u/okayjoslynn

This is the first time I've ever caught my cake day. I love this community and I'm happy to have a little reason to celebrate today.

Hobbits give gifts on their birthdays. Hobbits love gifts. I think one of the primary reasons Frodo didn't celebrate his birthday alongside Bilbo in the story is it would bankrupt him to give away so many, haha. I wonder, what would those gifts be? Plant starts, jams, books, cheese, wood carvings.. what do you think some hobbit gifts would be? What would you hope to give and get as a hobbit?

It's my cake day! I'll reply to every comment with the hobbit gift I'd give you based on your username.

"Can you tell me the name of that one song? Where I dream?"

Today, as I worked on a project my son sat on the couch, listening to music with his new headphones. He saved up for them, it's the first thing he connected to Bluetooth himself and he wanted the name of a song. I wasn't sure which one he meant and asked him to hum a bit. Instead, he raised his hands and waved them side to side. Life goes on.

I listen to Oliver in the car and lately he's become so interested in his music. I watched him plug in the name and begin to bob his head. To my son, Oliver is still alive. He is an artist he is learning about. A musician who makes songs that move him. Someday I will have a conversation with him. Someday he will feel the pain familiar to all music lovers, the sadness that a brilliance you have found is finite. But for now, there are many songs to learn. For now he feels the joy of exploration. In my son's brand new headphones, Oliver is alive.

I hope this is ok to ask. When people ask what an aesthetic would be called is it like a "what would YOU call it" or "tell me just the actual name" question?