Stephenie Meyer

... and I have something in common; Our taste for music. She is a big fan of Muse and Linkin Park. What a co-inky-dink!! So am I.

So in honor of 2 of my favorite bands, I put together this little playlist to the right that you hear when you pull up my blog. (Yes it's been there for over a month, I know. I had originally planned to post this back then and have it all coincide with the release of her new book. But, I'm lazy. There were just too many re-runs of Myth Busters and Dirty Jobs to get through). And as you've already seen, I changed my background. There is some duality of purpose to that. It was supposed to be a kind of tribute to my wife walking away from full-time firefighting. As well as to provide something a little more dark and edgy, to go along with the music. But I'm thinking I might be doing a remodel very soon.

Anyway, back to Stephenie Meyer... although I'm probably not a fan at the level she seems to be, I'm happy to say that I have something in common with a multi-millionaire. Makes me feel good, especially because you always here the cliche, "If you want to be successful, emulate successful people". That's gotta include their taste in music, right? Seems like a pretty safe place to start. I mean, otherwise you have to actually get out there and come up with some brilliant idea and actually WORK and stuff. Who wants to do that? I'll just stick with the music for now and see what happens.

I have to admit I've never read one of her books. But I don't need to read them. I know them inside and out, through osmosis. My wife has read the first 3 books in the series 4 times (no that's not a typo, 4 times!). She has literally absorbed them and they are now a part of her. She has vampires coursing through her veins. So I just have to cuddle next to my wife on the couch or in bed and presto! I have visions of vampires running through the trees, and Bella and Edward's beautiful romance unfolds before me. It's really much easier than all that reading.

Don't get me wrong though, I like to think of myself as well-read and someone who enjoys the classics. I even have one or two classics on my bookshelf, like "The Gas We Pass" (thanks Denise!), and the entire 3 volume collection of "Calvin & Hobbes". In my opinion, no one more eloquently puts life in perspective than Calvin. He's truly a man after my own heart. But I digress...

So here's to Muse... and to Linkin Park. Play on, boys. I'm listening...