gandalf - me, Gimli and Buffy (i know that has nothing to do with the trend but i thought that i might add that in!:D ) i have very wierd friends

[Arryle]

Welcome, Kay!!! I hope your stay here at CoE will be fun! :) Here are the site rules (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) . Check them out, as they are most interesting reading indeed! :)

[Shirreyder]

Hello everyone! I'm new here too! I'm Shirreyder, I'm 20 and I've been a LotR fan for quite some time now, but I never found this place before. Granted, I wasn't really into message boards before.

For eveyone who would like to chat, I have MSN under Shirreyder@hotmail.com :cool:

See you around!

Shirreyder

[Aldaron]

Welcome, Welcome one and all!!!! Welcome to Fantasy Island!
...or was it skull island? Shoot!

[Arryle]

Hi Shirreyder, and welcome to Coe :).

Here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) are the site rules. Use them wisely and have fun! :D

[Gorgeous Elf Maiden]

Hello all,
I just love it here at at CoE. Most of my friends here don't really care about LotR(I know, I know...How can they not care...)So if anyone would like to chat or email...that would be cool I'm will be 17 this month so that's cool.Pm me. Drop a line to say hi. I would like to get to know as much people from this site as I could.

[Arryle]

Welcome to CoE, Gorgeous Elf Maiden. No need to post your email address here. If someone from the site would like to email you, they can do so by using the link on your post. That way you do not have to post your personal information here. :)

[Brandybuck33]

Hello everyone,

I am Brandybuck33, and have just stumbled across this wealth of Lord of the Rings knowledge and fandom!

I am an avid fan of Lord of the Rings and hope I will fit right in with you guys!

Thank you!:)

[Heri]

:wave: Welcome to CoE, Brandybuck! :hug:


We hope you'll enjoy it here.

And if you haven't already, don't forget to drop by the Welcome Forum and take a look at our Rules and Guidelines (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226). :hug:

[Gil-Estel]

Hello Ya'll!! I'm the friendly crazy person if you need any help with chat just PM me if you can figure it out!

[Dernhelm of Narnia]

Hello, all! Can't believe I haven't ventured into this part of the forum until now, but better late than never, eh?

My name is Heather, 30, married, four kids (10, 8, 6, and 4), the two older kids are wonderful stepchildren, and one of my biological children is autistic, and all of my children and my husband have embraced LOTR and Harry Potter. We live in southern Illinois, close to St. Louis, MO (go Cardinals!). I am an entrepreneur, running two home-based businesses - choose not to do them full time, only scheduled around my gorgeous husband and kids; so I'm really a full-time mom and domestic goddess :p
My faith centers around the Eight Limbs and yoga, which I've practiced since I was eight years old ( that was BEFORE Madonna popularized the discipline, so I practiced it when it was "weird").

Before I had a marriage and dependents, living a solitary life, I traveled across the U.S. performing modern dance and choreography. Received a certificate in Laban Movement Analysis/Bartenieff Fundamentals after a year of intense coursework in New York City. I guess you could say it sounds glamorous and "living my dreams", which I still do, but a word from the wise says that living one's dreams still requires hard work and dealing with bad days, so my husband and I are working very very hard toward the life that we want with the knowledge that the journey, not the destination, is the source for the most success.

I love being able to share fantasy/fiction (LOTR, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia) with my family and loved ones for so many reasons; besides being swept away, I love the applications of ethics and morality taught in these stories. Courage, commitment, integrity...all concepts that I teach my family how they transcend works of fiction and our own reality to be eternal truths. Fantasy/fiction have touched me throughout my life, and I'm so thankful that I can share them.

Greetings to everyone!:wave: :wave:

[Aldaron]

Welcome Dernhelm. Hope you have found the place to be warm and cozy so far. Welcome also to Brandybuck33. Come on in, the waters nice!
:wave: to you both.

[Arryle]

Wow, Dernhelm, that was a wonderful introduction. WElcome to CoE. I am posting a link here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) for you to use and be able to easily get to our site rules. Please feel free to PM any of the mods, or admin, if you have any questions or problems. :)

[~BrandyTook~]

Welcome Brandybuck33! Welcome Dernhelm! Come and join the insanity and friendliness! :wave: And welcome hugs for you both! :hug:

How come I never noticed this thread before? Wow, this would have been useful when I got here! But silly me walks around with my eyes closed all the time, so I never saw it before! :rolleyes: Oh well!

Welcome to everyone! :)

[Dernhelm of Narnia]

Thanks so much for the warm-and-fuzzies, everyone!

:) :) :) :) :)

I have to admit, I'm starting to feel right at home here. I love reading all of your introductions here, too. What a wonderful idea!

And, of course, hugs back to you ~BrandyTook~...

:hug:

[Mirthrandir420]

Hello i am Mirth420. I am new, and i am not. I first started posting here about 2 years ago and i just started again. I have been in the middleast for the last 5 months and when i just tried to log on i had to redo my profile.

So, i say hello to all of my old friends and all of the new people i have never meet before.

[~BrandyTook~]

Welcome Mirth420! Welcome back after such a long time away from here! :hug: :)

[Gil-Estel]

hmmm I've been wondering for a while if I should do my own Intro what do ya'll think?

anywhoo welcome to ya'll new people I am the local chatter and if you ever want to get on and understand the PM system PM me otherwise I can be reached at my email at the bottom of the post!

[Belle]

Heya, my name is Belle and I have been at imladris/CoE for about 2.5 years. I'm mainly a lurker on the boards now, but you can find me in chat. :)

I'm a 20yo uni student majoring in Classics (junior next year) and I'm from the Southeastern US.

:wave: :hug: :wave:

[Aldaron]

Howdy Belle. I live in Tennessee, but have lived in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and North Carolina. I'm a mid south boy now, but have DEEP roots. ;)
my personal affiliation...
http://www.aurx.net/images/Aub6.gif

WAAAAAAAAAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome Mirth420 or should I say welcome back and hopefully soon we can say... welcome home. I am a bit more active now, but I think I remember seeing you around back in the day.

[Belle]

Nice. Another Auburn fan on the boards. :D Nice to meet you!

And welcome to the new members! :)

[Gorbag]

:hug: 's Belle.

:D

[Curundil]

Aiya Meldor!

I've just arrived from a long journey to the South. I don't know any of you, so I'll introduce myself.

My name's Willie. I'm a 21 years old guy from Spain. I've been out of this Tolkien's world for a long time. Too long, but other subject required me.

But I'm back, so I hope you greet me with Joy and Beer, my best friends. :D

You will have me here for some time. Let's see what's going on in this cosy Inn.

[Arryle]

Hi Curundil!!! :)


Check these (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) out!! :)

[~BrandyTook~]

Welcome Curundil!

Here is some joy for you: :D

And here is some beer for you: :beer:

Enjoy!

[Aldaron]

Welcome Curundil!
fraid joy will have to do from me... swore off the suds many years ago:D
Hope you enjoy your stay!

[Gil-Estel]

Hullo same here 'cept I'm to young *shrugs* anywho welcome to COE if you need help to get into chat PM me or Omi(Omicron)

[Omicron]

Or don't.

:p

[Gil-Estel]

thanks so much :P now I'm starting to wonder if you are really the nice guy I think you are

[kenrheew]

Hi, I'm new to this forum and i am a bit lost... i know about this forum through my cousin... I am from Malaysia and i play with Decipher's LotR TCG. hope to know you all soon

[Elerrína]

Hello kenrheew!! :wave:

Hope you get unlost quickly... actually, this forum really isn't a bad place to be lost. It's a great place. :D Enjoy your stay in our fair realm!!

[~BrandyTook~]

Welcome Kenrheew! :hug: :wave:

Hopefully you won't be lost for long! Just wander around and you're sure to find something you'll love and people that you'll come to like too! Enjoy your time here at CoE!!!

[Arryle]

Welcome Kenrheew!!!

Here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) are the site rules. Check them out first as they are very helpful in getting to know your way around. And always remember that you can PM any moderator or administrator with any questions you have. It's easy to do, just click the PM button at the bottom of anyone's post and the screen will come up with the PM form. Moderators of each forum here are listed at the top of the forum above any of the threads. :) Hope that helps a little!

[Dernhelm of Narnia]

Welcome, Kenrheew! :wave:

Stay here a while...I promise nobody here bites unless you ask them to. :p

[Lólindir]

How is everyone? I am new here, just wanting to know exactly what is discussed on this message board... I am looking forward to posting with all of you...

[Gil-Estel]

bite?did someone say bite?

Hullo Nice to meet ya I'm Stel and I'm the friendly chat person unless you talk to Omi so if ya ever want to get onto chat and are lost I'm a PM away(usually!)

anywhoo

*bites Dernhelm*

mwahahaha

[Molk Fx]

We mainly discuss birth and motherhood. :p

[legolass]

Hi, Lolindir! Welcome to CoE! :)

Please drop by here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) to see our membership guidelines and here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2225) to know what the forum is about.

I will be merging this with our old "Introduce Yourself" thread :)

[Lólindir]

Thanks, leg, for merging my topic and private-messaging me about it, I was wondering where it went, heh!

You all seem nice, glad to meet you...

I guess I have to introduce myself...

My real name is Derick, Lólindir in the elvish tounge...

I'm a fan of Tolkien (aren't we all)...

I'm from Texas (yee-haw, jk)

I'm 20, I'm a college student, going to be a high school teacher/coach once I get out in a few years....

I love sports, music, playing guitar (mainly acoustic) and of course, Tolkien...

Hope to have a great time here... Adios!

[Aldaron]

Welcome Lólindir! Glad to have ya with us. You know maybe you can answer something for me. They say EVERYTHING is BIG in Texas... does that go for microwaves and mini-fridges too? Just curious.;) Hope you have a great time here!

:wave: kenrheew. Hope you are now finding your way. Enjoy your stay!

[Neithan]

I am the Sherminator, a sophisticated Sex-Robot sent through time to change the future for one lucky lady.

[Gil-Estel]

no you aren't Neith don't make me post the picture...anyway you better visit so I can post at least 1 piccie of you for people to swoon over

[iLvorlando]

hello. i'm fairly new here and all so i guess i just wanted to introduce myself and everything. i'm 16, from southern california, and became a fan of LOTR, so here i am. i'm into forums so i tend to join a few when i come to like the community and such so yeah, i guess i'll see u around! :)

[Gil-Estel]

We all hope you will like our forums we are very friendly and sometimes a little overly friendly but you'll get used to it!

here's (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226)
the rules for the forums and
here's (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2225) the reason for the forum.

enjoy and stay by the rules or a mod will come to get you!
( I am not one I just happen to be an overly friendly person)
and email me or PM me if you want to find out how to get into chat or if you want to annoy Omi PM him or Email him about it(Omi=Omicron)

so welcome to the forums

[Elwaithien]

Hi everyone, new here. Nice place. I have been popping in now and again to read. Nice place.

Met some nice people in the chat this morning. Look forward to being apart of this community.

[Gil-Estel]

just to help a mod out I will welcome you to COE
I'm Stel and I see I don't need to help you get into chat sooo I'll just get onto the Rules and Such
Rules (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226)
and the ever present reason (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2225)

Have fun and follow the rules *tips hat then walks away*
Hold up where'd my hat go?

[susanna]

What about renaming this: Temple of Small Gods - all those who don't have a temple of their own.

Snaps for Ted Sandyman and Turin Turambar, two of the most intelligent members of CE. For some Americans maybe a bit too much to the left, but always very clear, not easily overcome by their emotions, always balanced in their view of the world.

Snaps for Arryle who is so patient as a moderator.

Snaps for Scytale - from his posts to CE I would have guessed that he is somewhere in his late twenties...

Snaps for EU who is one of the sweetest and most beautiful women I have ever met.

(leaves to think about more persons she wants to snap.)

[fingolfin-7]

i'd like to welcome myself back. i have not been on this site since the fall of 1999- you should all welcome me back.

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

Well, I only got here this spring, just a newbie, but welcome back anyway. :wave: I kill threads here.

I love that slight peremptory tone you have there-'you should all welcome me back'- :LOL:

Heh, took me a while to understand what you meant by 'fall of 1999'. I was thinking about something along the lines of the fall of Númenor but then I realised I was a silly British person and that 'fall' means 'autumn' in the rest of the world...:rolleyes:

[Mirdan]

i think i'll move this thread to the Prancing Pony where you can expect a bigger reception.

but anyways, welcome back, fingolfin-7! :beer:

[Turnar]

Wait a second...this thread is about 'me!' Why are you all talking about this fingolfin-7 person? It's about 'me!'

[Reba]

heya fingolfin. since your thread is titled "me" should we call you "me" or "you" or "fingolfin-7". And if its the latter, should we like pronounce the -7 as "dash seven" or "hyphen seven" or can we just call ya fin? :D

And Nerdanel, I'll have to report you to TPTB for killing threads. That's at least a misdemeanor 'round here I'm sure, tho we're all guilty of it at some point or another, we just don't admit to it publicly, thereby getting ourselves caught! ;)

wb fin :wave:

[legolass]

LOL, Turnar!

Hi, fingolfin-7, welcome back :) Glad you found your way back to us, if you posted at the old Imladris board :) We have a thread for introductions, I will merge this with that one. Hang on a bit.

[Peregrinning Took]

Er, 'ello. Don't know why I'm introducing myself when I've been here for 10 months, but....

Hi! :wave:

[dream wanderer]

I would like for you to give a warm welcome to De Vinci. I've known De Vinci for 17 years. Since the day she was born in fact. She sings, she dances, she draws, she is just an all around talent and is quite smart ....she is also into Harry Potter, Tolkien and various other pursuits but I'll let her tell you about all that when she feels comfortable posting because if I tell you everything she won't have anything to post about then, would she? . She was looking for a Tolkien site and I recomended this one..the best on the net.

Please give her a warm welcome...

Yes..if I sound like a proud mom that's cause I am!

I guess I have to behave now!

;)

dream wanderer

p.s...she also likes Orlando Bloom...she might trout me for that one! ;)

[Theowen]

Welcome De Vinci! :wave: I hope you'll like it here. C-o-E has lots of great people who are really friendly and helpful and have lots of different interests, so you are bound to find people you feel congenial with. And of course lots of people here like Orlando Bloom! ;)

[Rana]

Welcome De Vinci! :wave: Don't be afraid to jump right in and post! Everyone here is really nice, and there's so many interesting discussions going on. I hope you'll enjoy it here! :)

[The Shieldmaiden]

Welcome to COE, De Vinci! :wave: :hug:

Like Theowen said, there's a ton of great folks here so you won't have any trouble finding a niche. And you don't even have to go looking for the Orli fans - they're everywhere! :eek: ;)

I'm glad DW has already mentioned the trout, the weapon of choice at COE. Feel free to use it if she ever goes wild and starts posting baby pictures or some such thing. :trout: :p

I hope you like it here De Vinci!

[Luthiea]

Yay! Welcome De Vinci, daughter of Dream Wanderer! :D

Don't be shy, come and post soon! :)

:hug:

[Atalanta]

Welcome, De Vinci! http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/ernaehrung/food-smiley-004.gif

We love your mom, so are glad you've decided to join us. There's plenty of stuff to do here, so come make yourself at home!

Some welcome "gif"s:

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~seggers/davinci_roses.jpeg
Da Vinci roses

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~seggers/davinci_hands.jpeg
Some art from the master himself

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~seggers/WillandJack.jpg
And a couple more pieces of art ;)

[Reba]

Welcome De Vinci, and might I ask, what the heck took ya so long!? :D

:beer: Make yourself at home!

[Athelas]

Welcome De Vinci!

Please come over to DSG Aragorn Haven to say hello to all the people with the VERY best taste in Middle-Earth manliness:D

Actually, the more I visit sites on the web, the more I appreciate the intelligence and consideration on this site.

THANKS TO COE!

[Rosie Gamgee]

Hi, Da Vinci! Welcome and enjoy! :)

[Tim Benzedrine]

Well, hello. Hope I can annoy you as much as I have annoyed your mother!:D

[Aurinos]

Welcome, De Vinci! It's great to have you here. Post away, I'm sure you have a lot of cool ideas to get out there.:D

[Amberion]

Wow all these nice (and Tim's) welcome posts

And is the recipient even graced this topic

not that I can see


Anywho -

WELCOME

Da Vinci

[Poppa]

Come on De Vinci - post already. You'll only get a very short period of this kind of warm welcoming behaviour before we start treating you just like everyone else - make the most of it.

Hale and well met.

[dream wanderer]

Davinci says hi and thanks for the welcomes but she is having problems posting from her computer for some reason. I'll have her come in and say something on mine later...when she wakes up...

Yes...we have multiple computers on a network and cable modem yadda yadda.... but our yard is full of old cars and the roof leaks. Now you know where our priorities are!

;)

dream wanderer

[Seuvilen]

:wave: Hi De Vinci, looks like I'm the first Lass to welcome you here (unless you count your mother ;)). Feel free to come join us in The Wood (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3854), that's where all the Legolas and Orlando lovers hang out. ;)

I hope you have fun here!

[Aldaron]

Originally posted by dream wanderer
Yes...we have multiple computers on a network and cable modem yadda yadda.... but our yard is full of old cars and the roof leaks. Now you know where our priorities are!

;)

dream wanderer

Aren't they in WEST Virginia? ;)

Welcome De Vinci! :wave: Hope you have a wonderful time here!

[Heri]

Welcome De Vinci! :hug:


Hope you have fun here, and I know you'll be just as interesting a poster as your Mom is. :hug:

Looking forward to reading your posts. :D

[1SmallHobbit]

Snaps for Ele and IDO and Brandy and Heri!

I'm not sure if she has been around lately, she may just hang out at The Muggle Informer, but Collierette is clever, whitty, wonderfully sweet and nice, and just a great person to chat with!

[mik]

Welcome Ms. Da Vinci. My name is mik, Youll find me.......annoying.

[dream wanderer]

Of course, I'm having severe technical difficulties...darn new fangled contratptions. Anyway, I'm gonna...try and post (as myself...) as soon as possible...seeing as people are all so loving *sob* Thanks.
Anyway, I'll post...something real soon...

:trout: @ you mom....

Love me

[Princess Aurora]

Welcome, Devinci! :hug:

DW, might this be the same daughter who whispered "I love you" as Legolas gives the Evenstar back to Aragorn in TTT? :D I've laughed at that part ever since you posted that in one of the Movie Discussion threads. ;)

[Rosie Gamgee]

Originally posted by De Vinci as dream wanderer
Love me

Okay! :hug: :D

[BloodFire]

Hi De Vinci! I'm BF. Welcome to C-o-E. I've been posting here since I was 14, so that's three years, and I can proudly say that you'll be hard put to find people as nice as the ones that post here!

:hug: :kiss: :hug:

Hope your comp stops being snarky so you can rack some miles up on your own username! :)

[dream wanderer]

Originally posted by Princess Aurora
Welcome, Devinci! :hug:

DW, might this be the same daughter who whispered "I love you" as Legolas gives the Evenstar back to Aragorn in TTT? :D I've laughed at that part ever since you posted that in one of the Movie Discussion threads. ;)

Yes..same one. Now I'm going to get trouted again...

dream wanderer

[Camelia Took]

Say hi to her for me, DW! I hope her comp troubles are cleared up soon and we'll be seeing her posting here soon. (Especially in the Wood, of course. :D )

[Princess Aurora]

Originally posted by dream wanderer
Yes..same one. Now I'm going to get trouted again...

dream wanderer
Pah, I don't see why... because of that, I like her already! :D



Although, perhaps she wouldn't appreciate that as much as I'd like to think someone would. ;)

[legolass]

Welcome De Vinci! :)

I hope your computer gets fixed real soon :hug: :hug:

[GamgeeLass]

Hi De Vinci...welcome. :)


Of course, I'm having severe technical difficulties...darn new fangled contraptions.

Aw...what a fun way for your CoE experience to begin. Hope to see you around. :hug:

[Kristin]

Welcome De Vinci! :wave: :hug:

If you like Harry Potter, be sure to join us over at the Muggle Informer! :)

[Tigger]

Hi DaVinci!! :wave:

Welcome to CoE!! I came over here after a very bad and negative experience at another board, not Tolkien related, and was very leery about jumping in over here. Boy, was I wrong on that count. This group of fantastic people have really helped me heal some of the hurt I was in when I first arrived here. I'm echoing a lot of people who have already posted, but you really will find it hard to discover a greater and nicer group of people. This is a fantastic place to belong to. Hope your computer probems are solved soon and looking forward to getting to know you. See you around!! :)

[IxDreamxOrlando]

Snaps for Collierette!

RosieGamgee writes funny things in the 3 word story and was smart and kind enough to start the thread, the 3 word story persons breakroom!! :) :clap:

[Arryle]

Welcome to CoE Da Vinci!!! I hope you get to feel comfortable here right away, as we have quite an amazing community of wonderufl people here. This (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) is a link to the site rules, and if you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to ask! :D


dw...I am going to merge this thread with the Introduce Yourself thread, since it is handy for all kinds of welcome posts! :D

[Gil-Estel]

Hiya DaVinci I'm here to annoy mik an beat up on my sisters :D
Anywho be afraid of me well not really but I bite ask Dernhelm hehe

[Jinjo]

Hallo. :) I was just hoping an introduction-type thread would pop up, and look! It did. I'm one of that those registered kind of a long time ago, that *should* post, but doesn't. :o I don't know why. I'm sure you have threads you can recommend to me. :D

And also, welcome to De Vinci! If she's actually here to be welcomed yet...

[Aldaron]

Hail Jinjo, and well met. I would surely suggest this (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2281) thread and perhaps, this one! (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4665)

You HAVE been around for a while. I know that sometimes its more fun to read than write in this place. Just dive in when and where the mood strikes. Now that you have 50 posts, you may want to check out this (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2245) thread about avatars!

[Jinjo]

Funny story...

I was at Imladris for a fairly long time too, and as I recall there was a time limit, rather than ((or maybe in addition to)) a post limit, for junior/member/senior rank and avatar usability. So once I registered here, I thought, Well, I'll just wait it out, a month or so, so I don't have to make my debut as a lowly, avatar-less, Junior Member. :D

Well, you can see how that worked out.

((...Did you just link to this thread? I've found it already. :p))

And now I guess I have some dressing up to do! :)

[Aldaron]

Originally posted by Jinjo


((...Did you just link to this thread? I've found it already. :p))


:D :D :D

I'm such a kidder! Like the new avatar Jinjo! Your subtle entrance is drawing attention.;)

I was just cutting up because we joined the same month. I have seen you around but couldn't remember if you had been at imladris. Well, heres a big welcome :wave: to the NEW JINJO!!!!!
:)

[Gil-Estel]

hmmm Jinjo are you always this slow...

[Jinjo]

Are you always this vague on whether or not you're being mean? :p

I noticed the same-month thing ((well, I checked after you mentioned how long I'd been here))! :D I remember I got a PM from Molk once pointing out how we'd registered ((at Imladris)) on the exact same day. :) I like trivia.

Maybe I should get out into other threads now, eh?

[Gil-Estel]

vauge? hmmm maybe....
and yes I can think of several other threads that would benifit from your sarcasem

[legolass]

:wave: Hey, Jinjo!! I remember you from chat, and from the old Say Something About the Person Who Posted Before You thread. You used to have this little blue cartoon thing as an avatar! :)

What are you waiting for - post, post, post! :D :hug:

[Turnar]

[out of context mode]

What was that? Did I hear a mod supporting post-slutting?

[/out of context mode]

So Jinjo, methinks I remember you from one of those 55 posts...can't seem to remember which one it was though...

[Jinjo]

Turnar: Probably GIF Wars. I think most of mine were in there.

Gil-Estel: It was a JOKE. ;) Have some Bad-First-Impression Apology Cookies.

legolass: Hey! :) I had totally forgotten about that. It was actually supposed to animate and look cute, but... it didn't. Oh, well. I can't find a GIF-shrinking program that doesn't turn animated gifs into stills. Anybody know of one?

[legolass]

:o LOL, Turnar :D

Let me edit that a bit. Welcome Jinjo and post, post, post as long as you're not post-slutting :D

EDIT: Jinjo, I thought that old avatar was cute :) I've tried sizing down animated gifs but they become stills, too. Haven't tried this one, but this site might work: www.gifworks.com

[Turnar]

Yeah, that site does work. I resize all my Dave icons there.

EDIT: And that Under the Table and Dreaming icon came from there too, and it was animated.

[Jinjo]

I thought I'd tried gifworks.com, but I guess I'll re-check on it.

*goes*

Well, whaddaya know! :D 'Course, it's kinda glitchy now, but hey. Thank you! :hug:

[Gil-Estel]

maybe I should kick you net time your in chat :P

[Aldaron]

Originally posted by Jinjo
;) Have some Bad-First-Impression Apology Cookies.


Now THATS funny!
:rotfl:

[Luthien4211]

Hi everybody! This is my first ever post, so I'm kind of experimenting here. Ummm...I'm 14 years old (almost) and I love reading, riding my horse, and music. I play piano and clarinet, and I attempt to sing, but it's not always a pretty noise. :o It's 12:30 now, and I think my computer clock is slow, so I should probably go to sleep. Good night all!

~Luthien

[Amberion]

Welcome Luthien to the Council-if-Elrond


May your days among us be filled with joy

[elbhaldir]

Hello!

I'm new in this forum. I'm 23 years old. My hobbies are playing clarinet and soprano saxophone, reading, swimming, astronomy and vulcanism. Now I'm going to look around a bit.

elbhaldir

[Gil-Estel]

Hullo Luthien and elbhaldir!

*looks around*

oh well what am I to expect anyways if you have any troubles with chat PM me or Omicron and just tell him to shut up and help you...only way he listens

*mutters to self*

[Carlybloom]

Hi im new lol! here is a bit about me! : D

Name: Carly Bloom/Johnstone!

Location: Mirkwood.....(Scotland)

Sex: Female

Marital Status: married 2 orlando bloom + Dougs

Hobbies: Lurvin Legolas, bein an orlando follower with pawler the potato farmer! We Love chicken boy + Dougie J..Readin saywahs tres gud book...shant tell ya wat its about ; ) Listenin 2 saz and her stand up performances in kili college! lol...daisy = ???????? erm...i love anything 2 do with LOTR!!!! it rox!!!

Occupation: full time elf! me and pawler kick orc ass!! constant watcher of FOTR and TTT Pawler hatches tatties out of chicken eggs! wierd! actually im a student! 10 Andy deep pink

[Jinjo]

*blinks...*

Wow, that was energetic. :D Hello, carlybloom!

Welcome also to elbhaldir! :) Say,what's vulcanism exactly?

Hello Luthien! You'll learn to go to bed much later than that if you stay around here long enough! ;)

:wave: and :hug: to all!

[Aldaron]

Isn't that the study of Mr. Spock, I mean volcanoes?
ah well,
Welcome to
Luthien4211, elbhaldir, and Carlybloom (my head is still spinning;)). Hope you all have a wonderful stay here at COE!
:wave:

[Gil-Estel]

amazing! I am not the only energetic one!!! *dances* weeee now all you have to do is come to chat!

