Kevin's Watch

Hey I-Jeroth, welcome to the Watch. You can't really duff it up, so don't fret too much.

Welcome all newbies

And jeroth - i think it's impossible to duff things up here. Lord knows we've been trying for nearly 7 years ( ithink) and we haven't managed to yet

I got in first.

Bugger !! Great minds and all that

Welcome to the Watch I-Jeroth.

--A

Welcome to KW, I-Jeroth. Enjoy your stay!

Be Welcome to the Watch, I-Jeroth.
Be Well Come and True.

Warm welcome to Kevin's Watch, I-Jeroth! I hope you enjoy it here as I do...

Btw, cool avatar!

Welcome, I-Jeroth! I hope your stay at the watch is long and enjoyable.

Welcome, I-Jeroth.

I-Jeroth wrote: And is it true, there are plans afoot for a movie(s)???

No. According to SRD on his website, there are no plans in the works for a movie.

I wanted to say thank you to the so many that welcomed me to this site. sorry it took so long...the post got buried or i got tongue tied, or shy or .............

thank you for the nice complements on my avatar. i made it after a vivid dream, using fractals and photos. fractals are an amazing concept...beauty from math. no one would have ever convinced me as a teen struggling with calculus that i would find beauty in math.

i am hoping i will read and learn from the people at this site, and looking forward to getting to know you. i am hoping to find hope (i'm such a drama queen)

Hope is everywhere! Welcome to the Watch lorin, hopefully, you've found your lost tribe, as I did.

Hope springs eternal huh? Welcome Lorin...again I think.

--A

I'm not really new, just seems I'm going to be around a while so I changed my username to something more fitting.
cheers
(formerly Jeff)

Cool username, Vraith!

I first learned about TCoTCtU from a book of illustrations of fantasy creatures from different authors' work that I had access to over ten years ago; the pictures were of Drool Rockworm and the Staff of Law; everything sounded pretty cool so at the threshold of my adolescence I turned to Donaldson's premier accomplishments and my life was transformed (if not only by this). This series is so important to my self-conception that I regularly introduce myself to others in part with the question, "Have you ever read The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever?" (Maybe that's just a sign of craziness...?)

Some of the lessons I think I've learned in relation to these texts: the (spiritual) equality of everyone (not just by virtue of our inherent capacity to do the right thing, but also our ability to commit massive sin--"Everyone has Lord Foul inside of them"); abiding respect for the ideal of self-command; the inherent meaningfulness of life ("In punishing yourself, you come to merit punishment--this is Despite") and the reality that makes it possible. I'm relieved to have formed the bulk of my outlook on the world in the shadow of reading Donaldson, for I have relentlessly encouraged myself by referring to it (however many other things, e.g. Hayao Miyazaki's films/graphic novels or the philosophy of, say, John Rawls, have cooperated with or in some measure overtaken it). I have to admit that even when I was suicidal recently, thinking about Covenant helped me to realize more clearly than I had before the value of going on living: if he was willing to endure what he endured and come out with grace, I should be open to doing the same thing, right? So, yeah. These mean a lot to me, and I'm glad to know that they mean a lot to a lot of others, also.

None is my favorite, I like every character (no serious issues with Linden Avery), I guess the only definite thing I think the series lacks is inclusion of a character who wouldn't tend to be identified as straight if the question of his or her orientation were pressed to the author. I wistfully thought Stave and Liand would've, err, something along these lines, but then along came that Ramen girl... *Sighs, shrugs* Anyway, I love these novels, I'm glad to "be here" (so to speak), and thanks for making it so there's a "here" to be in. Don't know how much I'll have to contribute (evidently, my "the 'real world' is in danger" theory isn't quite so innovative as I suspected, as browsing some of the already-posted threads on these forums has shown me), but hopefully I'll come up with something.

Before I forget, my username is the name of a character from my own (completely unpublished, unfinished) writing. Quick to anger, colossally powerful, enthusiastic about justice, his standing is that of quixotic savior and destroyer in the world surrounding him. I wouldn't say that this describes me, or even what I aspire to, but just reflects something inside of me.

Okay, then, here goes. *Clicks Submit*

Hail and welcome Mighara Sovmadhi.

Welcome, Mighara Sovmadhi. Enjoy your stay here at KW.

Greetings, Mighara Sovmadhi! Welcome to KW...

Be Welcome to the Watch, Mighara Sovmadhi.
Be Well Come and True.

Where in Washington state is Olympic College? We have several Watchers in the Pacific northwest, and Creator has been known to take a business trip or two out that way.

Perhaps a Pacific northwest elohimfest could be in the making.