Monthly Archives: November 2008

Happy Thankerween!

At last, the next best holiday after Halloween is upon us. Every Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, millions of people across America hit the streets, debauch on cheap wine, make out, get stopped by the cops, lose a shoe, cry about … Continue reading

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True Blood Sleeps, Life Goes On

So season one is in the can–or the coffin, I guess you could say. We’ve come to learn a few things, a few things have been left for us to debate, and summer 2009 is when we’ll get some answers. … Continue reading

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Do Vampires Dream of Eclectic Sheeple?

As I was watching True Blood: Episode 11 last night, I was struck by a particularly existential exchange between Bill and that club promoter chick–or was it LaFayette and Jason–I don’t exactly remember. Anyway, it’s not that important which conversation … Continue reading

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A Sucker for Sookie? Nearly.

Having sat through six back-to-back episodes of HBO’s new Southern Vamp-Gothic series “True Blood”, I am reasonably pleased to report that there’s more to this Alan Ball infection confection (based on the Sookie Stackhouse book series by Charlaine Harris ) … Continue reading

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Whatcha Watchin’?

I’ve been very busy writing and rewriting and traveling, so my entries have taken a hit to say the least. It’s given me time to decide how my “live writing experiment” has been going, and early reports suggest I’m still … Continue reading

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