Quote of the Day [6.22.08]

Eagerly I wished the morrow; – vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow – sorrow for the lost Lenore –
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore –
Nameless here for evermore.

Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven

Link of the Day [6.11.08]

Lightning is scary. So be careful.

I often wonder what I would do if I got caught out in a thunderstorm while out on a bike ride. You see, my bike is steel, all the better to be nice conduit of electrical energy. I’m riding a lightning rod. So when a storm comes up, should I abandon my trusty steed and duck for cover? I don’t know. I hope to not find out. I’m a little bit scared thinking about it.

http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/outdoors.htm

Link of the Day [6.05.08]

Bamboo Blade has one of the most frightening characters I’ve seen in an anime. She is 宮崎 都, Miyazaki Miyako, and she’s a yanderekko. It’s a anime character trait characterized as loving, but with a dark, black side.

Boy, does Miya-Miya have a dark side! She’s supposedly the pink of the group, but everyone knows she’s also the black. She’s happiest with her acorn-head boyfriend, and also happiest hitting someone. She’s cute and scary. Don’t cross her. Watch out. She’ll crush your nuts!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yandere

Quote of the Day [5.15.08]

“Software is a place where dreams are planted and nightmares harvested, an abstract, mystical swamp where terrible demons compete with magical panaceas, a world of werewolves and silver bullets.”

Brad J. Cox

Drowning

I’m watching The Abyss for the drowning scene.

I dread drowning. It scares me. But this scene always moves me so much. The logic behind the choice is quite scary. I feel for Lindsey.

Top 5 Jason Hacks

I know I am late with the Friday the 13th stuff considering that it was two weeks ago, but I was thinking this in the shower the other day. I have seen almost all Friday the 13th slasher flicks and while they’re all pretty stupid, you have to admit that some of the deaths are mighty gruesome and hilarious. I can’t remember which films are which, but I don’t remember some of the gore. Here’s my list of the five most memorable Jason hacks. I’m excluding Jason in Space and Freddy v Jason, because I have yet to see them.

5. Party favor in the eye. While this is rather tame, I’m including it here for the fact that as it was shoved into the eye it made the noise party favors make.

4. Head squish. Jason was strong enough to crush your skull. He did it to one dude whose eye popped out. I think this was from the 3D movie.

3. Young lovers on a stick. Speaking about coitus interruptus.

2. Sleeping bag slam. Jason takes a camper hiding in her sleeping bag and whips her into a tree snapping her like a twig. Funny.

1. Handstand walker split in two. Dude who can walk on his hands gets bisected by Jason from crotch to sternum.