Another Year, another New Year's Day, another Trilogy Tuesday. Ever since the real Trilogy Tuesday on 16 December 2003, we have celebrated the New Year by having our own trilogy day. When Lord of the Rings was coming out, we practically burst with excitement and anticipation waiting for the next movie to be released. New Line Cinema did a special one-showing-only deal where you could see all three films back-to-back. What was even more exciting was that they showed them the day before Return of the King was released! So, December 16th found us standing outside a theatre in North Canton at 9:00 in the morning. Mom, the two of us, and a friend went together.
They played the extended versions of Fellowship and Two Towers and then the last film! Boy, were we excited! The theatre was nice, and the crowd was great (since everyone was a real fan)! You got a sticker that you stuck on your seat and if anyone was caught swapping seats, they were ejected. The first film began at 1:00 in the afternoon. You got an hour between the first and second films, and 45 minutes between the second and third films. We ate at Panera for lunch, at Pizza Hut for dinner. The last film ended after 1:30 in the morning. It was really a fun way to see the third film, and really fantastic to be able to see the two extended versions on the big screen! Everyone got a special souvenir from New Line Cinema. They made special little stand-up frames that contain one real frame from each of the three films. We still have these in our room in shadow boxes. I even got one that had Elrond in it!So, we made a family tradition that every New Year's Day, we watch all three films. We don't watch them any other time of the year so that they are special. This year we actually started early enough that we were able to finish them and it was only 10:30! It was a yucky day outside and we were all really tired, so nobody minded sitting all day. Since we replaced our surround sound receiver last year, it was fantastic (and loud!). The scene of the Flight to the Ford was as wonderful as ever. I am really wanting to try and make a little doll of Arwen in that scene. Of course, Elrond, Galadriel, and Eowyn were fantastic. Especially scene 56 in Return of the King. Sarah and I waited so long for that one scene, it is special!
Winter finally arrived. Snow, rain, wind, grey skies. Don't mind though. It is nice to be able to stay home and not have big plans. I got an audio book from the library that I am really wanting to listen to. Might go upstairs today and start. Pride and Prejudice, read by Emilia Fox (who played Georgiana in the 1995 mini-series). I bet she'll be fantastic!
We are still working on FindAGrave.com. We have sort of adopted Morrow County cemeteries and are working at getting photos and burial records transcribed for a lot of them. However, I have made slight detour. Mom found transcribed records of a Liverpool, England cemetery. It opened in 1825, was closed in 1898, and in 1913/14 they turned it into a park(!?). Removing the large stones, burying the flat ones and removing the surrounding wall and chapel. Now it is this flat grassy area without a sign or anything. I think it is weird. It is now a common spot to get your wedding photos taken. Oh, well . . . It turns out that Mom's great-great Grandmother's first husband and three of their babies are buried there! Fantastic, as she has spent years looking for them! So, I started inputting people onto findagrave. So far I have done 231 people. Gave myself an arm cramp yesterday. They have transcribed the records from 1825-1837. Only twelve years (only!
