mirabilelectu:

mcmorgans:

But! But but but!

Sam DOES follow, just not right away. Sam lives a long, prosperous, ridiculously happy life in Hobbiton with Rosie, with whom he has many children. He was mayor of Hobbiton SEVEN times until he retired at age 96, oversaw the establishment of the Shire as its own independent land, and was personally given the Star of the Dunedain by King Elessar as a gesture of friendship and love. But when Rosie passed away on Mid-Year’s day, Sam rode out from Bag End on September 22nd for the last time and finally followed Frodo to Valinor as the third and last Ringbearer to do so at the grand old age of 104.

He did exactly as Frodo asked him to. He was whole, and happy, and he enjoyed and did more than he could have ever imagined when he was a humble gardener listening in for tales of the Elves. And when he had lived out his life in peace and absolute happiness he earned his reward and followed Frodo home.

a-cumberbatch-of-cookies:

teacupsandcyanide:

g2-lpi:

bendingsignpost:

shaddicted:

You, my darling, make a point so beautifully. <3

THIS. ALL OF THIS.

Can we just 

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One of the weirdest experiences I had at my last job was talking to a pair of my students who said they loved Star Trek. When I said “Klingon,” they just looked at me funny. Completely confused. They’d only seen the reboot film and literally had no idea what a Klingon even was. My knee jerk response was to be absolutely incredulous, and then, wait, no. This was a matter of more than just cultural literacy. 

Brand new fans are the best ever because you get to flail at them about things you’ve known for ages and your enthusiasm doesn’t even look stupid. To them, it’s completely new and an utter revelation. 

It’s like the 10,000 phenomemon

I dislike repeating comments in bold but really, guys:

Brand new fans are the best ever because you get to flail at them about things you’ve known for ages and your enthusiasm doesn’t even look stupid. To them, it’s completely new and an utter revelation. 


We were all new fans once. I know it’s painful when a fellow fan doesn’t know where Gallifrey is or how to pronounce Les Miserables but we all had to learn that at some point too, we weren’t born with it implanted in our heads. And this is a great way to look at it - use it as a chance to tell someone everything you know and show off a little.

As a brand new fan to about a million things since joining tumblr, this makes me very happy.

YES. THIS PRECISELY. N00BS ARE FOR CORRUPTING, FOLKS, NOT SHAMING. 

(Source: kafers)