It’s no secret, at least amongst friends and family, that I am addicted to vampires. I’ve always had a thing for them — Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Lost Boys, Van Helsing.  Then they began to mix werewolves in with them (I’m a werewolf fiend as well; American Werewolf in London anyone?) — Underworld, Underworld Evolution, Underworld Rise of the Lycans.  Heaven.  Pure heaven.

Then came Twilight.  Swoon.  I thought I found the god of all vampires: Edward Cullen.  He’s absolutely perfect — and then they get Robert Pattinson to play him in the films.  COMPLETE heaven.

But Edward, alas, is just a boy.  That’s right, I said it.  It makes me love him no less, but he is just a boy.  Enter True Blood and Eric Northman, the 6’5, viking vampire MAN.

Alexander Skarsgård

Normally, I like my men with dark hair and never long.  But with Eric the Viking – I just can’t help myself.  Maybe it’s the way the book portrays him.  Whatever it is, I’d gladly give up my human life to be with him.

In May True Blood comes out on DVD and I already pre-ordered it on Blue-Ray which is a big step since we don’t have many blu-ray DVDs (Pinocchio 70th anniversary, Outbreak, Independence Day, Swordfish and soon Twilight).  I cannot WAIT to watch it in HD/BR.   Yay!  Just wish it would get here faster — HBO has been playing the episodes on HBO2 EAST but not WEST and for some reason, we only get WEST.  (Huh?)

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