The Descent

Finally. A decent horror movie. Normally I don't write movie reviews, although sometimes I wonder why I don't since I like movies, particularly horror movies and I could write just as good a review as anyone else.
I caught The Descent on Sunday afternoon after having read some reviews stating that it was good. Now that sounds like I need reviews to tell me what to like. That assumption would be incorrect. I need reviews to tell me what not to waste my money on. And this was a safe gamble. With an almost all-female cast of women who can actually act, save the first scene or two, this was akin to The Thing with its all-male ensemble. And while I'm on The Thing, I'll mention that even the music reminded me of The Thing. A nod to John Carpenter maybe? At any rate, it's a good flick and uses some surprisingly simple tricks to gather some screams. The monsters reminded me of the vamps in Blade 2 but they still creeped me out. And that's hard to do. The only complaint I have is every now and then the accents of one or two actors got in the way of understanding their dialogue, but all in all, not a biggie. Four stars.

Back From the Dead

bumblebee symbol of the Schworak Indians. meaning: Honesty & Pure Thinking - Willingness & Drive

it's mid july and i'm on fire. no, not with the heat of desire, though that's never far from my mind, but on fire from yet another insufferable Texas summer.

yes, george, global warming is a crock of shit.

despite the fact that spring has passed, i am busy like a little bee. okay, so maybe i'm not cute and fuzzy or black and yellow or able to fly, but i AM buzz-buzz-buzzin' through the flowers!

. . .okay, so i'm not technically doing that either. but i have been really creative these last few weeks and if you knew me, you'd know how good that is. i'm such a harpie, a gorgon and a beast when i can't produce. all those children shivering underneath their covers can breathe a collective sigh because i've no time for nightmares these days. i'm making my own! (insert evil high-pitched maniacal laugh here)

i told one of the guys on the forum (the Erotic Writer's Forum, that is) that i was in short story heaven. i've come up with the idea that if i can't devote the time needed to developing a novel-length project that i'll just work on shorter things and satisfy both my current caregiver duties AND my creative ones. it's all good, as they say.

Pugger Day

happy birthday to my 10 year old pug, bosko.

took him to petsmart and bought him some goodies.

happiness is a full pug.

Butterflies are Free to Fly

i did a animal tarot spread and asked about kalynth sun. the results were fairly positive. i got snake for north which was all about ambition and transmutation. in the west i had bat which symbolizes old ways and new way, in the east i drew rabbit which discussed fear and in the south i picked the swan which basically told me to get grounded and wake up!

January 12th

1896
H. L. Smith took the first X-ray photograph. It was a hand with a bullet in it.

1915
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.

1932
Hattie W. Caraway, a democrat from Arkansas became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

1998
Nineteen European countries signed an agreement banning human cloning.

A Year Later

Around this time last year i submitted my baby (kalynth sun) to ellora's cave for their writing contest. i haven't submitted anything since despite my very high and encouraging marks. i fixed all the problems and think it's much better but feel like i shouldn't submit it again until i can give it the attention it deserves. i just don't have time for a novel right now. all that prep work and then writing and dinner. they don't exactly go together.

Note to Self

bemoaning the cost of japanese food...

note to self...

consider soliciting for a japanese lover skilled in sushi making...

in particular avocado roll, rainbow roll, calamari roll, house roll...