IT’S SHANKTASTIC! IT’S SHANKALICIOUS! IT’S DEESHANKFUL! Did a ton of writing today, very psyched, but then did volunteer job, now crashing. Brain fried. Eyes rebelling against computer screen. Plan to post tomorrow, late, after viewing many movies (right now the rundown is “The Sixth Sense,” “The Wicker Man,” “Blood of a Poet,” “Beauty and the Beast” [Cocteau], and some IMAX thing about a sunken ship). You’ll get movie reviews, SSM stuff, and the first scene of the new short story. I think you’ll dig the new story.

Here are some links that I would comment on if I were awake:

criticism of my same-sex marriage posts from Motime and Pigs & Fishes (scroll around). Will reply to P&F; on-site later, but would prefer to talk to Motime over email, except I can’t find an email address on his site. Am I just dumb? Or is it not there? If you’re reading this, MLTP, could you drop me a line? Thanks.

Sean Collins: His take on David Skal’s Monster Show. I think I expected less of the book, thus was less disappointed (this is the great thing about being a pessimist!). Agree about weird prominence of Diane Arbus (the introduction, which focuses on her, is really creepy and morally ubersketch), disagree about IMO utterly justified prominence of “Freaks.” Anyway, much of what Sean says is perfectly true, though where we disagree I still think I’m right…!

Julian Sanchez: DC Blogorama!!!! Thursday, Oct. 23rd. I plan to be there, rockin’ the casbah.