Frodoll Journal, Part 7
Author: Nilramiel@aol.com aka RosieCotton
Disclaimers: This tale is true. I make no money from this story and I own no trademarked names or characters.
Author's note: Yes, I am obsessed. No, I do not wish to be cured.
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Part 7
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Rosie took me shopping!
It was such fun, even though I had to stay in her purse for much of the time. Our first stop was Barnes and Noble, which in case you do not know, is a very large bookstore. Rosie first checked the bookmark section (no new bookmarks about LOTR) then the calendar section "just in case," then she headed for the Sci-fi and Fantasy section, where we could look at all kinds of books by and about Mr. Tolkien.
Rosie took me out of her purse and held me up so that I could see the books and their beautiful covers. Most of these books she has already, but she was looking for two in particular, recommended to her by someone called "Elda," whom she says I would love, but with whom she would be nervous about leaving me alone. (She also says that Elda writes lovely stories, but she has yet to let me read any of them -- something about Froangst, which she feels would upset me. *shrug*). Anyway, we were looking for a Middle-Earth Atlas and for a Middle-Earth Complete Guide. We found both, but she bought neither today, as they were both fairly expensive. Payday is next week, she says, and we will come back. For now it was enough to know that they are here and available for purchase.
After Barnes & Noble, we went to Toys R Us. Although I was safe in her purse (she did open the zipper so that I could poke out my head) it was a very strange feeling being back there, and out of my box, too! I felt oddly displaced, and I surveyed the dolls and action figures with a mixture of pity and relief.
We went right to the LOTR section (absurdly small section compared to that silly Star Wars business), and were surprised to see not one, but three Frodolls for sale! The one who had been there so long with me was still there, and there were two more, each with slightly different faces. Rosie looked at them quite carefully, and I must admit I had a few moments of nervousness. Although I badly want a Samdoll, I have no interest in another Frodoll. I have become very jealous of Rosie's attention, and my desire for company like myself cannot be compared to my desire to be the only Frodoll in her life.
There were no new action figures. Rosie wants one of Frodo and Sam in a little boat, but all Toys R Us had today was lots of orcs, cave trolls, and things Rosie does not want (such as Arwendoll and Gandoll). And they do not carry Decipher cards. So we left without a purchase. I am learning that "shopping" in Rosie's world does not necessarily involved the purchase or acquisition of anything!
Our final stop today was at Target. This is a very large store with a variety of things for sale. Rosie tells me that some Target stores carry LOTR merchandise, but we found none here. We might have left this store empty handed as well, but Rosie needed a head cleaner for her VCR. This seemed very odd to me at first, as I have always used plain water and soap to clean MY head, but I found out later this was for machinery, and not for Rosie's head at all (for her head she uses something called "shampoo"). I can tell that it will take me quite a while to learn all of her language and culture, which is stranger even than dwarves'. Rosie has a great deal of machinery, which would have made me suspicious of her if I had not gotten to know her so quickly. Saruman was a great one for machinery, and he was...well, you know all about him, I suspect.
Anyway, while we were in the audiovisual section, Rosie decided to look at the DVDs. She recently acquired a DVD player (more machinery :rolleyes: ) and is looking for movies to play in it while waiting for August. Unexpectedly, she came across a cartoon version of The Lord of the Rings. She calls this "Bakshi," and was quite excited, saying she had never seen it and wanted to.
On the way to the check out, we passed the book section, and Rosie's eye was caught by a small Tolkien display. I am so glad she stopped, because here we found (amidst many books she already has) some lovely journals! Neither Rosie nor I had ever seen these before, and she bought two of them, one for herself and one for me! Both have Frodo on the cover. There were some with Arwen, but we were not interested in those.
The journal is a lovely soft green color, with a leaf pattern bordering the pages. And it is small enough that I can write in it fairly comfortably. I cannot tell you what a relief it is to be able to write whenever I wish! If Rosie is not available to type my journal entries, I can put them down for later transcription. Rosie gave me a nice sharp "golf pencil" which is small enough for me to manage, and she promises to find something even smaller for me as soon as may be.
