It's totally your fault, Tumblr.

No, really. I was almost (almost) perfectly okay with not having dipped my toe into the Freeman/Cumberbatch "Sherlock" universe but someone (well, several someones) keeps posting adorable gifs and I've loved Martin Freeman for a very long time and I find Sherlock Holmes a terribly intriguing character and there ( Read more... )

Friday night I met Stephen King. No, really. blogged_in invited me to a reception and award presentation for Stephen King at George Mason University. It was incredible. As Mr. King mingled through the reception, he walked up to me and extended his hand. I shook it and told him that I first read one of his books at nine years of age. He jokingly grimaced and ( Read more... )

On Saturday I tagged along with boneshard up to Gettysburg for Horrorfind Weekend. I was so nervous about going that I almost canceled, but I really wanted to see what a convention like this was like. I was expecting Arisia- or Philcon levels of people and dealers and costumes and celebs. Unfortunately, it was more like a crowded swap meet. There were some ( Read more... )

I'm catching up on watching older horror movies. Oh sure, I cut my teeth on "The Exorcist" and "Halloween", but I've missed many of the modern classics, specifically the slasher films, due to disinterest. However, if I'm going to keep my horror movie buff cred, I should be better versed in this sub-genre ( Read more... )

It hasn't been too bad, all things considered. I want to dopeslap a couple of engineers abroad; Bossman said, "Get in line." Ah well. I should be completely caught up in another day.

Hubbyfink and I going to finally see "Zombieland" tonight. We'd intended to make a movie night while at the beach, but wound up being too busy loafing. Oh, what a ( Read more... )