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A friend of mine started me on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris, which are the basis for HBOapos;s new series "True Blood". The TV series name identifies the main "what if?" that the books are based on. The premise is that a Japanese company invented a synthetic blood which provides all the nutrition vampires need. Because they can function without the need to bite people, some vampires are now trying to live among humans and are lobbying for vampire rights. (yeah, letapos;s not even discuss the political angle there. Iapos;m really hoping the HBO series ignores it, but thatapos;s not likely.)�

The second "what if?" is that Sookie, a waitress, is also a telepath. She hears peopleapos;s thoughts all the time and refers to her telepathy as a disability. Because of the constant noise in her head, it actually does function somewhat like a disability for Sookie, so when she meets her first vampire and discovers that she canapos;t hear his thoughts at all, sheapos;s thrilled. Here ensues the love story.

There are all sorts of great characters in the book, like Sookieapos;s boss Sam, who will undoubtedly feature prominently in the series as another person of unusual talents. Thereapos;s Lafayette, the gay black cook at the bar/restaurant where Sookie works, and Jason, Sookieapos;s brother, who picks up whatever girl he wants. However, I noticed that the TV series has added a new character: Tara, Lafayetteapos;s cousin and Sookieapos;s friend, who also has a big crush on Jason. �I suspect Tara was added to provide another minority character (sheapos;s also black) and for the dramatic potential of Taraapos;s unrequited love for Jason. Iapos;m not sure if Iapos;m going to stick with the TV�show, but I really liked the book.�

Iapos;m looking forward to reading more of the series. I�can imagine all sorts of interesting things Harris can do with these basic elements. Her writing is a little unpolished in this book, but Iapos;ve been assured that the books get better.�I had so much fun with this one that Iapos;m sure Iapos;ll like the next few.

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As many friends who have seen my Facebook and Myspace pages know, I make frequent mention of staying up too late and paying for it afterward.

This journal is aptly titled:� I am, truly, a morning person.� Iapos;m alert coherent within 10-15 minutes of waking -- I�often forgo coffee and get right on the Internet.� People who know me have long since given up saying things to me like "I canapos;t believe youapos;re up and posting at this hour (6:15 a.m.-ish)"� But I guess parenthood did that to me.� I used to love sleeping in until after 10am and then kind of wasting the entire day.� But parenthood cured me of that, and I have no regrets about it.� Mornings are a lovely gift most of the time.� My up-and-at-apos;em style continues once I get to work -- I probably get my best work done during the first 2 hours of the day.

Some people, I think, start their day with little energy but then build it up as they go.� Iapos;m the other way: I start out with tons of it, and it dwindles during the day.�

This is why I should NOT stay up past 10:00pm or so, even on weekend nights, since I�always have to get up at the same time to get my DH off to work. �

But I do.

Too often.�

11pm, midnight, 1am, none of these bedtimes are unusual for me.� Midday naps often help, but how typical is it for the outside world in the form of the phone to respect my biological needs?

But it needs to stop.� And I need to develop the self-discipline to call it a night without resorting to cheats such as sleeping pills.�

My dad was the consummate morning person.� Driving on the Long Island Expressway made him very nervous; he hated fighting traffic, so he got up around 3a.m., did the hygiene and grooming thing, then set out just after sunrise.� When he got home, usually between 6 and 7pm, he ate, watched a tiny bit of TV and then went to bed.� And woe unto anyone who dared wake him.� He expressed frequent disapproval of nighttime activities.� And of course, me being a youngun, I dismissed his ideas.�

Itapos;s still hard to maintain consistent early-to-bed patterns, mainly because I feel like that makes me "uncool."� The coolest people I�know are night owls. �Being a night person suggests sophistication and a spirit of adventure.� Being a morning person somehow seems so priggish� So I-must-get-to-work-and-be-a-productive-citizen.� Bleah.�

But that is me, and I need to respect my nature more than I have.

And on that note, I am, truly, off to bed.

Good night and have a pleasant week.

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�I just bought a duck. I would think that due to its fatty content and (sometimes) toughness of meat, duck would be a prime candidate for slow cooking. Has anybody tried duck in their crock pots? How did it turn out?

My idea is to make a sauce with some orange marmalade and maybe some red wine or stock, pour it over the duck, add some diced onion and let it go all day on low while Iapos;m at work.

Suggestions / opinions please :)

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