[elbhaldir]

Welcome also to elbhaldir! :) Say,what's vulcanism exactly?

:wave: and :hug: to all! [/B]

@ jinjo: is that a serious question? :confused: If yes, just let me know. :) :D

Isn't that the study of Mr. Spock, I mean volcanoes?
ah well,
Welcome to elbhaldir

No, I don't think so. What I'm interested in is how the vulcanism on mother earth works out. I'm just fascinated of it. And I just love pictures of vulcanoes.

elbhaldir

[Estel Lomëwen]

Muchas gracias. ;)

[Miriela]

Hello, I'm (in the real world) Eleanor, (to my family) El, and you can call me El. I'm a Jew and learning prayer hebrew. I like to call my teacher a 'morah' which is hebrew for 'teacher'. The other kids think that i'm calling the teacher a moron, except for a anime-freak friend i have that doesn't like LOTR. I'm also 11, insane and can start reciting Tolkien poetry when you're least expecting it. I play rummy with my brother at one in the morning sometimes. I'm an American. I live in Iowa. My dad and brother are blues 'musicians'. I'm ENERGETIC TOO!!!! I'm also in a good mood currently! That's about it. So, what were you talking about when I came in?
Earendil was a mariner that tarried in Alvernion/ He built a boat of timber felled in Nimbrethel to journey in/ Her sails he wove of silver fair/ of silver were her lanterns made/ Her prow was fashioned like a swan/ and light upon her banners laid./ In panoply of ancient kings in chained rings he armoured(?) him. His shining shield was scored with runes to ward all wounds and harm from him. of silver was his halburgion(?) his scabbard of chalsedony . . .
Uh, oh. Here we go again . . .

[Aldaron]

We were talking about you, Miriela, I mean, um, El.

Welcome! :wave:

Glad to meetcha. Hope you are enjoying you stay thus far.

You mean you have friends that don't like LOTR? You need to put your life under the microscope, girl! ;)

[Gil-Estel]

Hullo El! I see you know his poetry besides such a nice talent can you write your own?

[Miriela]

Gaaah! you were talking about me behind my back?!
I said you can call me El, you don't have to. You can call me Miriela if you want to. I don't mind and I won't kill you.
No, I can't write my own poetry very well. :(
My friend is okay sometimes. She can't shoot arrows very well but she got me hooked on graphic novels. Truth be told, with archery her problem is getting the arrow onto the string, not actually shooting it. It's rather funny. So she invites me over to her sleepover birthday party. She invites only one other person. I'm like, "Oh no!! I'm surrounded!" and then I'm like,"Well, at least I'm armed with my 3ft tall bamboo bow and two aluminum arrows with no tips that are 2ft10in tall."
There's this other website that I used to have a username on. My name was nimrodela. Then my friend pointed out that 'nimrodela' is just 'nimrod' with a suffix. Yeah, she gets wierd.

[Keterai]

Wow....I'm still a bit overwhelmed, LOL.

Anyways, I registered back in Feburary or something....completely (well almost, I hail from that other CoE, mod there, same username..games forum) forgot about this place...but it's 4:30 AM and I'm really need something to do right now.

You guys all seem friendly, I haven't been bitten yet ;).

So...now a bit about me.....

I love LOTR, first read it when I was 9, saw FOTR 90 times in the theatre because I worked there and had free movies :D. I managed to get an advanced screening of TTT, it rocks, so worth the wait. Um.....I'm a pre-med student.....I play flute, and piano, and I love to sing....so yeah. That's a bit about me :).

--Ket

P.S. I have no clue how to pernounce my username...I've thought of about 6 ways since I made it months ago on neopets ;).

[Aldaron]

Welcome Keterai. I wouldn't spend a lot of time trying to figure out the correct pronunciation of your screen name... because someone boorish will probably just come along and shorten it... calling you "Ket", which everyone would be able to pronounce. Until that time, glad you found your way back!
:wave:

I'm from the society for the preservation of long, full names. You can call me Al ;)

[Gil-Estel]

Do you want some one to bite you?
There are several people here who wouldn't mind obliging if you ask.

Hi! I'm Stel(Stel, not Gil, Stel!) If you have problems with chat PM or Email me if you can'tfigure that out I have Yahoo MSN and AOL
Yahoo=dragonflysfire
MSN=Stel_Bell03@hotmail
AOL=starrynightfire
Yah Yah they aren't the same I was being strange :p

[Arryle]

Hi Miriela and Keterai!! Iam Arryle(Tanya) and I am one of the moderators here in the Pony :). Welcome and enjoy posting!! Please stop by here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) as well, and check out our site rules. :)

[Hollowburn]

...named Marina!!! I love you sweetie!

I'm new to these boards, and just had to let someone in particular know that I've arrived. She's transforming me into a LoTR fan again. :D

So, hello all!

[Arryle]

Hi and welcome, hollowburn. I am going to take your thread here, and merge it with our Introduce Yourself thread. You can meet all kinds of neat people there! :)

[Turnar]

Like me!

Turnar shows himself off

[Aldaron]

Welcome Hollowburn! Transformation into a LOTR fan?! I can think of worse things! :) Hope you have a great stay.

[Isaviel17]

hey guys,
I joined a while back buti never got around to introducing myself. i am Monica and I have loved LOTR since I heard that FOTR was coming out as a movie. I live in Michigan USA. I have never been apart of a message board like this so u will have to excuse me if i do something wrong. I look forward to talking to u guys. take care.
:wave:
Monica

[juvey]

Hi Monica! :hug: Welcome! (Do you prefer Monica or Isaviel17?) I hope you like it here. As to the rules, they are pretty simple, you can read all about them in the 'go here first' stuff at the top of the boards. Basically CoE (Council of Elrond) is PG, no double posting, no spam, no post slutting, no harsh bashing of other people/opinions...

Don't be shy. Explore, find stuff that interests you, talk about it, and don't feel neglected if no one posts an outright reply to you, because, like many people say in the 'it's hard to be noticed' thread, even though people don't respond directly to you, that doesn't mean they didn't read what you wrote.

But if you've been lurking a while, you probably know all this, right? :D

[Tigger]

Welcome Monica!! :wave:

Where in Michigan are you? I'm on the Manitoulin Island in Canada, so just wondering. Welcome to CoE!!!

[Aldaron]

Welcome Monica!:wave: !!!more new LOTR fans!!! :D
Hope you have a great stay here at COE. Just be yourself and don't take the place too seriously.

[BloodFire's Mum]

Hey Reba if I can garb 5 buckeyes as a convincing 13th century scots family--you can learn to do it too!

[Seregon]

Greetings to all,

This thread seems like the natural place for an introduction, nice, quiet and not too intimidating:) I've followed discussions here for few days or maybe "lurking" would be a more appropriate phrase?, and decided to adventure to join in. This place truly feels like the homely house, even when followed from a distance. And the people here seem friendly and positively different, sharing the interest for Tolkiens world.

I've been irreversibly hooked on Lord of the Rings ever since I read it for the first time in childhood and since then I've returned to that world time and again, it has been a much needed escape during many cold and dark finnish winters. It's nice to see that there are lots of others to whom it's not "just" a book:)

There are other things to life too I guess, but since I'm sort of antisocial in RL then at times throughout the time matters of imagination and contemplation seem to take priority. I love reading in general, though mostly I read other than fantasy books since for some reason I seem to shun anything written after Lord of the Rings. Autobiographies, novels and psychology are my steady favorites. Otherwise I could characterize myself as a twenty-something craftsperson with an internet addiction. I think this is more than enough for now from a complete stranger, hopefully nobody has been bored to death:)

till we meet yet again

[Jade]

Welcome Seregon! :wave: From your description, it seems that you'll fit in just fine.

I remember when i made my first post......well........actually i don't remember my first post :confused:. I never seem to be able to remember anything. Hmmmm.......what am i doing here again :confused:? Oh, yeah! I'm posting!

Hi Seregon! :wave:.......wait, i already did that. (don't worry, not everyone is this weird)

[Elerrína]

Originally posted by Jade
Hi Seregon! :wave:.......wait, i already did that. (don't worry, not everyone is this weird)
Unless you pop over to the Dorm Lounge. :D

Hi Seregon! :wave: Don't hesitate to delurk and jump in!

Unlike Jade, I do remember my first post, which seems like forever ago, and I even remember which thread it was in! My memory is not failing me...

*dances off to celebrate having her memory*

[Arryle]

Hi Seregon!! Welcome to CoE!

These site rules (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) should stand you in good stead while posting here. Enjoy and have loads of fun! :D

[Isaviel17]

thanks for welcoming me u guys. I am in Grand Rapids MI and u can call me either Monica or Isaviel its up to you. This board is very nice and i am happy to be here. I'll ttyl.

Monica:D

[Seregon]

Thank you all for welcoming me:)

Hi Seregon! :wave:.......wait, i already did that. (don't worry, not everyone is this weird)

Personally I've always considered reasonable amount of weirdness to be a positive thing:D

[Aldaron]

Welcome Seregon! :wave:
It looks like you will fit in just fine around here. Hope you have a great stay, and a long one at that! :)

[Seregon]

Thank you Aldaron:)

A friendly :wave: to you too. I'm still here, wandering about and having fun going through the abundance of more or less eccentric posts:D

[Gil-Estel]

How much is a reasonable amount?

[Luthien4211]

:wave: Hi Seregon and Isaveil! Welcome!

Weirdness is always good...but reasonable amount?! There's never too much! :D

~Luthien

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

Originally posted by Elerrína
Unlike Jade, I do remember my first post, which seems like forever ago, and I even remember which thread it was in! My memory is not failing me...

I just found out you can go back and read your first posts, in fact, all of them, if you press the little search button under yourself, as it were. :D (Guess who's gone on a 'ooh! what does this one do?" trip with the buttons)
Firstly, I butted into the This or That thread (not knowing of the existence of this one)

Hiya Seregon :hug: It's odd how nobody bagged that name before you, really. It's such a cool name. And welcome to Isaviel too- I've seen you around beforehand! :hug:

Everyone here is weird. That's what rules about C-o-E. Go to Angband for especial weirdness. :)

[Seregon]

Hello Gil-Estel, Luthien4211 and Nerdanel the Nerd, a warm :wave: to you all.

Thank you Nerdanel for the hug and compliment, I was happy to eventually find sort of a nice name which wasn't already taken:)

And then to the reasonable amount of weirdness...

Originally posted by Gil-Estel
How much is a reasonable amount?

umm, I could say something in the proximity of 73%?:D

But seriously speaking that depends on how one defines the concepts of weird and reasonable:) General definitions can be found in books but any answers based on such definitions tend to be generalizations. But to give some general answer and weirdness being a very broad concept, I would say that amount of weirdness is reasonable when it's not hurting anyone else. There are numerous more specific answers in the form of personal opinions of different individuals. I think one could even make a survey on how much or what is the reasonable amount of weirdness, it might produce some interesting answers:D As of now I have no specific opinion since I don't think I've yet come across with enough weirdness in all it's forms to draw absolute lines. Maybe you can ask me again after sixty years, I may have a better idea by then if I'm still around:)

[juvey]

Hi Seregon. (As an aside, I said hi to you in the cinema thread before coming here, but I'm not cyber-stalking you or anything. FYI. :D ) Anyways, it seems you like to ramble. Me too!!! :hug:

Aldaron, where've you been lately? Were you aware that the ANUS Melkor has been hi-jacked, (by none other than yours truly, Cea, Eli, Luthien, and GEM), Larot eaten, Turnar and Onesie taken off in their new ship, and we're under attack? We could use some man power... *hint* :D

Nerdie, I just found that button a few days ago too!! How weird. But I don't remember what my first post was... :( I think I'll go look for it. It is safe to say that I've never introduced myself here, though, so... Here goes, for those of you who don't know.

My name's juvey. (Not really.) I'm a freshman in college, in Oregon, my home state, which I love. I'm majoring in Computer Science and Japanese. I've a slight obsession with languages... Ok, a major obsession with languages. Especially languages that have a different writing system than English, mostly Asian, but Greek and Hebrew, Quenya and Sindarin are cool too. Um... I love science fiction and fantasy. LotR, (duh), Orson Scott Card, Douglas Adams, Harry Potter, just to name a few. Oh! The Silmarillion is, if not my favorite book of all time, at least tied for first with Ender's Game. Um... I don't know what else to say about myself, really.

(Kind of sad and two dimensional, aren't I?) :rolleyes:

[Aldaron]

Welcome juvey! :wave: ;)

I've been here and there my young lass, here and there. Just haven't ventured onto the ANUS lately. I suppose I felt useless after the whole eloping bit. sniff, sniff :( .

Actually, real life is just getting the better of me these days. I haven't had as much browsing time of late. I will drop by on deck later for a visit.

Aldaron

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

Hey, now juvey's done it, it looked like fun, and I want to introduce myself too! :D

[insert introduction here]

(turns out I couldn't be arsed introducing myself after all)

Aw, Aldaron, RL getting the better of things? RL sucks.

But seriously speaking that depends on how one defines the concepts of weird and reasonable General definitions can be found in books but any answers based on such definitions tend to be generalizations. But to give some general answer and weirdness being a very broad concept, I would say that amount of weirdness is reasonable when it's not hurting anyone else. There are numerous more specific answers in the form of personal opinions of different individuals. I think one could even make a survey on how much or what is the reasonable amount of weirdness, it might produce some interesting answers As of now I have no specific opinion since I don't think I've yet come across with enough weirdness in all it's forms to draw absolute lines. Maybe you can ask me again after sixty years, I may have a better idea by then if I'm still around

:rotfl: You're gonna fit right in round here!

[juvey]

Well hi, Nerdie, Welcome!! :D

'Tis ok, Aldaron, RL has that habit. Don't feel too bad about the eloping bit... Young people these days, you know? :rolleyes: But your practice ceremony was really good!

I've decided to add something to my introduction, that being that I like HP as well. Now I'm 3-D, since I've got LotR going one way, HP in another, and OSC in a third!

[~BrandyTook~]

But seriously speaking that depends on how one defines the concepts of weird and reasonable General definitions can be found in books but any answers based on such definitions tend to be generalizations. But to give some general answer and weirdness being a very broad concept, I would say that amount of weirdness is reasonable when it's not hurting anyone else. There are numerous more specific answers in the form of personal opinions of different individuals. I think one could even make a survey on how much or what is the reasonable amount of weirdness, it might produce some interesting answers As of now I have no specific opinion since I don't think I've yet come across with enough weirdness in all it's forms to draw absolute lines. Maybe you can ask me again after sixty years, I may have a better idea by then if I'm still around

:LOL: Head on over to Angband my friend! You shall fit in quite nicely! :D

Welcome juvey and Nerdie!:rolleyes: :D

Welcome Seregon! :wave: Have a great time! As I said, you're sure to fit right in! :)

[juvey]

Awww, thanks for those welcomes, Aldaron and BT, you guys have made feel right at home. :hug: :D

Oh, Nerdie... I checked out my first posts and... :o I can't believe I wrote that stuff! I remember some of it, (Turgon and Isolationism is my favorite thread in the Lit boards...), but some other stuff... Was I really that nervous and standoffish? When I read that stuff I'm going: "Wow, I was really trying to get people to like me. And trying to take super-extra-duper care not to step on any established poster's toes..." Oh, and some of the stuff I said was just stupid... :rolleyes:

[Elerrína]

Me too. So now we have to make up for it, right? *elbows juvey* Oh yeah. Welcome, juvey! ;)

Hi, my name is [insert buzzy high-pitched noise here], but my friends just call me Ele. Or Eli. Or [insert nickname here]. I consider myself introduced now!

[Luthien4211]

Originally posted by juvey
When I read that stuff I'm going: "Wow, I was really trying to get people to like me. And trying to take super-extra-duper care not to step on any established poster's toes..." Oh, and some of the stuff I said was just stupid...

I did the exact same thing juvey! ;) I hope I'm better now!

~Luthien

[juvey]

Welcome Ele!!! Eli!!! (Where's the 'i' come from, anyway?) :hug: I hope you like it here at CoE. (Council of Elrond. You'll find we use a lot of shortcuts for words. LotR = Lord of the Rings, etc. :D ) Well, in case a mod hasn't told you already, you should check out the rules, just to stay safe. Wouldn't want to get modded, you know. Be bold! Come to the Lit Boards and Angband! Swoon for First Age Elves, especially dofs! Become an honorary FAG! It's all avaliable right here, right now. :D

Luthien, darling, you're a dear. I can't ever recall you being presumptious or anything. :hug:

[Luthien4211]

Awww...juvey, stop it! I'm blushing...:o :D Well, you're a sweetheart too! I unleashed my pirateyness because of your encouragement! And Ele too, of course!:D :hug:s for both of you!

~Luthien

[~Galadeth_Greenleaf~]

Suilad, mellyn! I am new here... <I think this Thread should not be here....> But I only wanted to say "Suilad!" I am from Caracas, Venezuela, and I really LOVE The Lord of The Rings... and Legolas! :swoon:

[Quickbeam44]

Hi, i'll just use this thread to introduce myself. I love Lord of the Rings and cannot wait until the release of the Return of the King!:D Well, I've benn to this sight before, I had signed up once as Son of Gloin but only got eight posts in until my computer crashed.:mad: Anyway, i'm done and apologize if I'm posting this in the wrong forum or something.;)

[juvey]

Hi Quickbeam44! :wave: Welcome back to CoE! There is an introduce yourself thread somewhere in the Pony... Your thread will probably be merged with that one. I hope you like it here! :hug:

[Queen of Caradhras]

Wow...I've been "absent" for the longest time. Had so much crap to do *nodnod* Anyone remember me? I was the person who started the "Sauron's to do list" thread. *nods* :D

[juvey]

Hi ~Galadeth_Greenleaf~! :wave: Welcome to CoE! You'll probably want to check out the rules threads if you haven't yet. Since there's already an introduce yourself thread in the Pony, your thread will probably be merged with that one by a mod. I hope you like it here! :hug:

[Elwen]

Welcome back, Queen of Caradhras! :) Good to see you have
found your way back to us. Hey, what kept you? :)

:wave:

Elwen

[Arryle]

Quickbeam...Welcome to CoE and yes, you have just been merged with our famous Introduce Yourself thread. Have fun! :D

[Lady Elbereth]

Hail Queen of Caradhras! :notworthy

Welcome back... pssst... how's school?

In faithful service,
Lady Elbereth
*cough* lizzie *cough*

[legolass]

Hi, Galadeth! Welcome to CoE, one of the best Tolkien messageboards on the net :)

I will merge this with the Introduce Yourself thread - you'll get more responses there.

Once again, welcome and drop by the Information Booth (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24) when you can :)

[Reba]

I guess she forgot to merge it with the other one!

Hey Galadeth_Greenleaf, howzit goin eh? :wave:

[Heri]

Off to merge. Hang on to your hats! :hug:

[Luthien4211]

I'm trying to hang onto my hat, but I'm not wearing one so it's not working! :D Hi Galadeth! Lovely to see you! Welcome! :wave:

~Luthien

[Aldaron]

Welcome GG and Quickbeam. Come on in. The fire is roaring and the evening stories are just getting cranked up. :wave:

[Heri]

Since this thread doesn't really belong in Movie Discussion, I'm going to send it to the Pony.

Hold on to your hats, coz we're on the move. :D

[Godz Residence]

ok, so i'm not really a newbie, but i just figured out how to log in...lol... so how y'all doing?

[mik]

Absolutely fantastic. Why?

[Halbared]

I was doing OK until Mic posted, please don't encourage him GR.

[Luthien4211]

Hey Godz Residence! Welcome to COE!! :D :wave: I'm doing good! You?

~Luthien

[Godz Residence]

hey, thanks for the welcome! i'm kinda scared, so i don't know where to start...

[juvey]

Question: Why was my snap cup room post moved here...???

Just wondering. :)

(Welcome, GR!!)

[Heri]

Originally posted by juvey
Why was my snap cup room post moved here

Ok, that is seriously weird. We'll look into it. :hug:

[Arryle]

User error on my part, Juvey. :o

It is now where it belongs...:D

[Nilodlien]

Originally posted by Godz Residence
hey, thanks for the welcome! i'm kinda scared, so i don't know where to start...

We can be scary, here, GR, but only with the best of intentions. Have fun! :D

[Gil-Estel]

Heylo! I was fine until my Nuncle insulted my brother....oh well Boys will be Boys and I need to sleep

And I have an idea where to start! the BFE!!!!!!!!

Check Xyla's sig for details

[Bandit]

Wow, i forgot why i stopped posting here.
now i remember...
wow...
that's a lot of threads...
i'll try oto be here more, but wow...
any suggestions on where to start?

[Turnar]

Check Faramir's Girl and Nilodlien's Temple. It's a good place to be.

[Jinjo]

Hello Bandit!
I think I remember you from lurking...

[legolass]

Hi, Bandit! Welcome back! I think I remember your name from the old boards.

There's a lot of good threads - just take a long around and post in some where you feel comfortable. The Hug Cafe is a good place to start - lots of nice friendly people there. If you like music, you can post in the Just Keep On Singing thread - IIRC, you posted on the old Just Sing thread. And then there's The Married Life, which tells about how Faz and Eowyn live after the war - it's a very fun thread! :)

Will merge this with the Introduce Yourself thread :)

Again, welcome back. :hug:

[Aldaron]

Welcome GR and Bandit (i seem to recall that name my own self). Hope you both are finding your way around. The people here are very friendly for the most part and the mods are extremely helpful. Enjoy!

we need a "Rock On!" smiley
:rockon:
:)

[Ayla]

Hi, I'm Ayla -- just wanted to drop in and introduce meself. What can I tell you? Or rather what should I tell you? The colour of my hair or the colour of my mind? ;) Both would be red anyway-- just in case you'd like to know :p

I'm a Lord of the Rings freak (duh!) and I love to live myself into the tales... (sigh ) -- wish Return of the King could come out sooner -- or not -- if it is here it will be gone just as fast (or so it feels to me)

Well, I live somewhere in my mind;) - very interesting place;)

I found this site when I looked for the LotR script and I haven't left since -- how nice.... :D

I haven't got much to say now, so I'll just leave and go dream about something interesting....... :angel:

[Aldaron]

Welcome Ayla! :wave:
Glad you've decided to be a poster not a lurker. ;) This is an extremely imaginative group, so you should fit right in! Have a great stay.

[Luthien4211]

Hi Ayla! Welcome! :wave: If you like writing/reading stories, you might want to go check out the Tales from Rivendell and Beyond forum if you haven't already. It's nice to see you!

~Luthien

[juvey]

Originally posted by Ayla

Well, I live somewhere in my mind;) - very interesting place;)


Ah, Ayla, 'tis true of so many people. For some reason, they all seem to congregate here. So as Aldaron said, you should fit in nicely. :hug:

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

Well met, Ayla, well met. :hug:

Your mind is red? Good colour. Mine is green. (envy, grass, apples.)

[Ayla]

Interesting ........ ;)

Mine is red for ....... hmmmmm...... passion, fire, anger, inspriation and life!!!!!!!!:beer:

[Ninnyhammer]

Just wanted to introduce myself, I'm Ninnyhammer and I live in Ireland. I havn't been a LOTR fan for very long. I only read the book just before the first film came out and didn't get into the films untill I saw The Two Towers in the cinema. I feel like I've a lot of catching up to do.

I joined this board after weeks of lurking because I wanted a chance to discuss the book and films with other fans as no one I know likes LOTR. I dont really know what to expect as I've never taken part in a discussion board before.

By the way, is there any other Irish LOTR fans here?

[Aldaron]

Greetings, Ninnyhammer and well met! I am 2nd Irish twice removed on my mothers side! ;) You are not alone here, and you have come to a very friendly place. Just join in and be yourself and I'm sure you will have a great time. You may want to check out this (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1263) thread. There are probably others here that I don't know about.

Anyway, hope you enjoy your stay!
:wave:

[juvey]

Welcome, Ninnyhammer! :hug: I don't know that I'm Irish, per se, but as I was working at a fast food place two summers ago, a man came in and started to make his order to me at the cash register. Then he started talking in an accent, asking me if I was Irish as he thought I looked it. :D So... maybe an ancestor is from Ireland, but I don't know for sure.

Ah, don't worry about the boards, just jump right in!

[Heri]

Welcome Ninnyhammer! :wave:

DO check out the thread Aldaron suggested - it will surely help you find other Irish posters.

I'm not Irish myself, but I do love Ireland :clap:. Does that count? :D

[Luthien4211]

:wave: Welcome Ninnyhammer (which by the way, is a cool name! :D)

I'm part Irish on my mother's side. I'm going to be a hobbit here: My grandmother and her family on my mother's side are all Irish. But everyone else in my family is Scottish except for one French sailor and one Cherokee. Savvy? ;)

~Luthien

[Emre Yigit]

Oh, gosh! :o I didn't realise that there was such a thread. Please excuse me...

Well, I'm 36 years old, encountered Tolkien by way of a literary criticism book that I was bored (too much sun and sand and sea, you know) enough to read when on holiday.... 25 years ago! .... then badgered the library for LoTR.... then got The Hobbit.... and Silmarillion.... and UT.... and HOME, books I through XXVI :D I'm hooked. (I read LoTR more times every year than I care to admit :eek: )

On the Tolkien purity scale of 1 through 10 (10 being ultra-purist), I rank a 9.

Born in Ankara, Turkey, right now I live in Istanbul where I am semi-employed (fill my time with writing academic books on finance while looking for a real job :D .)

Long-time resident of (and occasional poster at) old Imladris, I found this forum by accident about a year ago. Very nice to be back, and :hug: to all!

[Heri]

Belated Welcome, Emre! :wave:

(And may I say I really enjoy your posts in MD and Lit! :clap: )

And though this may sound like a cliché, today - I am nuts about Turkey as well! :notworthy

Seriously. I had to take a bucket to collect all my drool when I was there. (Figuratively speaking, of course.)

[Arryle]

Welcome Emre...I remember you from the old boards and I am glad you found your way here again. :)

[Luthien4211]

Hi Emre! :wave: Glad you found your way back! :D

~Luthien

[Estel Lomëwen]

Originally posted by Luthien4211
I'm part Irish on my mother's side. I'm going to be a hobbit here: My grandmother and her family on my mother's side are all Irish. But everyone else in my family is Scottish except for one French sailor and one Cherokee. Savvy? ;) LOL! That sounds almost exactly like my family! Except that the Irish is Scots-Irish, mainly, and I'm not sure about the profession(s) of the French connection. :p

So there was really no point to that; I just don't want to do my homework. :o

Estel :wave:s to all newbies, semi-newbies, and anyone else who feels a need to be acknowledged, and reluctantly goes off to study for US History :(

[Dora Grubb]

I usually go by the nickname SoMK but I chose one a tad more hobbittish for the occasion :)
I'm 38 from Canada. (I was born in France, brought up in Yorkshire-UK and moved to Canada tons of years ago) I grew up reading LoTR and was quite happy to see someone mad enough to adapt it. I'm not 100% satisfied by the results as everyone I guess but the attempt alone is worth the praise *bows*. I'm a complete Alan Lee addict (so you see, I DO like the movies so far :))
I kinda like the idea of the "purity" level mentionned up there :) So I'd say I'm around 8 or something: I love elvish language although I'm not a master and physically I'm way more hobbit than elf.. especially about mushrooms.
I do a lot of illustrations, illuminated manuscripts, jewelry and figurines. I have basically no life :)
On a poll note, I love cate blanchett and really don't click with Miss Tyler. Aragorn over Legolas anytime and forever fan of Brad Dourif.

