(Mari, I'm so sorry!  I copied our messages over from the 1st chapter thread, but tangler is being a bitch and wouldn't post everything i copied!  I tried three times to get it to include the link you posted originally but it wouldn't do it.  When I went back to recopy your original message you'd already deleted.  Could you repost it here?  I apologize again   )

Very fun blog with Eric-related TB plot analysis. And pictures. Lots and lots of pictures.

http://starryeyedmagic.livejournal.com/181849.html

This is from the AS thread, between LunarBunny and I.

SNUS are spitless tobacco pouches you put in your mouth.  They are far less carcinogenic and much more acceptable socially than cigarettes.  I smoked 1/2 to 1 pack a day for over twenty years and thanks to SNUS, I haven't smoked since May!  Plus they're cheaper and I use 3 or 4 pouches a day 

 Wow!  How are they marketed?  My dad has smoked since he was 7 or 8.  He's horribly addicted and his lungs are now compromised but he just can't seem to quit.  That would be awesome for him, as he'd get the nicotine he needed without the smoke, and it's also oral so it would satisfy that part of the addiction too. 

The type I buy are from Camel (R J Reynolds).  The campaign slogan is "Sold Cold".  They sell them in a refrigerated case behind the counter at gas stations here.  There is also a brand (a lot cheaper) Triumph.  You could probably get them from the internet.  I know they aren't selling them in California (my sister wants them for the same reason), so maybe they aren't in Canada, either.  They are apparently quite popular in Europe.

You may want to check into e-cigarettes, too!   They give off a puff of nicotine (flavored like major brands of cigarettes) when you drag on them.  So they are even more like a regular cigarette with even lower carcinogen levels, but SNUS are so readily available and Camel sends me coupons all the time, so I have stuck with them.  I also fear that it would be easy for me to backslide into the real thing if I used them.

I also took up crocheting, but that may not help your dad.  It sure helps keep my hands busy, especially since ALL of my friends smoke.  Great for D&D nights.

HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEARS EVERYONE. BE SAFE.

Mari-I just love that site!!  Ever since it was posted before when I am down I just go there and it makes me laugh!!

Happy New Years All!!!!

HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEARS EVERYONE. BE SAFE.

I second that!  

happy new years to everyone--- from las vegas, NV

EricLover, I got those Skechers, too.  I love them.  Did you watch the DVD.  It explains how to stand and walk in them for maximum benefit.  I have been sleeping better since I got them.  That's worth buying a $100 pair of shoes whether they tone up my butt or not!

Sanomara, thanks so much for all the SNUS info!  I'll look into it and pass it on to my Dad.

I also took up crocheting, but that may not help your dad.

LQTM  I'd love to see that!!  He'd look so cute, but I don't think it will happen. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the lovely ladies on this forum!!  I hope we all have a wonderful 2010!!!

Happy New Year ladies!! I hope some really wonderful things happen for everyone this year!

Happy new year to you all!

Mari-I just love that site!!  Ever since it was posted before when I am down I just go there and it makes me laugh!!

I know Ashley! Ridiculously, its my "go to" site when I need a pick me up too.

Happy New Years Day ! everyone!   Time to switch to mimosas and bloody marys (ha ha)

Sano-No I did not watch the DVD, but maybe i will now that you said it helps.  Thanks.

Hope everyone had a fun and safe evening!!!  We partied our butts off so much the Hubby forgot almost the whole night!!!   Got to love good friends and good times!!!

a random thought-- i saw this picture of gabriel aubry, hes halle berrys bf/partner whatever.. anyways whenever i see his picture, he reminds me of how i pictured eric in my head-- like exactly the same..

Yeah, I can totally see that!  As much as I adore AS, and he is close, especially in that TB flashback to when he was turned, he's not exactly the Eric from my imagination.

(Confession time) the first time I read DUD, the first mention of Eric I had this image of Fabio pop into my head!  I think it was because Sookie describes him as looking like some guy on the cover of a romance novel.  I had a few uncomfortable moments of "ICK! No, no no!"  I didn't care if the character ended up being an ass or not, I wasn't going to have images of Fabio floating around in my mind.  I had to push it away and come up with one of my own.  By the time I got to the pink lycra, my Eric was firmly established, but thinking back on the "Fabio incident" makes me laugh...and shudder...and not in a good way!

Liann- Hahaha, I read the books after I watched the show so fortunately I never struggled with visions of Fabio lmbo.

Brianna- I could totally see that! Though I prefer AS, Gabriel Aubry is gorgeous. I saw a picture of him online a few weeks ago and took a few moments to just stare! Hahaha. Not that I don't do the same for AS, but needless to say, I was impressed. LoL.

yeah he has the whole long blonde hair-- defined nose prominent chin- blue eyes.. very tall.. awesome bod (you should see that man without his shirt on wooo).. idk i always thought of him as Eric though AS comes to a close second

He truly is gorgrous, but as far as I know he's just a model, AS is a fantastic actor, he's so great and pretty he could have played every character on the show and I would have bought it! Hahaha but yes, appearance wise, I definitely see what you're saying. AS has first place for me, but I'm biased because I was a fan of the show first, therefore a fan of AS. LoL.

Fabio!!!  thats funny cause I thought the same thing after Sookie said that!!!  By book 4 my ide aof him had of course drastically changed!!!!

So funny you mention Fabio! Just today I went to go see my Baby Gram (4'8") who is suffering from Dementia. She is a good faker & realized that she was supposed to know me, my bro & my hubby but clearly didn't. She gets rattled easy so we try to talk about things from the past that she may have a strong connection to (making the sauce & meatballs for Sunday family dinners, etc..).

She also loved the following; reading "the papers" (Star, Enquirer, TV guide & Soap Digest), the country singer Vince Gill & she used to read trashy romance novels & had a HUGE crush on Fabio.

We were shopping one day & Fabio happened to be in the store. I hear her scream "FABIO!!" & turn & she has her arms outstretched & she is giggling & has tears in her eyes standing @ the bottom of the escalator waiting for him like a GI coming back from leave.

"OH I LOVE YOU! OOOOHHHH I'M so excited!!" He goes to her immediately & picks her up etc...I was in hysterics it was possibly one of the sweetest things I have ever witnessed.

Anyway - so I start talking about it today & she is laughing & saying: "Oh Fabio! He is beautiful. I love him." Then looks at my brother & I and says: "Who could forget him??!"

We were hysterical. Sure...she doesn't remember her grandkids who practically lived with her but Fabio? Fabio she can't forget. Go figure.

She also remembered Vince Gill & told me; "Oh! He's a honey."

that is a fantastic, heart-warming story! Thank you for sharing it with us!

OMG that is great!!!!  Laura-that is an awesome story!!!!

I lamed out and saw it at the drive in because I didn't feel like going to the other side of town

awww, Tracy we go see things at the Starlight Six all the time too, even when it's cold and the quality's not as good, just b/c it's so much closer AND literally like half the price of any other theatre in Atlanta! I just pack blankets and make a thermos of coffee or hot chocolate. actually we generally see whatever is playing at the drive-in regardless of whether or not it's any good for the same reasons. 

Laura- That is hilarious! I always refer to trashy romance novels as Fabio novels actually! Hahaha.

On another note, I finally went to see It's Complicated tonight, I loved it. Nancy Meyers ( The Holiday) always has a way of putting in a "love yourself, and love what's good for you" type moral which is awesome and unique. And John Krasinski of course was a cutie who pulled off the lovable guy perfectly. And of course, Alec Baldwin is probably the only actor who could have pulled off saying such raunchy things and making them hilarious rather than gag worthy! Hahaha. So there's my review, I always feel the need to share them lol.

i agree, alec baldwin def pulls it off.. whenever i think of him that skit on SNL "schwetty balls" on npr comes to mind ha ha

I really hadn't laughed that hard since Tropic Thunder in a movie.  I LOVED It's Complicated!!!  The whole audience was in histerics by the end of it.

Laura, thanks for sharing the Fabio story.  That is so incredibly sweet!  Dementia is so terrible, I love that your gram has been able to keep such a great memory.  I'm also kind of blown away that he did that for her... makes me feel better about Fabio.  Who knew, he's a nice guy!!

i agree, alec baldwin def pulls it off.. whenever i think of him that skit on SNL "schwetty balls" on npr comes to mind ha ha

Hahaha! I know! Have you seen the skit where he plays the Wii? It's fairly recent, and definitely worth looking up. It's so perverted, but I laughed myself to tears! LoL.

Eric lovers are lusty minxes is too funny!  Well yeah we probably are but when I read Eric I am not attracted to his GP or looks or his ability in bed. I don't think about that( in the book on TB I do). I think about how he treats Sookie, his humor, his zest for life, how his vamps are loyal to him. Those are what matter to me. The other is just icing on the cake9 but I do love cake!) If you go over to CH's forum and the Bill Compton thread all you see are quotes about his times in bed with Sookie, their sexual encounters, etc. There is never any intelligent discussion about him ( well yeah or that forum either).

I love how much is made about southern gentlemenly manners. just because he said "May I call on you sometime?" What's so great about that? And if you follow it up with bringing your current girlfriend in to your ex's place of employment or telling her how much you want to "lie' with her again  while your gf is listening, well yeah real mannerly!  BTW I love how CH used the word "lie" . Could mean many things.

You guys are far far from being off topic or expressing random thoughts.... Maybe move to BIG Eric & Bill Thoughts....

Okay I've moved our whole conversation to the "BIG Eric & Bill Thought's..." thread as Caroline suggested, btw way thanks, I promise we did not intend on leaving them here. We were reading through various threads earlier in search of one more appropriate. Anywho, I'm deleting my posts from here now.

Thanks guys... Now we can get back to sufficiently random...

So my man bought us a Wii over Christmas with some of his Christmas cash... My favorite game is on Wii Play. It is called Cow Racing. It is what it promises to be. We race each other on the backs of cows, knocking down scare crows and jump hurtles. I almost Wiied myself a few times laughing....

LMBO! That is hilarious, I always look rediculous trying to play the Wii. I'm decent at bowling, but that's about it.

That cow racing game rocks!  I play it with my kids and we just laugh ourselves silly!  The Wii really is fun.

I really love the tennis.  I get my fantasy pro tennis on!!!  I am enjoying the WII FIT, we got it with our christmas cash.  So Far I lost 1 pound then gained 3 LOL!! But I am diggin the "advanced step" classes

super mario kart is my all time fave!!!

I almost Wiied myself a few times laughing....

ROFLMAO!  I got seroius tears in my eyes.  Wiied myself!

I'm baaack! I've been sick with a soar throat, nothing too serious. Been sleeping mostly for the past few days. I hate being sick.

I am with you on that Sami... I am a miserable cuss when it comes to having anything that involves a fever... AND a complete baby....

Welcome back, Sami.  Sorry you're sick!  I've had some wicked sore throats in my time and they suck!!  Hope you feel better soon.

Get well soon Sami! Glad to see your back though.

