Bad Universe
by Tony on Jul.23, 2010, under Astronomy, Entertainment
Is this Dr. Phil Plait’s Super Sekrit project? I am excited and can’t wait to see this show.
Big thanks to Friendly Atheist for posting the video to his site.
Bad Universe, Bad Universe
Whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when Phil Plait comes for you?
One of those weeks
by Tony on Jul.20, 2010, under Life
Ever had one of those weeks where everything went wrong? I’m having one of those weeks. Slowly becoming one of those months.
Honest Abe, Vampire Hunter?
by Tony on Jul.14, 2010, under Books
Starting on this book today.
The Painted Darkness
by Tony on Jul.13, 2010, under Books, Review
The Painted Darkness by Brian James Freeman will be available from Cemetery Dance in November but you don’t have to wait to read it. As I mentioned in a previous post you can download and read it now. Click here to do so.
The story runs about 185 pages in PDF form. The download includes the story, an interview with the author, a letter from the author explaining why he decided to give the book away free before it hit shelves and comments from other authors. The published version of the story will include artwork from Jill Bauman.
The Painted Darkness tells two stories. One takes place on a winter day in Henry’s life when he was a child and the other on a winter day when he was a grown man. The stories are told over alternating chapters.
As a young boy Henry had a very active imagination. When his classmates were playing together on the playground he would sit on the side and explore worlds created in his mind. One morning young Henry wakes up to discover the world is covered in snow and waiting for him to explore it. This is the day Henry learns monsters are real.
Twenty years later Henry finds himself and his imagination painting in his attic, his wife has left with his child and the boiler demands his attention every twelve hours. This is the day Henry once again learns that the monsters are real.
Mr. Freeman has done a wonderful job of writing a horror story that both dedicated horror fans and casual readers can enjoy. It’s an easy read and you’ll find yourself losing time as you don’t want to put the book (B&N nook in my case) down.
I don’t want to give away much of the story because I really enjoyed it and don’t want to take that sense of discovery away from you as a reader. Do yourself a favor, download the darkness. I’m looking forward to holding a printed copy from Cemetery Dance.
A note for parents: I wouldn’t recommend this for kids under thirteen. You’ll find the gore is limited and there isn’t any sex. Looking for a good first horror book for your kid? This is it.
Bonus: It doesn’t have any sparkling vampires.
You know it’s Tuesday when…
by Tony on Jul.13, 2010, under Life
…you wake up in pain. Either I’ve stretched/pulled a muscle in my back or I have a kidney stone coming through. The pain is about the same either way and in the same location. I’ll know which if they pain moves during the morning.
You know it’s Monday when…
by Tony on Jul.12, 2010, under Work
… you come to work and find the server room flooded because the drain pipe of the AC unit above it clogged and then back flowed out through the ceiling.
Luckily the spot where the leak drained out of the ceiling was away from the rack and everything in that area was off the floor.
Download The Darkness
by Tony on Jul.11, 2010, under Books
Looking for a new book to read? Brian James Freeman has offered his new book, The Painted Darkness, free at http://www.downloadthedarkness.com/ It’s in PDF form and ready for most e-readers. I’m currently reading it on the nook. Review coming later.
Blood: Is it true?
by Tony on Jul.08, 2010, under Books
Ok, I admit it. I’m halfway through the third Sookie Stackhouse novel and I’m enjoying it. Southern Vampire series, True Blood, whatever you want to call it.
My wife wanted to see the series on HBO and I tried to avoid it but was unable to. Before I knew it I was watching the show with her each Sunday. I knew the show was different from the books but I didn’t realize how different until I started reading the books. I plan to take a break after Club Dead so I can read a new book I downloaded today.
If you’re enjoying the show do yourself a favor and pick up the books. Imagine Dean Koontz and Stephen King being given the same characters and general direction for a story and then allowed to put their own spin on it.
Looking Back At Day 27
by Tony on Jul.08, 2010, under Bell's Palsy
I stopped writing about my Bell’s Palsy on Day 27. Why? Because it was depressing me. I would say I have had a 98% recovery. Most of that within 20 days of Day 27.
Every now and then it will hit me but not bad. I’ll feel my face sag on the left. My left eye will experience a bit of twitching and somtimes I can’t get it to close all the way on it’s own. During times of high stress the symptoms are stronger.
Happy Tolkien Reading Day
by Tony on Mar.25, 2010, under Entertainment
As there are no Tolkien Reading Day events in my area, that I know of, I have chosen to provide a bit of Tolkien text here for you to enjoy.
If you have ever seen a dragon in a pinch, you will realise that this was only poetical exaggeration applied to any hobbit, even to Old Took’s greatgranduncle Bullroarer, who was so huge (for a hobbit) that he could ride a horse. He charged the ranks of the goblins of Mount Gram in the Battle of the Green Fields, and knocked their king Gol-firnbul’s head clean off with a wooden club. It sailed a hundred yards through the air and went down a rabbit hole, and in this way the battle was won and the game of Golf invented at the same moment.
I began reading The Hobbit this week and will continue enjoying it today.
Links of interest:
CNN discusses Tolkien Reading Day
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