waking jonas you know, for kids.

dingus

t: where is the game disc?

j: [from the other room] what?

t: where is the game disc?

j: whaaat?!

t: the game disc?! where is the game disc?!

j: what dingus?!

t: … [going into the other room] …seriously? dingus? why would that possibly make sense that i would say dingus?

j: well i didn’t know what you said!

the dead travel fast: stalking vampires from nosferatu to count chocula

The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula by Eric Nuzum

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
Given my own obsession with ridiculous vampire romance novels, I was drawn to the tongue-in-cheek exploration of vampire culture promised by the book jacket and I was not disappointed.

It’s fitting that there is a Chuck Klosterman endorsement for the book, because it reads very much like Kloserman’s own work. Despite the ridiculous situations and people he encounters, Nuzum’s narrative simply goes along for the ride. Is it possible for someone to be pleasantly patronizing?

I think this book gets extra stars from me for practically printing what runs through my head as I indulge in my own guilty pleasure of vampires. I do wish to hear his take on the current Twilight horde. But the book came out just a few years too early.

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antares dance

i have a new site dedicated to my belly dancing self here: antares dance for those of you who are interested in following the trials & tribulations of that aspect of my life. hopefully that will eventually become my professional dancing site. but for now it’s a blog. enjoy!