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Chapter 2: Laurie
I couldn't believe that was Laurie Jones on stage. Her long, dark hair had been cut into a choppy bob that framed her round face perfectly. She was still painting her full lips with that glossy red lipstick, and her brown eyes were still wide and lined in black. Her lids were still being heavily shadowed in her shade of the week. I assumed that this week was purple. A monroe and nose piercing, and a few tattoos were new. Other than that, she looked how she did when we parted ways on graduation day. I closed my eyes and listened to her voice. She was singing a sad song about a girl that lost her way. Her voice was beautiful. She was strong and harmonious and had perfect control. I had never heard her sing before this, and that made me sad.
"Ok, Wildwood. I'm afraid it's our last number for tonight" Laurie announced from the stage. Boos and shouts of protest were heard from the crowd. Personally, I couldn't wait for her set to be over. I wanted to catch up with her so badly. I wanted to get to know her all over again. And, if I was lucky, I would've liked to have her in my bed before the end of the night. "Don't worry, Wildwood, The Crazy Ranges will be playing all over the city for the whole summer. I hope you guys enjoyed the show!" The audience hooted and applauded. They had put on a good show. "Ladies and gentlemen, our last number of the night: Live It Up, Drink It Down!" The crowd was sent into an uproar. Fans cheered and applauded. This was obviously a crowd favorite. The guitar started playing an upbeat melody as the rest of the band joined in. Laurie grinned and opened her mouth to sing.
"Live it up. Drink it down. Come on, kid. Don't be a clown"
Laurie's energy lit up the club. Everyone was jumping up and down having fun. I even noticed some people singing along with her. But the lyrics were so depressing. A song about alcoholism the band had cleverly disguised with poppy beats. They were smart.
"I can help you make it better, so I'm writing you a letter. Every ounce that you yield won't mask how you feel. I've been there before. Talk to me, I'll be your cure"
I could hear every emotion in Laurie's voice. Her song was from the heart. Who had she lost? I would have to remind myself later.
"You Micah?" A large man asked.
"Yeah" I shouted over the noise. "Are you with Laurie?" The man nodded and pointed me to a door in the back of the club.
"Laurie said you were gonna be back stage waiting for her. She wants me to show you where" I shrugged and followed him. I felt like I knew him from somewhere, but I couldn't put my finger on it. We walked into a rather dirty looking room. There was one dingy couch with random stools and chairs decorated around the floor. There was one large vanity mirror with various cosmetics scattered around it. A changing curtain sat in one small corner of the room. I took a seat on the couch, while the big man stayed outside of the door. I guess he was security. Soon enough I heard cheers as the music stopped and shuffling started on stage. Band members exited the stage via the small stair case at the back of the room. Two kids first; the lead guitarist and the drummer. Then Destin, followed by Naomie. Naomie smiled and ran over to give me a hug. I gladly welcomed her.
"Micah, it's so good to see you" She squealed. Naomie plopped down in the seat next to me, beaming with nostalgia. It had been so long since I've seen her. She had gotten so mature. She still had the big brown eyes that made Spencer Payne melt in graphics and design class, but she stopped dying her hair honey blond. It was now her natural deep brown. She no longer kept it in messy pony tails or pinned up with shiny clips and cute bows. It was cut in a shag that was plastered to her face with sweat. She seemed to stop caring about maintaining her "innocent flower" appearance like she did in high school. She let her curves show with a black lace up top and some type of tutu. She had definitely changed.
"You've grown up a lot, Naomie" I pointed out. A light blush played on her cheeks. The red stood out against her cinnamon skin. "You finally letting boys come near you?" I joked. She laughed her same hearty laugh and playfully punched my arm, hard enough to nudge me from my relaxed position on the couch.
"Jerk" She stuck her tongue out at me.
I shrugged my shoulders replying "I was just kidding"
"Naomie, I know you aren't abusing a fan" I heard someone call from upstairs. It was no doubt Laurie's voice. It amazed me how much Naomie and Laurie were the same, and yet how much they differed.
Both girls in high school were shy and reserved, but they got so loud around their friends. If there was a heated discussion in eleventh grade English neither girls were afraid to share their opinions, but they were often on the opposite sides. Both could draw, Naomie better than Laurie from what I remember. And both could sing, however Laurie's voice was much stronger. It was nice to see that they had remained friends for all those years.
Laurie had made her way down into the room, a complementary water bottle in hand. She twisted off the cap and downed half of it within a second. She heaved a large sigh of relief, no doubt needing the cold water after the show she had just put on. She looked in my direction and smiled. I could help but smile back. In high school, it was rare to see Laurie Jones even smirk on her own let alone smile. It was always up to her friends to make her show teeth in anyway possible. Except for when she was with Naomie. When she was with Naomie the jokes never stopped leaving her mouth. The laughter never died.
"What are you smiling at?" Laurie questioned playfully. She winked and went straight to the vanity to clean her face and reapply make-up. She shot gunned the rest of her water bottle before wiping off the remainder of her red lipstick. Naomie left the couch to join her, taking a Noxima acne pad and wiping the sweat and grime off of her face with it. Destin sat in a corner absentmindedly strumming at his bass, while Randy and Daryl began changing into clean clothes. Their used clothes being soaked no doubt. I turned to look at the girls again, this time seeing that the big guy by the door had joined them. He was hugging Naomie from behind. Naomie giggled and grinned as did the man affectionately holding her. I assumed that was her boyfriend.
Laurie headed over to a large duffel bag in the corner Destin sat in. Without even a glance around Laurie began stripping out of her performance clothes. My eyes nearly popped out of my head. She was comfortable enough with changing in front of all these men? And no one was even noticing? I glanced around to see if any of the men were looking. Destin was still into his bass, and the two youngest boys were starting to pack up their instruments. Naomie and her boyfriend were too wrapped up in their own little world to notice anything outside of each other. I couldn't have been the only person noticing this. "Uh…Laurie…?" I started. She turned to look at me. I gulped. Her body was so… it was so sexy. For the first time in my life I felt myself blush. How could she be ok with showing her body like that? In high school she couldn't even wear fitted tees, let alone walk around in only under wear. I scanned the length of her body, trying my hardest not to look like a dog in heat. She was wearing a green push up bra with white polka dots and matching panties. Her body wasn't perfect. Her legs were short, but full and shapely. Her torso held a little bit of fat, but by no means was she obese. She was curvy, thick, and damn was she beautiful.
"Micah, did you need something?" She asked. She narrowed her eyes at me, studying my face thoroughly. A sly smile spread across her face. "You're checking me out, you little creep" My mouth flew open as I tried to defend myself, tripping over my words with frustration. Laurie laughed in amusement and pulled on a pair of denim shorts. "Micah, relax. I'm ok with my body, I don't care if I change in front of guys" I sighed in relief as I noticed the other guys giggling and looking at me.
