…You? Come to renew our discussion, or just interrupt my nap and keep your feet warm? *idly scritches his head and behind the ears*
How about this, Lord? Does it fit your taste more? *cough* Keyword ’ yes, you would look lovely Adûnaphel ’ *cough, cough, cough* because we both know I would. *cough*
@adunxphel Yes, that’s more suitable. Though I daresay those heels will make walking across turf, mud, or sand rather impractical.
…You’re coughing a lot for an undead woman, is everything alright?
Am I the only person who thought this was really fucking funny
A lot of the really funny moments in Lord of the Rings come from Tolkien playing with language like this, where we have relatively formal, archaic, “high” language responded to with informal, modern, “low” language.
another hilarious example:
my absolute favorite example of tolkien switching registers in this way is
Two Persian bracelets of gold and turquoise with terminals in the shape of birds. While the bracelets are modern, dating to the 19th-20th centuries, the style reflects the jewelry of the Seljuks, a Turkish dynasty which ruled a vast empire in Western Asia during the 11th to 13th centuries CE. Image from Bonhams.
As we sit on the cusp of changes to the Internet, after your other activities to support Internet freedom, archive your
fandom stuff.
Save the electronic files of your favorite online fandom works. Consider print-outs of your favorite online
material. And save paper
ephemera from fandom events.
Why save? Because you put the effort into a fanwork. Because you may be surprised when a fandom stays alive for years, or gets revived, or when an academic asks to cite your work. Because it’s stupidly hard to find items on Tumblr. Because, lo, in ages past, many fandom archives have risen and fallen, taking favorite fics off the ‘Net. Because it made you happy, makes you remember. Because you never know.
What can
you save?
Fanart
Stories you wrote
Epic comments on stories you wrote
Stories you love that other people wrote
Meta and meta-related discussions
Translations others did of your works
Physical items: paper ephemera, clothing, accessories, art prints and drawings.
Behind the cut…saving from Tumblr and AO3, delving into lost web sites, how to save computer files for the long term, and why I’m glad I saved physical fandom items from 10+ years ago.
So I am going to add onto this because there is, in fact, a professional archival interest in preserving fandom as well. I’ve spoken with some people about this before, but here’s the bottom line: PROFESSIONAL ARCHIVISTS WANT TO PRESERVE YOUR STUFF! HELP THEM DO THIS!
There are pre-existing fandom archives. Where are they?
The University of Iowa Special Collections. U o I is partnered with the Organization for Transformative Works (which runs AO3) to help collect and preserve fandom. They’re one of the biggests out there. Here are some of their existing collections
Pete Balestrieri, who curates the collection, is the man to talk to about this. Please consider giving him your stuff!
The Library of Congress has been archiving select webcomics, and now maintains the Web Cultures Archive which includes sites like Cosplay Paradise.
These are the big institutions doing collecting, but the archival profession and fandom need to start talking more. Born digital material is always at risk, and at present, it is mostly Western fandoms being preserved! Moreover, some facets like cosplay are currently overlooked, and that is something that needs better documentation!
About once I year I have a Must Archive Everything Panic, and honestly I think that’s healthy.
It was a fine day for swimming near the shores, listening to the songs of Elves and their laughter as they shared in the fish they’d caught for their meals. He watched and listened as they partied and celebrated, always staying just shy of their sight.
//PFFFFFT I LOVE IT A LOT. though I have no idea how he will discover this talent given he refuses to dance most of the time because he knows he sucks.
Cousin! I can’t help but notice that you’re looking especially mobile and land-adjacent this evening!
–No need to cause a panic, I’m only passing through on some business; entirely harmless trade offers from Eregion, you understand.
It is… a rare and wonderful occasion to be this close to the sea. I find the local festivities entirely charming. All these lanterns… your scales catch the light of them beautifully. Don’t you think this would be a perfect opportunity for us to celebrate our age-old, peculiarly bellicose friendship? It’s been too long since we last did anything pleasant and spontaneous together.
*extends a hand* Would you dance with me, Ošošai? I’ve been practicing.
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