With a Hint of Sarcasm

Now that’s MY type of vampire!

If you have wandered around a bookstore lately and haven’t noticed the complete inundation of vampire books, then you are blinder than Stevie Wonder in a dark room. Since I am a self-deemed expert on two of the gazillion vampire series, I feel the need to compare the main characters.  Last year was the year of Twilight, this year is the year of True Blood.  Call me a bandwagon jumper onner, but do NOT call me a Twihard.  I’m assuming that all of you know what Twilight is thanks to the multimillion dollar budget movies, the pale and chain smoking stars, and all of the spoofage.  Some of you may be familiar with True Blood, so for the others…here’s the gist.  Sookie Stackhouse (stripper name of a non-stripper) is a telepath that is torn between two vampires while exploring the world of the supernatural.  [After reading that sentence, I had a twinge of embarrassment and considered hiding my affinity for the series altogether].  So as a warm-blooded (pun INtended) female, I decided to compare the male leads from both series.

So here is my conclusion. I hate bugs, snakes and hot humidity so living in WA wins me over. Now my ideal vampire (yes I actually just wrote those words under my own power) would be a non-sparkling, synthetic blood drinking, Porsche SUV driving (Corvettes are way too low to the ground), non-whiny, bar owning, well-built dude that has legitimate income and good manners.  Now I realize that you all probably think I am gonzo and I feel that somehow these words will come back to bite me (pun not intended, though funny) some day.  Actually let me be more specific. If you are over the age of 32, you think I’m nuts. If you are 20-32, you are all about the True Blood and if you are under 20 then you are probably cursing the fact that I insulted your precious Edward (OR you are this lady). But the truth is, the books were easy to read and a highly entertaining break from reality.