When I was a kid, I used to spend hours every summer watching those old 1960’s Vincent Price movies on TV. My favorites were the Edgar Allen Poe stories. Like HOUSE OF USHER and MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH. EEEK! Not only were they spooky (and set in strange techni-color castles), but all the ladies had great hair and makeup, and they wore all those filmy gowns. OOoooooOooOoH!
I also liked to read Edgar Allen Poe stories, like THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO. Remember that one? Where the guy takes his drunken enemy down into the catacombs and walls him up alive over some (never explained) slight?
Hey, convenient segueway … Sophie missed the litter box this morning and I’ve had it!! So this morning (around 7:30 a.m.) I spiked her water bowl with Amontillado and now it’s time for her to pay. Look at her. She is in a helpless stupor — she can’t so much as pop a claw!
Soon she’ll be buried behind layers of papers, books, notes. Bwahahaha!! (Vincent Price laughter! For those of you who never watched his movies, remember the evil laughter part in Thriller by Michael Jackson).
Okay, you’re right. I’m not going to off Sophie. My office is just outrageously messy. I
can’t think!! Bleah! So I’m going to spend a bit this morning getting myself straightened out, and squirt some Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day all over everything (my favorite scent is BASIL).
I didn’t get any pages written yesterday, so I’ve got to make up for lost word count today!
I would love to watch some of those old movies, too, but I’m guessing you have to stay up and watch AMC until 4 am to find these. Maybe around Halloween. Your cat is a cutie. They are the best at distraction, aren’t they?
by L.A. Mitchell May 23rd, 2008 at 12:55 pmHave a super weekend!
L.A., no way! I could never make it until 4 AM. I love my sleep too much!
I only caught them if they were on in the afternoons. That was, of course, back when I actually had time to watch television.
by Kim Lenox May 24th, 2008 at 12:23 pm