There are so many cats on my dashboard rn, Curufin just wants to lay down and let them climb on him and snuggle.
Also can you imagine stepping into a room and finding this huge Noldo lying on the ground, with like 17 kittens sleeping and walking on him? And he would just be lying there, immobile and silent.
Person; Curufinwë, what are you–?
Curufin: Shhhhhh.
Person: But–
Curufin: Kitties…
Him and Caranthir have cat sessions where they get together to lay on the ground and be run over by kitties for a couple of hours. It’s a great source of stress relief for both of them.
Tyelko joins and makes cat sounds, translates what the cats say (with questionable trustworthiness and honesty)
*tears of laughter* and the twins come in to act like cats as well for the rare opportunity of stomping on their brothers.
Shoutout to all science and Tolkien fans – have you read this book?
‘The Science of Middle Earth’ by Henry Gee.
Until a maths professor at the University of Bath mentioned it to a crowd of rabid mathematics and/or Tolkien nerds, I had never heard of it. But friends, if you want to know how some of the science in The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and Tolkien’s other stories works, THIS BOOK IS THE HOLY GRAIL.
The biomechanics of Balrog flight. The chemical composition of the Palantiri. The phylogenetics of language. The quantum mechanics of the Silmarils. The biology of elf eyes. The reproductive strategies of orcs. And many other things that made my little nerd heart explode with joy. I cannot scream my love for Henry Gee (who by the way is a senior editor of the science magazine, Nature) loudly enough.
Read this book. DEVOUR THIS BOOK. IT IS FANTASTIC.
Mashups and Exports 