.

( It's so cold here... )

.

Under the Deepening Shadows
by Serai



Alone in the dusk, Frodo leaned against an alder and lit his pipe. The lights from the Party Tree cast a gay tremulous glow, making flickering jewels of the dancing hobbits' shadows. Puffing thoughtfully, Frodo savored the taste of Old Toby, yet another flavor discovered anew after his rebirth into life. Reborn for a little while, to fulfill the last of his destiny - saving the Shire. Looking on Sam's joyous face, Pippin's flirting, Rosie's ringing laugh, Frodo knew he'd succeeded. He sighed. Now he could finally rest. A quiet footstep made him turn.

"Well done, cousin," Merry said, smiling.

OK, stupid me! I posted my challenge fic here by mistake, when I meant to post it at hobbit_smut. So I've edited this post, and it's now a link to the story over there.


One Left Over


Sorry about that. Darned new-fangled posting screen had me all confuzzled...

teasel posted another of her very interesting essays on images in the LOTR films, this one about the use of sculpture and statuary in the backgrounds of scenes. Great stuff. I commented about my very favorite picture juxtaposing a character and sculpture, and what I thought it symbolized.

This got me thinking about the whole concept, and I remembered Shakespeare's Sonnet LV. Back when I was taking class in the Bard with Dan Chace (an excellent Shakespeare teacher) at Stella Adler, I chose this sonnet to prepare and recite. At the time, I put a twist on it that he really liked, in that I spoke it as a prayer to the Goddess. That fascinated him because he knew nothing about the Lady, and he's the kind of actor who prefers his hamburgers made from sacred cow. The experience was one of several that convinced me Shakespeare is best when you take him in a completely different direction.

So anyway. I realized that lovely Sonnet fits the pic I mentioned beautifully, so I made wallpaper combining them. Here it is for your viewing pleasure and (I hope) usage.


( Sonnet LV, for Frodo... )


It's an 800x600, because that's as far as I could blow the pic up and still have a pleasant image. If anybody has a high-res version of this pic (the whole pic - I've seen the high-res vertical slice, but that won't work for this), I'd sure love it if you could get it to me. Then I could make a much better version of this.

But I still like the way it came out. :)

Enjoy!

HEY YOU GUUUUYYYYYYSSS!!!

I'm in the process of changing my photo hosting over to Photobucket (nice photobucket, *pets*), which is a Good Thing. But they got limits on size, boohoo! So the few monster big beautiful Elijah pics I've got on inkfrog at the moment are gonna get resized, darn it.

However, I'm posting them here for all of you to grab! Can't guarantee how long they'll be up - a day or two at most. These are all pics that I scanned and worked on myself, and I can't bear to let 'em disappear without one last hoorah... *sniff*

So get your greedy little mitts on 'em NOW! Send your friends over! Get 'em while they're hot!

You won't be disappointed. Really.

( Elijah in a padded room )

( Angry Frodo Wallpaper )

( Gorgeous Elijah in Black Tshirt Wallpaper )

( Frodo at the Party Wallpaper )

( Frodo Opening His Shirt Like He's Gonna Drive You Mad )

( Possibly the Loveliest Frodo Portrait EVER (and really HUGE )

( Pretty Leo from Deep Impact )

( Elijah cover from an issue of Flix Mag )

( Elijah looking puzzled - Closeup from one of those Toronto pics )



( And just for good measure - Hobbits in the Snow )


( Plus a nice shot of Sean Bean without a shirt... )

( And that classic pic of Sharpe, 'cause we can't have enough Sharpe! )


( Oh, ALL RIGHT. A bit of Viggo, too. Soaking wet, I might add. )



Whew! Them's a LOT of pics. And BIG!! But I think you'll agree they're quite worth it.

Remember - they'll only be here a day or two. So get the word out!

Found these while I was clipping from the big pile of trade rags in my house. Pics from the Golden Globe fete, the Santa Barbara fest, and some thingie Sean was at.

Enjoy!

( Elijah, Dom, Sean, Uncle Pete, assorted glitterati, and some Python dude... )

Over at SomethingAwful.com, they've a great thread going on LOTR and vehicles. Some of the stuff there is a hoot!

I had a yen to join in, but it seems they wanna charge me $9.95 to join the forums, and I ain't got any spare cash. So I thought I'd post my contribution here. At least y'all will get a giggle.



If anyone can suggest a clever caption, please do so. My brain is stuck in "Let me sleep, goddamnit" gear, and I can't seem to shift it.

P.S. I'm very interested to see which one of you will recognize that bod. ;)

So on the eve of Trilogy Tuesday, here's a fic for you. A first draft - I'd usually want to polish it more before posting, but Sam insisted.


Title: Twilight
Rating: G
Disclaimer: All credit for Middle Earth and its extraordinary characters, locations and situations go to the blessed Professor Tolkien. I don't make a dime off this, nor would I wish to.

Summary: In the Blessed Lands, Sam and Frodo sit by the sea.


( The Elves say everything began with a song... )

Drabble written for ringprov Challenge #17: write a fic inspired by a song lyric.

I thought I was going to go with another song, but this one leapt in. Done in 21 minutes.

Title: In the Sweet By-and-By
Pairing: S/F
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: All credit for Middle Earth and its extraordinary characters, locations and situations go to the blessed Professor Tolkien. I don't make a dime off this, nor would I wish to.


( It must be that I've died... )

Happy Birthday, Frodo and Bilbo!!

As a present for all you Frodo fans, here are some wallpapers I made of his lovely visage.

( Warning: really big Frodage here! )