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Happy Birthday Vincent Price!

So I'm just getting this one in with minutes to spare. So I'm going to be brief, but this is a man I respect and admire very much. If he was still alive today he would be 98! And I'm guessing he'd be just as creepy as ever. Let's just take a moment to remember a great man who has blessed the horror genre with his talent.

Creatures of the Deep

It occurred to me after acquiring my new fear of sea spiders that most fears are gained from television or movies. How many people are scared of sharks because they were actually attacked by one? So I thought back to and found pictures from the movies that caused some of my greatest fears of things in the water. I used the above picture of Finding Nemo because I do fear jelly fish, but I really can't remember the tv show that lead to that fear. Now I know that everyone is totally going to see this one coming so I'm going to go ahead and say it:
SHARKS:

My dad loved Jaws. This lead to many years of summer days on the couch with a popsicle and ever-growing fear of great whites in the local surf.

The 2000 Leonardo DiCaprio drama doesn't immediately strike you as terrifying, but the scene where the two foreign guys got attacked by the shark left an impression on me. They didn't even show the shark, it was the huge pool of blood in the middle of the lagoon and the giant trail of blood in the sand where they dragged the near lifeless bodies.

And no, it's not because I'm a big baby. I am a huge horror fan and can stomach almost anything. I think it was the unexpectedness of this attack in particular. I mean if you watch something like Jaws you expect to see some people getting eaten by sharks, but a Leo DiCaprio movie about a beautiful beach? It was startling to say the least.

CROCODILES:

Seeing as I don't live anywhere near crocodile country I know this is totally irrational. Still, you can't tell me you didn't think that log looked like one for a few seconds.
CREEPY FISH:

I know, I can already hear the giggles, The Blue Lagoon is not a scary movie. And I totally agree with you. But when I saw this fish posing as an unassuming rock with a killer poisonous fin I was never the same. I'm forever second guessing every rock, shell, and shadow under the water or I'll end up like this:

And I mean sweaty and dying not in the arms of a young hot Christopher Atkins.
CREATURES:

Although I only saw this movie a year or so ago I think that it totally tapped into that primitive there is something swimming just below my field of vision in this water feeling every time you get in water deep enough to require some paddling.

I wanted to include this creature because it walks. Living up in the mountains you really don't have to worry about sharks or poisonous fish until you go on vacation. But being out in a lake in the middle of the woods brings up a whole new set of worries. Creatures that can leave the lake and chase you if necessary is one of them.....at least for me it is.

So there you have it. Now that you are thoroughly freaked out it's time to go on vacation!! Have fun!

Sea Spiders?!?

I have had wicked insomnia for weeks now and once again I'm up in the wee hours of the morning while Chase snoozes away. There's nothing on tv this early except Planet Earth on Animal Planet. Their showing me cute little penguins and seals and then BAM!!!!

The Sea Spider!!
As if there wasn't enough to worry about in the ocean. In the shallowest most unassuming waters I am constantly talking myself out of running for the shore from a giant shark. And I was once stung on the forehead by a jellyfish. My greatest fear on land has now joined the underwater category as well. Which just goes to show that nothing good can come from insomnia.

Puppies!

This dog took up at our house a few months ago and got herself knocked up. The result: puppies everywhere! She ended up having 12 the night before last, but when Chase went and checked on them this morning one of them had died during the night. He buried in the yard this morning; poor little thing. But the other 11 seem to be doing fine and are cute as buttons!

We're probably not getting out of this one with at least one new puppy. So I'm going to start thinking of names.

A Walk in the Woods

So today I finished "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson. I loved it! What a great story. Bill Bryson and his friend Katz walk portions of the A.T. in two trips. Bryson has a way of making anything sound funny and I quite literally laughed out loud several times throughout the book. Some of the best parts are the humorous anecdotes he sprinkles throughout the book. The only complaint I have is that sometimes he would be telling you about the history of certain spots along the trail and it just got to too long and boring. But don't let that discourage you. It was an informative and hilarious book and I would recommend it to anyone!

Serial Killer Files

A couple days ago I finished the book Serial Killer Files by Harold Schechter. He is a true crime writer with a specialty in serial killers and professor at Queens College. This book while long and a little repetitive is everything you could ever want in a serial killer book. Divided into ten sections: What it means, who they are, a history of serial murder, gallery of evil- ten american monster, sex and the serial killer, why they kill, evil in action, how it ends, and killer culture. It's like an encyclopedia of all things serial killer. On top of that it is riddled with case studies on serial killers throughout time. At the end of each section he gives you recommended reading and there is a detailed bibliography at the end. If you are into this kind of thing then I highly recommend this book. Just don't be surprised if you're suddenly suspecting everyone of serial murder. (Out of all the creepies working third shift at wal-mart one of them is bound to be.)

Frauniebarger Friday, kinda

Well, I haven't posted in a while. Blogger deleted one of my blogs without even saying anything to me, it kinda took the wind out of my sails. I decided to get over it and went to post a Frauniebarger Friday and boxstr was down again!! What is up with that? It's finally up again and I'm gonna post a Frauniebarger Friday a little late. Here's a video of Frauniebarger at Fort Mountain spreading the word of FB.


Here is "On the Way to Pick You Up." It is one of my fav songs from their album so check it out!!

Frauniebarger- On the Way to Pick You Up

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