Lovecraft, babies, old friends
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likethebeerSalon.com had a story on Lovecraft. H.P. Lovecraft: Tales has just come out from the Library of America. 864 pages. I heard a little about his mythological universe, so understand it a little more, as much as anyone can understand Lovecraft. I really should read just one of his pieces. Maybe one with Cthulhu in it.
Now, I've just read through several threads on Google trying to figure out whether Stephen King was referencing an alternate universe when he wrote It, b/c someone talks about Cthulhu, or one of the characters (an 11-year old) read one of Lovecraft's stories and thought it was real. They're fighting "It" and one of them suggests a ritual of Cthulhu where you bite on each other's tongue and tell each other jokes. They don't quite believe it either, even though they're only 11.
Couldn't find out the information, though, because the problem with looking up Stephen King's It on Google is that Google automatically eliminates the word "it" because it's common. Although looking this stuff up has made me think about reading the Dark Tower series. I only read the 1st book. I think there are like, 246 of those books by now. I still like reading It every once in awhile. I've had about 4 copies of The Shining, one of my favorite books, but I don't have one now. I read pretty much everything the man wrote up to, and including, The Tommyknockers, and that's when I said, "enough." That book pissed me off, so I missed the entire output of Stephen King from the 1990s and beyond.
Just called our friends N&M, the new parents, to see if we could arrange a get-together tomorrow. M, the wife/mother (hee) prefers we call mid-afternoon tomorrow to see if they're up for a visit. We haven't been avoiding them at all, but I fear that they think we've been avoiding them. Not so. It's winter, and they've usually been the couple to call us up, and now they have other demands. Little yell-y, very poopy, demands. So we might see them tomorrow. Right now, I think the thought counts for all involved.
Now, I've just read through several threads on Google trying to figure out whether Stephen King was referencing an alternate universe when he wrote It, b/c someone talks about Cthulhu, or one of the characters (an 11-year old) read one of Lovecraft's stories and thought it was real. They're fighting "It" and one of them suggests a ritual of Cthulhu where you bite on each other's tongue and tell each other jokes. They don't quite believe it either, even though they're only 11.
Couldn't find out the information, though, because the problem with looking up Stephen King's It on Google is that Google automatically eliminates the word "it" because it's common. Although looking this stuff up has made me think about reading the Dark Tower series. I only read the 1st book. I think there are like, 246 of those books by now. I still like reading It every once in awhile. I've had about 4 copies of The Shining, one of my favorite books, but I don't have one now. I read pretty much everything the man wrote up to, and including, The Tommyknockers, and that's when I said, "enough." That book pissed me off, so I missed the entire output of Stephen King from the 1990s and beyond.
Just called our friends N&M, the new parents, to see if we could arrange a get-together tomorrow. M, the wife/mother (hee) prefers we call mid-afternoon tomorrow to see if they're up for a visit. We haven't been avoiding them at all, but I fear that they think we've been avoiding them. Not so. It's winter, and they've usually been the couple to call us up, and now they have other demands. Little yell-y, very poopy, demands. So we might see them tomorrow. Right now, I think the thought counts for all involved.
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Date: 2005-02-13 06:12 am (UTC)this site is easier than tracking down Lovecraft at a library.
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Date: 2005-02-13 05:40 pm (UTC)I'm trying to remember Jerusalem's Lot. I know I read it, b/c I remember also thinking at the time that it would have something to do with the book.
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Date: 2005-02-13 05:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-02-13 05:38 pm (UTC)