Vampires And Taco Salads
Hello universe!
It’s like I forget that I have a blog. Or when I think to myself that I should write one, I draw a total blank. This also happens with regular writing. Ahh, poor Mackenzie. Someday you will be finished.
I am lying in bed writing on my laptop at the moment. It is fun to me to look down and see that I have to work around the giant belly thing that has all but sprung up over night. I be huge. Even a chick at Walgreens was saying how she saw me not two weeks ago and didn’t even know I was pregnant, and now here I am, well, quite obviously so.
Also since the last blog it has come about that we are having a little fella! His name, officially speaking, shall be Miles Xavier Heacock. I love this name, but I am not even gonna lie when I say that I like Miles Elliott more. Still wondering if I might fight for it. Picture my screaming ass in the delivery room, clenching my knees together, and going on about how he can’t be born because that isn’t his right naaaaaaaaaaaame!!! Or something equally dramatic.
I would just like to send some curses towards all the people I know that rave endlessly about True Blood. Why? Because I caved and bought the first book on Saturday afternoon. And then bought the Second book Sunday afternoon. You can see where this is headed. Drew and I will also be watching the first episode or two of the series tonight. And just to taunt me, in my mailbox was my new issue of Entertainment Weekly with, you guessed it, True Blood on the cover.
The irony of this new interest and my oft documented obsession with a little craze known as Twilight, is that I could give two poops less about vampires. Sincerely. I am totally ambivalent about them. I think people think I hold a vampiric torch or something and that is why they suggest these things to me, but sadly, not the truth.
Even further with the irony is that I end of absolutely captivated by both series. Hardy har.
I am enjoying the books so far, but I have to say, they are not the release for me that Twilight is. Some mommy friends of mine and I were discussing this the other day, and I think it is because Twilight is so damn simple. There is not worry of mortgages, or bills, or student loans, or grocery lists, or any of the millions of other stressors that our daily lives contain. No, this chick’s biggest trouble is which supernatural hottie gets to save her life. Poor wench.
I also think this is why so many Twilight devotees secretly despise the living daylights out of Bella. Whiny bitch.
The True Blood books actually do have adult worries in them. It is mentioned several times about wages, and mortgages and property taxes. It makes it oddly more realistic. As realistic as it can be when someone is a vampire drinking synthetic blood and levitating.
However, there is considerable nookie happening in the stories so that rather makes up for it, if you really get down to it.
But when I am looking to get away from it all, the occasionally less that funtastic day to day grind of adulthood, I like a bit of mild mannered escapism. And so even though I loathe Stephanie Meyer to her very core, I have to thank her for providing a neat little world to scamper off to when the going gets ever so slightly rough.
I need Mexican food. I am thinking I may make a pregnant plea for them. Would it be wrong to get fajitas *and* a taco salad? I would say yes normally, but this kid can EAT. I swear, the rest of me is getting smaller right now as my stomach balloons further by the hour. He likes Mexican as well. He thumps around madly when I partake. Lola liked Indian food though, so clearly my tots have taste.
Yeah, I am totally getting both. And watching True Blood while I snarf it. Muahahahaha!!!!!!!
I best be off now, as I am going to sneak in a bit more reading before Lollypop bed time.
I hope you all are having a lovely week thus far!
Until next time,
Peace, Love, and Taco Salads
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I haven’t taken the plunge into True Blood yet. I’m religiously waiting on the release of several novels that the authors have refused to disclose a publication date. Love series books, so I’m gonna hold out on True Blood for a while, until I get these others wrapped up.
Miles is a great name. He’s gonna be a big boy.
I love the name Miles Elliott too!
I love True Blood. Possibly more than Twilight. Gasp! I love Eric..you get to see more of him as time goes on in the books. I also love Quinn and Alcide. This is a fun series. Wait until you get the explanation of Sookie’s powers, I can’t wait for that to be tied into the show.