True Blood

Ok, so I’ve watched the first season of True Blood. I have to admit that I’ve never watched HBO before and so the first show made my jaw hit the floor and I was holding my hands up blocking out the TV as I asked my husband if they could really show what they were showing on TV. He said yes and really, I know it’s true anyways, ‘cause it’s not a dream.
Once I got over watching some scenes that were, in my mind, better suited to porn and not to a TV show, I started critiquing the show. The first thing I didn’t like was that they made Sookie seem so…I don’t know, simple, dumb? I think that maybe I feel this way because I’ve read 9 Sookie books so far and I’ve seen her evolve as a character. I should go back and read book one again and see, but I don’t have time for that. Next, I’m not sure if I like the guy who plays Bill. Sometimes I look at him and think he is hot and other times I think he just looks silly. I’m not sure how I feel about Tara playing a more prominent role right away than I thought she played in the books, but watching Tara and Arlene it seems as though they’re being set up early on for later books. Plus I realize that with the limited time and space TV offers, some things have to move faster and be a little different for it to work. I recognize that’s why they focus so much on Jason being a flat out whore, but I respect the books more for their tactfulness.
All in all, despite my complaints, I am watching season 1 quite avidly and enjoying myself. And after the first couple episodes, my critiquing has died down and I’ve been able to enjoy them more. I’m not sure if I’d watch the show if I hadn’t read the books, but it’s too late now. I will say, book vs. TV, book wins in my eyes. But that’s just one person’s opinion; of course, this is my blog ;)

The 2nd End!!!

I reached The End of D2 today! Here's some stat's:
D1 has 230 pages; 75,697 words, and a very long prologue.
D2 has 235 pages; 74,152 words and no prologue(I decided the book didn't it. Good thing, huh?)
Now I'm going to take a few days off to let the book stew. Also I'll be reading Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur. It's the last book in the Riley series so I'm loking forward to it and almost, but not quite dreading it since it's the last one. I hope you guys are typing towards, or reading towards, The End.

Vent

I just have to vent! I just read the blog about Tennessee Walking Horses over at the Fugly Horse of the Day Blog and I watched the videos. The showing TWH's look hideous! There is absolutely NOTHING attractive about the way they move. Somebody please explain to me why people want them to look like that? Why would you put those giant horse shoes and pads on a horse's feet? It makes no sense to me. I consider myself a middle of the road person when it comes to training techniques, so I'm not into gimmicks and I'm not into all natural. I think it's ok to shoe a horse and I also think that there are certain times where it is perfectly appropriate to leave a horse unshod. However I do not think it's right the way they shoe those horses. I don't know a lot about gaited horses, but from what I've seen, TWH aren't the only ones shod extremely(in my opinion.) I've seen some Saddlebreds that had some big honkin' shoes on them. I want a horse to move the best it can in a natural way to perform the job it's bred to do. A TWH can most definitely gait in regular or even no shoes, so why those giant shoes. That's not even mentioning the cruel soring that's going on. Heck, if my choice is to exercise in my husband's work boots, or to put diesel fuel on my feet, then wrap them in plastic and then work out in my own tennis shoes, I choose my husband's boots! But really, I'd rather just wear appropriate fitting, not super heavy tennis shoes over either option. Ok...I could go on and on and just repeat myself over and over because this makes me sooooo MAD! So, I'm going to stop and actually work on my book for the first time in several days. Bye now!

Lub Dub

So I had my stress test today, got an event monitor and had my blood taken.
1. I went 12.5 minutes on the treadmill, it got faster and higher every 3 minutes. By the end, I was running! Let me warn you, they practically yank you off that treadmill when you're done and plop you on the table to ultrasound your heart. My blood pressure was 156 over 85, my heart rate was 175(I needed a minimum of 165 or maximum of 195). I guess I'll find out next week how it went.
2. An event monitor is a pain in the butt...'nuff said.
3. Got a voicemail just before I dropped my mom off at her house that I needed to lay off the deep fried food and creamy sauces for the next 8 weeks and it said they were going to do another blood draw after that 8 weeks. Good thing is I don't like creamy sauces, bad thing is I don't eat very much deep fried food. So what I'm wondering is, do I ever get fried food again? and I'm wondering if it's not the fried food, then what is it? The sad thing is I started exercising 4 or 5 months ago so I could eat whatever I wanted! I'm trying to tell myself it's good to be preventative when it comes to my health...we'll see if that works.
Night!

Hey Hey

Had a great visit with my best friend(girl friend, not the hubby) while our babies had a good time playing next to each other :) They're only 1, lol.
I've edited 195 out of 233 pages. Right now I'm half way through chapter 12 which seems to be just one longggggg, continuous scene, although I do feel it's neccesary. I'll fix that later I guess.
G' night!

Ooo Eeee, Ooo Ah Ah

Ting, tang, wadda, wadda, bing bang.... Anyways, I read chapter 11 yesterday and I'm working on editing it today. I've done 180 out of 233 pages. I also walked and trotted Rain last night in the round pen and then hubby led us around in the field :) She is doing great.
Baby bonked his head pretty badly but seems to be ok. He was tired and running 'cause he was mad at me. Hubby came home early and is taking a nap as I type. Honestly, I'd like to be taking a nap too :) Ok, onward, onward. Have a great day!

More

I always feel like I should be doing more, even as I write this post to tell you what I've accomplished. Seems silly, huh? But while I think of what I've done right, I"m also thinking of what I haven't done, like dishes, swiftering, laundry, baby's baby book, or worked out today, etc. But I will try to feel uplifted as I tell you what I have done.
I jogged 1.2 miles yesterday without stopping. I also walked another .4 miles, once I caught my breath from the jog :)
I took care of a friends horses, twice a day this weekend and Monday.
I took baby to the park for the first time :)
Baby got his hair cut today(by the way, he fake cried to show he wasn't happy about the hair cut).
I finished editing chapter 10.
I have edited 170 pages out of 233 pages.
I rode Rain last night(I've worked and/or rode her at least 5 or 6 times in the past 2 weeks.)
I let hubby put baby to sleep last night so that I could get in a good work out and ride with Rain.
So the dishes aren't done, but I need to be honest, I probably wouldn't have done them anyways. So I need to give myself a break and so do you(give yourself a break that is). There will always be MORE to do. Prioritize what's important and do that first! There's my advice to all of us, and now on to some brief web surfing and reading chapter 11 so it can sit and stew before I rip into it.