Results of Ruminations

I wanted to shoot this off ere I read one of the chapters in one of the new books I bought (don't laugh...too hard), The Undead and Philosophy: Chicken Soup for the Soulless . Okay, so it's a little bit gruesome, but you know what they say about judging a book by its cover. Also, this little book has a bit of a past with me: I am part of an intelligent and helpful writing group, the members of which spend a good deal of personal time shifting through my drivel and telling me that they like it. One member even takes time to peek in on this blog, which is probably indicative of a type of literary masochism. I don't know. Anyway, one of the authoresses of the group was/is writing a vampire novel (think Twilight for grown-ups...and better), and I noticed the aforementioned philosophy book at Borders. I flipped through it and laughed, thinking that Bekah could really benefit from some of the essays about vampires that the book has to offer. I put it down, told her about it, lau...

I want to do an essay on the Resident Evil series. Strike that: The Resident Evil video game series. The movies hold little interest to me, what with their enormous variation from the source material and sub-par zombie work--that and I've only seen the first movie. So I plan on doing that. Sometime. Soon, I hope. Especially with RE5 having just been beaten by me and my wife. Man, I have an awesome wife. Analysis soon--I think.

I had Thursday and Friday off from school this week. Thursday I went up to Gayle's school and did a sound demo on my guitar, then had a fun time preparing the kids for the coming zombie uprising of 2012. If you want more details, say so in a P.S. or something and I'll give you more. Anyway, Thursday was completely full from top to bottom (Thursday nights I have a writer's group that meets in Provo). Friday I was playing Rock Band 2 with Peter when the doorbell goes off. Not expecting anyone nor any packages, I was a bit surprised. A reactionary thought--"I wonder if it's the Jehovah's Witnesses?"--skipped through my mind. I was right. I didn't bash with them, though I thought some of their interpretations were more than just a little flawed and inconsistent. Instead, I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and learn more about another religion--one which, admittedly, I had only learned about from other elders (not the best source for an unbiased...