Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo – A star shines on the hour of our meeting. (Source)

These phrases come from Tolkien’s high-elf language called Quenya.

I first discussed Quenya on this blog over five years ago in a post about Elvish Names, and more recently in the comments on my post about Dancing 2008.

Resources:
• Parma Penyane Quettaron – “Book of Missed Words”
• quenya lapseparma – Elvish names
• English-Quenya Dictionary
• Quenya-English Dictionary

There’s a ridiculous amount of resources available if you check out the Quenya Wikipedia page and references. And of course, Google.

Go watch Dr. Horrible w/ all speed possible! It is hilarious. Apparently, it’s only gonna be streaming on the web until July 20, 2008. (With plans for a DVD at some unspecified point in the future.)

Oh, and there’s a short comic about Captain Hammer on Myspace if you want to read that.

Dr. Horrible is made by Joss Whedon. Yeah. If you know the name, you know it’ll be worth your time.

If you’ve ever wondered how great a singing super-villain show could be, this is your chance to find out!

Click here to view the embedded video.

I found this video incredibly inspiring. It’s one further push in the direction I’m leaning.

“Which direction is that?” you ask.

Whichever direction takes me around the world. Seattle is a good center point, but I need to TRAVEL!!! All y’all in Nebraska or Kansas or Illinois or Colorado or wherever who are married or working or in college… well, I’m hoping to take advantage of my singleness and my freeness and do something spectacular with it. Now I’ve just gotta work on my dance moves. Perhaps I should ask Jake for some pointers?

Click here to view the embedded video.

I aim to entertain. Enjoy.

It let’s you create 30-second videos for free. Longer videos with additional features cost either $3/video or $30/year.

For now, I’m sticking w/ the free video option. My first attempt at creating one is below using pictures from the recent trip Benjamin and Suzanne took to visit me.

Rockin’ Washington: Direct Link

The concept of Haikoo.org is a pleasant one and simple. Each person contributes one line of the haiku.

An example. I begin a haiku by giving it a name and the first line. I began one yesterday, and it has already been completed.

Sixes
A Saturday thick
with smoke, fear, and promises
that Sunday will come

(Participants: anwamehtar, kellynisms, tom)

He recently added another feature that allows people to add Youtube videos of the poem being recited. I particularly enjoyed the following one:

streetside
little old lady
release your grocery cart
those shackles are loud

(Participants: vixy, chrispin, WEContact)

Click here to view the embedded video.

And this one by marmay9, dimelane, EnFeu and performed by kellynisms is worth having a laugh about:

confetti
life keeps taking me
by suprise, and it makes me
separate, explode

Click here to view the embedded video.

It’s worth admiring the completed poems, and if you like the premise sign up and try it out.

I can already hear you asking: yes, this is for real. No, I don’t think they’re trying for accuracy.

e.g. God = Ceiling Cat

John 3:16 –

“So liek teh Ceiling Cat lieks teh ppl lots and he sez ‘Oh hai I givez u me only kitteh and ifs u beleevs in him u wont evr diez no moar, k?”

Excerpt from the Lord’s Prayer (Teh Ceiling Cat Prayer) –

Giv us dis day our dalee cheezburger.
And furgiv us for makin yu a cookie, but eateding it.

You can either sign up on the Duels website or it’s got a Facebook app if you prefer to play it that way.

(Discovered via Techcrunch)

anwanórë: Now featuring more content than a Nazi manifesto!

Webcomic References:
xkcd – Regarding Mussolini

Questionable Content – Godwin Wars

In the random category… I actually saw somebody wearing the QC “She Blinded Me With Library Science” t-shirt last Saturday (QC store).

Update: This post has been edited due to objections by my conscience. Just read the comics and be happy. Thanks.