 Okay, it's our last day of the Happy Hour of the Damned Discussion! I know, parting is such sweet sorrow, isn't it?Remember, Mark is giving away some secret zombie prizes and stuff--it's his little way of bribing you all to participate. I'm torn between several topics today. I wanted to ask if you've ever known anyone like Amanda and if so, who. I wanted to ask which bar you'd be most likely to hang out in. I wondered which character you think deserves their own spin-off (although that ties along with who your favorite character is.) But I think what I'm going to do instead is open the floor, thus giving you a platform and dropping Mark in the hole all in one fell swoop. Hahaha! I'm so efficient. So, what do YOU want to discuss? Ask Mark a question! Comment on something else we didn't talk about! Complain! Anything you like! . |
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I gotta start this one, myself.
I want to hang out at Pharmacy!
Hospital beds and vodka syringes? Hello? Totally fun, might be a little bright though.
I'll meet you by the column of pharmaceuticals.
Oh and I'm going to pick the surprise zombie winner at the end of the day. Check back this weekend for the announcement post, including a shot of the zombie goodness!
I want to hang out at Pharmacy as well! It's not surprising since I'm a Nursing student and right now we're going over Pharmacology.
Those vodka syringes sound FABULOUS.
I think Wendy should have her own spin-off. Could you imagine how much trouble she could get in? So much fun!
Unfortunately I've never known anyone like Amanda, although I think we'd be great pals.
Bleh, Pharmacology. I hated those tests.
Mark, it was great fun reading HHotD at work (night shift, at the hospital). Especially when Amanda and Wendy first meet at the funeral home.
And when they have chocolate cake.
And when Amanda confesses she ate her boyfriend.
I was laughing so hard, the security guard stole my book to see what was so funny.
I think he's a little scared of me, now.
Thanks!
Wendy could indeed get in a ton of trouble. I was thinking it'd be fun to do a short story about Gil, or maybe Liesl and Cameron.
Hmmm?
Hey Robin - My aim is to alienate readers from their co-workers, friends and family, so...your welcome!
Robin, they're not so bad. I'm actually not having that much trouble with drug calculations, except that reconstitution crap - ugh!
Mark, a short story about Gil would be great! He's fabulous.
I wanted to ask about Mr. Kim, but now that you've teased a bit about Road Trip, I'm not sure if you'll divulge more. His sad little confession about eating the missing guy was touchingly funny.
(I do have the right guy, correct? Now I'm doubting my memory and my book is at home.)
Mr. Kim indeed ate the weathergirl's pseudo-boyfriend, Oliver.
I love Mr. Kim. And you know what they say about killing your darlings. Luckily, I write in a genre where dead doesn't necessarily mean dead.
Having worked in several large corporations, I have had the experience of several Amanda's. Sadly none of those ladies could really measure up to how groovy and funny Amanda is. They had the edge, Amanda IS the edge. As for the club? Probably mortuary...brings back warm fuzzy feelings of the 80's club scene but way better. :)
Thanks for an awesome book Mark, I can't wait for the next installment. :)
First, as I was reading, I was totally thinking that we need Happy Hour of the Damned promotional shot glasses.
Second, I knew a LOT of people like Amanda. Especially in high school, and they probably kept buckets nearby when they ate cake too, though for a slightly different reason.
Third, the "zipper stripper" seriously fucked with my head. As did Amanda unhinging her jaw like a bear trap. I feel validated, though...if Amanda did it, then I could be very correct in believing that Angelina Jolie can also unhinge her jaw like an anaconda.
Hi Rachel - thanks. Mortuary was certainly the most intricate to design and yeah it had the 80s written all over it.
V - Ssssssshhhhhhh! No one's supposed to know about the Angelina thing.
Yeah, the zipper stripper was morbidly fascinating - I didn't know whether to laugh or throw up.
Actually I wanted to see it live.
God, I'm a freak. And it's all your fault, Mark!
I think Ricardo eating an ear like a potato chip is what almost did me in. LOL Zip strip was pretty out there. I really got the visual. Mark, where do I send my therapy bills to? LOL
Re: VMisery's comment... I kept thinking of those old Reach commercials about reaching all of your teeth correctly and hearing "You could get a flip-top head, or use a Reach tooth brush."
I always thought the flip-top head would be more useful in the long run, but would probably cost more than $3.
I'd actually love to know more about the undead feel-good movement (since it appears both as a sort of condo-buy-in-scheme and as group therapy). What's the proportion of undead monsters to undead socialites to undead living-wannabes?
Well I am sure this isn't any shock to you Mark..but I would totally be hanging out at Mortuary.
Maybe even the Dj? All that dark fabric and 80's music..ahhhh...
I totally have a friend like Amanda.
She lives in Georgia and is an even coordinator. I secretly think she has eaten many of her boyfriends..Her nicname..the Anaconda..really no lie!!!
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