07/08/09

  • Jul. 8th, 2009 at 11:05 AM
shadowrat
Why was six afraid of seven?

Seven ate Nine!

HiJ Movie Day 2009

  • Jul. 5th, 2009 at 10:31 AM
shadowrat

mosaichij2009, originally uploaded by applesticker.

1. Berry fireworks
2. zombie movies
3. Nola and Pat watch movies together
4. Prosecco Brains

"Send More Paramedics"

  • Jul. 5th, 2009 at 10:16 AM
shadowrat
Best Overall Movie of the Day:
Return of the Living Dead: funny, meta, with smart, fast zombies that cannot be stopped

Worst/Most Boring:
The Quick and the Undead: Everyone in the room fell asleep during it

Movie That Really Wasn't What We Expected:
Zombies Anonymous: NOT A COMEDY, more of a heavy-handed parable about racism and drug abuse (although there were one or two funny parts, and out of all the low-budget ones, this was the best)

Weirdest:
Cemetary Man: you'll have to see it to get how weird this was

Honorable Mention:
Boy Eats Girl: Cute little Irish Zombie movie.

Side Note:
Zombie movies seem to be only 30%ish percent about zombies. Mostly they're about people interacting with other people, often violently.

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Side Note: I need to see this

  • Jul. 3rd, 2009 at 8:45 PM
shadowrat

photo.jpg, originally uploaded by applesticker.

Gary Busey murders most of a family having lunch in a diner. The surviving daughter testifies against him. He goes to the electric chair. They mail his ashes back to his mother.

With me so far?

The mother bakes the ashes into an evil gingerbread man and unleashes him on the world to seek revenge.

Oh yeah.

HiJ: the final reckoning (until tomorrow)

  • Jul. 3rd, 2009 at 8:11 PM
shadowrat
Here's the final tally:

The Original List
Night of the Living Dead
Return of the Living Dead
Diary of the Dead
Cemetary Man
Resident Evil
28 Days Later
Shaun of the Dead
Zombi 2 (Zombie)

The Things We Just Found at Blockbuster That Are Awesome:
Flight of the Living Dead
Boy Eats Girl
The Quick and the Undead (a personal favorite title)
Zombie Nation
ZA: Zombies Anonymous
Land of the Dead (actually at Raritan Video, not at Blockbuster, but cool regardless)

photo.jpg

It is not humanly possible to watch all these movies tomorrow. Not at all. But we will struggle valiantly against *inhuman* odds. We'll probably just vote to decide what to watch. I will keep you posted.

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ZOMBIES

  • Jul. 2nd, 2009 at 5:31 PM
shadowrat

Zombies! They're coming to get you! Be prepared for the zompacalypse! Watch hours and hours and hours of zombie movies to celebrate Halloween in July!

Night of the Living Dead
Return of the Living Dead
Cemetary Man
Zombi 2 (Zombie)
28 Days Later
Shaun of the Dead
Resident Evil
My Boyfriend's Back (maybe)

(probably not in that order)

Junk food and tasty treats!

Maybe even zombie prizes!

You know you want to!

Open house all day, 10am to 1am, july 4th. Email applesticker at gmail dot com if you need directions or more info.

brake pads

  • Jun. 28th, 2009 at 10:50 PM
shadowrat

brake pads, originally uploaded by applesticker.

These are the old brake pads from my car. The one on the right has the brake completely worn off. The metal of the...thingee that holds the pad is worn down and deeply grooved. See those dark circles? They're where the actual pad used to be. The left most pad is also badly worn down but not as scarily.

We didn't have the money to get it fixed so I was very gingerly driving it around. Our friend Alex was awesome and replaced the worn down ones for us.

I post this because things that are extraordinary, even/especially extraordinarily stupid, should be put out for public consideration.



(Hail Asphaltia, by the way)

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obligatory

  • Jun. 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 AM
shadowrat
FSG had a strange, sharp feeling this year. It rained a lot. It seemed like there were many fewer people than normal. I noticed a lot of shaved heads -- but that's probably me looking because of my own.

