I'll turn into a vampire in case you own a neck

[freckles_and_doubt]

In the Department of Extemporanea The "I Just Get These Headaches", I gave up codeine a few years back, owing to a rueful awareness that I was retreating from tension headaches into a drugged-out haze all too frequently. My life post-drugs has been surprisingly the same, and generally free of cravings; anti-inflammatories fulfil all my pain-deadening needs (except the recent rampages of Sid), while incidentally supplying a happy excuse to start the day with a chocolate doughnut occasionally. To cushion the stomach, you know.

Of course, this does mean that when I apparently spend the night sleeping in a semi-levitated state with my feet in the air and my neck at a 45^o angle and subsequently can't move properly for the back and neck pain, I greet the codeine haze like an old, dear, slightly dodgy friend. You know, the kind that arrives unexpectedly to get you involuntarily plastered the night before your life-hinging interview. Or your wedding. On the upside, codeine does tend to make me beam vaguely at students, which seems to be freaking them out a little. Heh.

Since I'm generally far too happily doped to think intelligently about Torchwood, herewith the two links I inadvertently left off the last random linkery.

• Courtesy of pumeza, who mentioned them at book club, feral houses. Weirdly beautiful. Also pleasingly reminiscent of The Family Tree, which is possibly my favourite Sheri Tepper ever.
• Twilight sex toys. (NS at all FW). You can chill the damned thing to get that authentic vampire sex experience of cold, dead flesh. Also, it sparkles in sunlight. Words fail me.

Comments

No Virigns here...move along...

[veratiny.livejournal.com]

I thought Twilight was about abstinance and remaining a virgin until married...do you suppose true fans give these as wedding gifts... because one would hope that they would all be too busy preserving their virginity before the BIG night to need one!

Actually I would like to put True Blood (hwat vampire sex) and Twilight (abstinance followed by masochism) in a fight cage and see which one wins.

Re: No Virigns here...move along...

[veratiny.livejournal.com]

...just re-thought that and noticed startling similarity(despite all the sex in True Blood)both major female protoganists are virgins dating vampires (a couple in which one member can read minds but not the mind of the other--which really is the only mind I would want to read!)...so subject line is all wrong should be plethora of vampire virgins here!

Poor vampires, like suicide bombers they seemed doomed to an eternity of sex with noobs...bummer!

Re: No Virigns here...move along...

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Absolutely no contest, True Blood vamps would kick Edward's butt. Scientifically. In fifteen different positions.

I dunno, the virginal-Sookie thing lasts all of half the first book, and I rather liked its justification - it's an aspect of telepathic ability that I found quite realistic. Whereas the Twilight abstinence thing is just silly.

Re: No Virigns here...move along...

[veratiny.livejournal.com]

I agree... actually I think Edward would be too busy texting and playing with his hair to avoid a very sound beating. Also True Blood has a much better cast.

OMG the losing the virginity thing way hot!

I have been watching the TV series while on the treadmill--my evening walks have gone from 30 minutes to an hour and 45.

Thank you True Blood for my hot new body :-)

Re: No Virigns here...move along...

[first-fallen.livejournal.com]

Does it count as "losing your virginity" if it's not a real penis?

Re: No Virigns here...move along...

[veratiny.livejournal.com]

Darling, if there is no blood on the sheet on your wedding night you're not a virgin...them's the rules!