Hollywoodland

That is so not true in my case. I had a great childhood.

I can’t seem to get my brain in gear today. Need massive amounts of caffeine. Then I can bounce off the walls later on today!

The only thing on tonight that I absolutely don’t want to miss is Who Do You Think You Are? This week we’ll be following Emmitt Smith on his journey to trace his family tree.

Slogged some more through the Greek gods book.

Reading: Still reading Death of a Ghost which I’m quite enjoying.

That’s a good excuse that could also sound legitimate.

Well, we had some wild storms last night. Tornadoes to the northwest and southeast of us, plus rain, hail and wind. If we can’t move, one of those nifty underground houses sounds like a really good plan.

On this date in history:

• In 1887, movie director Raoul Walsh was born.

• In 1898, silent movie actress Dorothy Gish was born.

• In 1918, the “Spanish” influenza began spreading around the world. By 1920, 22 million people worldwide had died.

We’ve had another celebrity death. Pro football player turned actor Merlin Olsen passed away yesterday. He was only 69. I never met him but his TV show Father Murphy was filmed, in part, at the Old Tucson Studios which was nearly my home away from home when I lived in Tucson. Olsen was suffering from cancer.

Not a thing on tonight I care to watch except The Mentalist so I can watch a couple more recorded shows.

Worked through a few more pages of the Book That Will Not End.

Reading: Loved Take Me If You Dare, even the parts that made me cry so much I couldn’t breathe. *g* Now I’m reading Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham. Allingham was a contemporary of Agatha Christie and wrote the Albert Campion series which I got hooked on years ago when Mystery adapted some of the books for their TV show. The book I’m reading was originally written in 1934.

I love that excuse!!!

Woke up this morning to the news that ’80s teen actor Corey Haim died early this morning from an apparent drug overdose. He had a history of drug addiction and it’s a shame he couldn’t beat it.

As you know, I adored Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Well, from the same genius who brought us that literary classic, we now have:

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Other great books out now or coming soon:

Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter
Robin Hood and Friar Tuck: Zombie Killers
The Undead World of Oz
The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies
Alice in Zombieland
Emma and the Werewolves

Wish I could think up a brilliant mash-up of my own.

Tonight on TV, we have Human Target (which I’m thinking of giving up), Criminal Minds, CSI: NY, Psych and Ghost Hunters.

Did more tweaking last night on the book.

Reading: Finished up Me and Mr. Darcy which was cute, though I could see why some people were dissatisfied with it. Next up is Take Me If You Dare by Candace Havens. This is a break from her fantasy/paranormal romances.