Lest you think I save up all of my enmity for the Hobbit movies for my blog, I would like to call your attention to a real, actual presentation I made at work.
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I really like to bake, y’all. It brings me so much joy to see people enjoy what I’ve created. And since I can’t eat gluten and have friends with food allergies, I relish the extra challenge of making things that are gluten-free and dairy-free.
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Melkor was one of the most powerful of the Ainur. But why did he turn into such a shithead and how did he become known as Morgoth? Tl;dr: Boredom and loneliness. No, really. Oh, and also a good heaping measure of wanting the power of creation for himself, that too.
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Because of course I had to. 😂
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Where have I traveled? Hoo, that’s a list. Here are some highlights. Where I have posts about a particular place/trip, I’ll link them (I hope to someday have a post about each place). North America US: Northeast: I’ve spent lots of time in all of the New England states and lived in two (Connecticut and Massachusetts) Mid-Atlantic: New York: Went to college there New Jersey: Relatives live in Northern Jersey, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (x4?), Kennett Square,…
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So I’m mumblemumble hours into playing ToTK, and I’m still amazed at how good a game it is. But first, I’ma ruin the game for you with one picture and one word: Ready?
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In February 2018, we took a trip to Israel. My wonderful college-and-beyond friend Deb was living there with her family and we decided that, since we didn’t get to visit her in Thailand, we’d make a trip of it and spend time with them. This turned out to be a very, very good decision indeed. The trip was absolutely amazing, and one that I’ll never forget.
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So in *checks watch* less than two weeks we leave for New Zealand. I’m getting the pre-trip butterflies, but I’m so, so very excited.
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Ok. I’m finally getting around to watching the next episode. Here we go! Liveblog for initial watch-through of Rings of Power S1 E2 I’ve put my initial thoughts as I was watching in the main bullets, and then pulled out any additional info I added afterward into sub-bullets. Needless to say, spoilers abound.
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In February 2023, two of my very, very close friends and I started a journey of self-improvement by working on grown-up merit badges. It’s like scouts for adults. Not quite sure how or when I became an adult, as I certainly didn’t sign up for it, but here we are.
