I made a post sometime last year (or early this year, I can't remember) about unearthing nearly all the components of my NES from the cardboard box in the basement where it had taken up residence for the the past 10+ years. Ever since that discovery, the system and its parts (big 'ol box, 2 controllers w/stickers, Zapper, and cojoined red/yellow
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Horrorfind Weekend (or perhaps more accurately, one day of Horrorfind Weekend) has become a ritual among myself, Chii, and Lizard. That being said, the event becomes less and less satisfying with each passing year. Granted, this year was actually better than '06 (which was essentially spent looping around the Dealer's Room in a consumerist haze),
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A big "thank you" to hollie_horror for furnishing me with the link to the Internet-leaked Hostel: Part II a week prior to its theatrical release
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The Student One-Acts went well...a fun time was had by all. As I've stated elsewhere, "tights get great updrafts."
Had the opportunity to see Grindhouse a second time (rushed out to Lancaster to meet with Brian and Emily), though I missed the first 15 minutes or so of Planet Terror.
Saw Vacancy last week, which is a surprisingly effective, short
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[Side Note: I hate to say this (because my speculation on such things usually results in severe disappointment), but Rob Zombie's Halloween remake looks kind of intriguing; I'll see it just because Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, If....) is playing Dr. Loomis.]
As the "nice weather," quote-quote, enters the scene, so does Senioritis (the paralysis of the "academic class"). O, woe! Personally, I can't tolerate weather above 70 degrees; I sweat so easily. Yes, like a pig, as a matter of fact
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I really empathize with Dr. Reid. Here is a professor with high ideals, speaking to a class (or classes) that doesn't want to "hear it
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