SAMI!!! I've Missed You!!! I have been sick with bronchitis for 3 weeks...it sucks I feel your pain!!!  Glad you are back

Thanks for the warm welcome back everyone! I spent most of the day in bed again. I feel like I'm getting worse though, my nose is stuffed up now. Crap. I'm pretty sure I got the virus or bacteria or whatever it is when I was on vacation at the Dells. Breathing in all that chlorine couldn't have been good for my body, lol.

I've been trying to catch up with all thats been posted on here these past few weeks. So it might be another few days before I participate in the discussions. But just know I am here...quietly in the background...

Hey Sam, feel better & welcome back mama.

I watched a movie with my husband this after that I would love to recommend... 9....

Oooh what was it? BTW - I saw The Blind Side. I thought Sandra Bullock was excellent. I really enjoyed it.

It is a Cartoon about post apocalyptic society... I promise that as cheesy as it sounds, it is well worth it.

Doesn't sound cheesy what was the name sugarlips, all this teasing. Ew. That kinda sounds gross.

Beats sugartits.... I think that was a redneck term of endearment from my younger days.....

Speaking of sugar anything, I finally saw the entire 1st season of Eastbound & Down. Weren't you telling me about that one?

Oh yeah.... It is a TRUE Southern experience

Thoughts?

On the whole, I though it was very funny to borderline hilarious. Will Ferrell, his goodbye speeches to his family when he's about to ride off into the sunset again, the BBQ, the x-ing at the school dance.....

Some parts kind of bored me but probably b'c the friend who gave it to me lives by it like it's his bible. I had seriously high expectations. For them being that high, I can say it was definitely good & better upon reflection.

He also told me it's better if I am high. I can completely see that but I don't smoke anymore & haven't done in ages. It's defintely a stoner show. If I was in college I could see it being an absolute fave.

Will Ferrell's socklessness was my personal favorite..... Weird thing to focus on, especially considering the Randy Rhodes hair, but that was classic.

LMAO! I love the penis whacking; "Aye! Stop that! That's my thing!....MINE...mine."

I know.... That is exactly what some ridiculous narcissistic red would do... It is a complete bizarre power play that some good ole boy would think was hilarious.

That's some bizarre mental picture you paint lol! It's not something I'd heard of, is it worth a watch?

I think it's darkly funny. A lot of times, I kind of sat there for a few moments & once it sank in, I found myself slowly increasing my laughter to the point where my shoulders were shaking. I'm not sure it's for everyone. I started watching it w/a couple of friends & they laughed but didn't care if they continued or not but I wanted to see where it was going, I'm glad I did.

Caro would probably be a better person to answer the question though.

I saw 9 and also thought it was great. It's very dark and sad at times but it's amazing how much you end up caring for these little puppet creatures. So two thumbs up from me too Caroline.

We saw Daybreakers last night and I thought it rocked. There were a few places here and there where I would have liked more explanation but the concepts were really cool and original. There were a lot of ideas that I've never seen in a vampire movie before so even if you're not into staring at hottie Ethan Hawke as a vampire (yeah right) then go see it because the writer did a great job of finding a fresh angle on an often repetitive genre. But, I warn you that it's gory as hell. You have to be able to take lots of blood and guts if you're going to enjoy it.

That's some bizarre mental picture you paint lol! It's not something I'd heard of, is it worth a watch?

Gee, if you ever want a clear picture of southern style Rednecks (specifically a lot like the ones that I grew up around) I would recommend. The show is based in Shelby NC which is close to Charlotte NC and all things Nascar.... It was a show that came on HBO last year... Danny McBride is originally from Georgia but went to the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston Salem. He is a master of absurd southern with a great sense of humor.... He was the demolition expert in Tropic Thunder.. Best line, "Big Ass Titties"

Okay... Second favorite part of the show and the first time I almost wiied with laughter... After Kenny Powers loses his shit on on his brothers kid (a slightly portly blond kid who he calls blond ambition) and goes to Shabooms where he reconnects with an old friend who is all Southern style hipped out (big hippie who promises mixed CDs of wide spread) and gets come on to by the town trash who has herpes on her lip and says something like famous people make her wet in her pussy and goes to the back room with his hippie friend (not the trash... that comes later) and does a TON of coke. Kenny comes back to his brothers house completely obliterated.... He barely makes it up the stairs, knocking several things off the walls in the process. The spare room the he is staying in is directly across the hall from Blond Ambition (the kid he went ape shit on earlier) and blond ambition watches him with what quickly becomes fear as Kenny takes off his shoes, falls over onto the pull out sofa he is sleeping on and pops back up and starts beating his shoe with his pillow. The kid gets so freaked that he hides his head under his pillow. When he sucks up the courage to take a peek, his uncle Danny is standing stock still at the end of the hall and is staring at him.....

The Chick that he dated in high school that he is trying to woo... Looks almost just like my best friend from high school kinda acts like her to.

Tracy I would love love to see Daybreakers... Looks amazing. I can handle some gore...

Ethan Hawke's character is named Edward. I wonder if they did that on purpose? He's a sympathetic vamp just like Twilight Edward but he's basically the only one. Are all nice vamps to be named Edward going forward? : )

I watched a movie with my husband this after that I would love to recommend... 9....

My mom and sisters watched this movie and loved it. It's sitting in my living room, I've been meaning to watch it this weekend. They were all very impressed.

  We saw Daybreakers last night and I thought it rocked.

I've been on the fence about this one, but if you can say it "rocked" than I think that means I should see it in theaters. Movies that are fun, sweet, or cute are rentals. Besides, since being on the fence about it, I'll probably enjoy it more if I see it at the movies anyway. It looked pretty cool, but I thought, I wonder if this is just cashing in on all of the vamp popularity, I'm glad to hear that it has a unique concept though, heck I'm glad to hear it has one at all. LoL.

And I've never been into Ethan Hawk, but  I've gotta admit, he looked kinda sexy in this one. =)

Cripes Caro - I only just realized you were saying the movie you saw was Nine. Don't even ask me what I thought you were doing when I saw you typed the number 9. I am such a dunce sometimes. I really am.

This is a whiplash inducing change of subject, but I'm so proud of myself I had to share.

Well, last year I bought a very nice comfy mattress and I love it. I've got a lot of pain and this mattress is a blessing, but it is heavy mother. It weighs well over 100 pounds, and maybe closer to 200. It's a bitch to even lift a little. It doesn't have handles on the side since it is no flip pillowtop. A while back I tried to put a bed skirt on and managed to dislodge the mattress in such a way that I trapped myself into my bedroom (it slammed and blocked the door), and I couldn't seem to get the leverage to dislodge the mattress. I finally struggled enough to get it back on the bed. Then I had my somewhat brain-dead on-and-off housekeeper (the one who literally ripped a handful of wood out of my dresser and nearly shattered the mirror) put the bed skirt in place. Of course she ripped it in several places, even though I told her not to tug hard on it. 

I just discovered all the rips in the bed skirt, but I was fortunate enough to be able to buy a new one that still matched my bedroom set. Back to square one--how the hell could I get the skirt in place. Well first I tried levering the mattress up with a very heavy wooden cane I got at the Renaissance Faire, which I never use since it is too heavy. It sort of worked, but once the skirt was halfway the mattress couldn't be levered properly since the lower part of the mattress was sitting too heavily on the skirt.

So I cast about trying to find several things to lever the mattress. I was about to use some folding wooden chairs I seldom use. They would have been unwieldy, but it might have worked. Then I noticed that I had some thin wooden shelves (the size of 2x4 planks) that I had wanted to place my large collection of superhero beanies on (but haven't gotten to yet). I stuck four of the shelves under the mattress (two on side). It wasn't a picnic since the mattress was so heavy, but it did work.

You go, mama!  Perseverance is its own reward, right AP?  Sounds like you came up with some good ideas.  Next time, you could hire one of the guys at Home Depot and pay him $20 to do it for you.  (I'm kidding)  I really admire your strength in the face of constant adversity.  I hope I have half of it when my MS finally catches up with me.

Okay, so I got this really cool book for Christmas about Stephen King, MY favorite author, it breaks down all of the books and has manuscript pages and personal items from king's past...etc. etc.  anyway, I was reading the chapter on MISERY.  I had the funniest idea.

In the book, for those who haven't read it or seen the movie, an obsessed fan of the fictional writer Paul Sheldon, finds him in a wreck and rescues him and takes him prisoner in her own home and forces him to re-write his last book where he kills off the heroine, Misery Chastain.  I could not help but think that some deranged fan, say a BL from her own beloved site, would be a likely candidate for this type of action if CH had indeed killed Bill off in the last book as planned.  LMAO.  I couldn't help but see this all playing out.  This would make an absolutely great fanfic.  Couldn't you just imagine some of the more aggressive BL's making her change everything in the Books to make Bill the hero???

Come to think of it, this is exactly what Alan Ball has done.  Maybe he is blackmailing CH and is making the story the way he wants since he wasn't satisfied with the books???  LMAO  Just kidding. 

LoL, I love Misery! I mentioned on a post a while back that CH better watch her back, because someone is bound to go all Misery on her if this ends badly hahahaha.

LMBO!!  Oh, I would so read that fanfic!  So, Mari, are you going to write it??!!

Katherine, could you tell me the name of the book on Stephen King?  My husband is a huge fan, and it sounds like something he would really enjoy.  

Liann,

The name of the book is just "Stephen King Illustrated Companion."  It contains manuscripts and memoralbilila and artwork.  It is very cool and nice collection piece.  I have been collecting first editions for about 20 years now, so It was a must have for me.  LOL.  It has a lot of cool things in it and covers the most famous books.

That sounds awesome.  I collect Unca Steve first editions, too!

Totally off topic from what you were discussing!  Not totally off topic of the Sookie Stackhouse series... (I wasn't sure where else to ask this)

I'm currently working on some fanfic and I am totally clueless about the fanfiction.net site - anyone here a beta reader? or able to give me some general info on fanfiction.net, there don't appear to be any useful FAQ responses or anything... sorry if this is whittery - I'm half way through my little bit of fic and very anxious about the idea of posting it.

Katherine,

Thanks so much for the info!  I'll get that for him... maybe Valentine's day.  (Sorry I'm so late in responding.  We've been going through a wave of stomach flu and regular variety colds so I haven't spent any quality time at my computer for quite a while!)

No Problem Liann, Hope all your family is on the mend, been dealing with sickness in my house too, so I haven't been on much either.

Everyone in my house has been sick as well. It's terrible. Everyone has had something different, a virus, strep throat, and a mean cough. I've been on a good bit, but it's been from my bed via laptop lol.

Hope everyone starts feeling well again!

I'm so sorry to hear everyone is sick. I hope you all and your families feel better soon! I was sick a month ago, but I still have a cough. You know, that kind of cough that just won't go away.

I took the TEAS test for Aurora University last week. The test is basically an entrance exam to get into the nursing program at AU. I got my results yesterday and I passed! I was so excited! Now I'm just waiting to get a letter of acceptance or rejection for the program itself.

