I'm off to learn about hobbits

I'm out for the day, going to hear a lecture by a Tolkien scholar at Marquette University, the home of a fantastic collection of Tolkien manuscripts!  It might even turn into a moot, so that will be fun, too.  ;-)

Here's the link, if you want to read about what I'm going to be doing today:

http://www.marquette.edu/library/information/news/2007/Rateliff.html

And here's a link to some info on the reason for the lecture -- celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Tolkien collection:

http://www.marquette.edu/library/information/news/2007/Tolkien.html

More later, I'll be sure to take notes.  I won't keep a diary, but I shall try to give a full account when I get back!  :-D