B2MEM: March 7th: One Rainy Day in Fangorn Forest

Imagine this! You are walking in the woods and sudden a tree whispers to you ...  What does it say? What is your reaction?  Capture this moment in a story, poem or piece of art.

 One Rainy Day in Fangorn Forest

Gimli huddled at the base of an immense tree, grumbling through his beard at the persistent drizzle of rain that was making its way past the dense forest canopy.  "Couldn't even find a nice little cave to get out of the wet!"  He grimaced as he tried to flex his left foot; the fall he'd taken along the stream bank had left his ankle swollen inside his boot.

Alone, for the elf was searching out suitable pieces of wood of which to make splints, he tipped his shaggy head back against the tree's bole and closed his eyes.

*Greetings, elf friend.*

Clutching his axe, Gimli shot to his feet.  He overbalanced as his injured limb protested, and fell hard on the damp ground, now facing the tree, just as Legolas appeared through the lesser trees that seemed to defer to the giant beneath which he sat.

"Gimli, I told you to stay put," the elf scolded as he knelt down next to the dwarf. "If your ankle is broken, that’s going to make it even worse."

"I thought you'd gotten lost and needed to be rescued," he replied gruffly.  There was no way that he was going to admit to Legolas that he'd heard a voice in his head; a rich, fecund voice, echoing with light laughter, underscored with strength and great age, just like the oak beneath which they rested.

*Ah, so stubborn, just like my beloved spouse.  Aulë would be proud of you, Gimli Gloin's son.*

Gimli dropped his axe and jaw in awe, staring over the oblivious Legolas' shoulder, as she stepped forth from the tree, green gowned, with vines and blossoms entwined in her hair, more fair than Lady Galadriel. 

Yavanna put a finger to her lips, smiled at him, and then faded from his sight.

(300 words)

 

Confliction

Sometimes I read into things too much and others not enough. Bad things happened to me so I take offense when others down play it or make me out to be the bad guy. Wheres the justice? Without justice I feel as though I have lost hope in my fellow man and the American ideal. I never did anything wrong but there are those who wish to slant things and make you look bad. I reallydontcare. I can defend myself or not but at the end the day they are still gay and I don't respect them. And there is a cost for that. They will never get my backing. It get to arguing for fun and then they say dumb shit that's funny to me so I quit cuz I feel they fucked up. Like I can hold what they said over them forever. They put themselves in verbal traps where they always look so bad you can not be seen publicly with them for fear of being considered their friend or a loser that is comparable to them. I like to hear, "There goes a good man." when refering to me not "why is he with THOSE people.". I was called a snob for this. American dream, pursuit of happiness, all things I was told possible yet was denied through no fault of my own. My decisions are not in question others are. So anybody who wants to make it has fags pull them back and fags pull themselves back. Somethings wrong with this. What happens after you become "successful"? Do you lose the fire? Quit caring? Become lax and complacent? What do you do?

Some think that they are supposed to be losers and make it hard for winners. Like it's ok to be messed up because once you make it the haters think you'll just be a snob and they can work on screwing up someone elses life. If Im suppossed to be a winner and some think I'll let things slide, no. I care about what they did to me. It was gay. I was in jail and homos kept showin me their weiners and masterbated in from of me. One og said things like that didn't even happen in jail. Guys were wearing makeup. Mascara and lipliner and blush. Guys were wearing mesh tops with nipples showing. Were wearing tight shit to make junk hang out and made lewd comments. Black thong womens panties pulled up the ass crack in a whail tail fashion. This was everywere in the streets. homosexuals flaunting their gayness. guys bending over like they wanted me to pack their fudge. Im not gay. Comments about hooking me up in a gay bar. About I was a crossdresser. Comments saying "we're trying to find out if your gay.". Was told repeditively to consider sex change. Guys rubbing their nuts in a provocative fashion. Told weird gay slang phrase I never heard. Straight homo shit. Things to insult my heterosexuality and question my sexual orientation. About 99% of the offenders were white. Was told to "cry about it.". These experiences have lead me to be extremely homophobic. And Im glad. I will destroy any weird trend satanists start. They like weird sex stuff I know. And this is supposed to screw with my mind? They tried to turn me out. The turned out a gang of white dudes but not me. Chicks don't like homosexuals. Its ick to them. Especially hot chicks. Its a turn off. Its lowered standards. I will never advocate gay rights simply because I think they have a satanic agenda. I think gay turns dudes soft and makes them too weak to be able to fight for what's real, for the most part. I think it matters. When did gay become the norm? When this club of homos decided to out themselves. I can fight satanism on many fronts. I can make their lifestyle choices seem wrong and immoral. I can beat them in culture wars. They are not really popular. My life had bad and I don't think it was fair. Im not gonna care about bashing those who bashed me.