I studied my butt off for it (another reason why haven't been on in awhile). I have been checking in every few days to keep up with the posts though.

Sorry everyone is sick! My family is all getting over the same thing!

Anyways, my random thought is a call for help regarding a fanart project that I'm hoping to put together. The concept of it was inspired by this:

I contacted someone I hope is willing to help me put together the art...I have to think of the 10 BEST reasons for Sookie-Eric. If anyone is willing to help I'll probably continue my pleas over by the ASA thread. Please join in on the fun. Perhaps when finished we can get this in the hands of CH or that blasted Alan Ball.

 You know, that kind of cough that just won't go away.

I haven't slept in 3 nights because of the wretched cough. I finally went to a doctor today, got some cough syrup and antibiotics, I'll definitely be catching some Zzzz tonight lol.

 I got my results yesterday and I passed! I was so excited!

Congratulations!!!!

Oh that's awesome Sami! Congrats.

Oh for those who can horrible wet chest coughs? If you can get your hands on this stuff - it worked like a charm for me when I had swine Flu. Of course I drank a bottle in a day but it was the only thing that worked to tamp down that cough. Ick.

http://www.paydenspharmacy.co.uk/product.asp?sku=30420Y

http://www.paydenspharmacy.co.uk/product.asp?sku=15271G

Congratulations!!!! 

Oh that's awesome Sami! Congrats.  

Thanks ladies! 

And also thanks for the cough syrup suggestion Laura. I'll look for that next time I get sick. Thankfully, my cough is very slight now. But a couple of weeks ago I was in Ash's shoes. Though, I didn't stay up for 3 nights straight! You poor thing! I hope that syrup works good for you tonight.

Thanks Sami, I hope so too!

And thanks Laura, I'll definitely look into those!

Ahh... 13 hours of sleep, nothing like it. Good thing I didn't have work until 2 today. LoL.

Haha! Whenever I get more than 10 hours of sleep (yeah like that happens a lot) I wake up with a headache and it stays with me the whole day. I would really like to know why that is. I should look that up.

But I'm happy you had a good nights sleep Ash! And wow, you're a trooper! Going to work after 1 night of sleep after 3 days of none of it. That sucks.

LoL! I do the same thing with the headache! I can't take naps because I always get one then. Thanks, Sami! But I can't take a whole lot of credit, I work from home . I lounged on my cough working haha.

Seeing as a lot of you like Pride and Prejudice as well - have y'all seen the BCC (UK TV) mini series with Colin Firth as Mr Darcy - I'm just not sure if that type of stuff is easily available in the US.

He was so good, it's the reason they cast him as Darcy in Bridget Jones Diary.

The reason he was cast as Darcy in Bridget Jones is because the character in the books is based on his portrayal of Mr Darcy in the adaptation... So the character in the book (and thus the film) was literally written for him.

He is SO fabulous!

Oh yeah, the BBC version is available & was very popular in the states. They premiered it on the A&E channel as a mini-series movie. I have the DVD. It's one of my all times faves. A wonderful re-telling & I make sure to watch it once a year around Christmas time w/friends who love it as well, as a treat to ourselves.

I actually just had dinner a couple of months ago with the woman who played Charlotte Lucas (Lizzie's BF & Mr. Collin's wife). She was very cool. We had a lot of fun. Ironically, she is very good friends with Stephen Moyer..she met Anna P., the whole shebag. Small world huh?

Thats so weird! Small world indeed.

Hey guys, is anyone else having problems loading the Sookie fanfic thread? Every time I click on it it says there is an error. Its been like this for days and I don't know what to do.

This happened to me before (like back in october) on the Other Book Rec. thread (the first one) and I still can't read the last 64 posts. Anybody know whats going on here?

It might be too big or the connection on your end may not be strong enough? Anyone else...??

I've had no probs with loading that thread.  Sorry you're having trouble!  That would drive me nuts!

Does anyone have any good Valentine's Day stories they'd like to share?  My Hubby and I rarely celebrate it anymore.  We used to, but got fed up with the commercialism and inflated prices of everything just for that day.  As he's a pretty romantic guy all on his own - spontaneous flowers, dates, for our 10th anniversary he "kidnapped" me on a Mediterranean sailing ship cruise -   I don't really mind, but am more than happy to live vicariously through you!!    So, anyone want to share?!

I had problems with that thread a few months ago too, Sami. It also did it to our first random thoughts thread. Shortly after, there were new ones created. I'm with Laura, it's probably just too long.

Laura...I can't access it either?

I will make a new thread.

So I had a really weird conversation last night with my Great-Aunt.  See, she retired and wanted to take up a hobby so I suggested some of the PNR series we all talk about.  I was pointing her toward the Fever series but she landed on the dark hunter, B & N had them on sale.  Anyway, so she sends me a message about how "steamy" Talon's story is.  At first I thought it was kinda weird as in my family we don't really talk about sex much.  But as the conversation progressed, she was really sharing a lot about how she enjoyed reading the "raunchy" romance novels and what not.  It was just sorta sureal.  I'm not a prude by any means, but I just don't talk about sex with the family.  Anyways--the hubby thought I was crossing a line in the aunt/niece relationship by comparing "dream" fantasy lovers LOL  what do you ladies think?  Tony would love it if you all agreed with him.

 Liann~Tony and I were going to go have a picnic at the Houston Arboretum, but we got rained out.  So Tony was really sweet and he set up my reading room as an "outdoor" picnic and he even brought in the whipped cream and honey since it was now a "private" picnic.  It was superb!  And then of course, we went and saw Lightening Theif Movie--I gave it about a 6.7 on the movie rating scale.  Tony also cleaned the house for me and did a really great job!

Aww!  Ashley, thanks for sharing.  What a great guy you have!  The indoor picnic sounds like it was romantic and whipped cream and honey?  You go girl!! And he cleaned?  That man's a keeper!!!  I, myself, spent V-day at an outdoor retreat centre with a bunch of families, so there were about 60 screaming, sugar hyped kids running around us in circles all evening... it was fun for the kids, but about the furthest thing from romantic I can think of.  Thanks for the vicarious romance!  

As far as your Aunt goes... I guess it depends on your relationship.  My family is so uptight and repressed that I can't even imagine talking about anything vaguely sexual with any one of them.  But I remember Ashley (Aye17) saying she's from a large family of women that talks about and shares everything, so it depends... sorry, Tony!  I can't have your back on this one.  It's really subjective.

 Anyways--the hubby thought I was crossing a line in the aunt/niece relationship by comparing "dream" fantasy lovers LOL  what do you ladies think?

Well your Aunt was the one who brought it up in the 1st place right? So I can't agree that it's crossing the line (yeah sorry Tony)! Plus, you're both experienced adults. It just really depends on perspective. Everything is always all about it.

If you can both handle the topic then there is no big deal to be made about it. If one of you couldn't handle it & was uncomfortable, then yes - it would be crossing a line b'c someone's boundaries weren't being respected.

It doesn't sound like that was the situation at all though. it sounds like a fun, funny, mutual conversation between two mature, grown, consenting adults, so in my eyes - there was no line.

See now that is why I LOVE YOU LADIES!!!!  I know ppl always have my back here!   I NEVER win alone with Tony so it is nice to have girl power support!!!!

But I remember Ashley (Aye17) saying she's from a large family of women that talks about and shares everything, so it depends...

I can't believe you remembered that! LoL. But yes, we're comfortable enough with eachother to talk about whatever we feel the need or desire to talk about. We're really close, we laugh a lot and we trust each other. (This is mostly my mom, sisters, and oddly my brother's girlfriend). We're a large group of friends with the benefits of family like unconditional trust, knowing eachother so well, and no judgement. We don't have full on detailed sex talk, we keep our personal business personal for the most part, but we joke and laugh.

  it would be crossing a line b'c someone's boundaries weren't being respected.

It doesn't sound like that was the situation at all though. it sounds like a fun, funny, mutual conversation between two mature, grown, consenting adults, so in my eyes - there was no line.

Exactly Laura! We all have lines, and certain limits. In my family being as close as we are, we know where they are on eachother, therfore we don't push eachother, we just leave it open to discuss what we want. I'm actually more conservative when it comes to serious discussions about it, they are too for the most part, so we never make eachother uncomfortable, we keep it light. It's usually in a more joking fun manner. Now with books, we bring that stuff up and discuss it because it's noones personal business. I've always felt that when discussing sex we should never lose our tact because it does involve another person and I wouldn't want to violate their trust or personal details.

Maybe your aunt is just establishing that trust and frienship dynamic since you're both adults now.

To add to that thought, I am seen as very conservative. Mostly because I've never felt the need or seen the appeal in opening myself up like that voluntarily. I don't actually have anything against it, it's just my personal feelings on it. I joke, but I rarely join in on serious discussoins. But if someone wanted to talk to me I would take that as their need or desire to open up, and I wouldn't mind. Just because I'm not in favor of something doesn't mean that I'm against those who are you know? It's a personal matter that people are free to feel differently on. If it doesn't bother you, then I don't think it's a problem. Even if it's something you wouldn't have initiated, maybe this is something to just be done for her. Some people need outlets, some of us don't mind being an outlet.

Ironically on this note, i went to lake charles with my family this weekend and my brother's girlfriend started talking about their sex life with me.  It was kinda weird, because well, it was my brother you know, and I don't really want to know how he likes it you know.  But we were talking and the thing that caught me as strange, here are a 24 and a 26 year old women who are basically sister-in-laws and she is apparently comfortable enough to talk to me about my brother and her "together" but when I went to talk about me and Tony, she TOTALLY judged me and was like "now that just isn't normal, that's not right, why would you allow that" etc...It really took me back because A) nothing i said was remotely crazy and B ) she started this conversation she should be woman enough to see it through in my opnion.  I dont know just caught me off gaurd and shocked me.

I think you are right my aunt was establishing that trust/friendship.  It really was no different than chatting with you ladies or my girlfiends when we are out at the mall.  I think my future S-I-L needs to get a clue sometimes!!

my brother's girlfriend started talking about their sex life with me.  It was kinda weird, because well, it was my brother you know, and I don't really want to know how he likes it you know.

This is why I love my brother's girlfriend, she doesn't give us all the gory details lol. She's comfortable with us, she jokes, but she doesn't reference sexual experiences. We don't really take things that far, but she's sure to not give us any awkward visuals.

Ashley, I agree with what everyone else said about you and your aunt. If you both are comfortable in the convo then its completely fine. Just tell Tony to chill. Sorry Tony.

but when I went to talk about me and Tony, she TOTALLY judged me

Thats really odd. If it wouldn't be too embarrassing I'd say sit her down again and tell her what you told us. Normally, you shouldn't even bother, but if your brother marries this girl you're going to have to deal with her for a long time.

Can anyone think of a particular outfit (other than her uniform) that Sookie wears in Dead to the World? I'm trying to re-creat atleast one outfit from each book.

Just leave her naked. You know, post-shower bliss.

Seriously though, here are some descriptions I found. CH didn't dress Sookie much in DTTW and when she did, I think Sookie dressed like a hobo.

