tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post113063970205572765..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: BOOKS: Honk! Honk! All Aboard the Chickenshit Express!Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1131060193869719302005-11-03T15:23:00.000-08:002005-11-03T15:23:00.000-08:00I have watched only one horror movie from beginnin...I have watched only one horror movie from beginning to end in my (admittedly short) life so far. I saw a commercial for 28 Days Later and didn't sleep for three nights. So I watched Gothika at my friend's house a couple of years ago and then had to drive home alone in the dark around 1 in the morning, and I found that I couldn't look in the rearview mirror because flaming schoolgirl would be in the back seat, and I couldn't watch the road because flaming schoolgirl would be in the road waiting to possess me and turn me into a vengeful murderess. Solution? I drove almost all the way home with my eyes closed, only excepting turning corners. (Thank God I knew the route well.) I have no idea why I am not wrapped around a tree in the middle of a field somewhere.Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894215177878536537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1131059326011883652005-11-03T15:08:00.000-08:002005-11-03T15:08:00.000-08:00My secret shame is that I really enjoy reading Ste...My secret shame is that I really enjoy reading Stephen King books. <BR/><BR/>As he would say (in Christine, I think, in the voice of either Arnie or the guy Arnie bought the car from)<BR/><BR/>"It's got a good beat, Dick, and you can dance to it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1131046719817653862005-11-03T11:38:00.000-08:002005-11-03T11:38:00.000-08:00For my money "It" and "Pet Semetary" [sic] were th...For my money "It" and "Pet Semetary" [sic] were the two scariest books I've ever read.Dee Paolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00451533175943518650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1130973994577444532005-11-02T15:26:00.000-08:002005-11-02T15:26:00.000-08:00I had to read that one in university; I'm surprise...I had to read that one in university; I'm surprised you didn't. When I started to read it I even thought I'd written a paper on it, but that was "Odor of Chrysanthemums."<BR/><BR/>But that's not why I'm here. I DEMAND PHOTOS OF YOUR CHILD IN HIS HALLOWE'EN COSTUME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1130797974442071612005-10-31T14:32:00.000-08:002005-10-31T14:32:00.000-08:00Oh, maaaaan. Thanks A LOT for telling me the autho...Oh, maaaaan. Thanks A LOT for telling me the author and title, guys. Because, knowing that, I of course had to search for it and <A HREF="http://www.dowse.com/fiction/Lawrence.html" REL="nofollow"><B>read it online</B></A>, and now I'm going to lie awake tonight thinking about it. <BR/><BR/>Did I already say THANKS A LOT?Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1130782953831427302005-10-31T10:22:00.000-08:002005-10-31T10:22:00.000-08:00Ah, "The Rocking-horse Winner".... My Grade 12 te...Ah, "The Rocking-horse Winner".... My Grade 12 teacher made us read that for English class, thus cementing the unnerving image of little boys rocking, rocking, rocking to the beat of Beelzebub in our very souls forever. I wonder if he secretly hated us all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1130777562635719082005-10-31T08:52:00.000-08:002005-10-31T08:52:00.000-08:00I am also freeked out by "The Rocking-horse Winner...I am also freeked out by "The Rocking-horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence, as it puts a sick and depressed feeling in my stomach everytime I read it.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944296302372139622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1130776304591747282005-10-31T08:31:00.000-08:002005-10-31T08:31:00.000-08:00I read 52 books back in 2001. I read one book for...I read 52 books back in 2001. I read one book for every week and it was NOT easy but it was fun and I felt great about it. You can read about it in my first diary at<BR/>http://poetical.diaryland.com/52Books.html<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1130746314451730052005-10-31T00:11:00.000-08:002005-10-31T00:11:00.000-08:00Yes, Mr. King. But what about the Dark Tower serie...Yes, Mr. King. But what about the <I>Dark Tower</I> series?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1130730313720198912005-10-30T19:45:00.000-08:002005-10-30T19:45:00.000-08:00Christine was one of those books you read at someo...<I>Christine</I> was one of those books you read at someone else's summer cottage (I did, anyway) and it was Godsake amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1130715141615203502005-10-30T15:32:00.000-08:002005-10-30T15:32:00.000-08:00Standing behind a lecturn in front of a crowd is q...Standing behind a lecturn in front of a crowd is quite similar to having your face ripped off by a wolverine, I think. Well, 'face' in the symbolic sense and I would add to that, your dignity. At least that's been my experience in academia.zuhnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379360808826096286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1130713243829282192005-10-30T15:00:00.000-08:002005-10-30T15:00:00.000-08:00Hee! You reminded me of something the mister once ...Hee! You reminded me of something the mister once told me: <BR/><BR/>Back in the 70s, his parents had blue carpeting throughout most of the main floor of their house. After seeing just the *commercials* for <I>Jaws</I>, he used to race as quickly as he could across the carpeting when he had to get from point A to point B, because he was convinced that sharks lived beneath their sea of blue carpeting. Of course, he was about six at the time, so I think you still have him beat. Heh.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1130707730209603572005-10-30T13:28:00.000-08:002005-10-30T13:28:00.000-08:00I totally did the no book in the room, covers up t...I totally did the no book in the room, covers up to protect against vampires thing. And I can one-up you, I think. After watching Jaws, I refused to let any limbs hang over the edges of my bed. Because, naturally, if they did they would be bitten off by the giant, man-eating shark...swimming in my bedroom. It still feels unnatural when I sleep exposed. Oh, and then after reading/watching Jurassic Park, I still think raptors will eat me if I'm walking down dark streets alone at night. I'm 18.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com