Hoo, boy...

[halfshellvenus]

Hot, hot weekend. Yesterday was in the low 90s (I ended the morning's 5-mile run right at 3.9 miles, because it was suddenly clear I was done). Today was 96o, and felt hotter because it was a little muggy. My bike ride went from aiming for about 24 miles to maybe 22 miles and then, "Nope-I have to quit right now, 1/3 mile before even the shortest

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[bleodswean]

It's hot!!! And muggy! And stormy, too! Having the same experience up here in regards to being wiped out by this freakin' weird weather! Ah, NorCal June!

I enjoyed "Egg & Spoon". Do you know Maguire? He is one of my all-time faves and that is not one of his better titles, but it was worth the read.

It doesn't seem that "The Shining" has held up well. Parts of it are very, very scary, imo. I haven't read "Doctor Sleep"!

Stay comfy, K!

[halfshellvenus]

I worry about the thunderstorms, because those are not harmless in the mountains. Sometimes they start fires! :(

I've read "Wicked" and "The Ugly Stepsister" by Maguire, and enjoyed both a great deal. Though I would claim that these are definitely a form of fanfic-- for those who protest fanfic. ;) I'm really liking this one, partly because of the mood of the story. It flies by compared to "The Shining," at least, which I had to prod myself to finish, more out of obligation than because I actually wanted to.

I saw The Shining as a movie first, which spoils some of the plot. Plus, it was in Eugene, with an audience that found the whole movie campy and ridiculous instead of scary-- and that's how it struck me, too. I can never fully divorce myself from that experience.

Try Doctor Sleep! I recommend it! Though I'd recommend Joe Hill's books even more. :)

[bleodswean]

We worry about that, too. ;)

All of his work is definitely derivative. But he is a master fairy tale spinner, unlike, say Robin McKinley. "Mirror, Mirror" is in my top five favourite books of all time. It's poetic, symbolic, and deeply dense. Just a gorgeous outing. You might like his tooth fairy book for younger readers.

Do you know Brom?

I think "Pet Semetery" was his finest work. And I love "Salem's Lot" but yeah...seeing the films first will wreck the storytelling finesse the guy has. They just can't bring King to the screen, big or small.

[swirlsofblue]

Eep, wasps are scary.

[halfshellvenus]

They are so nasty and quick, and their stings hurt worse than anything.

Take your eye off of them for a second, and they'll be on you. Ugh.

[reckless_blues]

Eyyyyy *fistbump*

[halfshellvenus]

It's completely true!

[reckless_blues]

I've never heard of it! Have to pick up a copy.

[tsuki_no_bara]

those toilet paper ads are weirdly sad. (but mostly weird.) i feel the urge to move all the rubber duckies out of my bathroom, so they don't see anything they can't unsee.

i didn't know paul was rated r. granted, i only ever saw it on tv, but still. have you seen it before? what did you think?

[halfshellvenus]

Hey, how can you not love the Daddy Gator one of those? :D

"Paul" was funny and kind of sweet in a way, but it really, really needed to just be a PG-13 movie. The amount of bad language shoe-horned into it was cringeworthy-- things nobody would say, and that really seemed out of place. Awkward. :(

[n3m3sis43]

I really love King, but it's freaky going back and rereading his books and seeing all the Magical Negroes. Okay, dude. Time for a new trope!! Although to be fair, The Shining and The Talisman were both written forever ago. And I think the story Shawshank was based on is from the 80's?

[halfshellvenus]

Three novels with that trope, though... Isn't that his primary use of people-of-color as major characters? I hope that's changed by now.

[n3m3sis43]

Well, there was Detta/Odetta/Susannah in the Dark Tower series. I don't think she was a Magical Negro, but she had DID/multiple personalities which in my opinion was not well-executed and which he called "schizophrenia" even though he wrote the damn books in the 90s and should have known better.

Wait, why do I love Stephen King again? o_O

[n3m3sis43]

To be fair, it's probably pretty hard to accurately portray a character with DID.