Virtual Birthday Party, Day 2

[wiseheart]

Dear all,

Day 1 of the party has been a great success: 170 comments on 2 pages so far. As agreed, I hereby kick off the second day, so that we won't lose everything like last year, should LJ crash our party again.

Threads of interest can still be commented on, but I ask you to start any new threads here from now on

And now: on with the party!!!

Comments

[sammydragoncat]

It made me want to re-read Tolken's books.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Any excuse to do so is a good excuse.

If you haven't read the background stuff yet, I highly recommend the "Unfinished Tales". They are basically whole written parts that never got published but contain a great deal of info and can be read as stories, unlike the "History of Middle-earth" volumes.

[sammydragoncat]

That actually is the only one I haven't read. I really need to get that.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Definitely. It has excellent stuff - like the only actual story from the Second Age, the background info to the Hobbit, the description of the Battle at the Fords of Isen, with Théodred's death and so on.

[sammydragoncat]

I have been debating with myself if I should get a Kindle, that could be the first book I download on it - hmm, it's an idea.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm considering getting an I-pod myself, so that I wouldn't depend on the school computer (which is horrible) and could read whatever I want in my free hours at school. I've saved money for it, now I'd need sy who helps me find the right one. Which seems to be more problematic than actually scratching the money together. *sigh*

[sammydragoncat]

I know - it's one of the things holding me back. Should I get a Kindle, a tablet or an I-Pad? And then Kindle has at least 3 different types - 2 really just good for reading and another series that works like a table.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

My other problem is to find something that isn't heavy. The ones I saw in the department stores had real weight, and I already carry a lot of heavy stuff with me all the time.

[sammydragoncat]

That's true, and also something I didn't think of.