Just a quick message to say congratulations to my good friends Sarah and Geoff for the safe arrival of their new baby boy today! (I know Sarah will be thinking it’s about time too!!). He was born just after midday by c-section after about 30 hours of stubbornly refusing to come out by himself. I know they will make excellent parents and will enter into the new parenting routine with ease. Best wishes and I promise to visit soon!
Is it just me or does there seem to be an awful lot of vampire media around at the moment? From Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight saga to anime, manga, movies and other novels, it seems just about everything is sporting something vampire related. I am still undecided as to whether I’m enjoying this new craze or not. Certainly I am enjoying the new portrayal of vampires being beautiful and humane, but I’m getting a sense of de ja vu’ coming through in the storylines. I feel like I’ve been trawling through the vampire content trying to find a story that is truly original and addictive – not this dark, angsty crap that keeps invading an otherwise good story. Sure, vampire stories are supposed to be dark – they are creatures of the night afterall, but it seems these stories keep falling into the same old tale of forbidden love, dark obsession and love triangles. I want something different!
Here’s a rundown of my recent vampire run-ins:
