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The Children of Hurin

Posted in J. R. R. Tolkien on Friday, May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

In the blog post before this one I quoted Guillermo del Toro as saying that Smaug must be “the dragon.” Well, Glaurung from the Children of Hurin might have a thing or two to say about that. Even though he hasn’t wings like Smaug, his destructive power is awesome, and his dark malevolence even more [...]

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Hobbit Forming

Posted in Film, Music, Television, Books on Friday, May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

By the sound of this transcript of an Internet Q & A session with Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro, it looks like the Hobbit is in pretty good hands. It is not going to be a children’s movie, but that might have been a little much to expect. As for the bridge film planned [...]

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Hobbit Forming

Posted in Film, Music, Television, Books on Friday, May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

By the sound of this transcript of an Internet Q & A session with Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro, it looks like the Hobbit is in pretty good hands. It is not going to be a children’s movie, but that might have been a little much to expect. As for the bridge film planned [...]

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Amazing

Posted in Science, Theology, and Ethics on Friday, May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Wow, an uncontacted tribe. There are evidently 100 of them in the world, with over 50 of these in Brazil. Can you imagine their conversations at dinner that night. This all seems a bit like something out of Star Trek. And, clearly, this photo-taking is a violation of the Prime Directive, and even though Piccard [...]

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Amazing

Posted in Science, Theology, and Ethics on Friday, May 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Wow, an uncontacted tribe. There are evidently 100 of them in the world, with over 50 of these in Brazil. Can you imagine their conversations at dinner that night. This all seems a bit like something out of Star Trek. And, clearly, this photo-taking is a violation of the Prime Directive, and even though Piccard [...]

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A Fine Evening in the Park

Posted in Photos and Art III on Friday, May 30, 2008 | 8 Comments »

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Beachcombing Again

Posted in Photos and Art III on Sunday, May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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Beachcombing Again

Posted in Photos and Art III on Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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And Here

Posted in Ache for Eternity on Friday, May 23, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Mushkpuri Top

Originally uploaded by Aawara.

Even in the sunshine, though, the mountains are achingly beautiful. The wide open spaces (on less hazy days one can see snow capped peaks in the background here) create a different kind of longing, a lonely, yet joyful one. Can’t really explain. In April or May of my junior year, we [...]

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Oh, I’d Like to Be Here

Posted in Pure Northerness on Friday, May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Nathia Gali – Good Morning Daisies

Originally uploaded by Perfect Stranger®.

This type of scenery was not uncommon during the monsoons in Murree where my brothers and I went to school. It is hard to describe how much longing this picture creates. It is one of the explanations of why I like grey days so much.

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