Folgorati sulla via di Damasco-giorno 12

L'unico bus che da Petra va al Wadi Rum parte alle 6 del mattino..che splendido orario! Tanto più che sembra che non sia puntuale, voci confermate sul posto dicono che passa a un orario indicativo tra le 6 e le 6 e 30. Visto che il nostro hotel è pure a un buon quarto d'ora (facciamo venti minuti) di cammino dal centro di Wadi Musa, dove passa il bus, usciamo intorno alle 5 e 20. Non ...

BMEM '08: Earendil the Mariner

... geeks that the character of Earendil was inspired in part by an Anglo-Saxon verse-- Eálá Earendel engla beorhtast Ofer middangeard monnum sended Behold the daystar, brightest of angels, Sent forth above MiddleEarth to men (My translation since I didn't like the ones I found. *grins*) But Earendil must also have been inspired by the following poem (I couldn't find Tolkien's own translation...

... we were split up. Abby and Josh and I went out to the edge of the city to the botanical gardens, which were really beautiful. We gathered up later for dinner at a milk cafeteria (more pirogies), drinks at the MiddleEarth Pub (where we drank mad orcs and arwin's kisses) (and I missed my family more than a little) and then out to the Carpe Diem Klub, where we had some beers and danced to a lot of ...

Who Knew, Efficacious Power, Poetry, Yesterday, HP stuff + DH spoilers

...friend Matthew just leave her alone? Show me the Way --Lord of the Rings fanfic by...I think her name is Sommer. Anyways...it's really good. Really, insanely bad summary: If you could go to Middleearth, would you have a plan? Flynn doesn't, and the elves she stumbles across keep leading her into all sorts of bother. [non NC-17 version] MegaTokkyo --webcomic...you've all heard me go on and...