Asymmetrical Information

Tall elves are from the Norse myths, which is where Tolkein got them. Short elves, are from the Irish Tuatha da dannan or Sidhe.

I dunno. With a name like "Megan" you should be a short elf, not a tall elf.

Just because I'm an elf, doesn't mean I get to date Orlando Bloom.

I would've thought Viggo Mortensen was more your type anyway.

There's also the slight matter of the distinct lack of pointed ears...

You are a very attractive elf.

Yeah, you've got a bit of that Cate Blanchett thing going. . .

is okay. leasts you ain't orc. is real hard now being orc, yup. But we does what we can.

still got nice teeths though. you elfs ain't having too much pointy ears no more.HA!

Check the handbook. I think you are entitled to one date with Orlando Bloom. You can date Viggo, but you don't get to be immortal anymore.

Megan was an elven queen
who in the havens ne'er was seen
her face was clear
her mind was bright
her writings laced with laptop light

And from afar she blogs away
and all her kin cry lack-a-day
and wish upon Earendel's star
That she dwelled where her kindred are.

Ryan W. - I do hope that was composed as part of some poetry-related drinking game.

Yeah you do look elven ala Tolkien. Bad news is, I don't think you really get to "date", as such. But if Orlando is the one for you, don't worry, some unbelievable twist of fate will bring you together.

dedalus275 - Stone cold sober. I have no excuse. But on a board where people impersonate orcs and Dr. House and we were comparing Megan to an tolkiensonian elf, is it really such a strech?

Well, SOMEone has to say it:

Myyy pprreeccciiioouuussss!

hm. how is it that these blogging heads people find out that i'm talking about them when i never link to them? in any case, i believe that elves in tolkien were about 6'4 (the same size as numenoreans).

You look like a vampire!!!!

Honestly though, Jane, That's not your best picture.

Orlando Bloom is not old enough to go on real dates yet. And he has to be home by 8:30 on school nights.

Elf, shmelf. What impressed me was the grace and aplomb with which you dispatched Yglesias to the trollish depths of forensic hell.

Really, someone should advise him not to blow whatever blogosphere credibility he has matching wits with the likes of you...

Cheers from an old-media economics writer...

Here's a thought: For these Bloggingheads.tv excursions, the camera should off-center, so that you're looking just past it (as though talking to an interviewer). IMO it would look a little less awkward, and if left/right angle were pre-arranged, it would look more like the contestants were engaging each other.

I can confirm that Megan does not look like an elf in person. (I actually took a couple of the rather nice photos Megan posted quite a while back.) But I can also confirm that neither does Orlando Bloom, whom I saw in the audience at a play this week. He actually looks rather more masculine in person than in any of the roles I've seen him in, which if I were interested in men I think I'd find a good thing. Who wants to date an elf?

Who wants to date an elf?

those who value grace & elegance.

It's the hair. Even without pointy ears, it looks very Arwen... he said, having watched the clip. Before I watched, I was wondering if she looked like an enormous Santa's Elf.