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[quote=""Fingolfin""]Hard to believe it's that time again! A Happy belated birthday to the professor. I bought the Lord of the Rings for my girlfriend, who shares Tolkien's birthday. It seems like an appropriate gift, bought on an appropriate day! :thumbs_up [/quote]

And a happy belated birthday from me as well. I forgot last night. I guess it's gotten to the stage where unless I set a reminder on my phone, I won't remember it.
"Olorin I was in the West that is forgotten...."

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[quote=""Olorin""]I always remember it in advance to remind everyone else, and I even remembered it earlier in the day on the 3rd. But come 9:00 and I forgot. I think I was reading and had drowsed off for a bit.[/quote]

Yes, you did mention it a few days ago, when Thrandy mentioned it... (and I knew that ;) )

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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[quote=""Idril""]Happy Birthday Professor. You ARE da man![/quote]

[quote=""Fingolfin""]Hard to believe it's that time again! A Happy belated birthday to the professor. I bought the Lord of the Rings for my girlfriend, who shares Tolkien's birthday. It seems like an appropriate gift, bought on an appropriate day! [/quote]

[quote=""Olorin""]And a happy belated birthday from me as well. I forgot last night. I guess it's gotten to the stage where unless I set a reminder on my phone, I won't remember it.[/quote]

[quote=""Deimos""]I have now heard it all...

Olorin.Actually.Forgot.Tolkien's.Birthday.

(Thrandy will have to remind you next year. )[/quote]

[quote=""Olorin""]I always remember it in advance to remind everyone else, and I even remembered it earlier in the day on the 3rd. But come 9:00 and I forgot. I think I was reading and had drowsed off for a bit.[/quote]

[quote=""Deimos""]Yes, you did mention it a few days ago, when Thrandy mentioned it... (and I knew that )[/quote]
Um, excuse me all but I thought this was a toast?
You guys forget something?
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

It's okay, I got you all covered!
"and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts- to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut stones, to work in wood, and engage in all kinds of craftsmanship"

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Toasted him (tea) just a little past 9PM .
Smoked my [Hobbit] pipe, too...and ....AND...I did it bareheaded!
You got that John "Feanor" Lowe? BAREHEADED!

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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Olorin wrote:It's tonite, 9 pm at your local time! I'm going to tell Siri to remind me so I don't forget like I usually do.
OMG!!!! I almost missed it!
As I type this it's 20:55 (8:55 PM for you non-maritime types)

Thanks Olorin :bowing: ...got my cuppa tea right here. :cheers:

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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Olorin wrote:And I missed it in spite of setting a reminder on my phone...I fell asleep watching a bluray. Sigh.
I am sorry you missed it, truly I am. I look forward to this annual [posthumous] acknowledgement of him and his works.
I even smoked my churchwarden (tobacco: Runis of Isengard) --which I do once a quarter -- in his honor.

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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[Middle] Earth to Olorin....[Middle] Earth to Olorin

First Notice: It's tomorrow; the annual commemorative toast to our most-est, favorite-est writer.

Don't fall asleep!

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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Deimos wrote: Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:21 pm [Middle] Earth to Olorin....[Middle] Earth to Olorin

First Notice: It's tomorrow; the annual commemorative toast to our most-est, favorite-est writer.

Don't fall asleep!
LOL, smarty-pants! I’ll probably doze off or otherwise get distracted. I was awake for the arrival of 2018 but was watching a show and didn’t notice the new year for four minutes.
"Olorin I was in the West that is forgotten...."

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Olorin wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:15 am Yes, it's that time of year again, when I exhort everyone to toast Tolkien on his birthday but forget and/or fall asleep myself.
Well, did you remember this year?

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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OK...it's cooooommmmmiiiiinnnnng.....
Tolkien's Birthday is Friday.
Aiming this admonition at one person and one person only, and you know who you are:
Try to stay awake and/or not forget!

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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Olorin wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:45 am Do we have a raspberry emoji?

My problem will be simply forgetting to do it, as I'm staying about till midnight or after every night, binge-watching all the blurays I've acquired recently.
Well, don't you have an alarm clock? I'm not ashamed to say that I do that.....set your alarm clock (or your host's if you are out).
The Tolkien Society will be ever so proud of you if you manage to remember this year.
(and, btw, a raspberry emoji would be great...GW?...maybe when things get back to normal later in the month?...)

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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Random thoughts here....

The other day when I saw you had posted in this thread, D, I knew it was to gig me about falling asleep! :lol:

While we remember Tolkien's 128th birthday today, I'll take a slight detour to mention the 100th birthday, yesterday, of the late great Isaac Asimov. He was one of the giants in sci fi and his Foundation series is considered one of the few real rivals to Tolkien's work, in terms of an epic series. Asimov died in 1992, but before that time, he published about 500 books.
"Olorin I was in the West that is forgotten...."

