Currently Reading: Vorpal Blade

Vorpal Blade (Looking Glass, Book 2)

May your Stuffing be tasty, may your turkey be plump,

may your potatoes 'n gravy have nary a  lump,

may your yams be delicious,

may your pies take the prize, and

may your thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Currently Reading: Into the Looking Glass

Into the Looking Glass by John Ringo

LATE NIGHT COMEDY: Jimmy Kimmel - Can I make jokes about Obama?

Jimmy Kimmel is pretty funny. He did a "Can I make jokes about Obama?" segment, check it out here:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOXr2HPqSCQ

I hate Mondays...

That is all...

I've fallen ...

into a little slump....

I've been playing WotLK since it was released. I got out of work early and picked up the game at lunch time. I immediately installed the game on both mine and my husband's computer and after like a half-hour of installing and patching, I was in. I'd been in beta so a bit of the content wasn't new to me. I finally hit 74 I think Friday night, and have started to get into areas and content I didn't see while on beta.

I'm really enjoying myself ... or rather I was. I'm kinda bored at the moment. I don't know if its just that I'm tired of sitting at the computer (and having lack of sleep right now), or if its something else.

I did make a Death Knight, I had one in beta too. I've done the starter area and moved her on into the world. I LOVED the transition quests and the reaction that she received when she arrived in Stormwind City. It totally fit and was exactly how you'd have expected them to react to a Death Knight in their city after they were just attacked by the Scourge. I haven't progressed her beyond 58 yet because, well, that means I have to quest in the Outlands again. I have my main, who is now 74, my Hunter who is 70 and just stepped into the Howling Fjord zone, and my Mage is who either 64 or 68 (probably 64). Thats a lot of questing in Outlands ... oh and my rogue finally made it to 58 so the outlands is now open to her as well.

Oh, and did I mention that I'm exaulted with the Netherwing and Skyguard? Yeah, I have a dragon and a few Netherays ... that was wayyyy too much questing. But I have to say, it amuses me that the Ogres still call me their Queen.

I think I'll go take a nap (gotta love sleep deprevation) and maybe play a little again before heading to visit the hubby at his job for lunch.

WoW funnies

Check out the DING! Comic for 11-18-08. :)

Its amusing for those playing WotLK and have made a Death Knight.

Oh how the mighty (NOT) have fallen...

I'm restarting my diet tracking. I've been "off the wagon" for so long the numbers won't really mean anything anymore. I really screwed this one up. On top of it all, I think I may have gained all my original weight back. I'm going to try and weigh in tonight when I get home so I have a starting point. Right now, I'm trying to force myself to drink my morning shake and take my supplements. It's after 10:30 ... should have already had breakfast, etc.

more on the subject of vampires... Twilight

And while I'm still thinking of novels about vampires and such, I'll touch on the upcoming movie Twilight, and the corresponding books.

I have read all of the books in the series except for the most recent (I think it's titled "New Dawn"), and I have no intention of reading anymore. I guess I found them to be too ... boring, and maybe a little whinny.

I guess I shouldn't really worry about it; I'm not exactly the author's chosen audience. The thing is, I'm tired of all the angst ...

whaaa, I'm undead and lonely. You're so beautiful, I love you, I want to spend the rest of my un-life with you. No, no matter how much you beg me, I won't turn you into a vampire because then you can't tempt me with your blood anymore, and then I can't be a brooding vampire trying so
hard not to eat you. Oh I'm so lonely.

But oh, the sight of Robert Pattinson (Cedric for those Harry Potter fans :)) as Edward ... that's drool worthy. I might just go see the movie because of him.

True Blood and the Sookie Stakehouse novels...

So a friend of mine got really excited about a show on HBO called True
Blood. To be honest, she kinda shoved it at me. When she gets excited
about something, she goes all out and most often, this is a little bit
of a turnoff for me. I hesitated to watch the show till I could form my
own opinion about it. I actually ended up reading all the novels except
the most recent "From Dead to Worse". Part of me regrets reading the
books first because in my opinion, the books are far better than the
show.

In fact, I'm not really sure how I feel about the show. I've watched up
to Episode Six (and as I told my husband it took that long for my dear
Ms. Anna Panquin to become an official soft-core porn star). They've
changed several things from the books to the show. Like for example, all
the books up till "All Together Dead" were prior to Katrina. "All
Together Dead" was post Katrina and that was a major backdrop to
everything that was going on. They didn't do this for the show.

They also introduced some things into the show that don't show up for a
few books, or introduced those things but twisted them. They also
changed a few characters around. Majority of the changes don't sit well
with me, which is why I wished I'd waited to read the books. But then,
the more I think about it, the more I realize the issues I have with the
show I'd still have no matter if I read the book before or after seeing
the show.

Overall it's not a bad show. If you like vampires and supernatural
stories, then you'll like this. If you're a Buffy the Vampire Slayer and
Angel fan, you'll likely enjoy this show ... just be aware that the
content is more Anita Blake than Buffy. The sex scenes are very
soft-core porn ... but then that shouldn't be surprising, it's on HBO.

Speaking of Anita Blake; that was one thing I told my husband I liked
more about the Sookie books than the Anita ones. Sookie pretty much
remains human through everything. She doesn't get exponentially more
powerful with each book (hubby thought I was going to say with each sex
scene :P). I guess the short of it is that Sookie is more believable ...
you can relate to her better.

Oh, and to save this link to read later at home. It's some kind of HBO
Wiki for the show...
http://truebloodwiki.hbo.com/thread/1839895/Sookie+Stackhouse+novels+vs+
show?t=anon

Tarot for the week...

The card represents the critical factor for the issue at hand. The Emperor: Worldly power. Accomplishment. Confidence. Wealth. Stability. Authority. Indomitable spirit. Leadership. Maturity. Father. Brother. Husband. Male influence. Direct pressure. Conviction. Domination of intelligence and reason over emotion and passion. Attainment of goals. Achievement. Desire to increase domination in every direction. A capable person who is knowledgeable and competent.

And fear prevails?

Of everything that I've heard over the last several months leading up to yesterday, this quote is the one that saddens me the most ... because it proves that perhaps most are too weak to not let fear and ignorance overwhelm them.

"As a licensed minister, if I was told to wed a lesbian or gay couple, I'd refuse," said Arab. "I'd take my chances and go to jail. It's anti-biblical and against God's law."

The right for same-sex couples to marry was to be a STATE recognized union. This was not the State telling churches they had to marry these couples, yet that is obviously what was believed.

The quote was taken from my local newspaper in this article:
http://www.sacbee.com/391/story/1371979.html

Granted, the lead is a slim margin (52% to 48%) and only 92% of precincts reporting. It COULD change, but I'm not holding my breath after all the hate I've seen recently.

Believe me I can understand the other side's view. Most are upset simply because it's changing the TRADITIONAL definition of marriage. They claim that same-sex couples already have all the same rights, etc. But the truth is they don't. If their partner is hospitalized or sick, do you think they are allowed to be at their side? No. I can also understand this from the religious side, having grown up with a Roman Catholic grandmother. But as I've said before, Church and State are separate and this was a STATE issue. This country was founded in order to be free from oppression and to allow for religious freedom. Right now that's not looking like the case.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness."

That is a very well known excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.
By the passing of Prop 8, it's my opinion that we just told a group of Americans that they are NOT created equal.