wiseheart | Party time again!

Hi folks! *waves*

Time is flying by, isn't it? It's that time of a year again - I'm getting older. In this case, I'm turning 55 on October 9, which used to be an important thing, back under the old regime. Women could retire at the age of 55 back then. So I've decided to ignore all that fantastic headway we've supposedly made towards democracy in the last two decades and enter my virtual retirement, blithley overlooking the fact that I'll have to work another 7 or 8 or only God knows how many years.

So, let's party! Last years virtual birthday party yielded 742 comments on 6 pages, which won't be easy to top, but we're good, aren't we? WE CAN DO IT! So, let's give it a try! In the recent years, it has always been great fun, so let's have fun again!

You're all cordially invited to help yourself to a slice of virtual Dobos Cake recipe - it's my absolute favourite, although I never managed to get it as good as my Garnny used to.

Cheers!

Note: The party will be closed on October 9, at midnight, sharp. Join us and have fun!

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True Blood, is that the Sookie Stackhouse show? I heard from some that it's awfully cheesy, but other friends recommended it highly, so I'll give it a chance if I ever find the time. Or is that Blood Ties? They're all so similar, I can't keep them apart. I know I tried one of them and gave up on the pilot because it's too cliched for my liking.

I watched the Being Human pilot, not sure if I ever mentioned that on my blog. I enjoyed it a lot, though I shelved it for later. I was following too many shows at the time.

True Blood, is that the Sookie Stackhouse show?
Yep. And it really was awfully cheesy. What's worse, it was awfully boring, too.

Blood Ties was actually quite good. It was the one with Henry Fitzroy (an actual historic person, illegitimate son of the notorius Henry VIII who, in truth, died shortly before being declared heir or somesuch) and the PI ex-cop lady with the night blindness. I liked that one; the vampire character was wonderfully ambigious, even though it was basically a supernatural cop show.

Oh, it's Blood Ties then, I remember the aristocratic vampire. He's actually why I gave up on the show, I was very fed up at the time with drop-dead gorgeous vampires of noble heritage. I liked the demon they summoned in the pilot, though.

I liked Henry a lot - he was such a refreshing change after wangsty "woe me I'm a vampire"-Mick from "Moonlight", and the female lead wasn't a Barbie. Even though there, too, was that slight Mary Sue effect of every man falling in love with her; she was cool and vulnerable and imperfect.

That sounds interesting. Maybe I'll give it another chance the next time the vampire mood hits me!

Party time again!

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