"I pulled on some jeans, sneakers, a bright red long-sleeved T-shirt, and my old blue coat."

"I pulled on my jeans and a sweatshirt before I went to the door."

hahah...yes, a hobo she is. The first one is what she wore to the witch war right? I might use that. It's a fashion site so there would be no point in having her be naked. Though, I agree she looks her best sans clothing most the time. So, it's always a challenge.

Here's a link to my home page: Sookie Outfits

I have done ones for the 1-3 books and 7. I'm working on 5 right now.

Thanks for your help!

You've definitely improved Sookie's dress from CD! I like the whole look together, from now on when I read that -after having my good laugh- I will mentally change it to this lol. You should post your site on the Fasion Saints and Sinners what not to wear thread if you haven't, as examples of what Sookie should have been wearing! LoL.

Every time I try to get on the Book #10: dead in the Family - Speculation, it won't load.  Any one else having this problem?

It let me in fine, however when this has happened to me in the past on other threads it was because the thread was getting very full. It worked for some but not for others.

Hey does anyone here follow the role playing forums?  I've never really seen them before but its kinda interesting.  just wondering if anyone else thought so

I think it's on twitter, no?  I don't twitter... I don't even facebook!  This is about as high tech as I get!    I agree that it sounds like an interesting concept, though.  I imagine you'd get tweeted each time a character said something?  My husband follows Kevin Smith and is constantly showing me funny things he's said or responded to.  I can see the appeal of the concept, I just think the constant tweets would drive me nuts.

It is hard enough to keep track of just me...

the ones i was looking at are on fb, and i guess you just "friend" them and then follow their life like you would one of hteir friends.  it seemed different.  they have battles and sex and it jsut seemed different

Tell your brother I said welcome to the colon club.... it can be a tough road to hoe but they have come a long way in treating the various types of IBD...

Glad that you have not dropped out, and I hope that your brother is doing better.

Thank you Caroline!

I have to share this with other SMV fans, and I figure this thread's probably the best place....

My husband and I are refurbishing a house that we hope to move into in a few months, and we just bought the bathroom furniture!  Initially my husband wanted a really big bath, which I wasn't keen on, but was prepared to go along with because I didn't have any other suggestions...

Until we'd both read DttW that is.

The shower we've just bought is the biggest thing I think I've ever seen!

(the bath is pretty much normal size)

Hahah. Nice elbly.

Anyone see the new Twilight trailer?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2HIda5wSVU&feature=player_embedded

Nice one, Ellen!!  It's nice that your husband's on the same page as you!!  

The shower we've just bought is the biggest thing I think I've ever seen! 

Lol!! Thats great that DttW influenced your new bathroom!

Boy oh boy, did I have a lot going on these past few weeks! My mother is adopted and she has been trying to find her birth mother for the last 10 years or so. A few weeks ago she was watching one of those shows where they reunite long-lost relatives and its all very emotional, yada yada. My mother was very touched so she put in her info on their website (but said she didn't want to be on Tv, thank god)

Literally, 2 days later she got a call from one of their people called a "search angel" and the woman told my mother that she had found her birth mother, but unfortunately, she died 5 years ago of colon cancer. But she left a husband, 2 children and several grandchildren. So I have a bunch of family in California and Ohio, crazy right?

At first, they didn't believe the search angel when she called and told them that Kathleen (my mother's birth mother) had had a child and given her up for adoption, no one knew except her best friend. Not her husband (who she married after she had my mother), not her kids, not her parents. But eventually they were convinced and now nearly every night my mother has been talking to her sister (my aunt) Stacy.

Since they live so far away we probably won't be able to go out to meet them until summer but thats what facebook is for!

Oh and this morning I had my wisdom teeth removed. Not in any real pain yet. But its really uncomfortable. Eh.

wow, that's a lot to pack into a week!!  Are you doing OK?!  One of my best friends found her birth mother and father, and although it's not been all perfect, she has been so happy she found them.  Just a lot of adjusting, and new personalities to get used to that she hadn't had all her life to get her head around.  But the joy of having tons of family, and on her birth father's side a huge, very accepting, loving Jewish family that loves her and her husband and sons to bits, has been immense!

Sorry about your teeth.  I'm sure they gave you some good drugs, though!  I remember when my roommate got hers out - she was high for days!!!  lol

I had a HUGE panic tonight. I was almost home on my commute & all of a sudden I realized I didn't have my laptop bag & I also didn't lock my computer before leaving work & I had a portable hard drive & the company hard drive in my bag there PLUS I had some smutty Fanfic up b'c I I sneak reads during lunch breaks & left the tabs up.

My & my hubby's whole life was in there & then some.

All I could think was - I am home alone, my address, Bank details, CC's, SS#, phone numbers, pins #'s...everything is on that laptop/hard drive & not only is someone going to drain our funds but it'll probably be some perv whose going to find it, open it, read the smut, get the wrong impression, think he's met his soul mate & show up on my doorstep prepared to gimp me out in the basement.

I totally panicked, I couldn't even think straight.

I went all the way back to to office to find in my bag on the chair. Thank GOD!

I also had the forum tab up & started thinking that said perv was going to post sick shit under my name. My mind totally went into hyper drive. I felt like like my life could turn into a cross between the movies The Net mixed with The Game.

not only is someone going to drain our funds but it'll probably be some perv whose going to find it, open it, read the smut, get the wrong impression, think he's met his soul mate & show up on my doorstep prepared to gimp me out in the basement.

LMAO!!! I am glad you found it intact and unread.

You  & me both! I was making deals with God on the way back. I stopped at each Tube station to ask Lost & found if anyone turned a laptop bag in & when each person said NO, my deals were getting more & more desperate.

It was like I was in college all over again; "I promise God I will never drink again if ....I promise that I will be the best daughter ever if....I will never freeze my dad's ebay account without telling him again if.....I will never skip class again if....I'll return that charcoal grill I stole from the frat house if...."

It was like I was in college all over again; "I promise God I will never drink again if ....I promise that I will be the best daughter ever if....I will never freeze my dad's ebay account without telling him again if.....I will never skip class again if....I'll return that charcoal grill I stole from the frat house if...."

LOL!!!! Why, oh why, did you steal a charcoal grill from a frat house? And I love that you would have frozen your dad's ebay account... again.

LOL!!!! Why, oh why, did you steal a charcoal grill from a frat house? And I love that you would have frozen your dad's ebay account... again.

Well the grill was too good an opportunity to pass up. I was in the car w/one of my girlfriends driving home & I saw a dude running from the back of the ZBT house w/this huge charcoal grill in his arms up this steep hill & it just instantly clicked. I told her to pull over really quick & I jumped out & pointed at him & screamed; "DUDE! THAT'S MY GRILL! DROP IT!"

I didn't really expect him to actually drop it & bolt, but he was so shocked - he did. So I ran across the street & nabbed it & threw it in her trunk & we took off. I wasn't sure if it could really be considered stealing b'c I was thieving from the thief technically. That night we had burgers on it with our neighbors but the ZBT guys were coming around to the apartments in neighborhood to find out where it was. I guess the guys (our neighbors who at that point knew the story) & they warned us that they were going to knock on our door. So I quickly etched my initials into it & scratched it  all up with a knife to look like it had been long loved in the family for a while. Sure enough they came & after some suspicious words, they left & so I got away with it but they were really mad about their grill!

Ah Laura..... I think I knew you in college.... We could have done some real (but mostly harmless) damage.

I met a guy recently that I knew in college and had completely forgot knowing him in college. It would not have been so bad if I did not have about 20 agonizing minutes where I could not remember if I slept with him or not. Not that there were that many (though there were a few) just that I have blocked out a lot, it has been close to 14 years since there has been another man in my pants and to be honest, there were a few that just weren't that memorable. Fortunately after about 20 minutes of discussion where he reminded me of the details (though never asked and he never said we did not do it), it came back to me and there was no nook nook (95% sure).

On another page... watching some movie with Gerard Butler... And why God can't they clone that man and let me keep him under my bed.... He is just so damn manly!

Quick question: what is the make/model of Sookie's current vehicle?

 We could have done some real (but mostly harmless) damage.

I bet we would have.  

i looked for a post of this but didnt see it and when i searched it gave me an error soooo.....do you guys have any suggestions of other forums, blogs, or anything dealing with Sookie (book and tv)? i just cant seem to get enough!!!!!!

Well I think that there are forums & communities on Fanfic.net & you can try the True Blood ones...like True Blood Wiki, or True Blood TV, maybe they have one but no, I don't really know as from CH's site & TB Wiki.

Here I did a Google for 'Blogs about Sookie Stackhouse' & maybe this will help. It's all sorts of links;

http://en.wordpress.com/tag/sookie-stackhouse/ 

There is also: http://xsherix.blogspot.com/2009/03/sookie-stackhouse-aka-southern-vampire.html

http://sookiestackhouse.com/

http://www.lovingtruebloodindallas.com/

Two of our posters have their own blogs:      Sookieverse  &    My SVM Addiction

I have been on the first one, and it's excellent!  Haven't had a chance to check out the second yet, but will soon.  Hope you enjoy!  

wow, that's a lot to pack into a week!!  Are you doing OK?!

Yes, I'm doing really good, thanks Liann! Mostly I was very suspicious of the whole thing with my mother's biological family. I didn't want to get my hopes up, but it has turned out really well so far.

One of my best friends found her birth mother and father, and although it's not been all perfect, she has been so happy she found them. Just a lot of adjusting, and new personalities to get used to that she hadn't had all her life to get her head around.  But the joy of having tons of family, and on her birth father's side a huge, very accepting, loving Jewish family that loves her and her husband and sons to bits, has been immense!

Thats wonderful!! Thats so nice to have a family that welcomes you in with open arms like that. I'm very happy for your friend.

And my teeth haven't really been hurting that much at all. From all the dreaded stories I have heard about wisdom teeth removal mine has been a piece of cake in comparison. The stitches have been annoying, I pulled some out today. And today was the first time I was able to eat bread in a week, I'm a carboholic lol. Also, the facial swelling is nearly gone now! yay

Glad to hear it's all going well, and you're feeling better.  Yay, for no facial swelling!!!  

 YAY!!

SO just wondering...has anyone else noticied that Kate Bosworth has been all over the magazine lately. I might just be noticing her more due to AS but I swear she was nearly invisable for the last few years ...and now she's everywhere. Its wierd because she hasn't had a lead role recently right?

Yeah - I think it's b'c she is now dating the "hottest man in Sweden' about 10 years running. Damn - that women gets some fine men. I loved me some Legolas. And her boyrfirend after him was a model. Dirty hot.

She also has "Straw Dogs" coming out so I guess she'll want to promote that, but yeah, it's probably more because of her connection to AS!  And she dated Orlando Bloom?!!!  Holy crap, how much hotness can one woman take for herself?!!!  (I preferred him as Will in the Pirate movies *drool*.)  What is it about her?  I know next to nothing about her except that she looks very pretty, but there are an awful lot of pretty women in LA... I've never seen her act.  Well, she's got to have something good going on!!

