So, here is where I post some generic pictures of some Halloween (one of the best holidays ever) related stuff.
Let's start with some disturbing before pictures
Thursday, October 31, 2013
i Went Trick or Treating
Yes, I went trick-or-treating today. Well, actually is was more of an escort a sort of niece-ish thing around on her trick-or-treating trip. Unfortunately, society claims i'm too old to trick or treat.
However, I saw a house that left out candy - so I took one piece. Evil, aren't I. There were two houses that gave me candy too (one a full sized Twix bar).
As a condition of taking the monster out trick-or-treating, I got 50% of the candy haul (which would have been more if the person was more efficient, and less random, in her trick-or-treating). Anyway, that amounted to a respectable total of 135 pieces (a kid could make a killing in this area on Halloween). Trick or treating always gave a decent variety of candy - far better than if you bought it yourself (though I did a little of that too).
Here is a picture of my take.
However, I saw a house that left out candy - so I took one piece. Evil, aren't I. There were two houses that gave me candy too (one a full sized Twix bar).
As a condition of taking the monster out trick-or-treating, I got 50% of the candy haul (which would have been more if the person was more efficient, and less random, in her trick-or-treating). Anyway, that amounted to a respectable total of 135 pieces (a kid could make a killing in this area on Halloween). Trick or treating always gave a decent variety of candy - far better than if you bought it yourself (though I did a little of that too).
Here is a picture of my take.
Mary Shelley vs Boris Karloff
I was sitting in a library (I know horrible) and overheard an English tutor talking to a high school student about their paper on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The claim they were making was that the Mary Shelley version of Frankenstein was so culturally significant.
My view is that the book is one thing, but not what propelled the character of Frankenstein into pop culture - that was the 1931 Universal movie (probably the best of the Classic Monster series, The Bride of Frankenstein is not bad either).
So, in other words, in the US, the movie is far more culturally significant than the book. Yes, this sounds strange, but I believe it to be true. Most of the numerous parodies, sequels and references I have seen about Frankenstein reference the movie. You may see a cartoon of other representation of Frankenstein, that is based off of the movie version (I never read the book).
My view is that the book is one thing, but not what propelled the character of Frankenstein into pop culture - that was the 1931 Universal movie (probably the best of the Classic Monster series, The Bride of Frankenstein is not bad either).
So, in other words, in the US, the movie is far more culturally significant than the book. Yes, this sounds strange, but I believe it to be true. Most of the numerous parodies, sequels and references I have seen about Frankenstein reference the movie. You may see a cartoon of other representation of Frankenstein, that is based off of the movie version (I never read the book).
Happy Halloween
It's the most wonderful time of the year (oh wait that is purported to be Xmas)...
Halloween has come again, as it usually does, on October 31st. I vaguely (not as well as I would like) remember ridiculous inflatable head costumes and flimsy plastic masks. I remember going door to door trick or treating. I wish I could do that again, but people seem to take issues with people who might be chronologically considered adults doing that. What a cruel, cruel world.
I consider Halloween (h a double l o w double e n) to be one of my high holidays (you know like Xmas, Friday the 13th, and odd dates like 11/12/13).
I still wonder why Charlie Brown was given rocks when he trick or treats... there is a better than average chance they would be returned at a higher velocity than they were given (through translucent openings).
Talking about houses that need to be egged... one of my alleged sisters will be giving out healthier things than candy. The horror! The horror! She is talking about things like pretzels and "healthy" granola bar type things. Sorry ghouls, goblins, princesses, super heroes, monsters and miscellaneous.
Giving out "healthy" "treats" is sacrilegious. I guess it is better than that Halloween letter a lady in South Dakota is rumored to be giving out. Sick and wrong. I guess that is how movie villains like Mike Myers, Jason Voorhies and Freddy Kruger were created.
