What’s been entertaining me…down time chronicles:

Books: I finished “Taking Woodstock”. It was a short read, though it took me a while to get through like most books since I simply do not have the time. Having already seen the movie, I was hoping to relive some of those moments in written form and get the full details. Unfortunately, the book is highly centralized on the sexuality of the main character, something that is only hinted at in the movie itself. So, while I was disappointed that my favorite parts in the movie didn’t happen exactly as I thought they had, or some at all for that matter, it was an enjoyable read just because it was different. I want to re-watch the movie now that I have all this background.

Movies: I had been told by a friend that I would thoroughly enjoy “Let the Right One In”, a Swedish film about a 12 yr. old vampire and her human boyfriend. The first time I watched it, I couldn’t figure out for the life of me how to turn off the hokey English dubbing! It made the movie, while visually interesting, very slapstick and hard to watch. The next morning, I realized what my mistake had been all along; I thought the movie was in German so I didn’t choose the Swedish option on the language setting. THERE! It worked! I’ve watched it several times since then and it only gets better. Very intense, very freaky, very heartfelt. While it’s nothing like my other vampire movies, it’s very interesting by itself. Highly recommended.

T.V.: As you know, I don’t have this. However, my boss just purchased me True Blood for Christmas. She insisted that I watch it because she knows I like Alan Ball (ie; 6 Feet Under). I started watching it last night and couldn’t stop. While the main character Sookie annoys me to no end, Bill is a treat in himself! I like watching it and pretending that one day a man such as he will come “call on me” as well. He’s such a gentleman and a breath of fresh air. The only thing I don’t like about this series is probably Tara and her mother’s relationship because I know it only too well and it brings up bad memories for me, but at the same time I want to tell them, well done! They got the mothers disease down pat! And while it is extremely racey….I could barely take some scenes…the show over all had me wanting more at the end of each episode. The cliff hangers just keep getting better! I ended up having to stop an episode half way through just so I could get some sleep!