"Got a new groupie, Laur?" Destin asked laughing. She threw her sweaty t-shirt at him and threw on a tank top.
"Damn, Destin, don't be rude" She scolded. She slipped on a pair of flip flops and crossed over to me, plopping down on my lap. "You don't remember Micah at all?" She smiled at me. I couldn't help but smile back. Everything she did or felt was infectious. "Ready to go?" She asked me.
"Sure" She hopped off of my lap and gathered the rest of her stuff. She gave hugs to everyone in the room and a kiss on the cheek to both Naomie and her boyfriend. Laurie opened the door to the back exit letting me out first.
"Be safe guys, I'll see you all tomorrow" She called into her band. A chorus of "see ya's" and "Byes" were heard as she closed the door. Laurie hoisted her duffle bag onto her shoulder and started walking in the direction of one of the beach house developments. I assumed it was hers. "I'm just gonna stop by my place real quick to drop off my stuff" She explained.
"Ok" I replied and continued to follow her in silence. She was so short compared to me. I guess it would make sense seeing as how I'm 6'4. She had to be at least 5'1 maybe 5'2. Her hair was shiny and her breasts were large. Were they natural or because of the bra she was wearing? I guess I would have to find out later. I trailed back a couple steps to check out her bottom. Round and plump, just like I liked them. Tonight was going to be so much fun. I had to admit to myself feelings of guilt, however. It hadn't been that long since the last time I had sex, so it wasn't like I was acting out of desperation. Laurie was such a nice girl. She was sweet and kind and so easily attached. That is, she was in high school. Had she changed over the years? Maybe with having that Rob jerk for a boyfriend. But I couldn't be too sure. I didn't want to do any damage. We stopped outside of a shore house with a large porch swing and a decaying wooden rail outside. Laurie took out a ring of keys and fiddled around with opening the door. There was a click and the door was pushed open.
"Be quiet, my other roommates are sleeping" She whispered and put her index finger to her mouth. I nodded in agreement and stepped into the average sized living room. There was a mess of magazines and dirty plates on the coffee table. A stack of DVDs stood precariously on the edge of the entertainment system. I hadn't seen where Laurie went. I heard a rustling in another room somewhere down the hall. I walked down to find Laurie in a rather messy room littered with clothes, dishes, and random cosmetics everywhere I could see. She was stuffing clothes into a black sling-back with her band's insignia on it. She threw some make-up in there and crossed to a sectioned off bathroom. She came out carrying a tooth brush in a travel container. She flung the bag on her back and stretched. "Ready to go?" I nodded and headed out of the room, into the living room, and out onto the side walk.
The walk to my shore house was a quiet, but fulfilling one. Laurie and I shared some mild conversation about our goals for the summer, how college was going, what we were studying for. We kept going back to the past though. Questions of old friends would constantly pop up. "So Angel really did move to California?" "How's Greg after the accident?" "Did you hear that Ashley and Ryan got married?" There was no denying that I missed the old days. Things were so simple back then. It's amazing how you can both hate and love a structured environment as a teenager. Poor Laurie seemed to almost pine for those days. She wasn't the most popular, but she was so well liked and so loved. Did all of that end after high school? I sighed and led her to the door of my house. The lights were on inside and the door was unlocked. "Great" I moaned "My roommates are home" Laurie gave me a small smile letting me know that it was ok. I rolled my eyes, shrugged my shoulders, and entered my cozy, two room condo with Laurie trailing behind. To my surprise Garret and Cole weren't in the house. I saw the back porch light on and heard giggling and talking. The faint smell of a charcoal grill was wafting around the house. "They're outside" I confirmed.
"Good" Laurie smirked. "Let's use this time wisely" I grinned and wrapped my arms around her bringing her close to me. We shared a kiss, then taking her hand I led her to my bedroom.
My room wasn't as much of a mess as Laurie's, but it could've used some tidying up. Like hers there was a sectioned off bathroom with a shower, toilet, and sink. I cleared a space on my unkempt bed and invited her to sit down. She set her sling back down and stretched, bending so that I could almost see down her top. She grinned and twisted around so that she faced me. "Is it cool if I take a shower?" She asked.
"It's all your's" I said gesturing to the bathroom. She stole a robe from my closet and made her way into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. Running water could be heard and soon all I could focus on was the sound of water against linoleum tile and the image of Laurie's naked body wet and glistening. I lied back on the bed and groaned. I needed to keep control. I didn't want to look like a panting dog when Laurie came out of the bathroom.
Damn she was so sexy. That shower was taking too long. I looked at the clock. It was roughly 12:45 when she had gotten in. It was now 12:50. No way it had only been five minutes. The clock was tricking me. At least an hour had to have passed by. I suppressed a growl. Wasn't she already clean enough? She was driving me crazy without even being in the same room with me. My guitar. I would play some guitar to pass the time. I grabbed the case sitting on the floor to the left of my bed. I took out the Les Paul acoustic and strummed it to see if it was tuned. It was perfect. I strummed the opening to a Pink Floyd song I had always liked. I never liked anyone hearing my singing voice, but the guys were outside and Laurie was in the shower. I figured I would be safe. I took a deep breath and let the music possess me.
"So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steal rain?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?"
I was so wrapped up in the song I hadn't noticed the sound of running water had stopped. I didn't notice the smell of my Old Spice body wash or my eucalyptus shampoo. It wasn't until I heard a sweet voice behind me that I stopped singing and whipped my head around to see Laurie standing there looking slightly surprised. "When did you get out?" I asked trying to hide my embarrassment. Laurie sat down next to me and put her hand on my arm.
"A few minutes ago" She answered. Her eyes were lit up in a way I recognized all too well. "Why did you stop?" She asked almost breathlessly. "You play so well, and your singing…" She trailed off as she looked at me with awe. I smiled and backed away from her a bit. I had never been complimented on my singing before. I never thought I was that good.
"Do you want me to continue?" I asked. She nodded her head furiously, obviously eager to continue our duet. I strummed the guitar picking up where we left off.
"Did they get you to trade?
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
And cold comfort for change"
Our voices blended together in a way that it was near perfection. I could see the light in her eyes as she belted out every word. She didn't only live for singing. To Laurie, singing was life. It was every part of her. Every molecule of her being was music.
"How, How I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found
The same old fears
Wish you were here"
Our voices died as I played the last chords of the song. I felt invigorated. Is this what freedom felt like? I wanted to feel like this every day. And I had just noticed that there was a beautiful girl in my bed, dressed in only a flimsy robe. And she wanted me as much as I did her. I could see it in her eyes. No words needed to be said. I could see everything she wanted to say to me on her face.
