Consider vampires...

[charliesmum]

We got our lovely fast computer back, and it only cost $80 for a new hard drive. So yay and stuff.

Charlie had a great 2nd day with the new minder - she took him to the pool, where he got to play with his best friend. I'm so pleased Charlie is finally having a real summer holiday.

The boyfriend played with Charlie in the pool, and is a lovely young man. Gonna be a teacher.

Anyway, I had a vampire dream last night, probably because I just read a Lauren K. Hamilton book about vampires, but it also occured to me that I dream of vampires when I'm feeling particularly overwhelmed. I think vampires symbolise to me the act of letting go, of having someone else be in control, in charge, and then I don't have to make any decisions. I was wondering if that was part of why they have such a lasting appeal to writers and movie makers and people who like to wear black alot.

It's really odd. Zombies aren't sexy at all. Werewolves, well, Lupin maybe, but over all they are either savage monsters or tragic figures. Ghosts are either scary or vengeful, or both, but never particularly sexy, but Vampires get all the girls. (or boys if you're Anne Rice)I think it does all come back to control, or losing control, which frankly is what sex is about in some ways.

What do you think?

Comments

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

What I want to know is which LKH book did you read, and did you like it? I've read all of her books, the Anita Blake and Merry Gentry series. You must have read one of the early AB ones since you said "Werewolves, well, Lupin maybe, but over all they are either savage monsters or tragic figures. ", because were's come into play alot further along in her series.

Glad Charlie is finally getting some fun out of his summer - and his sitter, lol. I'm happy she's turned out better than the last one.

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

I've had extremely good 2nd hand book karma this summer, and I got a hard back book of 3 of the Anita Blake stories, Guilty Pleasures being the first one. I haven't read the 2nd two yet (and forget what they are called) I gathered Guilty Pleasures was among the first of the series, but keep forgetting to look it up. I liked the book. Humourous and interesting, and an 'alternate universe' that didn't confuse me too much.

There were wererats in this book. Not sexy. :)

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

The series is really good up til number seven or eight. Then they start to go downhill a bit (IMO), too much focus on sex, not enough focus on the thing that originally drew me to the series - supernatural/mystery stuff. Book three, 'Circus of the Damned', is one of my favorites. As are six and seven (The Killing Dance & Burnt Offerings). My copies are a bit battered, but if you want to read after book three and don't want to buy them, I can let you borrow my copies.

Ooh, and Rafael - the king of the wererats - ends up sounding like very, very sexy goodness after you read more about him in the other books.

[erynnef.livejournal.com]

Those books are great. It's like reading crack- you neeeeeed more.



It gets slutty down the line, dude. Not much sluething, and a whole hell of a lot of whoring. The last book was a disappointment. Up until that point, I was hooked.

And the wererats kick ass.

Total OT

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

I didn't want to post this on your journal, since you said your sister reads it and I don't want to cause any more drama than you are already dealing with, but it sounds to me like your sister is extremely jealous of your happiness, and is trying to sabotage it, whether she realises it or not.

My sister-in-law's step-sister was exactly the same way, and took every opportunity she could to turn the attention to herself - including running away with some guy and marrying him before Nikki's wedding. Some people just have trouble being happy for people. Sad but true.

I hope your sister straightens up, but I think you are right in telling her straight out how you feel, so many brides try to smooth things over, and you don't need to be walking on eggshells from now until your wedding day.

Re: Total OT

[erynnef.livejournal.com]

No worries. Elaine is the baby, and usually gets her way. She's been doing what troublesome teenagers do, and it's bad. My parents, at this point, can only do so much.

My day got worse since now my dad is upset, and he didnt need to be told all this today, but, Ms. Drama needed to call him at work and tell him all of it.

You gotta love little sisters.