Jess of the Shire

A Teaser...

I'm taking this week off from videos, but next week is the channel anniversary, and it felt right that I finally talk about the incredibly odd Lord of the Rings script written by John Boorman in the 70s. It's a fever dream, so here's a little extended teaser trailer of my some of my favorite (or least favorite?) moments! See y'all next week!

A little more Grimm

Hang out with me and my nephew Rocky to hear a few more fairytales. We're talking about cannibalism, pregnant Rapunzel and my hatred of Stuart Little, you don't want to miss it!

A Brief Update

Hey folks! As I alluded to in yesterday's video, there will be a bonus patreon video for tiers 2&3 coming out shortly. I planned to get it out this weekend, but completely broke my phone and had to get a new one, so filming is slightly delayed. That bonus video should be out by Tuesday at the latest though. Thanks for all of your patience, and I hope you're all warm, cozy and safe!

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Q&A and conversation

You asked, and I answered! Fun questions at the beginning, important updates at the end. This one is a little rambly, but I added lots of timestamps in case you want to skip a 10 minute infodump on my rats.

I hope that you're all having a happy and safe new year, and I cannot express how grateful I am for each and every one of you. I'm insanely lucky to share these stories with you...

Reading Tolkien's Noel

Hello! Here’s a reading/discussion of Tolkien’s long lost poem Noel, a lovely piece of Christmas Magic. Below are the links I mentioned in the video. Full (lengthy) Q&A/conversation coming later today, as soon as I finish editing!

A beautiful musical rendition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zxCz_0o...

Patreon Q&A

Hey folks! As alluded to in a video, I'm going to do a little Q&A/state of the channel address before the new year. This will be available to ALL patreon tiers. A bonus video reading/discussing Tolkien's Noel poem will be available for the Brandybucks and Bagginses on the 31st as well.

If you have any questions about the channel, books, movies, TV or anything else feel free to...

Halloween Teaser (and bloopers)

WARNING: the second section of this video contains horrific mouth noises. I'm so sorry.

I am elbow deep in editing my longest and most intense video ever, (like 2.5 hours intense) but I thought I'd share the video's intro and some bloopers from trying to film it. Words cannot express how much I wish I had put a towel down on my lap before I started spitting up fake gore all over myself, b...

Announcement! Art!!

Hey folks! I announced this in today's video, but in honor of Hobbit Day this Sunday, I've had some channel art commissioned! They were done by my marvelous friend Bridget, and I was able to get hobbit-ish designs for each of my sets of pet rats that I've had over the years (as well as some adorable logos and bonus Fellowship of the Rat).

And from this art, we've made stickers! I show the...

The Sleepy Dormouse 7/14

Hello! Here's the recording from my brief reading stream earlier. Technology was not on my side, but this will hopefully be the first of many in the (somewhat) near future!

Let me read to you!!

Hi! As I mentioned in this week's video, I'm going to be hopping onto the Discord tomorrow to do a live reading of one of my favorite kids books. It will be 7/14 at 12:00 pm EST (technological difficulties not withstanding). You're all welcome to watch and join in the chat, but either way I'll post the video from that for viewing afterwards. Hopefully, this will be the first of many such events...

Let's go for a hike!

Hey y'all! Long time no see. Sorry about my absence from posting here. Life got overwhelming very fast and 2 years of working at burnout rate caught up hard. Now that I'm full-time with youtube my hope is that I'll have a lot more time to stay caught up, but in the meantime, I thought I'd get around to putting this bonus video together! It's from last September, but it still gives me the warm f...

A Quick Plaque Unboxing

Hey folks, just a quick one, but here's a little unboxing of the shiny rectangle. Your support means the entire world!

Join me for a studio re-decoration!

Enjoy this bookshelf tour/studio redecoration video, and be sure to let me know what you think should be changed.

P.S Sorry about the blue tape I left on the wall

Some thoughts on Dune 2 part 2...

Dune 2 is not a one-for-one retelling of Frank Herbert’s classic Dune novel. And honestly, I don’t really mind.

The changes that Villenueve made to the story will probably make some people mad. And that’s fine, but as someone who talks and thinks about the art of adaptation a lot, I can’t bring myself to hold these changes against this incredible piece o...

New Rats

I thought I ought to introduce y'all to the two newest members of my family, Ignatius (the black and white one) and Theodoric (the brown one). They've been posted a few times in the discord, but I thought I'd pop them up here too.

They're lovely little gents, and even though they've only been with me for a week, they're quite affectionate and bold. Everybody say hi to Iggy and Theo!

Gandalf's Lament

Hey folks! Here's my quick rendition of Gandalf's lament from Fellowship (With Sam's verse added at the end, of course). Plus, you get a sneak-peek at a makeup look for an upcoming video!

I really appreciate how patient you all have been with me on here. I haven't been able to post as much bonus content on here as I'd like, since keeping up with the normal videos/sponsorships/my day job h...

Happy Holidays!

Just popping into wish you all a very merry Christmas, a blessed yule, and a very happy holiday season! We'll hopefully have a bonus video out in the next few weeks, but I just wanted to say that I'm so grateful to all of you. This has been an utterly fabulous year and I'm the luckiest hobbit in the world to have all of you.

The Trotula- a (less than) accurate guide to health

In this bonus video, Dillon and I read some sections from the Trotula- a twelfth century guide to women's health. We talk about drugging children, castrating weasels and removing layers of your skin for the sake of beauty. Enjoy!

Some more Frankenstein thoughts

Hi folks! Sorry this is coming so late. But I'm here to share some Frankenstein Mini-essays! As a little bonus, here's a playlist of my favorite tunes I used in that video: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb_4WMXIe9h85Ut4PwA2B4QCixLGrQhEB&si=_ccFIUPXz7UWTtrC 2023-11-11 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

A Quick Song Cover in the Rain

This is just me singing Pippin's Song on a rainy day, I thought y'all might enjoy! There will hopefully be a longer bonus video coming in the next few weeks, but in the meantime, let me know if you guys would be interested in a downloadable mp3 of this cover, or if you'd like to see more casual music things. Thanks so much, love y'all!

Studio Tour and the Tale of the Hole

In this behind the scenes video, I give you a tour of my studio, and my bookshelf, and tell you about the insanely large hole in my backyard. I promise the thing about the hole is WAY more exciting than it sounds.

Introductions

Hello, dearest patrons! Jess (of the Shire AKA Part Time Hobbit) here.

I cannot fully express how much I appreciate your support on this page. It was a little scary setting up this Patreon, but I know it's going to be worth it to connect with all of you outside of my Youtube videos. I am so excited for this community to grow in this new welcoming, kind and creative space.

For more d...