Kiss me, Micah. Kiss me. Touch me. Make love to me…
I leaned in and kissed her hungrily. She wrapped her arms around me neck, tangling her fingers in my hair. Her lips traveled from my mouth to the nape of my neck. I gasped as she nibbled and bit the sensitive skin sending shivers down my spine. I grabbed her hair and gently pulled bringing her away from my neck. She moaned and looked at me with hungry eyes. I let her go. She stood up to her full height, removing the towel wrapped around her hair. Her wet tendrils fell around her face. Her lips were pouted and full and her eyes smoldering. I stood up, towering over her, and staring at her with what I was sure was lust in my eyes. But I felt a bit more than lust. It was something deeper that I didn't know. I did know, however, that I wanted to sleep with this girl. I wanted to turn her world around and see what she was capable of.
She and I were so close. Our bodies were nearly pressed together, yet stayed far enough apart so that her hands could roam my torso. My hands found their way exploring every curve of her body. They stopped when they found the tie to the robe. A very loose knot was tempting my fingers. As I she was reading my mind, I heard Laurie breath "It's ok". I tied one string loose, causing the whole knot to unravel, and making the opening of the robe reveal a little skin. With shaking hands I slid the robe off revealing Laurie's beautiful, naked body. I ran my thumb over an erect nipple. Laurie sucked in a breath of air and moved so that she was inches away from the bed. She sat and scooted so that she was lying on top of the ransacked sheets. I didn't need an invitation. I knew she wanted me there to feel her, touch her. I crawled on top so that I straddled her shapely hips. We shared another passionate kiss, and our night of hungry, wild desire begin.


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Chair of the Psychology Department, The Catherine Ehrman Thoresen '23 and William E. Thoresen Professor of Psychology, Assistant Dean of the College
B.A., Colby College; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)
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I am fortunate to be able to teach both Introduction to Psychology, comprised primarily of first-year students, and senior seminar in psychology.
Over the last decade or so, I have had the opportunity to see students' understanding of the science of psychology develop from a novice understanding of the discipline to a background that allows them to design their own research.
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While attending a teaching and learning conference a few years ago, I heard a speaker say "If you teach do it well; If you do it well, learn how to do it better."
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This gets back to the idea that when we teach we should take a look at how well our teaching strategies are working and how well our students are learning given those strategies we are using. By taking the time to reflect on the teaching and learning in our own classroom, we inherently learn how to teach better.
I have had the wonderful opportunity of working with students in both areas of my scholarship during the academic year as well as during our summer research program. In my collaboration with students they are able to become principal investigators in the research process, seeing for themselves the excitement of discovering the unknown. We learn together the ways in which we can improve how children are questioned when witness or victim of a crime and how teaching strategies impact the effectiveness of one's teaching and student learning.
My interest in psychology doesn't stay within the red brick walls. With two
children of my own, so often I see the change in abilities/understandings
discussed throughout the texts change and evolve over time right before my very
eyes. Although anecdotal, I find that describing and even showing video tapes of
these changes (yes, I show "home movies" in my classroom), is a wonderful way to
illustrate how understanding human behavior can impact the understanding of
those around you.
Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Winston Churchill once said, "First we shape our buildings, and then they shape us."
For most of my professional career I have had one foot in the world of psychology and one in the world of architecture and environmental design. I studied social psychology and environmental psychology at the University of Wisconsin, and I love exploring how people create and respond to their social and physical environments.
At Randolph College, I teach courses in Social Psychology, Environmental Psychology, and Psychology and Environmental Change, all of which deal in one way or another with people's interactions with their environments. Most recently I have been teaching courses in our Environmental Studies Program focusing on the relationship between people's behavior and significant environmental issues such as pollution, energy use, and waste management.
One of my other interests is the history of psychology. I am fascinated by the social, cultural, and historical forces that have helped to shape modern psychology. The Randolph College Psychology Lab is one of the oldest in the US. I teach our History of Psychology course and have supervised student research projects on the College's large collection of antique laboratory equipment, some of which dates back to the founding years of psychology.
At a practical level, I have been involved in efforts to make Randolph a "greener" campus through the College's Sustainability Plan and Campus Master Plan and also serve on the City of Lynchburg's Planning Commission and Natural Resources Advisory Committee, which advise city government on land use and environmental sustainability.
My wife, Tina Barnes, is Coordinator of Disability Services at Randolph, and
we have two sons. In my spare time I do house projects and carpentry and have
been learning how to play the banjo.
Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology
B.S., Lynchburg College; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
I remain fascinated by the interplay between Psychology and Biology. Early in my career I wanted to know how prenatal insults like exposure to alcohol, valium, or environmental hazards could affect the behavior of infant humans and animals. Lately my interests have been captured by the emerging ideas about how evolution has influenced human behaviors. This rapidly changing field seems to have some things right with much work still to be done. I hope that advances in the next decade or so will focus on developmental explanations that connect evolutionary influences with the behaviors seen in adults. I also have a fledgling interest in studying the development of children's understanding and use of humor.
My real joy in research though is mentoring students as they conduct their own first research projects. I enjoy working with students as they struggle to mold their initial ideas into testable hypotheses and collect their data. But, the most exciting part for me comes near the end of the projects when we analyze those data and find out if the hypotheses were supported. I get the additional benefit that these projects have consistently challenged me to learn something about Psychology that I would not have examined otherwise.
Technology is both a tool and a toy for me. I use all of the common computer tools in my teaching and research. In addition to those I have done some programming for specialized computer tools that are used at Randolph in the Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods courses. At home, my toys include computer and video games as well as a home theatre. We use that home theatre to watch a very wide range of films. Examples from those films often appear in my classes.
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Mary Baldwin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tennessee
My undergraduate education at a small liberal arts college was a defining experience for me as a student. As a psychology major at Mary Baldwin College, I became involved in conducting research with a faculty member. The individualized attention and unique experiences that I had as an undergraduate led me to graduate school and eventually back to an institution with similar values and opportunities for students. I feel fortunate now to be a part of that experience for other students as a faculty member.
At Randolph College I teach Introduction to Psychology, Research Methods, Tests and Measures, Health Psychology, and the Psychology of Women. Although I teach a variety of courses, I have the same three goals in every class. The first is to emphasize psychology as a science. Students learn research methods in every class. They learn not only how to read and understand research articles, but also how to critique them and identify their strengths and weaknesses. The second goal in every class is to apply psychological principles to real life situations and behaviors. For example, in my Introduction to Psychology course, students have to choose one of their own behaviors to change and propose a modification plan based on operant conditioning. My third goal is for students to always question how psychological information is presented in the media. We are exposed to research and statistics in newspapers, on television, and even in popular movies. It is important for students to learn how to evaluate that information in light of what they have learned about the science of psychology.
What I love about the psychology program at Randolph is that we give all of our students the opportunity to design and carry out their own empirical research. One of my favorite roles is advising student as they choose the topics that interest them the most, develop a research question and see it through the entire process from beginning to end.
