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Before I moved to Las Vegas, I didn't drive. Not for decades. I walked. I rode my bike. I took the bus or the train to get longer distances. I've been vegetarian for almost as long as I haven't (hadn't) been driving and purchased most of my fruits and veggies at the various farmers markets around the Bay Area. I'm not…

Did the guy who did Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and Pride Prejudice and Zombies have a hand in this? Thought I saw his name in the trailer... ??? My former roomie is all pissy about it. Says it's not really "Dark Shadows." It was a soap opera. Campy horror! Silly is not far from campy.

I have to get the book!!!

There are days I want to take up Voodoo just because of Michael Bay.

[making a supersonic sound that only dogs can hear] Have you guys seen the trailer for Depp's "Dark Shadows?"

I haven't seen it yet, but just from the commercials the dog reminds me of my pitbull. Big melon head. Utterly happy. Bouncing all over the place.

Oh I am WITH YOU on that one. Kids in horror are UBER creepy. Can I get an Amen to the twins in The Shining?

I had such a crush on him. Met him a few years ago at the first ever "HauntCon" haunted attraction convention. I went as "staff support" for a friend. He's really nice. But I couldn't tell if he was painfully shy or just thought we were all a bunch of freaks. He repeatedly declined hanging out. For the Firefly fans here,…

What? No Vegas? I've been robbed.

Today I am a nerd because I got all sniffly upon hearing they are decommissioning the U.S.S. Enterprise. http://www.enterprise.navy.mil/

I have neither read the book for this, nor seen this film. But it looks far better than the movie they made based on The Visitation. http://youtu.be/welk71qLaVg

Today I am a nerd because I had a peckish weekend which I tried to improve with a Red Dwarf marathon. So I forgot to get groceries and had nothing for breakfast.

Oh Yes! I love those! Can't wait for The Hobbit.

I had a whole one for lunch myself. Cut it in half. Half on one tortilla, half on another. Space about an hour apart. Over 600 calories right there. The thing is, they are so good for us, we can't even sweat that. Good for our skin, good for our brains, good for our hearts. They also help us absorb more nutrients from…

I don't want anyone telling me what to do or how to dress. So I don't think it's my business to do so to anyone else. I am a very conservative dresser. But that is ME. I don't expect anyone else to be so. I am tired of the double standard we have - as people. Sex sells. It's in our face all the time. Television, magazines.…

I have yet to find a single time when the movie was equal to the book. There's just too much that must be left out for the sake of time. Although I must admit, I love the old Roger Cormen/Vincent Price versions of Edgar Allen Poe's stories as much as I love reading Poe. I love them dearly. But they are different.

I LOVE Breakfast Couscous!! Instead of making it savory with broth, you make it sweet - with JUICE! Any kind of juice. Toss in some raisins and nuts. Or slice a banana on top and drizzle with agave. Yum Yum

Even if you do run across negative energy in the house, almost every faith has a ritual or prayer to dispell it if it is just energy or send a soul home if it is an actual ghost. Drop me a note if you need help. An entire family was murdered around the corner from my auntie. Turns out the baby sitter lived in my auntie's…

Go to Etsy.com and search "tardis shoes" oodles of stuff comes up People are so talented! http://www.etsy.com/listing/89572414/hand-painted-exploding-police-box http://www.etsy.com/listing/89519012/doctor-who-van-gogh-custom-shoes

I am so over her. I can't justify giving her another cent of my hard earned money. No matter how much I might like her book. So it was really good? A couple of years ago she swore she'd never go back to writing paranormal. When she came back to the church she acted like there was something sinful about them. There is…

I've lost one pound in over two weeks. I'm fine with that. The longer I take to lose it, the better my chances of keeping it off. Take your time and love yourself!

I just watched a fantastic PBS program about this. Dr. Amen is teaching about improving brain function. One of the scary things he said was that when we are obese, our brain actually gets smaller. Yikes! He is one of those "calorie reductionists" - as reducing calories allows for the pancreas to produce more metabolic…

I had hoped to have my talented friend Jodi actually paint me one. Someone on Etsy had painted it on sneakers in Sharpie pen! Jodie said she could do that.

Watch out for those cute little "baby carrots." They are loaded with sugar and can kick your appetite into high gear. I LOVE Kale chips. Crispy, delicious and nutritious! http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/03/baked-kale-chips/ I use a healthy dose of Nutritional Yeast for B vitamins Trader Joe's carries the seaweed snacks.…

The mocking is not necessary. Do you understand the meaning of the term? Someone who sells themselves. I don't consider anyone in revealing clothes to be so. That is their choice. I should be allowed my choice. Without assumptions as to how I feel. You do your thing. And I'll do mine.

I've been regularly shaving my head for the last 10 years or so. I got tired of wasting time trying to "do" my hair. At this point, it's down to my shoulders. I was going to do St. Baldrick's but the ladies in my office all pitched fits.

I don't - DO NOT - recommend Chico's sports bras. I got two because they were on sale. My scooter is my only means of transportation - so I pretty much live in sports bras. The Chico's bras are SO tight across the shoulders I got a headache inside of 20 minutes. The ones from Target are nice. And not so expensive.

4 to 5 6 ounce mugs of coffee a day. Some days I swap out for green tea. It's true what they say about green tea being a fat burner. Once I gave up coffee for Lent and just drank green tea - for 40 days. By the end of that 40 days I hadn't lost weight, but I had lost body-fat. I noticed my arms had a lot of definition and…

I love the stuff, but you've got some stiff competition out there with Bed, Bath and Beyond selling the same thing at half and sometimes a third the cost. You might start out by having a gathering or two where people can smell the goodness. Mmmmm. Have them bring a friend and leave a registry on the coffee table or…

Catholic here, attended Catholic school. Lapsed for a time, then came back! Now professed as a Franciscan. So that makes three of us. Modest dresser. Like comfort.