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Last year I said I would try to use my wordpress more often – be it writing short stories, reviews, or just ranting. As you can see, dear reader, that didn’t work out as I had anticipated. Every time I go on a hiatus, I blame life and to be perfectly honest, life does get in the way. The end of 2014 has been very stressful.

I’ve been back in school for about a year and a half and I noticed a…

Like fingerprints, tongue prints are unique. 

Please don’t imprint your tongue on things to see if it’s true. That’s unsanitary. 

Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary, my dear Watson” in any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels. It was originally said in the 1929 film The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

The myth of cyclops may have been based off of the skull of an extinct elephant. The large nasal cavity in the skull can be seen as a single eye socket. 

Hi everyone!

I hope you're having an amazing holiday season! I'm sorry the book club has been a little quiet lately. Scatty had final exams and now she's off on an adventure in Peru until January. Isis has been a bit busy with a recent move as well as getting her scheduling together for school. And I...well, I have been extremely busy working during the holiday season dealing with crazy/hot headed/rude customers as well as busting my butt trying to make sure that I have everything ready for the holidays. Multiple families to visit :) 

We're sincerely sorry that we haven't been up to date with all of you; but we promise that things will be better once January hits. And I'm sure all of you have been busy as well with your families. We wish you the best!

Happy Readings, and happy holidays (whichever one you choose to celebrate!)!

Hey everyone! 

Three Nerds and a Book Club has teamed up with fellow awesome book club Bookbenders in a Secret Santa Gift Exchange! Of course it wouldn’t be ridiculously expensive (we are recommending a $5 limit), and we’d be okay with home made gifts. And since this is basically a book blog, we recommend book/fandom related gifts. We just wanted to see if it was a fun thing that could bring us together as a community.

I’ve started the gift exchange page, and it can be found here. Don’t forget, the deadline to sign up is December 12, 2012. Names will be automatically drawn on December 13. So what are you waiting for? Sign up!!

Happy Readings!

~Hecate

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There are three divisions of hobbits in Tolkien's world.

Harfoots: The Harfoots were the most numerous group of Hobbits and also the first to enter Eriador. They were the smallest in stature of all hobbits. They had closer relations with Dwarves than did other Hobbits. Tolkien coined the term as analogous to "hairfoot".

Fallohides: The Fallohides were the least numerous group and the second group to enter Eriador. They were generally fair-haired and tall (for Hobbits). They were often found leading other clans of Hobbits as they were more adventurous than the other races. They preferred the forests and had links with the Elves. Tolkien created the name from the archaic meanings of English words "fallow" and "hide", meaning "pale skin".

Stoors: The Stoors were the second most numerous group of Hobbits and the last to enter Eriador. They were broader than other Hobbits. They mostly dwelt beside rivers and were the only Hobbits to use boats and swim. Males were able to grow beards. Tolkien says they were "less shy of Men". Sméagol and Déagol were apparently either Hobbits of Stoorish descent or else close relatives of the breed. Tolkien used an archaic English word stor or stoor "strong".