Jeff cut his eye while gardening yesterday; a small branch got behind his glasses. We called his eye doctor, whose office is conveniently only a few blocks away, and she said to come immediately. Looks like Jeff's eye will heal fine. He's wearing a protective contact lens band-aid for now and using eye drops, with a follow-up appointment early next week.

Ugh. I hate the idea of an eye cut. Reminds me of that scene in A Clockwork Orange that always makes me squeamy.

Let's move onto another topic, shall we?

Last night I watched the premiere of "Blood Ties," a new tv show based on Tanya Huff's bestselling Blood Books series. I -love- these books.

Jeff and I don't have cable tv, but our friend Reid was kind enough to record the show for us. Anyway, I loved it. For one thing, it's explicitly set in Toronto. None of this "we're in New York city in this scene even though there's a clearly marked Toronto transit bus stop right behind the main character."

But what I liked most about the show: the characters. Vicki Nelson, for example, is exactly how I imagined her from reading the books: smart, tough yet vulnerable, funny, sexy. I'm SO glad they didn't choose a Pamela Anderson type for the role. I was also very happy to see the great chemistry between the actors who played the two main characters (Christina Cox, who plays Vicki Nelson, and Kyle Schmid, who plays Henry Fitzroy); to have it come through so clearly in the first episode is extremely encouraging for the rest of the series.

Partway through, I switched from "I'm watching a cool show based on books that Tanya wrote!" mode to just "I'm watching a cool show!"

Anyway, you can find out more about Blood Ties at the official site or Tanya's Blood Tales blog, plus she sometimes posts about Blood Ties in her Livejournal. For those in the U.S., you can see Blood Ties on Lifetime TV on Sundays at 10 pm ET/PT. For those in Canada, Blood Ties will be airing on CITY TV starting August. Those in the U.S. (insert envious sigh here) can get episodes from iTunes as well.

I'm interviewing Tanya for an upcoming Inkygirl and Will Write For Chocolate.

Above: ME with the FAMOUS Michelle Sagara West and the FAMOUS Tanya Huff, woohoo!

John Chew has started a Michelle Sagara West Fan Club group on Facebook, by the way, where I have also posted a Heartfelt Poetic Tribute to my friend Michelle. Michelle only found out about the group recently, and her son Daniel posted a message for John to flee while he had the chance.

:-D

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