Teaching at a smaller school allows me to maintain my interests in several different areas of psychology. My research activities fall primarily under the umbrella of health psychology. I am interested in how differences in personality are related to stress, coping, and overall well-being. Currently I have two ongoing research projects. One involves the relationship between revenge and illness. The other project seeks to predict health from measures of sense of humor.
When I'm not teaching or working, you'll find me at home with my husband and
two children (Wilson & Libby).


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Pennsville, N.J. residents expressed disbelief that a local man was identified as the gunman in Friday's fatal shooting at Los Angeles International Airport.
Paul Ciancia, 23, who grew up in Pennsville and now lives in Los Angeles, was in custody following the shooting that left one person dead, multiple people wounded and disrupted flights nationwide.
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The shooting was the first of its type at LAX since 2002, when an Egyptian-born Irvine resident opened fire at the El Al ticket counter on the Fourth of July.
El Al employee Victoria Hen and Yaakov Aminov, who was at LAX to see a friend off, were killed and several other people were injured before the gunman -- Hesham Mohamed Hadayet -- was shot dead by an El Al security officer.
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Confirmation Of THE HOBBIT's Composer!!
Merrick here...
This won't come too big a surprise, as the possibility/probability was referenced by ScoreKeeper in an interview with Howard Shore that was published quite a while back. However, with THE HOBBIT enduring so much flux, nothing seemed certain for a while.
Ian McKellen's recent statements about his intent to return as Gandalf, as well as hints that a few other details of the film are at long last solidifying, suggest this project is finally coming together (provided litigation from the Tolkien estate doesn't slam the brakes on yet again - [DETAILS HERE).
One detail concerns Howard Shore & whether or not he'd be back for another round of scoring. Kris sent in the following message, which pretty much speaks for itself.
Hi Harry,
Yesterday evening I was able to go to "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Score Performed Live to the Epic Motion Picture" in Lucerne in Switzerland.
Composer Howard Shore attended, and participated in a small session on the scoring the music for FOTR.
Towards the end the audience had the opportunity to ask some questions. One person asked about his involvement in THE HOBBIT. Mr. Shore replied that he is involved. Apparently he has been working on ideas since working on the THE TWO TOWERS.
For Mr. Shore it will be the first time he will be working with Guillermo del Toro.
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March 31, 2008, 9:32 a.m. CST
by nolan bautista
i have a drug hobbit
March 31, 2008, 9:33 a.m. CST
by nolan bautista
is the new first
March 31, 2008, 9:34 a.m. CST
by nolan bautista
is the old second
March 31, 2008, 9:37 a.m. CST
by Bearfunkle
It better include Leonard Nimoy singing or else...
March 31, 2008, 9:37 a.m. CST
by BurgerTime
His musical interpretation of Middle Earth was pitch perfect. He'll be a welcomed return for this project.
March 31, 2008, 9:38 a.m. CST
How can anyone NOT be looking forward to this?
by performingmonkey
To be honest I'm glad Del Toro is directing this and not Jackson. If PJ had been doing it there was a chance of things maybe getting a little stale due to him retreading old ground. And just IMAGINE what Del Toro is going to do with the Mirkwood part (for those who don't know, it's the creepiest forest in the whole of Middle-earth) and SMAUG (huge speaking red dragon that burns an entire town to the ground!!)
March 31, 2008, 9:54 a.m. CST
because they had enough of hobbits from the first 3 movies?
by BRUTICUS
hobbits are too homo erotic for my liking
March 31, 2008, 9:56 a.m. CST
Because they live in the future
by Juggernaut125
And have to look backwards to it?
March 31, 2008, 10:02 a.m. CST
Shore's score was amazing.
by Billy Batts
The only iconic adventure film score in the last two decades. And as much as I love the films, sometimes his beautiful music was the only thing that got me through all the endless scenes of characters looking at eachother in slow motion.
March 31, 2008, 10:09 a.m. CST
so then, is Guillermo directing??
by kafka07
regarding Shore, no reason to not have him involved. His work on the LOTRs movies was phenomenal. Glad he's aboard!
March 31, 2008, 10:32 a.m. CST
thank god
by theredtoad
The Two Towers was the best musical score I've ever heard in my life. EVER.
March 31, 2008, 10:37 a.m. CST
Oh sweet jebus yes.
by DocPazuzu
This is looking better and better. Del Toro said in a recent interview (Empire or Total Film) that he would never have entered the project if he didn't have the utmost respect for the cinematic world he's been invited to play in. In other words, yes, it may be lighter in tone, but this will definitely feel like part of the overall saga.
 This is excellent news.
March 31, 2008, 10:44 a.m. CST
I'm not looking forward to it!
by Henry Jones Sr
And that's because the other three bored me to tears!
March 31, 2008, 10:53 a.m. CST
I'm looking forward to it, but I'm still nervous
by freydis
Happy about Del Toro and Shore, but settling into the same familiar sense of fear that I had before the trilogy movies. Except a little more so, because I've always thought The Hobbit would be a bear to adapt to a screenplay.
March 31, 2008, 10:53 a.m. CST
by skycrapper
Some news on this. Just get it made and fight later.
March 31, 2008, 11:11 a.m. CST
Every Movie Should Have Hobbits.
by BilboRing
LOTR = Best Movies Ever Made!!! PERIOD!!!! Nothing has come close since. BTW, watched No Country for Old Men this weekend. Eh? It was good but not great. Not at all as good as I thought it would be going on all the reviews. Whatever.
March 31, 2008, 11:13 a.m. CST
Not a big LOTR or Del Toro fan, but
by SpencerTrilby
this is shaping up nicely, I must admit.
March 31, 2008, 11:16 a.m. CST
Will Enya be back?
by scudd
I'm not a big fan of hers, but I thought her songs were a nice addition.
March 31, 2008, 11:21 a.m. CST
by morGoth
I was just listening to the "Two Towers" score yesterday...what a chance encounter, or was it? I can think of no other composer who would provide the continuity between the two movie scores. Aiya!
March 31, 2008, 11:26 a.m. CST
I have one question...
by morGoth
...will there be a narrator for the movie as in the book? Much of the humor (dry or otherwise) is provided in the narrators comments and he also sets the tone for the "child-like" quality of the book. Thoughts?
March 31, 2008, 11:29 a.m. CST
by Nice Marmot
Retarded handle and 2 incorrect statements. Strike 3, you're out.
March 31, 2008, 11:41 a.m. CST
If theres no talking trees
by Olee Starstone
I'm no watching!
March 31, 2008, 11:42 a.m. CST
More to the point
by SUPERJIM
Does anyone know why we have no HD Lord of the Rings yet? I am sure the answer is out there on the internet somewhere, surely someone (or more probably, everyone but me) on here knows off the top of their head?
