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Avitaweek 2009: Hunting for ghosts

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Tonight, Amy and I are staying at a bed and breakfast that is supposedly the most haunted in Central Florida. When the TAPS team from Ghost Hunters visited it, they had several strange occurrences, including shadow figures, a chair that seemed to have a figure sitting in it, and a flip flop that went missing.

While we're planning on enjoying ourselves there, we don't expect to experience anything paranormal at all, for the following reasons:

1. Amy will just assume that any strange noises are made by me.
2. I'll sleep through anything.
3. Without her glasses on, she won't notice any shadows, much less a real person standing right in front of her.
4. My snoring will scare away any ghosts that might be within a 10-mile radius.
5. If something gets misplaced, Amy will just assume that she put it away in the wrong place.

We'll totally be the worst amateur ghost hunters ever!

Also? I think I love these two girls:

Ghost Hunters

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Before I get to today's post, I wanted to remind those of you who are coming to my Halloween party that if you haven't booked your hotel room yet, now is the time. Paul over at Jestertunes needs your reservation by 3 PM EST today or that promotional rate is gone like the wind. Just contact him by phone at 1-800-474-5678, ext. 5402, or email him at paul@cruisemagic.com and he'll get you all set up. For more information on the party, visit Avitable.com/neverwas/.

I watch Ghost Hunters on SciFi. It's the only show of its type that I'll watch (with the exception of the boring spin-off "Ghost Hunters International"). Any other show like it (Paranormal State, Most Haunted, etc.) is usually shit. People walking around having "feelings" of spirits – that is not scientific. That is not proof. It's just bullshit.

Video evidence, audio recordings – that's evidence. Not evidence of ghosts or spirits. Just evidence of the paranormal. All that "the paranormal" means is that defies scientific explanation. Whether it's a disembodied voice that only shows up on a digital recorder or a strange shadow that appears to move autonomously, it's evidence that something strange has occurred. And I love it.

Last week's episode contained an investigation where the investigators caught a voice saying "go home", and saw, on the thermal camera (but not on the infrared camera), a figure tiptoeing in a highly exaggerated fashion. It was some of the creepiest paranormal evidence I've seen yet. It still freaks me out!

Check it out and see. It's the episode called "Speaking with the Dead". Just skip to the last ten minutes or so to watch the evidence they caught.