True Blood

I'm excited! Have you read the Sookie Stackhouse/ Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris? There are eight books in the series, and it's been around for at least seven years or so. They're a really fun read.


Well, her books have been made into an HBO series called True Blood. It looks interesting and starts this month:

HBO says: Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders and government officials around the world have chosen their sides, but in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.

Local waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), however, knows how it feels to be an outcast. "Cursed" with the ability to listen in on people's thoughts, she's also open-minded about the integration of vampires — particularly when it comes to Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), a handsome 173-year-old living up the road. But as Sookie is drawn into a series of mysteries surrounding Bill's arrival in Bon Temps, that tolerance will be put to the test.

A sexy, scary new drama from 'Six Feet Under' creator Alan Ball, 'True Blood' delves into the meticulously-crafted world of novelist Charlaine Harris. Described by the Emmy^®-winning Ball as "popcorn for smart people" and featuring a colorful cast of local misfits, 'True Blood' promises an intense ride.

Rambling Saturday

It's Saturday and it's the beginning of Spring Break! That means my boys will be home for the next ten days, making messes, complaining about being bored and constantly wanting to eat! No, really, I love holidays when they're home. We're not going anywhere this vacation, because my husband needs to work, but we may have some out of town guests coming to stay. One of my sisters and her three girls are hopefully coming up for a few days. We can't wait! Being such a male-focused household, it will be fun to have some major female action around.

I woke up this morning with two boys and a dog in my bed. The dog is at least 80lbs, so she isn't a toy poodle or anything. She takes up a lot of space and sprawls out like she thinks the bed's all hers. (thank goodness it's a king-sized bed!) I don't know where my husband was. lol He likes to watch TV to go to sleep at night, whereas I don't, and this often has him falling asleep on the couch.

Today we're going to focus on cleaning up the house. Things can get rushed during the week, with school, my working part time, baseball practices and open house night at school, etc. The house suffers. But, that's what the weekend's for, right?

The weather is gorgeous here in North Texas, and we should be outside enjoying it. We will be. I have to admit, curling up in bed with a good book this morning, not having to be anywhere immediately this morning, and being super lazy was really, really nice. I just got Kim Harrison's newest book, The Outlaw Demon Wails, and I can't wait to start it. I love her Rachel Morgan series. I'm really into dark/urban fantasy novels with strong female heroins. I also really like Laurell K. Hamilton, or at least her first ten or so Anita Blake novels. The rest of her books have gotten a little too erotica for me, way overboard. Her earlier stuff is great. I love Charlaine Harris' Sookie novels and Harper series. Kelley Armstrong has an awesome Otherworld Women series, and one of my newest finds is Vicki Petterson. These are all awesome authors in this genre.

So, today's blog is just random ramblings, no real theme or purpose. I just rented Stardust to watch, never seen it before, but it looks good.

Oh, I saw this flying saucer house for sale on Kim's blog, and while I think it's pretty cool, in a wacky sort of way, I wouldn't actually want to live in it because it is so dark and clausterphobic feeling inside. However, think about how much fun you could have with it, kidnapping drunk people, taking them back to it...making them think they'd been abducted by aliens. hehehe

Hope everyone's having a great weekend!

Book Lover

I'm a huge book lover. I have tons of favorite authors, and I plan on blogging about them more soon. However, as I was browsing the Internet today, I found this interesting construction. You've got to check out this blog, where there's a picture of an awesome book staircase. Any avid reader and book lover will appreciate the fantastic use of space.

http://www.inkygirl.com/staircase-for-book-lovers/