Dark Days

It is a gloomy day today. Oddly enough I really love this type of day but I have been afraid to say so for years. The sun is behind the clouds and I don't have a headache for once. I also love those clear fall evening when you can see the moon through the leafless trees. I while I love spring too with all its life I still prefer the beauty of the colder months while life is hibernating. Most things don't really die, the leaves come back the grass turns green again and all is well.

I have been thinking a lot about this lately, I have been rather irritated by fellow Christians lately. Not my close friends just some people out there who think you need to be all "happy" all the time to be a good Christian. Not so much content, but like visibly joy filled even when life sucks. Some people act like I can't have faith because of the books I read. They believe they are satanic because vampires and werewolves are satanic. Now if you want to attack these books there are plenty of other things to attack but I really don't think satanists invented vampires and werewolves. I also don't think they are realistic (they are fiction) and I am not going to turn into a satanist because i have read them.

How does this tie into my outlook on life, well I like dark things and always have. I love the whole Gothic look and I tend to like the way my dark red roses look in more in the fall when they turn black than I do mid summer when they are a crimson color. I have often been told that the color I like is evil. The parts of life that I enjoy are of the Devil. I just don't buy it; the Bible I read must be missing some parts or I'm interpreting it wrong. Maybe I am, if that is the case then there is no place for me in the Heaven these people believe in and I really don't want a space there. I am going to go on believing that God just created me a little different. God also created the seasons as well as life and death and black and white. If I don't make it to Heaven because my faith is flawed then I suppose that is what was meant to be. Maybe I should write something creative about this stuff.


I do not have any classes until Monday and that is my only day of classes next week.
I am looking forward to getting a lot of reading done after I finish classes. For the next three weeks I will be working my but off to get all the projects I have to do finished. I started the Curse the Dawn but I think I will have to start that over. I am going to work on one of the Audio books this weekend as I clean and drive around to run errands. I think I will start with Tempted the latest House of Night novel by P.C. and Kristin Cast.

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Changing My Plans

I only had one day of classes this week but I didn't get any extra curricular reading done. I had to spend about 6 hours over two days to get some work done on my brakes. It was all good because the if I had waited another month the parts would not have been under warranty. I also got free lunch on Friday while I was waiting on my vehicle. While I was there sat and learned some of the new things that have been implemented in my old job. Since I will be going back at least on a part time basis for awhile it was good to learn.

I did get a bunch of homework and house work done and still have a bunch of house work I have been putting off. Yesterday I spent a lot of time cleaning things out and making a bigger mess. I am not sure how things like drawers full of odd things happen but what I really can't understand why I always have so much paper to go through.

Well I did listen to a book called QBQ by John G Miller, I will write something up on it I also got a book by Debra Norville about respect and I found it rather boring so I quit listening to it.

Also I have decided to take a break from school right now and see if I can learn to be a better writer at home. I am going to set goals and write articles and read books on writing. I will finish this semester and go back to work full time for a few months, while my replacement is on leave and then part time when she comes back. I will be spending my days off studying on my own and looking for freelance jobs. I already have a Bachelors degree so I am sure I can do this if I put in some long hours of study and work. I want to write for a living but I wouldn't mind working part time for a long time at the Automotive shop.

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Pure Romance For Christmas

Hello this is a shameless plug for my Pure Romance business. No dark novel post today. I have been working today to figure out how to promote my business. I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask my adult readers to visit my Pure Romance website. We have a new clothing line Bliss; I love the long sleeve T-shirts. There are also robes, bags, t-shirts and tanks, sweat pants and sweatshirts even underwear.

We have everything to spice up your love life. We have spa products and foreplay products. WARNING most of the items are of a sexual nature but there are is no nudity on the site.
I have a lot of great romantic products that would make great holiday gifts. Christmas is a little over a month away and then of course there is Valentines day. I am also running a special for orders over $50 you will get a free coupon book for lovers. This will be mailed separately my Id # 38860

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Reading the 4th Cassandra Palmer Book

I am reading Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance. I only have one day of classes this week so I should be able to finish the book. I also listened to one of the stories in My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding. It was a fun story but I think I will have to break it up into a few short story reviews at a time. This is my first book of this nature and I am not sure how to review it.

I love the Cassandra Palmer novels and I hope this one is as good as the last. I didn't see anymore on Amazon either. I went through my books on Friday and organized them so I could read what I have (30 books) in some sort of orderly fashion. I will start by finishing the books in that I have in a series. I will not start a new series until those are done unless I choose a new series from audible. I have found that I have a hard copy of some of the books that I had wanted to get on audible. That would just be a waste of money so I have decided against that. I already have Witchling on audio and in book same with one of the books in the Hallows series. So I am thinking my next two credits will be Tempted the latest House of Night book and the second book in the Alpha and Omega Series by Patricia Briggs but I can decide on that later.

I will have a full month off of school after December 11th with almost nothing to worry about. I am sure I can snuff out at least four or five more books in that time. I am also taking the summer off for sure. I will work part time and have nothing else major to do but read and clean the house.

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From Dead To Worse by Charlaine Harris

I missed reading dark novels for fun so much I spent all day yesterday reading. It was chilly outside so I sat in my heated recliner most of the day enjoying the 8th Southern Vampire Mystery or what is now called the Sookie Stackhouse novels. I was not disappointed the time kept slipping away and before I knew it I had read for over 8 hours. I had some distractions and appointments but overall I was just captivated by the book and couldn't put it down.

Warning this review will contain spoilers for those of you who have not read the previous 7 books, I will try not to give away too much of this book but look for my other Charlaine Harris Reviews.

This book was never boring and considering it had been a long while since I had read the last one I was a little worried I may have forgotten too much. Harris does a nice job of helping you remember with small clues added throughout the book. It was nice because in some books they spend a great deal of their words rehashing everything that happened in the last books and I find that boring.

In this book Sookie is having a little trouble coming to terms with some of the major changes she is experiencing in her character. She is loosing sensitivity for the loss of life, especially those who are trying to kill her. She realizes that she is becoming a different person and that she is stuck in a world unknown to humans and can't live a normal life.

As usual Sookie is in danger almost all the way through this book. This was another book with a lot of small plots that didn't tie together for an over all theme. This book never made them seem like they should it was just another strange week in the life of Sookie Stackhouse. She had to intervene in a werewolf war, vampire take over, her crazy brothers marriage and a few other supernatural affairs.

This book was more about Sookie and her relationships.Quin was missing for more than half the book so she had a lot of time to think about things. She started to realize she wanted a man who could protect her and who put her first. I think I enjoyed this book so much because Sookie did a lot of self evaluation in this book. You saw more of her relationships with Amelia her roommate and with Sam her boss. You saw how truly loathsome her brother is. You get a back stage pass as Sookie decides who her friends and family are and who they are not. On top of that you get to see a lion bite off the head of a crazy werewolf and a vampire mowed down with a car and decapitated.

If you didn't get enough drama with that you also get to meet a distant relative of Sookie's who explains her fairy blood. Claudine and her brother show up a few times too. All of Eric's memory return resulting in him acting differently around Sookie and she kind of likes it. Sam is super affectionate toward Sookie and Bill is still trying to win Sookie back.

I am usually big on Eric for Sookie but in this book I was so pretty sure I wanted them all to win except Quin but I have never cared for his character. I give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars it was a great book but some people will have issues with there not being a great big plot with twists and turns up until the very end.

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