And hell yes, I'll go to the Gathering of the Fellowship.

that was longish, right ?... one more : I'm happy to be here ! :)

[Heri]

Welcome to CoE, Dora! :wave:


We hope you'll enjoy it here, and we're sure you'll fit right in! :clap:


And may I second you on:

Mushrooms (drooooool!)

Alan Lee :clap:

Cate Blanchett :notworthy

Brad Dourif :clap:


All of them, part of the finer things in life. ;)



PS - Chek your PMs :hug:

[Aldaron]

Welcome Dora! :wave: Don't be shy. Looks like you will fit in smashingly around here.

Official welcome to Emre :wave: although you aren't a newbie anymore! So glad to have you here on the boards!

A deep south HOWDEE!!! to you all.

[Umberto Orsini]

Hullo everyone! :wave:

I am 30, I live in Moscow, Russia and discovered this site only because it's a starting page in my girlfriend's computer :D
Though I was brought up on The Hobbit, maybe even it was the first book that I read myself. LotR followed, when it was first translated into Russian (I was about 12 at the time), and right now I am discovering it in English - quite different impression ;)
What else? I am legal expert, and it's not so boring as it may sound :D
I hope I am here for a long time :cool:

Umberto Orsini

(which is by the way a name of a character of a novel written by my girlfriend. he's an old Italian medium. I am not old, not Italian and certainly not a medium :D but I just like the way it sounds)

[Dora Grubb]

Howdy :) I'm a newcomer too but howdy :)
Say, I heard about some books in Russia, not translated yet for obvious copyright reasons about what happened "after" the LoTR.. Did you read them ?

=Dora "SoMK" Grubb=

[Umberto Orsini]

Nope. I am not too much fan of fantasy books:cool:

[Aldaron]

Glad to see you wandered in here, Umberto. Hope you are already feeling welcome here! :wave: We hope you are here for a long time as well. :)

[Heri]

Originally posted by Umberto Orsini
it's a starting page in my girlfriend's computer


Awwww! :D

All together now!

*Heri sings*

Uuuuuuumberto and Professor sitting on a tree! (j/k) ;)

:hug: Hugs to both of you! :hug:

[juvey]

K I S S I N G

:hug:

Welcome, Dora, and late welcome to Emre, (even though you were here before me. :D)

[Luthien4211]

:wave: Hi Umberto! Funky name! I like it! :D

:wave: Hi Dora! Welcome! The illustrations etc. sound awesome! I'm not much of an artist, but I like to make some of my own jewelry. It's so fun! :D

~Luthien

[Ayla]

yeah, hi Umberto & Dora --- interesting names (talking about Umberto -- no offence Dora ) :wave:

I've only been here for a while -- or more -- and i think you'll have a great time --- i've survived -- you might just make it too :devil:

[Hasty Hobbit]

Hi. This is just my second post so I thought I'd introduce myself.
I live in France though I'm British by birth.
I came late to Tolkien. I read LoTR after seeing Two Towers and have read them all three times now but I always find something new to marvel at.
Absolutely can't wait for RoTK. The anticipation's driving me nuts
and it's great to be here where no one minds me waffling on about Tolkien.
When I saw the films here in English they had French subtitles. It was weird seeing the Elvish translated into French!
Just thought you'd like to know that.

[Luthien4211]

Hi Hasty Hobbit! :wave: Nobody minds you going on about Tolkien and LOTR here...that's what we do anyway and we all eventually came here because we're sick of our friends rolling their eyes and giving us weird looks when we went on one of our rambles again. I can't wait for ROTK either! The pictures I've seen are just...:swoon:

Originally posted by Hasty Hobbit
[b]It was weird seeing the Elvish translated into French!
Just thought you'd like to know that.[/]b

:LOL: I'll bet! :D

~Luthien

[juvey]

:wave: Welcome!! :hug: (And better late than never! ;)) I advise you to read the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, if you're very interested in Tolkien's works. Hope you like it here, and jump right in!

[Dora Grubb]

Welcome aboard ! :)

wait till you listen to the french quebec version !! :D

[~BrandyTook~]

Welcome :hug:s to all the new faces! :wave:

Welcome Dora, Hasty Hobbit, Umberto, and everyone else!

[Aldaron]

:wave: Welcome Hasty! (wasn't that one of the 7 dwarves names? ;) ) Hope you have a great stay here!

[Meássë]

:wave: Hi everybody!
I finally managed to overcome my shyness and get out of my lurkdom.Suppose I should say something about me.
Well,I study English lit.&Turkology at the University of Zagreb.Yup,I´m Croatian-and apparently the only one here.
I definately plan on contributing to all of the discussions and like everyone here can´t wait for the TTTextended DVD,ROTK soundtrack and to finally see the damn movie.The suspence is killing me.

I also have I pic of me ,but I don´t know how to post it(am so computer illiterate) so I would appreciate if somebody could post it for me-my email is in my profile.

[Luthien4211]

:wave: Hi Meássë! Yay for overcoming shyness! :D I wish I could help you post your pictures, but I myself have absolutely no talent with computers or technology of any kind. I can type and post (most of the time) but that's about it! ;)

~Luthien

[Aldaron]

Hi Meássë :wave:
Welcome to COE. You may want to check out image station (http://www.imagestation.com/ ). I think they will let you host your pics for free. You just have to sign up. Have a great stay here!

[Heri]

Welcome, Méassë! :wave:

Wonderful to have you here! :hug: Looking forward to reading your contributions to our threads. :clap:



By the way, Aldaron's suggestion to use ImageStation as a way to have your pictures online is a very good idea. Try it out. :beer: Once you have your photos on ImageStation, if you need help posting them here in our website, feel free to PM me or any of the other Mods for instructions. :hug:

[Estel Lomëwen]

Just make sure, when you go to post the picture - you'll have an address like "http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid70/p59ac0dbabcaf36bb82ba75e5451d7a88/fba12bc4.jpg.orig.jpg" and you have to take off the final ".jpg.orig" or it won't work. I say that because this is the problem that kept me from posting pictures for months until someone (Molk, I think :)) figured out what my problem was and helped me. :o

[treebeard]

It's because of imagestation not wanting you to link to the pics you have there...that's at least what they say in the informations (no hotlinking etc.....) ;)

Btw, :wave: Méassë!!!
Enjoy your stay! People are lovely here! :)

[Meássë]

:) Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.
I´ll try to post my picture tomorrow.It´s quite late here and I have to get up early.
I hope other lurkers will register and start posting cause it´s so much fun when you´re able to contribute something.
Thanks again!

[juvey]

A slightly late welcome, but nevertheless...

:wave: :clap: :hug:

On the image thing, geocities works pretty well too, if for some reason you can't get the other site to work. At least it works for me...

[Aldaron]

Yeah, everyone loved the pic of your knee, juves!
:D

[Susurrus]

Hi everyone! I'm new here. You can thank Cotume for getting me to join, and if I turn out to be an annoying little newbie then, again, you can thank Cotume. :D

I'd post a pic of myself, but I don't have any good ones, much less ones on my computer or an image hosting service.

[Aldaron]

Thanks Cotume. Thanks Cotume. ;)

Welcome Susurrus! :wave: Glad you took your friends advice and decided to stop by. This is a very warm and friendly place to all those who are warm and friendly. Hope you have a great stay here!

[juvey]

:eek: Aldaron! You didn't direct her (him?) to the info booth! You always have links to the info booth for newbies. What is the world coming to??? :D

:wave: Welcome to CoE, Susurrus. I think you'll find that, just about anything you want to talk about, you can find people to discuss it with, here. So don't be shy, and just jump right in! :hug:

[Estel Lomëwen]

Originally posted by Aldaron
Yeah, everyone loved the pic of your knee, juves!
:D It's a very nice knee. Well-shaped and all that. ;)
Juvey: So don't be shy, and just jump right in! I wish someone had told me that when I first came here! (To Imladris, really.) There wasn't a thread like this then, and it was the first forum I'd ever hung around. It took me six months to get the courage to post. So now I'm hanging about here and occasionally welcoming folks in an attempt to be encouraging. :p

So welcome, Susurrus! Glad to have ya here! :hug:

[Aldaron]

Originally posted by juvey
:eek: Aldaron! You didn't direct her (him?) to the info booth! You always have links to the info booth for newbies. What is the world coming to??? :D


I figure if they found their way into the "Introduce Yourself (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2281&perpage=30&pagenumber=18) " thread, then they don't need help (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) finding anything else. I usually only try to help (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) the folks that start brand new threads or seem lost or confused. Does that explanation help (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) any juves? :)


Estel, don't be shy... just jump right in! ;)

[Linnelleth]

Just wanted to pop in here a moment to give a big :hug: to Aldaron and Juvey for making me feel welcome when I was shy (even though I had been coming here for years at the time. :rolleyes: ) They directed me to the pony, which has been my home ever since!

Of course, my family is starting to miss me, but I think they are going to let me go home and visit soon....;)

[Estel Lomëwen]

Originally posted by Aldaron
Estel, don't be shy... just jump right in! ;) Oh, I did. Sometimes superfluously. :p This was all a long time ago; I post a lot now. (I meant "here" as in "this particular thread".)

[Aldaron]

Awwww... DAR :hug: and the big secret is revealed... WE are your family now.... hahahahhaamauuaahah :devil:
:)


Estel :p ;)

[Elainiel]

Originally posted by Glorfindel
Well, some of you know me, some of you dont. Im really an old timer in Imladris, But i have been a bit of a lurker in CoE.

Some of you know me as Findel, Others as Glorfy. Im the guy that put J-Girls LOTR BB's onto my website. A website that has since died, because I'm into bigger things. Since I started visiting Imladris I have become a 'REAL' Web Developer/Programmer, and I guess that's why I lurk more than I post these days. Busy Busy!

Anyway, real person details.

My name is Philip. I'm 20 years old VERY SOON! I live in Wales, in the UK. Im currently doing a website to celebrate the 50 anniversary of Dylan Thomas' Death. :) I work in the Ugly Lovely town called Swansea. I'm a bit of a geek, but also very fond of the idea of being a cool geek.

More from me later...

NEXT!

-= Glorfy =-

Glorfy, I have just started to read this thread but only got as far as your post. Guess what? It's a small small world! I too am in that delightful rain sodden city that is called Swansea! However, I am at uni there. I am in my third year of a four year course studying Mechanical Engineering. I turned 21 in October and had a whole week of partying! Guess I may as well go on to introduce myself too! Here goes

I have only been on this site since September (I think) although I used to post on another board and moved over here (eventually!) with some others when a troll invaded us! I am into all things Tolkien (my sister says I am sad and obssessed - but she doesn't know that half of it! ;) ) I also do Jiu Jitsu and I am a purple belt. I love reading and watching films and if I could I would read all day. I also love drawing although I'm not very good at it - hence my boyfis the only one to have seen my pictures! I would love to get to know all you guys better as everyone is really friendly here. Have a great day!

[Aldaron]

Belated :wave: welcome to a belated Introduction. Elainiel, you are already one of the patients at the assylum... no welcome needed, but.....

WELCOME!
:D

[juvey]

:o Ah, dar, you're a sweet heart. I'm glad you're happy. :hug:

Hi Elainiel! I second Aldaron's late, but never-the-less-fully-and-well-meant, welcome. :hug:

[Elainiel]

Thanks for the welcome Juvey and Aldaron! Tis a nice board indeed! :D

I have just been reading the first page, but it takes so long and I really have to be doing some work (I always do this - go on the computers at uni and end up on this board for ages! :rolleyes: ).

I just wanted to add to my list that my name is Vic* (I have added the star for years - don't know why!), but my parents and a few close friends call me Tor (real name Victoria!). I also play the piano, but I'm finding it very hard to find the time anymore, what with uni, coursework, boyfriend and other hobbies!

I keep meaning to go onto other threads - particularly the literary and movie ones, but never seem to have the time. You may see me over there some time! All my time here seems to be in the Pony! Have a great day! :D

[Ayla]

Well, the good thing about the Prancing Pony is that you can get pints and rum and pretty darn good conversation & company ;)

well, anyway, hello!:wave:

[Elanor Rigby]

What a lovely thread...I think I will introduce me! Errr...where to start? Well, I'm a 20 year old college student from Midwest USA. Like most of the people here, I love all things Tolkien, and I am a bit of an Anglophile in general. I started out at Imladris some years ago, and I did come register here as soon as I found out that my beloved Imladris had disappeared into the void, but because I am just so busy, I have become more of a lurker than I would like. Last time I was on here, I discovered that *sniff* Angband was gone, so I guess I'm just another homeless pirate. So watch yer pockets...;) :arrr:

[Ayla]

Welcome back, ye bonny lass!! arrrrrrrr:arrr:

watch me pockets? nay, this lass will jump on ye and bite ye if ye try 'n steal me aztec gold, do ye hear me?;) just c'm around at night......... i might not welcome ye lurker as well as i'm doing now in the light of day:D :arrr:

[Elanor Rigby]

Aztec gold, you say? Hmmmm...if I steal it, will I become a living skeleton? And if so, will it give me a chance to meet Orlando Bloom? Then it becomes a very hard decision. Avoid being a ugly skeleton with my eyeballs falling out, OR get to spend time with my favorite guy. Decisions, decisions.

Originally posted by Elainiel
I just wanted to add to my list that my name is Vic* (I have added the star for years - don't know why!), but my parents and a few close friends call me Tor (real name Victoria!).

Hey! My name is Victoria, too! Except almost everyone calls me Tori. Whadda ya know? We are so cool. ;)

[Felaróf]

Fel sticks her head in, looking apprehensive. She waves.

Hi, everyone. Glad to see there's an Introduction thread! My name's Felaróf, and I'm a passionate purist, which sends friends insane :devil:

I'm nearly sixteen, and studying my GCSE's at the moment, and I live in the Midlands of England. I love rugby and football, but my main passion (apart from LotR of course!) is horses. I've loved them all my life, and I currently own a gorgeous blue-and-white 4 year old called Irish Luck. I love him to pieces! :hug:

I've just booked the tickets for RotK for me and my group of cool geeky friends, and I'm practically bopping round the room with excitement! Much as I hate parts of the movies, overall they are the best thing to hit the screen since Indiana Jones! (Oh, and the Matrix, but that's entirely different ;) ). I have to wait until Christmas to see the TTT SE, so it's 23 days in counting!

Can't wait to hang around here more!

:cool: Love and Peace :cool:

~Felaróf~

[Arryle]

Welcome to COE, Felarof! :)

Here is a niftly link to all the guidelines for posting here on the boards. Have fun posting! :D :hug:

http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226

[Ngalatanwë]

browsing the threads, I discovered this introduction one just right today, so, because am here since few monthes and my mother always tell me to be polite.....

Some already know me, I'm Ngalantawë, which is a "quenya stylish" version of Galatan Hyarmondomorion, my old charachter I played in MERP several years ago.
In RL i'm Nicolas 26 years old, and live in Southern France since my childhood, though I travelled a lot (Europe only...)for fun or for my job. I work for a Youth and sport NGO , and enjoy this a lot, as everything related to intercultural dialogue. Berfore I worked for Amnesty International in Ireland, where I became friend with Bono:D (Amnesty is right, bono is wrong)
I love JRRT (of course) and first read it 15 years ago, (hobbit, LoTR ans silm in a row the same year), mad about reading and trying to write down elvish (I know tengwars but my faculty to learn quenyan grammar is overwhelmed by my lazyness). I love music (play the guitar), Cooking (traditional french and greasy food), Wine, and above all Travels and Rugby! I like skiing also and I can see snowy mountains from the windows of my office. (My boss says, don't touch though)

Maybe some of you have mentionned I like to play the traditional overconfident fench guy archetype in some posts, but in RL I'm totally different, in fact I'm the best:D :D

Slaìnte to all

[Aldaron]

:wave: Welcome to all new comers and lurkers who are coming out into the light! Welcome Elanor Rigby, Felaróf and Ngalatanwë! :wave:

I hope you enjoy or continue enjoying your stay! :)

[ShireHobbit]

Hola everyone. I'm new! :)

I thought I should introduce myself. Thank Amy for telling me about this place. ;) We knew each other on another messageboard.

As for me and LotR. I'm still a little new with it. I didn't start liking it until a lot of my friends on the messageboard I went to kept going on about it. [Looks at Amy ;)] So, I finally took the chance and saw the first movie. Needless to say I fell in love with the movie. (didn't understand it that much at first...)

It wasn't until TTT came on video I started getting addicted. ;) I just recently bought the books a couple of weeks ago. I'm very pleased with the books. I think it brings a greater enjoyment to the movies. I have three chapters left of the Fellowship of the Ring. After that I plan to start the second book.

I'm really excited about seeing RotK! My friend Kate and I plan to see it the time it opens. It's probably going to be an early birthday gift since my birthday is a week or two later.

Of the characters I seem to adore, if you haven't noticed by my name, it's the Hobbits. I trully can relate to them. So, the Hobbits are my favorites among the Fellowship.

If you have anything else you want to know about me by all means ask away. :D

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

Well met, Elanor, ShireHobbit, Fel :hug: (Elanor Rigby...one of the best names I've seen here!)

Maybe some of you have mentionned I like to play the traditional overconfident fench guy archetype in some posts, but in RL I'm totally different, in fact I'm the best :D

:rotfl:
hey Ngal! (one of the most difficult-to-abbreviate names I've seen here ;))
Where in the South of France do you live? I used to live there, in a manner of speaking (I was very young and it was only for about 4 or 5 months)

Fel! :hug: Glad to see you're settling in nicely at FAGs, although I'm
sorry to hear about the having-to-sit-GCSEs, though. That can't be fun.

I've just booked the tickets for RotK for me and my group of cool geeky friends, and I'm practically bopping round the room with excitement!

Exactly the same thing happened to me today, and I actually did do an entire dance routine. In my Film Production class, no less. :p

[juvey]

Ah! I've missed welcoming four people!

Big :hug:s to Elanor, Felarof, Ngalatanwe, and ShireHobbit!
:clap:s for finding your way here, hope you all like it, (know two of you do. ;))

Haven't visited the FAGs yet today, but I'm guessing Fel has joined? You go! :hug:

What are GCSEs? Me = American. :rolleyes: :D

[Felaróf]

*Looks confused* I dunno. I might have joined the FAG's. What are they? :confused: :p

:hug: Thanks for the welcomes, guys!

Juvey: GCSE's are the major exams you sit at the age of 16 (or 15 if you're really young in your year) and are the last compulsory exams you have to do at school. Several people leave after them, but others, like me, stay on to sit their A-levels. In simpler terms, if you read Harry Potter, they're OWL's :D

ShireHobbit- I'm glad you're enjoying the books! Keep reading! Go! Go! Go! *does funky cheerleader dance*

I did my 'I got RotK tickets go me!' dance out of sight of my family, which is probably the safest thing to do.

:cool:Peace and Love:cool:

~Felaróf~

[juvey]

Ah, I see. So, you mean you can actually quit school at the age of sixteen? Wow.

FAGs are 'First age gals/girls', and we congregate in the 'Elves of the First Age: Realm of the Deeply Devoted' thread in fandom (see my sig). :D :hug:

[ShireHobbit]

Aw gracias for all the welcomes everyone. I feel special. :D

Originally posted by Felaróf

ShireHobbit- I'm glad you're enjoying the books! Keep reading! Go! Go! Go! *does funky cheerleader dance*

~Felaróf~

:LOL: I dropped another chapter by now. Two to go. I can't stop putting the book down anyway since I have nothing better to do. ;)

[Felaróf]

Ah, but ShireHobbit, after your RotK tickets are ensured, there is nothing better to do than read LotR! (apart from revise for mock exams... I mean, how evil is it to dump them on us just before Christmas? :mad: and RotK is out in the middle of them! Well, it's something to look forward to...)

Juvey- yeah, we can quit. Funky, huh? :p Not many do, only those that struggle/really reall hate school/can get a job do though. And yes, I have joined the FAG's then! :D Go me!

I love this place- I joined another forum and I was ignored the whole time cos I was new. :( Never mind! :hug: to all!

:cool:Peace and Love:cool:

~Felaróf~

[ShireHobbit]

Originally posted by Felaróf
Ah, but ShireHobbit, after your RotK tickets are ensured, there is nothing better to do than read LotR! (apart from revise for mock exams... I mean, how evil is it to dump them on us just before Christmas? :mad: and RotK is out in the middle of them! Well, it's something to look forward to...)
~Felaróf~


I know...exams. :rolleyes: I still have to prepare for them but my room is currently torn apart by my parents at the moment so I can't study. That's why I'm reading the books right now. The good news for me is that my exams are on Monday and Wednesday. And Wedesday is my last day of college... Yet, yeah, exams are out in the middle when RotK hits theaters for some of my friends. :(

Aw, you were ignored? That stinks. :hug:

[Brie]

Hi! I'm new and computer-inept, so please be patient and loving :wave:

my name is Brie, and I am an evil elf-queen that hops from forum to forum all over the net and gets into all sorts of mischief.

In the real world :rolleyes: I am the mother of two little hobbits with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder).

I registered here on December 4, 2003, and my birthday is on December 9. (I will be roughly two thousand, three hundred and eight. :jawdrop:

p.s. My favorite hobbit is Pip. :kiss: he's a naughty little thing, but he's precious!

[Ngalatanwë]

Dear all, thanks for the warm welcome:hug:

In my turn, I welcome the new ones,Elanor, Shirehobbit, Felaròf and Brie, I'm sure you'll got a lot of fun here with so many and excellent hobbits. (imagine the Bilbo birthday speech to know what I think about all of you, though I don't know the half of you as half as I want , and I don't love the Half of the half I know as half as you deserve......hu!?)
Brie, there is a birthday list in CoE so I'm sure you'll receive plenty posts, but Happy birthday in advance!:cool:

Nerdie, I passed my childhood in Foix, a small medieval town in the middle of the Pyrenées with a huge and massive Castle, then I moved to Toulouse for my University years and i currently work here if not abroad.
If you can't find a diminutive for Ngalatanwë, call me God!:p (I joke of course, quoique....)

[Brie]

thank you for the warm wlcome, GOD :wave:
can i call you Ngala?

I am still very new at this...the last forum i posted at disappeared while I was sick. But I am looking forward to exploring this new hiding place - a safe spot to be sure!:D

PS - do you know how I could get my own little pic to put under my name? they all look so pretty, precious I want my own - my birthday present!

[juvey]

Hi Brie! Welcome to CoE. :hug:

The pics under names are avatars, and you can get one when you have 50 posts. I believe this rule is to cut down on space wasted by people who sign up, get an avatar, load it, and then post twice and leave. There are help threads in the Info booth, I believe. :) There are also the site rules, which you will probably want to read, if you haven't already, to be sure you don't inadvertantly break a rule.

Have fun! :D

[Aldaron]

Welcome Brie! :wave: Ngalatanwë is not God, by the way. Everything else looks to be in order, though. ;)

Hope you have a great stay here. Juvey has given good advice for all newcomers. I still don't know why she doesn't like to show rather than to tell.

Just go here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=30&forumid=31) and find out all you need to know.

this ones just for you, juves ;)

[ShyHobbit]

I apologize if I've already posted here, but I don't believe I have. I'm known to have "Dory moments" sometimes. :o

I've been a member for a while but I've been a bit um, Shy. (Imagine that :p ) But after roaming the place for a while I'm beginning to feel at home :D

My name is Grace, I'll be 20 in February, and I live in the sunny state of Florida. Though it's not so sunny right now, more like overcast and chilly, but I like it! I'm a big fan of Celtic music, as well as being a bit of a bookworm :) We have a lovely little pony cross that you'll see in my avatar. I'm currently trying to get the little monster to accept me under saddle, and go somwhere :rolleyes: I'm currently unemployed, work is so hard to get right now! My last job was waiting tables at Steak 'n Shake.

I look foward to getting to know everyone here, it seems to be a fun place :cool: Oh yes, I'm already aquainted with Legola§Rock§, from another board. She's cool ;)

[juvey]

Welcome, ShyHobbit! :hug: Glad you're getting comfortable. Don't be afraid to delurk! :)

I still don't know why she doesn't like to show rather than to tell.

I don't know, maybe I don't have the url for the info booth memorized like some other people... :D I do suppose I could save it somewhere, then just pop it up whenever I welcome someone. But then... What would that leave for you to do? :p ;)

[Yelde Menel]

Hey, hey!! My name's Yelde Menel (Daughter of Heaven in Elvish...actually, it's daughter heaven, but if I wanted the of, it would be yelde o menel and I thought it looked funny...) and you can call me YM or Sami or whatever...I'm totally and completely obsessed w/ lotr....I like to make friends, but I'm REALLY shy...offline...online, I'm known to be quite hyper...I don't have any buddies right now, but I would love to have some...PM me, please!!! Anywaiz...I get bored really easily and go on buddy PMing sprees sometimes, so don't be surprised if you get a PM saying "Hi! Oh, no! A plastic spoon's attacking me!" It's just my normal ways...sooo...ummm...if ya wanna know more, feel free to PM!!

[Ayla]

hiya, YM, great to see some crazy nuts around here;)

Hope that the spoon won't hurt ya too much! Be careful, hun!;)

Well, Don't be shy --- I'm also very shy---wherever whenever whatever......:rolleyes:

So, Daughter of Heaven, have fun here!!!! You'll feel right at home here, because (dear friends do not hate me for this) most of us here, I figure, aren't that normal upstairs either!!!!!!!!:rotfl:

[Gil-Estel]

The spoons conspire YM it's their way..I know I help them sometimes but watch out so that Melkor doesn't steal them along with the rest of the shiney things...btw you can call me Stel!

[Telbalien]

Originally posted by ShireHobbit
Hola everyone. I'm new! :)

I thought I should introduce myself. Thank Amy for telling me about this place. ;) We knew each other on another messageboard.

As for me and LotR. I'm still a little new with it. I didn't start liking it until a lot of my friends on the messageboard I went to kept going on about it. [Looks at Amy ;)] So, I finally took the chance and saw the first movie. Needless to say I fell in love with the movie. (didn't understand it that much at first...)

It wasn't until TTT came on video I started getting addicted. ;) I just recently bought the books a couple of weeks ago. I'm very pleased with the books. I think it brings a greater enjoyment to the movies. I have three chapters left of the Fellowship of the Ring. After that I plan to start the second book.

I'm really excited about seeing RotK! My friend Kate and I plan to see it the time it opens. It's probably going to be an early birthday gift since my birthday is a week or two later.

Of the characters I seem to adore, if you haven't noticed by my name, it's the Hobbits. I trully can relate to them. So, the Hobbits are my favorites among the Fellowship.

