• Painting of a Man and a Hobbit by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt
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    What even are Hobbits?

    Hobbits are not mentioned in Tolkien’s creation myth, the Ainulindalë published as part of The Silmarillion. So what are they and where did they come from?

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    Why The Hobbit Movies are Crap

    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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    Rings of Power, S1 E2

    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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    Rings of Power, S1 E1

    Liveblog for initial watch-through of Rings of Power S1 E1 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.

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    Rings of Pow-Pow-Power, here I come!

    Screenshot of show cover image from Amazon Prime So I’ve been putting off watching Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Not for any specific reason, mind you.