I had something totally different planned out for this post. A little sarcasm, a little bit of reassurance. But then, my friend Shar Schwartz Tigner happened. She found a picture that is the equivalent of something shiny, pretty, and distracting. I totally forgot what I was going to say. I have to share this with all of you.

Shar, you are epic. This has made my weekend. *slow clap*

Onward with the weekly update! This week, we’re going for some fun stuff. On Monday, I’ll be posting a link to a podcast I recorded with Kraig over at the Uncommon Interests Podcast; we talked Vampire Hunter D, which you may or may not know is a film close to my heart. I’m also going to talk corporate greed in Aliens on Wednesday, then recommend the modern cult classic Black Dynamite on Thursday. Friday will see the triumphant return of Nika Black (we haven’t scared her off yet), with a look at Dax in Deep Space Nine. I’ll also be updating my links this week with some new stuff for you to check out, as well as recording another podcast with the United Nations of Horror, who have informally adopted me. For someone who complained about needing