Month: September 2013
+ Lowest Common Denominator, Magical Childhood, Nostalgia, Pop HazMat Captured Moments by Jonathan Kieran
Hate when the Mormon lady critiques my selections at the movie-rental counter! #awkward
I can only imagine what the DVD/Video purveyor thinks of me when I barge into our tiny, local Mom & Pop shop on occasion and, after half an hour of milling-around and scrutinizing titles, end-up selecting a heap of the most disparate films imaginable to pile on the countertop. That’s how I roll, when it comes to film. Maybe (make that “Likely”) it’s just … Read More Hate when the Mormon lady critiques my selections at the movie-rental counter! #awkward
Admit it: You know you’ve “Death-Googled” someone on a hunch. #iamnotalone
Ah, the amazing power of Google to ferret-out important (and often regrettably belated) information in a matter of mere seconds for the intrepid or even for the plain ol’ nosy among us. I found myself thinking about an old friend last night and wondered where in the world he might have ended-up since we inadvertently lost touch ten years ago, not long after I … Read More Admit it: You know you’ve “Death-Googled” someone on a hunch. #iamnotalone
There really is a town called “Spuds” and it has been #immortalized.
~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN CHARACTER(S): The Hobgoblin Brothers of Spuds IMDb DREAM PORTRAYAL by: NATURE/OCCUPATION: Hobgoblin siblings and monstrous gourmands/caterers par excellence. AGE: At least as old as the American Civil War Era BACKGROUND: The Hobgoblin brothers of Spuds are a triad of siblings who specialize in preparing exquisite culinary wonders that send the secret magical community of … Read More There really is a town called “Spuds” and it has been #immortalized.
We all have a “Swamp THANG” in the woodpile, I suspect. #literarycharacters
~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN NAME: WarrowWize IMDb Dream Portrayal By: Steve Buscemi NATURE/OCCUPATION: Dithering, Blithering, Nostril-Hair Withering Swamp THANG AGE: 275 Years BACKGROUND: WarrowWize obviously didn’t emerge ex nihilo from a bit of dead driftwood or a particularly gelatinous porridge of pond-scum. He had a rasping, wheezing, water-breathing Mama and Papa like any other humanoid lizard-man with amphibious … Read More We all have a “Swamp THANG” in the woodpile, I suspect. #literarycharacters
A voice that could peel the barnacles from a boat. #literarycharacters
~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN NAME: Dendara Cubbidge IMDb Dream Portrayal By: Monica Horan NATURE/OCCUPATION: Local manifestation of the Bean Sidhe (a freakin’ “Banshee,” okay?) AGE: I’m getting the distinct impression (from my own mind, of course) that Dendara Cubbidge is an Irish immigrant at least a century older than the Floridian community to which she relocated … ostensibly … Read More A voice that could peel the barnacles from a boat. #literarycharacters
When a sledgehammer will take care of the rest … #tectonicshift
Things are going to be changing at the Pop HazMat blog, although I am not quite certain about the exact nature of those changes, yet. One thing I can reveal is that aforementioned changes will indeed have a great deal to do with a number of rather gradual tectonic shifts and (strangle me now for using a vapid, dancing-through-the-flowery-fields-of-Self Improvement term) “life-changes” that have … Read More When a sledgehammer will take care of the rest … #tectonicshift
“Earl Grey has never gotten anyone through a real muddle.” #dowagerwisdom
Originally posted on Jonathan Kieran:
POP HAZMAT “CAPTURED MOMENTS” presents EAVESDROPPING at the OUTSKIRTS of EXCESS by JONATHAN KIERAN “One day soon, my dear, you will discover that the secret to running a castle full of conniving servants and irritable gentlemen is found in a Lady’s ability to send her husband on a Scottish hunt, lock her door, draw the drapes, arrange the pillows,…
“Earl Grey has never gotten anyone through a real muddle.” #dowagerwisdom
Originally posted on Jonathan Kieran:
POP HAZMAT “CAPTURED MOMENTS” presents EAVESDROPPING at the OUTSKIRTS of EXCESS by JONATHAN KIERAN “One day soon, my dear, you will discover that the secret to running a castle full of conniving servants and irritable gentlemen is found in a Lady’s ability to send her husband on a Scottish hunt, lock her door, draw the drapes, arrange the pillows,…
Songs That Made Childhood Magical: “7” by the Alligator King #sesamestreet
Originally posted on Jonathan Kieran:
Okay, so No. 9 in the “Ten Best Meals I Ever Ate” List is not going to appear today. I’m on the fourth day of a complete fast/cleanse, i.e. no solid food and only lemon-water, honey and cayenne pepper to sustain me. Thus, my long and illustrious history of gastronomic adventure is the last thing I want to expound-upon,…
I’d feel no #misery if the great Kathy Bates played one of my witches. #characters
Originally posted on Jonathan Kieran:
~The World of Rowan Blaize: Character Profiles~ by JONATHAN KIERAN The realm of ancient sorcerer Rowan Blaize is one in which otherwise hidden worlds collide with (or dwell alongside) our own mortal sphere. Rowan’s existence is played-out across landscapes and dreamscapes that encompass “worlds within worlds,” providing the observant traveler ample opportunity to encounter creatures of dazzling magical qualities.…
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