tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965218.post8436690715232607458..comments2023-08-04T05:59:02.938-06:00Comments on laughtear: ameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516187741132836325noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965218.post-34701386000810064332007-04-27T02:22:00.000-06:002007-04-27T02:22:00.000-06:00well, RAF is in a long term committed relationship...well, RAF is in a long term committed relationship. and a twenty years older than me. :) he's seymour's uncle of sorts, or long-time family friend (technically more accurate), who takes us out for thai. <BR/><BR/>but i agree. although not the first consideration in whether someone's worthy, gifts like that would be a perfectly lovely perq in a relationship...<BR/><BR/>and if you make it to california before i finish the truffles have been eaten, i'd be happy to share. but you should know they're all dark chocolate (as they should be).ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516187741132836325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965218.post-90205017102048185172007-04-26T12:11:00.000-06:002007-04-26T12:11:00.000-06:00Amy...Take this in the vein of "complete ignorance...Amy...<BR/>Take this in the vein of "complete ignorance" (on my part)... hee, hee, hee<BR/><BR/>I think you should marry him! (if that is an option) because any man bearing gifts like THAT...MUST be worthy :) <BR/><BR/>Oh, remember, I haven't the slightest idea WHO "RAF" is.... :)and I'm J/K (or not) (you should at least marry someone who ALWAYS brings you gifts like that!) hmmm, I might be visiting CA soon - any chance you'd share a truffle?<BR/><BR/>ha, ha - love you,<BR/>tashnatashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531516118690372871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965218.post-89634272443208185532007-04-25T23:07:00.000-06:002007-04-25T23:07:00.000-06:00Vampire books are really popular in teen fiction r...Vampire books are really popular in teen fiction right now. We have one with vampiric fairies coming out in the fall. If you ever want to see what some modern writers are doing with Bram's legacy (and beyond, because the vampiric fairies are really only similar in the blood-drinking), I could give you a booklist. I've been thinking about putting one up on my blog anyway, as Hallowmere read-alikes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965218.post-65886141308116937872007-04-25T20:52:00.000-06:002007-04-25T20:52:00.000-06:00sounds really interesting. i've always been intri...sounds really interesting. i've always been intrigued by stoker's american, more specifically texan, cowboy character quincey morris. in some ways he's he most "manly" of the characters (and oh boy does stoker invest a lot of energy into talking about his characters' manhood). and he's the onlye one *****spoiler alert--read no further if you don't want a spoiler***** that stoker kills off. wonder what that has to do with his jealousies...ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516187741132836325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965218.post-88836080890843917672007-04-25T20:47:00.000-06:002007-04-25T20:47:00.000-06:00I've got a book that you might find interesting--t...I've got a book that you might find interesting--the author postulates that Bram Stoker was fascinated with Bill Cody (of the Wild West Show fame), though jealous of his relationship with someone else whose name escapes me right now. Anyways, this author contends that Stoker modeled some of his story on the WW Show and his interactions with BC.janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06538362162139679868noreply@blogger.com