lord of the rings – Overachieving Otaku

My issues with Arondir

as written by a Silmarillion-worshipping, non-RoP-watching fan of *color* (yep, I have dark skin too). I swear on Feanor’s burning silmarils that I am not racist. Nor am I “patently evil” as Amazon seems to think all non-lovers of the series are. I also have chosen to distance myself from trigger-inducing RoP discourse, by, well,Continue reading “My issues with Arondir”

Feanor, son of Finwe: master craftsman, linguist, and High King of insults

[minus all the wonderful elven diacritics because I cannot be bothered to format] So, with all the Amazon Rings of Power stuff going on (which I will not discuss here because I am still getting over the fact that Finrod, my beautiful elf lord Finrod, is shockingly bereft of the silky, long, possibly braided tressesContinue reading “Feanor, son of Finwe: master craftsman, linguist, and High King of insults”

WoT: an example of source material diversion done right

I just saw Wheel of Time episode 4, and I’m going to say (type) the words I never thought I would: I’m glad they’re moving away from the books. Now, this is coming from a person who moans and gripes about every little book-to-movie difference in all my favorite adaptations, at the frequency with whichContinue reading “WoT: an example of source material diversion done right”

Anime Crush List II

A companion piece to the male version here except this time it’s all about girl power! My strong, beautiful queens. Really I meant it to be all anime but then I had to add in the last two non-anime ones, so the numbering is no longer accurate 7 onward. I also kept the rule ofContinue reading “Anime Crush List II”

Animal Crossing New Horizons Island Tour: Middle Earth Madness!

Animal Crossing New Horizons was a blessing from the Nintendo Gods. You see, I am a bit of a control freak in that I enjoy meticulously planning what happens when and where and how – and watching things unfurl according to my plans. In the real world, this rarely happens. But in the perfectly programmedContinue reading “Animal Crossing New Horizons Island Tour: Middle Earth Madness!”