Halloween has come again, as it usually does, on October 31st. I vaguely (not as well as I would like) remember ridiculous inflatable head costumes and flimsy plastic masks. I remember going door to door trick or treating. I wish I could do that again, but people seem to take issues with people who might be chronologically considered adults doing that. What a cruel, cruel world.
I consider Halloween (h a double l o w double e n) to be one of my high holidays (you know like Xmas, Friday the 13th, and odd dates like 11/12/13).
I still wonder why Charlie Brown was given rocks when he trick or treats... there is a better than average chance they would be returned at a higher velocity than they were given (through translucent openings).
Talking about houses that need to be egged... one of my alleged sisters will be giving out healthier things than candy. The horror! The horror! She is talking about things like pretzels and "healthy" granola bar type things. Sorry ghouls, goblins, princesses, super heroes, monsters and miscellaneous.
Giving out "healthy" "treats" is sacrilegious. I guess it is better than that Halloween letter a lady in South Dakota is rumored to be giving out. Sick and wrong. I guess that is how movie villains like Mike Myers, Jason Voorhies and Freddy Kruger were created.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Halloween Candy Awesomeness, In My Opinion
Halloween is rapidly approaching again (making me wish I was young enough to get away with Trick or Treating). So, here is a pointless post on candy - specifically the candy I like.
Here is what I would like to see in my bag (if the world weren't so cruel) - nothing white or dark chocolate, the pure sugar stuff (like smarties, bottle caps, etc - I could do without). i am kind of addicted to Gobstoppers though. I could also do without stuff like Charleston Chew.
Here is what I would like to see in my bag (if the world weren't so cruel) - nothing white or dark chocolate, the pure sugar stuff (like smarties, bottle caps, etc - I could do without). i am kind of addicted to Gobstoppers though. I could also do without stuff like Charleston Chew.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Amazon.com Changes Free Shipping Amount
I just visited Amazon.com and discovered that free shipping has been increased from $25 to $35 (a $10 increase), that is one way to get me to potentially buy a little less.
Amazon.com is still under siege from numerous states looking to charge sales tax for online purchases (even if there is not physical location in that state) - they split a couple of state supreme cases last week (Illinois threw it out, New York upheld theirs).
I am categorically opposed to charging sales tax on any online purchase (even if they have a physical location in the state of purchase), this applies to online video games (like Xbox Live/PSN), software downloads, movies or songs purchases too.
Amazon.com is still under siege from numerous states looking to charge sales tax for online purchases (even if there is not physical location in that state) - they split a couple of state supreme cases last week (Illinois threw it out, New York upheld theirs).
I am categorically opposed to charging sales tax on any online purchase (even if they have a physical location in the state of purchase), this applies to online video games (like Xbox Live/PSN), software downloads, movies or songs purchases too.
Windows RT 8.1 Impressions
Well, I finally (and I mean finally) downloaded Windows 8.1 RT. It only took my 5 hours to download it and 30 minutes or so to set it up. It should be already installed on the new Surfaces and many new Windows 8/RT Tablets.
The download size (for Windows RT 8.1) is stated at 2.11 GB, however I needed to delete an additional 1.5 (at least) to install it. So, you might want to have 4.0 GB of free space.
For some reason, when you first run RT 8.1 things load really, really slow. It may be a good idea after the install to run all of your apps at least once (as it seems to decrease load times on subsequent loads). From what I can tell, Windows RT 8.1 seems to run a little slower than Windows RT.
There were a couple of things that changed (or that I noticed)
The download size (for Windows RT 8.1) is stated at 2.11 GB, however I needed to delete an additional 1.5 (at least) to install it. So, you might want to have 4.0 GB of free space.
For some reason, when you first run RT 8.1 things load really, really slow. It may be a good idea after the install to run all of your apps at least once (as it seems to decrease load times on subsequent loads). From what I can tell, Windows RT 8.1 seems to run a little slower than Windows RT.
There were a couple of things that changed (or that I noticed)
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