March 31, 2008, 11:54 a.m. CST
I'm glad to see that the Kong falling out...
by UGABugKiller
... wasn't really a falling out between Shore and Jackson. You know, they both said they would stay friends after it, but that they just had different visions and all that, and usually, when that is said in Hollywood, it's the kiss of death to freidnships and partnerships like that. But I always forget that PJ isn't part of Hollywood and says what he means and means what he says. I'm ecstatic that Shore will be composing the two Hobbit films, and can only imagine the Oscar-goodness he has in store for his excellent work!
March 31, 2008, 12:01 p.m. CST
LOTR probably isn't out in HD because...
by Johnno
Jackson is a Halo fanboy and allied with Microsoft and they and the studio was originally in the HD-DVD camp... However with an average runtime film like Transformers running out of space on a dual layered HD-DVD and the inevitable blu-ray victory a lot of them are scrambling to catch up with the competition. It'll be out at some point... maybe they're waiting for higher capacity blu-ray discs, or like Warners they want to time the release right by waiting until closer to the Hobbit movie's release like what Warners are doing with Batman Begins by releasing it closer to the Dark Knight's debut. I'm sure that when it does it'll probably be the extended editions with all the bells and whistles in a boxset and a coupon for the hobbit.
March 31, 2008, 12:26 p.m. CST
Just re-read the Hobbit
by kwisatzhaderach
It just doesn't lend itself to epic film production.
March 31, 2008, 12:27 p.m. CST
Not really news, is it?
by IAmLegolas
I get the feeling after New Line got pwn3d that the powers-that-be are making the wrong things right again. Of course Howard Shore's coming back, and so is Andy Serkis and Ian McKellan, et al. Now let's get the official announcement out already and get on with pre-production. We ain't getting any younger.
Who was the fat dwarf, Bombur? He'd better be super fucking fat, or I'll be disapointed.
March 31, 2008, 12:55 p.m. CST
So is del Toro now confirmed as director?
by DerLanghaarige
I thought he was still in talks.
March 31, 2008, 12:56 p.m. CST
Anyone that thinks the LOTR were...
by poeticwarriorII
the best movies ever made needs to stop shutting their heads in car doors and jacking off to hobbit midget porn tickle fights. Mediocrity thy name is Rings.
March 31, 2008, 1:04 p.m. CST
People who think hobbits are homoerotic
by ZeroCorpse
Apparently don't watch sports, either, because there are too many guys patting each other on the ass.
 I don't watch sports, but I do like these movies, and I don't see anything gay in them. I think the only homoeroticism in The Lord of the Rings films is that which you bring with you.
 You're seeing it on the screen because it's in your heart. Embrace your love for men and stop trashing the movie because your daddy told you to stop playing doctor with the neighbor boy when you were a lad.
March 31, 2008, 1:12 p.m. CST
And that means you...
by DocPazuzu
March 31, 2008, 1:27 p.m. CST
The events of The Hobbit ARE epic
by performingmonkey
Tolkien just told it as a children's story (which is how he started LOTR but that just grew and grew). It's still set across his huge sprawling landscape of Middle-earth and that needs to be shown in full here in this adaptation. Also, it looks like we're gonna get events that Tolkien included in his other writings. Gandalf's mission during the book will be shown. In the book he just disappears for a long time and returns. It's on this mission that he discovers Sauron has returned. By the way, if anyone thinks there isn't a screenplay written they should think again! Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens have had a while to work on it in the background. They probably started it during LOTR production! We already know some design work for The Hobbit was done years ago.
March 31, 2008, 1:33 p.m. CST
Not looking forward because Jackson isn't directing
by messi
Yeah it's Del Toro but there is still that dissapointment that there isn't any continuity. As there will be in Batman 3 when there is another Joker.
March 31, 2008, 1:35 p.m. CST
poeticwarriorII you always fail
by messi
kill yourself so we don't have to see your stupid opinions anymore.
March 31, 2008, 1:41 p.m. CST
Shore's score is some of the most beautiful music
by messi
ever written. Such perfection. Cult of Luna do the same thing but in the postrock-metal world. The only theme Shore was beaten on was the Heroic/Fellowship theme, which although being one of the top 5 most inspiring bombastic hero themes alongside Star Wars rescue theme and Superman, it has been beaten by the most epic badass bombastic inspirational hero theme ever. MOLOSSUS the Batman action/hero theme by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. Until it is beaten by the Green Lantern Corps action theme by....Howard Shore?
March 31, 2008, 1:47 p.m. CST
Um, he's Sick.
by XXVIII
My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious. AICN, please stop posting bullshit news reported by fanboys and passing it off as confirmations from studios. Here's another confirmation for you: "I think you're lazy." You get most "news" a day or two later than such sites as Empire Online, or even Crave.
March 31, 2008, 1:50 p.m. CST
by Killah_Mate
Well it's not like Jackson just up and left you know. He'll still be exec producing this, and I'm sure he'll be very hands on with it, keeping it continuous. What I'd like to know is if Andrew Lesnie will be coming back to DP. The man is a legend and I wouldn't want anyone else behind the camera when this starts shooting, even though I love Navarro's work with Del Toro. That's something that would really influence visual continuity. (Also, wonder who'll edit this - one of the three LotR editors, or someone Del Toro brings with him?)
March 31, 2008, 1:51 p.m. CST
One of my favorite LOTR score pieces is the TTT intro
by messi
that crescendo is just abstract and poetic. I don't know what it is, but it's one of the best things i've ever heard.
March 31, 2008, 2:16 p.m. CST
And when he's replaced with, say, Marco Beltrami...
by Stalin vs Predator
...will Jackson say "Marco was always my first choice"? You know, the way he went around saying about Shore as his "first choice" for FotR, even though he originally picked Kilar to score it...?
March 31, 2008, 2:16 p.m. CST
Well said, ZeroCorpse, well said...
by Supernatural_Canary
And, as this is a thread about the music for LOTR, I'd like to mention the following.
 I remember reading way back when the LOTR production was first getting under way that Jackson's initial choice for composer, Wojciech Kilar (composer for BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, which has one of the great gothic/creepy/epic scores in modern film), was rejected by the studio heads. I remember thinking at the time, "Wow, Jackson knows what the hell he's doing," and "damn the studio heads for their foolishness."
 When it was announced that Howard Shore was chosen instead, I was disappointed because I thought he'd produce a typical Hollywood score. And I think I was right. In fact, in my opinion, the score Howard Shore produced is so typical that it's practically anonymous (like so many scores produced for Hollywood movies these days).
