5 posts tagged “vampires”
On New Year's Eve, I was messing around online to keep myself up til midnight. I was also cooking. (BTW, I burned my black-eyed peas badly. How badly? I had to sit the entire pot outside on my back stoop before my smoke alarm went off! I think I'm madder that I ruined my good pot than I ruined my peas. I had some later at my friend's little get-together. My pork shoulder turned out WONDERFUL if I do say so myself!)
But while I was tooling around the internet, I started playing clips on YouTube. I was looking for Ledisi clips actually and started listening to Teena Marie, Angela Bofill and Phyllis Hyman. Phyllis was a truly talented singer; I still miss her.
So imagine my surprise when I checked back to blog posts from New Year's Eve 2007 and discovered this. Kinda sent chills down my back, ya know? Interesting. I also think it is funny that I declared 2008 "A Year Without Bullshit". The world is drowning in bullshit and some days it seems that I'm the main purveyor. Oh, well.
2009 has been good so far. I've decided to make some resolutions.....more on that later.
A Few of My Favorite Things from 2008 (in no particular order):
**President-Elect Barack Obama
**2008 was truly the Year of the Vampire for me! I became enthralled by the Twilight series this summer, moved onto the Sothern Vampire Mysteries novels and then to the TV series based on the books, True Blood. My 2 husbands really began to worry about me with all this vampire reading/watching going on. Hee!
**Two of my favorite TV characters came from True Blood. Pam, a vampire, wasn't on very often, but she was just what a vamp should be: sexy, mysterious, dangerous and ready with a quip! I hope to see more of her in Season 2 of the show.
Of course, the other was the daring, darling, dirty, dastardly, divine Lafayette Reynolds. I hope to see him in Season 2 as well.
**The 2-part Season 4 finale of House: "House’s Head/Wilson’s Heart". Truly two of the finest hours of television ever. It's wonderful when the writing, directing and acting all come together so well. Kudos to Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard and Anne Dudek. This clip is a summary of the 2 episodes to Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars".
**The Season 4 premiere of Supernatural: “Lazarus Rising”. They brought Dean back on the first episode? Really? And he doesn't know how or by whom he was brought back from hell? Sammy's been doing what since Dean's been in hell? WHO brought Dean back? REALLY? Niiiiice, Supernatural. I didn't even see that one coming. This clip is a summary of the episode to 3 Doors Down's "When I'm Gone".
**The Dark Knight....nuff said.
**Two music "finds": Jace Everett and Ledisi.
I "discovered" Jace Everett because his song, "Bad Things", is the theme song for True Blood. (See? It is the Year of the Vampire!) The song is a perfect fit for the show: gritty, steamy, fun and full of passion. He is very talented, seems to have a good sense of humor and doesn't take himself too seriously. (I read his MySpace blog.) I hope some label snatches him up and treats him right this time. Check out his website and MySpace page.
Ledisi is.......amazing. I have carted around her last 2 CDs to blast in my car all. the. time. She is a phenomenonally talented singer with soul, jazz and gospel all rolled up in her soul. It was with great reluctance that I put her Christmas CD away this week. The YouTube clips that I have posted don't even BEGIN to do her justice. Please check out her website and MySpace page.
**Saturday Night Live...it was funny and relevant and funny and biting and totally on-point again. And did I mention funny?
**The Daily Show/The Colbert Report. Oh Jon and Stephen, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways....
**"Just Like You" by Keyshia Cole. This CD is another that lives in my car. Her first CD was pretty good, but this second one? Fantastic. Her hard upbringing and continuing struggles have been well documented on her reality show, The Way It Is. But this chick is TALENTED. As far as I'm concerned, she is the first R&B/hip-hop singer that I've heard that comes close to following in the footsteps of Ms. Mary J. Blige. And Mary is my girl. If Mary is the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, then Keyshia is the Princess. As good as she is now, she will be even better 5, 10 years froom now. Word is bond. Check out her website.
**Mad Men......nuff said. What I said earlier about the perfect storm of excellent writing, direction and acting? Add exquisite art direction and cinematography? This is what you get! WATCH THIS SHOW!
**Tina Fey....yay! From her TV show 30 Rock to her movie "Baby Mama" to her flawless Sarah Palin impression, Tina had it goin' on!! You go, girl!!
**“Spotlight” by Jennifer Hudson. I *heart* this song. (It goes in the Singles Hall of Fame with Ne-Yo's "Because of You".) Even though her CD was not as good as I had hoped or as good as this first single, I take my hat off to J.Hud. (And hugs to her as well as the tragedy that struck her family last year.)
**Cable TV, especially The Soup/Best Week Ever/vh-1 reality shows. Joel McHale is my new hero!!
Lastly, a final RIP for those that left us in 2008:
......as well as our loved ones that have "gone on".
I’ve watched the premiere of True Blood 2.5 times now and am ready to announce that I really like it. The acting in the pilot was a little rough. And the needed but sometimes clumsy exposition to set up the "rules” for the show’s world got tiresome quick. But I hope the show is well received so that I get to see all the eps.
Oh, wait. Cable is not like network TV, right? They don’t just yank shows after 2 episodes, right? Can someone shine some illumination on this for me? Y’all know I just got cable this year…..
The good:
*The opening! Fantastic! I loved all the different images. Mmm, maggoty roadkill.
*The theme song! FANTASTIC! I want that song! Right now!
*ALL the music for the episode was great! I hope they release a CD for the show.
*Sookie & Bill have chemistry. I’m talking about friction. Rowr.
*I love Gran. Already.
*Lafayette, who rocked the hell outta that skirt, is fabulous! Fierce, even.
*I love the vampire “quick move”; how Bill moved very quickly to get in Sookie’s face. Very cool.
*Loved all the cursing! And Lafayette’s “fear of pussy” scene. Ha, ha, ha!
The bad:
*Tara, the stereotypical sassy, Black woman. Ugh. Plus the actress’s accent is all over the place and grating. But she is pretty.
*In the books, Kevin is a hot ass sex addict. On the show, he’s a hot mess. Ugh. Hopefully, the character will improve.
*I know it’s HBO, but the gratuitous, graphic sex? Too much for this delicate Southern Belle. “Oh, my stahrs!”
*I like Anna Paquin, but the blond hair looks bad. And it’s not just because I’m used to her with dark hair either. Ugh. Maybe I’ll get used to it.
Ooo, but that bald vampire was cruel looking and scary. **shiver**
I’m ready for next week already!
What's Your Vampire Name?
1. Using "handtalker":
Your Vampire Name Is...
2. Using my real name:
Your Vampire Name Is...
High Priestess of Pain
I like that there is a general "pain" theme. Heh.
Video: Show us your favorite TV or movie villain.
Submitted by Felipe Anuel.
They used your question, Boo!!!
Off the top of my head? The vicious and deliciously evil vampire, Angelus from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
Not that I would EVER want to meet him in person!!
Yikes!
