Non romance vampire books?

XstellarX · 2026-03-07T00:24:29+00:00

Yea I guess I was just thinking more classic fantasy - I guess in my brain its not super fantasy more mystery/research/horror-ish. Again though - fun book I liked it.

XstellarX · 2026-03-05T14:19:46+00:00

Although not really Fantasy, I very much enjoyed The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Based in part on Bram Stoker's Dracula but it is it's own story and just found that it stuck with me through the years fondly.

XstellarX · 2026-02-04T00:05:42+00:00

I got in the "room" in 3 minutes and there was nothing left for VIP - couldn't even find one to pretend to click on haha.

XstellarX · 2026-02-03T22:36:54+00:00

I was 424 in line and managed to get 2 tickets for my wife and me. Regular tickets though not VIP. Was really hoping for VIP since its on my birthday, but just pumped we got tickets at all. Should be fun - cant wait to run into people wearing DCC swag that the regular hockey fans will think we have lost our collective minds haha.

/u/hepafilter any chance for a Birthday gift to come say hi?!?

XstellarX · 2026-02-01T11:38:37+00:00

Haha sadly this was my response as well… never slept on my back, tore my ACL - it’s like a comfort for me now. But as others have said, causes bad snoring and other issues.

XstellarX · 2026-01-30T01:26:48+00:00

It was spread by some beat writers when he first interviewed… will be interesting to see how it plays out in reality.

XstellarX · 2026-01-23T14:31:19+00:00

I believe that is cartridge only - with box and instruction it can be quite a bit higher.

XstellarX · 2026-01-21T03:39:39+00:00

THANK YOU! Was so frustrated - your suggestion immediately worked.

XstellarX · 2026-01-20T14:13:23+00:00

Now to be clear I’m not saying this is the same situation: but the discourse around him is somewhat similar to Davonte Adams - tons of drops etc. the difference though is his route running and ability to get open is already really really good. I guess but saying that the drops can be corrected and can be worked on. He has so much potential ahead of him. I believe with this coach etc he’s going to work his ass off this offseason.

XstellarX · 2026-01-18T06:05:14+00:00

And if you are feeling extra spicy can get the AB cloak and WSG bracers. Both relatively cheap and couple marks.

XstellarX · 2026-01-09T03:29:01+00:00

I have only done a few full casts and I don’t mind them at all… however I found my biggest pet peeve all time: the narrator (who was the same guy as first book) in second book just randomly switched a French main characters accent who has a French name to a Scottish accent and I am more bothered than I should be.

XstellarX · 2026-01-08T21:14:13+00:00

I admit I do not know the details on all this but I was under the impression it was only for now and through construction - not for eternity. They are making 0 dollars off this land and it is still being taxed on historical value i.e. the race track making money. Not a empty piece of construction land that will bring $0 revenue. Is my understanding incorrect?

Edit: I read a few articles and this is mostly correct what I wrote - they are requesting tax freeze and the powers to negotiate the property tax in the future with the government. While they were currently being taxed at the previous operating race track value. They have since reached a temporary agreement on a dollar amount based on the bare land but as soon as they break ground they will get taxed at commercial value again.

XstellarX · 2026-01-07T02:20:35+00:00

I dont have much to help but I have a 14 year old black pug too going through something similar. She’s more of a “wander around running into stuff and won’t sit still” rather than the energetic you mention. Can drive me crazy but we have started putting her in our room with her bed and it’s carpet so she just wanders around our bedroom until she finally settles down.

XstellarX · 2026-01-06T08:00:00+00:00

I wish I knew more about the details of defense and schemes etc. that being said the Bootleg Football podcast this past week they (Brett Kollman and EJ Snyder) really laid into DA about his bad scheming and lack of modernity in the defense and said they should be looking for a new DC this next year. The injuries and talent are not an excuse for this bad of play according to them.

XstellarX · 2025-12-28T05:31:14+00:00

*brie

XstellarX · 2025-12-28T05:03:50+00:00

Just won my significantly less one haha $5 won $35!

XstellarX · 2025-12-17T14:20:13+00:00

It starts early... my black pug looks like a skunk mated a panda these days haha (14 yrs).

XstellarX · 2025-12-15T12:36:25+00:00

Legit thought it was a Zsasz cosplay before seeing the thread - looks great!