 By comparison, the Kilar score for Coppola's Dracula pulsates with mood and displays cunning applications of fantastical, otherworldly themes indicative of the horror elements in that movie. He's an extremely thoughtful composer who considers the thematic, symbolic, and dramatic aspects of a film, whereas Shore is mostly a pedantic composer concerned only with hitting the emotional cues that let audiences know when to feel sad or happy or angry or frightened.
 Obviously, this is my own personal assessment of the differences between Kilar and Shore, and of Shore's final product for the LOTR trilogy. In the end, the only aspect of the films that truly disappointed me was the score. Fortunately, Shore's music is so shapelessly innocuous that it doesn't impede the overall enjoyment of the LOTR films.
 As to those who dislike the movies in general, you're beyond help. :)
March 31, 2008, 2:37 p.m. CST
I agree about TTT
by Le Vicious Fishus
It may well be the best film score ever composed.

Aside from soundtrack, though, only FOTR was a true film masterpiece. TTT was great, though heavily flawed, and ROTK had some phenomenal moments but, tragically, was a failure with one too many missteps (e.g., Frodo sending framed Sam home, Gandalf and Shadowfax murdering Denethor, no Scouring--which was the ultimate point of JRRT's work).
March 31, 2008, 2:38 p.m. CST
Shore's a bore.Get Eno&Bowie to adapt "Low" to it.
by pipergates
Shore has got his moments, but he's so Hollywood. In a pompous Titanic kind of way. With Del Toro directing i hoped they would go more eclectic with the sounds. Or is Jackson still pulling all the (pun intended) strings?
March 31, 2008, 2:49 p.m. CST
agree with Supernatural_Canary bout Shore
by pipergates
I don't remember Draculas score but the qualities you name sound very good. And yes, Shore goes straight for the emotional heart-strings. Didn't know he wasn't Jackson's first choice, that makes me regard Jackson higher.
March 31, 2008, 2:57 p.m. CST
LOTR scores
by LegoKenobi
i love them all, but the fellowship's score was pure perfection from the word go. the 2nd two movies had themes from fellowship to elaborate on, but everything was riding on howard shore getting the moods down right for the first movie, and he did so like a champ. i still get tears of happiness when i hear the opening theme music for "concerning hobbits," because it reminds me of the first time i saw fellowship on opening night. that first view of hobbiton as gandalf rides in, and that music picks up? i gasped and said "damnit -- they got it all PERFECTLY!" pure magic.
March 31, 2008, 4:10 p.m. CST
Confirmation of the toilet paper Future Help will
by future help
use to wipe his ass with. LOTR scores only have small moments that work for me. ZEPPELIN is the way to go.
March 31, 2008, 4:42 p.m. CST
Yes morGoth, there will be a narrator
by Miami Mofo
Now it can be revealed that 'The Hobbit' shall have a narrator and BG has informed me that it shall be none other than yours truly. Great sticklebats!! What an awesome responsibility!!! (Un)Fortunately the timing is quite convenient as I suddenly have a lot of free time on my hands ever since a certain club shut its doors. Sigh - I need a drink.
March 31, 2008, 4:53 p.m. CST
Not really looking forward to this ...
by Itchy
why ? Because Hobbits are gay. What was cool about LOTR ? Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, the Rohirrim, Boromir, etc. And Hobbits ? Without a doubt the slowest point of the whole movie. They need to take some chances and instead of making The Hobbit all about Hobbits, they should make it about flesh-eating zombies and topless elvish chicks played by Kate Bekinsale and Jessica Alba. Guaranteed Oscars, baby.
March 31, 2008, 5:22 p.m. CST
Shore made the first memorable score
by Rufferto
and themes I've heard in years. Catchy ones. That just isn't really done anymore unless you count Williams.
March 31, 2008, 5:24 p.m. CST
Wow lots of tasteless morons in this TB
by Rufferto
What would Michael Bay do without you?
March 31, 2008, 5:33 p.m. CST
A Fistful Of Little Miss Hobbit Children Of Hellboy
by performingmonkey
That's what the second movie should be titled. The first movie should be There And Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale
March 31, 2008, 5:55 p.m. CST
Shore and Middle Earth
by Samuel Vimes
Bravo on getting Howard Shore back for THE HOBBIT film(s)--- can't wait for his new "Smaug" and "Battle of the Five Armies" cues to appear along with the returning music from the LOTR films to complete his immense, career-defining "Middle Earth Cycle"...

 Too bad though for Shore's longtime fans hoping that he'd go back to his earlier, more "experimental" musical explorations after his time with LOTR. Something more along his Cronenberg scores like "CRASH" or "NAKED LUNCH", say. But after the massive sell-out success of the Jackson films and working with a complete full Orchestral battalion + choir + Enja/Annie Lennox, I could see it may be tough for him to return to the smaller scale of just using 6 electric guitars for a soundtrack--- or asking someone like Ornette Coleman to work with him--- anytime soon...
March 31, 2008, 6:22 p.m. CST
I would be enraged if they picked anyone else.
by jimmay
Shore's score made the LoTR trilogy. The artistry of it just shames all the pathetic crap that passes for film scores nowadays. Sadly, I'd bet if they did a poll, at least half the morons who claim to be film fans would opt for a drop D tuned guitar medley with some wicked solos, bra.
March 31, 2008, 6:37 p.m. CST
You people and your "best ever" crap...
by Noddy93
yes, LOTR had some superior soundtracks but to say any of them were the "best ever"? fuck you They may be your personal favorite but you could through Zimmer/Gerrard vs. Shore/Enya and 99% couldn't tell the difference.... 'cept that Lisa Gerrard has a stronger voice than Enya Brennan. Even when considering Shore's work LOTR is far below Naked Lunch
March 31, 2008, 7:59 p.m. CST
Ooh--you really told us "people," Noddy93
by Le Vicious Fishus
Self righteous prick.
March 31, 2008, 8:15 p.m. CST
And WTF does Enya have to do...
by Le Vicious Fishus
with ANYthing? She sang one fucking song on the soundtrack.

BTW, you might want to brush up on your sentence construction, shithead (i.e., your fragments are out of control even for a typical TB troll).
March 31, 2008, 8:22 p.m. CST
Le Vicious
by XXVIII
BTW, you might want to brush up on your liner notes for Fellowship.
March 31, 2008, 8:29 p.m. CST
Hey, wait a second, XXVIII...
by Le Vicious Fishus
I was busy being a self-righteous prick. Don't correct me until I'm done making a COMPLETE prick, shithead and jack ass out of myself. Lest ye too become a self righteous prick like me and Noddy here.
March 31, 2008, 8:35 p.m. CST
Christ... did you notice my sentence fragment?
by Le Vicious Fishus
Hah! I KNEW that would happen. Fuck it.

On the brighter side, I still think that Enya's work on the LOTR as a whole was minimal (ok--a whopping TWO tracks). And, yeah--TTT may well NOT be the "best ever," but imo it's definitely one of the best.

