A maddening stench filled the forecourt. Those corpses at the bottom of the heap had already putrefied, the eyeballs rolling out on strings of goo and insects working the flesh free of the bones - it seemed that even the blue sky overhead would be corrupted by the rank scene, with its foul miasma and eye-watering stink ( Read more... )

The road lay in shadow. To either side of it were endless rolling plains. Through they were dotted with what looked to be rocky mountains and woods, these did nothing to lift the air of desolation. Spread with gray clouds, the sky occasionally carried the growl of distant thunder. It would probably rain ( Read more... )

I just started Vampire Hunter D vol. 13, or Twin-Shadowed Knight Part 1. For those following at home, I'm a couple of years behind on the translations now. I lost all interest when I tried to read Vol 11 when I was pregnant. The lousy writing just got on my nerves too much and the stories were all the same. D gets hired to escort someone ( Read more... )

After Taki dashed away, only the young man in black was left in the clearing that swam in the white sunlight. His stern face was beautiful to the point of violence, looking as if solitude and all other worldly matters and every human emotion from grief on down had no bearing on him. -- Pale Fallen Angel 166-168 ( Read more... )

I took Bryce to Half Price Books where we spent way too much time and money. Seriously, Bryce kept us in there for well over two hours, so I of course left the store with goodies and amusement ( Read more... )

I haven't written about that sexy D in a very long time. The recent books have gotten better and have more well rounded characters. The latest book to come out is actually a collection of three novellas; Dark Nocturne, An Ode to Imagined Fall, and Legend of the War Fiends, which is by far my favorite ( Read more... )

Bryce is encouraging my guilty addiction. He bought me VHD The Rose Princess last Wednesday. I'll probably finish it today. It's great. I really enjoy seeing Kikuchi do better and better at character development. After everyone being completely and utterly vile for the first three books, now everyone is sympathetic or at least has some ( Read more... )

A co-worker called me a bitch, Bryce is getting me the next Vampire Hunter D book tomorrow, and Spider-Man 3 is probably the best Spider-Man movie.

But now it's bedtime, since I'm working at 8AM tomorrow. Will hopefully get to touch the computer more tomorrow.

Merry Christmas!!!!

And yay for presents!

I went to church with a cupcake cake and presents for several people.  Lisa gave me the Baby's Last Christmas ornament.  That freakin' made my Christmas.

We then came home and cleaned, watched Home Alone (don't laugh, it is a good movie when you don't think abou the sequels and other copy-cat movies), and ( Read more... )