# lotr (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover lotr. Page: Feed: --- ## [GOOD NIGHT](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825520445819371521) _2026-08-21 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ GOOD NIGHT ## [pre 2026 pacific rim rewatch: grace and rocky would be drift compatible](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825519476955054080) _2026-08-21 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ cowardsexual : pre 2026 pacific rim rewatch: grace and rocky would be drift compatible mid 2026 pacific rim rewatch: grace would be the third member of the k-sci division and he and newton would have the biggest interpersonal academic beef in the history of xenobiology. they want to strangle each other every day. newton calls him "teach" to piss him off. "heyhey he's the microbiologist, I'm the… ## [(untitled)](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825497822317133824) _2026-08-20 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ elodieunderglass : angelfish-777 : I hope this swordfish finds you well ## [Do you have any advise for feeling comfortable swimming pre-top surgery?](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825476103937343488) _2026-08-20 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ It isn't really something I regularly did, unfortunately, despite being an avid swimmer. (Being able to swim again after top surgery was such a gift.) The few times I did swim, I wore a binder under a t-shirt + swim trunks. Keep in mind, I was pretty small up top. You could always swim with a rash guard, or one of those unisuits:… ## [ACGAS cast reading fan letters (first video, channel 5 will post more in the upcoming weeks)](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825473970343231488) _2026-08-20 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ sobloodywhat : ACGAS cast reading fan letters (first video, channel 5 will post more in the upcoming weeks) ## [(untitled)](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825473546002284544) _2026-08-20 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ depsidase : ## [(untitled)](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825467732228292608) _2026-08-20 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ ashtabharya-deactivated20240717 : ## [GOOD NIGHT](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825432172829736960) _2026-08-20 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ GOOD NIGHT ## [Hi. First off I wanna say thanks for all this advice, vibes, and photos of your cool house you share on here. Seeing an older trans man really helped me along with realizing I’m trans, and that the future isn’t completely bleak. You being authentic inspires myself and many others to be true to ourselves. I was wondering if you have any small habits/things that you find gender affirming? Particularly stuff that helped early on in your transition. Even if you can’t answer, thanks for all you do. :\]](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825430513574641664) _2026-08-20 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ Thank you! I'm gonna put this out there right now: gender euphoria doesn't have to be the same as being cis-passing. I think a lot of us hold ourselves back here. If I have regrets about looking for gender euphoria early in my transition, it's: uncritically following "passing guides" (these checklists created more anxiety than they helped w/my dysphoria) being afraid to stand out or look silly,… ## [Me watching the scene in The End of the Tour where David Foster Wallace says “my next book? Yeah……](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/825412598657843200) _2026-08-19 · Effervescent Anthrax_ Me watching the scene in The End of the Tour where David Foster Wallace says "my next book? Yeah… it's about this king. And, well, let's just say, he's a bit pale" ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gFxI7HyMWXNj) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [Knuckle tattoo that says %APP DATA](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825407319326212096) _2026-08-19 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ frogmoss1 : Knuckle tattoo that says %APP DATA ## [free-parking-blog:Sinta Werner and Markus Wüste, Versionen,...](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825376998011682816) _2026-08-19 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ free-parking-blog : Sinta Werner and Markus Wüste , Versionen, 2009, wood, plaster, paint ## [GOOD NIGHT](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825344716226936832) _2026-08-19 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ GOOD NIGHT ## [My favorite Tolkien illustrations by Cor Blok in no particular order:](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825342412783271936) _2026-08-19 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ jkl-fff : stinkylittlegnome : stinkylittlegnome : My favorite Tolkien illustrations by Cor Blok in no particular order: Bilbo and Gollum. Bilbo is the moon for some reason which is cool i guess Smeagol and Deagol. I love the seaweed in the background, great attention to detail Frodo serving Robin Hood-realness at his and Bilbo’s birthday party. Literally iconic Isildur taking the ring from Sauron.… ## [Freshly peeled boy (he was stinky and matted from his weeks in the cone recovering from abdominal…](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825342267865939968) _2026-08-19 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ Freshly peeled boy (he was stinky and matted from his weeks in the cone recovering from abdominal surgery). He's recovered great from his blockage, which was around 5 or 6 weeks ago now. And I think he actually enjoys this haircut? (This may become an annual groom - I want him used to it so that when he gets older and needs the extra help, it isn't scary.) ## [Annie Glass, Shake](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825316697195069440) _2026-08-18 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ bobbole : Annie Glass, Shake ## [as a trans man, so many of the things cis men consider to be “emasculating” are so fucking funny….](https://so-i-did-this-thing.tumblr.com/post/825299383914463233) _2026-08-18 · WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN_ byjove : byjove : byjove : as a trans man, so many of the things cis men consider to be “emasculating” are so fucking funny. you are our gender’s weakest soldier. you would kill yourself if you were a trans man for a day. how are you going to tell me I’m ‘ not a real man ’ and then start cheating on your wife because she makes more money than you and it makes you feel ‘ emasculated ’? your… ## [What Was Sauron’s True Name?](https://middle-earth.xenite.org/what-was-saurons-true-name/) _2026-08-17 · Michael Martinez · Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog_ Q: What Was Sauron’s True Name? ANSWER: Sauron’s “true” name must be one of the most popular topics among Tolkien fans who dive deep into \[...\] ## [What Did Tolkien Mean When He Used ‘Swart’ And ‘Swarthy’ To Describe Elves And Men?](https://middle-earth.xenite.org/what-did-tolkien-mean-when-he-used-swart-and-swarthy-to-describe-elves-and-men/) _2026-08-13 · Michael Martinez · Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog_ Q: What Did Tolkien Mean When He Used Swart And Swarthy To Describe Elves And Men? ANSWER: I have deferred answering this question because of \[...\] ## [The worst, most annoying David Foster Wallace fan you know watched The End of the Tour and thought…](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/824716644977934336) _2026-08-12 · Effervescent Anthrax_ The worst, most annoying David Foster Wallace fan you know watched The End of the Tour and thought it was really good. I fuckin love that guy ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7EAk2xU1z1I0) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [Why Did The Valar Settle In The West In Flat-world Arda?](https://middle-earth.xenite.org/why-did-the-valar-settle-in-the-west-in-flat-world-arda/) _2026-08-10 · Michael Martinez · Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog_ Q: Why Did The Valar Settle In The West In Flat-world Arda? ANSWER: People occasionally ask me about pre-LoTR topics. The transition from The Book \[...\] ## [Why Didn’t The Elves Destroy The Three Rings?](https://middle-earth.xenite.org/why-didnt-the-elves-destroy-the-three-rings/) _2026-08-06 · Michael Martinez · Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog_ Q: Why Didn t The Elves Destroy The Three Rings? ANSWER: People have asked many questions about the Rings of Power. I received the following question \[...\] ## [When Does A Tolkien Question Stop Being About Tolkien?](https://middle-earth.xenite.org/when-does-a-tolkien-question-stop-being-about-tolkien/) _2026-08-03 · Michael Martinez · Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog_ Q: When Does A Tolkien Question Stop Being About Tolkien? ANSWER: Through the years I receive occasional thoughtful opinions or responses to recent posts on \[...\] ## [Definition of beast mode is ending your short story about failures and complications of…](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/823663254008135680) _2026-07-31 · Effervescent Anthrax_ Definition of beast mode is ending your short story about failures and complications of communication with “‘not another word’”. No one did it like him. Where are my Oblivion-heads? ## [Why Were Arnor And Gondor Separate After Isildur Died?](https://middle-earth.xenite.org/why-were-arnor-and-gondor-separate-after-isildur-died/) _2026-07-31 · Michael Martinez · Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog_ Q: Why Were Arnor And Gondor Separate After Isildur Died? ANSWER: I received the following question from a reader in November 2025: Why were Arnor \[...\] ## [I am in here.](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/823492983792009216) _2026-07-29 · Effervescent Anthrax_ infinitejesticulating : I am in here. Year of Glad, Page 3 ## [There’s a very real possibility that Thomas Pynchon is dead, and has been for years, and he just had…](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/820137057319026688) _2026-06-22 · Effervescent Anthrax_ There’s a very real possibility that Thomas Pynchon is dead, and has been for years, and he just had some books that he was sitting on that they’re slowly working through. I mean, how would we know otherwise? Public appearances? ## [hummingbird-hooligan: urbancatfitters: slytherin-starkid-of-tardis: urbancatfitters: everyone...](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/819517273104596992) _2026-06-15 · Effervescent Anthrax_ hummingbird-hooligan : urbancatfitters : slytherin-starkid-of-tardis : urbancatfitters : everyone is embarrassed of their fourteen year old self trust me if you’re fourteen right now you will regret whatever it is that you are doing at this moment What, being a SuperWhoLockian, Tumblrian, and just being generally pretty good? I don’t think so. screenshot this and look at it in 3 years Wow holy… ## [Writing again. Ts so crazy. Wait TS = this shit = T.S. Eliot. This shit Eliot bro](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/819286023507968000) _2026-06-13 · Effervescent Anthrax_ Writing again. Ts so crazy. Wait TS = this shit = T.S. Eliot. This shit Eliot bro ## [Joseph Campbell understood that there was nothing better than Guys Going Somewhere. The Odyssey,…](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/816468619661803520) _2026-05-13 · Effervescent Anthrax_ Joseph Campbell understood that there was nothing better than Guys Going Somewhere. The Odyssey, late night snack runs, Lord of the Rings, road trips, The Grapes of Wrath, and so on: what could be better than this? ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/U73dMcMwjWX5) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Also the 90-year old hobo that your grandpa beat in a rap battle for possession of the bracelet…](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/812101400760909824) _2026-03-25 · Effervescent Anthrax_ anthraxofeffervescence : The core conceit of Lord of the Rings is pretty funny. You are a twenty three year old in a suburb of Maine. The little bracelet in your grandpa’s attic has an inscription on it that is the password to the world’s entire nuclear arsenal. It is up to you to walk to the only hydraulic press in the world, located in Arizona, before the FBI finds the bracelet, kills you, and… ## [The core conceit of Lord of the Rings is pretty funny. You are a twenty three year old in a suburb…](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/812011096145805312) _2026-03-24 · Effervescent Anthrax_ The core conceit of Lord of the Rings is pretty funny. You are a twenty three year old in a suburb of Maine. The little bracelet in your grandpa’s attic has an inscription on it that is the password to the world’s entire nuclear arsenal. It is up to you to walk to the only hydraulic press in the world, located in Arizona, before the FBI finds the bracelet, kills you, and enslaves the suburb of… ## [Holy fuck. Who knew about this](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/811362100441120768) _2026-03-17 · Effervescent Anthrax_ English literature - Wikipedia Holy fuck. Who knew about this ## [we’re doing drug tests on perimodern. How the hell is this so good?](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/811343809521827840) _2026-03-17 · Effervescent Anthrax_ perimodern : YEAR OF GLAD we’re doing drug tests on perimodern. How the hell is this so good? ## [Writing thing like four or five or something](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/809722259962052608) _2026-02-27 · Effervescent Anthrax_ A web. A web. A web. A web. A web. A web. Chat GPT Donald trump Elon Musk ICE lack of reading male loneliness epidemic social media. Every life is many days one after another. The world is very old. I cannot overstress the oldness of the world. Alan and here I grab your shoulders we are so fucked. Birth and life and death. Spikes are protruding out of my back and into other people and they kill… ## [Abbey Road is not an album about the rise and fall of the Beatles or fame or John and Paul or…](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/808482182938132480) _2026-02-14 · Effervescent Anthrax_ Abbey Road is not an album about the rise and fall of the Beatles or fame or John and Paul or whatever. It’s an album about how Ringo Starr is the greatest drummer of all time ## [Sean Evans: In your essay “David Lynch Keeps His Head,” you define “Lynchian” as the coexistence of…](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/803477012001046528) _2025-12-20 · Effervescent Anthrax_ Sean Evans: In your essay “David Lynch Keeps His Head,” you define “Lynchian” as the coexistence of the grotesque and the mundane. I’m curious about how you think about his work in connection to the mundanity of cell phones revealing the grotesque around us? David Foster Wallace, seconds after eating a chicken wing covered in a hot sauce called CHERNOBYL MEGADEATH,… ## [More thoughts on Pluribus](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/802968352399179776) _2025-12-15 · Effervescent Anthrax_ Something about sad lesbians and determined latinos, man… Spoilers for Pluribus, but you should seriously watch the show. I said it before and I’m saying it again. Fuck you pirate it somewhere -All the people who said that this show is moving slowly have never felt lonely a day in their lives. This is not a show about an alien hive mind, this is a show about the soul-shattering weight… ## [Thoughts on PLUR1BUS](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/802937000907964416) _2025-12-14 · Effervescent Anthrax_ (Who up plurring they one bussy) Spoilers for Pluribus but you should really just watch the show -Carol Sturka is such a fucking tragic character and one of the greatest depictions of loneliness I’ve ever seen on camera. You’re surrounded by endless amounts of people who nominally want nothing more than to make you feel better, but not a single one can actually connect with or… ## [Reading Tom King’s Human Target… he is are soooo babygirl and he loves booster soooooo much](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/800247633859969024) _2025-11-15 · Effervescent Anthrax_ Reading Tom King’s Human Target… he is are soooo babygirl and he loves booster soooooo much ## [RADIOHEAD!!!!! MAKE ANOTHER ALBUM AFTER THIS TOUR AND MY LIFE IS YOURS](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/800126091633328128) _2025-11-13 · Effervescent Anthrax_ ruthlessfailure : radiohead come back and write about ai takeover please. we need more losers in 2025 RADIOHEAD!!!!! MAKE ANOTHER ALBUM AFTER THIS TOUR AND MY LIFE IS YOURS ## [Me after resurrecting David Foster Wallace: So, like, on TikTok — a new social media app…](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/799709574073581568) _2025-11-09 · Effervescent Anthrax_ Me after resurrecting David Foster Wallace: So, like, on TikTok — a new social media app specifically made for short-form content, videos specifically under sixty seconds (most phones have cameras now, by the way) — people consume content that they themselves will call “brainrot” and “slop”- DFW: He’s the fucking PRESIDENT? Me: -and they know it’s stupid and… ## [Had a debilitating realization during a conversation with Jenna the day after my birthday](https://anthraxofeffervescence.tumblr.com/post/782013954631270400) _2025-04-27 · Effervescent Anthrax_ Had a debilitating realization during a conversation with Jenna the day after my birthday