Tag Archives: Silmarillion

Gratitude, Oaths, And The Uses Of Doom

I want to thank everyone who commented on my previous post about how I struggled with daydreaming and staying coherent enough to study. I didn’t answer any of your messages at the time, but your advice and support wasn’t lost on me. … Continue reading

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I’ve Brought Pie, Peasants…

Because sometimes, all you need is pie. And cute little Thranduil on an elk. 

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#Cosplay: Morgoth’s Gauntlets

The conventions I plan on going to are drawing close, so I need to turn up the efforts on my Morgoth costume… I quasi-finished the gauntlets last week (they need one more layer of paint but I ran out x_x), … Continue reading

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10 Embarrassing Facts About QP (Now Illustrated!)

1. I consequently mispronounced “Quenya” until I accidentally came across the IPA pronunciation of it. Also, I pronounced C as S in Tolkien names until my boyfriend pointed my error out to me. 2. I haven’t gone to a single … Continue reading

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The Existence Of Evil… Pondering On A Loving Deity

The existence of evil… It’s one of those “dilemmas” of faith apparently, and something that atheists (not me though) like to use as an argument for there not being a god. If there is a deity, how can this deity … Continue reading

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Murphy, Dr Doom, And Turin Turambar Walk Into A Bar…

Some days, everything that can go wrong, goes wrong. Experiment No.7 and I call those days “Turin Days”, after the tragic hero from Tolkien’s “The Children of Hurin”. (Turin features quite prominently in our conversations. “Being Turin about something” means acting overly dramatic, … Continue reading

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#Cosplay: Morgoth’s Helmet/Crown

So, I announced a while ago that I am working on a cosplay… and this is my first post about the ongoing efforts. My character of choice? Melkor, also known as Morgoth, Black Foe of the World, the major villain … Continue reading

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Fëanorian Appreciation Week!

*WARNING: Silmarillion related post!* It’s been Fëanorian Appreciation Week! We’re at day 7, which means it’s Amras Day today, and the event is almost over. I think it was a thing on Tumblr, and since I have no Tumblr I … Continue reading

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QP Gets Crafty: Silmarillion Pendants

I made mention of my crafts before, and here they are! These cost me lots of time, painful fingers (because I have no wire pliers), and many expletives, but I think the results aren’t that awful… For those of you … Continue reading

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The Gods Have No Mercy…

“The Gods have no mercy. That’s why they’re Gods.” – Cersei Lannister Am I a horrible, selfish, thankless person for wishing death upon myself? Probably. I wish for car accidents, cancer, building site accidents, lightning strikes, accidental asphyxiation on a piece … Continue reading

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