so about an hour ago

i was sleeping on the couch. and i was awakened by the wildest of wild noises.

i'm not sure how to describe this wild noise, except as a cross between a banshee, a shrieking cat in heat and fingernails on a chalkboard. Minerva wouldn't come when i called her, so i went to the back door and called from inside with the door closed. i heard faint cat-crying, so i opened the door, and Minerva came running in.

problem solved, right? it was just Minerva trying in no uncertain way to tell her ma to let her in the house, right?

so i sat back down on the couch and started to consider the sleep option again. and i heard the wildest of wild noises again. i've never heard anything like it. and it originates just outside my livingroom window closest to the couch. yay!

so i called Bikermommy to see if she and Pappy were still out with their biker friends, and would they just swing by and check it out for me. they were already back at their little house on the prairie. so i called the non-emergency police number, and would you mind just sending someone out to check out the area, thanks. and i assume that's happened by now since a decent amount of time has passed.

it's been about 50 minutes since i last heard the ungodly sound... i'm glad of that. so i suppose i'm just going to sit up and wait for daylight to roll around, maybe watch a little FoxNews, perhaps finish the work on the new blog.

sleep? i don't think so Tim.

have i mentioned i'm moving back to the city?

Comments

[jonag]

Maybe it was a Nasgul (sp?). They screech.

[Joel]

It's spelled Nazgul with the little rooftop over the u. Yes I know I'm a dork.

[sarahk]

what are Nazgul?

[Jason]

*cough* Lord of the Rings *cough*

[Joel]

Okay, just to show how big of a dork I am, let me give a little background info.

If my facts are straight, (and I think they are) the Ringwraiths are not referred to as Nazgûl (in the books) until they are given the great hairless beasts with wings. Now, when they were flying through the air, over either Osgiliath, Minas Tirith, or the Towers of the Teeth, the bird-beasts would shriek at the people below them. So if we go by those facts, it wouldn't be the Nazgûl shrieking, but their beasts. Now we do know that the Ringwraiths did shriek on numerous occasions: Weathertop, The Prancing Pony, etc. So if we were to say that anyone would be screeching it would be either a Black Rider, or a Ringwraith. This is of course if you are OCD about those things. Hey, some people love Harry Potter. I love Tolkien's stuff.

Jonag don't think I'm dissin you, I'm just a dork who is trying to impart my knowledge on the world. Aww man, my nose is bleeding! Gotta go! :)

[sarahk]

yes, that's EXACTLY what the shreiking outside my livingroom window sounded like. ringwraiths. i knew i recognized the sound. now do y'all feel sorry for me?

joel, do i need a warning in my comments section? "may cause nosebleeds."

[jonag]

Joel, don't worry I don't feel dissed even if you did correct my spelling and everything else! :-) Actually, if my 12 year old daughter were around, I would have asked her and she would've explained the whole thing much the way you did. She adores Tolkien and C.S. Lewis both. Unfortunately (not!), I'm on vacation in Portland WITH NO KIDS right now so I had to use my own (much in need of a rest) brain! Now I must go back out and sit in a lawn chair looking up at the tall trees while listening to the little birdies tweet.

[Joel]

It's just when I get all dorky, I get the stereotypical nosebleeds.

[venusitn]

Another reason to not drive out with the Sizzle to visit you Sarah, sorry. You have what going on outside your window? Did you find out? I went to the Dr, got pills and a shot, [tricksey] staph infection from the bugs and bronchisis to boot. Sizzle and I have been working most of the evenign for this party. I'm making pasta salad and been told I get to go and buy sodas for you and bikermom, which I will do, I understand you won't drink kool-aid. I was like waht is wrong with them? then thought, [boogers] I'm a diabetic I wouldn't drink kool-aid either. I get to go and get my 5 year old god daughter tomorrow afternoon, pick up hubby at airport, then get midget Sizzle for the rest of evening. I just finished out washing my little yellow beach pail I'm putting my pasta salad in. Just made 4 cups of pasta, now going to make 6 more, you might be takign pasta back with you. Drive safe! See you tomorrow night!