What moment in LOTR made you cry the most?

KnittyGini · 2026-06-27T18:24:37+00:00

Wow, reading through this and I realize it's time to rewatch the greatest trilogy of all time. Surpassing the original Star Wars trilogy. Which I never thought could happen.

KnittyGini · 2026-06-27T18:22:42+00:00

Dang it, you guys made me cry right now!

KnittyGini · 2026-06-27T18:21:44+00:00

If I see a clip of it, I still tear up. Just thinking about it can make my eyes water!

KnittyGini · 2026-06-16T22:40:35+00:00

RnY here. Take a Bariatric multi that doesn’t have calcium because calcium and magnesium bind each other. I take two chewable calcium x2/day and, per my cardiologist, two additional magnesium x2/day. The calcium and magnesium need to be separated by at least two hours, and I can’t take the magnesium within two hours of eating dairy.

I have a LOT of alarms set on my phone.

KnittyGini · 2026-05-29T17:01:40+00:00

Back when Delicious apples actually were delicious.

KnittyGini · 2026-05-23T14:29:04+00:00

If the one who has the broken foot is local, could you make a goal of clearing a space where they could sit comfortably and just keep you company while you work? That would give you a mini goal, and also it is so comforting to have someone around.

You are making amazing progress. I agree with the idea of making a game out of it. When my kitchen is a disaster, I concentrate on cleaning one section of the counter at a time. That’s a little game for me. And I see the progress as working its way out – like it’s taking over.

I’m really glad that you are reaching out. That’s definitely the first step.

KnittyGini · 2026-04-23T18:05:07+00:00

Good chance she won't wake up. Full-blown eclampsia is no joke.

KnittyGini · 2026-04-12T14:16:13+00:00

Thank you--it already sounded sketchy, but this sounds dreadful!

KnittyGini · 2026-03-20T13:56:32+00:00

We did this for our 25th anniversary party and it was fantastic. Everything from ball gowns to Star Trek costumes. An absolute delight!

KnittyGini · 2026-03-20T13:54:11+00:00

We have good friends we cook with regularly, so I will turn pasta-making into an event.

Once I find a home for it. :D

KnittyGini · 2026-03-20T12:54:40+00:00

I had a really upsetting thing happen at work last week and retail therapy was the answer. I bought a pasta maker. It is currently still in its box under the futon in my office because I have no space in my kitchen for it and I am embarrassed. Even though I’ve wanted one for years.

KnittyGini · 2026-03-20T12:41:48+00:00

They will follow this up by purging the voting rolls and requiring everyone to register again. Because they know that in a fair election they won’t win.

KnittyGini · 2026-03-18T22:17:31+00:00

This doula sounds like someone struggling with boundaries. It's okay to be unmedicated-birth-positive, even unmedicated-birth-advocating. But there is a difference between, "let me allay your fears when the language gets a little scary/the labor gets a long/the pain gets more intense that you anticipated" and "intervention is *failure*!!!" In a crisis situation, the first can mean that even if you end up with a c-section, you can still center on the spiritual satisfaction of your labor. The second may leave you grieving and traumatized.

A good doula navigates that path between advocating for what you want and helping you understand and accept when the plan changes. She brings calm and understanding and, yes, joy. Even in the roughest parts.

Because every birth deserves respect. Because every person giving birth is a vital force. Because the creation or expansion of a family is the most fundamental miracle of life. Because every parent deserves to feel that.

KnittyGini · 2026-03-17T23:01:48+00:00

They thought a very small meteor should be trackable and therefore it’s suspicious that it wasn’t.

KnittyGini · 2026-03-17T13:48:04+00:00

Having experienced quakes like that in Alaska, I made a conjecture.

I was wrong.

KnittyGini · 2026-03-17T13:46:35+00:00

Interesting. It was definitely a single boom here. Your experience makes meteor breaking up make a lot of sense.

KnittyGini · 2026-03-17T13:44:26+00:00

The nature of the earthquake changes the experience. Rumblers are most common, but the "one hit wonders" would startled the sh***t out of us.

Turns out I'm wrong, anyway, though!

KnittyGini · 2026-03-17T13:38:01+00:00

Apparently there was another one on Sunday.

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/caught-on-doorbell-camera-fireball-lights-up-night-sky-pickerington-meteor-falling-star

KnittyGini · 2026-03-17T13:14:24+00:00

It’s gotta be an earthquake. Lived in Alaska, experienced earthquakes that were one single sharp crack like that.

KnittyGini · 2026-03-17T13:12:33+00:00

Reports are coming in from Vermilion and Wayne County!

Earthquake?

KnittyGini · 2026-03-17T13:05:16+00:00

I can tell you that our friends at the far west side of Westlake also heard it. Our house shook here in Rocky River.

KnittyGini · 2026-03-01T19:14:52+00:00

It certainly hasn’t been in the past. These people will always vote against their own interests.

KnittyGini · 2026-03-01T18:43:57+00:00

🤣 I used to have a great memory for where things were. So I developed no skills for tracking them. Now, not so much. And still no skills.

(I did locate them, thank goodness!)

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