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House of 1000 Corpses
Aug. 13th, 2003 11:36 pmWell, it pretty much did not tickle my Elmo, so to speak. I really enjoy Rob Zombie's music, but in his directorial debut, he pretty much sucked. I kinda liked Karen Black's character, Miss Firefly. She was blowzy and southern & big, which won her over, but as for the rest of it.... aggh, why did we spend the $4 to rent it? At least we didn't drop the $13 - $25 to see it in the theatre. I don't mind disjointedness in movies, like Pulp Fiction, if it's done well. It's got to have some basic cohesiveness, tho. Rob & I decided that Rob Z. was taking crack, PCP & smoking some opium in order to fufill this particular celluloid nightmare.
Been watching Animal Planet all day. Why I don't know. I flip between AP, FoodTV & whatever stupid crap is on VH1 or Discovery. It's Shark Week. Saw the creepiest thing - a huge school of hammerhead sharks. They are ominous all alone, but a herd of several hundred sends chills up my spine. Sharks remind me of snakes - curious and inquisitive about their environment, basically defensive natures, aggressive only when hungry or aggravated beyond the point of being able to escape. Even their movement thru the water is snake-like. Even the hammerheads to a certain extent.
Fed my snakes last night. Little mousies becoming fat snakes. Saw something on AP where the Houston SPCA had to confiscate a bunch of goats & chickens that were earmarked for either Voodoo or Santerian sacrifice. I was pretty appalled - you could see on the film that the animals were starved & kept in horrible conditions. All the goats were sick & some of the chickens were dead from starvation & being crowded. Even tho I feed live mice to my snakes, I don't torture the mice beforehand. I feed them, make sure they have an adequate space to move around in for a week or so if necessary, fresh water & bedding. If I was in a circumstance that dictated an offering of a live animal, I would not insult my chosen deity by offering them a starved, weak, sickly animal. It would be well-fed & cared for, otherwise what's the point of sacrifice? By destroying the sacred animal's life, you rob the power from the sacrificial act. And besides, most Santerian & Voodoo sacrifices are eaten afterwards, so would you really want to eat a sick goat or chicken?
Been watching Animal Planet all day. Why I don't know. I flip between AP, FoodTV & whatever stupid crap is on VH1 or Discovery. It's Shark Week. Saw the creepiest thing - a huge school of hammerhead sharks. They are ominous all alone, but a herd of several hundred sends chills up my spine. Sharks remind me of snakes - curious and inquisitive about their environment, basically defensive natures, aggressive only when hungry or aggravated beyond the point of being able to escape. Even their movement thru the water is snake-like. Even the hammerheads to a certain extent.
Fed my snakes last night. Little mousies becoming fat snakes. Saw something on AP where the Houston SPCA had to confiscate a bunch of goats & chickens that were earmarked for either Voodoo or Santerian sacrifice. I was pretty appalled - you could see on the film that the animals were starved & kept in horrible conditions. All the goats were sick & some of the chickens were dead from starvation & being crowded. Even tho I feed live mice to my snakes, I don't torture the mice beforehand. I feed them, make sure they have an adequate space to move around in for a week or so if necessary, fresh water & bedding. If I was in a circumstance that dictated an offering of a live animal, I would not insult my chosen deity by offering them a starved, weak, sickly animal. It would be well-fed & cared for, otherwise what's the point of sacrifice? By destroying the sacred animal's life, you rob the power from the sacrificial act. And besides, most Santerian & Voodoo sacrifices are eaten afterwards, so would you really want to eat a sick goat or chicken?
