I've Always Loved Vampires!

Everyone gets their panties in a bunch about vampires. A lot of people my age (35 and up) think it's so weird that teens and some crazy moms are so into vampires.

Why is that weird? Vamps aren't new. Right? They're so old. Bram Stoker's novel Dracula was published in 1897. Not exactly recent.

So I don't get all the recent hype. I read the Twilight novels, but didn't people dig vamps back in the 80s and 90s too? Who didn't read Anne Rice's novels (okay, me, but I'm a weenie when it comes to scary books)? I wore out a VHS tape of The Lost Boys. In fact, I remember having friends for sleepovers, convincing them to watch The Lost Boys with me, and then they inevitably got mad at me for handing them a bowl of popcorn during the scene where Michael eats the maggots/rice. Heehee. Yeah, I was mean.

I totally think anyone my age should keep their traps shut about all the vampy-paranormal lit circulating these days. It's not new. It's not damaging. It's just fun.

I seriously hope I never turn into one of those stodgy, old adults who whine about the younger generation. Do these people forget what it was like to be a kid? I don't, which is probably why people are always telling me to grow up. Lame. My oldest niece is a teen now and I'm thrilled. Finally someone in my family is my mental age.

(Oh, and for full disclosure, I am a zombie girl more than a vampire girl.)

Anathema: The Motion Picture

No, no, no, I haven't sold movie rights. But when I asked Twitter for a blog topic, Parrisha Martelly asked me to talk about actors who could play my characters. I love fun topics so I thought I'd give it a whirl.

Reychel - Molly C. Quinn

Ivy- Abigail Breslin

Mark - Alexander Ludwig












So those are my top choices for the three main characters in Anathema. I may have to re-write the book just to find a role for Nathan Fillion.... ;)


What do you guys think? Who should play my three main characters?????

The Case of the Empty Theater

When hubby & I eloped on Cape Cod (yeah, we're too weird to go to Vegas), we chose to take a day trip to Salem instead of heading out to Martha's Vinyard or Nantucket (see the weird theme here?). What a great town - but that's not what this post about it. So on the way back to the Cape we decided we'd stop and see The Mummy Returns at a theater we'd passed.

We were running a little late so hubby sped along the highways as if he was back on the Autobahn. With moments to spare we ran into the theater, bought some popcorn, and settled down for a great movie. I was particularly excited because, for me, this movie had a lot of eye candy - Brendan Fraser, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, and of course The Rock. (So sue me, I love them all.)


After the movie was over and we still had the post-freaky-mummy tingles we ventured out into the lobby. All the lights were off. ALL of them. No one stood at the ticket counter. Even the concession stand was shut down and quiet. It was totally bizarre!!!! Hubby and I were a little freaked out - this sort of thing does not happen in Chicago. No one else there seemed concerned. In fact, they all left.

But hubby had to use the facilities and insisted he could not wait until we drove back to the Chatham Bars Inn (the most ah-may-zing hotel in the world, I might add). So he left me, alone in the dark with a life-size poster of the The Rock as the Scorpion King. While what seemed like twenty minutes went by, it was probably more like 30 seconds, I stared at The Rock and he stared at me.

And then - he blinked. I swear to God that picture of The Rock blinked at me!!!!





Needless to say, when the hubby came out of the bathroom I grabbed his hand and we raced out of there. Is that normal for theaters on the Cape to just close up after the last movie starts, leaving the patrons to let themselves out in total darkness?

Funny part? That isn't the creepiest thing that happened that day..... ;)

(This post is dedicated to Ky at Can't Find a Bookmark who mentioned on yesterday's post that she loves the Mummy movies!)

Just Because: My Fav Movies

For kicks I thought I'd share my favorite movies with you. I loooooove to watch movies, so it's really hard for me to narrow it down.

First, Jurassic Park. OMG, I was in high school when this came out and I saw it in the theater three times. Can you say LOVE?! Before I saw it, I wanted to become an archaeologist. After I saw it, I knew I wanted to be an archaeologist. I'm not, but I did graduate with a minor in anthropology!!!!

Then there's Better Off Dead. I can still quote 90% of the movie and I still listen to the soundtrack when I'm driving. There isn't anything I don't love about it. John Cusack - hawt & hilarious!

Shall We Dance - can I even describe how much I love this movie? Hubby & I met swing dancing and he proposed to me during our ballroom dance class. I'd seen the original multiple times and was prepared to hate the Richard Gere version (mainly because I hated Richard Gere). I cried and cried in the theater, embarrassing my husband and myself. I loved it and honestly think it's better than the original. Oh, and now I love Richard Gere too. ;)



What are some of your fav movies??????