14,750 Days Alive
40 Ounces No-Bean Chili
2 Lbs of Frozen Tater Tots
1st Viewing of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Llama is in town still and it was a movie and a Midwestern chili dog tater tot casserole for dinner tonight. Both aspects were delightful, albeit in vastly different ways.
The chili dog casserole was easy as can be. The most labor-intensive moment was cutting up the hotdogs and onions. Oh, and tripping over the cats because they wanted some of the damn shredded cheese. Always with the cheese. After forty five minutes in the oven at 355, the last five minutes at 375, it came out golden brown and absolutely delicious!
I have never read the 1818 “original” publication of Frankenstein. However, I have read the re-written and published version from 1831. It is now a likely library borrowing type situation. Epistolary-style fiction is enjoyable, mostly because that is one way in which I am able to more readily convey my own emotions when I am entangled. But, I find that the particular style of fiction lends itself much better to a radio show-like audiobook. Dramatic reading with multiple cast members sort of thing.
A reading of the 1818 text of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is much like the writings of one particular former business manager of the Lyceum Theatre: meant to be read by someone playing the character. I’m not one much for audiobooks, but I’ll give it a try.
I going to try and go read before bed.
Take your meds, folks.
Postmark Wonderland 