Musings of an aging fan

Three good things for Sunday, Oxonmoot edition:
- a moving Enyalie, with a good choice of reading
- it was good to see so many friends over the weekend
- it has been good to get home again.

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Stephen Fry *and* Daleks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01m182n/Frys_English_Delight_Series_5_Intonation/

Bright red bird escapes from Edinburgh Zoo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-19346665

Can I have one please?
http://technabob.com/blog/2012/08/21/starship-enterprise-rc-plane/

What an odd bird!
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10989820

Peter Jackson, John Howe and Alan Lee's RotR video has now been released to the public!
http://news.mymiddleearth.com/2012/08/19/peter-jackson-alan-lee-john-howe-greetings-to-the-tolkien-society-from-new-zealand/

Richard III's remains: Leicester car park dug up
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-19361350

Life on board a British nuclear submarine: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/21/life-on-board-nuclear-submarine?newsfeed=true
Photos: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/gallery/2012/aug/21/royal-navy-military#/?picture=395010946&index=0

A new one-off / pilot comedy from the pens of Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/just-around-the-corner/4od#3400952

Pevsner, 1960: "Loughborough, in spite of its 35,000 inhabitants, has hardly a house, let alone a street, in its centre which would require mention."

We made the BBC news :-)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-15038836

ETA: And the Oxfordshire local news (well just!)
http://oxfordshirelocalnews.co.uk/2011/09/24/tolkien-fans-hold-annual-oxonmoot/

Facebook sorry over face tagging launch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13693791

Return Of The Ring to celebrate Tolkien and 75 years of The Hobbit in 2012
http://geeksyndicate.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/return-of-the-ring-to-celebratetolkien-and-75-years-of-the-hobbit-in-2012/

The Art of The Hobbit finished
http://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/

Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking, in five volumes
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982761007/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=boingboing0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217153&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0982761007

3 Foot Long, 10,000 Piece Lego Sandcrawler from Star Wars
http://craziestgadgets.com/2011/06/07/3-foot-long-10000-piece-lego-sandcrawler-from-star-wars/

Harry Potter stolen from Woodstock!
http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/hsabingdonnews/9068517.Prison_for_Harry_Potter_book_thief/

Michael Wilkes on Sarehole
http://michaelwilkesblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/middle-earth-weekend-2011.html

Top universities a ‘breeding ground’ for Tories, warn Islamic groups
http://newsthump.com/2011/06/07/top-universities-a-breeding-ground-for-tories-warn-islamic-groups/

If ever you need a really comprehensive "title" drop-down
http://fm.schmoller.net/2010/01/if-ever-you-need-a-really-comprehensive-title-drop-down.html

(1) I think that William and Kate should put the wedding out to tender. Venues would be falling over themselves to host it - think of the extra business they'd get! If the happy couple manage it correctly, they could even turn a profit.

(2) I like today's Matt cartoon.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt/

(3) I'm not obsessed by royal weddings, really! So, for your delectation and delight - The ultimate kitten snuggle. Stay with it 'til the reveal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McNRDGwitts&feature=player_embedded
via http://www.boingboing.net/

(4) "This is Battlelore’s first concept album – all the lyrics together tell the story of J.R.R. Tolkien’s tragic hero Túrin Turambar and his kin." How depressing is that?
http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/907/20450/Battlelore-issue-update.html

(5) Come to Loughborough in 2012!
http://once-upon-a-hobbit.blogspot.com/2010/11/return-of-ring-celebrating-tolkien-in.html
http://sf-fantasy-legend.blogspot.com/2010/11/cfp-return-of-ring-111111-loughborough.html

(6) We had a good look at a fox two evenings ago.

(7) A waxwing has made it down to Bristol! I hope it hangs around for a bit (or goes back to get its friends).

Tolkien Society seminar (or "Fun at t'library"), with some nice architectural details
http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd262/wellinghall/Tolkien%20Society%20seminar%202010/

More pictures of our bookshelves
http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd262/wellinghall/Bookshelves/

Shetland in 2004: rainbows, ships and stones
http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd262/wellinghall/Shetland%202004/

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