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To Be Continued
Author: Nilramiel@aol.com aka RosieCotton
Disclaimers: This tale is true. I make no money from this story and I own no trademarked names or characters.
Author's note: Yes, I am obsessed. No, I do not wish to be cured.
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Part 7
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Rosie took me shopping!
It was such fun, even though I had to stay in her purse for much of the time. Our first stop was Barnes and Noble, which in case you do not know, is a very large bookstore. Rosie first checked the bookmark section (no new bookmarks about LOTR) then the calendar section "just in case," then she headed for the Sci-fi and Fantasy section, where we could look at all kinds of books by and about Mr. Tolkien.
Rosie took me out of her purse and held me up so that I could see the books and their beautiful covers. Most of these books she has already, but she was looking for two in particular, recommended to her by someone called "Elda," whom she says I would love, but with whom she would be nervous about leaving me alone. (She also says that Elda writes lovely stories, but she has yet to let me read any of them -- something about Froangst, which she feels would upset me. *shrug*). Anyway, we were looking for a Middle-Earth Atlas and for a Middle-Earth Complete Guide. We found both, but she bought neither today, as they were both fairly expensive. Payday is next week, she says, and we will come back. For now it was enough to know that they are here and available for purchase.
After Barnes & Noble, we went to Toys R Us. Although I was safe in her purse (she did open the zipper so that I could poke out my head) it was a very strange feeling being back there, and out of my box, too! I felt oddly displaced, and I surveyed the dolls and action figures with a mixture of pity and relief.
We went right to the LOTR section (absurdly small section compared to that silly Star Wars business), and were surprised to see not one, but three Frodolls for sale! The one who had been there so long with me was still there, and there were two more, each with slightly different faces. Rosie looked at them quite carefully, and I must admit I had a few moments of nervousness. Although I badly want a Samdoll, I have no interest in another Frodoll. I have become very jealous of Rosie's attention, and my desire for company like myself cannot be compared to my desire to be the only Frodoll in her life.
There were no new action figures. Rosie wants one of Frodo and Sam in a little boat, but all Toys R Us had today was lots of orcs, cave trolls, and things Rosie does not want (such as Arwendoll and Gandoll). And they do not carry Decipher cards. So we left without a purchase. I am learning that "shopping" in Rosie's world does not necessarily involved the purchase or acquisition of anything!
Our final stop today was at Target. This is a very large store with a variety of things for sale. Rosie tells me that some Target stores carry LOTR merchandise, but we found none here. We might have left this store empty handed as well, but Rosie needed a head cleaner for her VCR. This seemed very odd to me at first, as I have always used plain water and soap to clean MY head, but I found out later this was for machinery, and not for Rosie's head at all (for her head she uses something called "shampoo"). I can tell that it will take me quite a while to learn all of her language and culture, which is stranger even than dwarves'. Rosie has a great deal of machinery, which would have made me suspicious of her if I had not gotten to know her so quickly. Saruman was a great one for machinery, and he was...well, you know all about him, I suspect.
Anyway, while we were in the audiovisual section, Rosie decided to look at the DVDs. She recently acquired a DVD player (more machinery :rolleyes: ) and is looking for movies to play in it while waiting for August. Unexpectedly, she came across a cartoon version of The Lord of the Rings. She calls this "Bakshi," and was quite excited, saying she had never seen it and wanted to.
On the way to the check out, we passed the book section, and Rosie's eye was caught by a small Tolkien display. I am so glad she stopped, because here we found (amidst many books she already has) some lovely journals! Neither Rosie nor I had ever seen these before, and she bought two of them, one for herself and one for me! Both have Frodo on the cover. There were some with Arwen, but we were not interested in those.
The journal is a lovely soft green color, with a leaf pattern bordering the pages. And it is small enough that I can write in it fairly comfortably. I cannot tell you what a relief it is to be able to write whenever I wish! If Rosie is not available to type my journal entries, I can put them down for later transcription. Rosie gave me a nice sharp "golf pencil" which is small enough for me to manage, and she promises to find something even smaller for me as soon as may be.
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To Be Continued