Vampires, and how my life has, one way or another, revolved around them.

I've always had this crazy obsession for the abnormal. I was never one to like watching scary movies - but the thoughts that fear provoked within me, were very interesting. Sometimes I would force myself to watch something scary, just so my imagination would sort of "wake-up". Luxuries weren't a big part of my childhood, therefore, my imagination would have to do. I remember being a little over 7-years-old, staring out my bedroom window, gazing at all of the lights to and from the airport in Puerto Rico. I wished that one of those curiously bright lights was some kind of UFO, who had come to abduct me.(I have to thank ET the movie for that one).

When Joss Whedon created Buffy the Vampire Slayer, my young adult life changed. When the show began on The WB back in 1997, I was fresh out of High School, and watching TV was the last thing I wanted to do. I was too busy hanging out with friends, drinking, partying, and doing what most kids that age were doing. I had gone through a pretty bad break-up with my High School sweetheart, so being at home wasn't an option for me. I didn't want to mope. I remember a friend of mine at the time had started watching Buffy, and was already becoming a fanatic of the show. She would tell me, “Wait until you watch it, you're going to love it” - and she was right, thanks Maria. The witty language, the girl power, the VAMPIRES! Story lines that actually made you CARE about the secondary characters, instead of having these characters act as props to the main star of the show. A television show that would shape my early 20's, and really my adulthood for years to come. I admit I watched the horrible Kristi Swanson version with Luke Perry, and although the only breakthrough actor in that movie was Donald Sutherland, I was very intrigued by what Joss Whedon was trying to portray. A GIRL who could kill vampires. I became a die hard, cry yourself to sleep, stay up all night chatting with the INTERNET fandom, FAN. A Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan, and proud of it, no matter how many weird looks I got.

My mind was made up. After 7 seasons of gut-wrenching story lines involving love, sex, friendship, family and the “abnormal”. I never thought anything regarding Vampires would catch my attention and make me believe anything outside of my Buffyverse.

That of course, was before I read the Twilight series.

These books have captivated me in a way I wasn't expecting. My heart aches to think there will never be anything like Twilight in my life, and much less like Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I'm grateful to have been able to experience these books. I will be writing reviews on each of the 4 main books, as well as a mini-review of Midnight Sun, the 5th unpublished (and possibly never) book, which is Twilight from Edward's eyes. Stephenie has her unpublished draft available for download on her website, for free.

'Til then my lovelies, I sign off with my love and happiness.

-K

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She's so cute! LOL! This really answered a lot.

The Fun in Homework

Little C's homework called for him to fill in the blanks with the word "want".
Some of the sentences were:
I [blank] a big rug
I [blank] a big truck
I [blank] a big house....

LOL, are they shaping my kids future or what?

Long day at work

Sometimes I wonder why I work so hard. Oh, that's right, to support my fashion, hair, and beauty addiction....LOL, almost forgot there.
Randomness aside, today was the perfect day to try something that always works. I wasn't feeling it in the lipstick department, if you know what I mean. With the colors that I wore today, and the way I styled my hair, I sorta looked overdressed, so putting on a bright set of lips would have really been over the top.

So what did I do? My never fails lip-cipe (er, whatev)....mix a "cool" lipstick along with a "warm" lipstick on your lips, and 99% of the time, you'll have AWESOME results. I tend to start with the warm first, since those colors are darkest usually. Then I appply the cool tone over the warm tone, generally with a lip brush.

It's just one of those things that no one sits down to teach you. I was 19, broke, and only had two "nubs" of lipstick to get me through the day. The mixture turned out to be one of my favorite beauty discoveries. It's been 10 years, and I still do it with lipsticks and lipglosses. Try it, it's fun seeing what color you're going to come up with!

40’s Side Roll in 19 Quick Hairstyles for Your Haircut

40’s Side Roll in 19 Quick Hairstyles for Your Haircut

I'm really digging this hairstyle. Will have to try it tomorrow for work.