So the last episode of the season aired. As much as I adore this show, I am always grateful when the season comes to an ed because I can breathe! And I have my Thursdays back, LOL! Still, it's been a great ride and I can't wait until the fall. But let's stick with the finale for now.

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Seriously, it's like INSANELY beautiful. You can hear it here.

And I transcribed the heartbreakingly beautiful lyrics. As much as I love all of her stuff, and I have my faves... with just about a handful of listens, this very well could be my favorite song ever by her. Her voice, the lyrics, the melody.... gah! It's GORGEOUS!

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Yes, yes, I know Nina and Ian supposedly split, will that effect The Vampire Diaries and whatever is planned? I don't think so for two reasons. First off, based on all accounts and information we have at hand, I think it's much more likely that Nina and Ian are more on a break and US Weekly and their "source" jumped the gun. We'll see. Secondly, these two are professionals and will do their damnedest so that their personal lives don't effect their work. I will admit that I had a few Nian woeful feels during the first Damon/Elena scene, but I got over it quickly and was swept up into the characters and the episode. Speaking of the episode....

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So, I just finished another of my favorite shows tonight (yeah, TVD, Parks & Rec, Elementary, Person of Interest and Scandal -- my five favorite shows, ALL on Thursday night) and it was...

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Damn, ya'll! This episode was insanely good. SO, SO, SOOOOOOOO good. I just, gah!! SO GOOD! I've watched it twice and I thought it was great, fantastic, blah, blah, the first time, but the second, HOLY SMOKES! Just wow! I LOVE THIS SHOW!

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I'll admit it, I didn't think this would be a bad episode, but I didn't think I'd be terribly into it. I was wrong. I quite, quite enjoyed it and I'm looking forward even more to the spin-off next season (assuming that it gets picked up, which I think it will). ( Anyhoo, on with the show.Collapse )

Since I finished "How To Make A Better Vampire," I'd like to keep my writing sharp and work on improving it, so I'm asking for prompts for the list of pairings below (not only romantic).

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The last hiatus of the season is over, and yay! The Vampire Diaries is back in my life. WHEE! As I mentioned yesterday, I was following the Boston Manhunt and so didn't put up my review. Well, the man has been caught, I've rewatched the episode and here is my review. It is long with LOTS of gifs.

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I don't know when I'll have my TVD review up, sometime later today hopefully. I want to rewatch the episode (loved it) because I had a few audio problems. It's just that right now I can't keep my mind on even my beloved show right now because I'm following this whole horrible situation unfolding with the Boston marathon suspects right now. It's crazy. Just crazy.

Title: How To Make A Better Vampire
Chapter: 24 – The Right Choice [Featured Characters: Rebekah, Matt, Stefan, Caroline, Elena and Damon]
Author: JenniferH (Arabian)
Rating: M (For future chapters/language, sex, violence)
Summary: Post 3.22 -- Elena grapples with who she is as a vampire, struggling for control as she tries to find herself and accept who she loves (spoiler: it's Damon!) while her friends and enemies grapple with their own choices in this new world.
Word Count: 4,296
Disclaimer: The Vampire Diaries, and all her characters as presented, belong to Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, the CW, etc., etc., so on and so forth. ;) The song quoted is "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," written by Beth Slater Whitson with music by Leo Friedman.
Notes: Thank you to my group of wonderful beta-readers who made this fic a ton better than it would have been otherwise. Following canon here, so there will be Stefan/Elena and as portrayed on the show, but fear not, this is very definitely a Damon/Elena story (with other pairings referenced, and some featured (Matt/Rebekah, Stefan/Caroline).

Heads-Up: I will be participating in an upcoming fanfiction auction. Would you like to as well? It will support the development of TumblCon USA (a fan convention to be held in Chicago Summer of 2014), particularly the Vampire Diaries event? You will be able to either auction off your own writing talent, or bid on an other writer to write a story for you. If you are interested in signing up for TumblCon's FanFiction auction for Vampire Diaries, then drop an ask in the tvdtumblcon blog on tumblr (or pm Fanfiction.net user xallowspuffybuff) with your name, email, and that you are interested in the auction. You can ask them for any additional information. Follow them and stay up to date to know where and when bidding will start!

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So here we are at the end. Thank you to everyone who has stuck with the story and thank you so, so, so much to those who have taken the time to comment, even if it was just a comment to let me know you were reading it. If you have read up to this point, and you have enjoyed it, even if you commented earlier but haven't since... it would mean a tremendous amount if you would let me know that you read this and that it worked for you. I've been working on this for 10 months and I've spent a LOT of time trying to make it right. So please let me know if you think I did. Thank you. :)