And to conclude my jack assitude:

Go fuck yourselves, TBers. Your [sic] worthless fucks.

And by the way, Troy is pretty great.

Hah!
March 31, 2008, 10:10 p.m. CST
McKellen is too old to play Glandalf now
by brobdingnag
and they can't have Ian Holm as Bilbo. It's a mistake to reuse some but not others. They should use an entirely new cast along with the new director.
March 31, 2008, 10:12 p.m. CST
Great, now have Peter Jackson direct it
by Drath
Because I don't care how much people love Pan's Labyrinth, Jackson is the man who should be directing this movie. I am very disappointed that after all this, Jackson is making fucking Tin Tin instead of the Hobbit.
March 31, 2008, 11:17 p.m. CST
kwisatz, I'm in the middle of re-reading the Hobbit
by AntoniusBloc
and it is much better then I remember, very funny moments, but I think the idea of two films will help make the production more epic...couple things though they should get right this time...Glamdring glows with blue light just as Sting...and with CGI and how believable the Narnia films made it look, the animals must talk, especially Gwaihir, just some cool dialogue between the great eagle and Gandalf. Shore is perfect, and was probably the best thing about the films, that they got just right...Shore had to come back, still wish it was Jackson, not sold on Guillermo yet, i'd be more comfortable with Adamson if it can't be PJ...McKellan was great but earlier post may be right, he may be too old, I think Liam Neeson has the physical build Tolkien seemed to describe for Gandalf, and he has the powerful voice and acting skills...I also like Mcevoy as Bilbo, just watch him as Tumnus, and you can kind of picture him as the Hobbit.
March 31, 2008, 11:39 p.m. CST
Peter Jackson should direct it, anyone else will fuck it up
by Brian_De_Man
March 31, 2008, 11:40 p.m. CST
I cannot wait to see if they fuck the dragon up! Don't make it
by Brian_De_Man
March 31, 2008, 11:41 p.m. CST
by Brian_De_Man
April 1, 2008, 12:16 a.m. CST
messi, you shit sniffing...
by poeticwarriorII
retard fucking moron if you can't think of anything better than that to say please fuck off and play with yourself a little more and save another virgin retard from your wretched shit covered midget dick. PS, fuck you for reading you nut covered cum bucket.
April 1, 2008, 12:39 a.m. CST
Shore's work is to be admired.
by Mr. Nice Gaius
He, without a doubt, created some of the most memorable themes and motifs heard in film in quite a long time. I will gladly take the "The Breaking of the Fellowship", the Rohan theme, or the Gondor theme, and beat you with it. And I don't mean to be overly blunt but some of you sound musically clueless.
April 1, 2008, 12:42 a.m. CST
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Again, you are neither poetic nor a warrior. You should change your name to homophobicprickII. Find something more applicable man cause you're jamming everybody's bandwidth here.
April 1, 2008, 1:09 a.m. CST
LOTR Movies this weekend on TNT
by Orionsangels
Yeah it's a repeat, but still. Always nice to see them in HD. Even though they'll have ads and they're not the extended versions. So I won't wanna watch it. Because to me its missing scenes.
April 1, 2008, 1:35 a.m. CST
Oh... hobbit
by Napoleon Park
i thought this was about a new muppet movie.
April 1, 2008, 6:32 a.m. CST
Smaug is upon us
by pipergates
so who voices him? Jeremy Irons would be nice. Or Christopher Lee.
April 1, 2008, 6:40 a.m. CST
Smaug theme
by Dazzler69
I can't wait to hear that one. I hope they don't fuck it up. They are not bad soundtracks but only the main theme is rememberable to me.
April 1, 2008, 7:53 a.m. CST
Who is playing Bilbo ?
by Itchy
I would suggest Beetlejuice. Or Rosie O'Donnel. Both would be perfect.
April 1, 2008, 8:23 a.m. CST
Freeman or McAvoy i hope
by pipergates
for Bilbo
April 1, 2008, 8:55 a.m. CST
it needs a different director and a fresh perspective
by livingwater
I want a new take on this material. Bring it to England and film it in the real shires, like Tolkien imagined it.
April 1, 2008, 9:19 a.m. CST
Doc Manhattan
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Excuse me? How exactly am I always "policing" the Talkbacks? Have you ever bothered to read any of poeticwarriorII's posts? Get back to me when you have a clue. Spam bitch.
April 1, 2008, 9:21 a.m. CST
by Mr. Nice Gaius
My band is louder than God. We win.
April 1, 2008, 11:18 a.m. CST
And I was sure it was going to be Pseudo Echo
by CherryValance
If everyone had read this at the same time, I'm sure the air pressure from the resulting collective "Duh!" would have knocked the Earth off it's axis.
April 1, 2008, 11:43 a.m. CST
That's great Miami!
by morGoth
I always heard a slight New Yawker accent in me head when reading the Hobbit {[:^) BTW, you simply MUST read 'The history of the Hobbit.'
 Be of good cheer! I have it on good authority that the Club will be up and running within the week! Stay tuned mellon...
April 1, 2008, 1:57 p.m. CST
McKellen is only 68
by Le Vicious Fishus
Yes, he is a very old looking 68, but he's looked older than his age for most if not all of his life. Assuming he doesn't kick it unexpectedly, McKellen should be Gandalf-ready for another five years at least.

Ian Holm, otoh, is sadly WAY too old at this point to play a fifty year old (at most thirty something in human years) hobbit. He's seventy-six. If there was a way to de-age Holm that would be at all realistic I would say do it, but unfortunately that's beyond the skills of even the wizards at WETA I think. To me Holm's Bilbo and McKellen's Gandalf were the two best casting choices in Jackson's LOTR (which is saying a lot).

And for the homophobes whining about homoerotic hobbits, you'll be relieved to know that there is in fact only ONE hobbit highlighted in this story--and he isn't repeatedly holding hands or hugging another male of any species. BTW, you KNOW the only people concerned about "homoerotic hobbits" are teenagers flipping out about their own bodies or angry adults struggling with their own hidden sexual desires (and taking their self loathing out on others).
April 1, 2008, 2:22 p.m. CST
Shire without Shore
by pokadoo
...Is like Star Wars without Williams.
April 1, 2008, 5:24 p.m. CST
McKellen would be fine if he hadn't already
by brobdingnag
played the role 10 years younger and if you don't have Holm there is no reason to keep ANY of the original actors. There are others capable of playing these roles. They should make a clean break to match the total difference in tone and style between Hobbit and LOTR.
April 1, 2008, 8:31 p.m. CST
by Le Vicious Fishus
They made McKellen look at least ten to twenty older than he was with makeup. McKellen too old to play Gandalf? Ha! The filmmakers would be fools to not cast one of the best actors alive today in a role he completely knocked out of the park (well, as Gandalf the Grey at any rate).

