I’ve been catching up on my horror movies lately.  I finally saw the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Jill and Autumn, which was still freaky despite being released a few decades ago.  I’m surprised that there wasn’t more gore in it, though.  I expected an Evil Dead blood and goop fest.  It was awesome time, and we had lots of yummy brown rice ( Read more... )

Another reason why I love the internet (aside from the 31G site):

Googling for "aluminum foil," the first result is this completely fabulous website:

Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie

Information about psychotronic mind control blockage using an Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie.

With PDF instructions for your own aluminum foil noggin sheild! http:// ( Read more... )

I saw High Tension with Kelley last night.  It's pretty frightening, although I agree with Matt that the ending could have been done better.  There is something cool, however, about seeing a character running through the woods brandishing a Stihl concrete buzz saw.  Hopefully we’ll get to rent Audition sometime soon, as I’ve been meaning to see it ( Read more... )

We had a nice stretch of sunny days, but now it’s rainy again.  I was having the most blissful afternoons, too.  I’d take a thermos of coffee out to a sunny bench in a small park and read the grotesquely comic stories of Thomas Mann.  I picked up Death in Venice, and other short stories, and it’s bizarre and wonderful.

I’ve been updating Record ( Read more... )

Back in State College after an amazing time back home.  The trip home was uneventful, but I had another zombie dream last night.  The difference was that this time I was the zombie.  The really weird part?  My zombie self killed Pope John Paul II.

I’m not making this up.  That’s the only fragment I remember from the dream.  He died from the ( Read more... )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILL!!!!! Sorry I'm not in town, but I'll see you in a few days! Hope you have an awesome time tonight!!!!!!!!

I’m done.  Semester ended last night a little after 8, after I left my Horticulture final.  Even though I’ll be back in a little over a week to take some classes over the summer, I’m really looking forward to the week off.  I’m basically going to see how many books I can fit into that time.  I’m estimating 3-4.

Went to the Darkhorse last night ( Read more... )

"Are they taking DDT?" - Vice President Dan Quayle asking doctors at a Manhattan AIDS clinic about their treatments of choice, 4/30/92 (reported in Esquire, 8/92, and NY Post early May 92)

So after an awesome weekend, more good news: Penn State is looking for interns to assist with the publication of Hemmingway’s letters.  That would be a fantastic opportunity; it could only get better if they were offering a $30k grant to undergrad Grindcore/Power Violence Historians.  Returning to reality, let’s hope I make the cut (for the ( Read more... )

It looks like Mike and I will be in the same Science Fiction Lit class next semester, which will be bizarro. Thinking about it, I can’t quite see him sitting next to me in an English course. I guess it could work; Bruce Campbell shared the screen with George Clooney ( Read more... )