A Sad Day
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Michael Crichton died unexpectedly on Wednesday after battling cancer. He was 66.
Crichton wrote a lot of books, but my faves are Jurassic Park and The Lost World. I don’t like horror or slash movies, but I could read about dinos eating people all day long. I have dreams of being chased and eaten by dinos, and they are never nightmares (they are always awesome). I will always be indebted to him for finding a somewhat scientifically plausible means allowing dinos to exist in the modern day.
As a kid, I remember walking the family dog at night and running back to the house because, swear-to-god, I heard a T-Rex in the woods.
Ironically enough, I began re-reading Jurassic Park last week. It won’t be the last time.
Rest in Peace, Michael Crichton, and all my sympathy to his friends, family and fans.