tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post5817286001391175250..comments2024-03-11T16:29:13.619-05:00Comments on Lingwë - Musings of a Fish: CSLIS 13 Conference ReportJason Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-1481374977183779592010-06-14T10:10:11.923-05:002010-06-14T10:10:11.923-05:00I would be delighted to see the event come to the ...I would be delighted to see the event come to the United States; this is the only way <i>I</i> would be able to afford to attend!Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-45850364884244291142010-06-13T18:13:13.165-05:002010-06-13T18:13:13.165-05:00My ‘bout of busy’ has lasted even longer, I find t...My ‘bout of busy’ has lasted even longer, I find that I’ve neglected your blog for nearly two months. <br /><br />Just posting here to comment that <a href="http://www.omentielva.com/next.htm" rel="nofollow">Omentielva Cantëa</a> in 2011 will be hosted by Helios De Rosario Martínez in Valencia, Spain. But we would of course be looking for a place for Omentielva Lempëa in 2013 and for Omentielva Enquëa in 2015, etc.<br /><br />Although for 2015, being the probable 100th anniversary of Q(u)enya, Finland has somewhat of a priority, and it would be desireable to hold the Omentielva in the Americas sometime (hopefully by that time I can afford to come over) ...Harm J. Schelhaasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-62256420661629202332010-04-28T10:50:43.101-05:002010-04-28T10:50:43.101-05:00Hi, Troels. I can understand your envy, and it is ...Hi, Troels. I can understand your envy, and it is sadly quite justified. There are some strong Tolkien groups in Scandinavia, but this is mainly in Sweden and Norway. You may, for example, be aware of the Omentielva conferences, the first of which was held in Stockholm (this conference, of course, places a particular emphasis on Tolkien’s glossopoeia, which is not everybody’s cup of tea). Perhaps you could volunteer to host <a href="http://www.omentielva.com/about.htm" rel="nofollow">the next one</a> in Copenhagen? :)Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-34246750965973733842010-04-28T05:14:09.762-05:002010-04-28T05:14:09.762-05:00Catching up with my reading after a terrible bout ...Catching up with my reading after a terrible bout of 'busy' since Easter, I come a bit late with my congratulations, but they are no less well-meant for that :-) <br /><br />It is occasionally frustrating to sit in Denmark where Tolkien-related conferences are not even once per decade and hear the rumours of the many interesting conferences in, in particular, USA, but I hope that the best papers will find their way to the journals of Mythsoc and the British TS so that the rest of the world can have a chance to enjoy them (did that sound just a bit envious? well, if so it is perhaps not entirely unwarrented) ;-)Troelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515711722551393026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-63009103970955559972010-04-13T10:17:21.462-05:002010-04-13T10:17:21.462-05:00Gary, thanks! You’d find it funny that because I n...Gary, thanks! You’d find it funny that because I neglected to remind Salwa Khoddam (the conference director this year) that I was from Texas, she had me in the schedule, and on my award certificate, as “Jason Fisher of Oklahoma” — not even realizing that on one level she was totally correct, hahae. :)<br /><br />Cole, having Michael Ward as you thesis director will be fantastic. He’s so knowledgeable of Lewis’s entire body of work, the fiction, poetry, academic, and religious works — all of it. And I think everyone was initially skeptical of his hypothesis, just as everyone is now pretty much convinced of the truth of it. It’s quite a discovery!<br /><br />And to my FishWife, thank <i>you</i> most of all! It’s really always been you I have striven to impress. Everything else is just the icing. :)Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-54329645292680914482010-04-13T00:35:33.686-05:002010-04-13T00:35:33.686-05:00How do I find the words? You're brilliant, sup...How do I find the words? You're brilliant, superb, your mind is so agile, your intellect and depth of knowledge always has me in awe...all of that seems so pale. I'm unbelievably proud of you and all of your accomplishments. I'm thrilled people see in you all that I've known for so very long. Love, your biggest fan :)The FishWifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-65296067121147458122010-04-12T22:31:23.804-05:002010-04-12T22:31:23.804-05:00Thanks for this account! I've been following M...Thanks for this account! I've been following Michael Ward's Facebook posts about his travels. He's agreed to be my supervisor for the undergraduate thesis on Lewis I'm writing this summer. I spent my spring break reading his book, and while I was initially extremely skeptical, he had a much stronger argument than I expected. It was very well done. I might see if we can get him to reprise his role as Maj. Lewis for the Oxford CSL Society this fall!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-456713164950521542010-04-12T20:47:39.076-05:002010-04-12T20:47:39.076-05:00Congratulations, Jase! It's fantastic that yo...Congratulations, Jase! It's fantastic that you are getting the recognition you deserve. Sounds like you had a great collection of papers at CSLIS, too. And as a bonus, you got a chance to return to your roots as an Okie. :)Gary Schmidtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-81706331962036616022010-04-12T20:46:43.787-05:002010-04-12T20:46:43.787-05:00Great, thanks Jason. Keep me (and all your readers...Great, thanks Jason. Keep me (and all your readers) posted!Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-28843286170854427622010-04-12T19:03:02.740-05:002010-04-12T19:03:02.740-05:00Thanks, Brian. It has not been published yet, but ...Thanks, Brian. It has not been published yet, but it probably will be, yes. I shouldn’t say anything more just yet; since it will get a double-blind peer-review, I wouldn’t want to accidentally tip anybody off. Though, I suppose, if a potential anonymous reader has read this post, he or she would recognize the title. Well, anyway, still better not to say just yet. You can be sure I will announce its publication once it has been accepted. I’m very gratified by your interest in reading it. I hope not to keep you waiting too long. :)Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-18678996595010572832010-04-12T18:18:33.203-05:002010-04-12T18:18:33.203-05:00Congratulations Jason, the conference sounded terr...Congratulations Jason, the conference sounded terrific. Is your paper published anywhere, or will it be? I'd like to read it.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-66876275095201338502010-04-12T16:33:35.546-05:002010-04-12T16:33:35.546-05:00I like that, John. At least I didn’t write of Tolk...I like that, John. At least I didn’t write of Tolkien’s World Wide Web of Wonderful Words. Now <i>that</i> would have been overkill!Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-65313637032181750372010-04-12T16:31:29.737-05:002010-04-12T16:31:29.737-05:00Perhaps your paper will come to be widely known by...Perhaps your paper will come to be widely known by its subtitle as JRRT's WWW.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-44864546550856190772010-04-12T16:22:53.589-05:002010-04-12T16:22:53.589-05:00Hahae, perfect; I love it! Though the real explana...Hahae, perfect; I love it! Though the real explanation probably has more to do with applying hair gel without looking, while reading my paper aloud for the tenth time and hastily scratching notes on it Saturday morning. :)Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-20198124889358990392010-04-12T16:13:09.849-05:002010-04-12T16:13:09.849-05:00Ah, you were just all windblown from the tornado o...Ah, you were just all windblown from the tornado of ideas sweeping through the conference!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com