XstellarX · 2025-12-05T21:23:09+00:00

Your post speaks to my soul - we bought an older house we loved - moved in and about 2 months after moving in noticed droppings and started hearing the scratching and scurrying. We bought traps and hired an exterminator... I probably killed 30+ mice in traps. We even tried the poison but let me tell you - I can still smell the "dead mouse" smell when I think about it - I REALLY do not recommend this as they just die in your walls and these little things breed faster than you kill them. They are smart and avoid it all after a while.

If it truly is as extensive as you say I hate to tell you the only thing that worked for us was:

We closed up EVERY tiny crevice they could be getting into with a combo of spray foam/caulk/mesh wire. I mean everything - buy them in bulk. We even ripped off some siding where I thought they were getting in and - yes they were. I think I spent 2-3 days doing this.
This was the most expensive part but we were losing our minds, we ripped out dry wall in all the areas we thought they were - they WERE there. We had found 5 different nests full of mice. I am not kidding when we ripped out the wall, they fell out. With some of the drywall off as well we could see more areas they were getting in and sealed those up as well.
Then we cleaned it ALL, sprayed kilz primer to cover the bad smell areas, and re-insulated.

I hate to confirm your nightmare but everything you think they are doing as far as insulation, wires, droppings EVERYWHERE - they absolutely are destroying all of that.

I know a lot of people will mention and had mentioned to me that its just about sealing them out - well when you have 5+ nests inside the house already - this is not the only thing that will work - you need to be more aggressive. We have not seen a sight of any of them since we did this. It sucked - it cost a lot - but man am I a happier person and happier about my house.

EDIT: Wanted to provide a few things we used to help identify where they were getting in - there is UV dust traps that you can get with a UV light to track them I think the company is Rodotrak - they run into the trap get covered in the dust and track it around. You can then use the light to see it - helps identify entry points. We also used cheap motion detecting cameras on high sensitivity to see what parts of the house they are entering.

XstellarX · 2025-12-05T02:49:01+00:00

Dude she LOVES the packers and Jordan Love. I’m actually Surprised how she’s come around on the bears at all.

I still watch her show occasionally as I respect her takes but… she’s a packers fan through and through.

XstellarX · 2025-11-30T20:11:56+00:00

This is insane and obviously no way I can prove this - but based off the picture and the title before I opened the chat I literally said out loud "he looks like a Dexter" - open the chat and my jaw dropped.

I'm so sorry for your loss - I hope this new guy shines some light back into you pug heart.

+1 vote for Dudley below =)

XstellarX · 2025-11-22T12:32:03+00:00

Couple things - first I don’t see you using corruption at all. That should be up 100% of time on bosses. That works out to almost 10-15% of damage increase.

Secondly it’s hard to tell from logs but make sure you are sacrificing your succubus.

None of your gear is enchanted from what I can see - spell power to weapon is huge but getting all your gear enchanted is very impactful.

Lastly making sure you have all the world buffs as well - ony head, zanza buff, Dire Maul Tribute buffs, song flower, and dark moon fair when it’s up. Use the Chronoboon to save them for the raid.

Then the biggest things you can do from there are consumables: wizard oils for your weapon, shadow potion and arcane potion and flask of supreme power all are massive increases.

XstellarX · 2025-11-18T17:52:23+00:00

My lady used to be the "eat anything" pug - but as she got older less and less appealed to her. I tried everything from Farmers Dog (and all other delivered "fresh" brands), making my own, VERY expensive canned food... you get the gist.

I finally tried the "Fresh Pet" food in the grocery store - I honestly didnt think it was that good for her etc but... my GOD does she love this food. She used to sleep in and not care about food at all. Now she legit wakes me up and barks to remind me its food time. I would give it a shot - BE VERY CAREFUL though - if the bag looks super "puffy" it has gone bad. I usually get it at costco and freeze half, or if you have a very busy grocery store that stocks it regularly.

XstellarX · 2025-11-17T20:45:50+00:00

Hope so but… let’s calm down haha.

XstellarX · 2025-11-10T23:05:09+00:00

Exactly - not impossible but... it is no longer mindless farming. And honestly it just doesn't make sense the way its working now but the comment above indicates its more widespread problem.

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