Wow...I have to say I had no idea or saw this coming. Anna Paquin just admitted she is bisexual.

http://www.wegiveadamn.org/2010/04/give-a-damn-campaign-launches/

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/celebrities/index.ssf/2010/04/anna_paquin_reveals_shes_bisex.html

BTW - my 14 year old niece was over my shoulder looking at her pic & says; "Is she a man?"

I thought...."Oh Sookie, Sookie. Who woulda' thought."

just a quick question for y'all. I bought a new laptop about a month ago, and I can't get this forum to run right on it. Am I missing some software that runs it? or did I get a lemon? LOL

What browser are you using and do you know how to access your browser settings?

Internet explorer. and I am using windows 7

When I go to tangler support, it says that I cannot email because the Defualt email client is not properlu installed. What ever the heck that means. I am not computer savoy. I need to take classes on it I guess.

The site does show up, but only the top Header, it gives me options like Home, Topics, & Subscibers. But NOTHING else, when I go to topic it stays white.I dunno, maybe, I will just use the desk top for this forum.

It could be a flash player problem. Can you view any of the youtube videos? If not, you should install the flash player Version 10,0,45,2 and restart your computer after it's done. Oh and if that's not it, in IE, go to Tools --> Compatibility View

You could also check the tools and see how high your security level is or if you have protected mode inabled... if the security level is set to high it will block a lot of stuff... Is Tangler the only page you have issues with?

I can't stand explorer... It is a pain in the booty... I use firefox.

fnelong92 you need to run Internet Explorer in compatibility view. The problem is with IE 8. That will fix it for you. You just have to click the little icon that looks like a torn piece of paper up on the top in the address bar on the right side of the bar near the refresh arrows and exit "x". It will highlight itself and it will remember to do that for this site only.

I was kind of surprised by AP's (not me) announcement about being bisexual. I wonder if SM knew when he proposed.

I have this little mental picture of AB sitting thinking - 'Curses, if one of them had to be bi - why couldn't it be him!'

LOL!!

Hahahaha!!

LOL!  After which he probably started trying to think up how he could get Sookie and Debbie Pelt in a shower scene together!

Hahaha!! about AB's disappointment...and Debbie Pelt.

Or Pam?

Ok I will try those things, Thanks for helping me out. Lizzie

It worked. Thanks AP & CmaC, I can now read this site at work! Yeapy!

Sorry but I had to share this. My husband sent me this video and it is entertaining and surprising. Lian, I thought you may enjoy this since you have a musical/theater background.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9-CS2v8wcc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlRGidTBCPU&feature=related

Holy Counter Tenors, Batman!!  That was too fun!  I think I like his high voice better than the lower one - it's really sweet.  I've heard a few counter tenors in operatic roles that were written for castrati.  I've only heard one or two really good ones, and they were eye popping! That whole castrati concept is so bizarre, but apparently, they had amazing voices and the counter tenors of today can only approximate what they used to sound like.

Thanks for that, Judy!  

I love how he can switch so easily between the 2. Ok. now that I know that he's a counter tenor, you've got me youtubing them. LOL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6BlH-ZC5P0

Yeah, I saw that one!  It's so funky coming out of a guy looking like that!!  I find it weird he chose to sing "Nessun Dorma" which is an aria from Turandot written for a plain old normal tenor.  He's just singing it the octave up, or at least in a higher key.  Most roles that were written for castrati are now sung by women, because there just aren't enough counter tenors to go around.  Most of those operas are from the Baroque period, though, and not that popular anymore - lots of trills and runs to show off the amazing vocal range and flexibility.  The drama was supposed to come from the voice, so there isn't a whole lot of drama in the character.

Whew, sorry, I didn't mean to give you a lecture on Baroque opera!!!  Got carried away, I find that stuff fascinating.

Whoah. No worries, I find this stuff fascinating also. I don't have any singing background but I played piano for 12 years. Music has been a big part of my life while growing up. I'm relearning piano since I haven't taken lessons for 13 years.

 Music has been a big part of my life while growing up

Me, too!  That's so awesome you're taking lessons again!  It's great to get back to something you love.  I didn't have a real piano for a very long time.  Just a couple of years ago my parents bought us a piano - it was such a thoughtful gift!  It had been at least 20 years since I'd taken lessons, but I found I could still play my Chopin Nocturnes - I was just realllllllly slooooooooooowwwwwww.  Still, I find it nurtures something in my soul.

I wish I could take lessons. I've mostly been using theory books and watching others on youtube playing. I know what you mean about SLOOOWW. It took me a month to re-learn and play by memory one of the easier Chopin nocturnes (c# minor posthumous). Between working, taking care of my baby, reading SVM fanfiction (LOL) and forums. After so much time had passed, I've developed really bad habits with posture and I noticed my hands cramp up quicker so my technique needs correction. I just wish I had time to get some really good lessons.

I am not sure if this is the right thread...but I was wondering if anyone is going to the may 4th, New York book signing?  If anyone is or has ever, it starts at 7pm and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what time to arrive?

So I was just shown this at work & laughed to the point of tears. It struck my funny bone & thought I'd share in case it did anyone else. Have a great day.

LMAO!!  You've gotta love those OTT 80's videos!  The glowing eyed, demon possessed choir boys had me in hysterics when one of them flew at her... great way to start the morning.  Thanks, Laura!

"You can tell by my staring, it's a long time since I've been with a man."

"They shouldn't fence at night or they're going to hurt the gymnasts."

"It started out as Hogwarts, now it's Lord of the Flies (I hated that book)."

LOL! That was great. Thank you.  

I love the end when she says: "What the effing crap? that Angel guy just felt me up" ! and "i think I lost my contacts"

 "What the effing crap? that Angel guy just felt me up"

That's the line my husband started getting tears in his eyes at!  He's now saying he's going to look up the other "literal videos".

That line is how this video came to my attention. I had said something stupid which made no sense but made her laugh & that's how our Project Supervisor responded to me, with that line. I was scratching my head going; "WTF?"

So she said that she & her husband say it all the time in her house when something stumps them. So then she showed me the video. I was dying.

Does anyone watch (& like) the Vampire Diaries? I really like. I also think Stefan Slavatore Has some serious jaw & neck porn going on. IDK - it just does it for me.

i like the Vampire Diaries too! did you ever hear how Ian Somerhalder tried out for True Blood? he apparently auditioned for a couple roles but they thought he was too over the top. and then when he tried out for VD they thought the same but felt he could work with it.....that guy really wanted to be a Vampire!

that was just a hillarious video!!!

id you ever hear how Ian Somerhalder tried out for True Blood? he apparently auditioned for a couple roles but they thought he was too over the top. and then when he tried out for VD they thought the same but felt he could work with it.....that guy really wanted to be a Vampire!

I had no idea! I think he is a really, really good baddie. I think it's better in than TB & that Ian steals the show more often than not.

I was watching some Buffy epsiodes last night and Spike delivered a line that was perfect for Bill. For those of you who watched the show, it's one of the episodes leading to the big battle with Glory. On the night of Buffy's birthday, Dawn sneaks out of the house and breaks into the Magic Box with Spike, where she finds out she's the key.

Dawn: Lurk much?

Spike: I wasn't lurkin'. I was standin' about. It's a whole different vibe.

LOL!  I love Spike!!  And I really loved the relationship they wrote between him and Dawn.

So good. Love Spike!

I am going to see Spike at the Austin ComicCon and my friend has a shirt "Real Vampired for Effing Sparkle: Team Spike"

Spike was awesome! Most developed and most interesting character on that show. Not to mention sexy!

I am going to go INSANE when I meet him!!! I about lost it when I met Jason Dohring (Tony will tell you I did loose it) but it was amazing!!!

Holy shit. I LOVE Jason Dohring. He was the shizz on Veronica Mars! I would lose it if I saw both of them too.

Okay, not sure if anyone has seen this yet, but somebody made a porno parody of true blood! I haven't watched the actual film, but the trailer (which is totally SFW except language) is hilarious. Especially the wig that "Eric" is wearing. I'm really dying a little bit now laughing at it.

Link to the video: http://jezebel.com/5517858/true-blood-porn-parody-looks-hilarious

Link to a review of the full film: http://io9.com/5504750/the-true-blood-porn-parody-a-fleshbotio9-review

Oh my god that is AWESOME. BTW - Eric & Bill...same actor?

That video was great! That wig is ridiculous.

It didn't look like the same actor to me. Could be?

LOL! I have no idea if I should be turned on or laughing my ass off. That wig is so terrible it makes the one on True Blood look real! The female who plays Sookie does a better job than AP. At least she has the boobs!

The female who plays Sookie does a better job than AP. At least she has the boobs!

I swear, every time there is a blond on the show or in this case, someone pretending to be Sookie, they are always better than AP. It's so sad.

hahah wow that looks hilarious!!

Hi

wanted to pass this on!

Today I read about a new nail polish by the company BleachBlack (you can read the article and view the photo on refinery29 website) that reminded me of the scene in club dead, well, you guys will remember exactly which scene when I tell you the name of the shade: "JIZZ"

And yes, it is a milky white polish with a bit of iridescence. It's soon to be released. I am ordering a bottle and wearing it proudly in honor of Eric.:)

went and had a look at site - on the page I looked at they had a polish called Dickweed, Bill maybe?

Dovex: HaHaHa! Yep, Dickweed for Bill. But the polish is too cool-looking...oh well.

Glad you saw the site.

somebody made a porno parody of true blood!

That wig is effing hysterical!!  And the actor looked like the same one playing Jason to me... which is really twisted!  Actually, he looked a lot like Chad Kruger - the lead singer for Nickelback.  Wonder if Chad's doing some moonlighting!!

OMG!! The wig they had for the guy playing Eric made me laugh until I cried! XD

For those of you who don't know: Penguin and Amazon are in a giant pissing contest over eBook licensing and pricing (Penguin is in bed with Apple and the iPad since they will be licensing games in the near future). So far no Penguin eBooks are for sale on Amazon. That includes DITF. I've posted my solution to this fucked up problem in the eReader thread.

Amazon's solution for Jim Butcher's book, Changes, was to discount the hardcover to $9.99, which would have been the Kindle price. They automatically credited my advance order for the hardcover, so I only paid $9.99. They also credited shipping costs for people It didn't matter for me since I have Amazon Prime, which is essentially free (after my annual fee).

AP, I wonder what kind of deal Penguin has with Apple.  I personally would be agreeable to Kindle prices rising on the new releases... people can choose if they want the ebook version at a higher price or wait until furor on a new title settles and buy at a lower price.  This is a huge topic over at Kindleboards.  For me, I want the ebook version, not the DTB.  There may be some books that I would spring for the higher price (like DITF) in order to be able to read it right away, and other books I'd be happy to wait for the price to go down.

I don't know what the problem is because Amazon made a deal with the other publishers, and supposedly Penguin wanted the same agency deal. But I do know that Penguin has a big deal with Apple to develop and sell iPad games. So I think this is why Penguin is being difficult. I know this is a big issue, and there is no information as to why there is a hold-up or when they might expect a resolution. I figure since Amazon was able to come to an agreement with the other publishers, that Penguin is the problem.

