Posts by Little Drummer Boy

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The chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter

by uuus2b1 in

last year, i bought a few movies for my 16 year old niece when i went on vacation, among them was the movie "the chronicles of narnia (the lion, the witch and the wardrobe).

a few days later my brother called and said that he would like if i came by to pick up the movie as they would not allow their daughter to watch that movie.

(my brother is an elder) when i went to his house the movie was left virtually the same place that i had left it.

Little Drummer Boy

Hi Blondie,

When I asked about LOTR and Potter; I was told that in LOTR the humans did not perform magic themselves........I guess I went to a different version of LOTR...those 2 wizards looked pretty human to me.

In the LoTR mythos the wizards have taken on human form (yes there is a mythos in LoTR - with god, angels, good/evil, and the whole nine yards), They are normally of spirit essense and are roughly equivelant in power and status to the Balrog of Moria. Sub-angel might be the right word for the wizards (there were more than 2 in the books). Sub-demon for the Balrog. They do not hold the rank of "angel" or "demon" as we would think of it (there are other creatures that hold those places), but they outrank the immortal elves who never foresook Valinor, and certainly the lesser mortal races such as humans who will never gaze upon the undying lands. His spirit nature is why Gandalf was able to confront the Balrog at the bridge with some success. His wearing of the third elven ring reinforces his power. It is the ring of fire and protects him from the Balrog's flames. Anyway, that is where a bit of the distinction lies about humans not using magic in the books, although it is a very thin excuse. BTW, Sauron is not the equal of Satan in these stories.

The mythos is spelled out in the book "The Silmarillian". It has been lampooned, but really the style is the of the ancients greeks. Given that the book is supposed to cover ancient history (from the perspective of someone living in the Thrid Age of Middle Earth), I find the style to be appropriate.

I have now put on my +3 Armor of Dorkiness in case anybody wants to take a shot.

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Ask a Loon

by SacrificialLoon in

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in the spirit of the "ask a muslim", the "ask a fred" threads, and to pad my post count i have started the "ask a loon" thread.

feel free to ask whatever strikes your fancy!

i'm stuck at work for the next 8 hours on a sunday evening so your questions should be answered promptly, unless i'm actually doing work, or at lunch.

Little Drummer Boy

Why did you choose to be a loon? Why do you limit yourself to loondoom???

WAC - You know he's experiencing loondoo from the inside.

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Computer Geeks, help me format my hardrive...........please!

by ButtLight in

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ok, i have a copy of windows xp.........and a floppy that wont work when i boot..........so i was told to reboot, and hit f2 and change the booting sequence..........that doesnt work either..... it just keeps rebooting in normal mode.

any one wanna help?.

just remember im completely computer "stupid", so........

Little Drummer Boy

I am very proud of you! Many people find it scary to work on their computer. You have accomplished one of the most difficult software tasks by putting the operating system on your computer and should feel great about it! Make sure to run Microsoft Update so that you can get security fixes. You can start a manual update by selecting it from your All Programs menu.

Bye!

LDB

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Vodka ramblings

by Little Drummer Boy in

i'm not even going to try to get the spelling right on this one becasue i've just been enjoying the vodka that my wife put in my glass.

it has some oj an cranberry juice in there to.

women that are smart are pretty to.

Little Drummer Boy

Hi Mystla,

exwitles is still feeling bad. She has a sinus infection and bronchitis. Thanks for asking though.

It was actually kind of interesting to me to go back and read through that because I could see in my words the changing moods and feelings. A bit of self-psycotherapy, if you will. I have been feeling a slight bit mentally unstable for the past week or so and have been seeing some stronger mood swings. At least when you are bi-polar things are rarely dull! Although quite often that isn't a good thing. I wish the meds that I take would work better, but there isn't any 100% cure for bi-polar disorder and we just have to live with it and do the best we can.

If I was able to give a few chuckles at my expense then that's all good to.

Laters everybody!

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Computer Geeks, help me format my hardrive...........please!

by ButtLight in

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friends

ok, i have a copy of windows xp.........and a floppy that wont work when i boot..........so i was told to reboot, and hit f2 and change the booting sequence..........that doesnt work either..... it just keeps rebooting in normal mode.

any one wanna help?.

just remember im completely computer "stupid", so........

Little Drummer Boy

Yay! ButtLight is back. I thought maybe you had nuked your computer and couldn't get back online. Glad it worked for you.

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Anybody here ever FASTED before?

by avidbiblereader in

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i usually fast three to four times a year, i am going on my third day now.

i get tremendous health benefits from it as i purge my body of impurities that we eat, drink and otherwise.

i feel much clearer mentally and physically.. has anybody else ever fasted, for how long, how did it help you and what did you do?.

Little Drummer Boy

Yes. Once as a kid of about 12. It happened quite against my will and I hope to never have it happen again. It involved Eurail (sp) passes, my parents and I, (as well as a train load of people), all of us in Spain, stopped for more than a day with nothing to eat or drink due to a bomb threat. I did not find it cleansing or restorative in any way.

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WHAT SILLY/STUPID THINGS DID YOU BELIEVE WHILE IN JWS?

by badboy in

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any takers?

Little Drummer Boy

edit:

Sorry, what I put first was inappropriate.

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Computer Geeks, help me format my hardrive...........please!

by ButtLight in

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friends

ok, i have a copy of windows xp.........and a floppy that wont work when i boot..........so i was told to reboot, and hit f2 and change the booting sequence..........that doesnt work either..... it just keeps rebooting in normal mode.

any one wanna help?.

just remember im completely computer "stupid", so........

Little Drummer Boy

Are you sure you want to format? That will destroy everything on the hard drive.

If you're sure that you want to, put the XP cd in your cd drive and reboot - no need for a floppy.

If it won't boot to the CD-ROM forst, you will need to change the boot order. This must be done by entering the computer's BIOS. This is done by pressing a specific key on boot-up. It varies from computer to computer, but the most common are DEl, F2, or F10. You should see a brief message on bootup telling you what key is appropriate for your computer.

When you can get into your BIOS, look through the options until you find the section that deals with boot order (sequence, etc.). Change it to reflect that you want the machine to boot from CD-ROM first.

OK, then you should be able to boot from the CD.

Follow the instructions to do a clean/full install and pick the appropriate hard drive when prompted. Click next until done.

There's no going back once you start a format (for the most part).

Good luck!

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We all float down here...

by zeroday in

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anyone?????.

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Little Drummer Boy

It

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Angry, humiliated and in pain

by brunnhilde in

dubs just stopped by.

saw my husband working outside and literally chased him around the back of the house and pounded and called through the sliding glass door.

when we ignored it, he went around to the front and pounded and called through that door.

Little Drummer Boy

I'm so sorry for you. Wife and son and I went through the same thing for a long time until we DA'd in September. It is so very upsetting to feel like a prisoner in your own home. They just won't leave you alone! We tried to hide when they would come. We tried to give evasive answers in the hope that it would put them off for a while. In the end, the DA letter gave us peace. It stopped all the hassles so cold that the silence was deafening. I can certainly unerstand if you don't want to send one though because of your parents and so forth.

I wish I had answers for you, but cyber-hugs and well wishes will have to do I guess.

LDB