Book 5, 31: That Agent Elrond Moment When

The title is a reference to the fact that the same actor plays very different roles in Lord of the Rings and The Matrix. I was going to expand on that before I got to writing, and realised that I was riffing on this:

Source

If you don't know what it's on about, it's a creator-produced fantasy comic book of the late 70s about primitive elves who hang out with wolves and have adventures. Like, for example, Bone, it goes on to resolve its conflicts and explain its background well after the initial creative impulse is lost, so it seems more like a daydream than a story, not that there's anything wrong with that.

Book 5, 30: Built of Bones

Phoenix stance.

Book 5, 29: Damsels in Distress

The Pale Cathedral

Book 5, 28: Not an Orphanage

Book 5, 27: Master Bruce

So that was what was cool forty years ago. (Not as cool as Cyndi Lauper, but Madonna had more staying power, for whatever reason.) I image searched some modern bangles, and you can do the same if you want. I like them better. Progress! But, on the other hand, our bangles back then were more important. There was a band, even.

Book 5, 26: Embarrassing as Hell

Not the dress. But, you know what? Forget that and admire. Source.

Book 5, 25: Flux Capacitor!

It seemed like a pretty trippy book when I read it as a kid, but the extract in the Wikipedia article is blech. Speaking of old science fiction and wiki, here's the article about Bussard ramjets. 

Monkey Tree.