If you have anything else you want to know about me by all means ask away. :D Gah!:eek: I can't believe I linked you over here but I didn't welcome you yet!:LOL: Jeez...*:trout:s myself*

Anyhoo, welcome ShireHobbit!:hug: And keep on reading!;)

[Ngalatanwë]

Welcome Shyhobbit and YM.:wave:
Ho look, over your shoulder, a Silver spoon............(bing!) (paf!) (BANG!)...............Sorry but I warned thee!!!!

Brie, call me how you want, I know my name isn't easy to shorten. Here are some propositions: gtw, ngalat, tanwë, latan, galatan, froggyboy;) ......apparently you can't call me GOD so forget about this one

[Aldaron]

Originally posted by juvey
I do suppose I could save it somewhere, then just pop it up whenever I welcome someone. But then... What would that leave for you to do? :p ;)


Awwwwww! :) See all you new people how great it is to make friends here at coe! Juves is looking out for me. That's true friendship! ;)


Welcome Shyhobbit and YM :wave: Hope you feel warm and fuzzy here! Have a great stay!

[Yelde Menel]

Originally posted by Gil-Estel
The spoons conspire YM it's their way..I know I help them sometimes but watch out so that Melkor doesn't steal them along with the rest of the shiney things...btw you can call me Stel!



lol...well, the plastic spoons aren't shiny...they are in no way attractive, in fact, they work for the naked blue monkies that run nude through the forest...and the only to get rid of a plastic spoon is to make a sqwarl chase after them. And they're rare.

[ShireHobbit]

Originally posted by Telbalien
Gah!:eek: I can't believe I linked you over here but I didn't welcome you yet!:LOL: Jeez...*:trout:s myself*

Anyhoo, welcome ShireHobbit!:hug: And keep on reading!;)

:rotfl: For once you trout yourself Amy and not me. :hug:

And thanks everyone else for the welcomes. :hug:

[Loonie]

Hi, I'm Loonie. It was my birthday on the 18th of December. I'm from Australia, is anyone else?

[Xyla]

Hi Loonie,
Welcome to COE.
There are many Aussies on this board... You can find many of us in the Aussie Ringers thread here in the Pony.

[Elanor Rigby]

Originally posted by Nerdanel the Nerd
Well met, Elanor, ShireHobbit, Fel :hug: (Elanor Rigby...one of the best names I've seen here!)

Thanks! Elanor for the flower, and Rigby for the song, my favorite. So many new people! Welcome!I hope you all come to Angband for a visit once we get it up and running. It's grrreat fun. ;)

Ngalatanwë! What a lovely name. I really wish I could speak Elvish, but I am pretty lazy. I can barely speak French. I toured Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, USA, a few years ago. I believe it's the longest cave in the world, or some such. Anyway, there was a giant staircase in this dark cave (we went on a lantern tour--very dark and scary) and our attractive male guide asked if anyone had ever read LotR. I said, "Ooh, ooh! Me!" And he said, "doesn't this remind you of Moria?" I told him I had just been thinking that, and then he started walking towards me and speaking Elvish! It was the coolest thing ever! Wonderful man. :D He spoke both dialects. :swoon: Why didn't I marry him?

[ILuvLeggy]

Hi, I'm Pam. I love LOTR. I just saw ROTK last night and loved it to death!! My favorite characters are Legolas, Frodo and Pippin.

^^

[Child_Of_Zion]

Yep, it's me. I have returned. The name is Jenny *Mariel* don't worry everything has changed now. I'm really glad to be back on this site. I went through all of the things that I posted in a year ago and I got so many flashbacks. It's nice to see you again Molk Fx. It's been a long time.

[Anglachel]

My sister (Elerrína hereabouts) kinda dragged me into this place...
Or, she talked about it so much I figured it must be cool.

Good night, I just looked, and she posts an average of 5 a day! :eek:
Has she no life? .:notworthy .:notworthy .:notworthy Anyway, beyond that:


I took about the last Sil related, unclaimed handle there is, I think.
At least I got one I liked...
Real name is Gordon, hailing from the NW of America.
I turn 20 in a couple months, and am a dutiful college student. :D

I love LOTR, having read Sil, UT and most of the Lost Tales.
I'm a Sophomore Engineering student, in ROTC (US Army officer training, during college, for you non-american types. :D )

When I'm not doing school or playing on the net, I'm target shooting, playing video games with friends (anyone play SSBM for Cube?) or building something.

Dunno how much I'll be posting on here... I tend to lurk more than post on forums such as this, but I'll be around.

[Arryle]

Welcome Anglachel, and enjoy lurking and posting here on the boards! :D

[ShadowElven]

Hi, I'm ShadowElven, and I listen to techno. (That's usually the part where people stop paying attention, so it's good to get it over early. ;) )

I'm a newbie here, but have been lurking for years. I was here when The pony went down, when the site got lost, when Melk proposed... :D Anway, they made unregistered browsing illegal, so I abandoned my lurker ways. Muahaha.

I'm 17, will be 18 in March. I idle the chat now, I'm a huuuge LotR fan, I like to read, watch movies, listen to techno...

I'm from Cali, both halves, and... am not very good at introductions. :eek:

(I was going to read this whole thread, before I realised it was 20 pages.... WOOOPS!)

EDIT: And I'm a guy. Dagnabit, I always forget the important things. :p

[Gorbag]

Wow, an Old Newbie... or is that a new Oldbie? :confused:

[Deexan]

Firstly a message to ShadowElven - you're not alone in your love of techno!
This is the first Tolkien site i've come across with a techno contingent, although in all fairness i haven't been looking for one!

Anyway, hello to all, im Deexan - been a Tolkien fan for about 6years now and im really looking forward to being a part of this site.
Im a music technology student by day and a worker ant - sorry, Royal Mail employee - by night.
I'm 21, i live in Stoke on Trent, England and i love dance music of all(well, most - i draw the line at hardcore industrial gabba techno, don't you know) types, films, reading(cue gasps) and generally having a good time with friends.

Hope i get to know a bunch of you on here, tis a great site. In the immortal words of Wayne Campbell - :notworthy

:)

[Drakedon]

Originally posted by ShadowElven
I'm a newbie here, but have been lurking for years. I was here when The pony went down, when the site got lost, when Melk proposed... :D Anway, they made unregistered browsing illegal, so I abandoned my lurker ways. Muahaha.

Jeez, how did you do it? Bauglir was another one. A strange lurker type who finally started posting and showed he knew an awful lot about us all :eek:. I honestly don't know how you'd get by without posting, but then I am deeply insecure and can't go 5 mins without talking about myself in a thread that has nothing to do with me at all.

Welcome again master lurker dude :notworthy

[Heri]

Welcome Shadow and Deexan! :hug:

It's great to have you both as posters. :clap:

[Aldaron]

I step away for a few days and the flood gates open with new people. Maybe I should be away more often! ;)

WELCOME to Loonie, ILuvLeggy, Child_of_Zion (aka MM, aka... i remember you, welcome back :) ), Anglachel, ShadowElven, and Deexan. I will try to do better as one of the unofficial greeters at COE. If this gig flops maybe I can get a greeter job at Wal-mart! :)

walmart is killing America, by the way

:D

[juvey]

I do prefer Target, myself. :D

I second Aldaron's welcome to all the new people and old lurkers. :hug: I'd also like to remind you all about this (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24) part of the site, with rules and such, because it's a bummer to be kicked out. Don't be shy. :)

How's Mrs. Aldaron and Aldaron Jr. coming along?

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

Originally posted by Drakedon
I honestly don't know how you'd get by without posting, but then I am deeply insecure and can't go 5 mins without talking about myself in a thread that has nothing to do with me at all.

:LOL: ooh, that was sharp...that was, like, lucid, man.

Mae govannen to all.

EDIT: And I'm a guy. Dagnabit, I always forget the important things.

It shows great presence to tell us that, and avoids many future embarrassments on the "Say Something..." thread. :D

[Aldaron]

Originally posted by juvey

I'd also like to remind you all about this (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24) part of the site, with rules and such, because it's a bummer to be kicked out.


:jawdrop: HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nerdie! Did you see that?
Juves just linked to another thread :eek: :eek: :eek:
and she used the fancy hide the url and show text instead method!

I'm finally rubbing off on someone!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap:

Mrs. Aldaron and AJ are doing great. We are actually going in a couple hours to have the 20 week ultrasound where we should be able to find out the sex of the little tike. I would rather it be a surprise, but Mrs. Aldaron is doing the carrying and she wants to know, so I am deferring to her judgment on this one. I will post in the baby pool tomorrow with our news. Thanks for asking dear, and it is great to see you again! ( Aldaron :hug: juves)

[Drakedon]

Originally posted by Nerdanel the Nerd
:LOL: ooh, that was sharp...that was, like, lucid, man.

It has been said by me that my wit is so sharp you could cut yourself on it.

[iluvorlando]

Just want to see hello to everyone on here ,

is there many people on here from England?

i am new which a lot of people probably no but any way HELLO to everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D



i love orlando so much :swoon:

does anyone else?????????

[iluvorlando]

Hey Everyone
Just want to see hello to everyone on here ,

is there many people on here from England?

i am new which a lot of people probably no but any way HELLO to everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





i love orlando so much

:swoon:

any other orlando fans?

[FancyPants]

Hey gang - newbie here! Well, I've been posting a bit for the past couple of days, but found the link to this thread from the noobie thread, so thought I'd formally introduce myself.

:D Let's see, I'd heard of the site before, but decided to come over and register after seeing something posted on....I think it was at The Orlando Bloom Files? Dang short term memory/old age!

So, it's probably obvious now that I'm a Legolas fan, but I must say I always have been, even before I ever saw Orlando Bloom in a long blonde wig and pointy ears. Even before I knew who Orlando Bloom was. :D

I live in California, I'm a 35 year old wife and mother to a 6 year old kiddo. Hubby loves LOTR too, but not as, uh, devoted as I am. I'm currently trying to convince him that we need to see ROTK again, at least one more time, preferable more!

Great site, I love reading through all the threads and kinda getting to know you all! You seem like a fun bunch!

[Heri]

Welcome to CoE, Pants :hug:

It's wonderful to have you here (and great to hear that you have been already getting familiar with our website). :clap:

Looking forward to reading more posts from you. :D

[treebeard]

:wave: Heya iluvorlando!

Welcome to CoE!!!

I hope you'll enjoy your stay and feel "at home" in here soon.
I guess you should so as people here are just very kind and friendly. :)
And you'll find this out quite soon as long as you stich to the boards rules and guidelines you find at the Information Booth (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24). (and please read them!)

This one's supposed to be the fan-gathering-place; so you can organize fan meetings in here.

I'd say there are many English people gathering around here - just rush through the Pony (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=4) where you'll find all the "hey I'm new in here and wanted to introduce myself" threads and other off-topic stuff.

And you'll find many other Orlando :swoon: swooners at the Fandom (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=6)

I hope this helped a bit. ;)

If there are any more questions you have just ask a mod (they are plain lovely as long as you don't give them a reason for getting moddly) or someone else - and they will for sure try to help as fast as possible!

:hug: Welcome again to the blue board! :D


~*~
Oh, I just noticed this post changed the thread!

So a very warm welcome to CoE to all newbies, new oldbies, old newbies and whatever-as-long-as-it-is-bies! :D

[Drunk'Gûl]

Hello all, I'm Drunk'Gûl and I am another fan of "The Married Life" thread...I mean, I used to be a member at Imladris before it closed down (Ringdilwen was my name).

I first starting reading LOTR just under four years ago (not so coincidentally coinciding with the release of FOTR), 14 I was then. But after one chapter into ROTK, I stopped reading and didn't go back to it until one boredom-filled day in December, 2002. I'm quite proud to say that I finished ROTK and The Hobbit that day :) :o. I am now currently in the process of reading The Silm, staring at (and trying to make sense of) a German ROTK (the book) and wishing people would hurry up with the other Tolkien books that have been taken out of the library ;). I was quite taken with some of the Unfinished Tales when I had it out a few years ago, but now I have to wait...

whoa, that was a lot Uh, my favourite character(s) are the Nazgûl. I don't know why, I just have a complete...adoration for them :cool:. Other favourite characters are Faramir, Éomer and Pippin :).

I think I've said enough, so I'll go back to my lurking and random posting now :D

[Aldaron]

Welcome FancyP and Gûl. This IS a great board/community and the people here are very warm. Gûl I can't believe you read all the way through Minas Tirith and put the book down :eek:
:jawdrop:
Once I hit the Old Forest I can't stop until the Grey Havens. It doesn't happen all in one day, mind you, but if I'm not reading, I'm thinking about it! ;) The UT (Unfinished Tales) is definitely one of my favorites!

Welcome (back) to both of you. May you have a wonderful stay here! :wave:

[Drunk'Gûl]

Originally posted by Aldaron
Gûl I can't believe you read all the way through Minas Tirith and put the book down :eek:
:jawdrop:
Once I hit the Old Forest I can't stop until the Grey Havens. It doesn't happen all in one day, mind you, but if I'm not reading, I'm thinking about it! ;)

I tend to read too fast and I think I spent most of that day going, "Huh? What's happening?" "Who's this Imrahil? Oh, he's such-and-such, isn't he? No...oh, nevermind." "Where's ?" Entirely :confused: -though not all the time- I was but I plodded on with a vague understanding. :trout: me.

I'm hoping to get around to re-reading it, [i]slowly, sometime soon but I'm still in the middle of re-reading FOTR!

Thanks for the welcome back! :)

[Heri]

Originally posted by Drunk'Gûl
Hello all, I'm Drunk'Gûl and I am another fan of "The Married Life" thread



Congratulations! :beer:

You have just won the "Official Heri Prize for Best Introduction Ever!", chosen by an impartial judge composed of, um, Heri. :D


Welcome back to Imly! :hug:

[iluvorlando]

hey
my name is caroline

i became a big lotr fan after the first movie


ive saw the third film twice and am going again

Aragorn: Hold your ground! Hold your ground! Men of Gondor and Rohan - my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of Men fail... when we forsake our friends, and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when all hope comes crashing down, but it is NOT this day! This day, we fight! For all that you hold dear, stand, Men of the West!

orlando makes me:swoon: i wish i could :kiss: him

[ThrethielLarien]

Hi JoAnna,

I am new here also. I agree with you on the getting to know you thing. So here goes:

My real name is Amy. I am 28 and reside outside Charlotte, NC. I have 2 sons, Travis 10 and Jacob almost 2.

I love to read. Luckily my job at this time allows me to read all day long, since I work in a call center at a bank. I am currently reading LOTR's and have about 50 pages left! I am a big Star Wars nut and am slowly reading all the novels out there. I also love to read Frank Herbert's Dune series. Oh and I love to watch Stargate SG-1 on scifi. ( I am suck a dork!)

I also like drag racing, and when I have time to go to the local dragway here with my car.

That is pretty much the just about me.

[Elanor Rigby]

Originally posted by Aldaron
I will try to do better as one of the unofficial greeters at COE. If this gig flops maybe I can get a greeter job at Wal-mart! :)

walmart is killing America, by the way

:D

NOOOOO!!! Don't ever say you will go work at Wal-Mart. It is hell. Hell I say! I have worked there for two and a half years as a cashier and at the service desk. In those years, I have learned two things: The public in general is completely brainless, moronic, greedy, and rude; and Wal-Mart will give you your money back on anything. Anything. I am not kidding. You would think people would be ashamed to bring back a t-shirt that they've had for two years, apparently hanging right over their ash tray where it can absorb every single molocule of cigarrette odor, and expect cash for it. But no. Arrrggh...it drives me nuts to think of it.

[Nevethir]

Hi everyone i'm new on this board. I was introduced to this board by my Sister Elaniel. This seems like a really cool place and everyone seems really nice.

My real name is Dave, I'm 22 and I live in Gloucester England. At the moment I am un-employed after being made redundant last month. I worked for a call centre doing directory enquiries and I hated it!

I am interested in music, going to the gym, films, comics, toys, drinking far too much, and obviously Tolkien. I play the guitar and I write songs. I have been in a couple of bands and am just trying to start a new one.

I'd like to make loads of new friends here so please feel free to PM me!

Nevethir (Dave)

[juvey]

Originally posted by ThrethielLarien
I am a big Star Wars nut and am slowly reading all the novels out there. Oh and I love to watch Stargate SG-1 on scifi. ( I am suck a dork!)

:eek: Me too! Except the dork thing. Say rather, geek. :D

A big welcome :hug: to FancyPants, Drunk'Gul, iluvorlando, ThrethielLarien, and Nevethir (who's name I really like, btw... where'd you think it up?).

Special congrats to Drunk'Gul on the best intro ever prize... that's a rare one, that. ;)

Scrapes Darry up off the floor, and places his jaw firmly shut.

Yes, yes, I suppose you're rubbing off... But I'll leave this one to you, if you like. Wouldn't want you to have to turn to WalMart. :D

[Heri]

Welcome to CoE, Nevethir! :hug:


And good luck on your new band. :clap: When you hit it big, don't forget us, k? :D

:hug:

[shadowofnight]

This seemed like the perfect place to sorta (re)introduce myself...I guess i am...to use Gorbag's term, an Olbie (and old newbie...lol) I was on Imladris a long long time ago...but having to start afresh here is kinda interesting lol

I am 29 years old (ug)...I like to write, read, i love films, the internet (spend way to much time here) and am into a lot of different music...but heavy and and industrial metal r way up there at the top...

Anyway anything else u wanna know just ask me...

oh and check out my Deviantart page (http://virtualapathy.deviantart.com/)

[Aldaron]

:wave: Welcome Nevethir and shadowofnight! Hope you have a great stay here. Don't forget to check out our rules section (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) for the boards.

[Estel Lomëwen]

*pops in*

Welcome, all y'all! :D :wave:

Wal-Mart is definitely killing America. :p

*pops out*

[Elanor Rigby]

I'm a murderer! *sob* ;)

Welcome to CoE, Nevethir (cool name! Don't go work at Wal-Mart no matter how desperate you get. Oh, but it's not Wal-Mart over there, is it? It's Asda or something like that. Probably just as bad. ;)) and shadowofnight (it's awful to just come back right in the middle of this, isn't it? I did the same thing, and I didn't know almost anyone. But we have some way cool Poniers here that are very welcoming. Even if they are obessed with rules. *CoughcoughAldaroncough* ;)...j/k!)

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

heh, that was lazy of me..

Yep, Asda is just as bad.

Location: Glasgow...for the time being
yay! :clap:

I'm not obsessed with rules...but I'm pretty sure I would be if I could do that ever-so-sophisticated bothering-to-find-the-right-URL-then-displaying-it- as-text-thing. looks over last sentence Maybe hyphens are my poison...

[shadowofnight]

Lol...I'm guessing by your reaction u either live in or near Glasgow...or you have an interest in Glasgow for some reason :D

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

I'm an Edinbugger myself (can I say that here? :p), but I love the city of Glasgow, and probably shall live there in a few months' time. It's just nice to see someone living in the same country as I am, especially since it's a small nation with a very sparse distribution of Tolkien enthusiasts. :)

[Heri]

Thread about to be moved to the Pony, to be merged with Introduce Yourself.

[Heri]

Going to the Pony, to be merged.

[juvey]

I'll move, Nerdie! Maybe we can start a mass migration of Tolkienites from here to there and even out the percentages a bit? :D

[bjam]

Err, hi? I suppose I should introduce myself here, yes?

Well, I met some of you at the Gathering, and have been a fan of LotR(movies AND books) since the movies came out. I'm only a youngster, but apparently I come off as older *shrugs*

Err, what else to say? I'm a Brit (born in Glasgow, raised all over) but I've been living in the US for a year and a half. This is the reason why my spelliing swings between "English" and "American" (colour/color). I'm trying to maintain my Brit spelling but English class prevents me from doing so in school.

What else should I say? *is very nervous about coming to a big board*

[shadowofnight]

Wow another Brit...and born in Glasgow too...:jawdrop: small world...i too am gonna b moving out to the US to b with my fiancee :D

[treebeard]

Heya Nevethir, shadowofnight and bjam! :)
Have a wonderful time here at the Council!

bjam, there's absolutely no reason to be nervous. :hug: People around here are just very warm and lovely and I hope you'll find that out soon. ;)

I'll leave the link to the guidelines section to be posted by Darry so as not to invade in his area :p , but if there still remain more questions you want to be answered, just post them there! (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6016)

if I could do that ever-so-sophisticated bothering-to-find-the-right-URL-then-displaying-it- as-text-thing'K Nerdie:
URL: right click on the text and look at the properties (URL-adress)
text thing:
[*URL=insert the right URL-adress*]text thing[*/URL*]
just without the "*"

So let's see how obsessed you'll get with the rules!:D

[Aldaron]

Welcome bjam. :wave: No need to be nervous. This is a wonderfully warm place. Sort of like Miami without the guns or thongs! ;) Hope you have a great stay here.



Originally posted by Elanor Rigby
But we have some way cool Poniers here that are very welcoming. Even if they are obessed with rules. *CoughcoughAldaroncough* ;)...j/k!)

HAHAHAHAHA:rotfl:
HAHAHAHA:rotfl:
HAHAHA:rotfl:
HAHA:rotfl:
HA:rotfl:
ahem, cough. That wasn't funny.

;)

[juvey]

Originally posted by Aldaron
This is a wonderfully warm place. Sort of like Miami without the guns or thongs!

Hey... yeah! Maybe we could start a petition to change the bg color to bright orange!! And, instead of little rings and envelopes, we could get suns with sunglasses and palm trees!!! :cool:

And welcome, bjam! :hug: Like they've said, no need to be nervous! You'll find most people friendly. :)

[Elanor Rigby]

Originally posted by Aldaron
Welcome bjam. :wave: No need to be nervous. This is a wonderfully warm place. Sort of like Miami without the guns or thongs! ;)


Hey! No thongs?! That's not in the rules! ;) Neither is no guns! Oh, wait. I didn't read the rules...:D

Welcome bjam. Why are you in the US? Really...why would anyone want to move here? We're rude. Like that question I just asked. Rude! :D Plus we have stupid accents, and we can't speak English properly to save our lives. That's it. I'm moving to England.

[aradel]

hi. I just joined yesterday and it cool!!! i'm being more drawn into the lotr every day!! YES!!!!!

[Ngalatanwë]

Welcome to CoE Aradel, it's a nice place to make friends here!

[Aldaron]

Hail, aradel, and well met. You have stumbled into one of the loveliest places on the web. Have you read any of the LOTR books yet? Hope you have a great stay here! :wave:















resisting the urge to post any links to rules or information type threads
resisting
resisting

[juvey]

Welcome, aradel! :hug: Hope you stay a while and get to like it here. :)

*
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*
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Aldaron..... (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24)

:D :p

[aradel]

It's soooooooooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[Heri]

Hey there, Aradel! :wave:


We're very happy to have you in our Forums! :hug:


I am just going to move this thread to the Pony, where it will be merged with the Introduce Yourself thread where, hopefully, you will get more replies.



Also, don't forget to check out our Rules and Guidelines to posting, in the Welcome Forum.



Hold on to your hats, we're moving! :wave:

[Pineapple]

Hello everybody!:wave: I've been here for a while, more lurking than posting...I'm afraid it took me this long to find an introduction thread (I'm computer illiterate). I found CoE during computer class and then spent most of the following computer classes here (Possibly explaining the computer illiteracy-what can I say, this place is just too fun to resist!:D)
I've been a bit obsessed with LOTR for a while now, and I've finally found others like me! People who won't give me a strange look for constantly quoting the movies and books! I'm so happy!
Hmmmm what else...I'm from Canada (yay for Canada!), I like fantasy books, I own guinea pigs (so very cute!), I'm in high school...that about sums me up. So again, Hi everybody!!!

[Aldaron]

Well you had me up to the part about Canada! ;)

:wave: Hi Pineapple! Glad you decided to delurk in the Introduce Yourself thread. This place is a blast. Glad to hear you have already found your way around. If you need any assistance you can always check out the other thread in my sig regarding adoption :)
Hope you have a great stay here!

[Cloudyhead]

Hello everyone here, old and new! I just wanted to say I have had so much enjoyment and learned so much from all of you on the CoE boards, having lurked here for over a year now. A big thank you!

I finally plucked up the courage to register a few months back - and then my computer promptly crashed, so, sadly, I wasn't able to reply to the warm welcomes from Elwen and Mormegil. My apologies to you both. But I now have a brand new computer (yay!) and look forward to joining in more actively and getting to know you all better.

Nerdanel - I really hope you enjoy Glasgow - I used to live there myself, many years ago, and loved it. :)

Cloudyhead

[Aldaron]

Delurking welcome to you Cloudyhead! :wave:
I'm afraid of what you may have learned around here, but it's too late now... I suppose the damage has already been done. ;)
Hope you have a wonderful time posting and not just reading anymore. Lots more fun it is, hmmm.

[Cloudyhead]

Hi Aldaron! Nice to meet you, and thank you for your welcome.

[Dont worry though - no damage done ( I think ....) :D ]

[treebeard]

:wave: Heya Aradel, Pineapple and Cloudyhead! :hug: Nice to have you here! :)

Woohoo to Pineapple for joining the "computer illiterate crowd" - yay! So we're at least in two. ;)

And a :notworthy for Cloudyhead for delurking! Well done! *hug*


Darry? Is anything wrong with you? :(
Oh, I'm just wondering, you're not linking to the Rules and Guidelines (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24)! *grin*

*bowing deep in front of my great welcoming buddy*

[Aldaron]

You know what they say buddy, "You can't move up the ladder until you find someone to take your current position." I'm not sure exactly who "they" are, but "they" say it so it must be true! ;)

Great job TB!
can I have a promotion now?


often times I included a link when it appeared that someone needed it. Savvy?

[treebeard]

Well, that depends on the link you want to promote from now on! :p :arrr:

However, if you feel like climbing ladders - move on! I wanna reach the top as well! You're blocking! ;)

:hug:

[Aldaron]

You got it boss!

hey, no pushing! :mad:

We always need more greeters round here!
:D

[treebeard]

*pout* Am NOT pushing - just wanted to give a little help! :p

:D

[Pineapple]

Awww. Thanks to you all for the welcome, I feel so loved! :hug:

[Cloudyhead]

Hugs back atcha Treebeard :hug: Such a nice welcome!
I'm now a well-adjusted non-lurker and feel all the better for it!

Hi to pineapple, bjam, shadowofnight, nevethir and aradel. :)

[Heri]

:hug: A great big Hey There! to Pineapple and Cloudyhead! :hug:


I can't add much that TB and Darry haven't already said beautifully, so I'll just give you a big

:wave:

and invite you to have fun and have a :beer: (or beverage of your choice).

[juvey]

A tad late welcomes for Pineapple and Cloudyhead. :hug:

Hey... is there room for me on that ladder? Unofficial greeter type person speaking here. :D

[treebeard]

*pushing Darry up to the very last part of the adder - quite hastily climbing up myself - Darry's struggling abit to keep equilibrium:eek:*

Sure - c'mon juves! Enough place here! :p

[Cloudyhead]

Hi Heri and Juvey :wave:

So nice of you to be so welcoming. I think I'll have a pint of the landlord's finest in celebration!
:beer:

[Arryle]

Welcome Cloudyhead and Pineapple. I hope you enjoy the forums here! :)

Please check out our site rules (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) and feel free to PM myself or any of the mods or admin with any questions you might have.

