July, 2008

mcjurnl: This is bloody brilliant. http://tinyurl.com/5ty4cf

See original: This is bloody brilliant. http://tinyurl.com/5ty4cf

mcjurnl: Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire. Then if you live long enough, they'll make a sequel!

See original: Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire. Then if you live long enough, they'll make

Why do we do it? I mean, it isn't just for posterity. Some people really get into it, as if the internet has blessed everyone with their 15 minutes. Yet that 15 minutes is just a tease. Like a Scott Sigler podcast-only novel, that first taste is never enough. Then we come back jonesing for the next fix.

I had the chance to talk to Malcolm one day and really get to know him and his past. I wrote this down from memory. He was an excellent storyteller, and I'm glad I was able to keep this tiny part of him.

For the blood is the life. It’s no surprise then that blood should have such a mystic symbolism. But it should also be noted how important water is. When you realize that water is such a large component of blood, you find that perhaps water is truly the source of life.