Quote of the Day:

^{“I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.”
Edgar Allan Poe January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849}

Birthdays This Week, June 1 - 7:

^{Edward Woodward, June 1, 1930 - Actor: Sgt. Howie in The Wicker Man.
Herk Harvey, June 3, 1924 - April 3, 1996 - Director/Actor : The White Faced Man in Carnival of Souls.
Russell Streiner, June 5, 1932 - Actor/Producer: Johnny in the 1968 Night of the Living Dead, "They're coming to get you Barbara..." and the Sheriff in the 1990 NOTLD.
Robert Englund, June 6, 1949 - Actor: Freddy in The Nightmare on Elm Street Series.
Billie Whitelaw, June 6 1932 - Actor: Mrs. Baylock in The Omen.
"Ghastly" Graham Ingels, June 7, 1915- April 4, 1991 - Artist: One of the greatest of the greats at E.C. Comics working on Haunt of Fear, Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt. He created the Old Witch character.}



Today's Journal:


Well fiends and neighbors it has been a long, long time since I've posted a journal entry, just around nine months if'n my estimation ain't off. A lot has gone on in that time for yours truly. Most all of it unexpected. Some bad, some good, but surprising for sure!

As of September 13, 2007 (yes, the very day after my last post) I have been emancipated from my previous place of employment. That was a shock to say the least. I had been with them for six years and helped build the company. I designed all the products and most of the collateral material. My designs are still the face of the company. Alas, changes in the department and the company as a whole were desired and my position, as well as several others were eliminated/ replaced with more cost effective methods of production.

In truth, I hadn't designed anything really new there in a couple of years and I had really begun to grow more and more frustrated with the lack of growth and challenge afforded me there. As crappy a way as it was to do it, they did me a favor by firing me. I wish my ex-boss hadn't done it over the phone while I was picking my son up from kindergarten, but I got a very nice severance package that allowed me to take a lot of time off to relax with my family.

I spent a lot of the time working with my son's class as a volunteer. My wife and I would go in once a week or so and help out with crafts, parties, and sometimes field trips. It was great to be able to spend this time with him. It's something that I will treasure forever (or until Alzheimer's wipes it out) that wouldn't have been possible had I not been released from my job responsibilities. So, thanks for firing me over the phone Steve! Hey, have I mentioned I was fired over the phone?

My wife has been great through all this by the way. She's been an emotional and financial rock.She handles everything and I wouldn't know what to do without her. She's awesome, with a capital AWE!

I've been on several interviews, so far most haven't panned out. I've been really close a couple of times, but this ain't horseshoes or hand grenades, so I'm still scoreless. I am however starting a part time teaching gig at ITT Tech. I'll be teaching an intro to Adobe Flash course one night a week. I think it'll be fun.

Fast forward through building a portfolio, a resume, and a new website located conveniently at www.JasonMJones.com , all the way to just last week. Caught up yet? Good. An old friend of mine for whom I used to write classic horror movie reviews , sent me an email telling me a quote from my review of Night of the Living Dead was on the back cover of the new 40th anniversary edition, and I was credited by name!!!

That was the really good surprise I mentioned in the first paragraph. It was unexpected, and we have no idea how it came about. There it is nonetheless. You can see it for yourself here: DVD Cover

So that's what's up dudes. I am thinkin' that I'll start doing a few movie reviews again every now and then. My buddy's site is www.Classic-Horror.com. It's a good site with good info.

If anyone is interested, here are links to my old reviews at Classic-Horror:

[link] Abbot And Costello Meet Frankenstein
[link] Angelheart
[link] Carnival of Souls
[link] Cronos
[link] The Hitcher
[link] I Was A Teenage Werewolf
[link] Maximum Overdrive
[link] Man-Made Monster
[link] The Mummy
[link] Night of the Living Dead
[link] The Vampire Lovers
[link] The Wolfman
[link] The Hunger

Here are a few more reviews I did for a site called Zombiekeepe.com:

[link] The Aquanoids
[link] Carrie
[link] Cronos DVD
[link] Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman
[link] The Hunchback of Notre Dame
[link] Jack Frost
[link] Mark of the Vampire
[link] The Mummy
[link] Phantom of the Opera
[link] Shadow of the Vampire
[link] God Told me To
[link] The Unknown
[link] King Kong
[link] The Vampire Lovers

Till next time,


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