Monthly Archive for February, 2009

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Vote for Carrie White!

As I said last week, I’ve always had a crush on Carrie White from Brian De Palma’s movie adaptation of Stephen King’s masterpiece, Carrie.

I’m thinking that I can feel just a degree of how the “Vote for the Worst” guys must feel during the American Idol season. Except in my case I want you to vote for the most awesomely awful. You can show your support for your favorite monster (that’s me, naturally) and vote for dear Carrie over at AMC, where they are having a Supernatural Teen Tournament.

Vote for Carrie White

Posted February 5, 2009 at 8:07 pm in News with Tags: classics, erotic, Hermione, horror, movie, psychic phenomena, Stephen King, teenagers. See 0 Comments

Home Sweet Leech Box

The blood-letter's letter box

When I’m sick and down, there’s nothing I like better than a visit from the blood-letter. I know. I know. Many of you just can’t be reasoned with when it comes to science and refuse to have an open mind about modern medicine. But hey, for those of you who have pet leeches, what better way to transport them than this cute little 19th century pewter box? Nothing says “I wuv my wittle wuvey-dovey weechy-poo” better! It even says “LEECHES” on the side!

This box is part of the The Science and Art of Medicine gallery at London’s Science Museum in the UK.

Also fascinating to me is the Dotting Machine, which to me looks like a diabolical instrument that may have been used for purposes that the very mention of which would drive a normal man insane, but was used to test factory workers for accident-proneness.