My Hyper-Caffeinated Mind

Things I Learned At Horrorfind 2009

1. That Mike Lombardo of Reelsplatter.com is completely insane, but in a good "dress up like your mother as Leatherface only hot" sort of way.

2. That Michael Knost, indeed, is the sexiest editor working in the business.

3. Regarding the above, that Michael Knost and Greg Hall of The Funky Werepig may be working on a project together soon...or was that model for a charity "Men of Horror" swimsuit calender? I forget. It was late, and I was sleepy.

4. Regarding the above, 2% milk is like 150% liquor to Greg Hall.

5. That contrary to popular opinion, everything can NOT be blamed on Dickie.  Some things defy explanation, like the "Pointer Sisters" and mythical mullets.

6.  That Meteornotes makes the best brownies in the world.  Period.

7.  That according to Kelli Dunlap, Margot Kidder's handler should be fired for elder neglect.

8.  That Greg Hall has an unhealthy fascination with Margot Kidder's eating habits.  Refer to #4, and possibly #5 for explanation.

9. That "her eyes flashed" is NOT an empty descriptive phrase, because it was seen frequently this past weekend, especially when Kelli Dunlap switched the settings of her eyes from "stun" to "kill".

10. Alethea Kontis knows everything there is to know about Dr. Who and all his incarnations, all things fairy tale, and backliva.  Because of this, she should be nominated the "Science Fairy Tale Backliva Queen" of the next MoCon.  Her duties? To regale us with tales of Dr. Who and The Frog Prince while making us all backliva, of course.

11.  The only thing better than watching Jeff Heimbuch give Alethea Kontis a shoulder rub is watching him wrestle Monrozombi for the honor of giving Aleatha Kontis a shoulder rub.

12.  Apparently, I move more product when I'm NOT at the dealer table, and someone like Jessica Lynne Gardner is. Make of that what you will.

13.  That more than likely, a postcard with me leaning demurely on a tombstone will not sell as many books as Jessica Lynne Gardner.

14.   That, not unlike Maurice Broaddus, my main goal has become to get big enough in the genre to refer to myself in the third person, but instead of snubbing people at Cons, I'll ditch my own readings instead.

15.  That the only thing better than hanging at Horrorfind with friends is coming home to hugs and kisses from wife Abby and daughter Madi.

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So.  It's back.

Two years ago I blogged semi-daily about, in the infamous tradition of Seinfeld, "nothing".  Essentially, that's all it was.  My daily random mind-leaps.  Anyone who knows me knows my mind never stops buzzing.  Ever seen that episode of the Simpsons where someone is talking to Homer, during which, a monkey does something amusing in his head, like play the cymbals or something?

That's basically me.  Only the monkey's on crack, and he never stops playing.

Ever.

So, I've decided to restart.  It'll have to be shorter than it used to be.  Unlike two years ago, I actually have a lot of writing to do, with two kids, now.  Time is precious. 

But so is random.

It'll take me a little bit to get back on the bike.  But here's a few rules of the road:

1. it will be about nothing and everything.  Sometimes it may seem terribly insightful and introspective.  Others horribly trite. Perhaps childish.  There's no way of knowing which, really.

2. it will be my unadulterated, often unfiltered and caffeine driven 3 AM thoughts and opinions.  I probably should offer some sort of "brain bleach" waiver for you to sign, but eh.  At your own risk.

3. I'm not here to fight or argue.  I don't seek to persuade or crusade.  Things often amuse and intrigue me, and very...VERY...often, these things don't amuse others. So be it.

4. Comment freely.  Express yourself.  Just remember this is the equivalent of philosophizing over a beer just before the bar closes, (or opens, as the case may be), and is just me being random.  At times I will seem witty.  Others, maybe just pedantic.  Very often, you'll probably disagree with me. Again, there's that whole "waiver" thing, but eh. 

5. Enjoy life.  Smile and chuckle at my posts, shake your head and think, "There's something badly wrong with this man", but please never be offended by me or my posts, and leave here secure at least in the certainty that more than likely, your life is far less random than mine.  Whether or not this is a good or bad thing, I leave up to you.

6. This is 3 AM.  I'm just waking up.  I will probably have typos.  I'm a writer and an English teacher, and there will most likely be typos.  Deal with it. ;)

So sayeth me. (And the crack-jonesing monkeys in my head).

Oh, and the title?  Apparently to certain folks at Horrorfind, I resemble either a boy band reject or an Olympic swimmer.

Which one?  This will be today's exercise in randomness.  Boy band member:

Or Olympic swimmer?

Hmm. I wonder what they look like at 3 AM?

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