Good insight, as usual!  You're probably right.

This is a bit old but my brother in law mentioned it today so I had to view and share. Sorry if it's been posted before.

Hahaha!!! "I *BEEP* the spiders on the wall." Eww!

LOL! That was awesome!

Well you know, vampires and their stamina!

I just found this on Urban Dictionary.com

Sookie

A moderately slutty telepathic fangbanger from the TV show True Blood.

Hey, Sookie, why are reading my mind, you moderately slutty fang-banger?

___________

Sookie, Sukie, Sukee - An easy woman. Easily scored pussy. Cross cultural languages all relatively carry the same meaning. Native languages imply "other pussy" as well as "gullible pussy". All are meant as derogatory toward the one called.

She's my sookie!

I call her sookie and she thinks it's a compliment!

Eric Northman

Fictional character from the television series "True Blood". Eric is a 1000+ year old vampire of scandinavian descent.

I don't really feel like explaining his lifestory but I'll tell you this, unlike Edward Cullen from Twilight, Eric is a badass motherfucker! He's arrogant, confident, witty, and a douchebag but it's what makes him fucking awesome. He also dresses well. He just oozes of coolness. Loves to wear leather jackets.

One of the only dudes who can wear flip-flop with jeans, a v-neck t-shirt and not look like a flaming faggot.

Can be put in the same category as Jason Staham when it comes to the few men that it is okay for straight men to have a crush on.

Eric Northman: "Humans..."

hey guys this is random so i think im in the right place......i pre-ordered the book on Amazon and they say that if a lower price comes up they will give my back the difference. I was wondering if they wait until the very end to charge you, b/c i havent been charged yet and ive never pre-ordered haha.

Hey Natalie - yeah, they usually wait but you know last couple of times I pre-ordered, it didn't come through in the end & then I had to go back & re-order. Make sure you definitely check out in order to get the lowest price.

Ash that is hilarious!

ok will do. Thanks Laura!

They will bill you with the lowest price when they ship the book. They may not notify you when the price drops, but you'll get the lower price when they ship. That's happened several times to me now, so I no longer worry about it on books that I pre-order. They send you an email upon shipping that states you've gotten the lowest price. And last month, when they dropped the hardcover price of Jim Butcher's book Changes at the very last minute due to the Kindle/Penguin bullshit, they did automatically drop my price to $9.99 without my needing to do anything about it.

Occasionally, they put in an early, somewhat sketchy, listing for pre-order, and then they supersede later on it with a more complete one (cover picture, page count and some other details, including a review or two). So, if you'd actually tried to get a listing based on the link in your pre-order, you'd find that page missing. That happened to me once with one of the Harry Potter books. I did have to reorder to get that pre-order to work. Mostly, that doesn't happen.

I've been surprised with how many low price changes I've gotten in my email without any idea that the price had dropped.

Tonight, I'm going to Chicago for an Angels & Airwaves concert! I'm so excited! Its going to be the first concert I've gone to since I was 13.

Aw! Have fun, Sami.

Thanks Ashley. I've been listening over and over to their new album lately.

They have a new album out? Man I better go listen!

I don't see it on Itunes. What's the name of the album?

Just got back home. Concert was amazing!!!  They played all my favorites of theirs. I was about 2 feet away from a mosh pit, so that was scary lol. There were tons of guys there that kept saying that they wanted to do Tom (the lead singer). I would think it would be the woman screaming that, but no, it was the guys. Weird.  

I was so excited when they played "Lifeline," thats from an earlier album, I know all the word to that one.

The album is called "LOVE." I couldn't find it on iTunes either, I think because the band is giving it away for free. You can download it on their website. http://modlife.com/angelsandairwaves 

Hey, my geography sucks if I haven't actually travelled to the location - I'm not really sure which state is next to which -  but I'm wondering if all of you ladies that live in the southern US are OK in the wake of all that tornado activity?!  It looked really, really bad, so I'm hoping you're all OK?

Believe it or not, we actually had a tornado pass over downtown Toronto last year.  We heard the warnings on the TV and radio to take shelter in a basement or something and I kept thinking "But they don't really mean it would touch down here."  It didn't actually touch down, but it was really freaky and the light was so strange after it passed.

Hope everyone is ok there.

There's freaky weather everywhere lately- when my Mum was up staying with me last year she photographed a waterspout on the sea from my kitchen window that's not common in Scotland!

Wow - I just went on the news online to read & watch video. I hope any posters from Mississippi are safe & sound.

I'm off on a 90's kick lately. A year or so ago, I thought it would be funny to blast this song on the stereo while my husband was driving through a taco bell. His brothers were in the backseat and my son in his baby car seat between them. I turned it up so loud so EVERYONE around us could hear it and I wouldn't let my husband turn it down. While we were picking up our food, I barely kept myself from busting out laughing while the drive through guys tried their darndest to keep a straight face. My husband's was really really RED. I know...real mature! LOL.

I just found this on the true blood facebook page. Some guy is claiming that Twilight is ruining his marriage and suing. Pretty pathetic, can't be sure if it's real.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/atlanta/2010/04/30/twilight-is-ruining-my-marriage

After listening for a few mins, it is soOOOO obvious that it's a joke. It's got to be.

LMAO!!  Judy, that sounds like something my husband would do to me!  Taco Bell Hell takes on a whole new meaning!! LOL

I just didn't have the patience to listen to much, but I'm thinking that that guy complaining about Twilight must be pulling a hoax.  Otherwise, it's just too sad and pathetic... and he sounds suspiciously like Bill Clinton to me!  

I did not listen.... No patience, BUT I know that a ton of people have issues in there relationships because chicks read books like twilight where the guy is gunning hard for the girl and making a huge stink over how much he loves her and those chicks look at their own relationship, which years of comfort has turned into an old chair. Dudes still love it, but the chick is constantly trying to put a slip cover on it or some decorative pillows. If left too it, the dude would never do anything to it until it began to fall apart and then he would go to heroic measures to try to keep it...

Chicks read about how some guy is always doing something romantic and they look at their own tired husbands and get pissed because he has settled in and put the romance on a nearly unreachable shelf because he thinks it is no longer necessary.

The irony is, if a dude reads twilight, he does not relate it back to himself or see what is or is not in his relationship.... NOW if a dude watches a porn you know he is thinking, "Why doesn't my wife blow me like that?"

The irony is, if a dude reads twilight, he does not relate it back to himself or see what is or is not in his relationship.... NOW if a dude watches a porn you know he is thinking, "Why doesn't my wife blow me like that?"

I am still laughing too hard to spell correctly, so all I will say is....Exactly! 

Judy, that sounds like something my husband would do to me!  Taco Bell Hell takes on a whole new meaning!!

Liann my husband is a major introvert so it's too easy! Come to think of it we haven't been a taco bell in a while. He's the one to ask for it usually.

I think the show was kind of crappy anyways, sound was on and off, not to mention the guy just sounded too pathetic for it to be real. It made my husband snicker a few times though.

NOW if a dude watches a porn you know he is thinking, "Why doesn't my wife blow me like that?  + and he sounds suspiciously like Bill Clinton to me! 

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

LOL!

Where is everybody? I can barely function and come here for therapy... and it's the lull before the storm here... are we all biting our nails in private?

Actually, I'm struggling trying to create a Facebook page that my friends tell me is long overdue, but I just keep thinking how I would rather be on this site instead!!!  I'm just trying to keep busy, too!  

Well, keeping busy is what Pam advices:)

I'm going to migrate to Facebook some time soon. I've been on LiveJournal for years and my friends are dwindling there since many have left for Facebook. Some still post on LJ and Facebook. I just don't feel motivated yet. I literally have only so many keystrokes in my hands every day (they get painful and start to spasm) so if I'm posting here and a couple of other places, I don't really have wherewithal to set up a page. I'll keep posting here of course as a priority.

On Laura's request I've moved my comments over hear. It is a continuation of the book availability discussion. My Amazon books usually come in the morning or early afternoon (I have Amazon Prime and they always give me release day delivery even if they aren't offering on the website). I will be getting the audiobook at midnight from iTunes. That's Monday at midnight (yeah I know it's technically Tuesday). I haven't canceled my ebook from B&N yet. But I think I can get it "elsewhere" the next day so I'll take that into consideration.

Funny thing is that Audible will have the audiobook on May 4th, maybe in the morning around 8AM. Sometimes it's been in the afternoon, but Changes was there first thing in the morning, although DAG was in the afternoon. I think they time that by timezone. So folks on the east coast may get it earlier than me. I may eventually cave and buy it from Audible, even though I have the iTunes version, because Audible gives you an infinite library for re-downloads and iTunes gives you the middle finger if the file is damaged later on or you discover the damage later on (I had to repurchase a Rumpole audiobook when that happened). I have a complex back up system that keeps multiple copies of my audiobooks and this problem is unlikely to reoccur (if I listen to the file immediately and check for damage--which of course I will with DITF), but I like idea that Audible has my back.

I am having a lot of trouble with time-outs. There are threads I cannot read or post - they will not load. I guess they are quite large. Want to comment, but most times it's difficult - more like the spin of the wheel -if I am lucky.

Tell me which ones so I can close them & start new ones.

It really is like a ghost town here. Where is everyone?

I have so much homework I need to do this weekend because I know Tuesday and Wednesday I'm going to be totally useless. But I still constantly check the internet to see if there are any updates.  

Oh, sadly, today I'm not going to be around much. Not until later tonight, got to work.

LOL....it must be nice weather this weekend.

Its not bad where I am. Sweatshirt weather, perfect for me. 

When the fever from "Dead in the Family" subsides a little, I'd love to hear about everybody's favorite audiobooks ( that's related to Judy's - Ancient Pythoness'- reply in "Sony or Kindle". I am completely addicted to Audible, and would be very curious about your tastes in it.

I keep checking here, when the right strategy really would be to do work:)

Judy, I hope your hands rest and feel better!

Imb1309: I think it is my connection at home, which must be slower than the one I am using now at the library, because I am not having any problems at the moment. Thank you, but I don't think it is your end at all.:)

It is pretty quiet today. I've kept busy by cleaning up old posts on my facebook page and found one I almost forgot about. I don't know how many of you are Robert Pattinson fans. He's a bit young for me. I'm in my 30's so I don't have the same appreciation for him as I do for AS. Anyways, my sister in law had the opportunity last year to interview Pattinson and did a great job of it if I may say so. The problem was the video didn't turn out so great and she asked my husband if he can fix it because it was very very dark. He tried but failed (we didn't have the right software to do it) so we forgot about it. She did get it fixed somewhat and it did get posted but I didn't check until I saw my facebook page. She said he was really really good looking in person and smelled like cute guy in leather. LOL.

http://www.robert-pattinson.co.uk/2009/11/13/exclusive-interview-with-robert-pattinson/

It's been weird and awful here in LA. We've had wicked winds and it's been downright chilly (in the 40s). I was in a McDonalds drive-though line last night, and, even with a wall on one side and McDonalds on the other, a gust of wind ferociously rocked my car while I was in line. This kind of weather sets off my vertigo so I've been dizzy (which also fucks up my vision).

