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Happy Easter!!!

Hope the Ostara Bunny is good to you, Dear Reader.

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And just because it has bunnies, and made me laugh so hard I nearly peed myself, you should go and check out The 30-second Bunnies Theatre Library. My favourite is The Exorcist. And The Shining. And 30 Days of Night. And The Ring. And Reservoir Dogs. Just watch all of them already.

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Friday Ramblings...

If you’re in Oz, have a deliciously spooktacular Long Weekend!

Currently reading:  Phil Rickmans “Crown Of Lights”. I’m really diggin’ on his Merrily Watkins series. I want to live in Herefordshire, or on the Welsh border. Anywhere with really big, really old trees.

What’s playing in my car:  Tools “10,000 days”. Maynard James Keenan. Need I say more? I just love to listen to 10,000 days when it’s raining outside (it has thunderstorm sounds dramatically rolling around in the background). Does anyone else neglect to remember the titles of songs? I’m dreadful in that way – I could recite for you many, many songs lyrics verbatim and not be able to tell you the name of the song. When I get a new cd I usually look at who the artist ‘thanks’ on the sleeve, and then never look at it again. Is it just me?

Blog of the day: Bent Objects. Take the time to go back through his older posts – it’s well worth it. Very, very funny. Go look.

Friday silliness...

Friday, Friday...la,la, so good to me...la,la..
Can you even believe it's Friday again? No, I mean really? Well  technically it is Saturday I suppose, which is even worse. Just not enough hours in the day. Cliche, but true...

Currently reading: Just finished the Twilight  series by Stephanie Meyer upon the recommendation from a work friend (she lent me her books). Wasn't too sure about them at first (without meaning to sound snobbish - the 'teen' writing style seemed dumbed down after Phil Rickman's (and God 's) style ), but then I decided it was just a bit of fun, and enjoyed them as a kind of Mills & Boons for goths! Plus I ate them (that is, read them) up like junk food, all three were done in four days - a nice distraction. Do we ever really leave the "teen" in us behind, do you think? I'm not consciously aware of thinking any differently than I did at seventeen, which seems to be the most memorable time of my 'young adult' life. Though at the same time 'worldly' knowledge and experience in the almost seventeen years later makes one view that period with an almost irrational nostalgia for the naivety - and that's really what books like this feed. And every now and then, I don't think there is anything wrong with that. They've (yes, the mythical 'They", NOT to be confused with the Wes Craven "They" as discussed previously. One would hope in any case) made a move, due out in December - oh the teenage-gothy-angst! And yes, I probably will pay to go see it.

What's playing in my car: One of my very own mixed tapes! Or rather, mixed cd's. My car isn't technologically advanced, so no I-Pod dooverlacky (in honest truth, it wouldn't matter even if it did, I don't have an I-Pod! That is one of the many items on my wish-list), so I have to revert to the ancient and archaic burning-of-the-cd ritual. Much better that trying to catch your favourite tunes on the radio, and quickly press the record and play buttons together, then try to pause or stop it in just the right moment towards the end of the song without missing too much of the end but before the add break or back announcement. And trying to judge just how many more songs you could fit on that side before the tape ran out. Oh the drama! I'm so glad I grew up in the 80's - no, really! What are my kids music recording dramas going to be about? Now I know you are dying to know what exactly is on the tape. Let me just say there are a preponderance of bands from which the lead singers wore inordinate amounts of makeup, had masses of hair which they enjoyed thrashing around (and no doubt preening), and wore spandex and or leather - tight, very very tight. Hair metal - what a strange term! I feel old.

Blog of the day: A Skull A Day . Just like it says, really! A. Skull. A. Day. Sometimes two or more! Brilliant fun, and very addictive.

It's Friday! Woo Hoo!

It's Friday, WOO HOO! Friday means no 5.30am start tomorrow (excellent), it means a whole 48 hours to be creative non-stop. Or not, if I don't want. Friday means leisurely dreaming, lazily reading and lavishing quiet and alone time. Yummy!

Currently reading: Just finished "The Rats in the Walls" in my new H.P.Lovecraft omnibus - up next, "The Picture in the House". I must admit, for someone who enjoys the macabre, Lovecraft was one of those authors I was always going to read, but was usually distracted by something new from Stephen King (God) or something shiny. I enjoy 19th (and early 20th) century literature, the writing style etc; not antiquated, but elegant and naive, and bloody well mannered. I enjoyed Susanna Clarkes Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell  for it's similar writing style too. It's a style that often demands your attention and patience, but is worth it in the end. Know what I'm saying? Long story (rambling) short, I had fun with my first Lovecraftian foray, and am looking forward to the rest of the book. Also just received the above mentioned Mr Kings DVD Storm of the Century from my Amazon-ian friends by post today, so I'll be settling down for some naff fun tonight

What's playing in my car: Marilyn Manson's Eat Me, Drink Me  (OOOh, another Alice reference). I don't mind a couple of songs off it, but honestly, it's not going to be one of my favourite-return-to-often cd's. I like Marilyn Manson. And I am thrilled that, love or hate them, there are artists willing to push the envelope and thankful that we live in a society where for the most part people are aloud to express their views and artistry without fear of mortal persecution. And honestly, if you don't like someones music or view or sensibility, don't listen to it. Turn it off, or over, or walk away (which is pretty much how I feel about most of the last few years "reality tv" and idol-influenced top 40). So, yay for Marilyn, but for me there hasn't been an album of his anywhere near the caliber of Antichrist Superstar . Maybe that's due to my age and where I was in my life at the time it was released, or because it was so 'new'. But the new album has a ten hour (well ten minute, but it feels excruciatingly longer) 'dance re-mix' of one of the songs on it. I mean really. Need I say more?

Blog of the day: The awesome The Art of Darkness  - your gateway to everything on the darkside. And fun to boot. Cobwebs is a talented lady indeed. Plus she is the first to add my blogs to their site, so she's a Goddess in my eyes. Go visit. Off you go. Honorable mention goes to Erin's latest post at A Dress A Day "Fear of the Fear of Failure". A must read, I think.