What I was writing before Kitten Emergency - Pumpkin Emergency
As I was preparing a post-update bath, I realized I was in the midst of a pumpkin emergency. What is a pumpkin emergency you ask? It is what occurs when a person as Autumn-oriented as I am has less than three pumpkin bath items. I am all out of the best bath fizz of all time, Fantasy Bath's Cinderella, and they have not yet been restocked on the site. I just opened up my very last bar of Villainess's Smashing, and again, they're not yet available. Plus I am halfway through my last hoarded jar of Arcana's Sleepy Hollow scrub. Which has not yet been re-released.
Pumpkin. Emergency.
Haunt's Halloween update won't be live until the 28th. Who knows when Arcana's Halloweenies will go up. My Black Phoenix Trading Post pumpkin bath oil won't arrive for several weeks. IEEE. So I did what any pumpkin-crazed chick would have done. I hit Etsy. I did find a seller, Alchemic Muse that looks to have great soaps. So I picked up Sweet Pumpkin, Black Walnut, and Autumn Harvest.
Alas, it does not appear that there are any alternative pumpkin bath bombs to be had, so I'll just have to impatiently wait for Fantasy Bath to load their fall treats. I don't tend to use a lot of lotion, and for scrubs I pretty much stick to Arcana and Villainess. (I just tried their Birth Rite Smack! though-- and while I didn't care for the berry scoop, the second layer-- Spice Trade-- almost made me nom my arm off.) I was thinking of trying Bella Lucce's pumpkin scrub, but $25 seems a bit much. And then there's The Garden Bath, who I tried (and loved) in the spring. And while they all look yummy-- there is a distinct and woeful lack of PUMPKIN goin' on.
Anyhow. I consoled myself with pumpkin butter on toast and a little bit of chai for breakfast.
Oh, and I did watch The Vampire Diaries. I read the books several times as a young teenager, so when I saw that there was going to be a TV show about my beloved books, I was excited. When I saw casting info... less excited. It took me a WHILE to get over the fact that they were casting the looks all wrong. Like seriously, everybody is backwards. But then I decided to watch to see if the personalities at least matched. Here's what I thought:
Elena: the ONLY resemblance she has to Book!Elena ends at the name alone. Oh, and that she's an orphan. That's it. They've changed her appearance, her family structure-- goodbye Aunt Judith and little sis, hello teenage-looking "Aunt" and stoner brother-- and her temperament. Gone is the fiesty Queen Bee Elena who sends herself gifts from her imaginary French boyfriend, Jean-Claude, in order to make the other boys jealous. Who is this down to earth, sweet, everygirl brunette in her place? She's just so blah. So... okay, so she's smarter than Bella Swan by a longshot, but I can't help but feel that they basically tried to shoehorn The Vampire Diaries books into a more Twilight mold.
Bonnie: Again, the only thing that's the same is the name and that she's psychic. I had hoped to see a ditzy-ass redhead in the role only because of my redhead fetish. That and I wanted to see her claim to be "Droo-id." But I can understand them wanting to make the series less lily-white by casting a non-white actress. LJ Smith only wrote token characters of color. All and all this Bonnie didn't bother me too much.
Caroline: Aside from the blonde, pretty much what I expected.
Matt: The closest to the book's depiction. Which is pretty All American Good Guy, but there you have it.
Stefan: Okay, first of all, this Stef-an business. It's Stef-an. I can't believe that he's not Italian! HARRUMPH. That said... I don't mind them changing his origins from Renaissance Italy to Civil War, USA. Though that does make it a little too close to True Blood. I liked that they preserved the tone of his scene with Tanner. I didn't mind the actor. And he's more sociable than Book!Stefan, but I can deal. With everything but that Edward Cullen ripoff hair. That needs to change.
Damon: IAN SOMERHALDER IS WAY TOO OLD, OKAY? HE LOOKS LIKE ROB LOWE WITH PEDOBEAR HAIR. Miscast, miscast, miscast. My biggest disappointment.
Vicki: If that girl can pass for high school age, I'll eat a shoe. She looked older than the "Aunt"!
Tyler: Spot on.
Jeremy: Ugh. Please. So unnecessary.
General: I am sad that Stefan is staying with his "uncle"-- I totally wanted some batty Mrs. Flowers comic relief. I hate the vampy faces. I like that they kept the rings. And that opening sequence was SO cliche. I'll watch it another few times, but if it doesn't grab me, childhood or no childhood, I'm giving up.
