Comments on: Wicked, Wizards & Vampires Oh My

By: Cousin L

Cousin L — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:36:42 +0000

That’s funny. I think Dad gave our cousin (and her mom) his copy of Twilight. It was better than the other nonsense the pre-teens were reading at the time.

By: Mrs. D

Mrs. D — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:56:48 +0000

1. Mmmm…. shredded cheese.

2. I hate socks. And only wear them when it means I get to don a pair of adorable boots on top of them.

3. I LOVE Harry Potter and couldn’t care less about Twilight. However, there are plenty of unsavory protagonists in literature… Humbert Humbert… Madame Bovary… I wouldn’t want teenagers emulating THEIR behaviors either. But what separates their books from Twilight in my mind is the quality of the writing.

4. Yes! Advice column please! Loved your thoughts on interviewing.

By: jill

jill — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:01:24 +0000

First of all – love pre-shredded cheese. It makes life easy. I primarily use it on quesadillas.
Second – hate socks, and I don’t live where it is sunny/warm all year round.
Third – the book series that was popular when I was a kid was “Flowers in the Attic” – say whatever you want about Bella Swan, she wasn’t abused, held captive in an attic, and didn’t agonize about whether to sleep with her brother (not to mention the two siblings who had no such agonies and were together because they knew nothing else). Then, of course, came the “Interview with a Vampire” series in my teen years. Inappropriate characters/themes have run rampant in so-called children books since time began (really think about those fairy tales you were told as a child), the “Twilight” series is no worse than any of them.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:24:59 +0000

I could never get into Twilight. I stopped reading halfway through because I thought they were dumb…which is astounding since I am in no way shape or form a literary snob (I read trashy girl novels) and I loved Harry Potter. I just didn’t really find the vampires that sexy, I mean they could BITE YOU.

By: suz

suz — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:54 +0000

Ok, apparently this sock thing has hit a nerve with me. I feel compelled to comment MORE. I only own 4 pairs of socks that are not workout socks. And I keep those 4 pairs stored in my attic with my winter clothes between approximately March and September.

By: suz

suz — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:46:56 +0000

PS I’m wearing Steve Madden patent t-straps with leather ruffles down the front & 3-inch heels right now–SANS SOCKS! I wear dress shoes about 75-80% of the time, and HOW do you wear socks with heels? I mean really.

By: suz

suz — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:01 +0000

I won’t even talk about Twilight.

I like both kinds of cheese and both are in my fridge right now. I do prefer block cheese but I keep pre-shredded around for quick homemade burritos & wraps.

Socks. OMG. I abhor socks. I almost NEVER wear socks. I can’t explain my aversion to them, other than, socks are just so SQUARE! It’s also seriously, seriously a (downtown) Charleston thing. Male lawyers are known to wear seersucker suits, bowties, and bucks with no socks. The (female) partner I worked for at my firm down there lives oceanfront on Sullivan’s Island and wears (extremely expensive) sandals 90% of the time. I wear socks perhaps 1% of the time (unless I’m exercising). It’s a freedom thing! And an “I live in a region where it’s 75 degrees and sunny on November 20″ thing.

By: Overflowing Brain (Katie)

Overflowing Brain (Katie) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:52 +0000

A) Pre-shredded cheese is my lover. It’s like you don’t even know me.

B) I’ve never read Twlight because I have enough angst in my life.

C) Shoes without socks are the way of the devil. And moccasins are meant to be worn in ones house. Period. I love you less every time I hear about the shoes without socks thing. EVERY. TIME.

By: five tomatoes

five tomatoes — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:48 +0000

I’m wearing boat shoes without socks right now so I do not feel comfortable commenting on your moccasins. Wear what makes you happy!

I read all the books and didn’t mind them as a way to waste time and avoid cleaning my house but haven’t seen the first movie and probably won’t until it is free on TV. I don’t think I’d like it if my kid read the books, but my parents never stopped me from reading anything that I can remember, so I’d probably let a kid read it and then tell them why I think Bella is a lamer.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:35 +0000

Marian- so *not* the help I was looking for! But, um, I really love Minnetonka moccasins- so many colors! And beads! And, um, fringe. I also covet the Ugg moccasin-style slippers but B says “no” to $100 indoor slippers. He is mean like that.