[TookByBirth]

Yay! *has found the introduction thread!*

Ok, Hi, I am TookByBirth, also known as Pips. (although my Wil just calls me "Trouble"....:D) I'm 17 (18 in May, peeps!) and (because some people didn't realize before) I am a girl. ;) I love LotR, obviously, and I'm now on two CoE sites: councilofelrond.com and here, council-of-elrond.com. :jawdrop:

My friend circle has gotten very...inbred, so I thought it was time to branch out and find another inbred group of friends for good measure. :rolleyes:

~Pips

[Professor Higgins]

Welcome to the CoE, Pips! :wave: Hope you enjoy it here :)

[Aldaron]

Again, Pip, welcome! :wave: Glad you found your way in here. Not to worry, we have lots of room for branching ;)

[Oldbuck]

Hi, my name is Oldbuck, and I am alienated and confused.

I originally started posting here back when this was lordoftheringsmovie.com but I doubt anyone remembers me because I only posted maybe 30 times, and left soon after. I do recognize some of the older names here(namely Elwen). I think I left around early 2001(though I am fuzzy with years and could be wrong) and since then I have come back to post a couple times, and to do a little lurking. I did see(and enjoy) the Lotr Big Brother thread but I don't remember when that was.

Anyway, right now I'm supposed to be writing my film paper that I have barely started and is due tommorrow, so I must be off.

Cheers!!:jawdrop:

PS-Also, I always admired the Hobbit basher bashers, but I never felt like I could join.

[Aldaron]

Hail and well met, Oldbuck! :wave: Come out of the shadows and into the light! ;) Hope you have a wonderful posting stay here, sounds like you have already been enjoying the lurking part. Most folks go thru it, but it is much more fun to join in! :)

[childofvalinor]

HELLO! :D i have just returned to COE after a lengthy break! i posted in this forum a few times when i first joined, so i thought i'd come back and say Hi! :wave: :hug: :D
Hope your all doing good, and welcome to all newbies! :hug:

[Aldaron]

:wave: Welcome back childofvalinor! Hope all is well with you.

[juvey]

:wave: Welcome (back), Pips, Oldbuck, and childofvalinor! :hug:

I wonder what drew you back? :D

[childofvalinor]

thanks, juvey and aldaron! :hug: :D
do you know, it was the Married Life that drew me back? i just had this sudden longing to read some, after having been gone for six months! and of course, i soon found it impossible to just lurk... so here i am! i hadn't realised i missed this place, and you guys, so much! :D good to be back! :hug:

[treebeard]

*waving at Darry*
Hey you lad! Don't climb up that fast now! *gasp* So that's waht happens if you're away for a week! Lovely folks come in and I have to struggle with the computer....er ladder! :rolleyes:


:wave: Heya Pips! Thank's for telling us everything that could have caused troubles otherwhise!
*taking out the giant book with the title "stalker's guide" taking down some notes:*

Pips: Birthday May
17
girl
called "Trouble" for some not known reasons!

Btw - if you want you can give those informations to Molk at the Census (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=568)!


:hug: Awww - nice! Thank's Oldbuck for being just as confused as everyone else! But honestly there's no need to be confused at all! Whenever you're having a question just ask one of our lovely mods or someone else you're feeling confident with!
Peopel are just too nice around - you'll see you'll receive help fast if you ask for it!:)


Woohoo! Childofvalinor is back! *bounce* Yay! The TML:swoon: crowd get's new old forces! :hug:
Hope you'll stay here longer now! :)


Heya to all! Enjoy your stay!

*worried look* Darry - is that OK for a welcoming post? Now that I try to be a good apprentice! :p

[juvey]

*worried look* Darry - is that OK for a welcoming post? Now that I try to be a good apprentice!

:eek: Apprentice? And a new baby on the way?

He's multiplying!!! :p

[treebeard]

A scary thought, isn't it?! :devil: :p

:LOL:

[Glacius]

uh .. hi

me n00b .. I just joined today and umm ..

I joined CoE as I found out that my rather good ally, Persephine, LoTR/Harry Potter parody is, well, frequently updated in this forums :D~

Hi all~

[Persephine]

* Waves at Glacius *

Hello! Glad to see you made it here!

Awwww...sho sweet...:p

Anyways, have fun here!

[childofvalinor]

Welcome Glacius! :wave: :hug: :D

thankyou Treebeard! its so good to be back! :D :hug: and it was infact TML that drew me here again! i just had this sudden longing to read some, and then i found i couldn't lurk! i still haven't posted their because i have yet to catch up on what i have missed :eek: but i will in time! :D

[treebeard]

Heya Glacius! :wave:

Hope you'll have a pleasant stay here! :hug:

And thank's for leaving your phone number! :p ....or what's that siggie?

[Legola§Rock§]

i hope this isnt just for newbies! ive never really properly introduced myself before now.

Hi my name is Megan! :) I am a 16 year old girl, single, have a crush on a guy who is so cool. am sad right now.


I like Evannescence, Coladplay, Lifehouse, VNV Nation, and alot more-to see my preferences visit my website (http://www.geocities.com/imaginarystorm007/index.html) .

I like alot of movies. LOTR, the HP movies, spiderman, Xmen, Daredevil, The wedding planner and tons more!

My fave actors are James Marsters, Orlando blooom, Sean Connery and Patrick Stewart. :D

You can find the who l bio of me here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=365633#post365633)

I hope you enjoy.... if your intrested in being my friend Please, dont hesitate to PM Me, or e ven if you just want to rant to someone and noone else is tehre PM me! :)

[juvey]

I love Patrick Stewart! :D Great actor. Fabulous captain.

PS ~ You'll want to make sure you've read The Rules. :p

[Loonie]

Cpt. Picard is the best captain of all time. Wasn't Patrick great in X-Men?

[Persephine]

Okay, so I feel the need to tell the world how I am and who I am at the present moment, I don't know why!

I am Seph, and hopefully, many of you know me as a hopeless elf, man, samurai, F1 racer, whatever swooner - see the location! :p

I am fifteen, going on sixteen...I have a really sadistic life which seems to be a huge add maths question, and I'm in terrible need of coffee. I am a bit of a movie lover - go to see movies a lot...have this huge stack of movie tickets at home. And then again, I love listening to music...not the pop teeny type, slow rock, rock, Coldplay, Jewel...LoTR...

And yeah, I recently found out that my boyfriend was two-timing me. Yep. Oh, in case you're wondering, my boyfriend is this complicated enigma called ADD MATHS!!! :p

[Glacius]

Originally posted by treebeard
Heya Glacius! :wave:

Hope you'll have a pleasant stay here! :hug:

And thank's for leaving your phone number! :p ....or what's that siggie?

lol, it's not a phone number. It's a slipknot's first album's barcode number

how I wish that I could remember the album itself. lol

thx for the warm welcome ;p

http://glacius882002.cjb.net for my homepage ;p. I do basic guitar tab reading online and uh ... chords too .. lol ... bio's in there too, but I never updated it in 6 months so some of 'em might be outdated ;p

[Aldaron]

Welcome Glacius! :wave: Glad you made it in here... especially for Seph's sake. You might want to check out the Membership Rules and Guidelines (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) page. It does state that we are only allowed to post a link to our personal webpage (as long as it is PG rated) in our profile.
Members may post a link in their profile to their personal web site if the site is considered suitable for ages 13 and older
Hope that is helpful! :D

ahem, welcome, um LR and Seph! Hope you enjoy your stay? ;)

oltimers posting introductions... what is this place coming to?
:D


Great Job TB! You will make someone a fine apprentice one day... I think juves is looking for one! ;)

juves, you're the greatest! :hug:

oh, and I think Patrick Stewart is awesome, too. The greatest Captain of all time!

[Persephine]

Oh well...one does tend to be quite silly to re-introduce themselves. Not a lot of people know me, tho'. :p

[Loonie]

Oh it's fun to introduce yourself, I'm Loonie and hockey starts soon *jumps around the room*. I just won the Lions Youth of the Year Award for my town and now I'm going to district. Spike is the best. I'm in yr12 and I have a little brother. Well that's about all I can think of for now:) .

[Forfirith]

Hello everybody!!!!!!!!!

I registered some time ago, but i think i had forgott this board...:rolleyes:

So know i'm here..lol..
I'm 15 and a huge fan of LOTR..But i have somme comprehension problem cause i'm not english...
Hope i'll come more this time (except for the following week : i go skying !!)

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

*glances at Ald 'n' juves*

Heheh, good to see the welcome wagon's still in operation :D

Hey Forfirith and Glacius! :hug:

Mm...I want to introduce myself. Only, I've done that about 3 times already on this thread...

[Aldaron]

Originally posted by Nerdanel the Nerd

Mm...I want to introduce myself. Only, I've done that about 3 times already on this thread...
Drama Queens :rolleyes:
Go ahead Nerdie, Introduce away!
;) :hug:

:wave:Welcome Forfirith! You are certainly not alone here as one for whom English is a second or third... language. You will, I'm sure, find everyone extremely patient and understanding. You may also want to check out the European Fan Gathering (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=20&pagenumber=1&sortfield=lastpost&sortorder=desc&daysprune=1000&x=10&y=9) section of our boards. You will probably stumble upon some fairly close neighbors! ;)

Welcome Loonie! You seem to have already made yourself quite at home! :)

[treebeard]

:wave: Oh hey!!! So many new folks I didn't know yet!

Hey and a warm welcome to persephine and Nerdie! Nice to see you on board! :hug: Please don't forget to read the Rules and Guidelines! (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24) :p


"Woohoo, well done!" to Loonie! :clap: Keeping the fingers crossed for the following season!

Hello Forfirith! :hug: No worries about the "Non native speaker"-factor. Just as Darry mentioned before - you're not alone there.
And peepl evn unastand me miksing up evriting end leavin letters - so they will perfectly understand you. ;)
If you're not understanding them, just ask them....that's what I did and I always got very kind replies till now. :)

[juvey]

:wave: Forfirith! Welcome! :hug: Again, don't worry about spelling or grammar mix ups, English is hard enough even for those of us who were born into it. :D

Hey, Nerdie, haven't seen you around lately. Come here often? :D

Mm...I want to introduce myself. Only, I've done that about 3 times already on this thread...

As a matter of fact, I distinctly remember introducing myself some time ago, but you were too lazy to actually type out your intro... :p

[Forfirith]

thanks for this nice welcome..:o ..I think i will try to understand all and there'll be no problem...lol..:D

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

Originally posted by juvey
As a matter of fact, I distinctly remember introducing myself some time ago, but you were too lazy to actually type out your intro... :p

Oh, that's true. :o

Hi everyone! I'm Nerdanel. I'm obsessed with the Silmarillion and I use CoE as an outlet for my procrastinatory energies whenever I have work to do...which is why I'm here all the time. ;)

[Glacius]

:hug: to Nerdanel the Nerd and Persephine

Thanks for teh warm welcome, I thank you two :D

alo Forfirith!

[Aldaron]

Welcome (((((((Nerdie)))))))!!!
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:

[juvey]

In the spirit of laziness, I don't think I have the energy to actually type out 'welcome, Nerdanel the Nerd!'... So I won't. :p

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

Gosh, what a welcome :o

the spirit of laziness
Aye, and what a spirit it is...as noble as the spirit of Christmas, but with more sleep. :)

[Will Whitfoot]

Welcome, Forfirith! Which bit of Belgium are you in? There have been other Belgian posters, including Lotje from Antwerp, though she is now in the US. :)

As you see, I am in Luxembourg (the Grand Duchy, not the Belgian province), but originally from England.

I can't remember whether I have introduced myself on this thread yet - I am a language geek fortunate enough to make my living out of my geekery (I work as a translator), and I first read LotR about the same time I was discovering foreign languages, which is rather a long time ago now :o.

I use CoE as an outlet for my procrastinatory energies whenever I have work to do...which is why I'm here all the time. Nerdie, I think you are in danger of being sigged:D

[wildchild]

Ok, although I already wrote a few replies, I´m quite new here. Now I found this nice tread (thanks @Joanna:hug: ) and want to introduce me.
I´m 17 and from the east of Germany,
I love the CoE cause I meet so nice people here and I can improve my english:LOL:
I´m glad I found the CoE, it´s a new honniy of me:)
I love music, movies, animals,...
One of my wishes for my future is to travel around the world.

so far, wildchild :kiss: for all

[juvey]

Originally posted by Will Whitfoot
I am a language geek fortunate enough to make my living out of my geekery (I work as a translator), and I first read LotR about the same time I was discovering foreign languages, which is rather a long time ago now :o.

Oh, Will! What do you translate? How did you get into the job? How much of an education did you have, and which languages do you speak? (I've seen the add for Den Hobbit and would buy it if I spoke the language. I always thought that was very cool.) The reason I'm asking is I'm thinking about translation myself but don't really know much about the field and possibilities...

And welcome to the Introduce yourself thread! :hug:

:hug: ~ wildchild
Glad to hear you like it here!

[treebeard]

:LOL: juves, you better ask Will which language he ISN't speaking! :eek:

:notworthy .... would make shorter list ;)

[Filixalveus]

Hey everybody! I've been hanging around at the C-o-E for a while now, but just now found out that this was here!:cool:
I'm Llyn, but most ppl call me Filix. I turn 16 in April, and I am interested in horses, books, drawing, movies, all kinds of music, and my friends. I live on a cattle ranch in southwestern USA, and yes, I like country music too.:rolleyes: But I won't make you listen to it if ya don't want to.;) I can't think of anything else to say, so see you all later.

~Llyn~

[Eledhwen]

Hello CoE (which has always meant Church of England to me until now!), I have just found this forum through a couple of links (I was on another Tolkien Forum). I'm using the same user name, so Hi! to anyone who already knows me. I'm more into the books than the films, though I can thoroughly enjoy the latter if I take my critical hat off and enjoy the cinema. I'm about three times the age of the average poster, I think, but almost old enough to go on a ring quest of my own.

[Aldaron]

Wow! Introduce yourself is hoppin today! ;)
Will, make yourself as welcome here as you feel anywhere else on board! :wave:
wildchild looks like you are doing great so far! Welcome! :wave: and keep up the good work :)

Welcome Filix and Eledhwen. :wave: I hope you (continue to) enjoy your stay here. It is a very warm place.

If you do need help we have a whole forum dedicated as an Information Booth. Also, there is an Adopt a Newbie thread around here somewhere (link in my signature) if you would like someone to show you the ropes or answer specific questions.

:hug: to the welcome wagon... you know who you are ;)

[juvey]

:wave: Welcome, Filixalveus and Eledhwen! :hug: Glad you both found your way here. :)

Asks herself... Was Darry short on time? For mine eyes behold not a gleaming yellow link! Never mind, I'll do it. :D

If you've questions about the rules and such, (mostly 'how do I get an avatar/title that's not 'junior member'?), you may consider looking here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24) first.

[Aldaron]

Originally posted by juvey
Asks herself... Was Darry short on time? For mine eyes behold not a gleaming yellow link! Never mind, I'll do it. :D


:LOL: oh juves

treebeard has taken over as official linker. His mother and I are very proud! :D

besides, I like your subtle light blue links better anyway ;)

I never could figure out that color bit anyway

[treebeard]

:wave: Heya Filixalveus and Eledhwen!

Nice to have you on board! :hug: I hope you'll enjoy the times you spend in here, though, I don't have any doubt upon that! :D




Daddy, you never told me I'm 'da linka' now! :eek: Nor did Mommy!
However - thank's juves for the support!

And just to annoy Darry *grin* - you might find the same link in here :p (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24)

now go and search for it! Little help - it's not blue!

And let me know when you found it!

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

Hey! I can do coloured links too! (www.council-of-elrond.com/forums)

(:hug: juves)

hey, won't it be funny if it comes out all [ url= www./[color=][/dslksj.k]djs] like most of my attempts to format text differently? :D

The reason I'm asking is I'm thinking about translation myself but don't really know much about the field and possibilities...

Mmm...all this talk of translation is making me wish I'd made some different decisions about my future. :o Still not too late, I guess.

[juvey]

Naw, you can write and translate at the same time, no problem. :hug:

[Will Whitfoot]

You stand a better chance of getting work that pays real money with translating than with writing. But you have to be a bit of a word nerd...hmm, I think you may be on to something there Nerdie. :D

Seriously, the problem is that it is mentally tiring without being creative (unless you go in for literary translation, which is harder to find and pays peanuts :().

In Britain the jobs should be easier to get nowadays because there are fewer people going in for languages. The snag is that to get well-paid translation jobs you need to be in international organisations, i.e. not staying in Britain. Or else you work freelance which means paying all your own overheads, pension contributions etc.

Juvey, I don't know what country you are in, so it's hard to answer your question more specifically. :)

[EmberDragon]

Hi everyone! *waves*
I'm new here :) I'm from England and I'm 17, and I love writing and drawing, both for LoTR fanfics and my own original fantasy writing. This has to be one of the most community-based LoTR boards I've come across - I love it! :D

--Ember

[treebeard]

:wave: Heya Ember!

Welcome and well met at C-o-E!
It's nice to know you already love it here - and I hope it will remain like this. (Honestly I have no doubt on that, as people around are just lovely.)

I guess you already found the Tales from Rivendell and Beyond (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=38) - the home of our talented writers. :)
Other writing and swooning is to be found at the Fandom (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=6) and naturally lot's of fun (and not so fun) stuff at the Pony. :D

Please don't forget to read the Rules and Guidelines (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24)-section and try to follow them, to keep this site the lovely place it is.
And if there's any other question you would like to be answered, don't fear to send a PM to one of our lovely moderators or anyone else you have confidence to.
And I guess Darry (=Aldaron) would be hapy to finally get someone to be adopted. ;)

Enjoy your stay here! :hug:


~*~
Oh, I just noticed you already found your way to the Tales and found someone *coughnivinchencough* you knew before! :clap:

[Loonie]

Greetings and salutations to EmberDragon :wave: :hug: . I hope you enjoy it here. Hope to see you around.:)

[Aldaron]

Greetings Ember! :wave: Looks like you have come to the right place! I'm glad you feel the community here... I believe that is a great desire of many of us here. Hope you have a great stay!
:wave:


you're doing a great job TB! I knew we could count on you! :) :hug:

[treebeard]

:swoon: Daddy's giving me compliments! :D Woohoo!
:p

Glad to see you back! :hug:

[Aldaron]

I never left, son. I've just been working on other things (http://council-of-elrond.com/scrapbook/index.php). ;)

[treebeard]

What the ducks - or this cute little girl? :D
(:o when I rushed through it yesterday I noticed I always had the pic of AldarIon in my mind....ooooooooops. :o)

[juvey]

I've just been working on other things.

Hey! That's pretty cool! Yet another time the alluring 'words instead of destination' link drew me in... :p

tb, wow! What an awesome welcome post! You're upstaging me and Darry... :D

treeb Vader: I am the greeter now!
Darry-wan: Only a greeter of newbies, treeb!

EmberD ~ :hug: Welcome! And... I've no links to give, as others have covered them. So have fun! :)

[treebeard]

Oh juves, there are still soooooo many others (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=568) to find at CoE ... and still so much to link! :p

:hug:

[Aldaron]

Originally posted by juvey
treeb Vader: I am the greeter now!
Darry-wan: Only a greeter of newbies, treeb!


http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung0903/starwars/star-wars-smiley-023.gif

Darry-wan: If you strike me down I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine
treeb Vader: Yeah, whatever. Swoosh!
juves skywalker: NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[treebeard]

:LOL:

*eeeeecccchhhhhhh eeeeeeeeccccchhhhh*

treeb Vader: juves *eeeeeeeccccccchhhhhh* I'm your father! *eeeeeeeeeccccccchhhhh*
Juves Skywalker: *sulk* Nope! And if so who cares - you killed Darry-wan! Dieeeee! Swoooooosh!
Treeb Vader: *eeeeeecccccchhhhhhh* should have known it's not my day! *eeeeeeccccchhhhh* *gasp* *thud*

:rolleyes: Far away from the original - isn't it? ;)

[treebeard]

*rescuing the thread from getting completely lost on page2*

OK, I promise I will keep my light saber safe in the cupboard from now on. ;)
So there's no more need to fear entering in here! :p

Promised! :D

[juvey]

Since when is Vader a pacifist? :p

*tic* *toc* *tic* *toc*

.................................................. .

It doesn't seem to me that anybody wants to introduce themselves...

On with the battle! :devil:

*whoosh* *smash* *crash*

*vicious battle*

*POW*

After the smoke clears, an astounded Darry-wan finds treeb Vader standing triumphant, light-saber less, and confuzzled.

Darry-wan: What happened, treeb?
treeb: cue random line changes It all depends... on a certain point of view.
Darry-wan: A certian point of view?
treeb: Young skywalker was winning. After all, be-lightsabered as he was, I was a sure goner. And then... well, this guy came in... and look!

Harrison Ford: I'm hot and I know it grin. :cool:

juves: :swoon:

Darry-wan: But... but she's a guy! :confused:
treeb: Yeah... and you're a FAG. :rolleyes: ;)

:p

[Aldaron]

:rotfl:
oh my goodness juves!
:rotfl:

[treebeard]

:rotfl: :LOL: :rotfl:
Juves - you're gonna kill me! Hahahahaha!
Priceless.....
Hmmm - just thinking if copying this into a new thread...what do you think?

:hug: :kiss: Juves! .... and Daddy. *grin*
Love you! :D

[merryandpippinrock]

hullo all
I am merryandpippinrock or just mapr for short. I'm Canadian and I love Lord of the Rings, Matrix, reading, movies and video games. My favorite LOTR characters are Merry and Pippin. :D

[Aldaron]

ahaaa! You've found us at last mapr! I hope you are finding the accomodations to your liking. I can think of 1000 reasons to stick around here. It is a lovely and warm place to be. Just make yourself to home!
:wave:
treebeard and juvey will be along directly... and tb will have some fancy links for you!
;)

[ThrethielLarien]

Hey mapr! Welcome to the board!

Darry, tb, and juves you are cracking me up! I luv the SW emoticons. So cute!

[treebeard]

Red.....here I am....*evil grin*

Daddy? :confused: Links? Me?
Woohoo! Thank'ee! :D

:wave: Heya mapr!!! :hug:
Welcome on board! Nice to have you here! I hope you'll find it as comfy around as most of us do....as long as you don't stumble over the wrong people....me for example. ;) Nope, just kidding.
People around are very nice and helpful.

So just don't be shy pop in wherever you feel like it could be interesting and leave your comment. You'll see you'll be welcomed heartly. :)

Just one little request, in case you didn't read them already, please check out the Rules and Guidelines (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2226) and help us to keep this place as beautiful as it's now by following them. :hug:
Further Information about what to post and what not, what goes where, everything about avis (the little pics under the username) etc. you can find just at the same place: the Information Booth (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=24)

Anyhow, if there are questions of any kind you'd like to have an answer to don't hesitate and ask or directly at the thread (if possible and wanted) or send a PM to one of aour lovely Mods.
Or just post here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6016), or in case you don't feel like being adopted by Darry (=Aldaron) :D there's another possibility here (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2228).
No worries, nobody will adopt you, if you don't want to!

I hope that helped a bit! :) Thank you for joining - we're all happy to have you here with us! Looking forward to reading your posts! :D

Darry, tis OK? *hehe*

Red - wadayamean cute? This was a SERIOUS fight! *pout*
Mwahahaha!

[Aldaron]

:o
Man I'm tired just reading that post! poor newbies will never make it all the way through that!
;)

treeb, you're the greatest!
:)

[treebeard]

Man I'm tired just reading that post! poor newbies will never make it all the way through that! *sniffle* So I have to rewrite it? :(

:LOL: You're probably right....what did I think when linking to the Info Booth? :confused: :rolleyes:
:D

:hug: Darry!

[ThrethielLarien]

Originally posted by treebeard
Red.....here I am....*evil grin*

Red - wadayamean cute? This was a SERIOUS fight! *pout*
Mwahahaha!

So glad to know your here!

And it was serious, sorry! Maybe serious but it was still cutsie wootsie! :D

And mapr, I'd say check out the Hug Cafe! We're all very nice there and treebeard won't bite! Great place to meet people and just have fun!

[viggo'slover]

OoOOo This looks like an interesting place lol.

I will introduce myself then!

My name is viggo'slover on here but at my house my name is Jillian! People call me Jill..or Jilly.. well you get the picture.

I am 13 years old and I am in 8th grade. I live in Connecticut USA and it is a very snowy stae this time of year!

For my pastimes I love to read and write, especially LOTR related stuff, that's why I am here! I take Taekwon-do lessons also. I am learning French in school which is always fun. I am pretty smart and NOT PC illiterate which is always important!

I have been on the boards really often but I mostly lurk in the Pony. I have been a member since December or January or something like that! The only thread that I have started is
RPG's (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6164) Check it out and join! The story is really getting good! And we love new characters!

Yup. That's all.

[Aldaron]

Welcome viggo'slover! :wave: aka Jill aka Jilly aka...

I've seen you around, but glad you finally stumbled in here to introduce yourself properly!
:D

[treebeard]

:wave: Heya Jill or Jilly....what do you prefer?
Anyhow - woohoo for finding the time to come in! :notworthy

So now I know whom to ask in case of computer problems! :hug: GREAT! :)

Good to know you liked it here till now - and I'm sure you'll keep up liking it! *thumbs up*


Red - nope, I don't bite. I stamp. :devil: ;)

[viggo'slover]

Whoa there! I can't fix computers! I prefer Jill.

[ThrethielLarien]

Jill welcome to the board. Although technically I have been here as long as you!

TB, I hope you never stamp me! I might not look so good then!

[juvey]

:wave: ((mapr)) and ((Jill)). WELCOME!!!

Jill, it's never too late to introduce yourself. As many have proven. :D

mapr, you've found a great place! I hope you like it here. :)

Threthy, 'twas indeed a most serious fight. :p And I won!! Hey, treeb Vader may have been the last one standing, but I got His Hotness Harrison Ford! (In his un-gray years, too! :D)

[ThrethielLarien]

Well, I'm glad you won the fight then juvey. And Han Solo as a prize...sounds fun!

[treebeard]

:D juves I could as well claim the victory, subtly asking Han for help...well we had some "misunderstandings" at the beginning - he thought black would be just out of fashion :rolleyes: but we solved that problem....
and when he saw your socks, he was convinced easily. :p

Red - nay I have no intention to stamp on anyone.

[Mirëandúnë]

(....rushing in, late as usual...)

Suilad...yes, newbie here...:) Please call me Mirë. Or Mir, if you can't be bugged with alt+137.

Ummm....spent too much time in the last year trying to learn elvish.:rolleyes: Am currently suffering Middle Earth withdrawal. Nice to meet you all...looks like a fun place!!

