Why I won't climb out of a coffin this year

The Hallowe'en horror-hosting gig has unfortunately fallen through: the movie channel in question (and I'll not embarrass them by naming them, for they're big enough that you'd think they'd have some money) realised that their budget didn't stretch to actually flying me in and putting me up for the couple of days that it would have taken to film it, and were apparently shocked and disappointed by my negligence in failing to live in Los Angeles.

Oh well. Maybe next year.

And Dirk Deppey adds some sensible points to the anonymous Oklahoman note at Journalista! http://www.tcj.com/journalista/zarch200308C.html#other3