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I completely and totally hate horror movies. The date reminded me of that. It's probably a perfectly benign date, but the phrase "Friday the 13th" is irrevocably tied to a horror movie in my mind... and I've never even seen that movie, or any of its successors. Nor will I.
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When I was 10, I was spending the night at my best friend's house. Her brother decided we should watch this one movie that was on. I can't remember the name, though I can still remember one scene. As this scene played out, there was a giant crab monster thing, and it was coming toward the man, coming, and oh, no... and the light bulb blinked out... in their basement where we were "sleeping", and I started SCREAMING... and screaming... and I could NOT stop, and finally my best friend snapped off the television. And I finally stopped screaming. Now in retrospect, I think it was the light blowing, more than the film, but I still don't like horror movies, especially the movies of today.
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When I was trying to figure out what movie had terrified me so much, I found this trailer for a movie called "The Giant Claw". This is NOT the movie that terrified me. Instead, it made me laugh, almost hysterically. I have to remember to show the trailer to K tonight, so he can laugh with me! Apparently, the producers farmed the F/X work out to a company that, shall we say, did less than a stellar job. But they certainly made a memorable monster (giggle!).
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K asked for "The Creature of the Black Lagoon" for Christmas a few years ago. I have watched this movie... and its two sequels, since he received the entire trilogy. Yes, trilogy. Who knew that this movie needed TWO sequels? Not I. But I find it hilarious, not terrifying. Even my children have seen these movies.
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A change of pace, or I'll have to rename this the Horror Movie Quick Takes. It's so cold and rainy and wet and windy and I'm so sleepy because on cold rainy windy days, all you want to do is sleep. Or maybe that's because I volunteered to judge a debate round last night and instead of starting at 7:30, the room was still being used for another event, so we didn't start until 8:15, and I didn't get to go home until after 10 p.m.! And then I had to bake a pie for Nina to take to Pi Day in math class. I wish my math class had celebrated Pi Day when I was in school!
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R is at therapy right now, and I don't feel like running errands. My computer time will be up soon. I think I will go find something to read afterward. It would be nice to have a new book to read since I will be (sob...) all alone while K is in Paris. Sigh. Paris. Have I moaned enough about Paris? Yes, I think I have. Instead, I'm going to be grateful. Grateful that my husband has a job. Grateful that he is respected in that job, and that others wish to learn from him. Grateful that I will miss him, that I love him more and more with every day of our marriage. And grateful that he wishes I could go with him. Life is good!
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I also want to get started on a new cross stitch. I've always made them for other people, and lately I've been thinking that I want to make a large one for us. It will take a while, so I am planning on starting a "framing fund" where I will put a bit aside every week to help with the cost of framing it in the end. It's fun to get to think about what I want to make, and look to see if there is a design that I love already, or can adapt easily. I think it will be especially nice to have something to fill my thoughts and hands with in the evenings, instead of being on the computer too much. Anyway, that's my current plan. I'll update when I pick the design.
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