The first....

Hello all!! Well, I suppose since this is my first blog entry that it should be profound and prophetic. I get the feeling that it may not be:)

For some strange reason I was thinking about my childhood last night. I grew up in a very small town in the middle of Michigan in the 1970’s. My hometown has about 2,000 people in the area and is so small they don’t even have a stoplight! Fast food was, and still is, unheard of. I always dreamed of living in a city and going to a huge school. For me small town life was excruciating. I have nothing against small town middle America, but for someone who dreamed of Paris and NYC and London and Rome, it was absolutely stifling.

When I was growing up we didn’t have cable or VCR’s or a movie disc player. We had three channels and maybe a fourth if the local college station was broadcasting PBS. I’m an only child who had to find ways to amuse herself. I had a vivid imagination and read like a fiend!!! I was interested in Science Fantasy & Fiction as soon as I knew what it was. My first real TV crush was Spock (Leonard Nimoy). God I loved those pointed ears and his dark looks.**sighs**I’m still in love with him today…wrinkles and all;-P

Have you ever heard the saying “Everything I believe in I learned from Star Trek”? Well, that may be true in my case. Thru the show I saw a universe beyond my small town. An opportunity for all types of beings to get along and to strive for something higher. A society that valued education and personal exploration. I guess I set the bar high for my dreams ** the innocence of youth**!

Now I’m older and wiser**snort**I don’t see things thru rose colored glasses anymore, although Mr.Coug would probably disagree:-) Yes I’m still a fantasy freak and now I’ve been drawn into the world of the supernatural, and I love it! I love all the people I’ve met in my new supe world.

As most of you know I love Eric Northman from The Southern Vampire Series/True Blood, Eric Sinclair from the Queen Betsy Undead Series and Bones/Crispin from The Night Huntress series. I have a real jones for all of them*winks* they are my “fantasy men”. I also seem to be developing a crush on Betsy too. I just really like that gal! Reminds me of a younger me. A much skinnier and hotter me.

You’ll probably see lots of discussions about the QB series here. I really love MaryJanice Davidson!! I’m also getting into the Wyndham werewolf stories. I love the graphic sex scenes and her borderline S&M play**wiggles eyebrows**! Can’t wait until she writes another one. I’m also eagerly awaiting Jeaniene Frost’s next book First Drop of Crimson. I think Joseph Fiennes is my Spade…

Well, now that I’ve bored you to tears with my childhood memories and my current loves I’ll close it up. Like I said, not profound of prophetic.

Later Luvs,
Cougar