"Let this remind you why you once feared the dark."

Bernie passed his grad school advanced exam. He worked very hard and did a fantastic job, so congratulate him next time you see him.

He, Mac, and I saw Hellboy II last night, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love the character of Hellboy, and I love the weird twisted world. I highly recommend the movie for its fun story, beautiful visuals, cool characters, and awesome fight scenes. I need to get a hold of more of the comics. I've only read a few, but I like them a lot. I remember being in Outer Limits one time and being fixated by an issue of Hellboy that had this angry red goat on the cover who was basically the goat equivalent of Hellboy. I didn't buy it, but to this day I'm curious about that goat and want to know what the story is about. The figure of Hellboy also inspired me to begin a novel I'm in the process of writing also dealing with a demon fighting on the side of the angels-- though, being me, I put him through the angst wringer significantly more. Because of course, there's no such thing as cheap grace. ;-)

As a side note, there's an add on the sidebar right now for "Journal Substance Abuse." Hey, I may use LiveJournal a hell of a lot, but I wouldn't say I'm an addict. I can quit anytime I want.