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You know, the great majority of Asimov's books were non-fiction.
He was also a big Sherlock Holmes fan, and I'm pretty sure he was a longtime member of the Baker Street Irregulars.
I have his "Asimov's Sherlockian Limericks" (I have been an avid [re]reader of the SH stories for about 35 years.)

I recently re-read the Foundation Trilogy (and only the trilogy....not the Foundation related books subsequent to it, even tho' Foundation's Edge has been sitting on the shelf next to FT since it [FE] was published.)
It has been so long since the first time--30 years I'm guessing---it was almost like reading it for the first time.
I do remember having liked it the first time around. And the second time? ....I still like it, and I think I much better appreciate Asimov's "storytelling" talent.
So, Olorin, have you read any of the other Foundation related books? If so, what did you think of them? Any (or all) worth reading?

(@ the Mods; feel free to move this discussion as it is hardly Tolkein related)

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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I anticipated your question a little over 2 years ago and answered it here: viewtopic.php?p=111864#p111864

In general, I thought the two sequels and the two prequels were superior to the original trilogy, as they were written in a much more readable, less dated style, and tied all of Asimov's Robot, Galactic Empire, and Foundation novels into one universe.

The latest platform to announce a filmed Foundation is Apple TV+; we'll see if it happens or not.
"Olorin I was in the West that is forgotten...."

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Ummmm.....yeah..... :embarasse
I do remember the discussion now (without even going back to the post), so it must have been two years ago when I re-read it.
(That's still [relatively] "recently" considering the way time is passing for me. :-p )

And it was more like 40+ years ago that i first read it :-p :-p :-p

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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LOL, when you asked about Asimov yesterday, I had to stop and think about whether we'd ever talked about it on the forum. A little searching, and there it was, already saying everything I had been formulating to say in response to your question. But the very short answer is that I find Foundation's Edge, Foundation and Earth, Prelude to Foundation, and Forward the Foundation to be very worthy reads.
"Olorin I was in the West that is forgotten...."

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Olorin wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:05 am It's that time again! TheOneRing.net is doing two livestreams on Zoom (and apparently on their YouTube channel), one at 8 PM GMT and one at 8 PM PST. https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2020/1 ... nuary-3rd/

8PM???
I thought it was 9 PM [local time] ....?

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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Yoohoo!.... oh, yoooo... hoooo....Olorin, dear, are you there?
You know what tomorrow is, right?
Tell Siri, tell your cat(s), tell your neighbors, set a loud alarm...whatever it takes to keep you awake and/or undistracted at 9PM CST.
I myself have tea, hot cocoa, beer, wine or water to choose from...and of course, my Churchwarden [Gandalf-type] pipe is at the ready also.

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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Deimos wrote: Sun Jan 02, 2022 12:54 am Yoohoo!.... oh, yoooo... hoooo....Olorin, dear, are you there?
You know what tomorrow is, right?
Tell Siri, tell your cat(s), tell your neighbors, set a loud alarm...whatever it takes to keep you awake and/or undistracted at 9PM CST.
I myself have tea, hot cocoa, beer, wine or water to choose from...and of course, my Churchwarden [Gandalf-type] pipe is at the ready also.
I'll toast! :cheers:

It will be 3 in the morning here, but I'm sure I'll still be awake!

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XerachCruz wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 3:02 am
I'll toast! :cheers: It will be 3 in the morning here, but I'm sure I'll still be awake!

No, no XerachCruz.... you toast at 9 PM LOCAL TIME.
As I write this it is, what, something like 5 or 6 PM where you are?
You can make the toast in a few hours. :btr: :cheers:

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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Deimos wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:15 am
XerachCruz wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 3:02 am
I'll toast! :cheers: It will be 3 in the morning here, but I'm sure I'll still be awake!

No, no XerachCruz.... you toast at 9 PM LOCAL TIME.
As I write this it is, what, something like 5 or 6 PM where you are?
You can make the toast in a few hours. :btr: :cheers:
Yes, it was 6 in the afternoon around here when you wrote. :)

No problem, I toast with all you. I'm quite a night owl and stay awake even later. :D

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XerachCruz wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:46 pm
Deimos wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:15 am
XerachCruz wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 3:02 am
I'll toast! :cheers: It will be 3 in the morning here, but I'm sure I'll still be awake!

No, no XerachCruz.... you toast at 9 PM LOCAL TIME.
As I write this it is, what, something like 5 or 6 PM where you are?
You can make the toast in a few hours. :btr: :cheers:
Yes, it was 6 in the afternoon around here when you wrote. :)

No problem, I toast with all you. I'm quite a night owl and stay awake even later. :D
As you wish!

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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It's The Day folks ....Tolkien's Birthday.
Don't forget to toast "The Professor" at 9PM local time.
(Somebody please shout at Olorin at about 8:55 PM CST...just to make sure he is awake.)

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

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It's That Day again ....Tolkien's Birthday.
Don't forget to toast "The Professor" at 9PM local time.
(Again somebody please shout at Olorin at about 8:55 PM CST...just to make sure he is awake.
His advancing years are getting the better of him)

Also let's have some cake too!


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It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL
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