[Aldaron]

Hail and well met, Mirë. Glad you stumbled into Imladris! I am also glad you found this thread right away. Hope you have a wonderful stay here... and if you have any questions about this place you may want to see about being adopted... its fun for everyone! Just check out my sig!
:wave:

[treebeard]

:wave: Hey Mirë!!!

Welcome to CoE!!! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here and find many friends in here! :)

You already deserve a giant "Wow!" from my part for digging this thread out of the void! :D

I'm looking forward to read many lovley posts from you! :hug:

[Mirëandúnë]

:) Thank you kind friends for the warm welcome.

No age limit on the adoptees, is there, LOL!!?!!

[thinsul the grey]

I am hoping that this thread is still alive. I saw a link to it in someone's singnature and I felt awkward about posting before I had introduced myself. So here I am.

My name is Clare and I'm 14. I was forced to join this forum by my friends Arafea Ariendil and Stardust Greenleaf. Although I am not quite as obsessed with LOTR as them (I'm not fluent in elvish) I do love it. Some things I am intrested in are reading, writing poetry, comics, especially webcomics, and music. (My favorite band is Dispatch.)

....And thats about it. Off to find somewhere for my first real post.

[treebeard]

:wave: Heya Clare! :hug:

Welcome to C-o-E - tell Arafea and Starry, they are good guys for forcing you to join! :D
I hope you'll enjoy your stay here! Just look around and make yourself feel at home! :)

If there are any questions, don't hesitate and just ask - people are usually very friendly here (and if not - send them to me :devil: ). Nah - you won't need to send me anyone, you'll see.

Looking forward to read your "real posts" as you put it. :)

:hug:

[juvey]

Welcome, Clare!! :hug:

Like treeb said, I'm sure you'll find that everyone is really nice here. :) If you're looking for some funny stuff, The Married Life and The Modern Silmarillion are always great reads, and have links in my sig.

You could also be adopted if you like, in the Newbie Adoption and Advice thread.

Hope to see you around! :wave:

[Aldaron]

Welcome Clare!!! :wave: Sorry to hear that you were forced into this place, but maybe you will grow to love it. In fact I'm sure you will. Just make sure you don't get forced out! :eek: ;)

Hope you have a wonderful stay at CoE. It is a great friend that will drag you kicking and screaming into something you don't want but that they know will be good for you....
:confused:
did that make sense?

ah well!

Welcome!
:wave:

[queendiablo]

How did I miss this thread? ;)

Hi all.

Er...my name is Queendiablo, but please call me QD or QueenD or Queeny...etc, I could go on forever.
I'm 13 and a half, live in England, about half an hour's drive away from London. I've never travelled further than France, but I would love to travel all over.

I haven't met anyone from these boards, nor have I talked to anyone over the phone...basically, I'm a bit pathetic on the socialising side :o

I'm an avid writer, and am currently trying to force a friend of mine to teach me how to use a videocamera. I hate talking about myself...I have a mild dislike of anyone who thinks that 'cool' people are superior to 'boffins'. I hate racism, and any form of discrimination.

'Tis nice to meet all of you :D

EDIT: Whoops. My real name is Josey, or Joey

[Aldaron]

group reply http://www.smiliegenerator.de/s23/smilies-29996.png

silly girl! ;)

er, josey eh? I like that! but it doesn't sound quite :devil: enough for you!
:hug:

[queendiablo]

I know :) I actually go by QD or QueenD in RL, too...you'd be surprised at how many of my nicknames have stuck, I hardly know who I am!

[treebeard]

Well Queenie, as long as you reply when being called ":devil:" it's OK for me. ;)

:hug: Welcome to C-o-E! I hope you'll enjoy your stay here! :D

Just make sure to read the site-rules! :p
(Darn...where's the link when you need it!)

:hug: Queenie!


btw: ":devil:" wants to be pronounced "funny little red thing - weird but lovely"! Not very bad, eh?

[juvey]

No worries, QD, I haven't met or talked to anyone, either. :D We should organize some sort of meet for those who don't go to meets. We could have it in New York. Or Moscow. (About halfway, you see...)

:hug:

[Aldaron]

What about having it on Mars? I mean, nobody is going to come anyway, so we might as well plan big!
;)

[Elainiel]

Well if you want it to be big, how about on the sun? :cool: I hear the weather is good there. and it's also about the same distance for everyone to travel - can't say fairer than that!

I too have never met any one from these boards. Although I am meeting a load of people from the 'We come from another planet' thread in May at the Howard Shore concert in London. I have to admit that I am quite scared though! :o I would love to meet other people, but unfortunately I am a poor student so I can't afford to go to the foreign meets. :(

[queendiablo]

The Howard Shore concert? He's conducting the whole musical score of the three films there, right?

I'm looking into that! I may see you there :D

And treeb, I reply to :devil:, yes. Not very bad...silly smiley. :devil:

[Elainiel]

Well there are about 15 of us (plus our friends and relllies etc) from here that are going so if you want to meet with us too you are more than welcome! I can't wait either! http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/huepfen/jumping-smiley-017.gif should be amazing. Apparently he is also doing the concert in September too. Around the 22nd I think (it's a Wednesday anyway!) I have been told that there are still tickets left as they have only recently gone on sale via telephone. Should be great though! :D

Edit: I'm not sure if he is doing the entire score from the three films - maybe just a selection. But definately music from all three.

[Meássë]

Queen D.,you're 13?!!:eek:
O.K.,now I feel old.You are way more mature than me (and I'm 24).:(


:D Nah,it's cool.;)

Elainiel,I'm really jealous of you right now.
I wanna go see Howard Shore!!! : pouts:

[Aldaron]

Originally posted by Meássë
Queen D.,you're 13?!!:eek:
O.K.,now I feel old.You are way more mature than me (and I'm 24).:(

:LOL:
Thanks Meá. I just laughed out loud.

I'm glad someone else sees it. I was shocked a while back to learn that our resident she :devil: was chronologically just an imp! :)

Josey, you definitely come across as a mature young lady in the cyber world.

[big brother voice] just don't rush growing up in real life![/big brother voice]
;)

[treebeard]

by Elainiel:
I can't afford to go to the foreign meets. Psssst, Vic! *wispers* The secret lies in planning a meet at your place and making it a foreign meet for everyone else! ;) Guess why there will be a certain meet in September!*grin*


Whoa - go me! I knew Queenie's age before! :D :is proud: :cool:

As for the sun-meeting *sniffle* I'm afraid I won't be able to join in....you know ent-skin and fire and such. :( :p *big grin*

[queendiablo]

Originally posted by Aldaron


[big brother voice] just don't rush growing up in real life![/big brother voice]
;)

I've always wanted a big brother ;)

:hug: Mea - I'm certain you knew how old I was before? :D

[Elainiel]

Originally posted by treebeard
Psssst, Vic! *wispers* The secret lies in planning a meet at your place and making it a foreign meet for everyone else! ;) Guess why there will be a certain meet in September!*grin*


Whoa - go me! I knew Queenie's age before! :D :is proud: :cool:

As for the sun-meeting *sniffle* I'm afraid I won't be able to join in....you know ent-skin and fire and such. :( :p *big grin*

Well we could always take a fire extinguisher just for you?!........ :p Or are you just making excuse cos you don't want to come?...... *sob* :(

Now I feel old too! I am only 21 so still a spring chicken, but QD is like 8 years younger! Wow! QD you sound so much older in your posts!

[Professor Higgins]

Originally posted by juvey
We should organize some sort of meet for those who don't go to meets. We could have it in New York. Or Moscow. (About halfway, you see...)
Hehehe :D
So that even I have a chance to meet someone! ;)

[Meássë]

Originally posted by queendiablo
:hug: Mea - I'm certain you knew how old I was before? :D
Nope,I had no idea.:)
O.K.,I knew you were younger,I just didn't know how much.
:hug:

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

Hiya thinsul! Any friend of Arafea, my Lowly Scribe, is a friend of mine.:hug:

The secret lies in planning a meet at your place and making it a foreign meet for everyone else!

:LOL: Edinburgh meet, anyone? :p

[Elainiel]

Well Edinburgh would be a lot closer than New York or Moscow! Or Mars or the sun for that matter!!!!! and it's supposed to be lovely up there. I'm planning to go there sometime, so it's not as silly an idea as you make out Nerdanel.:D

[queendiablo]

Hee hee. I have cousins in Scotland, I could probably make it...:D

[léfalí]

Scotland? I'll be going to Scotland in July :D

OKeeeee - Me:

I'm 28, I've lived in Berlin, Germany for about 15 years now, basically since shortly after the wall was torn down - I live in Berlin and have never seen the wall *shakes head*

um... I've tried hard for about a decade to make some -any- sense ;) but am still not sure of where to place myself - in this world, city, in my life... hehehe

my parents wanted me to be a revolutionary but I decided I'd rather be myself... ;) so - so far I've been a translator, interpreter, bi-lingual correspondent, secretary, actress, extra, disturbed girl, writer, video shop girl, student, pre-school teacher - which is what I'm doing right now - um, yea, guess that's about it...

I've seen a lot, know a little of a lot and after years and years of 'travels' I long for a destination, some calm home and peaceful place at which to spread my love and finish my first novel... *swaggers off dreaming*...

I am initiated in the 1st grade of Reiki, chronically undecided and ever curious - and I tend to tell more about myself than anyone can wish to know... :p

[treebeard]

Hah see lef, that's why this is the last homely house! :D

Didn't you forget something? :confused: Something like I'm a Crys adoptee and proud of it! or something along this line. ;) :p

Hey the job list definitely sounds interesting! :D


Nerdie....Scotland *dreams away* sounds good, honestly...go on planning! .... just keep Vic away from me, I'm afraid of fire extinguishers as well - they somehow imply there's risk of flames! :eek::D

:hug: Vic - thank's though - nope it's no excuse...fire's just a no-no.

[léfalí]

Woah, right you are --- *clears throat*


AND: I'M A CRYS WHO'S A TREEBEARD ADOPTEE AND HAVE 'ADOPTED' RED

AND I'M PROUD OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[treebeard]

:D Looks like a lot of confusion concerning the family trees, eh? ;)

Pretty colourful! :clap:

[léfalí]

*bows* tankyou! :D

colorful and confusing, yep, that's me. :p

[fearlessleader7]

I've been here a little while...

Hi, I'm fearlessleader7!

Origins of my username: Fearless Leader is my nickname (looong story) and 7 is my favorite number.

Age: 14

Birthday: July 31, 1989

My favorite movie is Gladiator...and I guess I don't have a favorite TV show...but I like watching the Weather Channel! :D

I like to cook, read, write, knit, crosstitch, latchhook, and play the piano and drums.

My favorite subject in school is Math...if I had to decide, my favorite part of math is probably Hyperbolic Geometry.

I like almost any kind of music, from soft pop and jazz to (Christian) rap.

That's about it.

:)

[Aldaron]

Welcome fearlessleader7 :wave: Glad you made it in here. If you've been lurking a while I'm sure you have already seen what a friendly place this is.

I used to have a fearless leader, but he was 23, not 7. Unfortunately he was trampled by a stampeding heard of wild hamsters. I told him he should have feared at least hamsters, but he would never listen. Anyway, hope you have a great stay here!

watch out for treebeard who will be along shortly, I'm sure. He seems friendly, but is just trying to sell you a time share in a duplex in Austria.
;)

:wave:again, welcome!:wave:

[juvey]

Yeah, you've gotta watch out for that 'treebeard' character... He's got this entourage of 'Huorns' that do whatever he says... :p

Welcome, fearlessleader7!! :hug: :clap:

[queendiablo]

Hi fearlessleader7 :D Mind if I call you FL7?

Treebeard's all right really :D Just watch out for those Huorns...

(BTW, just call me QD. Queendiablo is too much of a mouthful)

[treebeard]

Heya fearlessleader7! :hug:

Great you found the time to come in here as well! :clap: - officialy introduced now, eh? *grin*

:confused: I just have no idea what my dear twin rambled on, honestly.

Darry, I know remember ing those ham(p)sters was a shock again, but I can't believe you mixed up my field of work! tsk tsk tsk *shakes head*

So to have this said strait - I'm not the house-selling guy!
I'm the one offering wonderful holidays in Fangorn forrest with or without squirrels.
Including voluntary Huorn-guided tours to the swamp to admire the frogs croaking there! :D
No houses needed - though in case of the swamp-trip I'd recommend swim-gear!:p

Thank's queenie! At least you're understanding me *sniffle* :hug: Now as I see my twin (screwed and twisted around several corners) and my sis/daughter/good son falling in my back - gah!
;)


So - looking forward to more funny, witty - in all nice posts from you ferlessleader7! :hug: Enjoy your stay and feel at home!



Psssst, Darry - you got a new friend wandering around for the next time!
http://img39.photobucket.com/albums/v120/Treebeard/63ed1661.jpg
Mwahahahaha!
You know he's just there to protect you in case those blood-thirsty hamsters return - Mrs Darry and little Princess Darry need you - therefore you need a personal Huorn!

[juvey]

So... hamsters are terrified of missing images? Or is it the striking red on white background that does it? :p

Aww, treebs, you know we love you. :hug: How much is the trip without the squirrels, though?

[treebeard]

:p Dunno what you're talking about juves - you don't see the Huorn? Well maybe he was in stealth-mode when you came in! ;)
Or he simply left with Darry for the weekend. Hehe.
(Seriously though - thank's for the heads up - fixed it.)



Well hon (pffff - can youtell me what's our relation now? sister/son/daughter?), you have to give me a more precise question.
What kind of journey do you want?
Exclusively Fangorn Forrest without squirrels - or guided tour included?
The guided tour is completely for free - may cost your life though :devil: (if you forgot the swimming gear and stumble into the swamp - the Huorns are hydrophobic, therefore won't help you. Not to forget that I'm not attending those tours and can't control them - mean as they are they could accidentally push you right into the swamp :( - if not I gave them very special orders before (like the one being Darry's personal Huorn now. He had special training and had a heart-transfer - so evil looking and warm-hearted, very rare within my crew :D)

Fangorn Forrest only without squirrels isn't free. If you choose so you'll have to stand the company of a certain blond elf, who permanently swoons and drools over my trees (I really think that exaggerated, as much as I love my trees, but that's too much!), two hobbits quarreling about heights and creating havoc within the Huorns and the other Ents (permanent risk to rouse them) and not to forget Bregalad's permanent rambling about his rowan-trees :rolleyes:
(Thus I'd recommend the trip with squirrels, cos the time you will be searching for them you can leave this company for some time. I mean, they are all nice fellows, but try to stand them all together for more than three days - they drive you crazy!)

Any more questions? :D

[juvey]

You mean you don't give guided tours yourself, elder brodad? In that case, I'll skip slobbery blond elves and book a trip to Himring, thanks. :D

Awww, now I see the cute little fella!! Trying to be all mean and scary like. I'll bet he's just a big softy. :p

[fearlessleader7]

Thanks, everyone, for all the warm welcomes!

::edit:: oh, and QD, sure you can call me FL7! :)

[Arwen20]

Yeah I am kind of new I forgot to post here when i was new so I'm saying it now because nobody knows me and well so I am replying to this thread. My names Laura. And yep that's me

[Loonie]

Hello fearlessleader7. Seen you around the boards, glad to have a chance to welcome you.:wave:

Late welcome to Arwen20.:)

[fearlessleader7]

Thanks for the warm welcome, Loonie! :)

[queendiablo]

Hi Laura!! :wave: I hope you'll enjoy CoE :)

[Arwen20]

Thanks Queen Diablo I will

[treebeard]

:wave: Heya Laura! :hug:
Welcome - late welcome but still coming from the heart. :)

Make yourself feel at home here and enjoy your stay!




juves, I give guided tours through Fangorn Forrest (explaining everything in old-entish, therefore it takes a little while), but the swamp-tours are a Huorn-thing. ;)

[juvey]

Welcome Laura! :hug: Hope you're liking it here. :)

treebs, I've always wanted to learn Old Entish. Do you have a 'Teach yourself Old Entish in 20 minutes a day' type book?

[Aldaron]

Welcome Laura! :wave: Glad you finally found our little "introduce yourself" welcome wagon over here!
My advice... just keep posting and don't take anything anyone says too seriously around here... unless treebeard says it, then it is EXTREMELY serious.


:LOL:
Man I couldn't even get that one out with a straight face! :)


:eek: Don't do it juves! Stay away from the forest! I hear it is getting as bad as the old swamp! :eek: (as if that were possible) ;)



:wave:again, Laura, welcome and have a great stay!

[treebeard]

:arrr: Darry, you wanna imply that nothing I say could ever be serious? :p


well



almost





there's something I can't deny. :rolleyes:

*scratches head*
:D

Anyway, Darry I guess I need to give you a longer backgroud info concerning the wood - you're mixing up everything my lad! ;)
OK, I'll try the short version: the wood as itself is completely save - no need to worry at all, as long as I'm with you that is - might be though that you're a happy winner of the tour towards the swamp. If so you'll have your guiding Huorn going to the swamp with you.....therefore leaving the wood!
Nothing bad with the wood itself. :D

Juves, the problem with such a book is that the different intonations of "o" in various situations (such as eg. "Hoom hom hooooooom") will take you at least one month. :rolleyes:
So if you're good at it and use this book, you'll be able to talk old entish when having reached the age of Bregalad! :eek:

[Phëdriel]

Hi! My RL name is Autumn and I'm 14. I live in a horribly boring suburb of Salt Lake City... I like to write (unfortunately I suck at it) and love to draw, which I'm actually sort of good at. I've been a Tolkien fan since I was 5 years old and my dad read the books to me and my sister, and think the movies really did them justice. I also like The Matrix series and play the harp. Oh, and I have a really big ego, so be warned. :p

[juvey]

:eek: You play the harp? *is amazed* I wish I could play the harp. :hug:

Glad you found the thread, Phëdriel! :)

treeb, I guess I'll just have to count on you as an interpreter, then. And hey, if the forest is safe and you give tours yourself, then sign me up! :D

Darry! You want to come? treeb says its safe! :D

:arrr: Darry, you wanna imply that nothing I say could ever be serious?

Um... :LOL: Somehow, the choice of smiley just throws the whole mood off... :p

[treebeard]

:wave: Hey Ph&#235driel!

Welcome at CoE! :hug:
I hope you'll enjoy your stay here and please us with some virtual harpe sounds! :D
Make yourself at home, you'll find there's a whole bunch of lovely people around.

Just a little question there: you have a big ego? :confused:
Now what kind of pet is that? Does it bite? Shall we all get a preventive vaccination? ;)



juves, sure - when'dya come over?
*does the "wOOt - visitors are coming over" Ent-step...entish equivalent to the freaky-funky-chicken-dance*

Somehow, the choice of smiley just throws the whole mood off...Hehe, than it was chosen correctly. ;) :p

[Aldaron]

Welcome Autumn / Phëdriel! :wave: So glad you made it. You sound like so many of us who grew up reading or having Tolkien read to us. One day geeks will rule the world! *ahem* So anyway, Welcome! :)

on a side note, I used to have an ego, but my sister grabbed it as it popped out of the toaster and she wouldn't let go! :eek: She ate it with butter and maple syrup. Ah well.



juves, I will be happy to accompany you m'lady. How could I really be afraid... I mean I AM lord of forests:

"Aldaron, 'Lord of Trees' or 'Lord of Forests', a name occasionally used of the Vala more commonly called Oromë"

strictly for educational purposes!
:D

[queendiablo]

Hey Phedriel! You made it!

:hug: Welcome to CoE :D (again!)

Oh, and treeb? Could I book a trip to Fangorn, please?

[tisiphonie]

hi im a new member and i just thought id introduce myself. umm im 15 (on sunday) and like to spend far too much time on the internet... play violin,piano,guitar etc and do a whole load of boring stuff.
oh and i also find message boards reeeeally intimidating, i have no idea why i guess its just the idea of all these people i dont know reading what i say and judging me and then me thinking aaaaargh thats not what i meant to say im not like that really! *ahem* sorry... but yeah hi!

[queendiablo]

Hi, Tisiphonie! I'm queendiablo, but just call me QD. My whole name's a bit of a mouthful, ;) Welcome to the CoE!!

:hug:

EDIT: Oh, Eru, you've only been here five minutes and I've misspelt your name already! I think I need spelling lessons...

[treebeard]

:wave: Hiya tisiphonie!!! :hug:

Welcome to the madness of C-o-E! :wink:
I hope you'll find out soon that there's no reason to feel uneasy on this board. People here are very warm and welcoming - just look around a bit and make yourself feel at home and comfortable! :)

Done this you'll hopefully enjoy your stay. :hug:

(btw, whenever there are questions - don't hesitate and ask! :))




queenie, I just noticed I never answered your question :doh:
Sure, come over here - you're always welcome here! :D


feeling clever now, cos juves' comment doesn't make sense any longer *evil grin*
hey I cna slpel! Sometis!...Sometmes...Sometims.....S.o.m.e.t.i.m.e .s - hah!

[Aldaron]

Hi tisiphonie :wave: and welcome to fantasy isl, err, c-o-e

No need to be intimidated by the board here. Everyone always knows exactly what you are talking about... and I for one, as a mushroom lover, am offended by your sarcastic remark regarding shrooms and other fungi. You should really be more careful in how you choose your words!


:D
Just kidding! Welcome! Hope you have a great stay! If you need help you can ask in here, ask the mods at the top of the main thread page, or check out my signature below my post here and go get yourself adopted! It is a great way to get started.

:wave: Again, Welcome! :wave:

[treebeard]

:trout: this for you Darry! :p

Don't scare our new members with your mushroom fixation! :D
Tisiphonie, you can eat as many mushrooms as you'd like to - or just leave them and eat the rest - whatever you want. :biggrin:



:confused: Whaaaa? You didn't talk about funghi at all? :doh:
Oh, well - don't mind me :o


:D

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Greetings Tisif-tiesi-Towsie......Tis ok!! Greetings Tis! The name's Starry. Violin not boring! Well sorta....I'm just saying that 'cause my friend Arafea would kill if I siad other wise......But welcome to the site!


Don't worry I'm harmless.......well mostly....

[juvey]

Welcome, tisiphonie! As they've said, no need to be intimidated here, although I know how you feel. Just jump right in. :) You'll find people friendly and helpful. :hug:

by treebs ~ no reason to feel uneasy o this board

Don't worry, QD, you're not the only one who can't spell. :p

Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger Mushroom! Mushroom!

[Linnelleth]

Snake! Snake! Oooohhhh it's a snake!

Sorry, couldn't resist. Go about your business. Nothing to see here.


(Welcome Tis)

[Celebrodiel]

Hi tisiphone! :hug:

The internet can be a bit intimidating sometimes, but peole here are (mostly) harmless! :LOL:

Anyway, I know who you are at least!
How many people have I converted now?

<edit> Nah! I can't spell either...copy and paste, copy and paste... :whistle:

[tisiphonie]

um thanks for the comments but its ok... i dont like mushrooms... my friends and i have a long running joke about the taste of mushrooms... ;)

[treebeard]

Po tay tos!!!

Boil'em, mash'em stick'em in the stew! Boil'em, mash'em stick'em in the stew! :wink: :D

See Darry our friendly friend Tisiphonie leaves all the mushrooms for us! Ain't that nice?! :D :kiss:

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Oh good grief TB do you have the potatoe song stuck in your head agian? If you need some thing else in your head go to lime wire and look up 'The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins'


As for mushrooms, you can have my share, master. :notworthy


P.S. If your looking for a thread we'll love to she you at the Evenstar Inn. There's a link in my siggy. Just be careful of Gollum....... :)

[Aldaron]

Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger Mushroom! Mushroom!


Snake! Snake! Oooohhhh it's a snake!



;) See, that's why I appreciate these two ladies so much! :yes:
:LOL:



:( I'm so often misunderstood :p

[Stardust Greenleaf]

:( I'm so often misunderstood :p



:hug: Its ok......

[treebeard]

you mean I can have all the mushrooms myself? With potatoes? :D

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Yes. Yes you can. In fact, do you want some cheese with that?

[juvey]

Great minds, Darry. :hug:

Antwa ota ypeta nia odeca? :D

[treebeard]

Erm, Starry, coney would be fine as well. :drool: :D
Just before the cheese!

hitewa ocksa otna heta odeca oonena anca eadra leasepa! :wink: :p

[Aldaron]

Ia ontda nderstandua odeca... leasepa peaksa nglishea!
Hankta ouya!
;)

[treebeard]

But I can't speak this code-thingy you're suggesting, Darry! :cry: :doh:





:D Obviously. :p

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Its smiple TB. You get rid of the 'a' then take the next-to-last letter and put it at the front of the word......

ex:

Code: heta

step 1: het

step 2: the

word: the


eesa? tsia implesa!

[Phëdriel]

Eryva nterestingia. Ia aveha ota ememberra hista.

[Stardust Greenleaf]

rusta ema Ia ustja reandla tia, saa ellwa! :D

[treebeard]

Starry, I was actually speaking of English there! :wink:

[juvey]

How did you know I was wearing white socks? :eek: ;)

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Starry, I was actually speaking of English there! :wink:

Ohhhhhhhhhh.............. :( Darn I thought I was actully halping someone.... :(




How did you know I was waring white socks? :eek: ;)



*Starry looks down at her own socks* Why wear white, when you can ware these?! *bright orange socks with blue roosters*

[Aldaron]

How did you know I was wearing white socks? :eek: ;)

Its all in the eye of the doodler my dear juves, all in the eye of the doodler!
;)
:hug:

[queendiablo]

our'reya llaa nsaneia ;)

[juvey]

Why thank you. :D

Why wear white, when you can ware these?!

Good question. I suppose white just... *sniff* Oh, look, now I'm getting sentimental. *embarrassed laugh* You know what my socks mean to me. :)

Don't worry, darling, I'm sure there are lurkers who had no idea what was going on until you explained. :hug:

[treebeard]

How did you know I was wearing white socks? :eek: ;) :angel:

You didn't notice the sunglasses one of the bushes, you walked by, was wearing? :D And you didn't hear it rustling to the tree? :devil:
The first one was the spybush, the second one my postal-Huorn! :devil: :D



Awww, Starry, you helped Phëdriel! :hug: :)

[Stardust Greenleaf]

I actully helped some one! *sniff,sniff* *sob* My wish came true!!!! *starts crying on TB sholder*

[Arafea Ariendil]

Uh, hello! can introduce myself even though I joined several months ago? I JUST found this thread. :trout: (me)

[treebeard]

:wave: Hello Arafea! :hug:

Long time no see - when did you join? How are you? What's your neighbour's dog's toyball's name? What's the length of the grass growing outside your door and most important if you stretch yourself and try to reach as high as possible do you stand on the tips of your toes? :wink:

Oh . you don't want to tell us? :cry:
Well then tell us all the rest you want to tell us! :D

[Arafea Ariendil]

thanks! :D

Well, my name is Meghan (good place to start. :D) and I'm from North Carolina [but I've been spared any trace of a Southern accent, thank ERU!]
I have known Starry, Sammy and Thinsul scince 6th grade. [:hug:]
I like to read, write, draw, compose, paint, rock climb, bike, sing, dance, and act.
I've been playing the violin for....eight or nine years and I LOVE it!
I am clueless to any form of music composed anytime befor 1800. [unless it's classical...or Josh Groban :swoon:]
My favorite books are the Lord of the Rings (of course), Harry Potter, The Wrinkle In Time Quartet, and The Oz series.
I am technology-challenged (that's why I didn't find this thread till now!) and I can't cook to save my life. ----And my dad's yelling at me to get off. thanks again!