Your logic about Holm makes no sense to me. In short, I disagree utterly with it.
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Where do you live and why
Veracruz is located between Managua and Masaya, for a retiree person is a good choice, near to Managua but not in Managua, close than Hospital Metropolitano, 3 supermarkets, cinemas, banks, drug stores, etc. But out of Managua; on the other hand is a non-develop area, with small farms around and some nice neighborhood, in my opinion the best of two worlds. Law criminality rate, plenty of public water, a better wheatear than Managua, in 15 in Managua or Masaya, 30 from Granada and 1 1/2 hour from San Juan del Sur.
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I'm not sure about sports bars that would be playing US sports. More likely in the bigger cities with larger expat communities. Or you get cable and invite friends over. Or you get interested in sports played in Nicaragua.
Most of the actively socializing expat community is probably in Granada or San Juan del Sur, with various people scattered between Managua and the Costa Rica border. Granada and San Juan del Sur both share a farmers market that's mostly expats who grow or make things. There are some hill towns near Granada that would be cooler than lower elevations, but not as cool as the mountains. (If people can grow coffee in a place, the temperatures are cooler than not).
Juanno pointed you to the thread where various posters commented on various parts of Nicaragua.
I will say that most of Nicaragua is not the easiest place to transplant a basically US lifestyle, but it is a great place for gardens (my backyard has year round zinnias that self-seed). Why did you decide to retire to Nicaragua rather than Costa Rica, Panama, Oregon or Washington State, etc.?
Rebecca Brown
Why Belize?
Call it an academic interest but I am wondering why you would consider Belize. Based on your criteria, I cannot see a single thing that fits.
Belize vs. Nicaragua
New on this forum. Checking to see if anyone has done both Belize and Nicaragua. Have been in Belize for 9 years and thinking of making a switch. Used to a laid back life on the beach, and have done some reading on Little Corm Island. Seems very remote. Big Corm seems too "commercial" for lack of a better word.
Miami to Managua flights are much cheaper than to BZE. Would work writing, which I can do anywhere. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance
from managua to corn will add to your cost/risk/time of travel. Come visit; if you like primitive and can ignor the political situation, Nicaragua has much to offer.
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I had considered Belize
I wrote it off mainly for the reason I expect you liked it. I didn't want hot weather and I don't think you have much choice in Belize.
While flights to the US are not on my list of interests, all indications are that Belize is just too small population-wise to support a reasonable business sector. That is, a place that might sell power tools, fancy kitchen appliances and such. While Nicaragua/Managua is limited, even the population of Managua itself is many times that of the whole country of Belize. It just seems like if I were in Belize I would have to make my shopping trips to Guatemala City.
One thing beyond Phil's list to consider
Do you want to be in an area with lots of other expats, some expats, or almost no expats?
If you're in an area with lots of other English-speaking expats, you can have a social life without mastering Spanish. Tradespeople may speak English (a few do almost anywhere since some Nicaraguans moved back from the US -- the folks at USA Articulos in Jinotega are completely fluent in English; one pharmacy has people who speak some English; and a jewelry store advertises that English is Spoken Here).
Some expats -- what I was looking for, along with weather that was cooler than 90 F most of the time -- you can have some social life with the expats but there aren't enough of them that you aren't nudged to learning Spanish, but are enough of them that you don't have to get along with all of them to have an English-speaking social life.
No other expats or very few expats -- you have to learn Spanish fast to have a social life at all or you're in a situation where you can't afford to having a falling out with anyone in the local expat community since there are only three of you. As a Nicaraguan friend of mine said, though, you will learn Spanish the fastest this way ("If we'd put you on an island where nobody spoke English, you'd have learned Spanish by now.").
You can mix and match climates for any of these except high mountains and lots of expats. Managua probably has neighborhoods that have varying mixes of expats who speak English.
Sounds like you're pro-city -- so pick a climate. If you're willing to deal with some heat, Leon and Granada are both possibilities. Check out both of them if you have time and money. If you want relatively cooler temperatures, the cities in the mountains are Esteli, Matagalpa, and Jinotega, with Somoto in the mix. They're in "some expats" range. Somoto probably doesn't have many expats (I've never been there).
Most of the Nicaraguan population lives in an area that's about the same size as Costa Rica. Couple of other people know more about those parts.
If you have limited time, pick two or three cities from research and visit them in person. I don't think you can just land in a place and necessarily get a good fit. People who do that seem to move around a bit at least within a region before settling in (climate seems to be non-negotiable for people drawn to the mountain cities).
Rebecca Brown
I'll duck now :-)
It's a good question but I can already see the answers. So, let me start with a non-answer.
- Climate is going to be a big factor. What are you looking for?
- Do you want to live in a city, a town or a rural area?
- Do you want mountains, the beach, the jungle, ...?
- What's your budget?
There is no wrong place to live in Nicaragua. If you treat locals fairly, most will treat you fairly -- pretty much just like anywhere. I can pretty much list the answers you are going to get about why various areas are the best (or worst). Sort out your criteria first.
No matter where you start plan on some in-country time (at least six months and a year is better) before you make any permanent decisions such as buying property. Being here and seeing for yourself is very different from the assorted opinions you are going to get.
Agree With Rebecca
Spend some time traveling around the country and be brash in chatting up the local expats.
Nicaragua is fascinating BECAUSE of as well as despite the poor roads and isolation. Bugs, heat and humidity, or elevation and cooler?
And, because of the modest size of the country you can have a bit of both: sophisticated city (Leon) plus a nearby and beautiful beach, as an example.
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ŌĆ£I always say to myself, donŌĆÖt cry before youŌĆÖre hurt,ŌĆØ Geismar said in a phone interview yesterday afternoon.
PEACE DALE--Residents of Schaeffer Street where a child killer was found living amongst them 29 years ago after murdering a five year old do not want him back.
In 1975, Michael Woodmansee brutally killed his 5-year-old neighbor, Jason Foreman. The boy was mysteriously missing for seven years until 1982, when Woodmansee was caught after attempting to strangle a second boy on his paper delivery route. Now, Woodmansee is scheduled to be released in August after serving just 28 years of a 50-year prison sentence for murder. He was initially to serve just 40 years of the sentence, but shaved off an additional 12 years for good behavior.
Woodmansee grew up in the quiet friendly neighborhood on Schaeffer Street, where children from around the block, including Harrison Street, Austin Street and Uncle SamŌĆÖs Lane all played together until the streetlights came on. It was a simpler time in 1975 when parents could let their kids out to play, believing they were safe in a neighborhood where everyone knew one another. WoodmanseeŌĆÖs horrific act shattered that peace of the small town community.
The Charlestown Land Trust is holding a bonfire and celebration of open spaces this Sunday, March 13 from 1 to 4 p.m.