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CleopatraSnake
Joined: 03 Jul 2004
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Location: Lusitania
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 Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:42 pm Post subject: Portuguese girl goes to Middle-Earth... finally!!! |
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Hey everyone!
Just introducing myself after wandering around here for soooo long! Not that I'm shy... just lazy! 
I'm Joana, 19 years old and I absolutely loooooooove everything Prof. Tolkien ever created. It's so inspiring and it makes us estabilish a paralell with so many stuff that's happening, that our only solution is to just keep reading, right?  (Maybe hot characters help it a bit!!!)
Now I'm studying Journalism (or Communication Science like some nerds around here like to say) and, as you can imagine, I love writing almost anything - reports, novels, poetry, fan-fiction, you name it... I'm there!
Maybe someday I'll post some of mine here, but I'm still frightened about the quality of my English. We'll see.
Well, finally, I'd like to say that I still don't know all I wanted to know about Middle-Earth, but I know that by being here I'm following the right path.
Bye for now,,, and hope to talk with you all!  (so many)
Love, Joana
PS: It' s been a days but HAPPY NEW YEAR with lots of Elves, Dwarfs, Ents, Hobbits and Men floating on your dreams.  |
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Viv
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Welcome!
And don't feel too weird: we have members from all over the world here, so there are lots of folks around who aren't native English speakers. And if you want someone to look over your story before you post it, you can ask for a beta in the Beta forum.  This site is very warm and friendly, so feel free to just jump right in. |
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DarkElfChilde
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Hi! Welcome to OSA! I'm DEC  Nice to meet you.
Enjoy your stay!
- DEC
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SecretKeeper
Joined: 12 Dec 2004
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Hey and many greetings to Open Scrolls Archive. I'm 'Secret' and Journalism seems to be an awesome career choice. Hope you have fun here.
Sincerely,
Secret Keeper
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Thuriniel
Joined: 29 Jul 2003
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Location: Watching the purple sky fly over me ...
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| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 12:45 am Post subject: |
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| Viv wrote: | | And don't feel too weird: we have members from all over the world here, so there are lots of folks around who aren't native English speakers. |
I being one of them  ... welcome Joana!
Hey, we're sort of neighbors. I'm from Spain, but currently a resident of the US .
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CleopatraSnake
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It's not that I'm really scared of my English, but when shyness comes forward it's easier to blame on it.  lol
Viv: Thank you for your kind words and helpful hints. Don't worry, I'm already glued around here!!
DarkElfChilde: Nice meeting you too and I'm sure I will enjoy it a lot.
SecretKeeper: Well, Journalism is great but with the portuguese unemployment rate skyrocketing there's always this fear I won't get to work when I finish the course. But, anyway, I still have 3 years of exams and assignaments ahead... and partying!
Thuriniel: You bet we're neighbours! Which area from Spain are you from? I'm from Faro, Algarve (lots of beaches, sun and tanned hotties!) 
Oh... and I'm PMF... yeah the human race still has lots of goodies (a special Rohan rider has my preference), and ,though quite appreciated, I still consider Elves toooooo perfect!
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Thuriniel
Joined: 29 Jul 2003
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Location: Watching the purple sky fly over me ...
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| CleopatraSnake wrote: | Thuriniel: You bet we're neighbours! Which area from Spain are you from? I'm from Faro, Algarve (lots of beaches, sun and tanned hotties!)
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I'm from the other side . Valencia, just by the Mediterranean ... lots of beaches too and tanned hotties everywhere!
I was in Faro a couple of years ago and it was absolutely gorgeous. We had the greatest time and ate the best cake ever !
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CleopatraSnake
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Glad to now you enjoyed it!
And kind of cake was it? See my mother works on a bakery shop so... what if it was the one you went to?
I'm sure Valencia is great, though I've only been as far as Isla Canela, near the border. Not a great traveller, uh? 
Love, Joana |
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Alassante
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Welcome Welcome!
I just wanted to say hello and all that jazz and let you know that Akroma is also from Portugal. She has a posting in the Newbie section (something like "Well it took me long enough to sign in" or close to that) so you are among your countrymen (or woman as it is). You will love this group. Some of them are crazy (not me, I am sweet and innocent, of course! ) and like to have alot of fun on the forums but there are a lot of really knowledgeable people in this group who know Tolkien inside and out and can give you any fact you want to know. I am not one of them so don't bother asking me!! Ask me if you wanna know simple things like - who was Boromir's brother or anything else from the movies. Or who was the hottest elf! Don't bother asking me about the really deep stuff. I am as shallow as they get. This gang is fun, nice, and diverse. I think there is probably someone from every country in this group. (I am an American myself) At any rate, welcome to the gang and have fun!!
PS I am 1/4 Portuguese myself (grandfather was 100% - great grandfather came over on a boat from the Azores but I do not know what island)
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CleopatraSnake
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Oh Alassante, thank you so much for that warm welcome.
And yes, I already tracked Akroma just waiting for her to give me a shout. I understand that university-life doesn't give her (or me) a lot of spare time.
I'm sure I'll love it around here... I already do.
And don't worry, I won't ask you any hard questions about Tolkien's work, but we can discuss the hotties in the movie, right?
I'm so pleased to know you're a descendent from Portuguese ones.
Looks like we're all over the place. Just kidding. 
And I promise I'll try to have fun in here - like I'm not already getting it in heavy loads?
Love, Joana |
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Thuriniel
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| CleopatraSnake wrote: | Glad to now you enjoyed it!
And kind of cake was it? See my mother works on a bakery shop so... what if it was the one you went to?
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Mmm ... the cake was all white, very sweet and the texture semed like a mixture of cheesecake and flan ... I might ask my sister for the name (if I catch her today in the web). She was absolutely in love with the cake !
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Akroma
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Hello, hello, hello!!
Popping in to show courtesy to a kinswoman!
Journalism? Then you have a way with words...
I expect to see your work sometime soon!
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miriel361
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| Welcome to OSA. I'm Miriel - also in Europe but a native speaker of English although the Brits and the Americans mightn't agree. You see there are so many different variations of the English language that we could debate all day about 'correct' English... and we do! |
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CleopatraSnake
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| Quote: | | Mmm ... the cake was all white, very sweet and the texture semed like a mixture of cheesecake and flan ... I might ask my sister for the name (if I catch her today in the web). She was absolutely in love with the cake ! |
It's called «morgadinho». A best-seller around here.
| Quote: | | I expect to see your work sometime soon! |
So do I... but I got to write it first. Hopefully it won't take too long. 
Miriel: Where are you from, so they won't agree with that? I think variety is much better... correct is too boring.
Love, Joana |
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Texasgirl
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welcome to OSA, clea!
enjoy the best (in my humble opinion, and maybe only, now that i think about it) het lotr site on the web!
TG
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