Sorry you're not feeling great, Judy!  It coming to something when you can't even rely on good weather in LA!!  Our weekend is screwed here in Toronto - we were supposed to be having a school family outing to an amusement park on the islands tomorrow, but it's going to rain.  It also rained most of today, and is windy as well.

Weather seems strange all over.  Gee was talking about a water spout she could see in the ocean from her window.  Spring greening usually doesn't take place here until early to mid May - it started here at least 2 weeks ago.  My mum says that the weather in Vancouver has been really weird as well... it's a bit unnerving, to be honest.  

We have two seasons, spring/summer and fall/winter. But in between we can get very changeable weather which does bother me. Yesterday when I woke up, I literally bounced between the two walls in the hall going to the bathroom. Then the room kept spinning while I was busy sitting on the porcelain throne (with my eyes tightly shut). Fortunately I don't need to see to listen to audiobooks. So I will probably be able to enjoy DITF (unless I have to take my two vertigo medicines which put me to sleep). They said the strange weather would be leaving in a day or so, so maybe it will be gone by Tuesday.

I really hope so!  That must be so very frustrating and annoying.  Hope it's all to rights for you soon!  

I've been like this for 10 years so I'm used to it. But it can get frustrating at times.

Oh Judy that's horrible. I hope you do feel better soon.

My television just exploded... literally!!! I was watching Doctor Who, and the damn thing made this really loud crack. I mean as loud as a gunshot. And then it started making a loud humming vibrating sound like a jet plane. I tried to turn it off, but it kept turning itself back on. So then I just pulled the power cord. It was a DLP wide screen HD TV. I've had it for maybe five years. It cost $2200 and now I can get a bigger box for around what it would cost to fix it.

Thanks for the good wishes everyone. I'm sorry to complain so much.

Was it a samsung tv? we also have a dlp.

It was indeed a Samsung.

if you bought it 5 years ago, you definitely paid a lot for it compared to what you can get now. We got it as a pre-order also and have already replaced the bulb. Bet your bulb blew and busted your colorwheel.

I'm 62 and I've seen a lot of TVs fail; all in odd ways. But this was certainly the most dramatic.

That sucks!  It would have really flipped me out - it sounds like the machine acted like it was possessed!

My husband said the colorwheel spins over 10,000RPM so that is your humming noise. He was the one to fix the bulb in ours so he's seen the insides.

I've been waiting for the bulb to blow. It still lights up, but boy is it crazy. I'm going to have to go out tomorrow and shop, and I may still be dizzy. And I think my DVR is going to overload and drop programs I need to record. Most of them I can get online I supposed and if they aren't ABC shows I can get them on demand later one. I guess there's Hulu and iTunes also, as well the channel websites.

And since I wanted to pull an all-nighter once I got the audiobook at midnight, I didn't really want to go out at all... except to get munchies for my marathon listening session.

So can he come to LA to fix my box?  Otherwise it's going to cost too much and I'd rather buy a new flat screen.

The way it wouldn't turn off was reminiscent of nightmares where you keep trying to get something to work and it won't.

LOL. He's actually been asking me to make a trip out to southern-cal. His father and sister live there and he wants to take our kid to disneyland. But if you wait for him, you'll be waiting for a while. My husband takes FOREVER to fix things around the house. We were w/out a TV for about 3 months before he got to fixing it.

Reminds me of some of the servers I see crashing repeatedly. Happens all the time when a board goes bad. Plus I've seen my samsung doe strange things like reboot itself while we're watching a show...so ODD...

I had figured I could replace the bulb when it blew. But this is too weird for me to want to screw around. When I was a kid (late 50s early 60s), my mother and I would repair our TV. It was all vacuum tubes at the time, but we would work from a guide and replace tubes by trial and error. I've always been very mechanical (repaired my bicycle and typewriter as a kid and my cars as an adult) and I guess I got it from my mother. So it was only a progression to network engineer and onward to technical architect (because I'm good with hardware and software).

I've seen possessed servers too. It's even worse to be working late at night all alone on a crashed system. It really seems possessed then.

Network? Cool. I almost went that route. I was offered training by either Cisco or Sun. I chose Sun Solaris. I've spent many nights on possessed servers. Not fun.

On another note. My husband said to try a new tongue twister.

Stark Stak-ed Sookie Stackhouse (fast 10 times). I FAILED.
My brother in law FAILED too - So it's not just me! LOL

oh wow! thats the definition of a tongue Twister! lol

I've decided I won't replace the TV until after I've listened to DITF and had a few of days to discuss it. I need to do a lot of research to figure out what I want to buy and that usually takes about a week of surfing and physically looking at things. And I won't be able to focus on it right after the book release.

I do tire easily, so I won't be able to manage field trips every day. Besides with the spring changeable weather, my vertigo will be bad. So I'll just have to find my favorite shows online since my DVR will get filled up and start dumping things.

I may swing by Best Buy tomorrow, but I won't be ready to make a purchase. Although, I may find some things I'll want to research. Then I may have to go to IKEA since the size TV I want won't fit on my current TV stand. I guess it will depend on whether they have reasonable TV stands at Best Buy. I'll probably have to use them since other discount places like Walmart aren't offering to carry off my 70 pound TV. I don't think I'll go for a wall mount since I only have one spot the TV can go, and if the stud isn't in the right place, I wouldn't be able to hang it.

Have you guys seen this? I mean...you can't argue with this. It makes a great gift.

I think my favorite line is: "The same type of fabric, used in the military to protect from chemical weapons.

That was hilarious. Now for the unfortunate truth. My ex-husband had a serious farting problem. But he wasn't embarrassed by it at all. In fact he could fart on command and would make a big deal about drawing our attention to it by commenting on its smell. And if we were arguing he would fart in my face. Notice I said he was my ex-husband.

Because of Mother's Day sales I was able to decide on a TV even though I hadn't wanted to put in the effort. But it could have been delivered on May 5th and I wasn't sure I would be finished with the audiobook. If I get vertigo I may sleep quite a bit due to the mediciine. And besides if I'm done, I'll be posting here about the book. So I actually delayed the delivery date to accomodate my book reading.

Bwahahah! That is so going on my wish list along with the hawaii chair and the shake weight. My husband wants a flatsipad. Get the same material on a pad for the gassy person.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_amg-Aos4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S3C4AC908w

Oh yeah and the Tiddy Bear!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw1g2yKxb0I&feature=related

It is hard to believe it is less than 2 days away.  I am so pathetic!  I have just cleaned out all of our closets and put away winter clothes!  Anything to keep busy!  And to avoid the spoilers!

I've been trying to read in order distract myself. I didn't want to get into anything too heavy since DITF will put anything else on the back burner. Laura recommended a book, which is the first in a new series (at the moment, there is only one book). It's called Tempest Rising in the Jane True series. So far it's kept me distracted and away from spoilers.

I might bake something...

I already made dinner, and monkey bread for dessert!  Any other suggestions?  Ha-Ha!  This will be the cleanest house on the east coast by Tuesday 9am!  It's a good thing too, because I don't think I will do anything but read when I get it!

Do your nails yet?

That's a good one!  Thanks!  Maybe a pedicure too!

You're welcome. Do the whole enchilada. That'll use up a good block of time.

Damn...we have a bunch of perv's inventing HSN products. Hilarious!

Just wanted to let everyone know... I went to Barnes & Knoble just now, I thought what if they put it out!  They didn't, but I asked about reserving a copy.  They looked it up and they have 72 copies coming in and there are 50 reserved!  Thank goodness I asked.  They wouldn't let me pre-pay but they said they will have a copy behind the counter with my name on it.

Amazon is preparing to ship mine. They have several distributors they use in LA, and sometimes things I order at midnight show up on my doorstep the next morning. It's actually a little creepy. It all depends on who they use for delivery. Generally, when they use a local service (sort of like a mini-UPS for California) it shows up very early. The real UPS can take an extra day and show up in the very late afternoon. Or they can Fedex and it comes early too. I get the feeling Fedex costs them the most, they fall back on it the least.

I will be listening to the audiobook anyway. The print book (and eventually the ebook) are so I can look up things to reference for backtracking and quotes.

Amazon is preparing to ship mine too. I'm hoping they send it off tonight. I'm so anxious!

I just got back from a DITF hunt. I went to Borders, Walmart, Target some other places but none of them had it out. I asked some of the associates but they all said a variation of "We don't have it" or "It'll be here Tuesday."

I think I'm going to try some more stores tomorrow. One of these places has to slip up and put it out early. I've seen some people on other sites who've said their bookstores put it out yesterday or today.

It's shipped and they are predicting a May 3rd delivery. OMG OMG OMG. I'll actually have to read the text. I can, but I get dizzy and get eyestrain headaches. And I have to read really slowly since my eyes jump around and don't stay on the line, and they blur out of focus. My hands hate managing the pages. But if it's here, I'll read it.

OH!!! I'm so jealous!

Try a large grocery chain. They play fast and loose with that stuff. I got a few Harry Potter books early because of that.

Judy, I'm green with envy right now. Lucky you!

The upside to getting it early allows you more time to read slowly.

I went to Mennards (sp?) and 3 Jewels too. *Sigh* A person from each Jewel told me they have "other people" who come in and stock the books. One of them said the people only come in on Wednesdays. I know of a few other grocery places I can check though.

And try some chain drugstores too. Although they may only be stocked once a week. It was like that in my father's store, but he was a private owner. The big chains may restock more often.

Ah yes, the drugstores. There are several I can check. I also went to 1 Walgreens. Can you see how obsessed I am? 

And Walmart, Target, etc.

Ok, I've signed up for a text message when the book is out for delivery. I'm not going to be out-obsessed by anyone.

I really should have pre-ordered! I never do because I want to be able to have the book in my hands as soon as possible and with pre-ordering I never know if it'll get to my house on the day of release or not. But I also like the feeling I get when I see a book I've been waiting for on the shelves for the first time. 

I've had 2 dreams where DITF is on a shelf in a bookstore and I open it and start reading but then I wake up.  

BTW they're using the chain that delivers early in the morning. I guess I better get a good night's sleep tonight. The reason why it's arriving a day early is the local delivery service that delivers really fast. If they had used UPS, it would have arrived late on Tuesday (around 7PM). Crap, I have to run out and buy all my snack goodies now instead of tomorrow. I'm already tired from all the TV shopping and stuff like that.

Good to know, Judy. I keep reloading the "Your Orders" page hoping it'll say it's been shipped.

I've had annoying things happen with pre-orders, like they come really late. One time a Harry Potter book came very late on release date. And one time I used B&N (I think the next year since Amazon had screwed up) and one of the Potter books didn't come until two days later. In both cases I fussed and they refunded my purchase price. Now I have Amazon Prime and it is addictive. Things come so fast.

