Done learnt myself cross-eyed

[cleolinda]

I think I had a mild hypomanic episode today; I spent the afternoon seemingly hellbent on researching myself stupid. (Wait, can you do that? By definition, can you learn yourself stupid?) Things I found out:

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[batwrangler]

Other creepy non-Cthulhu Lovecraft: In the Judge's House and The Rats in the Walls. Read 'em and sleep with your lights on.

[cleolinda]

"The Picture in the House" is also good. Although I looked over "The Rats in the Walls" the other day, and while it is pretty freakish, I think the narrator does spiral into some of the Elder Gods stuff towards the end. I'm pretty sure it happens in every story, actually, but I'm always sad when it's like, Lovecraft just couldn't resist, could he? Ten pages and he's almost made it out clear, and then he just has to throw a Yuggoth in there or something.

[entilzhamorden]

Yeah, but in the Rats in the Walls, it doesn't have any real connection to the rest of the mythos. It's just to add flavor to the narrator's insanity, which is the main point, I think, regardless of any mythos references.

[lilitou]

Okay, seriously? Nothing against Germany or anything, but what's with them and the cannibals? They've had so many more cannibal murderers than any other country I know of. Almost every time you run across a cannibal murderer, he's German. WTF is up with that? Note: this may be somewhat of an exaggeration--I mean, how many cannibal murderers do you run across, really?--but it's honestly becoming an automatic connection in my head. I see "cannibal" and I think "Germany". Sorry, Germany. I <3 you anyway.

And much as I think Nicole Kidman looks pretty sweet as Mrs. Coulter, I kind of hate it when they cast stars in movies based on books I love. I can't really put aside the, "That's not Mrs. Coulter. That's Nicole Kidman." Y'know?

[kokopellinelli]

You know, you're not alone in the Cannibalism=Germany thing.

Also, I just have to point out this sentence from the Locusta link:

"Legend claims she was publicly raped by a specially trained giraffe, after which she was torn apart by wild animals, but there is no documented evidence to support this claim." Disturbing.

[outinthestorm]

I'm worried because the first thing I thought of was: "how did they train that giraffe?"

[kokopellinelli]

And the first thing I thought was: "...a giraffe??"

[divabat]

Isn't Mrs. Coulter supposed to be a redhead? And the second link doesn't work.

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[cleolinda]

Fixed. : )

[troubleinchina]

Have you read any of the Uppity Women books? I get the impression that you'd like them. I think your Roman serial killer is in one of them, which is what brought it to mind. I thought the "Uppity Women of Medieval Times" was the best.

[cleolinda]

I haven't, actually--but the title sounds familiar. Hmm...

[troubleinchina]

At the risk of sounding stalkerish, I'm culling my books for an interncontinental move. I can send you the "Uppity Women of Ancient Times" to the addy in your users info, if you're interested. (Like I said, I think the Medieval Times one is better, but I gave that away *last* intercontinental move.)

[cleolinda]

Ooo, that would be awesome.

[meandstuff]

Is it wrong that the first thing I thought when I saw those 'Nicole as Coulter' pictures was that Mrs Coulter would have better shoes?