{"id":45693,"date":"2011-07-01T18:56:23","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T23:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=45693"},"modified":"2011-07-01T18:56:23","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T23:56:23","slug":"hall-of-fire-this-weekend-bilbo-baggins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2011\/07\/01\/45693-hall-of-fire-this-weekend-bilbo-baggins\/","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fire this weekend: Bilbo Baggins!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bilbo. Bilbo Baggins. Only 3 feet tall.
\nBilbo. Bilbo Baggins. Bravest little hobbit of them all.
\n<\/em>
\nHaving traumatised you all with Leonard Nimoy’s atrocious verse, this weekend Hall of Fire will be looking at the many different facets of Bilbo Baggins. From the respectable and all-too-comfortable Hobbit we meet at the beginning of that self-same book, to the clever, brave individual who faces down both Smaug and Thorin Oakenshield at the end of the Quest for Erebor, what is Bilbo’s essential character?<\/p>\n

Reluctant burglar, ring finder, spider tamer, dragon taunter, barrel rider, author, translator and historian, what makes him tick?<\/p>\n

What makes him different from, say, Frodo or Sam? Is his essential character, in fact, closer to the carefree attitude of Pippin and Merry?<\/p>\n

Join us tomorrow (Saturday July 2 at 6pm EDT) in #thehalloffire on irc.theonering.net when we’ll discuss these questions and many others as we look at “the bravest little Hobbit of them all”.<\/p>\n

Time zone conversions
\n<\/strong>
\nNot sure what time the chat will be where you are? Check this little conversion table out for some help.<\/p>\n

America:
\n6.00pm EDT (New York)
\n5.00pm CDT (Chicago)
\n4.00pm MDT (Denver)
\n3.00pm PDT (Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

Europe:
\n11.00pm GMT (London)
\nMidnight CDT (Europe)<\/p>\n

Asia-Pacific
\n8.00am (Sunday) Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
\n11.00am (Sunday) Wellington<\/p>\n

Our chats usually last 45 mins to an hour, and are very newbie friendly. Simply drop in and join the conversation!<\/p>\n

Where — connection details<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chat happens on #thehalloffire on irc.theonering.net — the TORn IRC server. You can connect instantly via our chat client<\/a> that works inside your web browser. Alternatively, you can install a dedicated chat program such as mIRC<\/a> on your computer and just plug in the following connection details.<\/p>\n

Server: irc.theonering.net
\nPort: 6667
\nChannel: #thehalloffire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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