SuperNerd Has the Shining

The other day at school it was raining really hard and I had 2 hours to kill between classes so I went to the library trying to find something to read, being the SuperNerd that I am. (More about my SuperNerdiness later).

After wandering around for awhile in the fiction section, I wound up amongst the "K" authors. I have a feeling this is due to my subconscious narcissism surrounding the letter that begins my name. Anyway, I saw Stephen King's massive collection (please keep puns to yourself) but ignored it for the simple fact that I'm a big chicken. I meandered around a little bit longer but kept being drawn magnetically back to that same section. Aside from the fact that I felt like I was part of one of his novels (maybe the books come to life and kill the Crazy Cat Ladies in the stacks after first seducing them a la Christine?), I bolstered all my bravery and finally chose The Shining.

Now, I'd heard all about The Shining before, which really is probably the only reason I chose it. My family even went to The Stanley Hotel in Colorado on a road trip back when I was younger and saw the infamous Room #217. Oh and by the way, I had a Stanley Hotel t-shirt, which I want back. I'm sure I've outgrown it by now, but I think I could at least squeeze my torso into it with my arms clamped to my sides.

Before my dad went crazy and tried to kill us.

After he tried to kill us by throwing us over the banister.
(And after looking at these, I'm pretty sure my sister was in on the whole thing. Look at her evil little expression in the first one and then her giggling and trying to choke my mom in the 2nd one. The horror.)

Plus, my sister and I began to channel the hallway twins.

So I was figuring "If I know everything that's going to happen, I can't get too freaked out, right?"
Wrong.
I completely skipped reading the Room #217 scene.
I'm only halfway through and I'm speed-reading everything in hopes that I won't accidentally read something that will scare me (like how I've been these last few months whenever I see the word "LOST" anywhere, since I've yet to start the last season).

So that's where I am on that. I'll keep you updated. I'm sure I'll be up in the middle of the night wide-awake needing something to do to keep my mind off of naked bath tub lady.

On to SuperNerd 101 (i.e. how to be as lame as me).

1. Take a Graphic Novel class
2. Freak out when you can't find a Star Wars swimsuit online. (Stupid misogynistic genre...all that was out there was Leia's bikini flappy thing from "Return of the Jedi").
3. Watch the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, extended versions. (And if you're smart, hate on Frodo for being incredibly whiny. Then argue about all the movies' subtleties weeks after you watch them).
4. Get hit on by guys only when you wear your glasses.
5. Spend too much time looking for the Mudflap Girl reading a book bumper sticker.

I'm sure I'll add to this list later. You really can't confine SuperNerdiness to just 5 simple points. It's a lifestyle that takes commitment.