Large Hadron Collider? But I barely knew her!

havent heard this in years

Earlier today I managed to read a chunk of The Gates a novel by John Connolly while I was at costco. Most of the time costco freaks me the fuck out for a variety of reasons, a pallet of toothpaste can fall of the shelf and kill you, all of the whiskey bottles could breaks because someone hit a piercing note on the demo keyboard drowning you in delicious booze, the sheer amount of stuff, being escorted outside by security who are dressed like the Swedish Guard (why? because halberds are on sale this week, 3 for 56 bucks!) and having my ears boxed, so I usually just grab a book or two and hang out in the furniture section reading. I got through most of If Your Are Engulfed In Flames using that method. Most of the books are things I'll never read, you know, those suspense novels that are soon to be hit movies, the equivalent of romantic comedies. Most of the time I read the titles to the novels and make up my own story: The Remains of the Day, when Geoffry Day, wealthy old man (hey it's a job), is found dead from apparent suicide during a dinner party it is up to Johnny Dollar to find out who wanted him dead and why. But how can you prove a murder when there are multiple corpses of the same man? And so on. I do this at video stores too. So in The Gates, the Lard Hadron Collider pops up in the story, which is funny because I have recently asked myself what was going on with that thing and today I also saw this essay, which reminds of some kind of crazy science fiction story.

At costco today I saw a new "deluxe" edition of Dracula. I thought, "ooh neat!" But upoun closer inspection I scribbled something like "new drac ed = 'deluxe'" in my notebook. This edition of Dracula has an introduction, any explanotary or interesting notes, maps, illustrations, afterword, a cool cover, but you do get a sneak peek into the direct sequel to Dracula, Dracula the Un-dead Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt. Of course that book was there too. From Goodreads.com

Written by a direct descendant of Bram Stoker and a well- known Dracula historian, Dracula: The Un-Dead is a bone- chilling sequel based on Bram Stoker’s own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original edition. Written with the blessing and cooperation of many members of the Stoker family, Dracula: The Un-Dead begins in 1912, twenty-five years after Dracula “crumbled into dust.” Van Helsing’s protégé, Dr. Seward, is now a disgraced morphine addict obsessed with stamping out evil across Europe. Meanwhile, an unknowing Quincey Harker, son of Jonathon and Mina, leaves law school for the stage, only to stumble upon the troubled production of Dracula, directed and produced by Bram Stoker himself.

The play plunges Quincey into the world of his parents’ terrible secrets, but before he can confront them he experiences evil in a way he had never imagined. One by one, the band of heroes that defeated Dracula a quarter-century ago is being hunted down. Could it be that Dracula somehow survived their attack and is seeking revenge? Or is there another, far more sinister force at work whose relentless purpose is to destroy anything and anyone associated with Dracula?

Fast-paced, full of suspense, and rich with historical detail, Dracula: The Un-Dead is the answer to every vampire fanatic’s prayers.

Bah. I read a little bit of it but it sucked. I've been waiting all day to say that. I'm sure that Dracula the Un-Dead is nothing but an attempt to suckle at the wretched teat of the vampire mania that sweeps over the land like a, well, life draining scourge of the living dead. Motherfuckers.

I recorded The Other Boleyn Girl for my dad since he mentioned it seemed interesting. So I put the movie on and my dad asked me what it was about, I told him that it was about 2 of Henry the 8ths ladies and how the whole royalty thing tears them apart. My mom asked me if I had seen it, I said I hadn't. "Why not?" "It doesn't appeal to me you know. There doesn't appear to be any horrible monsters, or explosions, or exploding horrible monsters. I doubt that there's going to be any holy hand grenades or anything." Which was true! Okay you can say that the real monster is greed or whatever, but even though I like plenty of movies that don't involved any of the things I just said, TOBG was boring.