Author: Gareth

One Final Stalker-related Post

Folks, I have a request. Don’t respond to the stalker’s posts in the comments. Ignore him.

At the request of the abuse department of his ISP, I’ve removed all of the IP bans, and have forwarded every one of his posts, with the IP log and time/date stamp, to them, and will continue to do so with every additional post he makes. They’ve informed me that they are willing to disclose his identity and address with a civil subpoena, rather than just a criminal one, so I’m pursuing that route, and the archived posts sent to the ISP makes it so that they can be called as a witness.

Continued posts on his part will just add to the evidentiary chain, so it’s in my interest to let him continue to post to his twisted little heart’s content. Give him enough rope, folks. No need to pay him any attention. He’ll hang himself.

He continues to bray about bringing a “defamation suit”…which I certainly hope he does. To do so, he will have to forego anonymity, which will save me the effort of the subpoena.

Light and Fluffy Post

Taking a step away from posts dealing with the obsessive stalker and the just-as-fucked-up American political situation, I’ve decided that it’s long past time for a light, fluffy post.

Laura and I went to see Van Helsing yesterday, and I’m pleased to report that the film benefitted greatly from the fact that I heard so many reviews trashing it before I finally decided that my love of old monster movies was strong enough to merit plunking down the cash for a matinee. Not only was the film NOT as awful as I’d heard, but so many bad reviews had lowered my expectations that I actually enjoyed the film quite a bit. It’s cheesey, to be sure…but then again, so were the Universal monster movies of the 30s-50s, and the Hammer films of the 60s and 70s, and I love those. Sure, it takes liberties with the legends. Who cares? Sure, it has groan-worthy action-extravaganza moments. That’s what we go to “Summer Blockbusters” for, after all….put-your-brain-on-hold, pulse-pounding entertainment. As the film ended, I realized that I wanted to see more adventures of Van Helsing and Carl…surely the sign of a successful attempt to entertain. Also: from a gaming standpoint, Van Helsing’s Vatican-backed organization is the perfect framework for a monster-hunting RPG campaign. (I’d use the classic first-edition CHILL from Pacesetter)

In other Horror news, The Dastardly Best Friend gave me a pile of 70s Marvel horror comics that he was looking to get rid of (the big magazine-sized ones, with the moody black-and-white artwork), and so I’ve been reading issues of DRACULA LIVES!, VAMPIRE TALES, TOMB OF DRACULA and others. Fun stuff.

I’ve been busy converting select CDs from my collection into MP3s for my iTunes, so that I can listen while I work (because getting up and walking the 5 feet over to my stereo is such a chore, after all. It’s much easier to just click on my iMac. :) ) My 80s singles collections (stuff from the “Living in Oblivion” “Greatest New Wave Hits” and other collections) alone now give me the opportunity to listen to 13 straight hours of New Wave goodness….and that’s not counting the full albums that I ripped, either (the complete Duran Duran catalogue spans another 10 hours, for example). It’s not at all surprising to note that most of my favorite singles and albums come from my high school years (84-87). Pretty much textbook mid-30s nostalgia (I turn 35 in a few weeks).

Back to work….

Pathetic-ass Geek Continues Stalking, Film At 11

Those of you who’ve seen the Comments posted below my “Mom or Pod” entry, below, will note that my stalker has returned, under a different IP. The priceless bit is that the impotent little shit is now threatening ME with a libel suit for “defamation of character”…..

Yeah…I blinked a bit when I read that, myself. Apparently, he wants to sue me for defaming an ANONYMOUS individual, posting under a psuedonym.

Read this. It’s priceless:

“Here’s my warning: attempt to interfere with my life IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM or commit any further actions of defamation against my character and you’ll have one hellava lawsuit on your pudgy little hands. Again, my lawyer friends would take you on FOR FREE. Cease and desist now, GMS, or face legal action.

Ooooh! Scary, huh?

At this point, I’m thinking it may be much more fun to just “out” this prick, rather than press charges. :)