What of it
what of it
what of this
shining thing of need,
a bloody swelling,
some balloon
full of a breatheable blood —
if you take a mouthful,
your voice will
rise,
rise,
rise,
become
a high pitched scream,
but like every other moment,
every other incident,
it is a scream
that they cannot hear,
that only we can hear.
We know the language;
we know the steps, the missing…
Personally I always felt like Hobbits age at roughly the same rate as exceptionally healthy humans and that the reason they don’t come of legal age until 33 is because have you met people in their 20s because Tolkien did
Funny: Pippin is an idiot because he’s not an adult yet.
Funnier: Pippin is an idiot because he’s 28.
I read that as “of lethal age” no less than 3 times
So I apparently made “Bloody Tears” my alarm tone. (It worked.) I APPARENTLY have a stranger sense of humor than I remember. Took me hitting snooze twice to notice this and get a screencap.
Friends should provide their friends with weapons and clothing; this kind of generosity shows. Generous mutual giving is the key to lifelong friendship. –Hávamál 41, tr. Jackson Crawford
…okay, it’s not technically a weapon, and you would probably have a hard time wearing it. But that said, there are now somewhere around 400 of you, which would be mind-boggling were the subject of this page not so spectacular (half kidding, thank you all). And as it happens, the holidays are upon us, and we suspect for many of you that means some longer commutes, time with your headphones in to avoid awkward family conversations, or, dare we say it… spare time to listen to something. And conveniently, as more than a few of you noted, Dr. Jackson Crawford’s audiobook reading of the Poetic Edda came out today (11.13.18). Meaning we can give it to you.
To reference that quote up there, though- most of you are probably aware of the CA wildfires, which as of this morning have displaced at least 300,000 people, and at this point, a lot of them aren’t going to have anything to go back to. So if you’re able and willing to donate at least $9 to a related cause, and submit the receipt for the donation to us from your Tumblr (feel free to blur/cover any identifying info), you’ll get two entries instead of one. (For a decent starter list of places to give, and how to check the legitimacy of other charities, try this link.)
Other Rules:
You must be over 18
You must be willing to give us your email address if you win, for obvious reasons (or mailing address, if you prefer CD format)
You must have access to some kind of audiobook provider, be it Audible, Downpour, iTunes, whatever, also for obvious reasons (unless you prefer CD format)
You must have a Tumblr- for one, so you can reblog this, and for two, I’m not giving cool free shit to fascists or bigots. I’d say I’m sorry, but I’m actually a horrible liar. This is not my first rodeo, and I will check.
Please don’t tag or add to this post with anything that might get the post deleted.
How to Enter:
Reblog and submit a receipt (if you donate) byNov 21, 2018. Likes and multiple reblogs don’t count, so feel free to signal boost- we just ask that if you’re only boosting, tag it as such. The entry period will at Midnight (Mountain Time, USA), and a winner will be picked soon after. You have 48 hours to respond and claim your cool shit, otherwise I’ll draw another name.
Again, multiple likes and reblogs don’t count, so feel free to signal boost (and good luck).
*This giveaway is unaffiliated with Tumblr, Amazon, and any of the authors or artists mentioned. (Other than me paying them to give you nice things.)
screaming into the void since '89 