October the Twenty Fourth

In the Lord of the Rings (the Fellowship of the Ring), Frodo awakens after a particularly nasty encounter with the ring wraiths to find himself in bed with Gandalf sitting at his side.  "You are in the house of Elrond," Gandalf tells him. "And it is ten o'clock in the morning, on October the twenty-fourth, if you want to know."

Seeing how today is October the twenty-fourth, I wanted to acknowledge this day in LOTR history. And, also, while still addressing the basic theme of this blog. For example, later in the same film, Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) goes for a long walk barefoot.

She's headed for a magical reflecting pool that predicts the (possible) future.

It's a really long walk. Galadriel should consider bringing the reflecting pool closer to her living quarters. Or maybe all of this really *is* her living quarters. These Elves and their cribs, am I right?