Amazon DVD sales!

Amazon's got a nice group of movies at around 50% off, including a bunch of blockbusters (some of which, like Cars and PotC2, don't even suck), and a few other good flicks:

X-Men 1.5 (aka X-Men, Special Edition): $10.47 (48% off)

Alien: Director's Cut: $13.47 (50% off)

Alien Vs. Predator (Unrated Director's Cut): $13.47 (50% off).

Fantastic Four (Widescreen): $14.97 (50% off).

I, Robot (Widescreen): $9.97 (50% off).

Independence Day (Limited Edition) $9.97 (50% off).

Predator (Widescreen Collector's Edition): $9.97 (50% off).

Predator 2 (Special Edition): $9.97 (50% off).

Wild Palms: $7.47 (50% off)

Cars (Widescreen Edition): $14.99 (50% off)

Mission Impossible III: $14.99 (50% off)

The Da Vinci Code (two-disc Widescreen Special Edition): $14.87 (50% off)

Minority Report (two-disc Widescreen edition): $6.97 (50% off)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Widescreen) : $14.99 (50% off).

Collateral: $6.97 (50% off)

Top Gun (Special Edition): $7.97 (47% off)

Mission Impossible II (Two-Disc Special Edition): $7.97 (47% off)

Noooo!

I'd done such a good job of avoiding the Halloween candy that folks have brought in.

Then I saw the bag of Kit-Kats that someone brought in.

Cookie and wafer candies are to me as Kryptonite is to Superman.

Kit-Kats, like the green K, make me weak.

Coffee Crisps, like Red K, have unpredictable effects.

Twix (any kind) would kill me if I were a plant (really. Just like White Kryptonite. Sadly, White K doesn't even make the list of top 200 stupid ideas from the Silver Age Superman era. Which I still adore, stupidity aside).

Lion Bars would make me lose my superpowers forever if they ever found full US distribution, just like Gold K.

Pocky would only harm Bizarro-yendi, just like Blue Kryptonite.

Butterfingers, like Jewel K, would give extra powers to yendis in the Phantom Zone.

Reese's Sticks, like X-Kryptonite, would give our cats powers (which is why I don't allow them to eat candy).

I'd continue with Silver Kryptonite, but the analogy died a painful death about six comparisons ago.

The point is, my willpower cannot fight off any of these candies.

In other food news

I just joined the most important mailing list at work. The one for folks to order Thai food on Thursdays.

Writing and wills

Neil Gaiman points out that writers damned well need to write their wills.

(And if you're wondering which writer he's referring to in the second paragraph, there's a reason I won't read Jon Gregory Betancourt*).

Seriously. If you own characters or works, leave a will. Better yet, make sure that they're explicitly mentioned in the will, and that the beneficiaries are on the same page as you. You might want your entire estate to go to your dear Uncle Willy who took care of you, but if he want to write a sequel to your great novel, maybe you should leave him the money and give the rights to someone else.

*Two reasons, actually. But Betancourt might eventually become a talented writer, so "desecrating the literary estate and wishes of a damned fine author" is the reason I'm going with here.