The Real Dracula

I thought this was rather interesting, and wasn't sure if many of you knew this or not. But "Dracula" by Bram Stoker is losely based on the story of Vlad Tepes Dracul. I have included in with this the story behind this facinating story. It is amazing how close the lives are of Dracula the fictional character and that of Dracul. Upon the death of Dracul, they looked for his bones and could not find any of them. It really is amazing to think this all happened in the Turkish lands and from a military governor of Transylvania. Just thought I'd pass on this rather interesting information.http://www.vladtheimpaler.com/http://www.sacred-haven.com/History.html

Curiosity killed the cat

I've just started reading Dracula for the first time in my life. Surprisingly I never read it when I was in high school, and I wanted to now. So far, it is very good and I am very impressed. I know that it is a young adult story, but I have always wanted to read it. Also I'm curious to know how is it that comic books can be sometimes the most insightful things in the world? I was reading from a collection of "Zits" comic books I have and in them the characters talk about the book "Ivanhoe" and insightful inquiries. Sometimes I must admit that I am baffled at how incredibly amazing some of these can be. Comics give us more than an escape, but also give us a time to think and reflect upon the real world.Take the Simpson's for example. In the cartoon, they cover many different forms of life. They range from religion, history, english, science, politics, etc. I find it amazing that all these things can be related into cartoon form and done so well. I applaud all the writer's of the show because it takes a lot of knowledge to be able to make that work, and do it for weeks on end every year. Plus another aspect is that all the characters in the Simpson family represent a different genre in society. I do believe that Springfield at times is a reflection of us all in our daily lives and we can relate to one of the characters sometime in our life. Along with Dracula, I'm going to read "Uncle Tom's Cabin" for the first time as well. I have always wanted to do so because it dealt with history. But more so now because this was, to use a cliche, the straw that broke the camel's back to start the Civil War (per se). I haven't started reading it yet, but I hear that it again was also read by some in high school. I do wonder sometimes if I was gypped out of not being able to read these stories in high school. Of course, I did read some classics, "Red Badge of Courage", "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "Heart of Darkness", "King Lear", "Catcher in the Rye", "Jane Eyre", "Hiroshima", "The Great Gatsby", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "The Count of Monte Cristo", and "Jane Eyre". I wish I could have read them because it would have been interesting to have a class discussion on them and see other people's opinions on them.

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So I had to be up at 5 the past two days in a row...NOT FUN!! Yesterday was to take education tests, which went ok. The only problem was when I was leaving, the LPGA tournament is in Havre de Grace at Bulle Rock Golf Club and getting out of Harford Community College was a pain. But I was able to avoid the traffic thankfully, it just was slow going for awhile. This morning was inventory at Bass. For some God-forsaken reason our manager decided that it would be a "good idea" to start inventory at 6 am. Let it be noted that this woman is 50ish and has no idea of the sleeping habits of her staff!! So there are 5 of us there this morning ranging in ages from 19-26, and WE were there before her. So at this moment I would like to send a big FUCK YOU out to all the people who think that us 20something kids are not responsible and will sleep through our commitments that the young staff was there before the manager! Also sometime in July I'm trying to get a group together to go down to the beach. If you would like to come, reply to this, send me an email, letter, carrier pigeon, or whatever method of contacting me is best. Basically if you can read, YOU'RE INVITED! So get back to me and I'll get you the details when they come together. In the words of the immortal Porky Pig: Hebb bib-a-bib-a-bib, That's All Folks!

Batman!

BatmanCongratulations! You scored a super 66%!

Cool, calm and powerful. Whilst your actual super abilities may not be anything too dazzling, you have earnt the respect of both friends and enemies in response to your amazing fighting skills, strategic combat and experience. Luckily you have access to the greens which can fund all your majorly cool gadgets, vehicles and weapons! Also, you're reluctant but still accepting to the idea of having a teammate/side-kick, which just makes everything a whole lotta fun, doesn't it now! On the down side, you've probably suffered some sort of trauma at a young age (that's why we don't talk to the old man near the swings, kids). Similar to the Wolverine, your past is a base for your current motivation, undertaking some kind of personal vow in search of justice. All in all though, you're one tough nut. There's not a lot of people who have the minerals to go up against you, and you're experienced enough not to get cocky and let the little things like never finding happiness get you down!




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The True YouYou want your girlfriend or boyfriend to be more relaxed, calm, and composed.With respect to money, you spend as little as possible.You think good luck doesn't exist - reality is built on practicalities.The hidden side of your personality tends to be a little selfish. You only do what interests you.You have a tendency to overdo things, but basically you value your friendships highly.When it comes to finding a romantic partner, you base your search on information from your friends.Who's the True You?

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I perhaps had the greatest experience of my life today. At work, there is a girl who has had difficult times with guys and they have treated her horribly. She is not used to having nice things done for her, and when they are done for her, she almost goes into tears and is so happy to know that someone really cares about her. She has friends, but her friends also are not very true to her and sometimes treat her like crap. So one day, when she was sick, I called her and asked her how she was feeling, and she was so touched by that because someone actually showed they cared. Well since then, she has been very nice and open with me. The other day she wanted to hang out with me, and I did because I know she needed to talk. Well I'm glad I did because she seemed so happy to talk about everything and knowing that it wasn't going to come back and bite her in the ass. I found out today from my manager that she has been talking to her and that the girl is SO happy to have me to talk to and all. She feels that she can be honest with me and knows that I'm a true friend to her. Also, she is going to senior week in a few weeks and I gave her the "fatherly" talk, which even though she laughed at it, she was very touched I found out that I gave it to her. Also my manager told me that I should definitly stick around and be a good friend to her because she needs it. And I intend to do that because she just needs someone to talk to and trust, and I know I can do that. But I thought I would share all this info with you all because it definitly made me feel good and just smile because it showed that I can bring good to someones life.

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Post a comment telling me what you think my 3 best and worst qualities as a person are. Please be specific if you can, then post this meme in your journal and i will do the same for you. So far the summer has been good. I've been relaxing as well as trying to get work done on my Education portfolio and summer homework Dr. O'Connor gave us for the Ed Block. Also I'm working my usual job, so it's not too bad. The hours are good which means lots of money, which I'm very happy about. I haven't yet touched my thesis, but being that it's still May, that's ok. I already have an entire draft of it done, it's just revising parts that I know need to be fixed. I'll have to turn in a few copies here and there to Professor Striner so that he can look at it and make corrections. I'm hoping that by March or April of next year I can have it completely finished and not have to worry about it!! Anyway...that pretty much is my life in a nutshell at this point in time. Keep in touch everyone and let me know how your lives are going, especially those of you who have graduated.