The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum

This one's from back in... what? 1981? Or thereabouts? The weird juxtaposition of NSA revelations and politicians expressing disappointment that we don't get to attack Syria brought it to mind again.

Halloween Music: Astronomy

Have a bit of Blue Oyster Cult:

Today, you become Darth Toddler. Let the Republic tremble...

This is why elementary lightsaber safety is so important, especially if you have children in the house.

Real Work Conversations: The Addams Family

Yesterday my boss and I were looking at event center ticketing setups, and found ourselves examining the State Theatre. This naturally led to some discussion of their upcoming events, including this one...



This, naturally, led to the following conversation:

Me: "I would totally go see that."

Boss: "No kidding."

Me: "Of course, that's partly because any time I see a reasonably-well-done presentation of the Addams family, I find myself thinking, 'I'm home!'"

Boss: "..."

Vampire Coffee Shop

Did a search for "vampire coffee" this morning. (Don't ask.) This was the first thing that came up.

Ghoultown: Drink With The Living Dead

On the way to school this morning...

Firstborn: (observing a nearby house) "Great. Cobwebs again."

Me: "Well, it's October now. We're creeping up on Halloween. In fact, your daddy is going to put scary music on his blog this morning."

Firstborn: "So even if people aren't having Halloween, they'll still be like, 'Dun dun dun-dun BRAIIIINS!'"

Me: "Yes. Just like that."

So, yes. It's October. I'll be doing other things as well, but the music posts will have a distinctly Halloween-ish theme. Join us below the cut for our first sample: Ghoultown, with Drink With The Living Dead... if you dare!

Doctor Who Meets Metal

So, while I was looking at variations on the Imperial March, I found this:



The scary part is, actually works pretty well.

That's all I've got for today. I've submitted a short story for the Nightbreed anthology - finishing it turned into a crazy ordeal of exhaustion and illness, but it's done and it's off. So, um, yay me!