(Tiny just sat on my lap and macbook, almost completely covering my keyboard and hands. And now he's asleep. So maybe I won't write so much. Ack, now here's Nola on me too. I am cat-slave.)

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Halloween in July - July 4th - Be There

  • Jun. 23rd, 2009 at 7:53 AM
shadowrat
Halloween in July - July 4th - Be There

Where: My House, Highland Park
What: Zombies Zombies Zombies
When: From about 10am to 1am

Mark your calendars.

We'll be watching a days worth of Zombie movies to honor the Halloween spirit in the middle of the summer. The exact list of movies (painstakingly picked by myself and [info]ktkid) will be posted this week, along with approximate times.

(If you need directions to my house or any other info: applesticker at gmail dot com)

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shaved

  • Jun. 16th, 2009 at 8:09 PM
shadowrat

shaved, originally uploaded by applesticker.

re: that last post

  • Jun. 15th, 2009 at 6:18 PM
shadowrat
I spoke too soon.

general, random

  • Jun. 15th, 2009 at 6:59 AM
shadowrat
I know I'm going to get to FSG and have the flu. It's going to be really sad.

No one at my work has swine flu, just another variety of flu. People are still dropping like flies though.

I'd really like it if it could be summer now. Specifically, I'd like it to be warm. I can deal with the rain; I cannot deal with wearing a long-sleeved shirt to work in June. I'm still sleeping under heavy blankets every night. I hope its warmer in Maryland.

Tonight I make pinatas.

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Flu-pocalypse

  • Jun. 12th, 2009 at 2:06 PM
shadowrat

About half the full-time people at my job are out sick with a flu, plus some number of the part-timers. Someone fainted in the breakroom and had to go the hospital. Many others went home early or never came in.

So far, I'm feeling fine -- although now I'm starting to become paranoid about my lightheaded/headachey feeling. That feeling is really probably due to being in the area while my sister got an IV put in. Even thinking about needles/IV makes me lightheaded, nauseous, and headachey.

Being in the hospital as the "designated driver" for my sister also has my paranoia going full throttle. I'm waiting to pickup something on top of whatever might already be lurking.

But! So far, no sick

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Jun. 11th, 2009

  • 10:54 PM
shadowrat
Can I just say:

You are all awesome.

Jun. 10th, 2009

  • 11:53 PM
shadowrat
I'm trying not to just be sad and dumpy on lj. And since life is kinda sad and dumpy right now, I just don't post much.

But I'm sad and *lonely* right now. So I post.

There isn't a lot of food in the house right now. And there's practically no money to buy more. Didn't eat very much today.

Work was very frustrating today. I had to stay an hour-and-a-half over my normal time, just cleaning up after others. And there were many customers who were very angry.

I came home hoping to find someone who might have an idea for how to get some food or at least someone to commiserate with. Instead everyone in my house is asleep and all the lights are off. As if I wasn't expected to be coming home.

So now I'm very hungry, very tired, and pretty damn sad.

Sorry to be sad and dumpy, livejournal land.

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Jun. 9th, 2009

  • 7:54 AM
shadowrat
First there was dim morning light, as I struggled to get out of bed.

It got stronger and lighter.

Then, I got out of the shower, and the world had gone dark. Thunder and lightning and heavy rain.

Hoo-ray. If only I didn't have to leave for work now.

Suggestions for Gore

  • Jun. 5th, 2009 at 9:08 AM
shadowrat
In a little less than a month, I'll be hosting my Halloween-in-July (HiJ) movie extravaganza -- on July 4th. This year's theme is Zombie Movies. I'm going to run movies from around 8am to maybe 1am.

I'm looking for movie suggestions, particularly funny ones or ones that come at the genre from a different angle.

I'll be posting the full schedule with approximate times in about a week.

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Suggestions for Food

  • Jun. 5th, 2009 at 9:06 AM
shadowrat
Pat and I are going to FSG in a week-and-a-bit. We're trying to plan some very cheap meals that will work while camping. We should have a camping stove with us and maybe a few pots, but nothing fancy.

Does anyone have any suggestions for some cheap camp food?

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