Would You Rather...??

As anyone who has known for more than a day knows, I love to play "Would You Rather...??"  Especially when I'm bored.  Basically this game consists of someone (usually me) asking the question "Would you rather..." followed by some sort of crazy proposition.  The most notorious game we ever played centered around the question: "Would you rather time travel back in time to Medieval England (with no other exposition or caveats), OR wander into one of many underground Viking colonies hidden under Canada, and the be married/claimed under "Hunter's Right" by a prominent Viking Lord (with the additional information that these Vikings got here before the Mayflower did and have been prospering in the Artic Circle since)??

I think from the above description it's easy to see which side I'm on (Vikings), and I'll tell you why.  In the Medieval case you're just plopped down in the middle of some English field.  You're still dressed in modern clothes, you don't speak the language, and in the best scenario you'd be married to a kind villager.  In the worst case (or more realistic) scenario, you'd be burned or drowned as a witch. 

In the Viking scenario, at least you both speak the same language (they've been bridesnatching for years), the know full well about the outside/modern world, you will only be bound to one man as his wife, so he;ll at least protect and look after you, and they have plumbing and some electricity (in it's early stages, but still!).  There are cons to this scenario as well, but to me it's clear which scenario I'd rather be in!!

This leads to another "Would You Rather...??" that I've actually asked people before: would you rather be with a vampire or a werewolf??  More precisely, "Would you rather be with a lumberjack vampire or a bootlegger werewolf?" 

I think it's apparent from the banner that I'd choose werewolf anyday!!  And here's why:

                    Vampire                                                                    
1.The animated dead, so soulless       
2.Cold                                                          
3.Can’t handle sunlight, so no going out during the day; plus he's gotta be pasty white and no tan  
4.Play mindgames/use magic to lure victims                                                          
5.Live on blood, which I could probably deal with if he just drank my blood, but then I’d be dead. So…
6.He’ll life forever, even after I’m gone 
7.Could work his way through who knows how many human brides before he gets staked
8. Plus if he's a lumberjack then I have to deal with chainsaw noise at night, gag me with a spoon 

Werewolf
1.Very much alive, and have souls thank you!
2.Warm and snuggly
3.Can’t handle a full moon, so can’t go out 1 or 2 nights a month…but when I hit that time of the month I don’t feel like going out for a whole week, so who am I to judge?
4.May have magic, but it’s not used for luring innocents into a deathtrap
5.Eat raw meat when he’s wolfy, but otherwise he’ll eat whatever I make!  Oh and I can cook with garlic ::ahem::
6. Some mythology says he’s live a long time, like 200-300 years; but that’s not as forever
7.Mate for life, so if he’s mine, he’s mine. No possibility of cheating either!
8.If he's a bootlegger then at least I'll get free booze!!  And satisfy that whole badboy fantasy...



It turns out that paranormal ebook author Moira Rogers is having a contest to celebrate the release of two new books, Sanctuary Unbound (June 16th) and A Safe Harbor (July 13th).  You could win an Amazon Kindle or a $275 gift certificate to any online bookstore!!  Plus there are several runner up prizes!!

All you have to do is leave a (meaningful) comment about which side your on (vampire or werewolf) and explain why (here on my blog).  And that's it!! 

Head over to Moira Rogers's site to learn more about the contest, the books, or to grab a team-blog graphic!!

~Kayte~  ;D 

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Old and... New! My time in Mexico

Finally, the end of a well spent weekend.

Quite a bit happened in just a few days.

I'll start with Wednesday (even though technically that's still mid-week)...

Since, I've been here, I've gone through quite a few groups. Not in a bad way, it's just there's a lot of new people and sometimes I end up passing the time with someone for just a few days, sometimes I get to have a good amount of months. Some of the better friends I've had here I've known since the beginning, some I've only met this march.
So Wednesday rolls around and I have the opportunity to mix 3 of these groups.

George is a friend I've known about since I got here, but only through stories. The day I got to meet him arrived in August (about three months since I'd started), he had just got in from 2 and 1/2 years of traveling. By that time I'd already known Parra and Ramiro, two good friends of some people I got quiet close too during my first six months here by haven't seen a lot of since. Also, attending the event (which I will tell you about in a minute) were two girls I have just met this spring, but, thanks to the fact that they are in my new cohort at school, I see them every day. So I had two old friends, one constant friend, and two new.

When I had met Parra and Ramiro, I couldn't speak Spanish, I had a brand new boyfriend and I was new to the country. By the time I met Izzy and Zeenia (the girls that came in this spring) I was single, I wont say fluent- but pretty dang comfortable switching back and forth to español, and George, well George has been around for so many transitions I don't think he could appreciate the changes.

It was a amazing. We all went to a nice little place I have at the corner of my block. It's called Mo's it only has a few tables inside so most of the action goes on on the deck. By the time we arrived it was probably 10. Stayed till about 2:00 (as of course it was a school night, one of the things I love is that going out like this is common place in Mexico but have got to say I did little of in the US).

We talked about the cabin (happened 9 months ago) class (happened 10 hours ago), George's lady problems (happening from about 9 months ago to present as it were). What an exhausting but wonderful mix of the time I've been here.

Then I went home. Then I went to school. Then I have no idea what I did Thursday. Ah yes, got sick with cold. Friday I went to my internship and worked and worked and worked because I had a cold and didn't want to bring anything home with me on the weekend. Talked to my boss, finally left at 7:00. Yay home. bed.

Spent a late night with the girls, including, drinking, pool party, strangers and then a bit of sleep. woke up bright and early and have been working on a presentation for Law ever since.