In closing, I leave you with pretties-- my Moroccan lanterns in my studio. Add some music, some spicy tea, and some candles, and it's a very nice place to work in Autumn.
Pumpkin. Emergency.
Haunt's Halloween update won't be live until the 28th. Who knows when Arcana's Halloweenies will go up. My Black Phoenix Trading Post pumpkin bath oil won't arrive for several weeks. IEEE. So I did what any pumpkin-crazed chick would have done. I hit Etsy. I did find a seller, Alchemic Muse that looks to have great soaps. So I picked up Sweet Pumpkin, Black Walnut, and Autumn Harvest.
Alas, it does not appear that there are any alternative pumpkin bath bombs to be had, so I'll just have to impatiently wait for Fantasy Bath to load their fall treats. I don't tend to use a lot of lotion, and for scrubs I pretty much stick to Arcana and Villainess. (I just tried their Birth Rite Smack! though-- and while I didn't care for the berry scoop, the second layer-- Spice Trade-- almost made me nom my arm off.) I was thinking of trying Bella Lucce's pumpkin scrub, but $25 seems a bit much. And then there's The Garden Bath, who I tried (and loved) in the spring. And while they all look yummy-- there is a distinct and woeful lack of PUMPKIN goin' on.
Anyhow. I consoled myself with pumpkin butter on toast and a little bit of chai for breakfast.
Oh, and I did watch The Vampire Diaries. I read the books several times as a young teenager, so when I saw that there was going to be a TV show about my beloved books, I was excited. When I saw casting info... less excited. It took me a WHILE to get over the fact that they were casting the looks all wrong. Like seriously, everybody is backwards. But then I decided to watch to see if the personalities at least matched. Here's what I thought:
Elena: the ONLY resemblance she has to Book!Elena ends at the name alone. Oh, and that she's an orphan. That's it. They've changed her appearance, her family structure-- goodbye Aunt Judith and little sis, hello teenage-looking "Aunt" and stoner brother-- and her temperament. Gone is the fiesty Queen Bee Elena who sends herself gifts from her imaginary French boyfriend, Jean-Claude, in order to make the other boys jealous. Who is this down to earth, sweet, everygirl brunette in her place? She's just so blah. So... okay, so she's smarter than Bella Swan by a longshot, but I can't help but feel that they basically tried to shoehorn The Vampire Diaries books into a more Twilight mold.
Bonnie: Again, the only thing that's the same is the name and that she's psychic. I had hoped to see a ditzy-ass redhead in the role only because of my redhead fetish. That and I wanted to see her claim to be "Droo-id." But I can understand them wanting to make the series less lily-white by casting a non-white actress. LJ Smith only wrote token characters of color. All and all this Bonnie didn't bother me too much.
Caroline: Aside from the blonde, pretty much what I expected.
Matt: The closest to the book's depiction. Which is pretty All American Good Guy, but there you have it.
Stefan: Okay, first of all, this Stef-an business. It's Stef-an. I can't believe that he's not Italian! HARRUMPH. That said... I don't mind them changing his origins from Renaissance Italy to Civil War, USA. Though that does make it a little too close to True Blood. I liked that they preserved the tone of his scene with Tanner. I didn't mind the actor. And he's more sociable than Book!Stefan, but I can deal. With everything but that Edward Cullen ripoff hair. That needs to change.
Damon: IAN SOMERHALDER IS WAY TOO OLD, OKAY? HE LOOKS LIKE ROB LOWE WITH PEDOBEAR HAIR. Miscast, miscast, miscast. My biggest disappointment.
Vicki: If that girl can pass for high school age, I'll eat a shoe. She looked older than the "Aunt"!
Tyler: Spot on.
Jeremy: Ugh. Please. So unnecessary.
General: I am sad that Stefan is staying with his "uncle"-- I totally wanted some batty Mrs. Flowers comic relief. I hate the vampy faces. I like that they kept the rings. And that opening sequence was SO cliche. I'll watch it another few times, but if it doesn't grab me, childhood or no childhood, I'm giving up.
In closing, I leave you with pretties-- my Moroccan lanterns in my studio. Add some music, some spicy tea, and some candles, and it's a very nice place to work in Autumn.