I am going to get all the money and hoes. I am going to get extremely buff like a competitive bodybuilder. I am going to study different fighting systems. I am going to have guns. I am going to study law and business. I am going to buy America and own it. I am going to force satanists and other weirdos out of America. I am going to deport them to an island. Or force them to escape on their on in fear of prosecution. Theyll be the new pilgrims fleeing due to religious and political persecution. I am not leaving they are. Call me England and them the mayflower. I want them out. And to hear crap about Im retarded and flee to Canada to avoid persucution for my beliefs. Maybe you should leave. Ever tell me to leave America *spits in face*. I did my part. When the economy was down I spent like a good consumerist American should. I didn't always buy American but I bought which still but money back into the system. Put more manufacting jobs in America or of course the money will be spent on foreign goods. NWO? So make America white collar high tech and financial or political or some other services job like medical or other office related? And then make the rest of the world manufacture items for everyday life? Nah that ain't it because it makes to much sense. America would become super greedy, more so than it is now. Everything cheap power and wired using convergence technologies. Real state of the art, about 50 ahead where it is now. Of course you would need design engineers to make it seamless and aesthetitc. But that's not going to happen because you studied social engineering not design.

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sandy lane barbados

I don't think I would choose my hotel based on where a particular restaurant is.
Unless you plan to eat their every meal (or dinner anyway) and if you have the money to spend at the Cliff every night, then you might as well stay at Sandy Lane or Cobblers Cove or one of those (sorry just my opinion).
Restaurants are easily excessible by car/taxi/bus, especially along the west coast.
I'd say go with the type of hotel you want, and decide about the restaurants after.
Sorry, I haven't seen Crystal or Tamarind in a while.
Both are older hotels, but I'm sure they have been kept up to meet the clients needs.
And yes, no worries about the weather..
It will be warm..
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129More about mdp963...Posted on: 28 January 2009, 15:21 Save Why do you want to be that close to the Cliff ...unless you are going to eat there every night ...and i believe me that would quickly become a bit of a bore ...
Plenty of other(IMHO 'better') restaurants on the west and south coasts
As you are going to be spending more time in the hotel than anywhere else I would go for the hotel that is most appropriate for you ...whatever that might be ....and then travel to the restaurants
We have traveled up and down the west coast a fair amount and love the buses -- so we often go to a restaurant on the bus and then get a taxi back to the villa
We used to do AI ( but now do villas) and we have not been to the ABC since the refurbishment .
We loved it's location ....
You can walk to The Tides and many other excellent restaurants in Holetown and another attraction is that is child free
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116More about Sadowner...Posted on: 28 January 2009, 16:28 Save The Cliff is not in a particularly nice location.
Personally I think you would enjoy somewhere like the Sandpiper, or Coral Reef, both 5 star hotels and both nearer to all the restaurants in Holetown.
Taxis are not expensive and a qick trip to the Cliff will be an easy option, There are so many other top class restaurants available, it would be a shame to confine yourself to an area where there is not much else, just for one restaurant, which in my opinion is not the most consistant.
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More about Erronay...Posted on: 28 January 2009, 17:22 Save If The Cliff is to be the pivotal part of your holiday, and you are talking about February 2009, then you have already reserved table(s) I presume.
Otherwise you may find yourself up on the stiffling third tier!
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FILM: WATCHMEN

I went to see Watchmen, I went to see Watchmen..*dances and twirls*

I have a sore throat and I am tired, so thoughtful thoughts will have to wait, but it was a solid, enjoyable film, with excellent rendering of the graphic novel's visual aesthetic and content. JDM was great, the soundtrack was great, and I am looking forward to get the DVD with all the extra stuff that hopefully will be there. :D



The scene at the cemetary.... with The Comedian funeral was breathtaking, for me. The visuals were strong, and they used one of my favourite songs ever, The Sound of Silence, and it all falls and meshes together so incredibly beautifully...I loved it.

The rape scene...he doesn't actually rape SallyJupiter, in the sense that intercourse hasn't started yet when The Comedian is interrupted (but clearly would have happened if he wasn't). He does however beat her into submission in a brutal way and the scene is very hard, leaves you breathless for completely different reasons than the cemetery scene. Carla Gugino was fantastic in her part, imo, the way she owned the scene...and later on, too. How her character stands up and makes her choices, I saw her strong in the face of brutality, and I liked that.

Rorshach was great.

Also, I noticed quite a few comments about Dr. Manhattan's blue cock being around...well, he goes around naked, doesn't he? I personally thought that it was good that male genitalia were on screen (as so they rarely are)(unless you're watching porn, of course;) without any particular remark.

Anyway, tired :D
I liked it. :)

I still want Papa Winchester back, at least for the last season, in whatever form, even if only for a few minutes, dammit.

Painful Admission Chapter 6

Title: Painful Admissions
Author: Isokolymon
Rating: PG-NC17
Chapter Rating: PG-13
Warning: AU, Sequel to Dirty Fangs, and Of Men, Lies and Dreams, 3rd in the series
Spoilers: None
Summary: Forced into a dream reality, Ryan must find his way out and alive. With his past catching up with him and Eric along for the ride, getting home seems harder by the minute. But what other mysteries must Ryan uncover while in this alternate reality? What exactly is Kendrel's secret and how does it affect Ryan?


Chapter 6