So, since all of our friends over here will be busy with stuff for Halloween (like entertaining visiting relatives and taking care of brand new babies) and Frankenstein's castle is a three hour drive each way, we decided to stay in and have a scary movie marathon. Well, I decided and Mik agreed. I haven't watched a lot of scary movies--the spooky music used to freak me right out when I was a kid. I couldn't even watch the part at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark. But I've gotten better, and it's more fun when there's someone there to hold your hand and snark at the characters with you.

So here's our list:
Alien
Let The Right One In
28 Days Later
Audition

I haven't seen any of them. Yes, I know you may all point and laugh. So, I'm thinking, should I work up to the scariest one or have something less spooky for right before bed? I mean, I'm optioning the right to pop in Young Frankenstein or Rocky Horror if I get too freaked out, but should I peak the horror earlier and then have a more calming resolution? And what order should they go in? I mean, from what I've heard Audition is the scariest, but are angry zombies scarier than a creepy alien? And what about kiddy vampires? Any advice?

Jus got back. The date was fun, the food was mediocre, The Incredibles was excellent. Once again Pixar is smoking the good crack.

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I finally got around to watching the commentaries to Pirates of the
Caribbean this weekend. Yay for obsessiveness! Now I've got an actual
timeline to work with for helping to fix that untitled St. Patrick's Day
fic. And I also now know why Norrington is so popular--Jack Davenport is
immensely fun to listen to.

Also watched Johnny English which was low-key and rather low-brow but
exceeded my rather low expectations because of Bough. Yes, Bough, he of the
cheekbones and comeptency and complete loyalty. (How did he happen to get
to Pascal's headquarters in time to rescue Johnny? Did he follow them
there? Was he too investigating Sauvage on his own? Do he and Johnny have
a secret telepathic link? (My personal money is on a tracking device,
probably planted in Johnny's wristwatch. Bough loves his gadgets.)) I can
feel the urge to fic calling for me.

I'm also re-reading all of the Nero Wolfe mysteries I have. I don't have
them all--yet--but I do have most of them. I'm not reading them in any
particular order, just novels first, then novellas and short stories, and
finally Death of a Doxy and A Family Affair. I figured it'd be fitting to
read those two back-to-back. I'll see if I can find some of the ones I'm
missing tomorrow, or even, if possible, Nero Wolfe of West 35th
Street which was the first piece of fanwork I ever read, back when I
didn't know what fandom was, just that I wanted to be cool enough to study
all about my favorite detective and write down all these cool theories about
him/them and then get it published. I've only seen a few of the A&E
episodes, but I'm tempted to see if I can rent them after I finish my orgy
of reading. I like their Archie. Mmmm....this weekend was positively
covered with dashing men of action. Too bad none of them were real. ^__~

Also, also, tomorrow I'm going shopping. And while I won't be anywhere near
a B&N (where is the nearest one I wonder? Is there one in
Alexandria, or would it be all the way in Lafayette?), there will be a
Waldenbooks. So while I'll hit the usual suspects (fantasy, scifi, mystery,
manga), also have comics--regular issues and TPBs. I've been nibbling
around the edges of the comics fandom recently, so I'm thinking of getting a
few issues. Anything in particular anyone would recommend? I know Joss
Whedon has an X-Men series out right now and there's also that Batman: True
Brit thing because I am a sucker for Monty Python. (Of course I shall look
for Captain Drew first, and if they don't stock it, I shall demand loudly
that they place an order for a hundred copies. Each issue. ^__^)

Also, I am happy because I got a review on my Croup/Vandemar story at ff.net
today. It used the word macabre, which has always been one of my favorite
words.

I can tell because it's midnight and I'm yawning my head off. Time was when I could stay up til three in the morning for two weeks straight and be happy about it. (That time was, of course, only last year, but still...)

Saw the original version of 'Bedazzled' today. Had to try quite violently to wrench my mind out of the slash-filled gutter it *immediately* sank into upon seeing the burgeoning friendship between the devil and his victim. Do I really need to think about Dudley Moore slash? No.

Watched Gundam 0083 tonight but missed Yu Yu Hakusho and Cowboy Bebop (as well as Pilot Candidate--is that any good?) due to a prior appointment with a friend and Monty Python.He liked it a lot which is good because I hate recommending a movie to someone who ends up hating it.

I'm going to go now, even though it's so early (for me) because I'd hate to fall asleep typing. Then my entry would look something like this:

riwj'wri'oo/ dwio;/-

G'nite!