I seriously cannot focus on anything but the thought of having this book. I really need to study for my finals but I just can't concentrate. I think really soon I'm going to try to force myself to study...yeah...soon...

I'm glad I got the TV purchase out of the way, since not having it resolved would have been eating at me in the background.

hahaha Sami, hey are you going to get the book book or are you going ot need a pdf for your kindle for DITF?

I think Sami needs a tranquilizer.

I got Amazon Prime specifically for DITF. Hopefully, I don't get let down. I'm already neurotic just thinking about reading it.

Sami - study in intervals. Study for a specific length of time, go back to daydreaming for a few minutes, then study again.

I think Sami needs a tranquilizer.

LOL!

Oh, I def still need you to send me it Ashley!  I just really want to see if I could get it early, but I'm not having any luck.

I think Sami needs a tranquilizer. 

Yes, yes I do.

I'm running off now to get my munchies.

Well Sami my friend should have it to me Mid day monday so I can email you the PDF or when I get home and confert it to Kindle format send it to you then.  Which ever

Sami - study in intervals. Study for a specific length of time, go back to daydreaming for a few minutes, then study again.

Good advice, Ash. I'll do my best.

OMG!!!!! ARE you serious!! MID monday?!! AHHH

sorryy tuesday

i was reading somethign that said monday LOL

You almost gave me a heart attack!  I'm better now.

sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its Ok!! We make mistakes sometimes, I'm just grateful to get it on my kindle at all!

oh i know!!! this lady is very nice to get it to me.  VERY thankful

Send her my GIANT appreciation! And of course I am very grateful to you Ashley!

Now I want to re-order from amazon.  I canceled my order because it said it wouldn't ship until may 10.

i pre-ordered from amazon and it also said it wouldnt arrive until May 7-10...so i plan on buying it on Tues then return it when i get mine haha...the only downside is that i have school until 2pm on Tues! i dont know if ill be able to get through my day without thinking about the book!

I guess you bought it on Supersaver. Those books tend to ship slow unless there is a release day exemption.

So I go over to CH's website and post for the first time in a long time and I get pounced on by a mod. Just amazing.

What did you say? Why did you even bother? I thought you gave up on the zealots...

All I did was post about how my book may arrive a day early because of the local shipper being used. Then I received a polemic about how these early sales are hurting CH's sales figures for Best Seller status. But that's not true because anything Amazon is shipping this weekend will count as a release day sale. I sent a PM back about the fact that I will have bought this book six times by the time I am through. iTunes and Audible, hardcover and soft, B&N and Kindle. And I pointed out the Amazon shipments count as release day shipments.

I was also told that I shouldn't post until after the book is released since people will interpret anything I say as coming from the book, even if it isn't. I don't even understand the point of that. What difference does it make what they think?

oh wow, i am sooo glad i discovered this forum instead of that one! it sounds so hostile! sorry to hear!

I'm going to bed now so I can read my "contraband" book that will arrive "illegally" on my doorstep tomorrow morning.

LOL!  Well it's morning now and I'm soooooo jealous of you - you notice not "envious" 'cause then I wouldn't want you to have the book.  I just wish I had it early, too!  I'm so excited it's ridiculous!!

The weather ended up clearing yesterday, so we were able to spend the day on the island at the amusement park with friends and family and then go to an impromptu BBQ at friends' house.  That took care of yesterday nicely..... now what... oh yeah, Ashley suggested doing your nails!  OK, mani-pedi here I come!!  

OMG I'm so excited I'm starting to worry about the quality of my life. And I'm excited about Amazon shippining it tomorrow. I cannot believe you'll be reading it already! Soooooo jealous.

On the other hand considering I have a deadline for a project with it's mandatory model on the 13th, I'm sort of wishing the book wont get here before that, because I'll be in real trouble!! XD

On the other hand considering I have a deadline for a project with it's mandatory model on the 13th, I'm sort of wishing the book wont get here before that, because I'll be in real trouble!! XD

Mashara, I know how you feel.

Amazon stated my book was "shipping soon" for over 12 hours. I wrote them an email early this morning asking them what was taking so long. They apologized for the delay in processing and refunded my shipping fees. My book is now "in transit" and should arrive tomorrow. I'm excited!

i just checked Wal Mart and it said item is "Avaliable In Store" !! and it juust opened so wish me luck! hope there's a Wal Mart by you guys!......(well firstly i hope its In store haha)

Amazon stated my book was "shipping soon" for over 12 hours. I wrote them an email early this morning asking them what was taking so long. They apologized for the delay in processing and refunded my shipping fees. My book is now "in transit" and should arrive tomorrow. I'm excited!

Ash, where did you write them to?  My shipment is also "shipping soon" and I would like to execute some pressure...

Customer Service

Sign in first, select the book, then fill out the form. They'll act pretty quickly, but you may not receive notification for about 5 hours.

Did that link work? If not use this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_shiprates?ie=UTF8&nodeId=468520

Click on Contact Us on the right.

What did you categorize your "issue" as....?

Ok, I sent them an email. i don't expect them to go head over heels, but as soon as it's in transit I can start being a pain in the ass for the girl in my office front desk.

I said the issue was "Where's my stuff?"

My copy isn't getting her until Friday!  Guess that gives me time to finish Contagious.  Suckish for me!

The book's here. I slept late because I stayed up late dealing with my stereo rack (actually a six foot tall bamboo bookcase)--getting it ready for my new equipment coming with my new TV in a few days. Also I had shopped for a ton of stuff in Walmart and my grocery store. I fell back on a series of Jewish comfort foods like bagels and knishes and much more (to keep me fueled while I read), but I got enough to feed a hungry Jewish wedding. And it took me a while to get it all put away, since I was so tired already from dealing with the schlepping around doing the TV shopping and such. I wanted all of that out of the way so I could devote my time to the book.

I got up at 10AM and checked for the book and went back to my bed, I didn't intend to crash again, but some of my meds make me drowsy. Then I dreamt the book was delivered at 10:30. I woke up a little while ago (12:30ish) and the book was there. And it had been delivered at 10:30 according to my text notice (so maybe part of me heard something at the door). The gardeners are here and have been making an awful racket so I don't know how I heard anything. The delivery company didn't ring me to let them in the gate, probably because the gardeners have the gates open.

See you around guys.

Oh wow! Enjoy the book! I can't wait to get a hold of mine.

FYI. I know everyone is really excited and can't think of much else. I know I have been trying really hard to keep busy. I spent the whole day with family yesterday and came home really late and basically crashed. I also missed the whole children's medicine recall because I've been obessesed with the arrival of my book!

Apparently children's and infants tylenol, motrin, benadryl, and zyrtec have been recalled. I post this because I know a lot of you are parents and these are very common meds!

http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/

Thanks Judy..... I can only imagine how freaky it must be for parents when stuff like this happens. It is always good to be in the know.

Darn it! I have to go to the Art Institute in Chicago tomorrow after school. I really need to choose some paintings for my field critique due friday. I'm not going to be around until early evening on tuesday. I wish everyone happy reading and will join in as soon as I can tomorrow.

I went on another DITF hunt today. No luck.   I'm rather impressed (but frusterated) that no one has put it out early. I think the only stores I missed were one of the Walmarts (I went to 3 others) and a Walgreens. I seriously went to every other place I could think of that would have it.

Amazon shipped my book!!!

That poor girl on the front desk at my office is in for a hell of a couple of weeks. I can see it already "Did anything came for me?", "who was that, did he had anything for me?", "what do you have there? Is it for me?" LOL

Yay! I'm glad. When should it arrive?

The last order took about ten days. So I'm hopping for somewhere around the 13th. Obvioulsy the sooner the better, but if by some crazy chance it's here on the 11th for my birthday I'll be the happier designer with a deadline close by you've ever seen.

Anyone in NY close to this bookstore can get their copy. They posted on their Facebook page that they have the books in store.

http://www.fof.net/

OMG, I was soooo close to haivng a copy in my hands tonight!!  I went into the book store I reserved/pre-payed my copy at, and asked if they were in yet.  The clerk, who couldn't have been more different from the one I got before, said they were in store and would get me my copy.  She checked my receipt and it turns out that the previous clerk hadn't just presold/reserved me a copy, she'd placed a special order.  She offered to cancel my credit card charge and sell me one, but I had payed by debit.  She asked for help, and a more seasoned employee came over, explained they couldn't give it to me legally until tomorrow, and that was that.  DENIED!!!   

Aw, Liann. That sucks horribly.

Well, at least most of us are in the same boat!  I'm in good company!! 

Cute, Judy. I love your emoticons.

Haha. Thanks Ashley. I'm literally tapping my feet right now. None of the bookstores around here have it AVAILABLE to sell.

I just baked a cake to pass the time. I don't think I've ever done this much to distract myself.

Are you a baker or are you just trying it out to pass time?  I wish I could try a slice!!  

I bake for fun or in this case, to avoid obsessing.

Yum. Send some over my way!

I'll send it with Eric in nothing but an animal hide.

OOh! That makes the whole wait worth while! 

I'm hopping up and down I'm so excited!!

Liann, that SUCKS! I tried to convince a few employees to sell me the book. And all of them had never heard of it, so my hopes were high. But each time they would realize it wasn't due out until the 4th. Damn!

Like I said in my earlier post today, I'm going to the Art Institute in Chicago tomorrow. I love looking at art but I am sooo not looking forward to it. In fact, I am dreading it because it means I'll have to put off my reading and I won't be here for the major discussion. At least part of it.  

Ok, so its 12:05 right now...is Barnes & Noble going to release the ebook at 12:01? Because it still says pre-order...

Sami, I just checked mine and it still shows pre-order for me too.

WTH?

It's be there. It was for me. It's 2AM West Coast time. I took a little nap around 11:30PM, so I could continue on all night, and I don't know exactly when it did show up.

Good God! Here's a rant coming on...

WHY the hell do people review the book when they haven't even read the damn thing??

I went to B&N to see if I could download & saw all the low marks already for the book.

I perused lightly, not wanting to be spoiled but all were either - people bitching about how they couldn't get the book (b'c they didnt' realize the book was for pre-order when they went to download)

OR - they were giving it 5 stars just b'c they were excited.

I can't stand it. It's retarded in the biggest way. 

It is retarded. There are too many idiots in existence.

Guys - Did you know (you prolly already talked about it but in case you didn't)...

Like the Kindle reader - you can download the B&N Nook reader for free for your PC, Mac, iphone, ipod Touch & crackberry

Which means you can read DITF now if you want to buy it .... even if you don't have a Kindle.

Well, I would definitely be doing that if I wasn't sooo close to getting my hands on the hard copy now!!

OK my lovelies, it's about 8 am in Toronto, and I'm going in!!!  I just have to drop the kids at school, run a couple of errands, and get my ass to the bookstore for 10am to pick up my book!  I'm so excited, I'm quivering internally!!!  I won't be back on here until I finish the book for fear of spoilers, so I will see you all on the other side!!  I wish happy reading to you all...