Guest Post: Siobhan F on LOTR

This guest post is by Siobhan F (Ashling's youngest sister).

The Ten Symptoms of LOTR-Ob (Lord of the Rings Obsession)

• You find yourself leaning into a speaker to get the full experience of your favorite LOTR song.
• The top of your Christmas list is all LOTR-related.
• You find yourself at a loss on what to read next after that last chapter.
• You can't think of one possible reason why someone wouldn't absolutely love LOTR.
• You wonder what people are talking about when they say that it's 'too long.'
• You can think of no better way to spend the day than reading, watching, or talking about LOTR (or even all three).
• You contemplate on whether you would like to live in 'Bag End' or 'Crick Hollow.'
• You find yourself quoting LOTR at least once a day.
• You have at least 3 copies of each movie and book in your house.
• You go to sleep thinking about how awesome LOTR is.

If you agreed with:

1-3 items: Your LOTR-Ob is hardly even on the scale.  You're a minor LOTR fan.  (What on earth is wrong with you?!)

4-6 items: Iffy.  Your LOTR-Ob is there, but it's kind of low.

7-8 items: Better.  Your LOTR-Ob is close to extreme, but not up there...yet.

9-10 items:  You have Extreme LOTR-Ob!  (Not that that's a bad thing...)


P.S:  Most of these symptoms were discovered by my own self-diagnosis.