conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form

why the @#$@! am i awake?

I saw the movie last night. It was great. A midnight show. Lots of people were just going to go out for breakfast and then straight to work. Three hours and twenty minutes makes for a long night. It was worth it. That is all I will say for now. Go see it and we can chat. If you need someone to go with you, I would be happy to attend. And, as a further review I give you this quote from the book.

Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship of Middle-earth. Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.

Blessed Earth

Jeff has this posted on his blog. If you want to know more about Tolkein and his theology, I know that there are books out there. I am too sleep deprived to point you the way. I am sure someone else has that linked.

From Jeff's blog:

"Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament....There you will find romance, glory, honor, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth, and more than that: death: by the divine paradox, that which ends life, and demands the surrender of all, and yet by the taste (or foretaste) of which alone can what you seek in your earthly relationships (love, faithfulness, joy) be maintained, or take on that complexion of reality, of eternal endurance, that every man's heart desires," - J.R.R. Tolkien

You will also find all these things in his stories. Read them.