[Aldaron]

Belated WELCOME for a belated introduction! :D

Welcome Arafea! :wave:

I know you are already enjoying yourself here... so I'll just say I'm glad you finally made your way in here!

:)

[treebeard]

:no: And I still don't know the name of this toyball. :(


But thanks for the load of new info! :clap:

*scribbles new info into the heavy book titled "newbies, midbies and oldbies and things in between in the Pony"* :angel: :D

[Arafea Ariendil]

hmmm, well, my neighbors' dog, Tess has a mutilated stuffed bear named Mr. Chewy. But they don't give names to the countless tennis balls she's chewed up.

[treebeard]

:clap: Hah, thank's I had the feeling I had mixed up something - it was a Teddy! :doh:

:D

[Sith_Haldir]

Newbie Alert here. :D

I'm Fatimah, a LOTR from Singapore and had been lurked into LOTR by my friends 3 months before TTT came out. Ever since then, I had fallen in love with both the movies and the books. Am into reading more on the whole concept of the LOTR World, collecting selective collectibles and costuming.

Had lurked in this Forum here and there before but only joined it recently. :o

[Aldaron]

Welcome Fatimah, aka Sith_Haldir! :wave: We are so glad you decided to delurk and come on in... the water is nice by the way! ;) And what a great place to delurk! Hope you have a long and wonderful stay here. I think we have several other posters here from your region. Be sure to check out the Asia & Pacific forum... which I see you have already found and posted in. Ignore my ramblings. :o

:wave: Welcome! :wave:

[treebeard]

:wave: Welcome Fatimah! :hug:

It was a great idea to finally delurk and start joining the madness! :D
I hope you'll feel at home in here soon.
Just look around and post wherever you feel like you want to. :)

Am looking forward to many lovely posts from you. :D




:no: Now can someone please turn off the alarm! :mad: I can't :sleep: with all this noise! :p
;)

[Sith_Haldir]

Thank you so much for the Warm Welcome. :)

I'm sure I'll have a great time here. :wink:

[Arafea Ariendil]

Hi, Sith Haldir!!! I love your user name!!!!

[queendiablo]

Hey there Sith :D May I call you Sith? I hope you'll enjoy your stay at CoE!

[Turnar]

I suppose a reintroduction is in order, since I don't think I've been here since last year. Don't even recognize the place now.

I am Turnar, Elvish for Master of Fire. Name obviously inspired by the fact that I like flame. I'm 16 years old (I think that's changed since I was last here), from the great state of Mississippi, I play the guitar, bass, drums, piano, as well as a few other minor instruments, and I was here back when the old Imladris boards were still around. I wonder if anyone remembers those nowadays.

So there you have it. There's so many new names around here that I thought I should properly introduce myself, and I thought that a few of you might have forgotten me.

EDIT: Forgot to mention the ridiculous burn I got on my leg a few months back. I was camping with a few amigos, apparently sometime during the night I got some flammable liquid caught on my leg, and in the middle of a bottle rocket war, it caught fire. That sucked for a few weeks.

[viggo'slover]

Hello Turnar, you wouldn't happen to be a pyro would you? I have a great story about hairspray, lighter fluid, a toilet bowel and matches :D!

Mississippi I like spelling that. Mississippi must be great compared to Connecticut where I live.

One reason why you don't remember CoE is because it had a face lift a few weeks ago. All New Look, Same Great Taste.

Well it is nice meeting you Turnar. Hope to see you around!

V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Hello Turny! Re-welcome!


:doh: Dang! I haven't introduced myself either! AND I knew of the thread 'cuase I'v posted here! :trout: :trout: (self)

[viggo'slover]

Heh Starry! Keep on beating yourself in the head...good way to lose brain cells. I happened to introduce myself. (I think on like page 23 lol) Anyways...LJKSFZHposKJf hSPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDER! Sorry I just saw a *twitch* spider on my wall. It is dead and I hope it rots in spider- ok I will stop. Where was I? Oh yeah- nice story Turnar!

Back when I was innocent (if there was such a time) I saw a picture on the back of my hair spray bottle. It showed a picture of the hairspray with a match in front of it. Since I was in my bathroom I decided to give it a try. But I wasn't stupid enough to do it in the house. I recently had my bathroom remodeled so the toilet was in my back yard. For an extra kick I put some lighter fluid (fire accelerant stuff) into the toilet bowl. I aimed the hairspray into the toilet took a match and lit it. The flame went into the bowl with some lgihter fluid and poof! A big flame errupted. I got the garden hose out and sprayed it down.


V'SL :hug:

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Wow. That was random....

[queendiablo]

Hey Turnar :D

And hi there, Starry ;)

[eveningstar1]

Hi everyone, my name is Patricia, I'm 22 and I'm from Mexico, I live in a city called Puebla.
I work as a publicist (I just finished college last december) and as a teacher in highschool. I'm a Tolkien fan (and my friends think I'm crazy), I love books, movies and celtic music.
I like this forums because people here express what they feel and think without fear I believe. It's nice to be here.

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Celtic music RULES!!! Off Kilter is my favorite band the whole world! They'er an celtic-rock band which is off kilter in its own right.....

[viggo'slover]

eveningstar1! Welcome! Welcome! :hug:

Hope you enjoy your stay here at C-o-E. You will find the perfect places to hang out here. You can talk about LotR (obviously) but also other books, music, writing, and lots of off topic and random things.

If you need any help with anything, or just want someone to talk to, PM me! I am here a lot of the time since it is my summer break...

V'SL

[juvey]

Welcome, eveningstar1! :hug:

Turnar, good to see you. :hug:

[treebeard]

:wave: good idea Turnar. ;)

Welcome :hug: to C-o-E eveningstar1! :)
I hope you'll enjoy your stay here. :D

[eveningstar1]

Thank you guys. :D

[Arafea Ariendil]

heeyyyy..I remember you, Turnar! You're the Dispatch liker! You should talk to thinsul...if she ever gets on again.

Hello, eveningstar1! :hug: Mexico so rocks!!!! Queso!!!! (That's cheese in spanish, right? :LOL:)

[queendiablo]

Hey there eveningstar1! I hope you like your stay at CoE :D I'm QD...

Arafea, queso is indeed cheese in Spanish ;) (or is it quesa? I can never remember!)

[eveningstar1]

The both of you are right, the correct word for that one is "queso", :wink:. Nice to meet you.

[kornchick24]

Well... i'm new... sorta... not really, just a new name, bc/ i couldn't sign in using my first one, i was Jade, but now i'm kornchick24, yall can call me KC. i hope someone remembers me, but i havn't been here in a dogs age... so i wouldn't be surpirsed.

[Stardust Greenleaf]

'Ello there KC!

[treebeard]

:wave: it's a welcome back then, KC! :D

Glad you found the way back in here! :)

[kornchick24]

Thanks for the welcome back ^_^ i decided to check this place out again since i'm bored bc/ of the game i play being down >.<, and it's my day off too.

[juvey]

I remember you, Jade! :hug: Or would you prefer KC now? Come play mafia! :D

[Nerdanel the Nerd]

:hug: hey KC!...KC is a cool nick. :)

(Re-)ahoy there Turnar! :notworthy I trust that, despite your lengthy absence, you are still a devotee of the musical excellence that is teh DMB?

[kornchick24]

I remember you, Jade! :hug: Or would you prefer KC now? Come play mafia! :D

Yay! You remembered me, and i remember you too! :hug: I don't really use the name Jade anymore, so now i'm used to everyone calling me KC. Hmmm... i wonder if i should paly mafia... bc/ i don't always get online everyday... and i don't like playing it unless i can actually vote each time.

[Arafea Ariendil]

Hi, KC! Your avie is so CUTE!!!!!

[viggo'slover]

Hello KC! (can't help but thinking of chicken!)

:hug: Re-welcome to CoE!

V'SL

[jehve]

"London Bridge: Vor einiger Zeit ging ich über die London-Brige, blieb
stehen und betrachtete, was ich so sehr liebe: das Bild eines reichen
Wassers, trüb und schwer, mit Wolken von Schlamm, geschmückt mit Perl-
muttstreifen; und darauf ein Gewirr von Schiffen, deren weißer Rauch,
die sich regenden Arme und das seltsame Tun - ein Schwanken im Raum von
Kisten und Ballen- die Formen belebt und den Anblick beseelt.
Die Augen hielten mich fest; ich lehnte mich über die Brüstung, wie von
einem Laster erfaßt. Die Wollust des Sehens hielt mich wie ein quälen-
der Durst vor dem köstlich gewebten Licht gebannt, dessen Reichtum ich
nicht auskosten konnte. In meinem Rücken aber fühlte ich ein unsicht-
bares Volk von Blinden endlos gehen und strömen, in alle Ewigkeit nur
auf das augenblickliche Ziel ihres Lebens hingetrieben.
Es kam mir vor, als bestünde dieser Schwarm nicht aus einzelnen Men-
schen: ein jeder mit seiner Geschichte, seinem einzigen Gott, seinen
Schätzen und Mängeln, seinem Monolog und seinem Schicksal.
Im Schatten meines Körpers, meinen Augen entzogen, wurden sie für mich,
ohne daß ich gemerkt hätte, zu einem Strom von Körnern, alle gleich,
alle gleicherweise angesogen von irgendeiner Leere, und ich fühlte ihr
dumpfes eiliges Strömen eintönig auf der Brücke. Nie habe ich die Ein-
samkeit so sehr empfunden, in einer Mischung aus Stolz und Angst; be-
fremdende dunkle Empfindung der Gefahr, zu träumen zwischen der Menge
und dem Wasser.
Ich fand mich des Verbrechens schuldig, auf der London-Bridge zu dich-
ten." (Paul Valery, Windstriche)


Ihr werdet euch wundern und fragen, wieso ich nicht das hier geläuf-
igere Englisch wähle, mich vorzustellen. Es wird mich ja nie niemand,
bis auf wenige, verstehen. Ironischerweise werde ich gleich einen
Philosophen auf Englsch zitieren, der als geborener Österreicher bis
zu seinem Tode 1951 den Lehstuhl für Philosophie in Cambrige inne
hatte, um damit mein Vorgehen zu legitimieren und um mit diesem Ein-
bruch des Englischen ins Deutsche zu zeigen, wie der englischsprachige
Leser daran gebunden sein wird. Es wird für ihn das einzige Licht sein,
das er umschwirren kann und möglicherweise wird nur durch dieses Zitat
der umgebende Text, der in Dunkelheit liegt, erklärt. Ludwig Wittgen-
stein hielt im Tractatus logico-philosophicus(1921) fest:

"The frontier of my language means the frontier of my world."

Man sagt dem Deutsche eine Prädestination zur Dichtung nach. Nach fünf
Jahren Studium kann ich zwar eine göttliche Vorsehung nicht bestätigen
aber seine Verwendungsmöglichkeiten sind doch außerordentlich groß:
Geschrunden wie ein skandinavischer Fjörd, melancholisch wie Nietzsche
auf einem Bild Edvard Munchs oder weich und fließend wie ein Waldbach.
Spätestens seit der Romantik ist Sprache -Dichtung- eng mit Musik ver-
bunden. Ich neige dazu, zu behaupten, dass sie es ist. Man werfe
einen Blick in Hegels Vorlesungen über die Ästhetik oder einen in
Thomas Manns "Buddenbroocks", besonders schaue man sich die Szene an,
in der Hanno zum ersten mal vor Versammelter Verwandtschaft Klavier
spielt. Es wird häufig bemängelt, dass Sprache Simultanität von
Prozessen, Handlungen etc. nicht darstellen könne. Sie kann es, indem
sie die Bindung und damit die Endeutigkeit gegenüber dem Bezeichneten
ablegt und ähnlich wie ein operator skopus gleichzeitig ambigue Pers-
pektiven über den Text legt. Seit dem Ende des Mittelalters beginnen
sich die Bezeichnungen vom Bezeichneten abzulösen, wie Nietzsche und
Foucault(natürlich auch andere, aber die habe ich gelesen...) es fest-
gestellt haben. Beim Lesen müsste man sich allen Perspektiven durch-
gehend bewußt sein, was ich für ungemein schwierig halte! Der Verstand
vollbringt unter äußerster Anstrengung und Spannung gerade mal das,
was die Sinne, in diesem Falle das Ohr, ohnehin vermögen! Nun sage
noch einer, sie seien dem Verstand nicht ebennürtig! Was bedeutet das
für den Entwicklungsstand des menschlichen Geistes?
Denkt man nun beide Aspekte zusammen: eine musikalische Sprache, die
nur ich imstande bin auszudrücken, dann wäre es vielleicht gar nicht
notwendig zu wissen, was ich hier schreibe, vielmehr wie. Die
Tonhöhenverläufe und die Syntax müssten genauso viel über mich ver-
raten wie der bloße Inhalt. Man müsste lauschen wie die Adjektive die
Substantive umsirren oder wie sich Verben an ihre Pronomen schmiegen.
Demzufolge wäre der vorbabylonische Zustand reflexiv umgekehrt: Nicht
fallen mehr Bezeichnetes und Bezeichnung zusammen, sondern das Ich und
seine Sprache.
Ferner wäre die Sprache -wenigstens die Dichtung- eines Einzelnen oder,
in etwas größeren Dimensionen gedacht, die eines Volkes wie ein Wind-
strich Valerys, der die Wirklichkeit durchstreift.
Wenn aber durch Globalisierung oder andere Prozesse Sprachen aussterben
und vielleicht in einer nicht allzu fernen Zukunft nurmehr Englisch
gesprochen wird, es tatsächlich Weltsprache geworden ist, dann sind
wir, freilich auf einer ungleich höheren Ebene der technischen Ver-
fügbarkeit über die Natur, wieder bei einem Absolutismus der Wirklich-
keit. Und dann müßten wir von Neuem beginnen, diesen aufzulösen.
Wiederkehr des Gleichen - wie ein recht populäres Philosophem Nietzsches
lautet, aber ein wenig entdifferenziert, nur in einer Sonderform seiner
Bedeutung.

Wäre heute ein sonniger Tag gewesen, warm - schlechtestenfalls, und
nicht einer, der aussah wie die Themse, in die Valery hinabschaute,
ich hätte sicher etwas anderes geschrieben, womöglich nicht einer
zarten Schneeflocke Gewölk. - O if winter really / oppose, if the weak
snowflake,/ What will the wish, what will the dance do? (W.H. Auden)

[juvey]

Um... welcome? :hug:

Where's treebs when you need him?

[Arafea Ariendil]

heh heh. I'm confused. But that's, more or less, my usual state of existance, so welcome to CoE!! :)

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Uhhhhhh........elcomewa ota oEC-a.........please don't use elvish it take to long to translate!!

[Amiliea]

Im Amiliea...yes that is my name... i am 16 i live in the us...i like lotr alot...

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Hi Milie!!!!! Everone has a nickname! Mine is Starry!

[viggo'slover]

Hello Amiliea! I am Jillian (aka Amity/Allie/V'SL/hey you! what's her face!)

I am 14 and I live in the US, you whouldn't happen to live in the North East like me, would you?

V'SL

EDIT: Starry- Good thing it isn't Milly like your new millipeed thingy. And if any of you are wondering what that is...come check out The First Order: It's Only the Beginning (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7013) A Harry Potter RPG :D

V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

*Gasp!* You took Milly's name, Milie!

[viggo'slover]

Uhhhhhh........elcomewa ota oEC-a.........please don't use elvish it take to long to translate!!

Somehow I think that is German and not Quenya or Sindarin. *V'SL prepares for Starry to attack*

We can change her nickname to Liea! Lee-a

There are differences between the two: I am sure.

How many legs do you have Amiliea?

V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

I don't think Leah would work.......


How many leg do you have Milie?


German? *hmph* I don't think it is........

[juvey]

I'm almost sure it's German, Starry. :)

Welcome, Amiliea! :hug:

[Celebrodiel]

Yeah, this is where I should get my German dictionary out and do some translating....t'would please my teacher at least, but Nah! I'll just say "Welcome" instead.(or Willkommen if you prefer :))
But I think today has been a sunny day...am I right? If so then why must we make a new beginning? *confused*
It is German btw.

Ah dammit, I'm curious to know what it says now...just going to have to print it off and translate it! *mutter*grumble* ;):p



:D

[viggo'slover]

Would could just go to random translator online. Or you could get out a dictionary....

:D I would go with the dictionary :innocent whistle:

Maybe the leg thing scared her off :( Come back Amiliea! We misses you!

:hug: V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

See, now look what you did! :wink:

[viggo'slover]

Ok Mrs. I-don't-think-it-is-German...

Mrs. IDTIIG for short! :LOL:

SO Amiliea, are you afraid of the millipedes? What is your position on 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider' ?

V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Ok Mrs. I-don't-think-it-is-German...

Mrs. IDTIIG for short! :LOL:

V'SL


I prefer she-who-must-be-obeyed thank you very much. :p

[viggo'slover]

That will last until....now. :D

I prefer she-who-is-the-epitome-of-awesome :LOL:

I really do think we scared her off...come back Amiliea or wew will start singing the song of the Entwives.

V'SL

[jehve]

You only need to understand the few english sencences in the text to understand my introduction.

[viggo'slover]

London Bridge...
"The frontier of my language means the frontier of my world."
O if winter really / oppose, if the weak
snowflake,/ What will the wish, what will the dance do? (W.H. Auden)
----------
So you like to travel and learn languages?
You want to live in London?
You like the winter?

*V"SL has a feeling jehve will kill her for her stupidity*

V'SL

EDIT: Oh no! I just realized that your location said Berlin! Stupid me thought you lived in London...

V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Soooo.....was that German?

[viggo'slover]

:D Jehve the first thing you have to know about these boards is that some people are slower than others. Take Starry for example...:D *prepares to get trouted*

Yes starry, that was German. Not Elvish.

V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

: :trout: :trout: :trout: :trout: :trout:

[viggo'slover]

At least it isn't a rock!

Ouch six smelly fish on my head! :LOL:

V'SL

[Randy]

Hi I'm Randy.....*everyone says in monotone voices* Hi Randy...

[viggo'slover]

Hi Randy! That's my dad's name...only it's Randall. Like you want to be compared to my dad first off! :LOL:

:hug: Welcome to CoE. Enjoy your stay. Say hello to Stardust Greenleaf. She absolutely obsesses over Off Kilter (In her own special way :D)

Oh...I should probably introduce myself too. I am Jill (commonly refered to as Amity/V'SL/hey you! and other lovely names...)

So hope you have a smashing time here!

V'SL

[Randy]

Stardust,eh? Wierd name.....

[Stardust Greenleaf]

HEY! I resent that!

[Randy]

:o Oh....sorry........Sooo....which do you perfer Starry or Dusty?

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Starry.......I love your siggy! :D

[Randy]

Ok...then Dusty it is then!!! :D

[viggo'slover]

Randy...the way you're going will earn you more trout on your head than you have eaten in your whole life :D

V'SL

[Randy]

Aye, you might be right....*backs away slowly from Dusty*

[Elerrína]

Aye, you might be right....*backs away slowly from Dusty*

That's a good idea, actually. Good gracious, it's gotten scary in here. Welcome! Don't believe anything they say about me.

:D

[juvey]

:eek: ARRRRRGGGHHHH!!! She's back! Run away! Far away! :eek:

:cower:

[viggo'slover]

Juvey I love your location :D It is very true

Scary? How can it be scary? Starry and I have been greeting the people! Amiliea and Randy and Jehve aren't afraid. Although we haven't the foggiest about how many legs Milie has and what Jehve was trying to say....we're doing great!

V'SL

[Randy]

They haven't scared me off.... yet! :D

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Yet?....awww....I thought we were doin' a good job too....:D

[Elerrína]

Ah, but just you wait. Soon you will be begging for your sanity. :wink:

Juves: Mwahahahahaha! :devil: There's a crazy little Indian running around on my front lawn. Is it you?

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Sanity? What is this Sanity you speak of?

[juvey]

Little? Meaning short? Why, I never... In all my 19 years... :p

I do have an extra brain in storage here, though. Like to borrow it?

:wave: Randy, don't pay attention to any of these people. :p Welcome.

[Elerrína]

Yes, please. I would like to borrow. Not that I'm implying I need it, I would just like to...experiment... with it. :D

Said Indian is now trying to scalp my little sister. :rolleyes:

[queendiablo]

Hey there Randy :D I'm QD.

And (in case you haven't noticed) Starry's crazy :D (no offence, Starry...don't kill me ;) )

[fearlessleader7]

Welcome, Randy, and everyone else I've forgotten to welcome. :o

:)

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Hey there Randy :D I'm QD.

And (in case you haven't noticed) Starry's crazy :D (no offence, Starry...don't kill me ;) )


Ohhhh....no offence taken..... :rolleyes: *holds a tooth pick behined her back waiting to poke QD's eyes out*

[Randy]

*Randy waves to every one*


Awwww come now, Starry not that crazy!

Starry: WEEE!! Millipede!

Randy: .....sort of.........

[queendiablo]

*QD edges away veeeery, veeeery slowly*

[Arafea Ariendil]

Starry and I have always been welcoming people here
:LOL: The Welcome Wagon that runs you over.

Welcome EVERYBODY!!!!! :hug:s all around

[salean]

Hi!
umm, this is my first post here.

[jehve]

A warm welcome, salean!

[queendiablo]

Hi there Salean :D Welcome to CoE.

[viggo'slover]

Salean! Nice first post.

:hug: Welcome-ness!

V'SL

[Arafea Ariendil]

Hi salean! :hug: that's a pretty name, does it mean anything?

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Hi Salean!


I have no clue how to get a nick name out of that......

Randy do you have nickname?.....

[viggo'slover]

Duh Starry, Sal!

Welcome again! (You can never be welcomed enough) :D

V'SL

[Arafea Ariendil]

or Sally. :D heh heh, like the spoon. :rotfl: *cricket cricket (except for Starry and Jill)* *ahem* sorry.

[viggo'slover]

:rotfl: You know you're cracked when you name your spoons!

V'SL

[treebeard]

:wave: A belated:o warm welcome to all our new members. :hug:

Just don't get scared off by the madness! :p :wink:

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Madness? Us? The Welcome wagon that runs you over? Naw......


Welcome back Treeb! :hug:

[Angriss]

At last I managed to find the introduction thread ! I have been searching through the whole forum yesterday, and I just wanted to say I'm really, really impressed. This place is HUGE ! And I love the ambiance I discovered inside.

Well I live in France ( par chance, not in Paris, that most french people consider to be an asylum) and I discovered the Council-of-Elrond via a french Tolkien-fan site.

Please forgive my terrible English...

Alors, bonjour à tous !

[Elainiel]

Welcome Angriss! Yes the site is really big and it took me ages to find my way around it too! Here's a big :hug: to welcome you to the site!

Also belated welcome to Randy and Salean. So are you really a young Irish man then Randy?

[treebeard]

:wave: Welcome to the council, Angriss! :hug:

You definitely deserve a :notworthy for searching the entire forum and finding this thread! :clap: :)

I hope you'll feel at home here soon also with the site being that big. No worries about your English - you're not the only non native speaker here and whenever there occur mistakes you can always blame it on the computer causing havoc! :wink:

So enjoy your stay, have a look around, join were you feel like and whenever there are questions you need to have answered, don't hesitate to ask. :)
You'll find out that you'll be welcomed everywhere.

Lots of fun roaming around here! :hug:

[Arafea Ariendil]

Welcome, Angriss! :hug: and I'm with treebeard on the :notworthy
I was part of CoE for about seven months before I found this thread. (:trout: me)

btw, I think your English is fine! :hug:

[queendiablo]

Hey there Angriss! This thread was made after I joined, I think, so it only took me about three months to find it...;)

Hope you enjoy it here at the (admittedly huge) CoE :D

[Marystat]

Hello everyone!

I was told about this forum from a fellow LOTR fan who I met when I visited Cardiff, Wales recently..so here I am! Willl try to find my way thru all the forums and hopefully manage to post my topics/replies in the correct forum.

I am from Norway, infact I kinda joke that I live IN Middle Earth as well in Norwegian the country Westfold in LOTR would be written Vestfold (with a V instead of a W hehe...) wich happens to be my home county. Also Midtgard wich is the Norwegian name for Middle Earth is only about 20 from here. No sight of any of the LOTR characters here tho :(

I love music, movies, travelling, chatting and reading.

Greetings
Maryann

[queendiablo]

Hey there Maryann! I love the sound of your home :D One of my best friends is Norwegian. Welcome to CoE, I hope you'll enjoy yourself.

[juvey]

Welcome, Maryann! :hug: If you've any questions, don't hesitate to ask. :)

[Belethfeniel]

Me:
Hello all! My name is Belethfeniel (Beleth or Bel for short). I am 15 (almost 16!!!) and I live in the US. I like running cross-country, wasting time online, updating my LiveJournal, going crazy, writing poems...sound interesting? I get bored a lot.

What my friends say:
They call me Bill da Pony and I am deeply in love with my dear Sam. :swoon: Something my friends kindof made up....ok, so maybe I started it, but that's not that point. We love to have "get-togethers' and do random things like have conversations about penguins and Sean's hands. o_O

Well that's my life!

[viggo'slover]

Well then Bely I hope you know what you have gotten into when you have conversations about penguins. They will come to your house and steal your Ouija board, then eat your peanut butter. :o

Oops... to sum that up it means "Welcome to C-o-E"

:hug:

Who else has come while I was away?

Marystat/Maryann or perhaps just Mary? :hug: Welcome! Welcome!

And Angriss! Angry...Angri...Iss...Issy? :trout: Can't think of a name! *dead* :D

WELCOME ALL TO C-o-E!

And more importantly you are also welcome to the Evenstar Inn (see my signature :D).

It is home to the craziest people you could ever care to know :D

V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

BELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D I like that...:yes:

Oh excuse me.....ahem....*all proffesionall like*

Greetings and hello welcome to......*drum roll*......Oo! Is that a cookie? *snachs cookie*

*mumble with cookie in mouth* Cee-oh-ee! Cuukie?

[Aldaron]

Greetings and salutations to our new members. I can't believe how long it has been since I came in to welcome anyone. Alas I fear I have become a dum dum dummmmmmmmm Slacker :eek:

Seriously though, welcome everyone :wave: I do apologize for not being a better welcomer (is that a word?). :o

:)

[queendiablo]

Don't worry Darry :D Not all of us have a beautiful Princess Darry to consume our time ;)

BTW, I saw the new pic, and she's absolutely gorgeous!!

