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OOTD – The Hobbit (I can wear Jeans & a Tee!)
So, you’ve probably realised by now I’m not a jeans & tee kind of gal. I wish I could pull off the look as effortlessly as some people do, but me and pants, well, we don’t have the best relationship. That doesn’t mean I don’t try to rock the look every now and then. December 26th was the day The Hobbit was released in Australian cinemas (don’t even get me started on that!) and of course, being the huge Tolkien nerd I am, I had to go and see it on the day. I also decided to dust off one of my Lord of the Rings tees I have. It was boxing…
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Wassup!?
Life is just weird. I can’t really describe how I’m feeling about it at the moment, so here is a list form of some things that has been happening as of late. – Being super super amazingly excited about The Hobbit. Watching the red carpet premiere online and being very emotional. I may have cried. Then being frustrated because Australia isn’t releasing it until boxing day. WHAT! I was even considering flying over to New Zealand on the 13th for a midnight screening… if I won the lottery. – Babysitting my youngest niece & nephew. Watching them play on the awesome play equipment and wishing I could get on and play with…
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Dreaming of The Hobbit premiere.
I’m sitting here WISHING I could win the lottery, or some amazing competition, that would send me to Wellington for the World Premiere of The Hobbit. You see, I am a huge Tolkien fan. HUGE. I have the world of Middle Earth to thank for my introduction to fandom, and to Conventions. I started reading The Hobbit in Year 5, yes, when I was around 11. It was in class, and we would read the chapters and have tasks, I remember having to draw our interpretation of the Dwarves walking up the Lonely Mountain. It wouldn’t be until a few years later, when I sat in a movie cinema to watch this…
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A Love letter to New Zealand.
Waiting to board my flight home to Australia. When I was growing up, one of my best friends was an older male. Most people would see him as an older brother figure and to a degree he was, but really, he was my best friend. He was from New Zealand and for many years he was what I’d think of when I thought of New Zealand. It was with him that I sat in the cinema falling in love with the landscape of J.R.R Tolkiens Middle Earth come to life, it was then, I fell in love with New Zealand. Me, in around 2005. Being a hobbit/wizard at the LoTR exhibition in Sydney.…
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BRB. Going to New Zealand!
Photo of Mt Ngauruhoe (OMG! It’s Mount Doom!!) by Kiwi Steve Wahey! Yes, you read that right! I am heading off to New Zealand! Thanks to my wonderful family (My parents & my sister, THANK YOU!), and the gracious hospitality of friends for allowing me a place to rest my head, I am off to NZ ! Apart from the week I spent last month, moping and feeling sorry for myself, between the bedroom & the couch of my Melbourne friends, it’s honestly been a few years since i’ve been on a holiday. Yes, i’m calling it a holiday, even if I’m going to have to cook & do everyday normal stuff. I’m…