I was originally going to take a half-day off of work next tuesday, as it's my birthday. It occurs to me though, that I should probably take off thursday instead, given the wednesday holiday, and the fact that I don't work on fridays while I'm in school. If I don't take thursday off, then I'll just end up going to work every other day, which is ( Read more... )

I knew this would happen. I didn't know when, I didn't know how - but I knew it. You all laughed at me, or maybe just indulged me when I ranted about my zombie-phobia - but I was right ( Read more... )

It was a good weekend. I can't remember all of what I did - not because I got drunk or anything (although, admittedly, I was intoxicated for a great deal of saturday night), but because it seems that several days passed in a speedy blur, and I can't seem to differentiate one day from another ( Read more... )

I saw an ice cream shop called "Marble Slab Creamery" today.

Ok. Now, as soon as I see the phrase "marble slab" I think: morgue. So of course my mind "read" Marble Slab Crematory instead, which was so shocking, given the neon ice-cream cone-shaped light in the window, that I nearly crashed the car in horrified disbelief. I mean...ok, it's ( Read more... )

I picked up my barium for my CT scans tomorrow. On the top of the container it says "berry smoothie". I'm dubious. I've never seen any...liquid...look less like a berry smoothie in my life. It's white. And...chalky. Eew ( Read more... )

Couple of quick rambly thoughts:

I think I'm wussing out of seeing 28 Weeks Later. Sure, I know it's not coming out for another 6 weeks or so, and I might change my mind. But I mean - I only saw the trailer, which is just barely graphic and gory, and already I've had two nightmares (and have been constantly afraid that a gibbering, screaming, ( Read more... )

Of course, he won't see the movie. But I have a tendency to suffer a macabre fascination with things that I really fear, so I probably will. And will then suffer nightmares for, um, ever.

28 Weeks Later Trailer

That's right, you disgusting little monsters!  Follow the little robot to your dooooooooom!