Do they even have Fat Vampires?

[wednes]

Some of you may know my dear friend, thehula. If you were at my wedding, you probably saw her reading the Christian verse we included. She is one of those people who makes sure I am seeing myself clearly, in case I happen to forget how wicked awesome I am. She is a college professor now, crazy smart!

She and I recently talked about the No Fat Chicks shirt I planned to wear to the Vampire Ball. After some careful thought, both sober and otherwise, I have reconsidered. I'm still going to put together a new "No Fat Chicks" shirt. (I got some great no-pocket T's and some sparkle letters in a 70's font.) It's still hilarious and it's still the sort of message people need to see and think about.

But for a Vampire Ball, methinks something having to do with Vampires would be more apropos. I often say that I'm much more a zombie fan than a vampire fan. It is true. But there are plenty of old school Vampire things that I love, one in particular. The question then becomes:

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Of course, you can clicky those pics to embiggen them.

Since my work bonuses have been tiny, H and I talked about my skipping the Vampire Ball to save money. I never did hear back from the promotions chick, so no table for book selling. If I want to go, I have to buy tickets. It is a fundraiser, so I can't exactly feel bad about spending $40. Anyway, H decided that he would buy me two tickets for my birthday so that I and my friend from work can go. That H, he is pretty amazingly great. So, I'm giving the promotions chick until Monday to finally answer the Email(s) I've been sending since the first of September, then I'm going to go ahead and order the tickets. BTW, my birthday is not until the end of November. You'll see it coming, because there will be a grand party announcement beforehand.

I forgot to mention, H and I got that Friday the 13th reimagining On Demand. There was lots to like about it. But in the end, it was vapid and predictable with some rather intense stupidity. I understand that this is the nature of such films. But wouldn't it be cool if they made a slasher flick, but with interesting characters who could really act? Oh wait, they did that. It's called Vacancy. Then it was called The Strangers. So it is possible. They just don't bother to make it happen. Sad, really.

Comments

You cannot defeat the master...

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Really? There is a super sweet illustrated version of the book out now.

I just eBay'd the DVD of the movie since neither of my VHS's work anymore. Yes, Straker is the guy who runs the antique shop.

Re: You cannot defeat the master...

[jeffpalmatier.livejournal.com]

Are you talking about the one with deleted chapters/alternate versions in the back? That material was really fascinating to read. In terms of the illustrations, I was disappointed because I didn't feel they were that directly representative of the content of the novel. I thought there'd be some cool artwork of Barlow and the Marsten House!

It really sucks when a DVD goes out of production. I'll have to pay at least $35 bucks for a used copy of the Anthony Hopkins/Debra Winger movie Shadowlands if I want a copy. I'm kicking myself for not buying a new copy when it was still seven bucks!

Re: You cannot defeat the master...

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's the one. I sort of wish that the new material was incorporated into the text of the book rather than added to the end. But really, I'm just glad I have it. Stephen King sent a signed copy of that version to Poppy Brite when it came out.

I saw at Best Buy a 2-disc version of both Salem's Lot movies for about $15 but I didn't have it at the time. Frown.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to lean toward the bottom one myself. Happily, both are available in my size.

Yeah, that H is a good one!
Thanks, man.

ps, Straker is James Mason, the guy on the shirt is Barlow.

[thehula.livejournal.com]

Ha! Look what I did! I tried to delete my mistake like it never happened, but you seeeeeeed it!!!

:P

[thehula.livejournal.com]

I picked the second one, because it seems full of intrigue. And symmetry. I wasn't handling the other one very well, with Barlow off to one side... I want to push him to the middle.

Whichever one wins, you will rock it, which I know because you are wicked awesome and I am crazy smart. H is such a grand guy, he always gets the best presents!

xoxo

(yes, I deleted the first comment, where your not very smart professor friend called a very famous vampire by the WRONG NAME. And the second one, where I realized my mistake. *sigh* I would totally get kicked out of the Vampire's Ball...)

[diachrony.livejournal.com]

Both of those tees are badass. If I were buying for myself I'd get the second one, which is why I checked the first - I couldn't wear something like that myself, it'd totally freak out everyone in my family. Barlow's face is nightmarish. Aaaaiiieeee!!

Though it is a little bothersome how off-center the image is...

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I'm almost certainly going with the second one. Now that my DVD has arrived, the bottom shirt is the DVD cover. That makes it a no-brainer, presuming the retail aspects go okay.

[hellamama.livejournal.com]

I like vampires. And I've never "seen" or read about a fat vampire. In fact, in lots of stories, vampires become even more attractive once they become vampires (not always, depends on the lore, the author, the era in which it was written.) It seems like some authors explain this by saying that vampires only choose attractive people to make into other vampires.

I always wondered what would happen if a fat person was made vampire. Would they cease to be fat? Would they lose weight on a blood-only diet? Could a thin vampire become fat by over-drinking? I'm sure Hollywood will never give us the answer...

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Unless of course, Charlaine Harris has already written about it. Then we'll find out next season. ;-]