Twist

30 Rock is probably one of the funniest shows on TV, and more than once, I’ve found myself wanting to use a catch phrase (word?) from the show.
So, when something happens that you didn’t expect, say “twist.” For example, your mother tells you that the man you thought was your father really isn’t. Ooooh, twist. For [...]

Recommended vampire books/series

In my experience as a reader, vampire fiction is generally pretty good–the subject matter is very attractive for the writer. There’s the teen angle and the more adult genre, but since I like both, I thought I’d put together a list of all series and individual vampire novels that I would recommend (and some I [...]

Dead and Gone best new vampire book

Perhaps not as publicized as the release of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight quadrilogy, I wouldn’t be surprised if nearly as many people had been awaiting the May 5 release of Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire Series new bundle of joy, Dead and Gone. This is her ninth book featuring the telepathic heroine, Sookie Stackhouse, and is the series on which the [...]

Preggers? We’re not stupid

Darn it, I told myself I’d never use the word “preggers” since I heard my very old doctor ask me if I was during a physical. It’s such an OMG-type of slang word that it sounded wrong when he said it.
I’ve been watching a few recent episodes of How I Met Your Mother, a CBS [...]