[salean]

or Sally.
:eek: How did you know that? Sally is my real name!
No, Salean doesn't mean anything (that i know of) I chose it because I think it is a nice name and me and my friend wrote a really awful LotR fanfic story and I was a hobbit called Salean. The name kind of stuck.
Thanks for the welcomes everyone. I would have posted earlier but I was on holiday. :D

[Marystat]

Thanks everyone for the welcomes :)...looks like a friendly board here indeed :)

Greetings
Maryann

[viggo'slover]

You wouldn't be related to LeStat by any chance?

*goes off to read exceedingly long book of rules for Freshmen*

V'SL

[Marystat]

LOL Related to Lestat? No...I am no vampire hehe. Allthough my nick is a combo of my own name and yep, Lestat. My fave vampire character!

[Hellga]

Welcomes all newbies

I am happy to see you here. I regret not coming in earlier, but I have become largely a lurker.

:grouphug: everyone

[GravityEyelids]

*enters the forum atop a horse while heroic music suddenly blasts through the air*

What...too dramatic? Sorry :o

Greetings, creatures! I've been a longtime lurker of this forum and finally decided to post. I guess I should post some useless info about myself. If you wanna read it, be my guest! If not, read it anyway.

My name is Daniel. I reside in a low-key town in southeast Georgia. In a couple of weeks, I embark upon a hellish journey that I like to call "college." Maybe it won't be too bad (ha, who am I kidding?) :p My main interests include hockey, music, and of course LOTR. I enjoy drawing, playing guitar, and exercising naked. Oops, sorry. I got a little carried away there. Or did I?

I've enjoyed reading this board for some time. Now I look forward to partaking in all the mischief that occurs here. :wave:

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Hello, human or what every you maybe.......how 'bout GRAVY! Wait.... ALLIE!!!! I'm going to need help.....


Cookie? :)

If your looking for mischief....go to the Evenstar Inn......we make lots of mischief there...

[viggo'slover]

GRAVY! Hehehe. Perfect Starry. Welcome Welcome!

Come to the Inn...rest your lurking eyes..or something :D

V'SL

[treebeard]

A heartfelt welcome :hug: to all our new members - formerly lurking or not. :D

Have a look around and make yourselves feel at home here. :)
Enjoy your stay and don't hesitate to ask if there's the need for a question to be answered. :)

[Aikanáro]

Sulier!

Another newbie here, came across this site today and thought I might as well register.

I'm Aikanáro, I speak Quenya, have an obsession with shiny objects and caffeine, have been told I'm pretty much insane and consider the Silmarillion to be among the best books I've ever read.

Er...that's probably about it.

*waves to everyone*

[juvey]

I'm pretty much insane and consider the Silmarillion to be among the best books I've ever read.

Good. :D Welcome. :hug:

:wave:, GravityEyelids. Glad you decided to join.

[treebeard]

:wave: Welcome Aikanáro!

Pretty much insane? That sounds pretty much fitting in here! :clap: :D

Have a look around, pop in wherever you feel like it, enjoy your stay - and as always: don't hesitate to ask if there's a question you need to be answered! :)

[viggo'slover]

Hmmmn...how about Aiky? What do you think?

WELCOME TO COE AIKY!

Like shiny objects? You should talk to Stardust Greenleaf (aka Starry) She has a cheese grater and a friend (who shall remain nameless ;)) with a fork named Sally. Have a good stay...if you get tired come to the Evenstar Inn (note the signature)...the only place in the boards (maybe the world) where you can be tripolar!

Have fun!

V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Welcome Aiky! :hug:


Shiny objects, me? .......naw.........


Don't forget the Altoid cans.....

[Elerrína]

I'm Aikanáro, I speak Quenya, have an obsession with shiny objects and caffeine, have been told I'm pretty much insane and consider the Silmarillion to be among the best books I've ever read.
Oh, good. So you'll fit right in. :D Most of us here are at least partially insane, but certain posters on this thread are completely insane. Watch out. They suck you in. :wink:


Now I look forward to partaking in all the mischief that occurs here.
Mischief? Us? Never. Isn't that right, Darry? :p


I'm going to need help.....
Starry, dear, you already do need help. Desperately, I'm afraid. May I take this moment to offer my superior psychiatric services? Call anytime. :D


the only place in the boards (maybe the world) where you can be tripolar!
Believe it or not, certain people at my house are tripolar from time to time. ;)

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Pychiatric..........acccckkkk big word......*keels over* ;)

[Elerrína]

I also have linguistics courses available at your convenience. :p

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Thank you.......I'll see if I can make room with all my suport groups..... :cool:

[viggo'slover]

I am not copletely insane! Isn't that right Sally? *shiftyeyes* Or mischieveous.

:D Right then. I am off to see the wizard.

V'SL

EDIT: ARL! ARL!

[queendiablo]

Welcome GravityEyes and Aikanaro :D If you're insane, you'll fit right in. Shiny-object-obsession is considered a bonus, especially by Feanor fans ;)

Starry - I second what Ele says ;)

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Awwww......maaaannnn............ :(

[Caro84]

Hi!

My name is Caroline. I'm 20 years old. My birthday is April 5, 1984. I have brown hair. My eyes are a mix of brown and green. I wear glasses. I live in the Province of Quebec (Canada). I live with my parents. I have no siblings. However, I have two kittens. Later, I want to be a teacher in primary school. My favorite activities are posting on the message boards, chatting to people on AIM/MSN, reading and watching television.

I've seen the LOTR movies and I love them! In January, I started to read the LOTR books. I'm still at the beginning of The Two Towers. I'm having a hard time reading LOTR because of the long descriptions. Maybe that's because I don't read a lot... I really want to finish reading LOTR though and I want to read it again to see if my opinion will be different.. :D

If you want to know anything else about me, feel free to ask me.

Caro.

[Randy]

But the descriptions are the best part!

Eowyn....:drool:

Danmed Faramir.....




Oh sorry. *wipes drool from mouth* Welcome to C-o-e, Caro!

[queendiablo]

Tch, Randy. Stop scaring people ;) (kidding!! don't hurt me!)

Hi Caro :D Nice to meet you, I really hope you'll enjoy CoE. Don't worry about the crazy people, they just add interest, don't you think, Starry? *sweet smile concealing the overlarge fork*

[viggo'slover]

Hello Caro. Hehe it rhymes..sorta...in a way..

Come to the Evenstar Inn! The only place on this board where tripolar is a way of living!

No to stop myself singing that highly addictive song "Caroline" by Outkast, I will just say:

WELCOME TO COE ENJOY YOUR STAY! :D

And it is a spoon and a cheese grater that you want. They're dangerous.

V'SL

[Caro84]

LOL! :LOL:

Hi queendiablo and Randy! :wave:

Thank you for your kind words. :D

I already love this message board... :)

[queendiablo]

Oh, be quiet, V'SL ;)We all know that forks are better at defending she-devils against marauding Starrys. And anyway, I still need to pay her back for trying to stab my eyes out....:devil:

:hug:s Caro :D I knew you'd enjoy it here!!

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Tch, Randy. Stop scaring people ;) (kidding!! don't hurt me!)

Hi Caro :D Nice to meet you, I really hope you'll enjoy CoE. Don't worry about the crazy people, they just add interest, don't you think, Starry? *sweet smile concealing the overlarge fork*



Oh yes....they do.....

Your fork is no match for my SKILLTE!!!!!!!!!!!! MHAHAHAHAHA!!



Hello Caro! :) Welcome! :wink:

[viggo'slover]

My Sieve if way better than your skillet (unless you pull a Samwise) I can wear it on my head to protect me from aliens (along with all my glasses of water to deflect their alien waves)

Battle in the Kitchen, Round One...ding! ding!

V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Becareful before I get out the weed-whacker!

[queendiablo]

*cough cough*

Excuse me. Why are you bothering with such mundane weapons? The Fork of Ultimate Doom is so much more deadly.

;)

[viggo'slover]

Your petty fork is no match for DOOM SOUP!

This soup explodes!

V'SL

[Randy]

Ginger snaps anyone? :)

[treebeard]

:wave: Hello and welcome, Caro! :hug:

Nice to have you here! :)
Take all the time you need to read through the LotR - what's important is that you read it! :wink:

Have a look around, enjoy your stay and don't get worried about those guys here fighting around - they will be taken care of! :devil:






OK guys, you wanna fight? :devil:
You're sure?
I think I could find you some who would love to "help" you a bit there. :D :wink:





PS: Happy Birthday, Randy! :balloons:

[Aikanáro]

Hantalë! I wasn't expecting such a welcome!

Good to meet you, Juvey! :)

Treebeard, I don't have any questions as of yet, but I'll know where to come when I do. Thank you!

V'SL (I can call you that, right?) I see that this is where the insanity begins. You can call me Aiky if you like, though I usually go by Aika, or Ikea to the crazy. I took a look at the Evenstar Inn and it confused me, but I'll keep watching!

Stardust, shiny is good. Though I'm not entirely sure that a cheese grater meets my definition of shininess. ;)

Elerrína, I don't suppose you'd have any nice Quenya lying around now, would you? I'm not sure whether I'm completely insane or just partially, you'll have to judge that for yourselves.

QueenDiablo - how did you know? I plan to someday find a shiny Silmaril at the bottom of the sea and return it to it's rightful owner, the most wonderful elf ever!

*isn't a Fëanáro fangirl*
*really*

[viggo'slover]

Ah yes you can call me V'SL, Allie, Jill, Jilly, Amity, Hey you! or crazy. I answer to all :wink: AIKY! Insanity is everywhere, this is just condensed. Hop into the Inn at anytime. People do it all the time :D And then they go insane :LOL:

Well the my defender of Quenya, I must be off, although I am always at the Inn!

V'SL

[juvey]

QueenDiablo - how did you know? I plan to someday find a shiny Silmaril at the bottom of the sea and return it to it's rightful owner, the most wonderful elf ever!

*isn't a Fëanáro fangirl*
*really*

:D You know what thread you need to check out? The Elves of the First Age: Realm of the Deeply Devoted. It's in Fandom, but there's a link in my sig. Currently, we're having a Mr. Arda of the First Age competition. Plus, anyone may, at any time, for any reason, swoon for anybody from the First Age, men, Valar, and Maiar included, (although the Elves might get jealous!). :)

[fearlessleader7]

Welcome to all the new posters! :)


hides ice cream scoop from V'SL

:p

*there's really a long story behind the ice cream scoop thing...they are really dangerous! (If you're not me, of course :p )*

[catz]

awwwww cheeeeese...............lookit all the new faces :eek: :LOL:
see what happens when you hibernate for a a year or so?
tho i am pleased to see at least ONE or two familiar threads *has a nostalgic little sob over "Wills Garden Shed" ;) *
ahhh well *hammers in a pole, tying a rope to it and wanders off to explore*

[ANATHOR]

Hi!

Just found this thread, so I thought I’d say hi…
Well I’ve said hi twice now… err
Never mind.
I’m ANATHOR, that’s right in capitols, because it’s a damn good name.
I’m the mixed up son of Aragorn & Arwen…
Don’t ask!
Used to post on Imladris but got lost for a couple of years.
Finally ANATHOR has come home.
I’m a twenty year veteran of LoTR & try to read them on a regular basis.
I’m into old school heavy metal; I enjoy reading, football, good food, movies
& BEER-BEER (so good they named it twice…or they should have done anyway)

Chow for now

[viggo'slover]

Hello ANATHOR with caps. Glad to see you stumble upon this thread. As Starry would call it the Welcome Wagon that runs you over! ;)

Re-Welcome, I suppose to Catz. Hehe. Now there is Catz and Katz. :LOL:

V'SL

[Elerrína]

Elerrína, I don't suppose you'd have any nice Quenya lying around now, would you?

Um, not that I'd share, no. DON'T CLICK THE LINK! DON'T CLICK THE LINK! Ah, too late. She clicked the link. Alas. Another one is lost forever. :p

Welcome ANATHOR and Catz!

[treebeard]

:wave: Welcome ANATHOR! :)
now to get this equalized - do we have to type the rest of the posts "decapitalized"? :wink:

anyway - hope you'll enjoy your stay here! :hug:



Welcome back catz! :hug:
Where've you been?

[catz]

hey TB :hug:........mmmm ive been all over.............braving meglomanic webmasters, psychotic co workers, devient firemen(that bits ongoing...........and fun ;) ) and numerous other perils ;).............and now im wandering the web homeless again, so i thought id drop by

[treebeard]

mmmm ive been all over.............braving meglomanic webmasters, psychotic co workers, [...] and numerous other perils:D At least that part sounds as if you'd been here anyway! :wink: :p

(just that webmaster has to be exchanged by Mods :p :D)

[Russandol]

Aiya meldi! (Hail, friends!)

I've just joined the forums and thought that I should introduce myself. I'm a big fan of Tolkien's works, the Silmarillion especially. I'm a complete ho for Feanor's red-haired son Maedhros, (whose nickname I've stolen), and all of the stories pertaining to the First Age and the Noldor. I'm a purveyor of fanfic and fan art, (but I waste time in communities like this so I don't do as much as I should).

namarie,
Russandol

[juvey]

Welcome, Russandol! :hug: Hope you like it here. You might want to check out the Elves of the First Age thread, linked in my siggy. :D

[treebeard]

:wave: Welcome Russandol! :hug:

I hope you'll enjoy it here and am looking forward to reading many more interesting posts from you! :)
Just have a look around and feel at home. :hug:





why oh why have I not been amazed seeing juves rushing by as soon as the name of Maedhros is mentioned????? ;) :D

[Tim Benzedrine]

Hello there! Have fun on the boards. But beware the Dreaminess! It's intoxicating!

[Celebrindal]

Hello, I'm Celebrindal. I'm a teen in a New Jersey suburb of New York City, and I've been a Tolkien fanatic since about December. I've since read The Hobbit and LotR thrice, The Silmarillion twice, Unfinished Tales, The Book of Lost Tales 1, The Book of Lost Tales 2[i], a Tolkien biography, and I'm reading [i]Morgoth's Ring. I love knitting, writing, skiing, and snowboarding, and I'm learning to fence. You might know me as LadyEowyn_of_Rohan from councilofelrond.com. Um, that's about it.
*isn't a Fëanáro fangirl*
*really* 'Course you're not. That's my job.

[treebeard]

:wave: Hey there Celebrindal! :hug:

Good to see you found your way into this thread! :)
Hope you'll enjoy your stay here!
Welcome to the Council-of-Elrond! :clap:

[juvey]

Welcome, Celebrindal! :hug: If you like the Sil you might like the Elves of the First Age thread, linked to in my sig. :)

Hope you like it here! :D

[Russandol]

Welcome, Russandol! :hug: Hope you like it here. You might want to check out the Elves of the First Age thread, linked in my siggy. :D

Oooh... thanks! *g* Definitely interested in that :)

[Arryle]

Welocome to the site, Russandol!! If you have any questions at all, feel free to PM any of the mods here. We'll do our best to help you out. :)

[Caro84]

Thank you for the warn welcome everybody! :D

Welcome to the board, Russandol! I hope that you'll enjoy posting here. Feel free to PM me anytime. :)

[Glitterfrog]

Hi! Im Crystal,currently living in Salem,Indiana. Im 27.

I'm a big fan of LOTR.

[treebeard]

:wave: Hello and welcome to CoE, Crystal! :hug:

Wonderful to see you in here! :)
I really hope you'll enjoy your stay. You'll see people here are very nice (with one excetion - the one just typing this lines :p ;) ) and welcoming. :)
So don't hesitate to pop in whereever you feel like reading/posting/lurking, whatever you prefer. :D

If there are any qestions you need to have answered, just ask or PM one of the mods or any other person you feel comfortable with. :)

Looking forward to seeing more of your posts. :hug:

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Hi, Froggy! :wave:


What's your favorite color? Having any pets? What music do you like? What type state's name is 'In'? Huh? Huh? Huh? You don't know do you? *every one stares at her* Oh...sorry...

[viggo'slover]

Ehem, after a long way away from any source of technology, I have come back to you now at the turn of the tides.

Only to leave in five minutes to get fitted for bride's maids dress. Crap.

Hello Froggy, Celeby, and Russy :D. I am V'SL/Jill/Jilly/Amity...and Allie. Pick one anyone :D

Celeb!!! You live in NYC/Jersey. So you are about an hour away from where I live! Hehe. Connecticut. Just the sound of the state makes me seem like a rich sailor. Which is funny because I am a rocker :D So what's news?

WELCOME! :wave:

V'SL

[PetiePal the White]

Well I've intro'd myself in a few other forums, but this seems like the official one to do it in!

I'm Pete, 22, just graduated college. I'm into tons of things but mainstays remain:

-reading
-writing
-child mentoring
-movies (Such a movie-buff...I know too much I've been told)
-pop-culture
-Literature
-Religious studies (Mainly Tolkien and CS Lewis' religious works/letters)
-Ringlore
-Football/Baseball
-Vid games/Comp games
-Politics (But I'd just assume not discuss them online...I know many people don't agree with me and that's fine but I don't need to take poop for my views :rolleyes: )
-TONS of other things..! Just ask

I'm very friendly, very witty, always optimistic (friends have told me time and time again nothing ever dampens my spirits much like Sam :o )

Glad to finally join COE after lurking for over a year and a half! w0000t!
Boo to the Yah, and a good day to you all :D

Any good suggestions for threads? I'd love to see Six Feet Under/Sopranos/Tolkien and CS Lewis Religious writings forums...can I create these??

[treebeard]

Any good suggestions for threads? I'd love to see Six Feet Under/Sopranos/Tolkien and CS Lewis Religious writings forums...can I create these??Well since your our lovely witty newbie.... :D
Six Feet Under and Sopranos - would go into the Pony
Tolkien - since you're talking about literature and not the movies - have a look at lit (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2)
CS Lewis is posibly existing in the Library (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7)

and assuming you'd prefer to search for your topics instead of spending several hours with your own void diving party - there's the helpful tool (http://www.council-of-elrond.com/forums/search.php?) to do so. :)


As for the Pony - no Soprano or Six Feet Under thread here - so have a go and create them if you want to talk about them. :)


- and one more time: Welcome on board! :hug:

[Stardust Greenleaf]

*stares aimlessly at Petie's avvy*

Huh? Wha?

[The One]

Who the pooh? This place was ressurected and I wasn't informed? I demand to see the manager! There'll be HECK to pay for this! Can I still say that...?

Oh, I'm The One, by the by. Um... I thought Imladris sank into the sea back in the great quake of ought one. Or was it ought two? Well, it's nice to see things back in place. How y'all doing?

Alright, enough chit-chat. I assume the usual watering holes were rebuilt as well. I'm off to wet my whistle.

[Bambi]

The manager asks "Where the heck have you been?"

It's me, Nyliram, btw. Using a different nick now.

:hug:

[treebeard]

:wave: Hey there and welcome back, TO! :D

[queendiablo]

Hi there The One :D 'M QD. I wasn't at Imladris, but it's nice to meet you :)

[viggo'slover]

Hi The One. The One. It seems like putting the infront of your name makes you important. The Viggo'slover :D, which is who I am of course! You can call me Allie, Amity, V'SL, and a long list of other names people call me. But V'SL is cool. Although it is TV'SL :LOL:

WELCOME TO THE NEW PLACE! C-o-E!

V'SL

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Hi I'm The Starry......The Starry...sounds.....French......La Starry......I like it!!!!! :D


Re-welcome, One!

[The One]

Thanks for the welcome everybody.... and the re-welcome as well.

As for the manager's question:

I've been out and about for awhile. I'm in grad school now, so my free time is down to about 7.5 seconds per day. So I'd better make this quick... :D

I'm still taking classes, but my qualifying exams are in January. I'll be spending a lot of time over the next 5 months studying for those. If I pass then I'll have lots of free time again in the spring. If not... I'll disappear from the face of the earth until mid-april, which is my last chance to pass them. But I don't think I'll let it come to that.

I've also been teaching some undergrad engineers how to do fizix. More of them are interested in the experiments than I expected, so it's been a lot of fun... though grading can consume a lot of time.

Beyond that, my turn-ons still include long walks on the beach, bubble baths and dark chocolate. :swoon:

Question: Does anyone know whatever happened to Gravy Jar?

[Bambi]

You have been a busy boy! Do you mean Gravijah?

[Thauriachiel]

How rude of me, posting all over the place and only introducing myself over in Fandom. Sorry. :o

I'm Thauriachiel, call me Thaur. I live in the Deep South of the US of A. I graduated with a degree in journalism (specifically advertising - I figured if I was going to twist words for a living, I might as well learn to do it well.)

I homeschool my elflings.


I'm so glad to have found this place. Y'all are FUN!

[Aldaron]

Welcome *back* The One! :wave: I was Aldaron at the old place but didn't post quite as much as I do these days. Glad you found your way in here. Actually it was maz that got me here. I was one of the many e-mails she sent out pointing old Imladris folk here. Thanks maz! :hug:

Welcome Thaur :wave:
I'm a southern boy myself. Went to Auburn and have lived in GA, KY, TN, AL and NC (well at least my parents lived in NC for a while).
Hope you continue to have a great stay here!
:wave:

[treebeard]

:wave: Welcome Thaur! :hug:

Glad you now officially introduced yourself! :D


have lived in GA, KY, TN, AL and NC;confused: HUH?
That's soooo not true, my dear!
You've always been living in X! :yes:

red X that is!
Whenever I watch my map and look where's this Darry-man - I can definitely red "X" there - a red X.

:shrug: now at least you should know where your home is, bro! :no:
:D

[Randy]

N.C. eh? My brother lives there........


Hi Thuar! :hug:

[viggo'slover]

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooo Thaur! :D I dub thee, Thaury! Or The Thaur, or The Thaury :D And oh my goodness! I have seen you around! :hug: Call me V'SL, Amity, Jillian, or something else like 'hey you' or 'girl with the face' just to get my attention.

V'SL

[Randy]

Yeah.....you could also call her 'griffin head'......don't ask Starry gave it to me....

[The One]

I'm from NC and I still have a lot of family there!

Nylirambi: Yes. Gravy Jar = Gravijah. If you want to get all technical and stuff. :D I just can't remember if he left before or after the collapse.... and I was curious if he ever came back...

Aldaron: Thanks for the welcome.

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Wow N.C. is a popular state Arafea, Sammy, and I live there....Charlotte...

[Bambi]

Melkor and Bombie live in NC, and Reba will soon.

TO, Gravy disappeared before Imladris did. :shrug:

[radagast]

hay verry one out there this is radagast...will i;m a big time fan of lord of the rings if nay of have read my post you will see that i'm a big time of gandalf will that is all for now

[fearlessleader7]

...wow...I haven't been here in awhile...

Welcome to everybody new! :) :wave:

I'm fearlessleader7, or fearless, or FL7, if you'd like.

[Thauriachiel]

Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooo Thaur! :D I dub thee, Thaury! Or The Thaur, or The Thaury :D And oh my goodness! I have seen you around! :hug: Call me V'SL, Amity, Jillian, or something else like 'hey you' or 'girl with the face' just to get my attention.

V'SL
Replying here 'cause you seemed the most excited :hug: back Call me whatever, I answer to almost anything...

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone!

Does you ALL live in NC? I'm a bit further south - Bayou country - no mountains... :cry: but the world's largest mosquitos....

[Randy]

I'm fearlessleader7, or fearless, or FL7, if you'd like.


Or F'less if you want to go Anne McCaffery on her.

[viggo'slover]

Ok whatever!

Haven't met many people called whatever...but to each his own.

:hug:
V'SL

[Thauriachiel]

Ok whatever!

Haven't met many people called whatever...but to each his own.

:hug:
V'SL
Snort- good one.

[Randy]

What you don't like the name F'less?

[Stardust Greenleaf]

I don't think its the name Randy....I just don't think to many people know who Anne McCaffery is......

F'less? Like F'lessen?

[Randy]

Ahhhh....

[fearlessleader7]

gasp...

y'all can just call me Kelly if you'd like...but F'less is good too...

[Stardust Greenleaf]

Lets continue the conversation in the Libary I have a thread for her there...

[Aloriel]

My name is Raonaid. I stumbled upon this board while doing some research into the Quenyian language. I live in the United States and work as a nursing technician while studying for my R.N. I hope to get to know many of you well.

[viggo'slover]

Hey Aloriel!

Do you have a nickname that is shorter...like Ray....Naid...or something?

:hug:

V'SL

[Lurtz666]

Name: Joey Sprouse
Age: 14
Location: The Place that was Hit by 3 'Canes This Year
Intrests: LotR, Yugioh, Girls, Video Games, Other 14 year old stuff
Items of Intrest: I read LotR 9 times in 1 year, and have read the Silm 4. Just Reading what HoME in can find in the libary , Shaping, Morgoths R, and Lost Road. Never had a GF or much of a social life. Seen the movies 3 times. Learnig Quenya currently. ANy helpful study hints and such are welcome.
Favorite Color: Black
Pets: 5 cats and 1 Dog.
School: 9th grade, all honors and Spa. 2.

[viggo'slover]

*tackles Joey*

High Five for Being Fourteen!

We should have a club...'cept it would be invalid when we're 15....oh well :D

Aww never had a social life? :hug: You should come up to CT for a while!

Yummy! The color black- my favorite (okay I like blue a lot too)

Are you a Freshmen in High School? And if so, please tell me that you are having a good experience...'cause I'm not!

Talk yo ya later!

V'SL

(oh yea- call me Jillian, or Jill, or something of your own creation, Jillian cares not)

[treebeard]

:wave: Welcome to C-o-E, Joey! :)


I hope you'll enjoy your stay! :)

[Strombarge]

Strombarge - Forgotten Ranger

An old fart who's been gone for quite sometime.

Hi to the other old peeps.

[Thauriachiel]

Welcome Lurtz and Strombarge. I'm Thaur. I'm harmless. Really.

[The One]

Strombarge! Welcome back. I, too, recently returned from the wild blue yonder. So where have you been? Watchin the ships roll in?

[Strombarge]

Strombarge! Welcome back. I, too, recently returned from the wild blue yonder. So where have you been? Watchin the ships roll in?

actually, yea! Wife took me on a cruise just last month. heh heh ehh.. for the most part, workin' my tail off. you?

[Bambi]

Hi Strommie! :wave: Good to see ya!


(The poster formerly known as Nyliram)

[Tim Benzedrine]

Stromboli! Que pasa?

So, howdja like the movies?

[Stardust Greenleaf]

We propably need to re-introduce the introduce youself thread! Its been dead for a long while newbies won't know where to find it! Poor thread! We're so neglictful :drama:

[Randy]

So much for re-introducing it Starry...:rolleyes:

[viggo'slover]

*giggles*

Yea we are neglectful to this old faithful thread....

The girl who created this thread only ever had 1 post. And this was it! :hug: to JoAnna wherever she might be...

:hug: To the new people who are lurking and haven't found a place to start...

This place is it! :wink:

:grouphug:

V'SL

[Legoviel]

Hello,

I'm new. I am a 32 yr old Mom/Wife from Missouri. I love LOTR and have been a Tolkien fan since my first boyfriend Jeremy let me borrow his book "The Hobbit" about 13 years ago. I am a Christian and attend the local Nazarene church.
I have a dog (half Basset Hound, half Australian Shepherd) who is named Samwise, because he i