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There is a lot of the stuff out there today is just really inappropriate for young kids. I remember when I was little playing games like Punch Out. It was fun to see what would happen when you would hit various characters in different places. That has morphed into various sport and RPGs where the violence is no longer cute and quirky, but gross and way over the top. I know my husband has a bunch of codes for his PS2 sporting games where you can do "unnecessary damage" to other players. He thinks it's funny. I know when I'm in a foul mood I love to watch really violent thrillers, action, horror or Kung Fu movies -- the darker the better! Somehow watching them helps me cool my jets and get rid of a lot of unrepressed rage. (Some days things at work just really tick me off.) Maybe violent video games are the same for other people...but they certainly aren't for the very young. My biggest complaint about video games is using them as a pacifier. My nephew is a complete bore due in large part to the fact that he's been plugged into a Gameboy since he was old enough to hold one. He's now nine and still can't sit in a restaurant and carry on a conversation...so he gets plugged in and becomes completely unresponsive. He won't even eat. I’m not one to talk. Video games can render me vegetative as well. My husband just got me an old Nintendo 64 and a bunch of games including Zelda and Dr. Mario. He knows RPGs and puzzle games are my favorites. I’ve lost nearly every evening for the last two weeks playing Zelda after work. I was like this with all of the Tomb Raider games, too. They’re just too fun…and addictive. I’ve literally had to unplug the machine and give it to my husband to hide from me until after the Holidays. How sad.

I have a bunch of hay bales left over from our Halloween party that I stacked off to one side of our patio. They've sprouted the most lush grass along the top. If I took my hedge trimmers and sculpted the hay...I could have a MEGA-CHIA! I wonder what kind of market there would be for that...

Flea is an outstanding all around musician. I think I read somewhere where he runs a music school for kids.

...so much! I saw them in concert in '91 with the Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam as their warm up bands. The show was absolutely tremendous!!

I have an optical mouse but still use my Yoda mouse pad. Wise and cryptic strive to be. Be the Yoda!

Navigate around space: www.shatters.net/celestia Enjoy!

We had a huge Halloween party Friday night and I cleaned and carved 10 pumpkins Thursday night. (I have no skin left on my right hand, but can now gut a pumpkin clean in under 10 minutes. ) Attached are pics of a few of them... ******* HAPPY HALLOWEEN ******

Three-way tie - - Good ol' PBJ with strawberry jam - Grilled cheese - Cheeseburger with pepper jack cheese Yummy! ...all depends on my mood... I should mention that I have the taste buds of a three year old.

Great pics! Thanks for posting. We're completely overcast here in Missouri.

SWEET!

That was a good one. My husband wants to take me to see "Saw" this weekend and has made me swear not to read anything about it. Now I want to look it up....AAAGGGHHH!!! I (accidentally) heard it compared with "Seven" which I thought it was a good story. Completely sick, but good. There have been so many poor ripoffs. I hope "Saw" doesn't suck.

Complete cloud cover here in mid-Missouri. Big bummer!!

"The Exorcist" & "Rosemary's Baby" - Classics! (Check out the re-release with previously deleted scenes that have been added back...) The "Evil Dead" series - Love Bruce Campbell! (Did anyone catch "Bubbahotep" with Bruce and Ossie Davis?) "Army of Darkness" - so funny! "Yo, she-bitch. Let's go." "Amityville Horror" - Watched it when I was way too young...couldn't go into a basement for years! Haven't watched it since. "The Shining" - AWESOME!! "Redrum, REDRUM!!!"

What is your favorite scary movie based on creatures, plot twists, creativity/originality, sheer horror, and/or pure cheese?

Check out www.freewebs.com. It limits your space, but I got around that by assigning each page a slightly different address...and there aren't any popups. Good luck!