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Vampires on the Big Screen

The film Twilight, about the teen Bella Swan who finds herself in love with vampire Edward Cullen, brought in a staggering $70.6 million on it’s opening three day weekend. The success of the first of Stephenie Meyer’s books on the big screen started me to thinking of classic vampires through the years. There was the first vampire character, played by Max Schreck. Schreck was a German actor who played the lead role in Nosferatu. I’ve heard that Schreck was so convincing that some moviegoers actually thought he really was a vampire. (This image is in the public domain in the … Continue reading →

Vampire Electronics

Did you know that there may be several small vampires around sucking up your power? Up to five percent of your energy is getting drawn through your outlets without your real consent or awareness. Although I’ve spoken about these vampires before in the Frugal Living Blog, I thought it was appropriate to mention them again here in the Computing blog for three reasons. One is that it is Halloween today, and talking about any sort of vampire gives in to the spirit (pun intended) of the holiday; two, most of these vampires have a lot to do with computing and … Continue reading →

Author Review: Stephenie Meyer

Hitting the literary world like a whirlwind with her debut novel “Twilight” and not letting up for a single second, Stephenie Meyer is one of the most talk-about authors currently publishing. I thought it would be interesting to take a closer look at Stephenie and her unique series. Stephenie is a Latter-day Saint. She won a National Merit Scholarship and graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, with a bachelor’s degree in English. She is married and lives in Phoenix with her husband, who she has known since she was four years old. Together they have three sons. She … Continue reading →

Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer

“Eclipse” is the third installment of the vampire series written by new author Stephenie Meyer. As we begin this story, we find that Bella hasn’t seen her friend Jacob for a while. As a werewolf, he’s a natural enemy to Edward, and Bella feels trapped between her best friend and the love of her life. She tries to send notes to Jacob, but they are returned with a terse message – that she should just drop it, but she doesn’t want to. Meanwhile, a rash of killings has broken out in Seattle, and someone gets into Bella’s room and messes … Continue reading →

New Moon – Stephenie Meyer

Well, I never thought this would happen to me, but I’m addicted. When “Twilight” was first recommended to me, I wasn’t even the slightest bit interested. Come on – vampires? No, thanks. But round about the tenth recommendation, I though I’d give it a try. You can read about it here. When my friend lent me “New Moon,” the sequel, I was a very good girl and didn’t touch it for two days, but when I did, I read the first half before going to bed and the second half after waking up the next morning. I’m hooked. When we … Continue reading →

Twilight – Stephenie Meyer

I’ve been encouraged by at least fifteen people to read “Twilight,” and decided I’d better give it a try if for no other reason than to stop the hoards of recommendations. I’m just really not in to vampire books, to be honest, and I didn’t think I was going to like it. So how’d I do with it? Let’s see – it’s nearly 500 pages, I started it last night and finished it just now. 500 pages in 24 hours isn’t too shabby. Truth is, I was practically glued to it the whole time. Too bad for the need to … Continue reading →