More This and That

[shakatany]

Well last night's episode of "Moonlight" was fairly interesting though predicatable. We get a bit of an expansion of the vampire/freezer idea. Mick is running about the desert in the daytime and before the heat drives him mindlessly to feed, he's able to get into a bathtub and have it filled with icecubes. If vampires are ectotherms with body temperatures reflecting their surroundings, then traipsing about in 110 degree (or whatever) temperature would heat up the body far more than a normal human so an ice bath would make sense. This still doesn't explain why they feel the need to sleep in refrigerator/freezers in more normal temperatures and what they heck they did in the old days before such appliances.

Speaking of vampires here's a recipe for Vampire Cupcakes for Halloween.

Have you heard the news about Albus Dumbledore? J.K. Rowling just outed him from the (broom)closet (read about it here). This does give another aspect to the interlude with Gellert Grindelwald in the final book. Of course this will make the Xtian fundies dislike the Harry Potter books even more. 

ETA: James Marsters character on "Without a Trace" now has a first name - he's Detective Grant Mars.

Comments

[spikendru.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks for the cupcake recipe. Since my son was born on 10/31, I usually try to make him a "themed" cake, and although he is definitely no longer a child, we both still enjoy the birthday treats.

And we can now relax - Detective Mars has a cool first name. And it's not Dudley!

I still don't get the freezer/fridge thing. Maybe vampires originated in Oden Tal, like those women in She who had to remain on ice? Oh, wait! this isn't Angel.

[shakatany.livejournal.com]

Hope the cupcakes are delicious.

Yeah Grant (Mars - any relation to Veronica?) is a vast improvement on Dudley.

this isn't Angel. it certainly isn't but it does seem to be improving and the differences are intriguing - so far.

Shakatany